Document:

Exhibit 10.14

                          HEALTH BENEFITS CONTINUATION
                                    AGREEMENT

     WHEREAS, a Health Benefits Continuation Agreement (the "Agreement") was
entered into between Thomas & Betts Corporation, a Tennessee corporation
("T&B"), and Dominic J. Pileggi ("Pileggi") effective February 2, 2005; and

     WHEREAS, T&B and Pileggi desire to amend and restate the Agreement
effective September 5, 2007 to reflect section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, and the final regulations issued thereunder;

     NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises, covenants and
agreements set forth below and for other good and valuable consideration (the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties agree
that the Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows:

                                    SECTION 1
                                   DEFINITIONS
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     "Benefits" shall mean medical (including prescription drug) and dental
coverage as described in Section 2(b).

     "Cause" shall mean Pileggi's termination of employment due to his
conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony, or the willful
engaging by Pileggi in gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably
injurious to T&B, as determined by the Board of Directors of T&B, in its sole
discretion.

     "Dependent" shall mean any dependent of Pileggi (including Pileggi's
spouse) who is receiving medical (including prescription drug) or dental
coverage under the Welfare Plan immediately prior to Pileggi's Retirement. An
individual shall not be eligible for Benefits under this Agreement if he or she
(a) becomes a dependent of Pileggi after the date of Pileggi's Retirement, or
(b) is not covered under the Welfare Plan immediately prior to Pileggi's
Retirement.

     "Reimbursement and In-Kind Benefit Rule" means, with respect to in-kind
benefits provided or expenses eligible for reimbursement which are subject to
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), that (i)
the benefits provided or the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement
during any calendar year shall not affect the benefits provided or expenses
eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, except as otherwise
provided in Treas. Reg. ss.1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv)(B), and (ii) the reimbursement of
an eligible expense shall be made as soon as practicable after reimbursement is
requested, but not later than the December 31 following the calendar year in
which the expense was incurred.

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     "Retirement" shall mean severance from employment with T&B and its
affiliates after attaining age 50 and completing at least five Years of Credited
Service (as defined in Part A of the Thomas & Betts Pension Plan, as amended and
restated effective January 1, 2002).

     "Welfare Plan" shall mean the comprehensive medical benefits and dental
benefits maintained by T&B for its employees generally. In the event T&B
maintains more than one medical program or dental program, the program offered
by T&B to active employees at its corporate headquarters shall be the Welfare
Plan.

                                    SECTION 2
                                    BENEFITS
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     (a) Eligibility. Upon his Retirement, Pileggi and his Dependents shall
receive Benefits as provided in this Agreement. If Pileggi's severance from
employment with T&B and its affiliates occurs prior to Retirement or for Cause,
Pileggi and his Dependents shall not be eligible for any Benefits under this
Agreement.

     (b) Benefits Provided. If Pileggi is eligible for Benefits under this
Agreement, Pileggi and his Dependents shall be entitled to medical (including
prescription drug) and dental coverage under terms and at a level that is no
less favorable to Pileggi than the terms and level of coverage provided to
Pileggi on September 5, 2007; provided, however, that Pileggi and his Dependents
shall not be required to pay all or any part of the cost of Benefits hereunder;
and further provided that for purposes of coordination of benefits, Pileggi
shall not be treated as if he were employed by T&B (so that, for example, in the
event coverage is available under Medicare or the medical or dental benefits
program maintained by Pileggi's then employer, the coverage provided to Pileggi
shall be secondary coverage).

     (c) Duration of Benefits. Benefits provided under this Agreement to Pileggi
shall continue during Pileggi's lifetime. Benefits provided under this Agreement
to a Dependent shall cease on the earlier of the Dependent's death or the date
the Dependent ceases to be a Dependent for any reason (including, but not
limited to, divorce or failure to meet the requirements for dependent coverage
which shall be the same as those requirements set forth under the Welfare Plan
on September 5, 2007) other than Pileggi ceasing to have coverage under this
Agreement as a result of his death.

     (d) Code Section 409A. With respect to Benefits subject to Section 409A of
the Code, the Reimbursement and In-Kind Benefit Rule shall apply.

                                    SECTION 3
                                  MISCELLANEOUS
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     (a) Termination Protection Agreement. This Agreement shall have no effect
on the Termination Protection Agreement (or any successor thereto) between
Pileggi and T&B that provides certain welfare benefits in the event of a change
in control.

     (b) Amendment or Termination. This Agreement may not be amended or
terminated other than by an instrument in writing, signed by the parties hereto.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall
automatically terminate if Pileggi's employment with T&B and its affiliates is
terminated for Cause or for any reason prior to Retirement.

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     (c) Mergers/Transfers. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of T&B and its successors and assigns and Pileggi and his
Dependents. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude T&B from consolidating or
merging into or with, or transferring all or substantially all of its assets to,
another entity. T&B shall require any such successor to expressly assume this
Agreement and all obligations of T&B hereunder. Upon such a consolidation,
merger or transfer of assets and assumption, the term "T&B" shall refer to such
other entity and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

     (d) No Contract of Employment. This Agreement shall not be construed as
conferring any legal right upon Pileggi for a continuation of employment, nor
shall it interfere with the right of T&B to discharge Pileggi.

     (e) Termination for Cause. In the event Pileggi is terminated for Cause, he
and his Dependents shall have no rights to any payments or benefits under this
Agreement.

     (f) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under
the laws of the State of Tennessee, excepting its choice of law provisions.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION has caused this amended and
restated Agreement to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed and
attested by its authorized officer, and Pileggi has executed this Agreement, as
of September 5, 2007.

Attest:                                     THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION

By:____________________________             By:_________________________________
                                               Name:
                                               Title:

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                                            Dominic J. Pileggi

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        Exhibit
          10.47

         

         

        EMPLOYMENT
          AGREEMENT

        

        

        This
          Employment Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2007 (this “Agreement”),
          is by and between «Executive» (the “Executive”) and The Commerce Group,
          Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), on behalf of itself
          and each of the Companies, as hereinafter defined.

         

        W
          I T N E
          S S E T H:

         

        WHEREAS,
          the Company wishes to obtain the future services of the Executive for and
          on
          behalf of the Companies (as defined in Section 8);

         

        WHEREAS,
          the Executive is willing upon the terms and conditions herein set forth,
          to
          provide services to the Companies hereunder; and

         

        WHEREAS,
          the Company wishes to secure the Executive’s non-interference with the
          Companies’ business, upon the terms and conditions herein set
          forth;

         

        NOW,
          THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained
          herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree
          as
          follows:

         

        1.Nature
          of Employment

         

        Subject
          to
Section 3, one or more of the Companies shall employ the Executive, and
          the Executive shall serve such employing entity or entities, in accordance
          with
          the terms of this Agreement, during the Term of Employment (as defined
          in
Section 3(a)), as «Title» with such duties and responsibilities as are
          customarily assigned to an executive in such position and such other duties
          and
          responsibilities not inconsistent therewith as may from time to time reasonably
          be assigned to the Executive by the Board of Directors and/or Chairman
          of the
          Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  The
          Executive also agrees to serve without additional compensation (unless
          the Board
          of Directors or the Committee (as defined in Section 8) otherwise
          expressly provides) in such capacities (including, without limitation,
          as an
          officer or director) with Company Affiliates (as defined in Section 8) as
          the Board of Directors and/or Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
          Executive Officer of the Company may prescribe.  Upon termination of
          the Executive’s employment with the Companies, the Executive’s employment, board
          membership or other service relationship with any Company Affiliate shall
          automatically terminate unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.

         

        2.Extent
          of Employment

         

        (a)During
          the Term of Employment, the
          Executive shall perform his obligations hereunder faithfully and to the
          best of
          his ability under the direction of the Board of Directors and/or Chairman
          of the
          Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and shall
          abide by
          the rules, customs and usages from time to time established by the
          Companies.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
            
            

            
              

            

          

          
            
            

          

        

         

        (b)During
          the Term of Employment, the
          Executive shall devote all of his business time, energy and skill as may
          be
          reasonably necessary for the performance of his duties, responsibilities
          and
          obligations hereunder (except for vacation periods and reasonable periods
          of
          illness or other incapacity), consistent with past practices and norms
          in
          similar positions.

         

        (c)Nothing
          contained herein shall
          require the Executive to follow any directive or to perform any act which
          would
          violate any laws, ordinances, regulations or rules of any governmental,
          regulatory or administrative body, agent or authority, any court or judicial
          authority, or any public, private or industry regulatory authority
          (collectively, the “Regulations”).  The Executive shall act in
          good faith in accordance with all Regulations.  

         

        3.Term
          of Employment;
          Termination

         

        (a)The
          “Term of Employment” shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue until
          September 7, 2010 (the “Initial Term”); provided, that, (i) on September
          7, 2010, and each anniversary thereof, such term shall be extended automatically
          for a twelve month period (each such twelve month extension, an “Additional
          Term”), unless at least 180 days prior to the scheduled expiration date
          of
          the Initial Term or any Additional Term, either the Executive or the Company
          notifies the other of its decision not to continue such term and (ii) should
          the
          Executive’s employment by the Company be earlier terminated pursuant to
Section 3(b) or by the Executive pursuant to Section 3(c), the
          Term of Employment shall end on the date of such earlier
          termination.

         

        (b)Subject
          to the payments contemplated by Sections 3(e) through 3(g), the
          Term of Employment may be terminated at any time by the Company:

         

        (i)upon
          the death of the
          Executive;

         

        (ii)in
          the event that because of
          physical or mental disability the Executive is unable to perform, and does
          not
          perform, in the view of the Company, and as certified in writing by a competent
          medical physician, his duties hereunder for a continuous period of three
          consecutive months or any sixty working days out of any consecutive six
          month
          period;

         

        (iii)for
          Cause, as defined in
Section 8, subject to Section 3(d); or

         

        (iv)for
          any other reason or no reason,
          it being understood that no reason is required.

         

        The
          Executive acknowledges that no representations or promises have been made
          concerning the grounds for termination or the future operation of the Companies’
business, and that nothing contained herein or otherwise stated by or on
          behalf
          of any of the Companies modifies or amends the right of the Company to
          terminate
          the Executive at any time, with or without Cause.  Termination shall
          become effective upon the delivery by the Company to the Executive of notice
          specifying such termination and, if applicable, the reasons, if any, therefor
          (i.e., Section 3(b)(i)-(iv)), subject to the requirements for
          advance notice and an opportunity to cure provided in this Agreement, if
          and to
          the extent applicable.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (c)Subject
          to the payments contemplated
          by Section 3(e), the Term of Employment may be terminated at any time by
          the Executive:

         

        (i)upon
          the death of the
          Executive;

         

        (ii)in
          the event that because of
          physical or mental disability the Executive is unable to perform, and does
          not
          perform, in the view of the Company, and as certified by a competent medical
          physician, his duties hereunder for a continuous period of three consecutive
          months or any sixty working days out of any consecutive six month
          period;

         

        (iii)for
          Good Reason, as defined in
Section 8, it being agreed that in the event of a Proposed Business
          Combination that results in a Change of Control, the determination of Good
          Reason shall be made, at the Executive’s election, relative to conditions
          existing immediately prior to the commencement of the Proposed Business
          Combination.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
          contrary, in no event shall “Good Reason” be deemed to exist unless the
          Executive shall have given the Company written notice before the Executive’s
          voluntary resignation and not more than three (3) months after the Executive
          first has actual knowledge of the facts and circumstances allegedly constituting
          Good Reason, which notice must have made reference to this Agreement, set
          forth
          in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances allegedly constituting
          Good
          Reason, and stated that the Executive intends to voluntarily resign for
          Good
          Reason within the meaning of this Section 3(c)(iii), and that, within
          twenty (20) days after receipt of such notice, the Company and its subsidiaries,
          as applicable, shall not have rescinded or otherwise cured, and held the
          Executive harmless against, each of the events cited in the Executive’s notice
          as a basis for Good Reason; 

         

        (iv)as
          a result of the Company’s
          willful and material violation of this Agreement, the 2002 Amended and
          Restated
          Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), or any agreement
          between the Executive and any of the Companies pertaining to awards made
          pursuant to the Incentive Plan, in each case as such agreements or plans
          may be
          amended from time to time; or

         

        (v)for
          any other reason or no reason,
          it being understood that no reason is required.

         

        (d)Notwithstanding
          any other provision
          of this Agreement, in no event shall “Cause” be deemed to exist unless the
          Company shall provide the Executive with written notice making reference
          to this
          Agreement, stating that the Company intends to terminate the Executive
          for Cause
          within the meaning of this Agreement, and setting forth in reasonable detail
          the
          facts and circumstances allegedly constituting Cause, provided however,
          that the
          foregoing notice requirement shall not apply where the Executive has been
          convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of any criminal offense,
          whether
          a felony or misdemeanor, involving dishonesty, breach of trust or
          misappropriation, or has entered a plea of nolocontendere to any
          such offense.  The Company shall give any notice to the Executive
          required under this Section 3(d) not less than thirty (30) days prior to
          the Committee’s definitive determination of Cause and not more
          than three (3) months after the Company first has actual knowledge of facts
          and
          circumstances allegedly constituting Cause.  The Company shall afford
          the Executive an opportunity to provide a written rebuttal to the Committee
          before the Committee makes a definitive determination of
          Cause.  

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (e)In
          the event the Executive’s
          employment is terminated by the Company under any circumstances described
          in
Section 3(b)(iv) (e.g., relating to involuntary terminations
          without Cause) or by the Executive under the circumstances described in
          Section 3(c)(iii) or (iv) (e.g., relating to resignations
          for Good Reason or the Company’s violation of certain agreements) and except as
          otherwise provided in Section 3(f),

         

        (i)the
          Company shall pay or cause to be
          paid to the Executive, (A) within five business days after the date of
          termination, any earned but unpaid base salary and any expense reimbursement
          payments owed to the Executive, (B) within five business days after the
          date of
          termination or, if later, within 30 days after the issuance of audited
          financial
          statements for the Company for the prior year, any earned but unpaid annual
          bonus payments relating to the prior year, and (C) any other earned but
          unpaid
          compensation to which the Executive is entitled under any other agreement,
          arrangement or practice, to be paid at such time as is specified under
          the terms
          of such agreement or practice, but in no event later than March 15 of the
          calendar year after the year in which the Executive’s employment terminates (the
“Accrued Obligations”);

         

        (ii)the
          Company shall pay or cause to
          be paid to the Executive, within thirty business days after the date of
          termination, a lump-sum payment equal to one hundred fifty (150%) percent
          (the
“Standard Factor”) multiplied by the sum of (A) the Executive’s annual
          base salary in effect immediately prior to the date of termination and
          (B)
«word» dollars ($«amount») (the “RSU Amount”), being the value of the
          Executive’s 2007 Restricted Stock Unit Award, determined as of the grant date;
          and

         

        (iii)during
          a period equal to twelve
          (12) months multiplied by the Standard Factor (the “Standard Severance
          Period”) commencing on the date of the Executive’s employment termination,
          the Company will provide or cause to be provided to the Executive (and
          any
          covered dependents), with life and health insurance benefits (but not disability
          insurance benefits) substantially similar to those the Executive and any
          covered
          dependents were receiving immediately prior to the date of termination
          and at
          the same dollar cost to the Executive as in effect immediately prior to
          the
          termination of employment.  If the Company provides or arranges to
          provide the Executive and covered dependents with life and health insurance
          benefits, those benefits will be reduced to the extent comparable benefits
          are
          received by, or made available to, the Executive (at no greater cost to
          the
          Executive) by another employer during the Standard Severance Period following
          the Executive’s date of termination.  The Executive must report to the
          Company any such benefits that he receives or that are made
          available.  In lieu of the benefits described in this Section
          3(e)(iii), the Company, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or cause to
          be paid to the Executive a lump sum cash payment equal to the monthly premiums
          that would have been paid to provide such benefits to the Executive for
          each
          month such coverage is not provided under this Section
          3(e)(iii).  Nothing in this Section 3(e)(iii) will extend
          the COBRA continuation coverage period.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (iv)Notwithstanding
          the provisions of
Section 3(e)(ii) relating to the time at which the lump sum payment
          provided for under this Section 3(e) is to be made, if the Executive is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code
          at the time his employment terminates pursuant to this Section 3(e), and
          the lump sum payment to which he is entitled under Section 3(e)(ii) is
          treated as being made on account of separation from service pursuant to
          Section
          409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code, such payment shall be paid to the Executive
          pursuant to Section 3(e)(ii) on the first business day of the seventh
          month commencing after the month during which his employment terminates;
          provided however that if such payment is due to involuntary separation
          from
          service within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)
          and 1.409A-1(n):

         

        (A)The
          Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefit provided for in Section
          3(e)(ii) regardless of his status as a “specified employee,” to the extent
          the total amount of such payment does not exceed two times the lesser of
          (x) the
          sum of the Executive’s annualized compensation based on the annual rate of pay
          for services provided to the Company for the taxable year of the Executive
          preceding the taxable year of the Executive in which the Executive’s employment
          terminates (adjusted for any increase during that year that was expected to
          continue indefinitely if the Executive’s employment had not been terminated), or
          (y) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified
          plan
          pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the year in which the Executive’s
          employment is terminated; and

         

        (B)Any
          portion of the lump sum benefit payable under Section 3(e)(ii) that is in
          excess of the amount described in Section 3(e)(iv)(A) shall be paid to
          the Executive on the first business day of the seventh month commencing
          after
          the month during which his employment terminates.  

         

        (f)In
          the event the Executive’s
          employment is terminated under any circumstances described in Section
          3(b)(iv) (e.g., relating to involuntary terminations without Cause)
          or by the Executive under the circumstances described in Section
          3(c)(iii) or (iv) (e.g., relating to resignations for Good
          Reason or the Company’s violation of certain agreements) and such termination
          occurs either (X) within three (3) years after a Change of Control (provided
          the
          Term of Employment has not already expired) or (Y) after the commencement
          of the
          Proposed Business Combination that results in such Change of
          Control,

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (i)the
          Company shall pay or cause to be
          paid to the Executive any Accrued Obligations;

         

        (ii)the
          Company shall pay or cause to
          be paid to the Executive, within thirty business days after the date of
          termination, a lump-sum payment equal to three hundred (300%) percent (the
          “Change-of-Control Factor”) multiplied by the sum of (A) the Executive’s
          annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the date of termination
          (or at
          the Executive’s election, immediately prior to the earlier commencement of the
          Proposed Business Combination that results in such Change of Control),
          and (B)
          the RSU Amount, as defined in Section 3(e)(ii); and

         

        (iii)during
          a period equal to twelve
          (12) months multiplied by the Change-of-Control Factor (the
“Change-of-Control Severance Period”) commencing on the date of the
          Executive’s employment termination, the Company will provide or cause to be
          provided to the Executive (and any covered dependents), with life and health
          insurance benefits (but not disability insurance benefits) substantially
          similar
          to those the Executive and any covered dependents were receiving immediately
          prior to the date of termination and at the same dollar cost to the Executive
          as
          in effect immediately prior to the termination of employment.  If the
          Company provides or arranges to provide the Executive and covered dependents
          with life and health insurance benefits, those benefits will be reduced
          to the
          extent comparable benefits are received by, or made available to, the Executive
          (at no greater cost to the Executive) by another employer during the
          Change-of-Control Severance Period.  The Executive must report to the
          Company any such benefits that he receives or that are made
          available.  In lieu of the benefits described in this Section
          3(f)(iii), the Company, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or cause to
          be paid to the Executive a lump sum cash payment equal to the monthly premiums
          that would have been paid to provide such benefits to the Executive for
          each
          month such coverage is not provided under this Section
          3(f)(iii).  Nothing in this Section 3(f)(iii) will extend
          the COBRA continuation coverage period.

         

        (iv)Notwithstanding
          the provisions of
Section 3(f)(ii) relating to the time at which the lump sum payment
          provided for under this Section 3(f) is to be made, if the Executive is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code
          at the time his employment terminates pursuant to this Section 3(f), and
          the lump sum payment to which he is entitled under Section 3(f)(ii) is
          treated as being made on account of separation from service pursuant to
          Section
          409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code, such payment shall be paid to the Executive
          pursuant to Section 3(f)(ii) on the first business day of the seventh
          month commencing after the month during which his employment terminates;
          provided however that if such payment is due to involuntary separation
          from
          service within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)
          and 1.409A-1(n):

         

        (A)The
          Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefit provided for in Section
          3(f)(ii) regardless of his status as a “specified employee,” to the extent
          the total amount of such payment does not exceed two times the lesser of
          (x) the
          sum of the Executive’s annualized compensation based on the annual rate of pay
          for services provided to the Company for the taxable year of the Executive
          preceding the taxable year of the Executive in which the Executive’s employment
          terminates (adjusted for any increase during that year that was expected
          to
          continue indefinitely if the Executive’s employment had not been terminated), or
          (y) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified
          plan
          pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the year in which the Executive’s
          employment is terminated; and

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (B)Any
          portion of the lump sum benefit payable under Section 3(f)(ii) that is in
          excess of the amount described in Section 3(f)(iv)(A) shall be paid to
          the Executive on the first business day of the seventh month commencing
          after
          the month during which his employment terminates.  

         

        (vi)Nothing
          in this Section 3(f)
          or otherwise, shall restrict the Executive’s right to terminate employment in
          accordance with Section 3(c)(v) at any time including, without limitation
          at any time after a Change of Control or the commencement of any Proposed
          Business Combination. 

         

        (g)In
          the event the Executive’s
          employment is terminated by the Company under the circumstances described
          in
Section 3(b)(i) or (ii) (e.g., termination based on the
          Executive’s death or disability) by the Executive under Section 3(c)(i)
          or (ii) (e.g., separation from service based on the Executive’s
          death or disability),

         

        (i)the
          Company will pay or cause to be
          paid to the Executive (or the Executive’s estate or representative, as the case
          may be) any Accrued Obligations; and

         

        (ii)for
          a one (1) year period after the
          date of termination, the Company will provide or cause to be provided to
          the
          Executive, if living, and any covered dependents, employee life and health
          insurance benefits (but not disability insurance benefits) substantially
          similar
          to those the Executive and any covered dependents were receiving immediately
          prior to the date of termination and at the same dollar cost to the Executive
          or, if applicable, his dependents, as in effect immediately prior to the
          termination of employment.  If the Company provides or arranges to
          provide the Executive and covered dependents with life and health insurance
          benefits, those benefits will be reduced to the extent comparable benefits
          are
          received by, or made available to, the Executive (at no greater cost to
          the
          Executive) by another employer during the one (1) year period following
          the
          Executive’s date of termination.  The Executive must report to the
          Company any such benefits that he receives or that are made
          available.  In lieu of the benefits described in this Section
          3(g)(ii), the Company, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or cause to
          be paid to the Executive a lump sum cash payment equal to the monthly premiums
          that would have been paid to provide such benefits to the Executive for
          each
          month such coverage is not provided under this Section
          3(g)(ii).  Nothing in this Section 3(g)(ii) will extend the
          COBRA continuation coverage period.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (h)In
          the event the Executive’s
          employment is terminated by the Company under any circumstances described
          in
Section 3(b)(iii) (relating to termination for Cause) or by the Executive
          as a result of resignation or voluntary termination due to any circumstance
          other than the Good Reason described in Section 3(c)(iii) above, there
          will be no amounts, other than Accrued Obligations, owed to the Executive
          under
Section 3 or any other part of this Agreement, from and after the
          effective date of termination.  

         

        (i)The
          payments and benefits required
          by Section 3(e), 3(f), or 3(g), as applicable, constitute
          severance and liquidated damages, and, except for payments that may be
          required
          pursuant to Section 7, the Company will not be obligated to pay or cause
          to be paid any further amounts to the Executive under this
          Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall
          adversely affect the Executive’s rights to the Accrued Obligations or other
          amounts to which he may be entitled under any written agreement other than
          this
          Agreement.  

         

        (j)All
          determinations pursuant to this
Section 3 shall be made by the Company’s Board of Directors (not
          including the Executive) or, to the extent expressly provided for under
          Section 3 by the Committee, in good faith.

         

        (k)Termination
          of the Term of
          Employment will not terminate Sections 4 through 7 and 9
          through 19, or any other provisions not associated specifically with the
          Term of Employment.

         

        (l)Notwithstanding
          any provision herein
          to the contrary, as a condition to payment of any amounts or provision
          of any
          benefits pursuant to Sections 3(e) through 3(g) or 7 of
          this Agreement (other than due to the Executive’s death), the Executive shall be
          required to have executed a complete release of the Companies and related
          parties in such form as is reasonably required by the Company, and any
          waiting
          periods contained in such release shall have expired.

         

        (m)The
          parties agree that any
          determination made by the Board or, if applicable, the Committee in connection
          with the Executive’s separation from employment regarding the existence of
“Cause,” “Change of Control,” or “Good Reason” for purposes of the Incentive
          Plan shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties for purposes of this
          Agreement.  The parties further agree that, in the absence of any such
          determination made by the Board or the Committee for purposes of the Incentive
          Plan, any determination made by the Board or the Committee regarding the
          existence of “Cause,” “Change of Control,” or “Good Reason” for purposes of this
          Agreement, shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties for purposes
          of the
          Incentive Plan.

         

        4.Confidential
          Information

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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          During
            and
            after the Term of Employment, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly
            in
            one or a series of transactions, disclose to any person, or use or otherwise
            exploit for the Executive’s own benefit or for the benefit of anyone other than
            the Companies, any Confidential Information, whether prepared by the
            Executive
            or not; provided, however, that any Confidential Information may be disclosed
            to
            officers, representatives, employees and agents of the Companies who
            need to
            know such Confidential Information in order to perform the services or
            conduct
            the operations required or expected of them in the Business (as defined
            in
Section 8).  The Executive shall use his best efforts to
            prevent the removal of any Confidential Information from the premises
            of the
            Companies, except as required in his normal course of employment by the
            Company.  The Executive shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
            cause all persons or entities to whom any Confidential Information shall
            be
            disclosed by him hereunder to observe the terms and conditions set forth
            herein
            as though each such person or entity was bound hereby.  The Executive
            shall have no obligation hereunder to keep confidential any Confidential
            Information if and to the extent disclosure of any thereof is specifically
            required by law; provided, however, that in the event disclosure is required
            by
            applicable law, the Executive shall provide the Companies with prompt
            notice of
            such requirement, prior to making any disclosure, so that the Companies
            may seek
            an appropriate protective order.  At the request of the Companies, the
            Executive agrees to deliver to the Companies, at any time during the
            Term of
            Employment, or thereafter, all Confidential Information which he may
            possess or
            control.  The Executive agrees that all Confidential Information of
            the Companies (whether now or hereafter existing) conceived, discovered
            or made
            by him during the Term of Employment exclusively belongs to the Companies
            (and
            not to the Executive).  The Executive will promptly disclose such
            Confidential Information to the Companies and perform all actions reasonably
            requested by the Companies to establish and confirm such exclusive
            ownership.

        

         

        5.Non-Interference

         

        (a)The
          Executive acknowledges that the
          services to be provided give him the opportunity to have special knowledge
          of
          the Companies and their Confidential Information and the capabilities of
          individuals employed by or affiliated with the Companies and that interference
          in these relationships would cause irreparable injury to the
          Companies.  In consideration of this Agreement, the Executive
          covenants and agrees that:

         

        (i)During
          the Restricted Period (which
          shall not be reduced by any period of violation of this Agreement by the
          Executive or period which is required for litigation to enforce the Company’s
          rights hereunder), the Executive will not, without the express written
          approval
          of the Board of Directors of the Company, directly or indirectly, in one
          or a
          series of transactions, own, manage, operate, control, invest or acquire
          an
          interest in, or otherwise engage or participate in, whether as a proprietor,
          partner, stockholder, lender, director, officer, employee, joint venturer,
          investor, lessor, supplier, customer, agent, consultant, representative
          or other
          participant, in any business which competes, directly or indirectly, with
          the
          Business in the Market (“Competitive Business”) without regard to (A)
          whether the Competitive Business has its office, manufacturing or other
          business
          facilities within or without the Market, (B) whether any of the activities
          of
          the Executive referred to above occur or are performed within or without
          the
          Market or (C) whether the Executive resides, or reports to an office, within
          or
          without the Market; provided, however, that (x) the Executive may, directly
          or
          indirectly, in one or a series of transactions, own, invest or acquire
          an
          interest in up to two percent (2%) of the capital stock of any corporation
          that
          is engaged in a Competitive Business and the capital stock of which is
          traded
          publicly, or that (y) the Executive may accept employment with a successor
          company to the Company;

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (ii)During
          the Restricted Period (which
          shall not be reduced by any period of violation of this Agreement by the
          Executive or period which is required for litigation to enforce the Company’s
          rights hereunder), the Executive will not without the express prior written
          approval of the Board of Directors of the Company (A) directly or indirectly,
          in
          one or a series of transactions, recruit, solicit or otherwise induce or
          influence any proprietor, partner, stockholder, lender, director, officer,
          employee, sales agent, joint venturer, investor, lessor, supplier, customer,
          agent, consultant, representative or any other person which has a business
          relationship with the Companies or had a business relationship with the
          Companies within the 24 month period preceding the commencement of the
          conduct
          covered by this clause (A), to discontinue, reduce or modify such employment,
          agency or business relationship with the Companies, or (B) employ or seek
          to
          employ or cause any Competitive Business to employ or seek to employ any
          person
          or agent who is then (or was at any time within 24 months prior to the
          date the
          Executive or the Competitive Business employs or seeks to employ such person)
          employed or retained by the Companies.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
          nothing herein shall prevent the Executive from providing a letter of
          recommendation to an employee with respect to a future employment opportunity;
          and

         

        (iii)The
          Executive expressly
          acknowledges and agrees that the scope and term of this Section 5 would
          not preclude the Executive from earning a living with an entity that is
          not a
          Competitive Business.  

         

        (b)In
          the event that the Executive
          breaches his obligations in any material respect under Section 4, this
Section 5 or Section 6, the Company, in addition to pursuing all
          available remedies under this Agreement, at law or otherwise, and without
          limiting its right to pursue the same shall cease or cause to be ceased
          all
          payments thereafter due to the Executive under this Agreement or any other
          agreement.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to
          the contrary, in no event shall the Companies be entitled to recover any
          amounts
          paid hereunder prior to the date of a breach by the Executive, and the
          Companies
          expressly waive all rights to seek or receive any such amounts.

         

        6.Non-Disparagement

         

        During
          and
          after the Term of Employment, the Executive agrees that he shall not make
          any
          false, defamatory or disparaging statements about any Company Affiliate
          or the
          officers or directors of the Companies.  During and after the Term of
          Employment, the Company agrees, on behalf of the Companies that neither
          the
          officers nor the directors of the Companies shall make any false, defamatory
          or
          disparaging statements about the Executive.

         

        7.Excise
          and Additional Tax Gross-up Payments

         

        (a)If
          any payments or benefits paid or
          provided or to be paid or provided to the Executive or for his benefit
          pursuant
          to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise in connection with, or arising
          out
          of, his employment with the Company or the termination thereof (a
“Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of
          the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or to an
          additional tax imposed by Section 409A of the Code (jointly and severally
          referred to herein as an “Excise Tax”), then the Executive will be
          entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an
          amount such that after payment by the Executive of all income taxes, employment
          taxes and any Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment (including any
          related interest and penalties), the Executive retains an amount of the
          Gross-Up
          Payment equal to the Excise Tax (including any related interest and penalties)
          imposed upon the Payments.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (b)An
          initial determination of whether
          a Gross-Up Payment is required pursuant to this Agreement, and the amount
          of
          such Gross-Up Payment, will be made at the Company’s expense by an accounting
          firm selected by the Company.  The accounting firm will provide its
          determination, together with detailed supporting calculations and documentation,
          to the Company and the Executive within twenty (20) business days after
          the date
          of termination of the Executive’s employment, or such other time as may be
          requested by the Company or the Executive.  If the accounting firm
          determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive with respect
          to a
          Payment or Payments, it will furnish the Executive with an opinion to that
          effect.  If a Gross-Up Payment becomes payable, such Gross-Up Payment
          shall be paid to the Executive within thirty (30) business days of the
          receipt
          of the accounting firm’s determination.  Within ten (10) business days
          after the accounting firm delivers its determination to the Executive,
          the
          Executive will have the right to dispute the determination.  The
          existence of a dispute will not in any way affect the Executive’s right to
          receive the Gross-Up Payment in accordance with the determination.  If
          there is no dispute, the determination will be binding, final, and conclusive
          upon the Company and the Executive.  If there is a dispute, the
          Company and the Executive will together select a second accounting firm,
          which
          will review the determination and the Executive’s basis for the dispute and then
          will render its own determination, which will be binding, final, and conclusive
          on the Company and on the Executive for purposes of determining whether
          a
          Gross-Up Payment is required pursuant to this Section 7(b).  If
          as a result of any dispute pursuant to this Section 7(b) a Gross-Up
          Payment or additional Gross-Up Payment is made, such Gross-Up Payment will
          be
          paid to the Executive within thirty (30) business days of the receipt of
          the
          second accounting firm’s determination.  The Company will pay or
          caused to be paid all costs associated with the second accounting firm’s
          determination, unless such determination does not result in additional
          Gross-Up
          Payments to the Executive and in the good faith judgment of the second
          accounting firm, the Executive’s dispute of the initial determination was
          frivolous or in bad faith, in which case all such costs will be borne by
          the
          Executive.

         

        (c)For
          purposes of determining the
          amount of the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive will be deemed to pay federal
          income taxes at the highest marginal rate of federal income taxation in
          the
          calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made and applicable
          state
          and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation in the
          state and
          locality of the Executive’s residence on the date of termination of the
          Executive’s employment, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes
          that would be obtained from deduction of those state and local
          taxes.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (d)As
          a result of the uncertainty in
          the application of Section 409A and/or Section 4999 of the Code, it is
          possible
          that Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made which should have
          been made
          (“Underpayment”) or Gross-Up Payments are made which should not have been
          made (“Overpayment”).  If it is determined that an Underpayment
          has occurred, an accounting firm mutually acceptable to the Company and
          the
          Executive shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred
          and
          any such Underpayment (together with interest at the rate provided in Section
          1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code adjusted, as applicable, in accordance with Section
          409A of the Code) shall be promptly paid to or for the benefit of the
          Executive.  If an Overpayment has occurred, the Accounting Firm shall
          determine the amount of the Overpayment that has been made and any such
          Overpayment (together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)
          of the Code adjusted, as applicable, in accordance with Section 409A of
          the
          Code) shall be promptly paid by the Executive (to the extent he has received
          a
          refund if the applicable Excise Tax has been paid to the Internal Revenue
          Service) to or for the benefit of the Company; provided, however, that
          if the
          Company determines that such repayment obligation would be or result in
          an
          unlawful extension of credit under Section 13(k) of the Securities Exchange
          Act,
          repayment shall not be required.  The Executive shall cooperate, to
          the extent his expenses are reimbursed in accordance with this Section 7,
          with any reasonable requests by the Company in connection with any contest
          or
          disputes with the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the Excise
          Tax.

         

        (e)The
          Executive shall notify the
          Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if
          successful, would require the payment of an Underpayment.  Such
          notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than ten
          (10)
          business days after the Executive is informed in writing of such claim
          and shall
          apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such
          claim
          is requested to be paid.  The Executive shall not pay such claim prior
          to the expiration of the thirty (30) day period following the date on which
          he
          gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the
          date that
          any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due).  If the
          Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such
          period
          that it desires to contest such claim, the Executive shall:

         

        (i)give
          the Company any information
          reasonably requested by the Company relating to such claim,

         

        (ii)take
          such action in connection with
          contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing
          from
          time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal representation
          with
          respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the
          Company,

         

        (iii)cooperate
          with the Company in good
          faith in order effectively to contest such claim, and

         

        (iv)permit
          the Company to participate
          in any proceeding relating to such claim;

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        provided,
          however, that the Company shall pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses
          (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with
          such
          contest and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax
          basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including related interest and
          penalties) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs
          and
          expenses.  Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this
Section 7(e), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in
          connection with such contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forgo
          any
          and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with
          the
          taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole option,
          either
          direct the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest
          the
          claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute
          such
          contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court
          of
          initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company
          shall
          determine; provided, however, that if the Company directs the Executive
          to pay
          such claim and sue for a refund, such payment shall be advanced to the
          Executive, on an interest-free basis and the Executive shall be indemnified
          and
          held harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax
          (including related interest or penalties) imposed with respect to such
          advance
          or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such
          advance.  The Company’s control of the contest shall be limited to
          issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder
          and
          the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be,
          any
          other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing
          authority.

         

        (f)If,
          after the receipt by the
          Executive of an amount advanced pursuant to Section 7(e), the Executive
          becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to such claim, the
          Executive
          shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the requirements of Section
          7(e)) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with
          any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable
          thereto).  If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount
          advanced pursuant to Section 7(e) hereof, a determination is made that
          the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such
          claim and
          the Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest
          such denial of refund prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days after
          such
          determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be required
          to
          be repaid.

         

        8.Definitions

         

        Capitalized
          terms used in this Agreement but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
          set forth below:

         

        “Affiliate”
          and “Company Affiliate” means any corporation, limited liability company,
          partnership or other entity which, directly or indirectly, controls, is
          controlled by, or is under common control with the Company, including any
          subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 424 of the
          Code.

         

        “Board”
          and “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the
          Company.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        “Business”
          means any business conducted, or engaged in, by the Companies within the
          twelve
          month period ending on the applicable determination date.  For this
          purpose, the applicable determination date means the effective date as
          of which
          the Executive’s compliance with Section 7 or Section 8, respectively, is to be
          determined.

         

        “Business
          Combination” shall have the meaning set forth in this Section 8 in the
          definition of Change of Control.

         

        “Cause”
means,
          subject to the
          provisions of Section 3(d), any of the following:

         

        (i)the
          Executive has been convicted by
          a court of competent jurisdiction of any criminal offense, whether a felony
          or
          misdemeanor, involving dishonesty, breach of trust or misappropriation,
          or has
          entered a plea of nolocontendere to any such offense;

         

        (ii)the
          Executive has been the subject
          of any action taken by a regulatory body or a self regulatory organization
          that,
          in the Committee’s good faith judgment, substantially impairs the Executive from
          performing his or her duties to the Company or its subsidiaries, as
          applicable;

         

        (iii)the
          Executive has committed, in
          the Committee’s good faith judgment, any act of personal dishonesty in
          connection with the Executive’s responsibilities to the Company or any of its
          subsidiaries that is intended to result in the Executive’s personal
          enrichment;

         

        (iv)the
          Executive has willfully
          committed, in the Committee’s good faith judgment, a material violation of the
          policies or rules of the Company or its subsidiaries, as applicable, including
          the Company’s Code of Ethics;

         

        (v)the
          Executive has committed a
          willful violation or any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company
          or
          any of its affiliates (A) which, in the Committee’s good faith judgment, is a
          felony or misdemeanor, or (B) which, in the Committee’s good faith judgment,
          will likely have or has had a material adverse effect on the business,
          interests
          or reputation of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
          whole;

         

        (vi)the
          Executive has committed, in the
          Committee’s good faith judgment, a willful and unauthorized disclosure of
          material Confidential Information that the Executive received as a consequence
          of the Executive’s employment by or other service with the Company or any of its
          subsidiaries, as applicable, which disclosure, in the Committee’s good faith
          judgment, will likely have or has had a material adverse effect on the
          business,
          interests or reputation of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a
          whole;
          or

         

        (vii)the
          Executive has committed, in
          the Committee’s good faith judgment, gross negligence or gross misconduct in the
          performance of duties reasonably assigned to the Executive in accordance
          with
          the custom and practices of the Company or its subsidiaries, as applicable,
          that
          in the Committee’s good faith judgment, will likely be or has been materially
          injurious to the Companies or any of their customers; or

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (viii)the
          Executive has willfully
          refused to perform any lawful order or instruction reasonably given to
          the
          Executive in accordance with the custom and practices of the Company or
          its
          subsidiaries, as applicable, other than a refusal resulting from the Executive’s
          incapacity because of physical or mental illness, which refusal continues
          for
          more than twenty (20) days after the Company gives written notice to the
          Executive pursuant to a vote of the Committee, such notice and vote setting
          forth in reasonable detail the nature of such refusal.

         

        For
          purposes of the foregoing clauses
          (ii) through (viii), no act or failure to act on the part of the Executive
          shall
          be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the
          Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive’s act or
          omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure
          to act,
          based upon express authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted
          by the
          Board of Directors of the Company with respect to such act or omission
          or based
          upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed
          to be
          done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the
          best
          interests of the Company.

         

        “Change
          of
          Control” means a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company, sale or
          other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company,
          liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction (each a “Business
          Combination”) that the Board or the Committee determines constitutes a
          Change of Control of the Company for purposes of the Incentive
          Plan.  Unless the Board or the Committee otherwise determines, a
“Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

         

        (i)holders
          of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall sell, in
          a single
          or related series of transactions, a majority of the outstanding shares
          of
          Common Stock to a person or entity, or a group of related persons or entities;
          or

         

        (ii)the
          Company engages in a Business Combination, unless immediately following
          the
          consummation of such Business Combination both of the following conditions
          are
          satisfied: (i) persons who held a majority of the outstanding shares of
          Common
          Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination hold a majority of
          the
          outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Business
          Combination (the “Resulting Entity”), and (ii) at least one-half (1⁄2) of
          the members of the board of directors of the Resulting Entity are persons
          who
          were Incumbent Directors immediately prior to the consummation of the Business
          Combination (or persons whom a majority of the then Incumbent Directors
          have
          designated to serve on the Resulting Entity board of directors); or

         

        (iii)any
          person  (including any entity or a group of persons and/or entities
          acting in concert) acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
          Rule
          13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
          of more
          than twenty-five percent (25.0%) of the combined voting power (calculated
          as
          provided in Rule 13d-3 in the case of rights to acquire securities) of
          the then
          outstanding voting securities of the Company; provided, however, that for
          purposes of this clause, the following acquisitions shall not constitute
          a
          Change of Control:  (x) any acquisition directly from the Company, and
          (y) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
          or
          maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company;
          or

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        (iv)if
          a
          tender offer (for which a filing has been made with the United States Securities
          and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) which purports to comply with the
          requirements of Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
          amended
          and the corresponding SEC rules) is made for the stock of the Company and
          the
          person (including any entity or group of persons and/or entities acting
          in
          concert) making the tender offer could own, by the terms of the offer plus
          any
          shares owned by such person, stock constituting a majority of the total
          voting
          power of the Company’s outstanding voting securities immediately following the
          consummation of such tender offer, in which case the Change of Control
          will be
          deemed to have occurred three (3) business days before the tender offer
          is to
          terminate unless the offer is first withdrawn; or

         

        (v)Incumbent
          Directors cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
          Board;
          or

         

        (vi)the
          stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation
          or
          dissolution of the Company.

         

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

         

        “Committee”
          means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
          or
          such other committee that the Board may appoint to administer the Incentive
          Plan
          in accordance with Section 3 of the Incentive Plan.

         

        “Common
          Stock” means the common stock of the Company, $.50 par value per share, or any
          successor security.

         

        “Companies”
          means the Company and its successors or any of its direct or indirect parents
          or
          direct or indirect subsidiaries, now or hereafter existing.

         

        “Company”
          means The Commerce Group, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, and any
          successor.

         

        “Competitive
          Business” is defined in Section 5(a)(i).

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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          “Confidential
            Information” means any confidential information including, without limitation,
            any study, data, calculations, software storage media or other compilation
            of
            information, patent, patent application, copyright, trademark, trade
            name,
            service mark, service name, “know-how”, trade secrets, customer lists, details
            of client or consultant contracts, pricing policies, operational methods,
            marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or plans,
            business
            acquisition plans or any portion or phase of any scientific or technical
            information, ideas, discoveries, designs, computer programs (including
            source of
            object codes), processes, procedures, formulas, improvements or other
            proprietary or intellectual property of the Companies, whether or not
            in written
            or tangible form, and whether or not registered, and including all files,
            records, manuals, books, catalogues, memoranda, notes, summaries, plans,
            reports, records, documents and other evidence thereof.  The term
“Confidential Information” does not include, and there shall be no obligation
            hereunder with respect to, information that becomes generally available
            to the
            public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive not permissible
            hereunder.

        

         

        “Executive”
          has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        “Good
          Reason” means, subject to Section 3(c)(iii) and Section 15(c), any
          of the following:

         

        (i)a
          substantial and adverse alteration
          in the nature, status, or prestige of the Executive’s responsibilities, title,
          authority, powers, functions, duties or reporting requirements, taken as
          a
          whole;

         

        (ii)a
          reduction in the Executive’s
          annual base compensation, other than a reduction of not more than ten percent
          (10%) that is also applied to substantially all similarly situated officers
          or
          directors, as applicable;

         

        (iii)a
          reduction in the percentage of
          the Executive’s base salary on which the Executive’s bonus is based, other than
          a reduction of not more than ten percent (10%) that is also applied to
          substantially all similarly situated officers or directors, as
          applicable;

         

        (iv)a
          substantial reduction of the
          facilities and perquisites (including office space) available to the
          Executive;

         

        (v)any
          failure of the Company to
          provide the Executive with benefits at least as favorable as those enjoyed
          by
          the Executive under any of the retirement, life insurance, medical, health,
          and
          accident, disability or other employee plans of the Company or any of its
          subsidiaries in which the Executive participated as at the commencement
          of the
          Initial Term, taken as a whole, or the taking of any action following the
          commencement of the Initial Term that would materially reduce any of the
          Executive’s benefits in effect immediately prior to such action, unless the
          reduction is part of a reduction applicable to all employees;

         

        (vi)the
          Company’s relocation, without
          the Executive’s prior written consent, of the Executive’s principal place of
          employment to any place outside a twenty-five (25) mile radius of the
          Executive’s principal place of employment; or

         

        (vii)a
          breach by the Company of any
          material obligation to the Executive including, without limitation, any
          obligation under the Incentive Plan.

         

        “Incentive
          Plan” means the 2002 Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan referenced
          in Section 3(c)(iv).

         

        “Incumbent
          Director” means any individual who, as of the commencement of the Initial Term,
          was a member of the Board and any individual who becomes a director subsequent
          to such date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
          stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the then
          Incumbent Directors, but shall not include any such individual whose initial
          assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened
          election contest (as such terms are used in SEC Rule 14a-11 of Regulation
          14A
          promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) or other
          actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf
          of a
          person other than the Board.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        “Market”
          means any state in the United States of America and each similar jurisdiction
          in
          any other country in which the Business was or is conducted or engaged
          in by the
          Companies, or in which the Companies are seeking authorization to conduct
          Business, in each case at any time during the twenty-four (24) month period
          ending on the applicable determination date.  For this purpose, the
          applicable determination date means the date as of which the Executive’s
          compliance with Section 5 is to be determined.

         

        “Proposed
          Business Combination” means the occurrence of the Company entering into a
          definitive agreement providing for a Business Combination that, as the
          result of
          or in connection with such transaction or any combination of related
          transactions, will result in a Change of Control.

         

        “Regulations”
          is defined in Section 2(c).

         

        “Restricted
          Period” means the period commencing on the effective date of this Agreement and
          ending upon the expiration of the Term of Employment, provided however,
          that if
          the Executive’s employment terminates under circumstances that entitle him to
          any amounts under Sections 3(e) or (f), then “Restricted Period”
means the period commencing on the effective date of this
          Agreement and ending
          twelve months after the effective date of the Executive’s employment
          termination.  

         

        “Term
          of
          Employment” is defined in Section 3(a).

         

        9.Notice

         

        Any
          notice, request, demand or other communication required or permitted to
          be given
          under this Agreement shall be given in writing and if delivered personally,
          or
          sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, as follows
          (or
          to such other addressee or address as shall be set forth in a notice given
          in
          the same manner):

         

        
          	
                	
                  If
                    to the Executive:

                	
                  Executive

                

        

        
          	
                	
                   

                	
                  Address_Line_1

                

        

        
          	
                	
                   

                	
                  Address_Line_2

                

        

        
          	
                	
                   

                	
                  City,
                    State  ZIP_Code

                

        

         

        
          	
                	
                  If
                    to the Company:

                	
                  The
                    Commerce Group, Inc.

                

        

        
          	
                	
                   

                	
                  211
                    Main Street, M4-01

                

        

        
          	
                	
                   

                	
                  Webster,
                    Massachusetts 01570

                

        

        
          	
                	
                   

                	
                  Attention:  Chairman
                    of the Board

                

        

        
          	
                	
                   

                	
                  Copy
                    to: Chairman of the Compensation
                    Committee

                

        

         

        Any
          such
          notices shall be deemed to be given on the date personally delivered or
          such
          return receipt is issued.

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        10.Executive’s
          Representation

         

        The
          Executive hereby warrants and represents to the Company that the Executive
          has
          carefully reviewed this Agreement and has consulted with such advisors
          as the
          Executive considers appropriate in connection with this Agreement, and
          is not
          subject to any covenants, agreements or restrictions, including without
          limitation any covenants, agreements or restrictions arising out of the
          Executive’s prior employment which would be breached or violated by the
          Executive’s execution of this Agreement or by the Executive’s performance of his
          duties hereunder.

         

        11.Other
          Matters

         

        (a)The
          Executive agrees and
          acknowledges that the obligations owed to the Executive under this Agreement
          are
          solely the obligations of the Company, and that none of the Companies’
stockholders, directors, officers, affiliates, representatives, agents
          or
          lenders will have any obligations or liabilities in respect of this Agreement
          and the subject matter hereof.

         

        (b)Notwithstanding
          anything contained
          herein to the contrary, the Companies may withhold from any amounts payable
          under, or benefits provided pursuant to, this Agreement all federal, state,
          local, and foreign taxes that are required to be withheld by applicable
          laws or
          regulations.

         

        (c)In
          addition to any obligations
          imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require
          any
          successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation
          or
          otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of
          the
          Company, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the
          same
          manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform
          it
          if no such succession had taken place.

         

        12.Validity

         

        If,
          for
          any reason, any provision hereof shall be determined to be invalid or
          unenforceable, the validity and effect of the other provisions hereof shall
          not
          be affected thereby.

         

        13.Severability

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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          Whenever
            possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such
            manner as
            to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
            of this
            Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect
            under
            any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality
            or
            unenforceability will not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction,
            but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction
            as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been
            contained
            herein.  If any court determines that any provision of Section
            5 or any other provision hereof is unenforceable and therefore acts
            to
            reduce the scope or duration of such provision, the provision in its
            reduced
            form shall then be enforceable.  

        

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        14.Waiver
          of Breach; Specific Performance

         

        The
          waiver
          by the Company or the Executive of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
          by the other party shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
          other
          breach of such other party.  Each of the parties (and third party
          beneficiaries) to this Agreement will be entitled to enforce its respective
          rights under this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in
          its
          favor.  The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages
          may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of Sections
          4, 5 and 6 of this Agreement and that any party (and third
          party beneficiaries) may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law
          or
          equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive
          relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions
          and
          permanent injunctions in order to enforce or prevent any violations of
          the
          provisions of this Agreement.  

         

        15.Assignment;
          Third Parties

         

        (a)The
          Executive may not make any
          assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law
          or
          otherwise, without the Company’s express prior written consent.

         

        (b)This
          Agreement shall inure to the
          benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Executive, their respective
          successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns. In
          the event
          of the Executive’s death prior to the completion by the Company of all payments
          due to the Executive under this Agreement, the Company shall continue such
          payments to the Executive’s beneficiary designated in writing to the Company
          prior to the Executive’s death (or to the Executive’s estate, if the Executive
          fails to make such designation).

         

        (c)Notwithstanding
          Sections 11(c) and 15(b), the Company shall require its successor
          (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise)
          to all or substantially all of its business and/or assets to expressly
          assume
          and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
          extent
          that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession
          had taken
          place.  Failure by the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement
          prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall constitute (i)
          a breach
          of this Agreement and (ii) “Good Reason,” as defined in Section
          8.

         

        (d)The
          parties agree and acknowledge that each of the Companies are intended to
          be
          third party beneficiaries of, and have rights and interests in respect
          of, the
          Executive’s agreements set forth in Sections 4, 5, and
6.

         

        16.Payment
          of Costs and Legal Fees.  

         

        All
          reasonable costs and legal fees paid or incurred by the Executive pursuant
          to
          any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement (whether
          initiated by the Executive or the Company) shall be reimbursed by the Company,
          plus interest on any delayed payment at the rate provided for in Section
          7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code or any successor provision, at the conclusion
          of such
          dispute or question of interpretation, unless the Company prevails on the
          merits
          of such dispute or question of interpretation, as determined pursuant to
          a legal
          judgment or settlement (whether formal or informal).  Notwithstanding
          the immediately preceding sentence, if any dispute or question of interpretation
          arises after a Change of Control (whether initiated by the Executive or
          the
          Company) and relates to any payment or benefit required to be provided
          to the
          Executive under this Agreement, including without limitation Section 3(f)
          or Section 7, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid all reasonable
          costs and legal fees paid or incurred by the Executive in connection with
          such
          dispute or question of interpretation, on a quarterly basis for the duration
          of
          such dispute or question of interpretation, upon presentation of proof,
          in a
          form reasonably acceptable to the Company, that such expenses have been
          incurred, provided that the Executive has first delivered an undertaking
          to the
          Company, in form and substance acceptable to it, to reimburse the Company
          for
          such amounts, plus interest thereon at the rate provided for in Section
          7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code or any successor provision, at the conclusion
          of such
          dispute or question of interpretation, if the Company prevails on such
          dispute
          or question of interpretation, as determined pursuant to a legal judgment
          or
          settlement (whether formal or informal).

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        17.Amendment;
          Entire Agreement

         

        This
          Agreement may not be changed orally but only by an agreement in writing
          agreed
          to by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification,
          extension or discharge is sought.  This Agreement embodies the entire
          agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject
          matter of this Agreement, and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements,
          understandings and commitments with respect to such subject matter.

         

        18.Litigation

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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          THIS
            AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED, APPLIED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE
            WITH THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, EXCEPT THAT NO DOCTRINE
            OF
            CHOICE OF LAW SHALL BE USED TO APPLY ANY LAW OTHER THAN THAT OF MASSACHUSETTS,
            AND NO DEFENSE, COUNTERCLAIM OR RIGHT OF SET-OFF GIVEN OR ALLOWED BY
            THE LAWS OF
            ANY OTHER STATE OR JURISDICTION, OR ARISING OUT OF THE ENACTMENT, MODIFICATION
            OR REPEAL OF ANY LAW, REGULATION, ORDINANCE OR DECREE OF ANY FOREIGN
            JURISDICTION, BE INTERPOSED IN ANY ACTION HEREON.  THE EXECUTIVE AND
            THE COMPANY AGREE THAT ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR ARISING
            OUT OF
            THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE COMMENCED IN THE COURTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
            MASSACHUSETTS LOCATED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
            COURTS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.  THE EXECUTIVE AND THE COMPANY
            CONSENT TO SUCH JURISDICTION, AGREE THAT VENUE WILL BE PROPER IN SUCH
            COURTS AND
            WAIVE ANY OBJECTIONS BASED UPON FORUM NON CONVENIENS.  THE
            CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 18 SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE
            THE
            ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM OR THE TAKING OF ANY
            ACTION
            UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO ENFORCE SAME IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

           

           

          
            
              
              

            

            
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        19.Further
          Action

         

        The
          Executive and the Company agree to perform any further acts and to execute
          and
          deliver any documents which may be reasonable to carry out the provisions
          hereof.

         

        20.Construction

         

        Headings
          at the beginning of each paragraph are solely for the convenience of the
          parties
          and are not a part of this Agreement.  Whenever required by the
          context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and the
          masculine shall include the feminine and vice versa.  This Agreement
          shall not be construed as if it had been prepared by one of the parties,
          but
          rather as if both parties had prepared the same.  Unless otherwise
          indicated, all references to sections are to this Agreement.

         

        21.Counterparts

         

        This
          Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
          an
          original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
          instrument.

         

        [PAGE
          INTENTIONALLY ENDS HERE]

         

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
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        IN
          WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has
          been executed as of the date first written above.

         

        EXECUTIVE:

         

         

        __________________________________________

        Name:  Executive

         

        

         

        THE
          COMMERCE GROUP, INC.:

        
 

        __________________________________________

        Name:  Gerald
          Fels

        Title:    President
          & Chief Executive Officer

         

         

        
          	
                  H:
                    CGI Form of Exec Employment Agmt

                

        

         

        
 

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