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Form of Indemnification Agreement

 Exhibit 10.18 
  
 INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS AGREEMENT is entered into, effective as of January 19, 2006, by and between JDS Uniphase Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Harold (Hal) L. Covert (“Indemnitee”). 
  
 WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available; 
  
 WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company; 
  

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims currently being asserted against directors and
officers of corporations; 
  
 WHEREAS, the Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company require the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law, and the Indemnitee will be serving as a director and/or officer of the
Company in part in reliance on the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; and 
  
 WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for (i) substantial protection against personal liability based on Indemnitee’s reliance on the aforesaid Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws,
(ii) specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws will be available to Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of the Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws or any change in the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors or acquisition transaction relating to the Company), and (iii) an inducement to provide effective services to the Company as a director and/or
officer, the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted under Delaware law and as set forth in this Agreement, and,
to the extent insurance is maintained, to provide for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of Indemnitee serving the Company directly or, at its request,
with another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows: 
  
 1. Certain Definitions: 
  
 (a) Board: the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 (b) Affiliate: any corporation or other person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified. 
  

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 (c) Change in Control: shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as
such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a
corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, and other than any person holding shares of the Company on the date that the Company first
registers under the Act or any transferee of such individual if such transferee is a spouse or lineal descendant of the transferee or a trust for the benefit of the individual, his spouse or lineal descendants), is or becomes the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, or
(ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by
a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the Board, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the Voting Securities of the Company
outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the
Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the
Company (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. 
  
 (d) Expenses: any expense, liability, or loss, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, amounts paid or
to be paid in settlement, any interest, assessments, or other charges imposed thereon, any federal, state, local, or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and all other costs and
obligations, paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in, participating in (including on appeal), or preparing for any of the foregoing in, any Proceeding relating to any Indemnifiable Event. 
  
 (e) Indemnifiable Event: any event or occurrence that takes place
either prior to or after the execution of this Agreement, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, or while a director or officer is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer,
employee, trustee, agent, or fiduciary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust, or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation
that was a predecessor corporation of the Company or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation, or related to anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity, whether or not the basis of the Proceeding is
alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company, as described above. 
  

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 (f) Independent Counsel: the person or body appointed in connection with Section 3.

  
 (g) Proceeding: any threatened, pending, or completed
action, suit, or proceeding (including an action by or in the right of the Company), or any inquiry, hearing, or investigation, whether conducted by the Company or any other party, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution
of any such action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or other. 
  
 (h) Reviewing Party: the person or body appointed in accordance with Section 3. 
  
 (i) Voting Securities: any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors. 

 
 2. Agreement to Indemnify. 
  
 (a) General Agreement. In the event Indemnitee was, is, or becomes a
party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Proceeding by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee from and
against any and all Expenses to the fullest extent permitted by law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or interpreted (but in the case of any such amendment or interpretation, only to the extent that such amendment or interpretation
permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than were permitted prior thereto). The parties hereto intend that this Agreement shall provide for indemnification in excess of that expressly permitted by statute, including, without
limitation, any indemnification provided by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, vote of its stockholders or disinterested directors, or applicable law. 
  
 (b) Initiation of Proceeding. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Indemnitee shall not be
entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless (i) the Company has joined in or the Board has consented to
the initiation of such Proceeding; (ii) the Proceeding is one to enforce indemnification rights under Section 5; or (iii) the Proceeding is instituted after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of
the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) and Independent Counsel has approved its initiation. 
  
 (c) Expense Advances. If so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance (within ten business days of such request) any and all Expenses to
Indemnitee (an “Expense Advance”); provided that (i) such an Expense Advance shall be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amount thereof if it is ultimately
determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company, and (ii) if and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall
be entitled to be 
  

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 reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid. If
Indemnitee has commenced or commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, as provided in Section 4, any determination made by the Reviewing
Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding, and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect
thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or have lapsed). Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. 
  
 (d) Mandatory Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding relating in whole or in part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be
indemnified against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith. 
  
 (e) Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. 
  
 (f) Prohibited Indemnification. No indemnification pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid by the Company on account of any Proceeding in which judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting of
profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of any federal, state, or local laws.

  
 3. Reviewing Party. Prior to any Change in Control, the
Reviewing Party shall be any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the Board or any other person or body appointed by the Board who is not a party to the particular Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee is seeking
indemnification; after a Change in Control, the Independent Counsel referred to below shall become the Reviewing Party. With respect to all matters arising after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the
directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnity payments and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification for Indemnifiable Events, the Company shall seek legal advice only from Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the
Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), and who has not otherwise performed services for the Company or the Indemnitee (other than in connection with indemnification matters) within the last five years. The Independent Counsel
shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under
this Agreement. Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what 
  

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 extent the Indemnitee should be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The Company agrees to pay the
reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel and to indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities, loss, and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the engagement of
Independent Counsel pursuant hereto. 
  
 4. Indemnification
Process and Appeal. 
  
 (a) Indemnification Payment.
Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification of Expenses, and shall receive payment thereof, from the Company in accordance with this Agreement as soon as practicable after Indemnitee has made written demand on the Company for indemnification,
unless the Reviewing Party has given a written opinion to the Company that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under applicable law. 
  
 (b) Suit to Enforce Rights. Regardless of any action by the Reviewing Party, if Indemnitee has not received full indemnification within thirty
days after making a demand in accordance with Section 4(a), Indemnitee shall have the right to enforce its indemnification rights under this Agreement by commencing litigation in any court in the State of California or the State of Delaware
having subject matter jurisdiction thereof seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof. The Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such
proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party not challenged by the Indemnitee shall be binding on the Company and Indemnitee. The remedy provided for in this Section 4 shall be in addition to any other remedies available to Indemnitee
at law or in equity. 
  
 (c) Defense to Indemnification,
Burden of Proof, and Presumptions. It shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Company to enforce this Agreement (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Expenses incurred in defending a Proceeding in
advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking has been tendered to the Company) that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. In connection with any such action or
any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proving such a defense or determination shall be on the Company. Neither the failure of the Reviewing Party or the
Company (including its Board, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action by Indemnitee that indemnification of the claimant is proper under the circumstances because
Indemnitee has met the standard of conduct set forth in applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party or Company (including its Board, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee had not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding,
by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval), conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any
particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. 
  

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 5. Indemnification for Expenses Incurred in Enforcing Rights. The Company shall indemnify
Indemnitee against any and all Expenses that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for 
  

	 	(i)	indemnification or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under this Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification for Indemnifiable Events, and/or 

  

	 	(ii)	recovery under directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, but only in the event that Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be
entitled to such indemnification or insurance recovery, as the case may be. In addition, the Company shall, if so requested by Indemnitee, advance the foregoing Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to and in accordance with Section 2(c).

  
 6. Notification and Defense of
Proceeding. 
  
 (a) Notice. Promptly after receipt by
Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the
Company will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee, except as provided in Section 6(c). 
  
 (b) Defense. With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Company of the commencement thereof, the Company will be entitled
to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense and except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to
Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of any Proceeding, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense of such
Proceeding other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ legal counsel in such Proceeding, but all Expenses related thereto incurred after notice from the Company of its
assumption of the defense shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless: (i) the employment of legal counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee has reasonably determined that there may be a conflict of
interest between Indemnitee and the Company in the defense of the Proceeding, (iii) after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such
Change in Control), the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been approved by the Independent Counsel, or (iv) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding, in each of which cases all Expenses
of the Proceeding shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which Indemnitee shall have made the determination provided for in (ii),
(iii) and (iv) above. 
  

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 (c) Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this
Agreement or otherwise for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that if a Change in Control has occurred (other than a
Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the Company shall be liable for indemnification of Indemnitee for amounts paid in settlement if the Independent
Counsel has approved the settlement. The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify the
Indemnitee under this Agreement with regard to any judicial award if the Company was not given a reasonable and timely opportunity, at its expense, to participate in the defense of such action; the Company’s liability hereunder shall not be
excused if participation in the Proceeding by the Company was barred by this Agreement. 
  
 7. Establishment of Trust. In the event of a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in
Control) the Company shall, upon written request by Indemnitee, create a Trust for the benefit of the Indemnitee and from time to time upon written request of Indemnitee shall fund the Trust in an amount sufficient to satisfy any and all Expenses
reasonably anticipated at the time of each such request to be incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, participating in, and/or defending any Proceeding relating to an Indemnifiable Event. The amount or amounts to be deposited in
the Trust pursuant to the foregoing funding obligation shall be determined by the Independent Counsel. The terms of the Trust shall provide that (i) the Trust shall not be revoked or the principal thereof invaded without the written consent of
the Indemnitee, (ii) the Trustee shall advance, within ten business days of a request by the Indemnitee, any and all Expenses to the Indemnitee (and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to reimburse the Trust under the same circumstances for which the
Indemnitee would be required to reimburse the Company under Section 2(c) of this Agreement), (iii) the Trust shall continue to be funded by the Company in accordance with the funding obligation set forth above, (iv) the Trustee shall
promptly pay to the Indemnitee all amounts for which the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, and (v) all unexpended funds in the Trust shall revert to the Company upon a final determination
by the Independent Counsel or a court of competent jurisdiction, as the case may be, that the Indemnitee has been fully indemnified under the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee shall be chosen by the Indemnitee. Nothing in this Section 7
shall relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement. All income earned on the assets held in the Trust shall be reported as income by the Company for federal, state, local, and foreign tax purposes. The Company shall pay all
costs of establishing and maintaining the Trust and shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities, loss, and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the establishment
and maintenance of the Trust. 
  
 8. Non-Exclusivity. The
rights of Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, applicable law, or otherwise; provided, however, that this Agreement shall supersede any prior
indemnification agreement between the Company and the Indemnitee. To the extent that a change in applicable law (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater 
  

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 indemnification than would be afforded currently under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws,
applicable law, or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties that Indemnitee enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. 
  
 9. Liability Insurance. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing general and/or directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any Company director or officer. 
  
 10. Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no
cause of action shall be asserted by or on behalf of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors, or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of
accrual of such cause of action, or such longer period as may be required by state law under the circumstances. Any claim or cause of action of the Company or its Affiliate shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely
filing and notice of a legal action within such period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, the shorter period shall govern. 
  
 11. Amendment of this Agreement. No supplement, modification, or
amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in the form of a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement
of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver shall operate as a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or
any delay in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof. 
  
 12. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required
and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. 
  
 13. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under
this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise received payment (under any insurance policy, Bylaw, or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

  
 14. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or
assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a
substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and 
  

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substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company
would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity pertaining to an
Indemnifiable Event even though he may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any Proceeding. 
  
 15. Severability. If any provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void,
or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of this
Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, void, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, void, or
unenforceable. 
  
 16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such State without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws. 
  
 17. Notices. All notices, demands, and other communications required
or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, against receipt, or mailed, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the Company at:

  

	
	 JDS Uniphase Corporation

	 Attention: General Counsel

	 1768 Automation Parkway

	 San Jose, California 95131
  

	 and to Indemnitee at:

	 ____________________________________

	 ____________________________________

  
 Notice of change of address shall be
effective only when given in accordance with this Section. All notices complying with this Section shall be deemed to have been received on the date of hand delivery or on the third business day after mailing. 
  
 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the day
specified above. 
  

			
	JDS Uniphase Corporation
		
	By:	 	 /S/    CHRISTOPHER S. DEWEES

	 	 	Christopher S. Dewees
	 	 	Senior Vice President and General Counsel
	
	INDEMNITEE
		
	By:	 	 /S/    HAROLD (HAL) L. COVERT

	 	 	Harold (Hal) L. Covert

  

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 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  

This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the      day of
                , 2006 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Texas United Bancshares, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Employer”)
and Kent McCune (hereinafter called the “Executive”), an individual who resides in Fort Worth, Texas. 
  
 WHEREAS, the Employer and Northwest Bancshares, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Northwest”), are simultaneously herewith entering into an
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (“Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Northwest will merge with and into the Employer, and Northwest Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest (“Northwest Bank”), will merge
with and into GNB Financial, n.a., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Employer (“GNB Financial”); and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Employer (the “Board”) believes it is in the best interest of the Employer to enter into this
Agreement in order to attempt to assure management continuity of GNB Financial; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the employment relationship between the Employer and the Executive as set forth herein; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, intending to be legally bound, for the
consideration set forth in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, agree as follows: 
  
 1. Primary Duties; Location. 
  
 (a) Employer agrees to employ the Executive as President and Chief Operating Officer of GNB Financial. The Executive shall have
responsibilities, duties and authority customarily accorded to and expected of an executive holding such position. The Executive agrees to devote full time, attention and efforts to promote and further the business of the Employer. The Executive
shall report to the Board and shall perform his duties under this Agreement in accordance with such reasonable standards established from time to time by the Board. 
  
 (b) Executive shall work in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and shall be furnished with an office and other
business facilities and services sufficient to carry out his duties of office. 
  
 2. Engaging in Other Employment. During the Term (as defined in section 4(a) hereof) of this Agreement, Executive shall devote all of his entire productive time, ability and attention to the business of
Employer during Employer’s normal business hours. During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall not directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial or professional nature relating to banking or financial matters to any
other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the prior written consent of 

 
Employer. Executive’s non-competition obligations following the Term of this Agreement are set forth in Paragraph 6 hereof. 
  
 3. Compensation and Benefits. For all services rendered
by the Executive to the Employer and its Subsidiaries, the Employer shall compensate the Executive as follows: 
  
 (a) Base Salary. Commencing the Effective Date, the Employer agrees to pay the Executive a base salary of $165,000 per annum, less
applicable statutory deductions (the “Base Salary”), payable on a regular basis in accordance with the Employer’s standard payroll procedures, but not less frequently than monthly. The amount of Base Salary shall be reviewed by the
Board no less often than annually and may be increased from time to time by such amounts as the Board in its discretion may decide. 
  
 (b) Starting Bonus. Executive shall be paid a bonus of $30,000 on Executive’s first day of employment as President and Chief
Operating Officer of GNB Financial under this Agreement. 
  
 (c) Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to coverage, subject to contributions required of executives of the Employer generally, for the Executive and dependent family members under health, hospitalization,
disability, dental, life and other insurance plans that the Employer may have in effect from time to time for the benefit of similarly situated employees of the Employer. 
  
 (d) Reasonable Executive Expenses. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in any fringe
benefit plan or program which may be or become applicable to the Employer’s executive employees. The Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by him (in accordance with the policies and
practices of the Employer or as may be established by the Board for its senior executives) in performing services under this Agreement, provided that the Executive properly accounts for such expenses in accordance with the Employer’s policies.

  
 (e) Club Dues; Car. During the Term of
this Agreement, Employer will reimburse Executive for Executive’s membership dues at the Trophy Club Country Club and Womack’s Personal Trainer Gym. During the Term of this Agreement, Employer shall provide Executive with the use of an
automobile. 
  
 (f) Vacation. The
Executive shall be entitled to annual vacation time determined in accordance with the Employer’s standard practices, and equal to the vacation time granted other similarly situated executive employees of Employer. 
  
 4. Term, Termination and Rights upon Termination.

  
 (a) Term. The term of this Agreement
shall begin on the Effective Date and continue for two (2) years (the “Initial Term”) unless terminated sooner as herein provided. Following the Initial Term, Executive’s employment shall continue by automatic, successive,
one-month “evergreen” renewals (each such successive renewal period together with the Initial Term, the “Term”), unless either party declines to renew. 

  

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A party declining to renew must provide to the other party written notice of the non-renewal at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the end of
the then-current term. This Agreement and the Executive’s employment may be terminated in any one of the following ways: 
  
 (b) Termination as a Result of the Executive’s Death. The death of the Executive shall immediately terminate this Agreement,
and the Executive’s estate shall be entitled to a lump sum cash amount representing all compensation and benefits earned by the Executive and unpaid as of the date of termination, less applicable statutory deductions, and any other benefits
under insurance programs and other employee plans in accordance with the terms of such arrangements. 
  
 (c) Termination on Account of Disability. The Employer may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment upon a
determination of Disability (as defined below), such termination to be effective immediately upon written notice to Executive. The term “Disability” means Executive’s inability to perform his usual services to the Employer because of
mental or physical illness or injury for the consecutive days as defined in the Employer’s disability policy then in effect, which inability to perform will be determined by a physician selected by the Employer. Upon termination of employment
upon a determination of Disability, the Executive shall be entitled to a lump sum cash amount representing all compensation and benefits earned by the Executive and unpaid as of the date of termination, less applicable statutory deductions, and any
other benefits under insurance programs and other employee plans in accordance with the terms of such arrangements. 
  
 (d) Termination by the Employer for Cause. The Employer may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment for
“Cause,” which shall mean: (i) fraud, embezzlement, theft or misappropriation of funds or other property of the Employer, (ii) self-dealing or gross negligence in the performance by Executive of his duties pursuant to this
Agreement, (iii) the repeated failure or refusal by Executive to perform his duties to the Employer as provided herein, other than due to Disability, (iv) the commission by Executive of any willful acts of bad faith or gross misconduct
against the Employer, (v) the indictment of Executive for a felony or other criminal act involving dishonesty, whether or not relating to his employment with the Employer, (vi) the repeated breach of a lawful, established policy or
procedure of the Employer; provided that with respect to clauses (iii) and (vi), Employer shall give Executive written notice of the breach or other failure on the part of Executive and the actions necessary to correct such breach, if
applicable. If Executive fails to cure the breach or failure within twenty (20) days of receipt of such notice or if the breach or failure is incurable, Employer may proceed to terminate Executive’s employment for Cause without further
notice. 
  
 (e) Termination by Employer
Without Cause. At any time after the commencement of employment, the Employer may for any reason terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment (i.e., other than for Cause, death or Disability), such termination to be effective
immediately upon the giving of written notice to Executive by Employer. 
  

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 (f) Termination by Executive. Executive may terminate this Agreement and
Executive’s employment at any time and for any reason upon thirty (30) days notice. In the event Executive wishes to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for Good Reason (as defined below), Executive shall first give the
Employer written notice of the action by the Employer which the Executive purports to have resulted in a material adverse change giving rise to the Good Reason, and the actions necessary to correct such material adverse change. If the Employer fails
to cure the material adverse change within twenty (20) days of the receipt of such notice, Executive may proceed to terminate Executive’s employment for Good Reason without further notice. The term “Good Reason” means any action
by the Employer which results in a material adverse change in Executive’s position, authority, duties, responsibilities, compensation or location, except as otherwise permitted in this Agreement. 
  
 5. Certain Payments Following Termination of
Employment. 
  
 (a) If
Executive’s employment with the Employer is terminated by the Employer for Cause or if Executive terminates Executive’s employment without Good Reason, Executive shall thereafter be entitled to receive from the Employer a lump sum cash
amount representing all compensation and benefits earned by the Executive and unpaid as of the date of termination, less applicable statutory deductions. If Executive’s employment is terminated by Employer for Cause, such amount shall be paid
to Executive within six (6) days of termination. Further, if the Employer terminates the Executive for Cause or the Executive terminates this Agreement without Good Reason, Executive’s obligations set forth in Paragraph 6 shall continue
during the Non-Competition Period (as defined in section 6(c) hereof). 
  
 (b) If Executive’s employment with the Employer is terminated by the Employer for any reason other than (i) for Cause, (ii) as a result of Executive’s death or (iii) upon a determination of
Disability, or if Executive terminates his employment with Employer for Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Employer a lump sum cash amount representing (i) payment of accrued but unpaid Base Salary, allowances and
reimbursements, (ii) payment of Base Salary for the remaining portion of the Initial Term of this Agreement, (iii) payment of all premiums for Executive’s continued participation in the Employer’s medical/dental plan through the
Initial Term of this Agreement, (iv) payment for accrued and unused vacation days and (v) reimbursement for incurred business expenses, which remain unpaid as of the effective date of termination. Further, Executive’s obligations set
forth in Paragraph 6 shall continue during the Non-Competition Period. 
  
 6. Non-Disclosure, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Covenants. 
  
 (a) Confidential Information Defined. The Executive acknowledges that Employer’s business is highly competitive, that he will
be given immediate access to Confidential Information of Employer that is a valuable, special, and unique asset used by Employer in its business, and that protection of such Confidential Information against unauthorized disclosure and use is of
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proprietary information and/or trade secrets that have been and/or will be developed or used and that cannot be obtained readily by third parties from
outside sources. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, the following: information regarding customers, employees, contractors and the industry not generally known to the public; strategies, methods, books, records and documents;
technical information concerning products, equipment, services and processes; procurement procedures, pricing and pricing techniques; information concerning past, current and prospective customers, investors and business affiliates (such as contact
name, service provided, pricing, type and amount of services used, financial data and/or other such information); pricing strategies and price curves; positions; plans or strategies for expansion or acquisitions; budgets; research; financial and
sales data; trading methodologies and terms; communications information; evaluations, opinions and interpretations of information and data; marketing and merchandising techniques; electronic databases; models; specifications; computer programs;
contracts; bids or proposals; technologies and methods; training methods and processes; organizational structure; personnel information; payments or rates paid to consultants or other service providers; and other such confidential or proprietary
information. The term “Confidential Information” does not include any information that (i) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is generally available to and known to the public, other than by a breach of this Agreement by the
disclosing party, (ii) was available to the disclosing party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the non-disclosing party or (iii) was independently acquired or developed without violating any obligations of this
Agreement. 
  
 (b) Non-Disclosure
Obligations. The Executive agrees that he will not, at any time during or after his employment with Employer, make any unauthorized disclosure, directly or indirectly, of any Confidential Information of Employer, its subsidiary, or of any third
parties that the Executive received in connection with his employment with Employer, or make any use thereof, directly or indirectly, except in working for Employer. The Executive also agrees that he shall deliver promptly to Employer at the
termination of employment or at any other time at Employer’s request, without retaining any copies, all documents and other material in the Executive’s possession relating, directly or indirectly, to any Confidential Information or other
information of Employer, or Confidential Information or other information regarding third parties, learned as an employee at Employer. 
  
 (c) Non-Competition Obligations. In order to protect the Confidential Information and in order to enforce Employee’s agreement
not to disclose Confidential Information, Employer and Executive agree that, during the term of the Executive’s employment with Employer, which may exceed the Term of this Agreement, and for twelve (12) months after the termination of the
Executive’s employment with Employer, unless such termination is by Employer without Cause (“Non-Competition Period”), the Executive will not, except as an employee of Employer, in any capacity for the Executive or others, directly or
indirectly: 
  
 (i) compete or engage, anywhere
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to that of Employer, or compete or engage in that type of business which Employer has plans to engage in, or any business which Employer has engaged in
during the preceding twelve (12) month period if within the twelve (12) months before the termination of the Executive’s employment, the Executive had access to or knowledge regarding the proposed plans or the business in which
Employer engaged; 
  
 (ii) take any action to
invest in, own, manage, operate, control, participate in, be employed or engaged by or be connected in any manner with any partnership, corporation or other business or entity engaging in a business similar to that of Employer anywhere within the
Market Area; except that the Executive is permitted to own, directly or indirectly, up to one percent (1%) of the issued and outstanding securities of any publicly traded financial institution conducting business in the Market Area; 

 
 (iii) call on, service or solicit competing business from
customers or prospective customers of Employer if, within the twelve (12) months before the termination of the Executive’s employment, the Executive had or made contact with the customer, or had access to information and files about the
customer; or 
  
 (iv) call on, solicit or induce
any employee of Employer whom the Executive had contact with, knowledge of, or association with in the course of employment with Employer to terminate employment from Employer, and will not assist any other person or entity in such activities.

  
 (d) Non-Competition Covenant
Reasonable. The parties to this Agreement hereby agree that the non-competition provisions set forth in this paragraph 6 are ancillary to this Agreement, which is an otherwise enforceable agreement. Executive agrees that any work performed by
Executive for any competitor of Employer during the Non-Competition Period inevitably would lead to Executive’s unauthorized use of Employer’s Confidential Information, even if such use were unintentional. Because it would be impossible,
as a practical matter, to monitor, restrain, or police Employee’s use of such Confidential Information other than by Executive’s not working for a competitor, Executive agrees that restricting such employment as set forth in this Agreement
is the narrowest way to protect Employer’s interests, and the narrowest way of enforcing Executive’s consideration for the receipt of Employer’s specialized training and Confidential Information (namely, Executive’s promise not
to use or disclose that Confidential Information and/or specialized training). 
  
 (e) Injunctive Relief. Employer and the Executive acknowledge and agree that breach of any of the covenants made by the Executive
in this Paragraph 6 would cause irreparable injury to Employer, which could not sufficiently be remedied by monetary damages; and, therefore, that Employer shall be entitled to obtain such equitable relief as declaratory judgments; temporary,
preliminary and permanent injunctions; and order of specific performance to enforce those covenants or to prohibit any act or omission that constitutes a breach thereof. If a party must bring suit to enforce this Agreement or to defend any such
action, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees and costs related thereto. 
  

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 (f) Tolling. In the event that Employer shall file a lawsuit in any Court of
competent jurisdiction alleging a breach of any of the Executive’s obligations under this Agreement, any time period the Executive is in breach of the Agreement shall be deemed tolled as of the time such lawsuit is filed, and shall remain
tolled until such dispute finally is resolved. 
  
 7.
Return of Employer Property. All records, designs, patents, business plans, financial statements, manuals, memoranda, lists, contracts and other property delivered to or compiled by the Executive by or on behalf of the Employer or
their representatives, vendors or customers which pertain to the business of the Employer (including any subsidiary) shall be and remain the property of the Employer and subject at all times to its discretion and control. Likewise, all
correspondence, reports, records, charts, advertising materials and other similar data pertaining to the business, activities or future plans of the Employer which is collected by Executive during the course of his employment with the Employer shall
be delivered promptly to the Employer without request by it upon termination of Executive’s employment. 
  
 8. Inventions. Executive shall disclose promptly to the Employer any and all significant conceptions and ideas for inventions,
improvements and valuable discoveries, whether patentable or not, which are conceived or made by the Executive, solely or jointly with another, during the period of employment or within one (1) year thereafter, and which are directly related to
the business or activities of the Employer and which the Executive conceives as a result of his employment hereunder. The Executive hereby assigns and agrees to assign all his interests therein to the Employer or its nominee. Whenever requested to
do so by the Employer, the Executive shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments that the Employer shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain Letters Patent of the United States or any foreign country or to otherwise
protect the Employer’s interest therein. 
  
 9.
Trade Secrets. The Executive agrees not to, during or after the term of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, disclose (or use for the benefit of any person other than the Employer) the specific terms of the Employer’s
(including any subsidiary) relationships or agreements with their respective significant vendors or customers or any other trade secret or other confidential business information of the Employer (including any subsidiary), whether in existence or
proposed, to any person, firm, partnership, corporation or business for any reason or purpose whatsoever, except and only to the extent (i) such information is or becomes known to the public generally through no fault of the Executive or
(ii) required by law or legal process following notice to the Employer. 
  
 10. Arbitration. Any unresolved dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel of three
(3) arbitrators in the state in which the Employer’s main office is located, in accordance with the Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in effect, provided that the Executive
and the Employer shall comply with the Employer’s grievance procedures in an effort to resolve such dispute or controversy before resorting to arbitration, and provided further that the parties may agree to use arbitrators other than those
provided by the AAA. The arbitrators shall not have the authority to add to, detract from, or modify any provision hereof nor to award punitive damages to any injured party. A decision by a majority of the arbitration panel shall be final and
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entered on the arbitrators’ award in any court having jurisdiction. The direct expense of any arbitration proceeding shall be apportioned by the
arbitration award. 
  
 11. Successor; Binding
Agreement. The Employer shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Employer to agree to
assume and to assume all of the obligations of the Employer under this Agreement upon or prior to such succession taking place. A copy of such assumption and agreement shall be delivered to Executive promptly after its execution by the successor.
However, this Agreement is personal to the Executive and the Executive may not assign or transfer any part of his rights or duties hereunder, or any compensation due to him hereunder, to any other person, except that this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees, devisees or beneficiaries. 
  
 12. Modification; Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless
such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in a writing signed by the Executive and by such director of the Employer as may be specifically designated by the Board. Waiver by any party of any breach of or failure to comply with any
provision of this Agreement by the other party shall not be construed as, or constitute waiver of such provision, or a waiver of any other breach of, or failure to comply with, any other provision of this Agreement. 
  
 13. Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications required or permitted to be given by either party shall be in writing, deemed to have been given when delivered personally or received by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, at the address of the
other party as follows: 
  
 If to the Employer to: 
  
 Texas United Bancshares, Inc. 
 202 West Colorado Street 
 La Grange, Texas
78945 
  
 If to Executive to: 
  
 Kent McCune 
 8312 Regency Drive 
 Fort Worth, Texas 76180

  
 Either party hereto may change its address for purposes of this Paragraph 13
by giving fifteen (15) days prior notice to the other party hereto. 
  
 14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. 
  
 15. Complete Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties relating to the
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understandings, written or oral, between the Employer, its predecessors and the Executive. The Executive has no oral representations, understandings or
agreements with the Employer or any of its officers, directors or representatives covering the same subject matter as this Agreement. This Agreement is the final, complete and exclusive statement and expression of the agreement between the Employer
and the Executive and of all the terms of this Agreement, and it cannot be varied, contradicted or supplemented by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements. 
  
 16. Severability. If any portion of this Agreement is held invalid or inoperative, the other portions
of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and operative and, so far as is reasonable and possible, effect shall be given to the intent manifested by the portion held invalid or inoperative. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this Agreement to be signed individually or by its authorized
officer thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	EMPLOYER:
	
	 Texas United Bancshares, Inc.

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 Name:
	 	L. Don Stricklin
	 Title:
	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	EXECUTIVE:
	
	 
	Kent McCune

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