Document:

EX-10.42

Exhibit 10.42

[Execution Copy]

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 2nd day of October,
2006, by and between COMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY CORPORATION (the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Communications Supply Holdings, Inc. (“CSH”), WESCO DISTRIBUTION, INC. and STEVEN J. RIORDAN
(the “Executive”), to be effective as provided herein.

WITNESSETH:

          WHEREAS, Executive currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
pursuant to that certain employment agreement with the Company made as of July 1, 2006, as amended
of even date herewith (the “Prior Employment Agreement”); and

          WHEREAS, pursuant to the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of October 2, 2006, by and among WESCO Distribution, Inc.
(“WESCO”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of WESCO International, Inc., WESCO Voltage, Inc., and CSH,
WESCO Voltage, Inc. will be merged with and into CSH (the “Merger”) as of the Effective Time as
defined in the Merger Agreement, with CSH continuing as the surviving corporation and as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of WESCO and the Company continuing as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of WESCO; and

          WHEREAS, following the Effective Time, WESCO and the Company desire to employ Executive and
Executive desires to be employed under the terms and conditions hereinafter provided; and

          WHEREAS, Executive expressly acknowledges that the principal business of WESCO is the
distribution and sale of electrical products and supplies to commercial and industrial accounts as
well as other businesses and entities, and the principal business of the Company is as described in
Section 4 hereof and

          WHEREAS, Executive expressly acknowledges that the work of Executive for the Company has and
will continue to bring Executive into close contact with the customers and suppliers of WESCO and
the Company and that Executive will have access to confidential information and affairs not readily
available to the public concerning WESCO and the Company; and

          WHEREAS, WESCO and the Company would be irreparably injured if Executive were to compete with
WESCO and the Company in violation of the restrictive covenants described in this Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the continued employment of Executive as herein provided,
the disclosure by WESCO and the Company to Executive of the knowledge and information above
described, the receipt by Executive of (i) a fixed employment term and (ii) the compensation and
benefits provided herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt

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and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Executive makes the covenants hereinafter set
forth. Further, Executive understands and acknowledges that such covenants are required for the
fair and reasonable protection of the business and goodwill of WESCO and the Company and that
without the limited restrictions on Executive’s activities imposed by the covenants the business
and goodwill of WESCO and the Company would suffer irreparable and substantial damage.

          1. Employment and Term. The Company hereby employs Executive for the term commencing
immediately following the Effective Time as defined in the Merger Agreement (hereinafter referred
to as the “Commencement Date”) and continuing for a period of three (3) years (the “Initial Term”);
provided, however, that the term of employment hereunder shall be automatically extended for two
(2) successive one-year renewal periods commencing on the third and fourth anniversaries of the
Commencement Date, respectively, unless either the Company or the Executive shall have given notice
to the other party that it or he does not desire to extend the term of employment hereunder, such
notice to be given at least sixty (60) days prior to the third or fourth anniversary of the
Commencement Date, respectively (the term of employment hereunder, and as it may be so extended,
shall be referred to herein as the “Term”). For each of the two (2) successive one-year renewal
periods, the Company and Executive shall enter into a new employment agreement which shall be
similar to the form of employment agreement attached as part of Exhibit A. At the end of the Term,
if the Executive’s employment has not been terminated earlier, the Executive shall be an at-will
employee of the Company. Executive hereby accepts such employment, subject to earlier termination
in accordance with Section 6.

          2. Position and Duties.

               (a) The Company hereby employs Executive as its Vice President, Operations and President -
Communications Supply Corporation. In such capacity, Executive shall have the duties of the senior
executive officer of the Company with powers consistent with such position. Executive shall report
to the Chief Operating Officer of WESCO. Executive shall perform such duties and responsibilities
relating to the business of the Company and WESCO as may be assigned or delegated to him from time
to time by the Chief Operating Officer of WESCO or its designee, which duties shall not be
inconsistent with his position and duties as senior executive officer of the Company. During his
employment Term, Executive shall also serve as an executive and corporate officer of WESCO without
compensation other than as contemplated herein.

               (b) Executive accepts such employment and agrees to:

               (i) devote substantially all of Executive’s efforts, time, energy and skill (vacations in
accordance with Company policy and reasonable absences due to illness excepted) during regular
business hours to the duties of his employment hereunder.

               (ii) faithfully, loyally, and industriously perform such duties, subject to the supervision of
the senior management of WESCO as contemplated above; and

               (iii) diligently follow and implement all lawful management policies and decisions of the
Company or WESCO.

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               (c) During the Term of this Agreement, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent
of the Board of Directors of WESCO (the “Board”), engage (whether or not during normal business
hours) m any other business or professional activity, or serve on the board of directors of another
entity, whether or not such activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage; but
this shall not be construed as preventing Executive from (i) investing his personal assets in
businesses that do not compete with the Combined Business of WESCO and the Company or any Affiliate
thereof in such form or manner as will not require any services on the part of Executive in the
operation or the affairs of the entities in which such investments are made and in which his
participation is solely that of an investor, (ii) purchasing securities in any corporation whose
securities are regularly traded on a national securities exchange, provided that such purchase does
not result in Executive collectively owning beneficially at any time five (5%) percent or more of
the voting securities of any Competing Enterprise or any affiliate thereof or (iii) engaging in or
serving on such civic, community, charitable, educational or religious activities or organizations.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Affiliate” or “affiliate” shall mean any
person or entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control of
WESCO or the Company and the term “Competing Enterprise” shall mean any person or any business
organization of whatever form, engaged directly or indirectly in the business of WESCO, the Company
or any affiliate in any city or country in any state of the United States, as well as anywhere
outside the United States.

          3. Compensation.

               (a) For his services performed pursuant to this Agreement, during the period of employment as
provided in Section 1 hereof, the Company shall pay Executive the base salary of Three Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) per annum, subject to annual review for increase (but not
decrease) by the Company’s Board of Directors thereafter, payable in accordance with the Company’s
regular payroll practices as long as Executive is employed by the Company, unless Executive
retires, dies, becomes disabled or Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company with Cause.

               (b) In addition to the salary to be paid to Executive pursuant to Section 3(a) and subject to
eligibility requirements, during the period of his employment, as provided in Section 1 hereof,
Executive shall be entitled to participate in all general pension, medical, hospitalization,
disability, insurance plans and programs maintained by the Company for its salaried employees and
shall be afforded such other benefits as are from time to time generally afforded similarly
situated salaried employees of the Company and, to the extent eligible, may participate in the
deferred compensation plans of the Company. Effective as of January 1, 2008, Executive shall be
eligible to receive the discretionary employer contributions provided under the WESCO Distribution,
Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, m accordance with the terms of such plan.

               (c) For 2006 only, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the annual incentive bonus
provided under paragraph 4 of the Prior Employment Agreement based on the financial performance of
the Company. The Executive shall not be entitled to any other bonuses from the Company for the year
ending December 31, 2006. For 2007 and each year thereafter, Executive shall be entitled to: (i)
participate in the WESCO Group Vice President & Region Director Management Incentive Plan, as
amended from time to time, or any successor or replacement plan (the “Incentive Plan”) on the same
basis as other similarly situated senior

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executives of WESCO, and (ii) participate in any other special award programs provided to similarly
situated senior executives of WESCO. The Incentive Plan may be modified at any time by WESCO in its
sole and absolute discretion.

               (d) The Executive shall be entitled to participate in the stock appreciation rights plan
and/or such other equity-based incentive program of WESCO with grant dates and vesting dates
consistent with general awards given to other WESCO senior executives and in accordance with the
terms of the 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan and form of Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement, in each
case as may be amended from time to time or an applicable successor or replacement plan or form of
agreement.

               (e) The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable business expenses incurred in the
performance of his duties hereunder; provided that all reimbursements for expenses incurred within
a calendar year shall be made within 2 ‘/2 months following the end of such year. The Company shall
also reimburse the Executive for all fixed expenses incurred by him on a monthly basis for his
country club membership, provided such reimbursements shall not exceed $9,000 annually. Expenses
must be documented in conformity with the policies of the Company before reimbursements are made.

               (f) The Executive shall be entitled to vacation and sick leave in accordance with the
Company’s policies and practices with respect to its similarly situated executives, provided,
however, that the Executive shall continue to be entitled to not less than twenty (20) business
days paid vacation each calendar year, the Executive’s vacation days shall be prorated for any
period in which he is not employed for the full calendar year, and any unused vacation days shall
carry over into the next subsequent calendar year only.

               (g) Executive shall be entitled to coverage under such directors and officers liability
insurance policies maintained from time to time by WESCO, the Company, or any subsidiary for the
benefit of its directors and officers. Executive shall also be entitled to indemnification from and
against all costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys‘ fees) and
advancement of expenses incurred or sustained in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to
which the Executive or his legal representatives may be made a party by reason of the Executive’s
being or having been a director, officer, employee or trustee of the Company, WESCO or any of its
affiliates or employee benefit plans, to the same extent provided by WESCO, the Company or any
subsidiary to its directors, officers or trustees. The provisions of this paragraph (g) shall not
be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the Executive seeking indemnification may have
under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or directors.

               (h) In order to encourage the Executive to purchase shares of WESCO common stock, the Board of
Directors of ‘WESCO will grant the Executive stock appreciation rights equal in number to the
shares of WESCO common stock purchased by the Executive with a value up to $700,000, granted at no
less than fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant, provided the shares must
be purchased within one year of the Commencement Date, provided further that the shares must be
purchased on no more than three individual calendar days.

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               (i) During the employment Term, Executive shall receive an automobile allowance of $1,000 per
month, with such allowance to be paid in accordance with the policies of the Company.

          4. Covenants of the Executive. In order to induce the Company to enter into this
Agreement, Executive hereby agrees as follows:

               (a) Non-Competition. During the Term of this Agreement and for the Restriction Period
(as hereinafter defined) following termination of Executive’s employment, the Executive shall not,
within any jurisdiction or marketing area in which WESCO, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates is doing business, is qualified to do business or has a reasonable expectation of doing
business, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by or participate in
the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected in any manner with, any
business of the type and character engaged in or competitive with that conducted by WESCO, the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, a business will
be deemed to be of the type and character engaged in or competitive with that conducted by WESCO,
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, if such business is involved in the sale or
distribution of structured wire, cable and connectivity products relating to local area networks or
wide area networks and low voltage products to supply connectivity for voice and data
communications, security, building automation, access control and video distribution (the
“Restricted Activities”), provided, however, a business shall not be deemed to be in
competition with WESCO, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, if such business does
not derive more than twenty percent (20%) of its consolidated annual revenues from the Restricted
Activities, and the Executive does not work for, or have any direct involvement with, any
subsidiary or division of such business that is in competition with WESCO, the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates, and provided further, that (x) the scope of businesses and the
jurisdictions and marketing areas within which the Executive has agreed not to compete pursuant to
this paragraph (a) of this Section 4 shall, for any challenged activity of the Executive during the
employment Term, be determined as of the date of any such activity and for the Restriction Period,
be determined as of the commencement of the Restriction Period, and (y) the Executive’s ownership
of securities of one percent (1%), or less of any class of securities of a public company shall
not, by itself, be considered to be competition with WESCO, the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Restriction Period” shall be (1) in the case of
the Company’s termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause (as defined in Section 6) or the
Executive’s resignation without Good Reason (as defined in Section 6), the longer of (A) the
Initial Term remaining as of the date of such termination and (B) eighteen (18) months; and (2) in
the case of the Executive’s termination of employment under any other circumstances, twelve (12)
months.

               (b) Nonsolicitation. During the Term of this Agreement and for the Restriction Period
following termination of the Term, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) employ,
solicit for employment or otherwise contract for the services of any individual who is or was at
any time within the preceding twelve (12) months an employee of WESCO, the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates; (ii) otherwise induce or attempt to induce any employee of WESCO, the
Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates to leave the employ of WESCO, the Company or such
subsidiary or affiliate, or in any way knowingly interfere with the relationship between WESCO,
the Company or any such subsidiary or affiliate

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and any employee respectively thereof; or (iii) solicit or attempt to solicit any client,
customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of WESCO, the Company or any subsidiary
or affiliate thereof or induce any such client, customer, supplier, licensee or business
relation to cease doing business with WESCO, the Company or such subsidiary or affiliate, or
interfere in any way with the relationship between any such client, customer, supplier,
licensee or business relation and WESCO, the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof.

               (c) Nondisclosure; Inventions. For the Term of this Agreement and thereafter, (i) the
Executive shall not divulge, transmit or otherwise disclose (except as legally compelled by court
order, and then only to the extent required, after prompt notice to the Board of any such order),
directly or indirectly, other than in the regular and proper course of business of WESCO, the
Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates, any customer lists, trade secrets or other confidential
knowledge or information with respect to the operations or finances of WESCO, the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates or with respect to confidential or secret processes, services,
techniques, customers or plans with respect to WESCO, the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates
(all of the foregoing collectively hereinafter referred to as, “Confidential
Information”), and (ii) the Executive will not use, directly or indirectly, any
Confidential Information for the benefit of anyone other than WESCO, the Company and its
subsidiaries or affiliates; provided, however, that the Executive has no obligation, express or
implied, to refrain from using or disclosing to others any such knowledge or information which is
or hereafter shall become available to the general public other than through disclosure by the
Executive. All Confidential Information, new processes, techniques, know-how, methods, inventions,
plans, products, patents and devices developed, made or invented by the Executive, alone or with
others, while an employee of WESCO and/or the Company which are related to the business of WESCO,
the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates shall be and become the sole property of WESCO
and/or the Company, unless released in writing by the Board, and the Executive hereby assigns any
and all rights therein or thereto to WESCO and/or the Company.

               (d) Nondisparagement. During the Term of this Agreement and thereafter, the Executive
shall not take any action to disparage or criticize WESCO, the Company or its subsidiaries or
affiliates or their respective employees, officers, directors, owners or customers or to engage in
any other action that injures or hinders the business relationships of WESCO, the Company or its
subsidiaries or affiliates. Nothing contained in this Section 4(d) shall preclude the Executive
from enforcing his rights under this Agreement.

               (e) Return of Company Property. All Confidential Information, files, records,
correspondence, memoranda, notes and other documents (including, without limitation, those in
computer-readable form) and property relating or belonging to WESCO, the Company or its
subsidiaries or affiliates, whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into his
possession in the course of the performance of his services under this Agreement, shall be the
exclusive property of the Company and shall be delivered to the Company, and not retained by the
Executive (including, without limitation, any copies thereof), promptly upon request by the
Company and, in any event, promptly upon termination of the employment Term.

               (f) Enforcement. The Executive acknowledges that a breach of his covenants
contained in this Section 4 may cause irreparable damage to WESCO, the Company and its

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subsidiaries and affiliates, the exact amount of which would be difficult to ascertain, and that
the remedies at law for any such breach or threatened breach would be inadequate. Accordingly, the
Executive agrees that if he breaches or threatens to breach any of the covenants contained in this
Section 4, in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, WESCO,
the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates shall be entitled to (i) cease or withhold
payment to the Executive of any severance payments described in Section 6(b)(iii) to the extent
provided therein, and/or (ii) specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent the breach or
any threatened breach thereof without bond or other security or a showing that monetary damages
will not provide an adequate remedy.

               (g) Scope of Covenants. The Company, WESCO and the Executive further acknowledge that
the time, scope, geographic area and other provisions of this Section 4 have been specifically
negotiated by sophisticated commercial parties and agree that they consider the restrictions and
covenants contained in this Section 4 to be reasonable and necessary for the protection of the
interests of WESCO, the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, but if any such restriction
or covenant shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be void but would be valid if
deleted in part or reduced in application, such restriction or covenant shall apply with such
deletion or modification as may be necessary to make it valid and enforceable. The restrictions
and covenants contained in each paragraph of this Section 4 shall be construed as separate and
individual restrictions and covenants and shall each be capable of being severed without prejudice
to the other restrictions and covenants or to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

          5. Company Policies and Handbooks. Executive further covenants and agrees that during
the terms of Executive’s employment he will comply with WESCO’s Employee Handbook, WESCO’s Employee
Intellectual Property Agreement, and the policies of the Company and WESCO. A copy of WESCO’s
Employee Handbook and policies, including WESCO’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and Annual
Representation Letter will be provided to the Executive prior to the Commencement Date.

          6. Termination.

               (a) Events of Termination, Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate
upon the earlier to occur of the following:

          (i) Executive’s death;

          (ii) Executive’s substantial and permanent disability (determined m accordance
with the usual policies and practices of the Company);

          (iii) Executive’s termination without Cause (as defined herein) by the Company,
which termination without Cause, and the effective date thereof, shall be
communicated to Executive in writing;

          (iv) Executive’s termination with Cause (as defined herein) by the Company,
which termination with Cause, and the effective date thereof, shall be communicated
to Executive in writing;

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          (v) Executive’s resignation without Good Reason (as defined
herein); or

          (vi) Executive’s resignation with Good Reason (as defined
herein).

          For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: the Executive’s (i) willful disregard or
gross neglect of his duties (other than due to disability), which continues for a period of
thirty (30) days following written notice thereof by WESCO to the Executive; (ii) willful conduct
that is demonstrably injurious to WESCO, the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof;
(iii) material breach of any of the material provisions of this Agreement or any other written
agreement between the Executive and WESCO, the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof
which breach is not cured, to the extent susceptible to cure, within thirty (30) days after WESCO
or the Company has given notice to the Executive describing such breach; (iv) commission of any
act of fraud, theft and/or financial dishonesty with respect to WESCO, the Company or any
subsidiary or affiliate thereof, including (without limitation) misappropriation of funds,
properties and/or assets; (v) chronic alcoholism, drug addiction or abuse of illegal drugs,
alcohol or other controlled substances, subject to applicable law; or (vi) commission of, or
guilty or nolo contendere plea to, a felony crime or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude,
fraud or sexual harassment. For the avoidance of doubt, termination of the Executive’s employment
upon the expiration of the Initial Term following delivery by the Company of a notice of
non-renewal under Section 1 shall be a termination by the Company without Cause. The existence or
non-existence of Cause shall be determined in good faith by a majority vote of the Board at a
meeting at which the Executive shall have had the opportunity (along with counsel) to be heard,
which meeting shall occur after written notice specifying the particulars of the conduct by the
Executive set forth in clauses (i) through (vi) above has been given to the Executive and
Executive has been afforded the opportunity to cure as set forth in such clauses. The employment
of the Executive may also be terminated at any time by the Executive by written notice of
resignation delivered to the Company not less than ninety (90) days prior to the effective date
of such resignation.

          For purposes of this Agreement, the terra “Good Reason” means the occurrence after the
Commencement Date of any of the following events (without the Executive’s express written consent):
(i) a reduction by the Company in the Executive‘s base salary stated in Section 3(a);
(ii) a reduction by the Company in the Executive’s maximum annual bonus opportunity under Section
3(c) below 100% of the amount of base salary in effect under Section 3(a), (iii) the failure by the
Company or WESCO to pay or provide the compensation and benefits set forth in Section 3 above; (iv)
a diminution in the Executive‘s duties or responsibilities with respect to the Company
from those described in Section 2(a), which for this purpose, shall include, but not be limited to,
the failure to maintain the Executive as the Vice President, Operations and President -
Communications Supply Corporation and senior executive officer of the Company, unless due to a
promotion or increased responsibilities; (v) a change in the Executive’s primary office location
that results in an increase of more than twenty five (25) miles in the commuting distance from
Executive’s residence as of the Commencement Date to such new office location; or (vi) a breach of
a material provision of this Agreement by the Company, and the Company has not cured such
reduction, failure, diminution, breach or other action within thirty (30) days after receiving
written notice from the Executive stating in detail the facts and circumstances claimed

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to constitute Good Reason. For the avoidance of doubt, the termination of the Executive’s
employment upon the expiration of the Initial Term following delivery by the Executive of a notice
of non-renewal under Section 1 shall be a termination by the Executive without Good Reason. For the
avoidance of doubt, termination by the Executive for Good Reason is conditioned on the Executive’s
delivery of a written notice of resignation delivered to the Company not less than ninety (90) days
prior to the effective date of such resignation.

               (b) Effect of Termination of Executive. If Executive’s employment hereunder shall be
terminated prior to the end of the Initial Term, then Executive shall be entitled to receive the
following:

          (i) If employment is terminated by reason of Executive’s death, Executive shall
be entitled to receive salary and benefits through the date of death.

          (ii) If employment is terminated by reason of Executive’s substantial and
permanent disability, Executive shall be entitled to receive salary and benefits
through the date Executive is determined to be substantially and permanently
disabled.

          (iii) If employment is terminated (A) by the Company without Cause, or (B) by
the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to receive an amount
equal to: (x) the Executive’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the
Commencement Date under the Prior Employment Agreement throughout the period that is
the longer of (1) the remainder of the Initial Term, or (2) twenty-four (24) months
from his date of termination (such period being the “Severance Period”) (payable
ratably over the Severance Period); (y) payment for or reimbursement of the
Executive’s portion of any premiums for “continuation coverage” for purposes of
Section 4980B of the Code, ,until the earlier of (1) the end of the Severance
Period, or (2) the date the Executive becomes eligible for similar benefits under
the health plan of a new employer; and (z) an amount equal to Nine Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($900,000); provided that if (1) the Executive’s employment is terminated
prior to December 31, 2006, then the Executive shall also be entitled to receive an
additional amount equal to Seven Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
($775,000), or (2) the Executive’s employment is terminated after December 31, 2006
and prior to July 1, 2007, then the Executive shall also be entitled to receive (aa)
his bonus payable for 2006, to the extent it has not been paid as of his date of
termination, and (bb) an additional amount equal to Seven Hundred and Seventy-Five
Thousand Dollars ($775,000) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of months remaining in the Severance Period at the time of the Executive’s
termination minus twenty-four (24), and the denominator of which is twelve (12)
(payable, in any case, ratably over the number of months remaining in the Severance
Period). The Executive shall not have any obligation to seek comparable employment
following termination of employment, provided, however, any payments provided under
this subsection (iii) shall be offset by any compensation the Executive earns with a
new employer or from self-employment if such employment is in violation of Section
4(a) (Non-Competition).

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          (iv) If employment is terminated by the Company with Cause, Executive shall be
entitled to receive salary and benefits through the effective date of such
termination with Cause.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Executive be entitled to receive payments
under more than one of the preceding subsections.

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Executive is a “specified employee” under Section 409A of
the Code, and any payments described under subsections (iii) above would result in the imposition
of an additional tax under that section, then any payment due under subsection (iii) during the six
months following termination of employment shall be accumulated and paid on the first day following
the six month anniversary of the Executive’s termination of employment, and each of the remaining
payments shall be made at the time prescribed by subsection (iii).

          As a condition of receiving any payments described under subsections (iii) above, the
Executive agrees to execute, deliver and not to revoke (within the time period permitted by
applicable law) a general release of WESCO, the Company and their respective officers, directors,
employees, and owners from any and all claims, obligations and liabilities of any kind whatsoever
arising from or in connection with the Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the
Company or this Agreement (including without limitation civil rights claims), in such form as
requested by the Company, it being understood that such release shall not apply to Executive’s
rights to any payments or benefits due under this Agreement or any employee benefit plan or program
in which the Executive is a participant, any rights Executive may have to indemnification and to
coverage under directors’ and officers’ liability and similar insurance maintained by the Company
or WESCO.

          Executive shall not be entitled to any of the foregoing benefits if his employment is
terminated during a period of at-will employment following the end of the Term. The Company and
Executive acknowledge and agree that the covenants of executive and the rights and remedies upon
breach set forth in Section 4 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Prior Employment Agreement, Executive
agrees and acknowledges that he is not entitled to payment of any severance or similar amounts
under the Prior Employment Agreement, and any rights to payments upon any termination of employment
shall be governed by this Agreement.

               (c) Certain Additional Payments.

                    (i) In the event that any payments or benefits received or to be received by the Executive in
connection with the Executive‘s employment by the Company (whether received before or
after the Commencement Date), whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise (collectively the
“Company Payments”) will be subject to the excise tax (such excise tax, together with any
interest or penalties imposed on Executive related thereto, the “Excise Tax”) imposed by
Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor or similar provision), the Company shall pay to the
Executive at the time specified in subsection (iv) below an additional amount (the “Gross-up
Payment”) such that the net amount retained by the Executive, after deduction of any Excise Tax
imposed on the Company Payments and of any Excise Tax,

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Federal, state, provincial or local income, payroll and/or other taxes, interest or penalties
(imposed within or without the United States of America) upon the Gross-up Payment, shall be equal
to the Company Payments; provided, however, that no such payments shall be due to the extent that
they are duplicative of any payments received, or to be received, by the Executive under the Prior
Employment Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company, WESCO, or any of
their affiliates.

                    (ii) For purposes of determining whether any of the Company Payments and Gross-up Payments
(collectively the “Total Payments”) will be subject to the Excise Tax and the amount of
such Excise Tax, (x) the Total Payments shall be treated as “parachute payments” within the
meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, and all “parachute payments” in excess of the “base
amount” (as defined under Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) shall be treated as subject to the
Excise Tax, unless and except to the extent that, in the opinion of an internationally-recognized
firm of independent certified public accountants selected by the Company, or tax counsel selected
by such accountants (the “Accountants”), such Total Payments (in whole or in part) either
do not constitute “parachute payments,” represent reasonable compensation for services actually
rendered within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code in excess of the “base amount” or
are otherwise not subject to the Excise Tax, and (y) the value of any non-cash benefits or any
deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the Accountants in accordance with the
principles of Section 280G of the Code.

                    (iii) For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross-up Payment, the Executive shall be
deemed to pay Federal income taxes at the highest marginal rate of Federal income taxation in the
calendar year in which the Company Payment is to be made and state, provincial and local income
taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation in the state, province and locality of the
Executive’s residence for the calendar year in which the Company Payment is to be made, net of the
maximum reduction in Federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and
local taxes if paid in such year. In the event that the Excise Tax is subsequently determined by
the Accountants to be less than the amount taken into account hereunder at the time the Gross-up
Payment is made, the Executive shall repay to the Company, at the time that the amount of such
reduction in Excise Tax is finally determined, the portion of the prior Gross-up Payment
attributable to such reduction (plus the portion of the Gross-up Payment attributable to the
Excise Tax and Federal, state and local income tax imposed on the portion of the Gross-up Payment
being repaid by the Executive if such repayment results in a reduction in Excise Tax or a Federal,
state and local income tax deduction). In the event that the Excise Tax is later determined by the
Accountants, the Internal Revenue Service or a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the
amount taken into account hereunder at the time the Gross-up Payment is made (including by reason
of any payment the existence or amount of which cannot be determined at the time of the Gross-up
Payment), the Company shall make an additional Gross-up Payment in respect of such excess at the
time that the amount of such excess is finally determined.

                    (iv) The Gross-up Payment or portion thereof provided for in subsection (iii) above shall be
paid on the sixtieth (60th) day following an event occurring which subjects the Executive to the
Excise Tax; provided, however, that if the amount of such Gross-up Payment or portion thereof
cannot be finally determined on or before such day, the Company shall pay to the Executive on such
day an estimate, as determined in good faith by the

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Accountants, of the minimum amount of such payments and shall pay the remainder of such payments
(together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code), subject to
further payments pursuant to subsection (iii) above, as soon as the amount thereof has been
determined. In the event that the amount of the estimated payments exceeds the amount subsequently
determined to have been due, such excess shall constitute a loan by the Company to the Executive,
payable on the fifth day after demand by the Company (together with interest at the rate provided
in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code).

                    (v) In the event of any controversy with the Internal Revenue Service (or other taxing
authority) with regard to the Excise Tax, the Executive shall permit the Company to control issues
related to the Excise T. In the event of any conference with any taxing authority as to the Excise
Tax or associated income taxes, the Executive shall permit the representative of the Company to
accompany the Executive, and the Executive and the Executive’s representative shall cooperate with
the Company and its representative.

                    (vi) The Company and the Executive shall promptly deliver to each other copies of any written
communications, and summaries of any verbal communications, with any taxing authority regarding the
Excise Tax covered by this Section 6(c).

                    (vii) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other agreement between the
Executive and the Company or any of its subsidiaries to the contrary, the Executive and the Company
shall in good faith attempt to agree on steps to ensure that no payments to which the Executive
would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to this Agreement or any such other agreement will
be “parachute payments” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code).

          7. Entire Agreement. Upon becoming effective as of the Commencement Date, this
Agreement shall constitute and express the entire agreement of the parties with respect to
Executive’s employment on and after the Commencement Date and shall supersede and cancel all prior
negotiations, discussions, agreements and understandings relating to such employment, including the
Prior Employment Agreement. To the extent that any provision of WESCO’s Employee Handbook, WESCO’s
Employee Intellectual Property Agreement, and/or the policies of the Company are inconsistent with
the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

          8. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand or mailed within the
continental United States by a recognized overnight delivery service or first class certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid at such address as the parties may provide. All notices
hereunder shall refer specifically to this Agreement, and all notices under Section 6 of the
Agreement, Termination, shall specifically refer to that Section.

          9. Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, legatees, devisees, personal representatives,
successors and assigns.

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          10. Assignability. Executive specifically acknowledges and agrees that in the event
the Company should undergo any change in ownership or change in structure or control, or should the
Company transfer some or all of its assets to another entity, this Agreement and in particular the
Restrictive Covenants and the right to enforce the Restrictive Covenants contained herein may be
assigned by the Company to any company, business, partnership, individual or entity, and that
Executive will continue to remain bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the Restrictive
Covenants.

          11. Remedies Cumulative; Waiver. All remedies specified herein or otherwise available
shall be cumulative and m addition to any and every other remedy provided hereunder or now or
hereafter available. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived nor
shall there be any estoppel against enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except by
written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall
be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall
operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of such
term or condition for the future or as to any act other than that specifically waived.

          12. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such judgment shall not
affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Agreement.

          13. Further Assurances. Each party agrees to cooperate with the other, and to execute
and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such other instruments and documents, and
to take all such other actions as may be reasonably requested of it from time to time, in order to
effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

          14. Amendment. This Agreement can be amended or modified only by a written agreement
of the parties hereto.

          15. Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from payments due hereunder
any required federal, state or local withholding or other taxes.

          16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument, and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart.

          17. Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Commencement Date
as set forth in Section 1 above, provided that as of such date the Executive has received all
compensation-related payments then due under the Prior Employment Agreement or the Merger Agreement
or provision for payment thereof has been made to the reasonable satisfaction of Executive. In the
event the Merger Agreement shall terminate prior to the Effective Time, than this Agreement shall
terminate and be of no further force or effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

	 	 	 
	 

	COMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY CORPORATION
	 
	 

	 	/s/ Michael Deflorio
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	By: Michael Deflorio
	 

	 	Title: Director
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	EXECUTIVE:
	 
	 

	 	/s/ Steven J. Riordan
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Steven J. Riordan
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	WESCO DISTRIBUTION, INC.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 

	 	Titles:

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

	 	 	 
	 

	 	COMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY CORPORATION
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 

	 	Title:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	EXECUTIVE:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Steven J. Riordan
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	WESCO DISTRIBUTION, INC.
	 
	 

	 	/s/ Stephen A. VanOss
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 

	 	Titles: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer

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EXHIBIT A TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

FORM OF

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

FOR RENEWAL PERIODS

          THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this            day of                     ,               
      , by and among
COMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY CORPORATION (the “Company”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of WESCO DISTRIBUTION, INC.
(“WESCO”), WESCO and STEVEN J. RIORDAN (the “Executive”), to be effective as provided
herein.

     Accordingly, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1. Position and Duties.

     1.1. Titles; Reporting; Duties. During the Employment Term (as defined in Section 2),
the Company shall continue to employ the Executive and the Executive shall continue to serve the
Company as its                                          on an at-will basis. As                     , the Executive shall continue to report to and
otherwise shall be subject to the
direction and control of the [                                        ] of the Company and shall have such duties, responsibilities and
authorities consistent with such position as may
be assigned to him by the
[                                        ]
from time to time. The Executive shall use his best efforts to promote the Company’s interests and he shall perform his duties and
responsibilities faithfully, diligently and to the best of his ability, consistent with
sound business practices. The Executive may be required by the [                                        ]
to provide services to, or otherwise serve as an officer or director of, any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company. The Executive shall comply with the Company’s policies applicable to
executive officers of the Company.

     1.2. Outside Activities. The Executive shall devote substantially all of his full
working time to the business and affairs of the Company. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
the Executive may, with the prior approval of the [                    ], engage in such other business and
charitable activities that do not violate Section 8, create a conflict of interest or the
appearance of a conflict of interest with the Company or materially interfere with the performance
of his obligations to the Company under this Agreement.

     1.3. Place of Employment. The Executive shall continue to perform his duties under
this Agreement at the Company’s principal executive offices in
                       with the likelihood of substantial business travel.

2. Term of Employment. The term of the Executive’s employment by the Company under this
Agreement shall be for a period of one (1) year commencing on the Effective Date (the “Employment
Term”). The Employment Term shall be subject to earlier termination under Section 5 or Section 6 or
extension as described in the next sentence. The Employment Term shall be extended automatically
for an additional year as of the first anniversary of the Effective Date and as of each subsequent
annual

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anniversary of the Effective Date (each such anniversary is referred to herein as an
"Anniversary Date") unless at least ninety (90) days prior to any such
Anniversary Date either party shall have given notice to the other party that the Employment Term
shall not be so extended. Delivery of such notice by the Company prior to the first Anniversary
Date shall constitute termination of Executive’s employment other than for Cause.

3. Compensation.

     3.1. Base Salary. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to
receive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the annual rate in effect immediately prior to the date
hereof for services rendered to the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries,
payable semi-monthly in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices. The Executive’s
Base Salary will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee Board of Directors of the
Company (the “Board”) and may be adjusted in the Compensation Committee’s discretion.

     3.2. Annual Bonus Compensation. During the Employment Term, the Executive also shall
be entitled to receive incentive compensation (“Bonus”) in such amounts, ranging from 0% to 100%
of Base Salary, and at such times as the Compensation Committee of the Board may determine in its
discretion to award to him under any incentive compensation or other bonus plan or plans for
senior executives of the Company as may be established by the Company from time to time
(collectively, the “Executive Bonus Plan”). Such Bonus amounts shall be based upon the degree of
achievement of Company earnings, sales growth and return on investment or other performance
criteria established by the Compensation Committee of the Board. For any partial year, the Bonus
opportunity shall be prorated based upon the number of days worked during such year.

     3.3. Equity Awards. Future grants of stock appreciation rights or other forms of
equity awards to the Executive shall be based upon performance and award guidelines established
periodically by the Compensation Committee of the Board.

4. Expenses and Other Benefits.

     4.1. Reimbursement of Expenses. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be
entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by him (in
accordance with the policies and practices presently followed by the Company or as may be
established by the Board for its senior executive officers) in performing services under this
Agreement, provided that the Executive properly accounts for such expenses in accordance with the
Company’s policies.

     4.2. Employee Benefits. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled
to participate in and to receive benefits as a senior executive under all of the Company’s
employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements available to senior executives, subject to the
eligibility criteria and other terms and conditions thereof, as

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such plans, programs and arrangements may be duly amended, terminated, approved or adopted by
the Board from time to time.

     4.3. Automobile Allowance. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be
entitled to an automobile allowance of $                     per month.

5. Termination of Employment.

     5.1. Death. The Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall terminate upon his
death.

     5.2. Termination by the Company. The Executive’s employment under this Agreement
shall be employment-at-will. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment under this
Agreement at any time with or without Cause (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement,
the Company shall have “Cause” to terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement and
may complete such termination within 30 days after the Company gives notice to the Executive that
it believes it has cause to terminate his employment by reason of any of the following: (a) a
material breach of this Agreement by the Executive; (b) the Executive engaging in a felony or
engaging in conduct which is in the good faith judgment of the Board, applying reasonable
standards of personal and professional conduct, injurious to the Company, its customers,
employees, suppliers, or shareholders; (c) the Executive’s failure to timely and adequately
perform his duties under the Agreement; or (d) the Executive’s material breach of any manual or
written policy, code or procedure of the Company.

     5.3. Termination by the Executive. The Executive may terminate his employment under
this Agreement with or without Good Reason (as defined below). If such termination is with Good
Reason, the Executive shall give the Company written notice, which shall identify with reasonable
specificity the grounds for the Executive’s resignation and provide the Company with thirty (30)
days from the day such notice is given to cure the alleged grounds for resignation contained in
the notice. A termination shall not be for Good Reason if such notice is given by the Executive
to the Company more than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of the event that the Executive
alleges is Good Reason for his termination hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good
Reason” shall mean any of the following to which the Executive shall not consent in writing: (a)
a reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary, excluding any reduction that occurs in connection
with an across-the-board reduction of the salaries of the entire senior management team; (b) a
relocation of the Executive’s primary place of employment to a location more than 50 miles from
Executive’s current office location without the consent of the Executive; or (c) any material
reduction in the Executive’s offices, titles, authority, duties or responsibilities without the
consent of the Executive.

     5.4. Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” shall mean the earlier of (a) the
date of expiration of the Employment Term (as set forth in Section 2) and (b) if the Executive’s
employment is terminated (i) by his death, the date of his death, or (ii) pursuant to the
provisions of Section 5.2, Section 5.3 or Section 6, as the case may be, the date on which the
Executive’s employment with the Company actually terminates.

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6. Disability. The Executive shall be determined to be “Disabled” (and the provisions of
this Section 6 shall be applicable) if the Executive is unable to perform his duties under this
Agreement on essentially a full-time basis for six (6) consecutive months by reason of a physical
or mental condition (a “Disability”) and, within thirty (30) days after the Company gives notice
to the Executive that it intends to replace him due to his Disability, the Executive shall not
have returned to the performance of his duties on essentially a full-time basis. Upon a
determination that the Executive is Disabled, the Company may replace the Executive without
breaching this Agreement.

7. Compensation of the Executive upon Termination.

     7.1. Death. If the Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated by reason
of his death, the Company shall pay to the person or persons designated by the Executive for that
purpose in a notice filed with the Company, or, if no such person shall have been so designated, to
his estate, the amount of (a) the Executive‘s accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the
Date of Termination, (b) any accrued but unpaid Bonus; provided that such-Bonus is determined to
have been earned under the terms of the Executive Bonus Plan and provided that such Bonus shall be
payable at such time as the bonuses of other senior executives are payable by the Company and (c)
any other amounts that may be reimbursable by the Company to the Executive as expressly provided
under this Agreement. Any amounts payable under this Section 7.1 shall be exclusive of and in
addition to any payments which the Executive’s widow, beneficiaries or estate may be entitled to
receive pursuant to any employee benefit plan or program maintained by the Company.

     7.2. Disability. In the event of the Executive’s termination by reason of Disability
pursuant to Section 6, the Executive shall continue to receive his Base Salary as well as all
welfare benefits (on an equivalent basis to Section 7.4(a)(v) below) through the Date of
Termination; provided, however, that such Base Salary payments and continued benefits shall be
offset dollar-for-dollar by the amount of any disability income payments provided to the Executive
under any Company disability-policy to the extent that such disability insurance was funded by the
Company.

     7.3. By the Company for Cause or the Executive Without Good Reason. If the Executive’s
employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or if the Executive terminates his employment
other than for Good Reason, the Company shall pay to the Executive, within thirty (30) days of the
Date of Termination, the amount of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of
Termination and the Company thereafter shall have no further obligation to the Executive under this
Agreement, other than for payment of any amounts accrued and vested under any employee benefit
plans or programs of the Company.

     7.4. By the Executive for Good Reason or the Company other than for Cause.

          (a) Severance Benefits on Non-Change in Control Termination.

Subject to the provisions of Section 7.4(b) and Section 7.4(d), if prior to the occurrence

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of a Change in Control or more than one (1) year after the occurrence of a Change in Control
the Company terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause, or the Executive terminates
his employment for Good Reason, then the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits
(the “Severance Benefits”):

               (i) the sum of his accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, that
amount being payable in a single lump sum cash payment within thirty (30) days of the Date of
Termination;

               (ii) a cash amount equal to the Executive’s pro rata Bonus for the fiscal year in which the
Date of Termination occurs, if such Bonus is deemed earned under the Executive Bonus Plan, payable
at such time as bonuses for the annual period are paid to other executive officers of the Company
(such pro rata Bonus shall be based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days
from the first day of the fiscal year of the Company in which such termination occurs through and
including the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is 365);

               (iii) a cash amount equal to 1.5 times the Executive’s monthly Base Salary in effect at the
Date of Termination that amount being payable in monthly installments for eighteen (18) months
following the Date of Termination;

               (iv) the Executive shall be fully vested in his stock options, stock appreciation rights and
other equity awards except for any such stock options, stock appreciation rights and other equity
awards that will remain unvested and be forfeited if their vesting is specifically conditioned on
the achievement of operational and/or financial performance criteria that have not been met. Any
and all vested stock options, stock appreciation rights and other equity awards will remain
excercisable for a period of 60 days following the date of termination; and

               (v) the Company shall pay the full cost of the Executive’s COBRA continuation coverage as
such coverage is required to be continued under applicable law; provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the benefits described in this Section 7.4(a)(v) may be
discontinued prior to the end of the period provided in this subsection (v) to the extent, but
only to the extent, that the Executive receives substantially similar benefits from a
subsequent employer.

          (b) Change in Control Benefits. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.4(b) and
Section 7.4(d), if within the one (1)-year period following the occurrence of a Change in Control
the Company terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause, or the Executive terminates his
employment for Good Reason, then the Executive shall be entitled to the following Severance
Benefits:

               (i) the sum of his accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, that
amount being payable in a single lump sum cash payment within thirty (30) days of the Date of
Termination;

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               (ii) a cash amount equal to the Executive’s pro rata Bonus for the fiscal year in which the
Date of Termination occurs, if such Bonus is deemed earned under the Executive Bonus Plan, payable
at such time as bonuses for the annual period are paid to other executive officers of the Company
(such pro rata Bonus shall be based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days
from the first day of the fiscal year of the Company in which such termination occurs through and
including the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is 365);

               (iii) a cash amount equal to 1.5 times the Executive’s monthly Base Salary in effect at
the Date of Termination that amount being payable in monthly installments for twenty-four (24)
months following the Date of Termination,

               (iv) the Executive shall be fully vested in his stock options, stock appreciation rights and
other equity awards, and vested stock options, stock appreciation rights and other equity awards
shall remain exercisable by the Executive for one year following the Date of Termination unless the
transaction documents relating to the Change in Control provide for the earlier expiration of such
stock options, stock appreciation rights and other equity awards; and

               (v) the Company shall pay the full cost of the Executive’s COBRA continuation coverage as
such coverage is required to be continued under applicable law; provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the benefits described in this Section 7.4(b)(v) may be
discontinued prior to the end of the period provided in this subsection (v) to the extent, but
only to the extent, that the Executive receives substantially similar benefits from a
subsequent employer.

          (c) Definition of Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in
Control" shall have the meaning given to such term in the Company’s Long-Term Incentive
Plan.

          (d) Conditions to Receipt of Severance Benefits under Section 7.4(a).

               (i) Release. As a condition to receiving any Severance Benefits to which the Executive
may otherwise be entitled under Section 7.4(a) or (b), the Executive shall execute a release (the
“Release"), which shall include an affirmation of the restrictive covenants set forth in
Section 8 and a non-disparagement provision, in a form and substance satisfactory to the Company,
of any claims, whether arising under federal, state or local statute, common law or otherwise,
against the Company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries which arise or may have arisen on or
before the date of the Release, other than any claims under this Agreement or any rights to
indemnification from the Company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries pursuant to any provisions
of the Company’s (or any of its subsidiaries’) articles of incorporation or by-laws or any
directors and officers liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. If the Executive
fails or otherwise refuses to execute a Release within a reasonable time after the Company’s
request to do so, the Executive shall not be entitled to any Severance Benefits, or any other
benefits provided under this Agreement

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and the Company shall have no further obligations with respect to the payment of those benefits
except as may be required by law.

               (ii) Limitation on Benefits. If, following a termination of employment that gives
the Executive a right to the payment of Severance Benefits under Section 7.4(a) or (b) the
Executive violates in any material respect any of the covenants in Section 8 or as otherwise set
forth in the Release, the Executive shall have no further right or claim to any payments or
other benefits to which the Executive may otherwise be entitled under Section 7.4(a) or (b) from
and after the date on which the Executive engages in such activities and the Company shall have
no further obligations with respect to such payments or benefits; provided, however, that the
covenants in Section 8 shall continue in full force and effect.

     7.5. Severance Benefits Not Includable for Employee Benefits Purposes. Except to the
extent the terms of any applicable benefit plan, policy or program provide otherwise, any benefit
programs of the Company that takes into account the Executive’s income shall exclude any and all
severance payments and benefits provided under this Agreement.

     7.6. Exclusive Benefits. The Severance Benefits payable under Section 7.4(a) and (b)
if they become applicable under the terms of this Agreement, shall be in lieu of any other
severance or similar benefits that would otherwise be payable under any other agreement, plan,
program or policy of the Company.

     7.7 Certain Additional Payments by the Company.

          (a) Calculation of Gross-Up Payment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Company’s regular outside independent public accounting firm or its regular outside
law firm (the “Professional Firm”) shall determine, promptly following the occurrence of a Change
in Control, whether any economic benefit, payment or distribution by the Company to or for the
benefit of the Executive, whether paid, payable, distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement or otherwise (a “Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section
4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (such excise tax referred to in
this Agreement as the “Excise Tax”). In the event it is determined that any Payments would be
subject to the Excise Tax, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a
“Gross-Up-Payment”) in an amount such that after payment by the Executive of all applicable
federal, state and local income and excise taxes, the Executive retains an amount equal to the
amount he would have retained had one-half (1/2) of the Excise Tax been imposed upon the Payment;
provided, however, that the foregoing gross-up provision shall not apply in the event that the
Professional Firm determines that the benefits to the Executive under this Agreement on an
after-tax basis (i.e., after federal, state and local income and excise taxes) if such provision is
not applied would exceed the after-tax benefits to the Executive if Payments were reduced (but not
below zero) such that the value of the aggregate Payments were one dollar ($1) less than the
maximum amount of Payments

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which the Executive may receive without becoming subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of
the Code. The initial Gross-Up Payment, if any, as determined pursuant to this Section 7.7(a),
shall be paid to the Executive within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination or, if later,
within five (5) business days of the receipt of the Professional Firm’s determination. With
respect to all determinations made by the Professional Firm under this Section 7.7, the
Professional Firm shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the
Executive within thirty (30) business days of the Date of Termination, if applicable, or such
earlier time as is requested by the Company. All determinations by the Professional Firm under
this Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive.

          (b) Underpayment. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of
the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Firm, it is possible that Gross-Up
Payments that have not been made by the Company should have been made (“Underpayment”). In the
event that the Executive is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Professional Firm
shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be
promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive.

     7.8 Consultinq and Cooperation. In connection with the Executive’s termination of
employment, at the Company’s request, the Executive shall enter into an agreement with the Company
under which, for a period of up to twenty-four (24) months following the Date of Termination, the
Executive shall consult and cooperate with the Company and its representatives with respect to
such matters, and for such compensation, as the parties may mutually agree.

8. Restrictive Covenants.

     8.1. Confidential Information. The Executive hereby acknowledges that in connection
with his employment by the Company he will be exposed to and may obtain certain information
(including, without limitation, procedures, memoranda, notes, records and customer and supplier
lists whether such information has been or is made, developed or compiled by the Executive or
otherwise has been or is made available to him) regarding the business and operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates. The Executive further acknowledges that such
information and procedures are unique, valuable, considered trade secrets and deemed proprietary
by the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, such information and procedures shall be referred
to as “Confidential Information.” The Executive agrees that all Confidential Information is and
shall remain the property of the Company. The Executive further agrees, except as otherwise
required by law and for disclosures occurring in the good faith performance of his duties for the
Company, while employed by the Company hereunder and thereafter, to hold in the strictest
confidence all Confidential Information, and not to, directly or indirectly, duplicate, sell, use,
lease, commercialize, disclose or otherwise divulge to any person or entity any portion of the
Confidential Information or use any Confidential Information for his own benefit or profit or
allow any person, entity or third party, other than the Company and authorized executives of the
same, to use or otherwise gain access to any Confidential Information.

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     8.2. Return of Property. Upon the termination of his employment with the Company or
upon the request of the Company at any time, the Executive shall promptly deliver to the Company,
and shall retain no copies of, any written materials, records and documents made by the Executive
or coming into his possession concerning the business or affairs of the Company or its direct or
indirect subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Executive shall be permitted to retain copies of
any documents or materials of a personal nature or otherwise related to the Executive’s rights
under this Agreement.

     8.3. Non Competition. During the Employment Term and for a period of twenty-four (24)
months after the Date of Termination, the Executive shall not, unless he receives the prior written
consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, own an interest in, manage, operate, join, control,
lend money or render financial or other assistance to, participate in or be connected with, as an
officer, employee, partner, stockholder, consultant or otherwise, or engage in any activity or
capacity (collectively, the “Competitive Activities”) with respect to any individual, partnership,
limited liability company, firm, corporation or other business organization or entity (each, a
“Person”), that is engaged directly or indirectly in the distribution of electrical construction
products or electrical and industrial maintenance, repair and operating supplies, or the provision
of integrated supply services, or that is in competition with any of the business activities of the
Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries anywhere in the world; provided, however, that the
foregoing (a) shall not apply with respect to any line-of-business in which the Company or its
direct or indirect subsidiaries was not engaged on or before the Date of Termination, and (b) shall
not prohibit the Executive from owning, or otherwise having an interest in, less than one percent
(10/0) of any publicly-owned entity or three percent (3%) of any private equity fund or
similar investment fund that invests in companies engaged in the distribution of electrical
construction products or electrical and industrial maintenance, repair and operating supplies, or
the provision of integrated supply services, provided the Executive has no active role with respect
to any investment by such fund in any Person referred to in this Section 8.3.

     8.4. Non-Solicitation. During the Employment Term and for a period of twenty-four (24)
months after the Date of Termination, the Executive shall not, whether for his own account or for
the account of any other Person (other than the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries),
intentionally solicit, endeavor to entice away from the Company or its direct or indirect
subsidiaries, or otherwise interfere with the relationship of the Company or its direct or indirect
subsidiaries with, (a) any person who is employed by the Company or its direct or indirect
subsidiaries (including any independent sales representatives or organizations), or (b) any client
or customer of the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries.

     8.5. Assiqnment of
Developments. If at any
time or times during the
Executive’s employment,
whether during work hours or
off-duty hours, the
Executive shall (either
alone or with others) make,
conceive, create, discover,
invent or reduce to practice
any Development (as defined
below) that (i) relates to
the business of the Company
or any customer of or
supplier to the Company or
any of the products or

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services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or which may be used in relation
therewith; or (ii) results from tasks assigned to the Executive by the Company; or (iii) results
from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or
contracted for by the Company, then all such Developments and the benefits thereof are and shall
immediately become the sole and absolute property of the Company and its assigns, as works made for
hire or otherwise. The term “Development” shall mean any invention, modification, discovery,
design, development, improvement, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation,
technique, know-how, trade secret or intellectual property right whatsoever or any interest therein
(whether or not patentable or registerable under copyright, trademark or similar statutes or
subject to analogous protection). The Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company (or any
persons designated by it) each such Development. The Executive hereby assign all rights (including,
but not limited to, rights to inventions, patentable subject matter, copyrights and trademarks) the
Executive may have or may acquire in the Developments and all benefits and/or rights resulting
therefrom to the Company and its assigns without further compensation and shall communicate,
without cost or delay, and without disclosing to others the same, all available information
relating thereto (with all necessary plans and models) to the Company.

     8.6. Injunctive Relief. The Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the
covenants contained in this Section 8 may result in material, irreparable injury to the Company for
which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it shall not be possible to measure damages for such
injuries precisely and that, in the event of such a breach or threat of breach, the Company shall
be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary or permanent injunction
restraining the Executive from engaging in activities prohibited by this Section 8 or such other
relief as may be required to specifically enforce any of the covenants in this Section 8. To the
extent that the Company seeks a temporary restraining order (but not a preliminary or permanent
injunction), the Executive agrees that a temporary restraining order may be obtained ex pane.

     8.7. Adjustment of Covenants. The parties consider the covenants and restrictions
contained in this Section 8 to be reasonable. However, if and when any such covenant or restriction
is found to be void or unenforceable and would have been valid had some part of it been deleted or
had its scope of application been modified, such covenant or restriction shall be deemed to have
been applied with such modification as would be necessary and consistent with the intent of the
parties to have made it valid, enforceable and effective.

9. Miscellaneous.

     9.1. Assignment;
Successors; Bindinq
Agreement. This
Agreement may not be
assigned by either party,
whether by operation of law
or otherwise, without the
prior written consent of the
other party, except that any
right, title or interest of
the Company arising out of
this Agreement may be
assigned to any corporation
or entity controlling,
controlled by, or under
common control with the
Company, or succeeding to
the

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business and substantially all of the assets of the Company or any affiliates for which the
Executive performs substantial services. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, legatees,
devisees, personal representatives, successors and assigns.

     9.2. Modification and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided below, no provision of
this Agreement may be modified, waived, or discharged unless such waiver, modification or
discharge is duly approved by the Board and is agreed to in writing by the Executive and such
officer(s) as may be specifically authorized by the Board to effect it. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that the provisions of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines
related to executive employment agreements are revised during the Employment Term, the Company
may make changes to this Agreement, without the consent of the Executive, in order to conform
this Agreement with such revised Guidelines. No waiver by any party of any breach by any other
party of, or of compliance with, any term or condition of this Agreement to be performed by any
other party, at any time, shall constitute a waiver of similar or dissimilar terms or conditions
at that time or at any prior or subsequent time.

     9.3. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire understanding of the
parties hereof, and supersedes all other oral or written agreements or understandings between them
regarding the subject matter hereof. No agreement or representation, oral or otherwise, express or
implied, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, has been made by either party which
is not set forth expressly in this Agreement.

     9.4. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois other than the conflict of laws
provision thereof.

     9.5. Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process.

          (a) Disputes Other Than Those Under Section 8. In the event of any dispute relating to
this Agreement, other than a dispute relating solely to Section 8, the parties shall use their best
efforts to settle the dispute, claim, question, or disagreement. To this effect, they shall consult
and negotiate with each other in good faith and, recognizing their mutual interests, attempt to
reach a just and equitable solution satisfactory to both parties. If such a dispute cannot be
settled through negotiation, the parties agree first to try in good faith to settle the dispute by
mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Rules
before resorting to arbitration, litigation, or some other dispute resolution procedure. If the
parties do not reach such solution through negotiation or mediation within a period of sixty (60)
days, then, upon notice by either party to the other, all disputes, claims, questions, or
differences shall be finally settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration
Association in accordance with the provisions of its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitrator
shall be selected by agreement of the parties or, if they do not agree on an arbitrator within
thirty (30) days after either party has notified the other of his or its desire to have the
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shall be selected pursuant to the procedures of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”)
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The determination reached in such arbitration shall be final and
binding on all parties. Enforcement of the determination by such arbitrator may be sought in any
court of competent jurisdiction. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, any such arbitration
shall take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and shall be conducted in accordance with the
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA.

          (b) Disputes Under Section 8. In the event of any dispute, controversy or claim
between the Company and the Executive arising out of or relating to the interpretation, application
or enforcement of the provisions of Section 8, the Company and the Executive agree and consent to
the personal jurisdiction of the County Courts in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and/or the United
States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania for resolution of the dispute,
controversy or claim, and that those courts, and only those courts, shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to determine any dispute, controversy or claim related to, arising under or in
connection with Section 8 of this Agreement. The Company and the Executive also agree that those
courts are convenient forums for the parties to any such dispute, controversy or claim and for any
potential witnesses and that process issued out of any such court or in accordance with the rules
of practice of that court may be served by mail or other forms of substituted service to the
Company at the address of its principal executive offices and to the Executive at his last known
address as reflected in the Company’s records.

     9.6. Withholding of Taxes. The Company shall withhold from any amounts payable
under the Agreement all federal, state, local or other taxes as legally shall be required to be
withheld.

     9.7. Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, mailed within the
continental United States by first class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid
or sent via a nationally-recognized overnight courier or by facsimile transmission, addressed as
follows:

          (a) to the Company, to:

WESCO International, Inc.

Suite 700

225 West Station Square Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Attention: Law Department

          (b) to the Executive, to:

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Addresses may be changed by written notice sent to the other party at the last recorded address of
that party.

     9.8. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or
provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

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

     9.10. Headinqs. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of the Agreement, and shall not be deemed to limit, characterize, or affect in
any way the provisions of the Agreement, and all provisions of the Agreement shall be construed as
if no headings had been used in the Agreement.

     9.11. Construction. As used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined herein shall have the meanings set forth herein for all purposes; (b)
references to “Section” are to a section hereof; (c) “include,” “includes” and
“including" are deemed to be followed by “without limitation” whether or not they are in
fact followed by such words or words of like import; (d) “writing,” “written” and comparable terms
refer to printing, typing, lithography and other means of reproducing words in a visible form; (e)
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and comparable terms refer to the entirety of this Agreement and
not to any particular section or other subdivision hereof or attachment hereto; (f) references to
any gender include references to all genders; and (g) references to any agreement or other
instrument or statute or regulation are referred to as amended or supplemented from time to time
(and, in the case of a statute or regulation, to any successor provision).

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement on the date and year first
above written.

	 	 	 
	 

	 	COMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY CORPORATION
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 

	 	Title:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	EXECUTIVE:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 

	 	Steven J. Riordan

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	 	WESCO DISTRIBUTION, INC.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 

	 	Title:

29EX-10.46

Exhibit 10.46

NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

National City Corporation

     WHEREAS, National City Corporation (“Corporation”) currently has in effect the National City
Corporation Long-Term Cash and Equity Incentive Plan Effective January 1, 2005; and

     WHEREAS, Article 6 of the Plan provides for the award of Restricted Stock to employees of the
Corporation and Subsidiaries as selected from time to time by the Corporation’s Compensation and
Organization Committee or another committee appointed by the board of directors of the Corporation
(the “Committee”);

     WHEREAS, the individual identified as Grantee (“Grantee”) on the cover sheet that is attached
hereto and hereby made a part hereof (“Cover Sheet”) is an Eligible Employee;

     WHEREAS, the execution of a Restricted Stock Award in the form hereof has been duly authorized
by the Committee;

     WHEREAS, the Corporation desires reasonable protection for its confidential business
information and from competitive activity by Grantee; and

     WHEREAS, the Grantee agrees to accept an award of Restricted Stock under the Plan subject to
the terms of this agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Corporation hereby grants to the Grantee pursuant to the Plan on the date
listed on the Cover Sheet as the “Grant Date” an Award of such number of shares of Restricted Stock
of the Corporation as is stated in the Cover Sheet, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan
and to the following terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions, and the Corporation and the
Grantee hereby agree as follows:

     1. The shares of Common Stock subject to this Award shall be fully paid and nonassessable. If
certificated, the Common Stock shall be represented by a certificate or certificates registered in
the Grantee’s name and, as specified in the Plan, endorsed with a legend referring to the
restrictions set forth in this agreement and the Plan. Such certificates shall be delivered to the
Escrow Agent to be held pursuant to the terms of this agreement and the Plan. If the shares of
Common Stock are entered by the Corporation as book entry shares through the Corporation’s Direct
Registration System (“DRS Shares”), the Corporation shall hold the shares as DRS Shares in the name
of the Grantee and in accordance with the Plan. The Grantee shall execute and deliver to the
Escrow Agent a blank irrevocable stock power in the form attached to this agreement. Additionally,
the Grantee shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, at the request of the Escrow Agent, a written
verification of the Grantee’s tax identification number on the form prescribed therefor by the
Department of the Treasury.

     2. The Grantee shall have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Stock
comprising this Award, including the right to vote the shares and to receive all dividends paid
thereon. Any additional shares of equity securities which the Grantee may become entitled to
receive by virtue of a share dividend, a merger or reorganization or any other change in capital
structure shares shall also be a part of and shall be referred to as the “Restricted Stock” and
shall be subject to the restrictions set forth herein and the Plan Restrictions. With respect to
any additional shares of Restricted Stock to which the Grantee becomes entitled under the
circumstances described in the preceding sentence, the Grantee and the Corporation (i) agree that
such additional shares shall be deposited directly with the Escrow Agent, (ii) irrevocably direct
the transfer agent to deliver such additional shares to the Escrow Agent, and (iii) agree that such
delivery shall constitute constructive delivery to the Grantee. The Grantee agrees to execute upon
Escrow Agent’s request additional stock powers with respect to such additional shares. Any cash
dividends, proxy materials or other items of similar nature issued with respect to the Restricted
Stock and received by the Escrow Agent shall be forwarded immediately to the Grantee.

     3. The Restricted Stock may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of by the Grantee except to the Corporation until the lapse of the restrictions
prescribed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this agreement and the Plan Restrictions, except that the
Grantee’s rights with respect to the Restricted Stock may be transferred by will or pursuant to the
laws of descent and distribution. Any attempted transfer in violation of the provisions of this
paragraph shall be void, the purported transferee shall obtain no rights with respect to such
Restricted Stock and the Restricted Stock subject to the attempted transfer shall be forfeited as
provided in the Plan.

     4. The restrictions on transferability described in paragraph 3 of this agreement shall lapse
on shares on the earlier of (i) one half of the shares after the Grantee shall have been in the
continuous employ of an Employer for three years from the Grant Date and the remainder of the
shares after the Grantee has been in the continuous employ of an Employer for four years from the
Grant Date, (ii) all shares upon a Change in Control, or (iii) all shares upon the Grantee’s death
or Disability.

     5. If the Grantee ceases to be an employee of the Employers by reason of action initiated by
the Employers other than a termination for cause and where the Grantee has executed a release,
releasing the Employers from any liability associated with or arising out of Grantee’s employment
or termination of employment (“Negotiated Termination”), the restrictions on transferability
described in paragraph 3 of this agreement shall lapse on the number of shares as calculated below.
Such number of shares shall
be equal to the difference of (i) the product of multiplying (A) a fraction, the numerator of
which is equal to the number of completed calendar months since the Grant Date that have occurred
prior to the Grantee’s Negotiated Termination and denominator of which is 48, by (B) the number of
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Grantee pursuant to this agreement minus (ii) the number of shares of Restricted Stock that have
had the restrictions on transferability already lapse.

     6. In addition to any event resulting in forfeiture provided for in the Plan, all of the
Restricted Stock shall be forfeited upon the occurrence, prior to the earliest of any of the events
prescribed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this agreement for the lapse of the restrictions on
transferability, of any of the following events:

     (i) the Grantee ceases to be an Employee for any reason;

     (ii) the Committee finds that the Grantee has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor
involving fraud or dishonesty on the part of the Grantee towards the Employers; or

     (iii) the Grantee breaches the terms of paragraphs 13, 14, 16 or 17 of this agreement, but
forfeiture shall not be the Corporation’s sole remedy for such breach.

In the event of any forfeiture of Restricted Stock, such Restricted Stock shall be canceled and
returned to the Corporation and thereafter this agreement shall be terminated.

     7. At such time as the restrictions on the Restricted Stock lapse, the Employers’ obligation
of delivery to the Grantee of Common Stock free and clear of all restrictions shall be conditioned
upon the Grantee and the Employers having reached a mutual agreement in accordance with the Plan as
to any federal, state, local, or foreign tax withholding obligations of the Employers (“Tax
Obligations”) for the benefit of the Grantee. If the Grantee and the Corporation fail to reach a
mutual agreement with respect to the Tax Obligations prior to the lapse of restrictions on the
restricted Stock, the Corporation may use shares of Common Stock that the restrictions have lapsed
to satisfy withholding obligations. To the extent shares of Common Stock that have become free and
clear of all restrictions are used to satisfy withholding obligations, such obligations shall be
calculated using the employer’s minimum applicable statutory withholding rates.

     8. All Restricted Stock held hereunder shall be held and disposed of pursuant to the Plan and
this agreement. The Escrow Agent shall conclusively presume that any written instructions given to
it by the Corporation conform to the Plan and this agreement.

     9. Instructions may be given to the Escrow Agent on behalf of the Corporation by any of those
officers, other than the Grantee, approved by the Committee for Plan administrative purposes. The
Corporation fully indemnifies the Escrow Agent against any loss or claim which it may sustain
arising directly or indirectly out of any dispute between the Corporation and the Grantee, or any
claim of a third party, for any action taken or omitted in reliance on the provision of this
agreement. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any act done or
steps taken or omitted by it in good faith, or for any mistake of fact or law or for anything which
it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith, except for its own bad faith, gross
negligence or willful misconduct.

     10. Nothing contained herein shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continued employment
with the Employers, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Employers to terminate
the employment of the Grantee at any time, with or without cause.

     11. Upon the lapse of the restrictions on the Restricted Stock in accordance with paragraphs 4
and 5 of this agreement, the Escrow Agent shall, for certificated shares, remove the certificates
for the Restricted Stock from escrow and deliver them to the Corporation for reissuance and
delivery of unrestricted Common Stock (less any shares used for tax withholding) in the name of the
Grantee at the time and in the manner provided in the Plan, and thereafter this agreement shall be
terminated. For DRS Shares, the Corporation shall hold the DRS Shares without any reference to
restrictions on transferability, and thereafter this agreement shall terminate.

     12. It is the intention of the parties that this agreement shall not be subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). Notwithstanding any other
provision of this agreement to the contrary, if a final nonappealable determination has been made
by a court of competent jurisdiction or an opinion of counsel has been rendered to the effect that
this agreement is not exempt from Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA, all of the Restricted Stock
shall be forfeited; provided, however, that upon such an occurrence the Committee may, in its
discretion, with respect to all or a portion of the Restricted Stock, terminate the restrictions on
transferability.

     13. Grantee acknowledges and agrees that in the performance of his or her duties of employment
with the Employers he or she may be in contact with customers, potential customers and/or
information about customers or potential customers of the Employers either in person, through the
mails, by telephone or by other electronic means. Grantee also acknowledges and agrees that trade
secrets and Confidential Information of the Employers, as defined in paragraph 13(c) of this
agreement, gained by Grantee during his or her employment with the Employers, have been developed
by the Employers through substantial expenditures of time, effort and financial resources and
constitute valuable and unique property of the Employers. Grantee further understands,
acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing makes it necessary for the protection of the Employers’
businesses that Grantee not divert business or customers from the Employers and that the Grantee
maintain the confidentiality and integrity of the Confidential Information as hereinafter as
defined:

     (a) Grantee agrees that he or she will not, during his or her employment by the Employers and
for a period of one year following the later of the termination of salary payments or the Salary
Continuation Period, as defined in paragraph 26, following termination of employment, no matter how
terminated:

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          (i) directly or indirectly solicit, divert, entice or take away any customers,
business, patronage or orders of the Employers with whom the Grantee has had contact,
involvement or responsibility during his or her employment with the Employers, or attempt to
do so, for the sale of any product or service that competes with a product or service
offered by the Employers,

          (ii) directly or indirectly solicit, divert, entice or take away any potential customer
identified, selected or targeted by the Employers with whom the Grantee has had contact,
involvement or responsibility during his or her employment with the Employers, or attempt to
do so, for the sale of any product or service that competes with a product or service
offered by the Employers, or

          (iii) accept or provide assistance in the accepting of (including, but not limited to,
providing any service, information, assistance or other facilitation or other involvement)
business, patronage or orders from customers or any potential customers of the Employers
with whom Grantee has had contact, involvement or responsibility on behalf of any third
party or otherwise for Grantee’s benefit.

Nothing contained in this paragraph 13(a) shall preclude Grantee from accepting employment
with a company, firm, or business that competes with the Employers so long as the Grantee’s
activities do not violate the provisions of subparagraphs 13(a)(i), 13(a)(ii) or 13(a)(iii)
above or any of the provisions of paragraphs 13(b) and 13(c) below.

     (b) Grantee agrees that he or she will not directly or indirectly at any time during
his or her employment by the Employers and for a period of three years following the later
of the termination of salary payments or the Salary Continuation Period, as defined in
paragraph 26, following termination of employment, no matter how terminated (the “Business
Protection Period”), solicit, induce, confer or discuss with any employee of the Employers
or attempt to solicit, induce, confer or discuss with any employee of the Employers the
prospect of leaving the employ of the Employers, termination of his or her employment with
the Employers, or the subject of employment by some other person or organization. Grantee
further agrees that he or she will not directly or indirectly at any time during the
Business Protection Period hire or attempt to hire any employee of the Employers.

     (c) Grantee will keep in strict confidence and will not, directly or indirectly, at any
time during or after the term of this agreement, disclose, furnish, disseminate, make
available or use (except in the course of performing his or her duties of employment with
the Employers) any trade secrets or confidential business or technical information of the
Employers or their customers (the “Confidential Information”), without limitation as to when
or how Grantee may have acquired such information. The Confidential Information shall
include the whole or any portion or phase of any scientific or technical information,
design, process, procedure, formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method,
technique or improvement, or any business information or plans, financial information, or
listing of names, addresses or telephone numbers, including without limitation, information
relating to the Employers’ customers or prospective customers, the Employers’ customer
lists, contract information including terms, pricing and services provided, information
received as a result of customer contacts, the Employers’ products and processing
capabilities, methods of operation, business plans, financials or strategy, and agreements
to which the Employers may be a party. The Confidential Information shall not include
information that is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of disclosure by
the Grantee. Grantee specifically acknowledges that the Confidential Information, whether
reduced to writing or maintained in the mind or memory of Grantee and whether compiled by
the Employers and/or Grantee,
derives independent economic value from not being readily known to or ascertainable by
proper means by others who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, that
reasonable efforts have been put forth by the Employers to maintain the secrecy of such
information, that such information is the sole property of the Employers and that any
retention and use of such information during or after the Grantee’s employment with the
Employers (except in the course of performing his or her duties of employment with the
Employers) shall constitute a misappropriation of the Employers’ trade secrets. Grantee
further agrees that, at the time of termination of his or her employment he or she will
return to the Employers, in good condition, all property of the Employers, including,
without limitation, the Confidential Information. In the event that said items are not so
returned, the Employers shall have the right to charge Grantee for all reasonable damages,
costs, attorney’s fees and other expenses incurred in searching for, taking, removing,
and/or recovering such property. If the Grantee is requested or required (either verbally
or in writing) to disclose any Confidential Information, he or she shall
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promptly provide the
Employers with a copy of the written request or a description of any verbal request so that
the Employers may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy. If a protective
order or other appropriate remedy is not obtained in a reasonable period of time, the
Grantee may furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information that he or she legally
is required to disclose.

     14. During the Business Protection Period (and for any extended period as provided in
paragraph 15 below) Grantee agrees to communicate the contents of this agreement to any person,
firm, association, or corporation that Grantee intends to be employed by, associated with, or
represent.

     15. If it shall be judicially determined that Grantee has violated any of his or her
obligations under paragraph 13 of this agreement, then the period applicable to the obligation
which he or she shall have been determined to have violated shall automatically be extended by a
period of time equal in length to the period during which said violation(s) occurred.

     16. Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the remedy at law available to Employers for breach
of any of his or her obligations under this agreement would be inadequate, and Grantee agrees and
consents that in addition to any other rights or remedies that Employers may have at law or in
equity, temporary and permanent injunctive relief may be granted in any proceeding that may be
brought to enforce any provision contained in paragraphs 13 through 15 of this agreement, without
the necessity of proof of actual damage.

     17. Grantee acknowledges that Grantee’s obligations under this agreement are reasonable in
the context of the nature of the Employers’ businesses and the competitive injuries likely to be
sustained by the Employers if Grantee violated such obligations. Grantee further acknowledges that
this agreement is made in consideration of, and is adequately supported by the Restricted Stock
Award, which Grantee acknowledges constitutes new and good, valuable and sufficient consideration.

     18. The failure of the Employers to enforce any provision of this agreement shall not be
construed to be a waiver of such provision or of the right of the Employers thereafter to enforce
each and every provision.

     19. All provisions, terms, conditions, paragraphs, agreements and covenants (“Provisions”)
contained in this agreement are severable and, in the event any one of them shall be held to be
invalid, this agreement shall be interpreted as if such Provision was not contained herein, and
such determination shall not otherwise affect the validity of any other Provision.

     20. For purposes of this agreement, the continuous employ of the Grantee with the Employers
shall not be deemed interrupted, and the Grantee shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an
employee of the Employers by reason of the transfer of his or her employment among the Employers.
Also a leave of absence approved by an Executive Officer for illness, military or governmental
service or other cause shall be considered as employment.

     21. All other capitalized terms used but not defined in this agreement shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms as set forth in the Plan.

     22. Paragraphs 13 through 19, 22, 24 and 25 shall survive the termination of this agreement.

     23. It is the Grantee’s responsibility to execute this agreement (the “Executed Agreement”)
and deliver the Executed Agreement to the Corporate Human Resources Department at the address
listed on the Cover Sheet. If the Executed Agreement is not received by the Corporate Human
Resources Department within 90 days after the Grant Date, this Restricted Stock grant shall
terminate and this agreement shall be null and void.

     24. The Grantee agrees that any action, claim, counterclaim, cross claim, proceeding, or suit,
whether at law or in equity, whether sounding in tort, contract, or otherwise, at any time arising
under or in connection with this agreement, the administration, enforcement, or negotiation of this
agreement, or the performance of any obligations in respect of this agreement
(each such action, claim, counterclaim, cross claim, proceeding, or suit, an “Action”) shall be
brought exclusively in a federal court or state court located in the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Each
of the parties hereby unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of any such court with respect to
each such Action and hereby waive any objection each of the parties may now or hereafter have to
the venue of any such Action brought in any such court.

     25. This agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by the internal
substantive laws of, the State of Ohio.

     26. “Salary Continuation Period” means the period of time during which Grantee receives a
continuation of Grantee’s salary after Grantee’s last day of active employment or if the Grantee
receives a lump sum payment, the number of months following Grantee ‘s end of active employment
equal to the Grantee’s lump sum payment attributable to salary divided by the Grantee’s then
current monthly salary rounded up to the nearest whole number.

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