Document:

Employment Offer Letter between Lori Varlas and Central Garden & Pet Company

 Exhibit 10.1 

 

 

 Corporate Office 
 1340 Treat Blvd., 
 Suite 600 

Walnut Creek, CA 94597 
 (925) 948-4000 
 Fax (925) 930-0788 

Friday, November 5, 2010 
 Ms. Lori
Varlas 
 1806 Chaparro Court 
 Walnut
Creek, CA 94596 
 Dear Lori, 
 I am
pleased to confirm your offer of employment with Central Garden & Pet. You will assume the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary on December 1, 2010. You will report to me and you will be
located in the Walnut Creek office. I look forward to working with you and expect that your participation and contribution will be a positive, valuable and productive work experience. This offer is contingent on the results of reference checks and
background screening that will be conducted by Central or its authorized agent. Outlined below are the details regarding your offer. Upon review and approval, please sign, date and return one original to Laura Gordon at Central Garden & Pet
in the envelope provided. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Sarah Russo, Director of Recruiting, at 925-948-3642. 

Position Title and Compensation 
 You
will be joining the Company on December 1, 2010 as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary at a starting salary of $14,615.39 per bi-weekly pay period. This would equate to approximately $380,000 annually, less
applicable taxes, based on a normal full time year. You will be eligible to participate fully in the 2011 fiscal year bonus plan at a target rate of 50%. Your bonus is based upon both your individual and Central’s performance with a payout made
in the first quarter following the fiscal year close. The award and amount of any bonus is at the discretion of the Company. Your performance review will be conducted annually. 
 I will be recommending that the Central Garden & Pet Board of Directors grant you 40,000 shares of Restricted Stock. These will vest 20% per year in Years 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7. Further details
of those grants and their vesting schedule will be given at the time of the award. In addition, I will also recommend a Performance-Based Stock Option grant of 50,000 shares to vest 20% annually over five (5) years, subject to the Board of
Directors’ approval. 
 You will be provided with a car allowance of $1,000 (net) monthly (payable on the second pay period of each month).
The car allowance is inclusive of all expenses including maintenance, car washes, insurance, etc. 

 Ms. Lori Varlas 
 November 5, 2010 
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 Benefits 
 You will be afforded four (4) weeks of vacation benefits annually which will begin to accrue upon your hire date. Your maximum vacation accrual will be seven (7) weeks. Once you have accrued
that amount of vacation time, you will stop earning vacation until you have taken vacation and reduced your accrual below that amount. 

Central offers its employees a comprehensive benefits program. On the first of the month, after one full calendar month of employment, you (and any
eligible dependents) will be eligible to participate in Central’s health care plan, if you elect to enroll. Upon your employment orientation you will be provided further information about medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401-K
Plan participation guidelines. 
 Other 
 On your first day of employment you will be asked to provide two forms of identification to comply with the Federal Immigration Reform Act (I-9). It is important to bring the required forms of ID to
fulfill this requirement to be eligible to start work. You will also have an orientation to further explain your benefits and new hire paperwork during your first days. 
 You will be expected to execute an “Agreement to Protect Confidential Information, Intellectual Property & Business Relationships” and “Post Employment Consulting Agreement”
as a condition of employment, which is attached to this Employment Offer Letter. 
 As indicated on the application form you will or have
completed, your employment with Central is “at will” in that it can be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time at the option of either Central or yourself, except as otherwise provided by law. The terms of
this offer letter, therefore, do not and are not intended to create an express and/or implied contract of employment with Central. No manager or representative of Central, other than the CEO of Central Garden & Pet Company, has the
authority to enter into any agreement or contract to the foregoing, and any promise to the contrary may only be relied upon by you if they are in writing and signed by the CEO of Central Garden & Pet. 

Should your employment be terminated for reasons other than for “cause”, voluntary resignation, or retirement, you will receive severance
benefits consisting of your then current base salary continuation for a nine (9) month period, excluding bonuses or any other allowances being provided at that time. Payment of this severance shall be conditioned on your signing a general
release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company. You will be provided, at most, sixty (60) days to consider whether to sign such release. “Cause” is defined as: (a) an act or omission constituting negligence or misconduct
which is materially injurious to the Company; (b) failure to comply with the lawful directives of the Board of Directors; (c) your material breach of material Company policy, which is not cured within thirty (30) days after written
notice thereof; (d) the abuse of alcohol or drugs; (e) fraud, theft or embezzlement of Company assets, criminal conduct or any other act of moral turpitude by which is materially injurious to the Company; (f) a material violation of
any securities law, regulation or compliance policy of the Company; (g) failure to perform in a manner acceptable to the Company after written notice and an opportunity to cure. 
 Any payment hereunder subject to Section 409A will be considered a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A. To the extent that it is determined by the Company in good faith that all or a
portion of any payments hereunder subject to Section 409A made in connection with your 

 Ms. Lori Varlas 
 November 5, 2010 
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separation from service are not exempt from Section 409A and that you are a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A) at the time of your separation from
service, then payment of such non-exempt payments shall not be made until the date that is six (6) months and one day after your separation from service (or, if earlier, your death), with any payments that are required to be delayed being
accumulated during the six-month period and paid in a lump sum on the date that is six (6) mouths and one day following your separation from service and any subsequent payments, if any, being paid in accordance with the dates and terms set
forth herein. 
 Lori, welcome to Central Garden & Pet Company! We all look forward to having the opportunity to work with you toward
building a strong team and making a positive performance difference. 
  

					
	Sincerely,	  	Accepted:	 	
			
	/s/ William E. Brown	  		 	
	William E. Brown	  	 /s/ Lori A. Varlas
	 	 11/5/2010

	Chairman & Chief Executive Officer	  	Name	 	Date
	Central Garden & Pet Company	  		 	

  

			
	Enclosures:	  	Agreement to Protect Confidential Information, Intellectual Property & Business Relationships
		  	Post Employment Consulting Agreement
		  	Employment Application
		  	FCRA Disclosure & Authorization Form
		  	Self-Addressed Reply Envelope

  

			
	cc:	  	Sarah Russo
		  	Lesley Rogers
		  	Teresa Cleland
		  	Laura Gordon
		  	Linda Robb

 AGREEMENT TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, INTELLECTUAL 

PROPERTY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS 
 This Agreement is made this 5th day of November, 2010 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Central Garden & Pet Company and/or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries, successors and
assigns (collectively called “the Company”) and Lori Varlas (“Employee,” “I” or “Me”). 

I RECOGNIZE that during my employment as a key executive with Central Garden & Pet Company and/or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries,
successors and assigns (collectively called “the Company”), I will be provided with and have access to Confidential Information (as defined below) and/or valuable business relationships and support in developing customer goodwill at
the Company’s expense in reliance upon my promises in this Agreement; 
 I RECOGNIZE that my employment in certain capacities with a
competitor would by its nature involve the unauthorized use or disclosure of Company Confidential Information and/or unauthorized conversion of goodwill developed at the Company’s expense to the benefit of the competitor; 

I RECOGNIZE that the Company’s Confidential Information and business relationships are critical to its success in the marketplace, and that the
nature of the Confidential Information and customer goodwill that I will be provided with will be national in nature as the Company operates on a nationwide-basis. I recognize and concur that the legitimate business interests of the Company in
protecting its Confidential Information and/or customer goodwill is nationwide in nature; 
 I RECOGNIZE that the law regarding restrictive
covenants varies from state to state and the law that will apply to this Agreement after I terminate will depend on factors such as where I live, where I work, the location of my employer, the location of my former employer and other factors, many
which are unknown at this time; 
 THEREFORE, in consideration for the employment provided to me, to prevent the unauthorized use or disclosure
of Company Confidential Information and/or unauthorized conversion of customer goodwill, and to protect the Company’s valuable Confidential Information and/or customer goodwill, I agree to the following: 

1. Definitions. 
 (a) Confidential Information. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, or compilation of information, including its business, its plans, its
customers, its contracts, its suppliers, or its strategies, that has been or is created, maintained, or used by the Company in the course of its business and that is not generally known to the public or to those for whom it would have value or
provide an actual or potential competitive advantage. Confidential Information includes third party information provided to the Company in confidence. Authorized disclosure of Confidential Information by the Company to a third party in confidence
for a limited business purposes will not remove it from protection of this Agreement for any other party or for any other purpose. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, all such information I learned or developed during any
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employment with the Company or its predecessors in interest and all of the Company’s confidential, proprietary and trade secret information, which may include information and strategies
relating to the Company’s products, processes and services, including customer lists and files, product description and pricing, information and strategy regarding profits, costs, marketing, purchasing, sales, customers, suppliers, contract
terms, employees, salaries, product development plans, business, acquisition and financial plans and forecasts, and marketing and sales plans and forecasts. I acknowledge that requiring me to enter into this Agreement is one of the measures that the
Company uses to maintain the secrecy of its Confidential Information. 
 (b) Relevant Territory. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Relevant Territory” shall mean any territory or region in which I performed services on behalf of the Company or about which I learned Confidential Information regarding the Company during the two (2) years prior to my
separation from the Company for any reason. 
 (c) Services. For purposes of this Agreement, “Services” shall
mean the same as or similar in purpose or function to those activities in which I engaged during the two (2) years prior to my separation from the Company for any reason. 
 2. Confidentiality. I agree that I will not, during my employment with the Company (except in furtherance of the Company’s interests), or at any time after employment terminates,
without the prior written consent of the Company Vice President of Human Resources, disclose any Confidential Information to or use any Confidential Information for, any third party or entity. This restriction prohibits me from, among other
activities, engaging in or preparing to engage in developing, producing, marketing, distributing or selling lawn, garden, animal health, nutrition or pet related products for any business entity if that activity in any way involves the use or
disclosure of Company Confidential Information and diverting or attempting to divert any business or customers from the Company using Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any Confidential Information is
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be confidential information that does not qualify for protection as a trade secret under applicable law, the prohibition on use and disclosure of that specific information provided for herein shall
only be in effect for a period of three years after the termination of my employment with the Company; otherwise as to trade secret information the prohibition shall last until the information ceases to be a trade secret (other than through any
breach of secrecy by me or other third parties under a duty of secrecy to the Company). In the event that after my employment with the Company ceases, if I have any doubt about whether particular information may be used or disclosed, I will contact
the Company Vice President of Human Resources. I agree that I will return at termination, all Company property and information in any and all forms, including electronically stored information. 

3. Post-Employment Activities 
 (a) Non-Competition. For eighteen (18) months after the termination of my employment with the Company and/or any post-employment consulting agreement with the Company, I will not render
Services, either directly or indirectly, for any business engaged in or about to be engaged in developing, producing, marketing, distributing or selling lawn, garden, animal health, nutrition or pet related products in the Relevant Territory. This
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enforceable. While I reside in and am subject to the laws of California, this paragraph will not apply to me except to the limited extent I may not engage in conduct that requires me to engage in
the unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 
 (b)
Non-Solicitation of Customers. For eighteen (18) months after the termination of my employment with the Company and/or any post-employment consulting agreement with the Company, I will not solicit, directly or indirectly, any customer of
the Company whose identity is a Company trade secret, or any customer about whom I learned Confidential Information while in the employ or service of the Company, in lawn, garden, animal health, nutrition, or pet related products. This paragraph
shall apply in those jurisdictions where restrictions such as contained in this paragraph are enforceable. 
 (c)
Non-Solicitation of Employees. For eighteen (18) months after the termination of my employment with the Company and/or any post-employment consulting agreement with the Company, I will not recruit, solicit or induce, or attempt to
recruit, solicit or induce, any employee of the Company to terminate their employment with the Company or otherwise cease their relationship with the Company. This paragraph shall apply in those jurisdictions where restrictions such as contained in
this paragraph are enforceable. While I reside in and am subject to the laws of California, this paragraph will not apply to me except to the limited extent I may not engage in conduct that requires me to engage in the unauthorized use or disclosure
of Confidential Information as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 
 (d) Duty to Present Contract. For eighteen
(18) months after the termination of my employment with the Company and/or any post-employment consulting agreement with the Company, before I accept employment with any person or organization that is engaged in or about to be engaged in
developing, producing, marketing, distributing or selling lawn, garden, animal health, nutrition or pet related products, I agree (1) to advise that prospective employer about the existence of this Agreement; (2) to provide that potential
employer a copy of this Agreement; and (3) to advise the Company’s Vice President of Human Resources in writing, within five (5) business days, to whom I have provided a copy of this Agreement. 

4. Reformation/Severability. If any restriction set forth in this Agreement is found by a court to be unenforceable for any
reason, the court is empowered and directed to interpret the restriction to extend only so broadly as to be enforceable in that jurisdiction. Additionally, should any of the provisions of this Agreement be determined to be invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, it is agreed that such determination shall not affect the enforceability of the other provisions herein. 
 5. Further Acknowledgments. I understand that the restrictions contained in this Agreement are necessary and reasonable for the protection of the Company’s business, goodwill and its
Confidential Information. I understand that any breach of this Agreement will cause the Company substantial and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the event of any such breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, including
the return of consideration paid for this Agreement, I agree that the Company shall have the right to seek specific performance and injunctive relief. Any business entity that employs me in a capacity in which I violate this Agreement shall be
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that the Company intends to install the full measure of protections permitted by the law to protect its Confidential Information and business relationships, but does not intend to impose any
greater protections on me than those permitted by law. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LAW THAT COULD GOVERN RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS SUCH AS THIS IS IMPORTANT, RAPIDLY CHANGING AND VARIES FROM STATE TO STATE. ABSENT MY AGREEMENT TO ALL OF THE TERMS SET
FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE LAW THAT COULD APPLY AFTER I TERMINATE COULD DEPEND ON FACTORS SUCH AS WHERE I LIVE, WHERE I WORK, THE LOCATION OF MY EMPLOYER, THE LOCATION OF MY FORMER EMPLOYER AND OTHER FACTORS, MANY OF WHICH
ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME I ENTER THIS AGREEMENT. AS SUCH, I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF MY CHOICE TO DISCUSS THIS AGREEMENT AND MY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AFTER MY TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. 

 6. Separability. Courts should treat each numbered paragraph as a separate and severable contractual
obligation intended to protect the legitimate interests of the Company and to which I intend to be bound. 
 7. Non
Waiver. I agree that the Company’s determination not to enforce this or similar agreements as to specific violations shall not operate as a waiver or release of my obligations under this Agreement. 

8. Fiduciary Duty. This Agreement is in addition to any fiduciary duty and obligation that may exist under statutory
or common law. 
 9. Choice of Forum and Laws. I agree that this Agreement shall be governed by and
construed according to the internal laws of the State of Delaware without reference to conflict of law principles. I acknowledge and agree that Delaware has a material interest in the terms, conditions, performance and enforcement of this Agreement
and that the State of Delaware bears a substantial relationship to the Company and me and the transactions between us under this Agreement as the Company is a citizen of the State of Delaware, and the performance of my services under this Agreement
shall not be limited to any one state, but rather shall involve services on behalf of the Company’s businesses and concerns that are headquartered in multiple states and which do business in all fifty states. I additionally acknowledge and
agree that courts of the State of Delaware shall be a proper and exclusive forum to adjudicate any and all claims or causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or otherwise arising in connection with the future relationship
between the Company and me. Should the Company determine to seek judicial relief, I hereby consent to jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of Delaware. I also agree exclusively to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of
Delaware in the event I initiate any action involving any alleged non-compliance with this Agreement by the Company or any action involving the meaning, interpretation or enforcement of any provision of this Agreement. I hereby represent that I am a
sophisticated and knowledgeable businessperson, and that I fully and freely bargained for and agreed to the selection of such forum to resolve any and all disputes and/or claims between the Company and me. 

  
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 10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. It cannot be modified or waived except in a writing signed by me and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. I enter into this Agreement voluntarily. 

 

	
	AGREED AND ACCEPTED BY:
	
	 /s/ Lori A.Varlas

	Lori Varlas

  

	
	 /s/ William E. Brown

	William E. Brown
	Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
	Central Garden & Pet Company

  
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 POST EMPLOYMENT CONSULTING AGREEMENT 

This Agreement is made this 5th day of November, 2010 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Central Garden & Pet
Company and/or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries, successors and assigns (collectively called “the Company”) and Lori Varlas (the “Executive”). 

Executive recognizes that in her capacity as a key executive with the Company she provides unique services that will be exceedingly
difficult to replace after termination of her employment. 
 Executive recognizes that the Company desires continued access to
Executive’s unique services, knowledge and a reasonable transition after the termination of Executive’s employment. 

Executive recognizes that she has been provided adequate consideration for entering into this Consulting Agreement. 

THEREFORE, in consideration for employment and the additional consideration provided herein, Executive and the Company agree to the
following: 
 1. Consulting Services. Executive will provide continuing strategic advice and counsel related to the business issues and
projects Executive was involved in while employed by the Company (“Consulting Services”). Executive will be available to provide approximately ten (10) hours of such Consulting Services per month in a manner that will not unduly
interfere with any other employment Executive may then have. 
 2. Term of Agreement. Executive will provide Consulting Services
effective upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and continuing thereafter for a period of twenty-four (24) months (“Term of Agreement”). Should the Executive’s employment with the Company be terminated
for cause or if the Executive resigns from employment with the Company, the Company retains the right in its sole discretion to elect not to utilize the Executive in any Post-Employment Consultant capacity, in which case any rights and obligations
of the parties under this Agreement shall have no effect. Should the Company decide under this provision not to utilize the Executive in any Post-Employment Consultant capacity, the Company will give prompt written notice to the Executive of that
decision. 
 3. Compensation. In addition to the consideration provided by employment mentioned above, Executive shall be paid twenty
five hundred dollars ($2,500) per month during the Term of Agreement (“Consulting Fee”). 
 4. Expenses. Executive will be
reimbursed by the Company for all expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of this Agreement. 
 5. Termination. Notwithstanding
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Executive dies, this Agreement shall terminate immediately; (b) if Executive, due to physical or mental disability, is unable to perform the services called for under this Agreement, with or
without reasonable accommodation, either the Company or Executive may terminate this Agreement by providing thirty (30) days written notice; (c) Executive materially breaches the terms of this Agreement; and (d) the parties may
terminate this Agreement by mutual written agreement. 
 6. Unique Services; Duty of Loyalty. Executive acknowledges and agrees that
during the Term of Agreement she will have a continuing fiduciary duty and duty of loyalty to the Company. She agrees that during the Term of Agreement, she will not render executive, managerial, market research, advice or consulting services,
either directly or indirectly, to any business engaged in or about to be engaged in developing, producing marketing, distributing or selling lawn, garden, animal health, or pet related products or which would otherwise conflict with her obligations
to the Company. This paragraph shall only apply in those jurisdictions where restrictions such as contained in this paragraph are enforceable. While I reside in and am subject to the laws of California, this paragraph will not apply to me except to
the limited extent that I agree that I may not engage in or prepare to engage in developing, producing, marketing, distributing or selling lawn, garden, animal health, nutrition or pet related products for myself or any business entity if that
activity in any way involves the unauthorized use or disclosure of Company Confidential Information and/or diverting or attempting to divert any business or customers from the Company using such Confidential Information. 

7. Confidential Information or Materials. During the Term of Agreement, Executive will have access to the Company’s confidential, proprietary
and trade secret information (collectively called Company Confidential Information”) For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any information, or compilation of information, including its business, its
plans, its customers, its contracts, its suppliers, or its strategies, that has been or is created, maintained, or used by the Company in the course of its business and that is not generally known to the public or to those for whom it would have
value or provide an actual or potential competitive advantage. Confidential Information includes third party information provided to the Company in confidence. Authorized disclosure of Confidential Information by the Company to a third party in
confidence for a limited business purposes will not remove it from protection of this Agreement for any other party or for any other purpose. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, all such information Executive learned or
developed during any previous employment with the Company or its predecessors in interest and all of the Company’s confidential, proprietary and trade secret information, which may include information and strategies relating to the
Company’s products, processes and services, including customer lists and files, product description and pricing, information and strategy regarding profits, costs, marketing, purchasing, sales, customers, suppliers, contract terms, employees,
salaries, product development plans, business, acquisition and financial plans and forecasts, and marketing and sales plans and forecasts. Executive will not, during the Term of Agreement or thereafter, directly or indirectly disclose to any other
person or entity, or use for Executive’s own benefit or for the benefit of others besides Company, any Company Confidential Information. Upon termination of this Agreement, Executive agrees to promptly return all Company Confidential
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 8. Remedies. Executive understands and acknowledges that Company’s remedies at law for any
material breach of this Agreement by Executive are inadequate and that any such breach will cause the Company substantial and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the event of any such breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be
available, including the return of consideration paid for this Agreement, Executive agrees that the Company shall have the right to seek specific performance and injunctive relief. It is also expressly agreed that, in the event of such a breach,
Company shall also be entitled to recover all of its costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in enforcing its rights hereunder. 
 9. Independent Contractor Status. For all purposes, during the Term of Agreement, Executive shall be deemed to be an independent contractor, and not an employee or agent of the Company.
Accordingly, Executive shall not be entitled to any rights or benefits to which any employee of Company may be entitled. 
 10. Other
Employment. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Executive from performing services for other employers or business entities, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, during the Term of Agreement. 

11. Intellectual Property Rights. Company shall have sole ownership of and all rights, title and interest, to all data, drawings, designs,
analyses, graphs, reports, products, tooling, physical property, computer programs, software codes, trade secrets, and all inventions, discoveries and improvements or other items or concepts, whether patentable or not (collectively, Intellectual
Property”) which are conceived or reduced to practice during the Term of Agreement and arising out of or relating to the services performed hereunder or using the equipment or resources of the Company. To the extent any such Intellectual
Property qualifies as a “work for hire” under the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. Sec. 101); Executive agrees that the Company is the author for copyright purposes. To the extent that any Intellectual Property is not a work for
hire, Executive agrees to assign, and hereby does assign its entire right, title and interest in such Intellectual Property, including the right to sue for past infringements. 
 12. No Authority to Bind Company. During the Term of Agreement, Executive will not have any authority to commit or bind Company to any contractual or financial obligations without the
Company’s prior written consent. 
 13. Assignment. This is a personal services agreement and Executive may not assign this
Agreement, or any interest herein, without the prior written consent of the Company. 
 14. Entire Agreement. Except for the
parties’ prior Agreement to Protect Confidential Information, whose terms shall not be limited or affected by this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. It cannot be modified or
waived except in a writing signed by both parties. 
 15. Agreement Enforceable to Full Extent Possible. If any restriction set forth in
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empowered and directed to interpret the restriction to extend only so broadly as to be enforceable in that jurisdiction. Additionally, should any of the provisions of this Agreement be determined
to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is agreed that such determination shall not affect the enforceability of the other provisions herein. 
 16. Non Waiver. I agree that the Company’s determination not to enforce this or similar agreements as to specific violations shall not operate as a waiver or release of my obligations under
this Agreement. 
 17. Fiduciary Duty. This Agreement is in addition to any fiduciary duty and obligation that may exist under statutory
or common law. 
 18. Choice of Forum and Laws. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the internal laws of the
State of Delaware without reference to conflict of law principles. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Delaware has a material interest in the terms, conditions, performance and enforcement of this Agreement and that the State of Delaware bears a
substantial relationship to the parties and the transactions between such parties under this Agreement as the Company is a citizen of the State of Delaware, and the Executive’s performance of services under this Agreement shall not be limited
to any one state, but rather shall involve services on behalf of the Company’s businesses and concerns which are headquartered in multiple states and which do business in all fifty states. Executive additionally acknowledges and agrees that
courts of the State of Delaware shall be a proper and exclusive forum to adjudicate any and all claims or causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or otherwise arising in connection with the future relationship between
the parties. Should the Company determine to seek judicial relief, Executive hereby consents to jurisdiction and venue in the courts of the State of Delaware. Executive also agrees exclusively to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State
of Delaware in the event she initiates any action involving alleged non-compliance with this Agreement by the Company or any action involving the meaning, interpretation or enforcement of any provision of this Agreement. Executive represents that
she is a sophisticated and knowledgeable businessperson, and that she fully and freely bargained for and agreed to the selection of such forum to resolve any and all disputes and/or claims between the parties. 

The parties agree to each of the terms and conditions set forth above. 
  

					
	 11/5/2010
	  		  	 /s/ Lori A. Varlas

	Date	  		  	Lori Varlas
			
	 11/5/2010
	  		  	 /s/ William E. Brown

	Date	  		  	William E. Brown
		  		  	 Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
 Central Garden & Pet Company

  
 4Deed of Amendment and Acknowledgement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 Deed of Amendment and 
 Acknowledgement 

The parties specified in Schedule 1 
 Asia Pacific Transport Pty Ltd  
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed)

 (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) 
 Freight Link Pty Ltd  
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) 

(Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) 
 GWA (North) Pty Limited 
 Genesee & Wyoming Inc. 

Allens Arthur Robinson 
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 Deutsche Bank Place 

Corner Hunter and Phillip Streets 
 Sydney NSW 2000 
 Australia 

Tel 61 2 9230 4000 

Fax 61 2 9230 5333 

www.aar.com.au 
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	1.	  	Table of Contents	  	
			
	1.	  	Definitions and Interpretation	  	3
				
		  	1.1	  	Definitions	  	4
		  	1.2	  	Interpretation	  	4
		  	1.3	  	Inconsistency	  	4
			
	2.	  	Completion Date	  	4
			
	3.	  	Conditions Precedent	  	4
				
		  	3.1	  	Sub-Leases	  	4
		  	3.2	  	Deed of Covenant (Darwin Port Corporation)	  	4
		  	3.3	  	Ministerial Consent – Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (NT)	  	4
		  	3.4	  	Other Material Contract Amendments and Confirmations	  	4
		  	3.5	  	No prejudice to Purchaser’s rights to waive	  	5
			
	4.	  	Sale and Purchase	  	5
				
		  	4.1	  	Business Contracts	  	5
		  	4.2	  	Business Property Leases	  	5
		  	4.3	  	Business Equipment Leases	  	6
		  	4.4	  	Authorisations	  	6
		  	4.5	  	Agreed CapEx Payments and Further CapEx Payments	  	6
		  	4.6	  	Acknowledgments	  	7
			
	5.	  	Completion Deliverables	  	8
				
		  	5.1	  	US GAAP Statements	  	8
		  	5.2	  	Sub-licence Agreement	  	8
			
	6.	  	Update of Land Title References	  	8
			
	7.	  	Miscellaneous Amendments to Principal Agreement	  	8
			
	8.	  	Remaining Provisions Unaffected	  	9
			
	9.	  	Sale Document	  	9
			
	10.	  	Receiver Liability	  	9
		
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	Date
 
	  	24 November 2010	  	
	 	 	
	Parties
 
	  		  	
		 	 
		  	1.	  	The parties specified in schedule 1 (JV SPV Sellers);
		 	 
		  	2.	  	Freight Link Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) (ACN 093 011 628) of 1 Station Place, Hindmarsh, South
Australia 5007 (FreightLink);
		 	 
		  	3.	  	Asia Pacific Transport Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) (ACN 082 501 942) of 1 Station Place, Hindmarsh,
South Australia 5007 (APT);
		 	 
		  	4.	  	GWA (North) Pty Limited (ACN 144 081 774) of 320 Churchill Road, Kilburn, South Australia 5084 (Purchaser); and
		 	 
		  	5.	  	Genesee & Wyoming Inc of 66 Field Point Road, Suite 200, Greenwich, CT 06830, United States of America (Purchaser’s
Guarantor).
	 	 	
	Recitals	  		  	
		 	 
		  	A	  	The parties are parties to a business sale agreement dated 9 June 2010 under which APT, the JV SPV Sellers and FreightLink have agreed to sell the Business and the
Business Assets and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase the Business and the Business Assets and the Purchaser’s Guarantor has agreed to guarantee the obligations of the Purchaser (the Principal Agreement).
		 	 
	 	  	B	  	 The parties wish to acknowledge and agree certain matters that arise under the
Principal Agreement in the manner set out in this Deed.
  

It is agreed as follows. 
  

	1.	Definitions and Interpretation 

  

 

	1.1	Definitions 

 Definitions
in the Principal Agreement apply in this Deed unless the context requires otherwise. 
 Port Terminal Development Agreement
for Lease means the agreement entered into between the Darwin Port Corporation, APT and the Northern Territory of Australia dated 18 April 2001. 
 Substitute Arrangements means those arrangements outlined in Schedule 2. 

  
  

			
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	1.2	Interpretation 

 Clauses
1.2, 1.3, and 23.8 to 23.13 inclusive of the Principal Agreement apply as if incorporated in this Deed. 
  

	1.3	Inconsistency 

 If there
is any inconsistency between the provisions of this Deed and the provisions of the Principal Agreement then the provisions of this Deed will prevail to the extent of the inconsistency and the provisions of the Principal Agreement will be construed
accordingly. 
  

	2.	Completion Date 

  

 
 The definition of “Completion
Date” in clause 1.1 of the Principal Agreement is amended by deleting it and replacing it with the following: 

“Completion Date means 12:00 midnight on 1 December 2010, or such other date as agreed in writing by the Sellers
and the Purchaser.” 
  

	3.	Conditions Precedent 

  

 

	3.1	Sub-Leases 

 In respect of
the Material Contracts specified in paragraphs (B), (C) and (D) of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement, the requirements of: 
  

	 	(a)	clause 3.1(b) of the Principal Agreement; and 

  

	 	(b)	clause 7.2(g)(i) of the Principal Agreement, 

 are amended by replacing them with the Substitute Arrangements specified in paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to this Deed. 

 

	3.2	Deed of Covenant (Darwin Port Corporation) 

 The requirements of clause 3.1(c) of the Principal Agreement are amended by replacing them with the Substitute Arrangements specified in paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to this Deed. 

 

	3.3	Ministerial Consent – Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (NT) 

The Corporation has confirmed to the parties that Ministerial consent is not required under section 19(8) of the Aboriginal Land
Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (NT) to the assignment or novation of the Aboriginal Land Sub-Leases. As a result, and notwithstanding clause 3.6(a) of the Principal Agreement, the parties agree that clause 3.1(e) of the Principal Agreement
does not apply. 
  

	3.4	Other Material Contract Amendments and Confirmations 

  

	 	(a)	The Material Contracts specified in paragraph (E) of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement are deleted, and the requirements of clauses 3.1(b) and 7.2(g)(i) of
the Principal Agreement in respect of those Material Contracts deleted are replaced with the Substitute Arrangements specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to this Deed. 

  
  

			
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	 	(b)	In respect of the Material Contract specified in paragraph (H) of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement, the requirements of clauses 3.1(b) and 7.2(g)(i) of
the Principal Agreement are amended by replacing them with the requirement: 

  

	 	(i)	for the Purchaser and the counterparty to that Material Contract (other than the Purchaser and FreightLink) to duly execute and deliver to the Purchaser, on or before
Completion, a deed of novation in the form agreed between the Purchaser and that counterparty; and 

  

	 	(ii)	for Territory Resources Limited to duly execute and deliver to FreightLink, on or before Completion, a deed of release in the form agreed between FreightLink and
Territory Resources Limited. 

  

	 	(c)	The Material Contracts specified in paragraphs (K) and (P) of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement are deleted. The parties acknowledge that on and from
Completion the track access arrangements which are the subject of the Material Contract specified in paragraph (K) of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement that is deleted will be covered by a separate existing agreement with Australian Rail
Track Corporation Limited. 

  

	 	(d)	In respect of the Material Contract specified in paragraph (S) of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement, the requirements of clauses 3.1(b) and 7.2(g)(i) of the
Principal Agreement are amended by replacing them with the requirement for the relevant Sellers and counterparties (other than the Purchaser) to duly execute and deliver to the Purchaser, on or before Completion, a deed of novation in respect of the
Material Contract specified in paragraph (R) of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement. 

  

	 	(e)	In respect of the Material Contracts specified in paragraphs (L), (M), (N), (U) and (V) of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement, the requirements of clauses
3.1(b) and 7.2(g)(i) of the Principal Agreement are amended by replacing them with the requirement for the relevant Sellers and counterparties (other than the Purchaser) to duly execute and deliver to the Purchaser, on or before Completion, deeds of
novation in any form agreed between the parties to this Deed and the relevant counterparties of those Material Contracts. 

  

	3.5	No prejudice to Purchaser’s rights to waive 

 For clarity, the requirements of any Substitute Arrangement which amends and replaces a requirement of clause 3.1(b) of the Principal Agreement is itself capable of being waived by the Purchaser under
clause 3.6(b) of the Principal Agreement. 
  

	4.	Sale and Purchase 

  

 

	4.1	Business Contracts 

 The
Business Contracts specified in paragraphs (c) and (g) of Schedule 12 of the Principal Agreement are deleted. 
  

	4.2	Business Property Leases 

The Business Property Leases specified in paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b) of Schedule 9 of the Principal Agreement are deleted. 

  
  

			
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	4.3	Business Equipment Leases 

In respect of the Business Equipment Leases specified in part B of Schedule 11 of the Principal Agreement where G&WA or Scott Group or
LeasePlan are noted as being the supplier, the requirements of clause 10.1 of the Principal Agreement are deemed to be satisfied. 
  

	4.4	Authorisations 

  

	 	(a)	In respect of the Authorisation listed at paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 of the Principal Agreement, clause 4.6(a) and clause 7.2(f) of the Principal Agreement do not apply.

  

	 	(b)	Subject to clause 4.4(a) of this Deed, the Purchaser acknowledges that the Sellers have satisfied their obligations set out in clauses 4.6 and 7.2(f) of the Principal
Agreement up to the date of this Deed. As and from Completion the Purchaser will not carry traffic on the Railway that would require it to hold the Authorisation listed at paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 of the Principal Agreement until such time as it
holds that Authorisation. 

  

	4.5	Agreed CapEx Payments and Further CapEx Payments 

  

	 	(a)	The definition of “Agreed CapEx Payments” in clause 1.1 of the Principal Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following: 

“Agreed CapEx Payments means the capital expenditure in relation to the Business or the Business Assets that is
actually paid by the Sellers or the Receivers between the date of this document and Completion, being the expenditure amounts as set out in part A of schedule 15.” 

 

	 	(b)	The definition of “Further CapEx Payments” in clause 1.1 of the Principal Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following: 

“Further CapEx Payments means the capital expenditure in relation to the Business or the Business Assets that the
Sellers or the Receivers have incurred or have agreed to incur, which has not yet been paid, between the date of this document and Completion, being the expenditure amounts as set out in part B of schedule 15.” 

 

	 	(c)	Schedule 15 of the Principal Agreement is deleted and replaced with the schedule set out in Schedule 4 of this Deed. 

 

	 	(d)	If for any reason a Seller or the Receivers receives a refund of an Agreed CapEx Payment from a contractor (for example if part or all of the capital expenditure was
not undertaken or part or all of the purchase order for the capital expenditure was cancelled or replaced with a new purchase order issued by the Purchaser), then, to the extent and only to the extent that the Sellers and the Receivers receive
evidence from the relevant contractor to their satisfaction that the Sellers’ and Receivers’ liability under the relevant purchase order has been extinguished in whole or in part (as the case may be), the Sellers agree to remit that amount
in full to the Purchaser on receipt, and until such payment to the Purchaser, agree to hold any such amount in a separate account for the benefit of the Purchaser. 

 

	 	(e)	 If for any reason any purchase orders in respect of Further CapEx Payments are cancelled (either in part or in their entirety) or replaced (either in
part or in their entirety) with new purchase orders issued by the Purchaser, then, to the extent and only to the extent that the Sellers and the Receivers receive evidence from the relevant contractor to their satisfaction

  
  

			
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that the Sellers’ and Receivers’ liability under the relevant purchase order has been extinguished in whole or in part (as the case may be), the Sellers agree to remit the amount of
that extinguished liability to the Purchaser on receipt, and until such payment to the Purchaser, agree to hold any such amount in a separate account for the benefit of the Purchaser. 

 

	 	(f)	To the extent that any purchase orders issued by the Sellers or the Receivers for capital expenditure in relation to the Business or the Business Assets, that are
covered by Agreed CapEx Payments or Further CapEx Payments, are not assigned or novated to the Purchaser on and from Completion, then: 

  

	 	(i)	the Sellers agree to assign the benefit of those purchase orders (in respect of which assignments do not require the consent of or action by the other party to the
purchase order) to the Purchaser with effect on and from Completion; and 

  

	 	(ii)	the Purchaser agrees to assume the burden of those purchase orders with effect on and from Completion, 

as if such purchase orders were “Business Contracts” under clauses 9.1 and 9.2 of the Principal Agreement, and the parties
agree that such assignment and assumption occurs on the terms of annexure B of the Principal Agreement without the need for the parties to enter into any further documentation despite clause 9.4 of the Principal Agreement. 

 

	 	(g)	To the extent that any purchase orders issued by the Sellers or the Receivers for capital expenditure in relation to the Business or the Business Assets, that are
covered by Agreed CapEx Payments or Further CapEx Payments, are not assigned or novated to the Purchaser on and from Completion, then: 

  

	 	(i)	the Sellers and the Purchaser agree to use their respective reasonable endeavours, if required by the other, to assign the benefit of those purchase orders (in respect
of which assignments are permitted (with the consent or other action by the other party) or in respect of which assignments are absolutely prohibited) to the Purchaser with effect on and from Completion; and 

 

	 	(ii)	the Purchaser agrees to assume the burden of those purchase orders with effect on and from Completion, 

as if such purchase orders were “Business Contracts” under clause 9.3 of the Principal Agreement, and the parties agree
that the obligations of clauses 9.4 and 9.5 shall apply in relation to those purchase orders. 
  

	4.6	Acknowledgments 

  

	 	(a)	Following the delivery of an Incremental Costs Notice under clause 5.1A of the Principal Agreement, the Purchase Price has been reduced by $1.5 million under
clause 5.1A(E)(ii). 

  

	 	(b)	The Purchase Price, as determined under the Principal Agreement (as amended by this Deed), is $331,935,832.97. 

  
  

			
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	5.	Completion Deliverables 

  

 

	5.1	US GAAP Statements 

The requirements of clause 7.2(i) of the Principal Agreement are amended by replacing them with the Substitute Arrangements specified in
paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 of this Deed. 
  

	5.2	Sub-licence Agreement 

 At
Completion, the Sellers shall deliver to the Purchaser a sub-licence agreement duly executed by APT pursuant to which APT grants to the Purchaser a sub-licence in respect of the Proprietary Documentation (as that term is defined in the Concession
Deed). 
  

	6.	Update of Land Title References 

  

 
 The title references in respect of
some land parcels under the Existing Corridor Sub-Leases (as set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 and paragraph B of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement) have changed since the date of the Principal Agreement. The updated title
references in respect of those land parcels are set out in Schedule 3 of this Deed, and the Principal Agreement is amended accordingly. 
  

	7.	Miscellaneous Amendments to Principal Agreement 

  

 
 The Principal Agreement is amended
by: 
  

	 	(a)	deleting the words “Crown Lease Term No 1990” as they appear in: 

 

	 	(i)	paragraph 3(x) of Schedule 9 of the Principal Agreement; and 

  

	 	(ii)	paragraph (D)(x) of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement, 

 and replacing those words with the words “Crown Lease Term No 1900” in each case; 
  

	 	(b)	deleting the words “DP World Australia Limited (formerly P & O Ports Limited (ACN 000 049 310))” as they appear in paragraph (Q) of Schedule 13 of
the Principal Agreement and replacing those words with the words “POAGS Pty Ltd (ACN 123 021 492) (formerly P & O Ports Limited)”; 

  

	 	(c)	deleting the words “P & O” as they appear for the second time in paragraph (Q) of Schedule 13 of the Principal Agreement and replacing
those words with the words “POAGS Pty Ltd”; 

  

	 	(d)	deleting the words “Pacific National Bulk Rail Pty Ltd (formerly Great Southern Railway Limited)” as they appear in paragraph (W) of Schedule 13 of the
Principal Agreement and replacing those words with the words “Great Southern Rail Limited (formerly Great Southern Railway Limited) (ACN 079 476 949)”; 

 

	 	(e)	inserting the following words immediately after the words “D&C Contract” in paragraph (e)(ii) of Schedule 14 of the Principal Agreement:

 “(save any benefit or right arising from the grant of a sub-licence by APT to the Purchaser in respect of
the Proprietary Documentation (as that term is defined in the Concession Deed))”; 

  
  

			
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	 	(f)	deleting all of the words that appear in clause 5.5(c) of the Principal Agreement and replacing those words with the words “Not used”;

  

	 	(g)	deleting all of the words that appear in clause 5.5(d) of the Principal Agreement and replacing those words with the words “Not used”;

  

	 	(h)	inserting Schedule 5 to this Deed as a new Schedule 16 of the Principal Agreement; 

 

	 	(i)	inserting the words “plus an amount equal to the Pre-Payment Amount” immediately after the words “plus an amount equal to any Further CapEx
Payments,” as they appear in clause 5.1 of the Principal Agreement; and 

  

	 	(j)	inserting the following words, immediately after the definition of “Post-Completion Sale Fees” in clause 1.1 of the Principal Agreement:

 “Pre-Payment Amount means an amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts set out in the
column headed “Purchaser’s Liability” in the table in Schedule 16”. 
  

	8.	Remaining Provisions Unaffected 

  

 
 Except as specified by this Deed,
the provisions of the Principal Agreement remain in full force and effect. 
  

	9.	Sale Document 

  

 
 This Deed is a Sale Document for
the purposes of the Principal Agreement. 
  

	10.	Receiver Liability 

  

 
 Clause 15 of the Principal
Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis in this Deed. 

  
  

			
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 Executed and delivered as a deed in Sydney 

 

							
	Executed by Brown & Root Investments	    	)	  		  	
	Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers	    	)	  		  	
	Appointed) by one of its joint and several	    	)	  		  	
	receivers and managers Martin Madden or	    	)	  		  	
	David Winterbottom:	    	)	  		  	
		    	)	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
	  	
	Witness	    		  	Receiver and Manager	  	
				
	 JONATHAN DILLON
	    		  	 MARTIN MADDEN
	  	
	Name of Witness (print)	    		  	Name of Receiver and Manager (print)	  	
				
	Executed by Brown & Root Investments	    	)	  		  	
	(No.1) Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers	    	)	  		  	
	Appointed) by one of its joint and several	    	)	  		  	
	receivers and managers Martin Madden or	    	)	  		  	
	David Winterbottom:	    	)	  		  	
		    	)	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
	  	
	Witness	    		  	Receiver and Manager	  	
				
	 JONATHAN DILLON
	    		  	 MARTIN MADDEN
	  	
	Name of Witness (print)	    		  	Name of Receiver and Manager (print)	  	
				
	Executed by GWA Northern Pty Ltd	    	)	  		  	
	(Receivers and Managers Appointed) by	    	)	  		  	
	one of its joint and several receivers and	    	)	  		  	
	managers Martin Madden or David	    	)	  		  	
	Winterbottom:	    	)	  		  	

  
  

			
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	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
	  	
	Witness	    		  	Receiver and Manager	  	
				
	 JONATHAN DILLON
	    		  	 MARTIN MADDEN
	  	
	Name of Witness (print)	    		  	Name of Receiver and Manager (print)	  	
				
	 Executed by ARG Sell Down No.1 Pty Ltd
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by Darwin Rail No.1 Pty Limited
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	

  
  

			
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	 Executed by Darwin Rail No.3 Pty Limited
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by John Holland AD Investments
 Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers
 Appointed) by one of its joint and
several
 receivers and managers Martin Madden or
 David Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
 )
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by JH Rail Investments Pty Ltd
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	

  
  

			
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	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by Zelmex Pty Limited
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by Joetel Pty Limited (Receivers
 and Managers Appointed) by one of its
 joint and several receivers and
managers
 Martin Madden or David Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	

  
  

			
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	 Executed by Macmahon Rail Investments
 Pty Limited (Receivers and Managers
 Appointed) by one of its joint and
several
 receivers and managers Martin Madden or
 David Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
 )
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by Thomco (No. 2021) Pty Ltd
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by S.A.N.T (MGT-UJV) Pty Ltd
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	

  
  

			
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	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by S.A.N.T (TERM-UJV) Pty Ltd
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by Northern Railway Aboriginal
 Investment Pty Ltd (Receivers and
 Managers Appointed), by one of its
joint
 and several receivers and managers Martin
 Madden or David Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
 )
	  		  	

  
  

			
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	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by Central Railway Aboriginal
 Investment Pty Ltd (Receivers and
 Managers Appointed), by one of its
joint
 and several receivers and managers Martin
 Madden or David Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
 )
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by NAM NT Rail Pty Limited
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed), by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	

  
  

			
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	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by SIF Railway No. 1 Pty Limited
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by Memax Pty Limited
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) by
 one of its joint and several receivers
and
 managers Martin Madden or David
 Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
 )
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	

  
  

			
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	 Executed by Nortfol Pty Limited (Receivers
 and Managers Appointed) by one of its
 joint and several receivers and
managers
 Martin Madden or David Winterbottom:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by Asia Pacific Transport Pty
 Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed)
 (Subject to Deed of Company

Arrangement) by one of its joint and

several receivers and managers Martin

Madden or Jannamaria Robertson:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Executed by Freight Link Pty Ltd
 (Receivers and Managers Appointed)
 (Subject to Deed of Company

Arrangement) by one of its joint and

several receivers and managers Martin

Madden or Jannamaria Robertson:
	    	 )
 )

)
 )

)
 )
	  		  	

  
  

			
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	Deed of Amendment and Acknowledgement	  	

  
  

 

  

							
	 /S/ JONATHAN DILLON
 Witness
  
 JONATHAN DILLON
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARTIN MADDEN
 Receiver and Manager
  
 MARTIN MADDEN
 Name of Receiver and Manager (print)
	  	
				
	 Signed, Sealed and Delivered by
 PETER JOHN DOYLE as attorney for GWA
 (North) Pty Limited under power of
attorney
 dated 16 November 2010 in the presence of
	    	 )
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ ANNA LAU
 Witness
  
 ANNA LAU
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ PETER JOHN DOYLE
 Attorney
  
 PETER J DOYLE
 Name of Attorney (print)

 
 By executing this deed the attorney states that the attorney has received no notice
of revocation of the power of attorney
	  	
				
	 Signed for Genesee & Wyoming Inc by its
 Authorised Representative in the presence of
	    	 )
 )

)
	  		  	
				
	 /S/ ANNA LAU
 Witness
  
 ANNA LAU
 Name of Witness (print)
	    		  	 /S/ MARK W HASTINGS
 Authorise Representative
  
 MARK W HASTINGS
 Name of Authorised Representative (print)
	  	

  
  

			
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