Document:

EX-10.15

Exhibit 10.15

September 25, 2007

George Godfrey

Dear George:

As part of your employment package as Vice President, Operations, we are pleased to offer to you an
Income Protection arrangement. This letter supersedes any and other agreements written or
otherwise with regard to income protection and/or severance arrangements between you and the
Company:

     Income Continuation Protection:

In the event that your employment is terminated by Home Diagnostics at anytime
without “Cause” you shall be entitled to receive:

	 	I.	 	6 months salary continuation at your highest base salary
during the past 12 months; and
	 
	 	II.	 	Health benefits for you and your family during the salary
continuation period.
	 
	 	III.	 	Accelerated vesting of all outstanding stock options.

In the event that, during the 12-month period after a Change of Control of Home
Diagnostics, your employment is terminated by the Company or any successor entity
without “Cause”, or reassignment within the first three (3) years following a Change
of Control with Home Diagnostics or any successor entity to an office 25 miles or
more from your current office location, in addition to the benefits listed above you
shall also be entitled to receive accelerated vesting of all outstanding stock
options.

The income continuation benefits detailed above are subject to the limitation that
if you become employed full-time with equivalent benefits following termination, all
income continuation and medical benefits shall cease. However, should the new
salary be less than your most recent salary at HDI, HDI will pay the difference
between salaries through the end of the 6 month salary continuation period.

For purposes of this letter:

“Change of Control” shall mean: (i) any ‘person’ (as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the ‘beneficial owner’ (as
defined in Rule 13(d) under the Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of securities
representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding securities, (ii) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business
combination, joint venture or similar transaction, as a result of which the
stockholders of the Company prior to such transaction hold less than fifty percent
(50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities after giving
effect to such transaction, (iii) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Company, or (iv) where the
Company has filed a Current Report on Form 8 -K reporting under current Item 5.01
(or other Item if subsequently renumbered or subsequent Item) that a change of
control of the Company has occurred;

 

 

“Cause” shall mean (1) the indictment of, or the bringing of formal charges against
you by a governmental authority for charges involving fraud, embezzlement,
dishonesty, violence or moral turpitude; (2) your commission of any criminal act;
(3) willful misconduct, gross negligence, gross malfeasance, gross misfeasance, or
gross misconduct by you in the performance of your job; (4) actions by you which
cause (company)’s reputation or image to materially suffer; (5) a breach by you of
your Confidentiality and Non-Competition agreement; and (6) other events or matters
relating to your job performance or conduct that would ordinarily cause an employer
to seriously consider the termination of an employee’s employment.

If you agree, please sign where indicated and return to Kim Zeltwanger, Director, Human Resources.

Sincerely,

J. Richard Damron, Jr.

President/CEO

Agreed:

	 	 	 
	 

/s/ George GodfreyEX-10.16

Exhibit 10.16

March 6, 2008

Gary Neel

Dear Gary:

As part of your employment package as Vice President, Research and Development, we are pleased to
offer to you an Income Protection arrangement. This letter supersedes any and other agreements
written or otherwise with regard to income protection and/or severance arrangements between you and
the Company:

     Income Continuation Protection:

In the event that your employment is terminated by Home Diagnostics at anytime
without “Cause” you shall be entitled to receive:

	 	I.	 	6 months salary continuation at your highest base salary
during the past 12 months; and
	 
	 	II.	 	Health benefits for you and your family during the salary
continuation period.
	 
	 	III.	 	Accelerated vesting of all outstanding stock options.

In the event that, during the 12-month period after a Change of Control of Home
Diagnostics, your employment is terminated by the Company or any successor entity
without “Cause”, or reassignment within the first three (3) years following a Change
of Control with Home Diagnostics or any successor entity to an office 25 miles or
more from your current office location, in addition to the benefits listed above you
shall also be entitled to receive accelerated vesting of all outstanding stock
options.

The income continuation benefits detailed above are subject to the limitation that
if you become employed full-time with equivalent benefits following termination, all
income continuation and medical benefits shall cease. However, should the new
salary be less than your most recent salary at HDI, HDI will pay the difference
between salaries through the end of the 6 month salary continuation period.

For purposes of this letter:

“Change of Control” shall mean: (i) any ‘person’ (as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the ‘beneficial owner’ (as
defined in Rule 13(d) under the Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of securities
representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding securities, (ii) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business
combination, joint venture or similar transaction, as a result of which the
stockholders of the Company prior to such transaction hold less than fifty percent
(50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities after giving
effect to such transaction, (iii) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Company, or (iv) where the
Company has filed a Current Report on Form 8 -K reporting under current Item 5.01
(or other Item if subsequently renumbered or subsequent Item) that a change of
control of the Company has occurred;

 

 

“Cause” shall mean (1) the indictment of, or the bringing of formal charges against
you by a governmental authority for charges involving fraud, embezzlement,
dishonesty, violence or moral turpitude; (2) your commission of any criminal act;
(3) willful misconduct, gross negligence, gross malfeasance, gross misfeasance, or
gross misconduct by you in the performance of your job; (4) actions by you which
cause (company)’s reputation or image to materially suffer; (5) a breach by you of
your Confidentiality and Non-Competition agreement; and (6) other events or matters
relating to your job performance or conduct that would ordinarily cause an employer
to seriously consider the termination of an employee’s employment.

If you agree, please sign where indicated and return to Kim Zeltwanger, Director, Human Resources.

Sincerely,

J. Richard Damron, Jr.

President/CEO

Agreed:

	 	 	 
	 

/s/ Gary NeelEX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

March 5, 2009

Mr. David Dyer

President and Chief Executive Officer

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

11215 Metro Parkway

Fort Myers, FL 33966

Re: Amendment to Employment Agreement

Dear Dave:

As discussed and approved at the February 24, 2009 Board meeting, the Performance Shares portion of
your Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Company is amended, in its entirety, as
follows:

PERFORMANCE SHARES

The opportunity to earn shares of the Company’s common stock, contingent upon the achievement of
the return on net asset goals consistent with the Company’s 2009 Management Bonus Plan over a 1
year period. The target number of shares is 100,000 with a range of 0 — 133,333 shares depending
on the level of achievement of the performance measures and goals over the stated period. One
hundred percent (100%) of all shares earned, if any, shall vest
3 years from the date of grant.
The details of your performance share award shall be set forth in detail in a separate grant
certificate.

Other than as set forth above, the remaining terms of your Agreement with us remain the same.

Thank you for your kind attention to this matter. Please indicate your acceptance of this change
to your Agreement by signing where indicated and returning this letter to me.

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	/s/
David F. Dyer
 	 
	David F. Dyer 	 
	 	 
	 

 March 6,
2009

DateEX-10.1 Amendment to Special Stock Option Plan

EXHIBIT 10.1

Amendment to the

National Beverage Corp.

Special Stock Option Plan

     This Amendment (the “Amendment”) is made this 31st day of December, 2008, by
National Beverage Corp. (the “Corporation”) and is effective January 1, 2005 to the extent
necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”) and otherwise effective December 31, 2008.

W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Corporation previously adopted the National Beverage Corp. Special Stock Option
Plan (the “Plan”);

     WHEREAS, the Corporation has been administering the Plan in compliance with Section 409A of
the Code; and

     WHEREAS, the Corporation now desires to amend the Plan in the manner herein provided to comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Plan be amended as follows:

	1.	 	The Plan is hereby amended by adding the following as a new Section 9:

     “9. Compliance with Section 409A.

     9.1 In General. The Plan is intended to comply in form and operation with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance
of general applicability that is issued thereunder (“Section 409A”). It is the intention
of the Corporation that any amounts considered deferred compensation pursuant to this Plan
shall not be included in the gross income of the participants or their beneficiaries until
such time as the deferred amounts are distributed from the Plan. At all times, this Plan
shall be interpreted and operated (i) in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A,
unless an exemption from Section 409A is available and applicable, and (ii) to maintain the
exemption from Section 409A of Awards designed to meet the short-term deferral exception
under Section 409A, and (iii) to preserve the status of deferrals made prior to the
effective date of Section 409A as exempt from Section 409A (i.e., to preserve the
grandfathered status of Awards that were vested as of, and not modified after, December 31,
2004).

 

 

     Any discretionary authority with respect to an Award, which may exist under the terms
of the Award or the other terms of this Plan, shall not be applicable to an Award that is
subject to Section 409A to the extent such discretionary authority would conflict with
Section 409A. In the event that any Award shall be deemed not to comply with
Section 409A, then neither the Corporation, the Board, the Board Committee nor its or their
designees or agents, nor any of their affiliates, assigns or successors (each a “protected
party”) shall be liable to any participant or other person for actions, inactions,
decisions, indecisions or any other role in relation to the Plan by a protected party if
made or undertaken in good faith or in reliance on the advice of counsel (who may be
counsel for the Corporation), or made or undertaken by someone other than a protected
party.

     9.2 Specified Employees. With respect to participants who are “specified
employees” under Section 409A, a payment due to “separation from service” (within the
meaning of Section 409A) may not be made before the date that is six months after the date
of separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of death of the participant), except
as may be otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 409A.”

     Except as hereby amended, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date first written
above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
George R. Bracken
 	 
	 	 	George R. Bracken 	 
	 	 	Senior Vice President — Finance

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