Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LIMITED WAIVER AGREEMENT

 

THIS SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LIMITED WAIVER AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of May 11, 2017, is among GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”), the LENDERS (as defined in the Credit Agreement defined below) signing this Amendment, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Swingline Lender and in its capacity as Issuing Lender.

 

RECITALS

 

A.            The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2012, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Security Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2012, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2012, that certain Third Amendment and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement and Second Amendment to Security Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2013, but effective as of December 7, 2012, that certain Lender Joinder Agreement, effective as of December 17, 2013, that certain Fourth Amendment and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2014, that certain Fifth Amendment and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2015, that certain Limited Waiver and Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2015, that certain Limited Waiver and Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement and Amendment to Other Loan Documents, dated as of August 31, 2015 (the “Original Limited Waiver Agreement”), that certain First Amendment to Limited Waiver and Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement and Amendment to Other Loan Documents, dated as of December 11, 2015 (the “First Limited Waiver Amendment”), that certain Second Amendment to Limited Waiver and Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement and Amendment to Other Loan Documents, dated as of March 25, 2016 (the “Second Limited Waiver Amendment”), that certain Third Amendment to Limited Waiver and Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement and Amendment to Other Loan Documents, dated as of July 22, 2016 (the “Third Limited Waiver Amendment”), that certain Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 5, 2016 (the “Eighth Amendment”), that certain Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement dated as of October 4, 2016 (the “Ninth Amendment”), that certain Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Fifth Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement dated as of October 28, 2016 (the “Tenth Amendment”), that certain Eleventh Amendment to Credit Agreement and Sixth Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement dated as of November 30, 2016 (the “Eleventh Amendment”), that certain Twelfth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 23, 2016 (the “Twelfth Amendment”), that certain Thirteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Seventh Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement dated as of January 30, 2017 (the “Thirteenth Amendment”), that certain Fourteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Seventh Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement dated as of February 21, 2017 (the “Fourteenth Amendment”), that certain Fifteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Ninth Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement dated as of March 3, 2017 (the “Fifteenth Amendment”) (such Credit Agreement, as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”; and the Original Limited Waiver Agreement, as amended by the First Limited Waiver Amendment, the Second Limited Waiver Amendment, the Third Limited Waiver Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, the Ninth Amendment, the Tenth Amendment, the Eleventh Amendment, the Thirteenth Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment, the Fifteenth Amendment and that certain Tenth Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement dated as of April 10, 2017, the “Limited Waiver Agreement”).

 

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B.            The Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender agree to amend certain of the provisions of the Credit Agreement and Limited Waiver Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Amendment.

 

C.            The Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender are willing to agree to such request of the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements hereafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are all hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             DEFINITIONS.  All capitalized terms used in this Amendment (including in the Recitals to this Amendment) which are not expressly defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

2.             AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1.1 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending the following definition to read as follows:

 

“Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) May 31, 2017 (b) the date of termination of the entire Revolving Credit Commitment by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5, or (c) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 9.2(a).

 

3.             AMENDMENTS TO LIMITED WAIVER AGREEMENT.

 

(a)           Section 1 of the Limited Waiver Agreement is hereby amended by amending the following definition to read as follows:

 

“Stated Waiver Termination Date” means May 31, 2017.

 

(b)           Paragraph 7 contained in Schedule A attached to the Limited Waiver Agreement is hereby amended and restated in the form of Exhibit A attached to this Amendment.

 

4.             ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF THE BORROWER.  The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

(a)           Recitals.  The Recitals to this Amendment are true and correct.

 

(b)           Loan Documents.  The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, the Limited Waiver Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and each of the other Loan Documents are the legal, valid and binding agreements of each Credit Party which is a party thereto, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal debtor relief laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditor’s rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(c)           Obligations.  As of the date hereof, the Obligations of the Credit Parties under the Loan Documents are not subject to any restriction, setoff, deduction, claim, counterclaim or defense of any kind or character whatsoever.

 

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(d)           Outstanding Principal in respect of the Revolving Credit Loans and the L/C Obligations.  The outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans and the L/C Obligations as of May 9, 2017 are as set forth on Schedule 4(d) attached to this Amendment and made a part of this Amendment.

 

5.             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE; NO EVENT OF DEFAULT.  By its execution and delivery of this Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)           other than the representations and warranties with respect to the previously delivered financial statements for Fiscal Year 2012, Fiscal Year 2013, Fiscal Year 2014 and Fiscal Year 2015, the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects, on and as of the date hereof as made on and as of such date, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of such date, (except for any such representation and warranty that by its terms is made only as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty shall remain true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date);

 

(b)           no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default except for the Known Existing Events of Default (as defined in the Limited Waiver Agreement) and the Anticipated Events of Default (as defined in the Limited Waiver Agreement) and no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Waiver Termination Event (as defined in the Limited Waiver Agreement) except for the Known Existing Waiver Termination Events (as defined in the Limited Waiver Agreement);

 

(c)           (i) the Borrower and each other Credit Party has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment, (ii) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and each other Credit Party, and (iii) each of the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, the Limited Waiver Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and each other Loan Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties party thereto, enforceable against the Borrower or such Credit Party, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal debtor relief laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(d)           neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, nor the consummation of any transactions contemplated herein, will conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower or any other Credit Party is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or any Governmental Approval relating to the Borrower or to any Credit Party, except to the extent such conflict, breach or default, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(e)           no authorization, approval, consent, or other action by, notice to, or filing with, any governmental authority or other Person not already obtained (including the Board of Directors (or other similar governing body) of the Borrower and of each other Credit Party) is required for the execution, delivery or performance of this Amendment by the Borrower and the other Credit Parties.

 

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6.             CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AMENDMENT.  This Amendment shall be effective upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent (such date, the “Effective Date”):

 

(a)           the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender;

 

(b)           the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower and duly acknowledged and agreed to by each Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

(c)           the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower the payment of all costs and fees of the Administrative Agent which are unpaid and invoiced prior to the date of this Amendment, including those costs and fees related to travel costs and expenses, appraisals of real estate, appraisals of machinery and equipment, environmental reports, title insurance, legal fees and expenses and other out-of-pocket expenses; and

 

(d)           the Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, such other documents, certificates and instruments as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require.

 

7.             REFERENCES.

 

(a)           Each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” or words of like import and each reference in any other Loan Document to the “Credit Agreement” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.  Each reference in the Limited Waiver Agreement to “this Agreement” or words of like import and each reference in any other Loan Document to the “Limited Waiver Agreement” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Limited Waiver Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

 

(b)           The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, the Limited Waiver Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

8.             RELEASE.  As a material part of the consideration for the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender entering into this Amendment, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor (collectively, the “Releasors”) agree as follows (the “Release Provision”):

 

(a)           The Releasors, jointly and severally, hereby release and forever discharge the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Lender, each Lender and the Administrative Agent’s, the Swingline Lender’s, Issuing Lender’s and each Lender’s predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, managers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, attorneys and other professionals, representatives, parent corporations, subsidiaries, and affiliates (hereinafter all of the above collectively referred to as the “Lender Group”), from any and all claims, counterclaims, demands, damages, debts, agreements, covenants, suits, contracts, obligations, liabilities, accounts, offsets, rights, actions, and causes of action of any nature whatsoever and whether arising at law or in equity, presently possessed, whether known or unknown, whether liability be direct or indirect, liquidated or unliquidated, presently accrued, whether absolute or contingent, foreseen or unforeseen, and whether or not heretofore asserted arising out of, arising under or related to the Loan Documents (collectively, the “Claims”), that Releasors may have or allege to have against any or all of the Lender Group and that arise from events occurring before the date hereof.

 

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(b)           The Releasors agree not to sue any of the Lender Group nor in any way assist any other person or entity in suing the Lender Group with respect to any of the Claims released herein.  The Release Provision may be pleaded as a full and complete defense to, and may be used as the basis for an injunction against, any action, suit, or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted, or attempted in breach of the release contained herein.

 

(c)           The Releasors acknowledge, warrant, and represent to Lender Group that:

 

(i)            The Releasors have read and understand the effect of the Release Provision.  The Releasors have had the assistance of independent counsel of their own choice, or have had the opportunity to retain such independent counsel, in reviewing, discussing, and considering all the terms of the Release Provision; and if counsel was retained, counsel for Releasors has read and considered the Release Provision and advised Releasors with respect to the same.  Before execution of this Amendment, the Releasors have had adequate opportunity to make whatever investigation or inquiry they may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the subject matter of the Release Provision.

 

(ii)           The Releasors are not acting in reliance on any representation, understanding, or agreement not expressly set forth herein.  The Releasors acknowledge that Lender Group has not made any representation with respect to the Release Provision except as expressly set forth herein.

 

(iii)         The Releasors have executed this Amendment and the Release Provision thereof as a free and voluntary act, without any duress, coercion, or undue influence exerted by or on behalf of any person or entity.

 

(iv)          The Releasors are the sole owners of the Claims released by the Release Provision, and the Releasors have not heretofore conveyed or assigned any interest in any such Claims to any other person or entity.

 

(d)           The Releasors understand that the Release Provision was a material consideration in the agreement of the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, Issuing Lender and each Lender to enter into this Amendment.

 

(e)           It is the express intent of the Releasors that the release and discharge set forth in the Release Provision be construed as broadly as possible in favor of Lender Group so as to foreclose forever the assertion by the Releasors of any Claims released hereby against Lender Group.

 

(f)            If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of the Release Provision is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(g)           The Releasors acknowledge that they may hereafter discover facts in addition to or different from those that they now know or believe with respect to the Claims released herein, but the Releasors expressly shall have and intend to fully, finally and forever have released and discharged any and all such Claims.  The Releasors expressly waive any provision of statutory or decisional law to the effect that a general release does not extend to Claims that the releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in such party’s favor at the time of executing the release.

 

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9.             COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES.  The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent with respect thereto).

 

10.          SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS’ ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT.  By signing below, each Subsidiary Guarantor (a) acknowledges, consents and agrees to this Amendment, (b) acknowledges and agrees to any amendment to its obligations in respect of the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement made pursuant to this Amendment, (c) acknowledges and agrees that its obligations in respect of the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement and the Security Agreement are not released, diminished, waived, modified, impaired or affected in any manner by this Amendment or any of the provisions contemplated herein, (d) ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement and the Security Agreement, and (e) acknowledges and agrees that it has no claims or offsets against, or defenses or counterclaims to, the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, the Security Agreement or any other Loan Documents or Obligations.

 

11.          EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.  For purposes of this Amendment, a counterpart hereof (or signature page thereto) signed and transmitted by any Person party hereto to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) by facsimile machine, telecopier or electronic mail is to be treated as an original.  The signature of such Person thereon, for purposes hereof, is to be considered as an original signature, and the counterpart (or signature page thereto) so transmitted is to be considered to have the same binding effect as an original signature on an original document.

 

12.          GOVERNING LAW.  This Amendment and the other Loan Documents and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Amendment or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

13.          WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

14.          HEADINGS.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

 

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15.          ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THIS AMENDMENT IS A LOAN DOCUMENT.  THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED BY THIS AMENDMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS AMENDED, REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is executed as of the date first set forth above.

 

	
 
    	
BORROWER:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT   GROUP INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Craig Holmes
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Craig   Holmes
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
CFO
    
				

 

Signature Page to Sixteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Eleventh Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND   LENDERS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
WELLS FARGO BANK,   NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, the Issuing   Lender and Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Kristine B. Netjes
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Kristine   B. Netjes
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President
    
				

 

Signature Page to Sixteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Eleventh Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
U.S. BANK NATIONAL   ASSOCIATION,
    
	
 
    	
as Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   David C. Heyson
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
David   C. Heyson
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President
    

 

Signature Page to Sixteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Eleventh Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
BRANCH BANKING AND   TRUST COMPANY,
    
	
 
    	
as Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Mitch Turknett
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Mitch   Turknett
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President
    

 

Signature Page to Sixteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Eleventh Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,   N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   R. Alan Green
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
R.   Alan Green
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized   Officer
    

 

Signature Page to Sixteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Eleventh Amendment to Limited Waiver Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
AS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
WILLIAMS INDUSTRIAL   SERVICES GROUP, L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
BRADEN MANUFACTURING,   L.L.C.
    
	
 
    	
WILLIAMS INDUSTRIAL   SERVICES, LLC
    
	
 
    	
WILLIAMS SPECIALTY   SERVICES, LLC
    
	
 
    	
WILLIAMS PLANT   SERVICES, LLC
    
	
 
    	
CONSTRUCTION &   MAINTENANCE
    
	
 
    	
PROFESSIONALS,   LLC
    
	
 
    	
WILLIAMS GLOBAL   SERVICES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
KOONTZ-WAGNER CUSTOM   CONTROLS
    
	
 
    	
HOLDINGS   LLC
    
	
 
    	
GPEG, LLC
    
	
 
    	
GLOBAL POWER TECHNICAL   SERVICES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
BRADEN HOLDINGS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
GLOBAL POWER   PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC.
    
	
 
    	
BRADEN CONSTRUCTION   SERVICES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
STEAM ENTERPRISES LLC
    

 

 

	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Erin Gonzalez
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Erin   Gonzalez
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President and Treasurer
    

 

Signature Page to Sixteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Eleventh Amendment to Limited Waiver AgreementExhibit
10.4

 

EXECUTION
VERSION

 

EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

 

This
Employment Agreement (this “Employment Agreement”), effective as of February 11, 2013 (the “Effective Date”),
is entered into by Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Company”), and Joseph E. Scalzo, in his
individual capacity (“Executive”), on the terms and conditions as follows:

 

§1.          TERM OF EMPLOYMENT

 

Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Employment Agreement, the Company agrees to employ Executive and Executive agrees
to be employed by the Company for an initial term of five (5) years, starting on the Effective Date and ending on the fifth anniversary
of such date (the “Initial Term”). The term of this Employment Agreement will automatically renew for additional one
year periods (each, an “Additional Term”) unless, at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the applicable Initial
Term or Additional Term, either party provides the other party with written notice of non-renewal. The employment term described
in this § 1 is referred to in this Employment Agreement as the “Term.”

 

§2.          POSITION AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

(a)               
Position. Executive shall be the Chief
Executive Officer and President of each of NCP-ATK Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”), the Company, and any subsidiary of
Holdings other than the Company (collectively, the “Companies”).

 

(b)              
Duties and Responsibilities. During the
Term, Executive shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer and President of each of the Companies of and shall devote all of Executive’s
business time, skill and energies to promote the interests of the Companies and to serve such positions with the Companies as
may be reasonably assigned by the Board of Directors of the Companies (the “Board”) consistent with the title of Chief
Executive Officer and President of each of the Companies. Executive shall undertake to perform all of Executive’s duties
and responsibilities for the Companies and any current and/or future entity that is controlled by Atkins Equity, LLC (“Parent”)
or any of its subsidiaries in good faith and on a full-time basis and shall at all times act in good faith in the course of Executive’s
employment under this Employment Agreement in the best interests of Parent and its subsidiaries. The parties acknowledge that
Executive currently serves on the boards of Earthbound Farms, a for-profit corporation, and Seacology, a not-for-profit corporation
and that Executive may continue such board service.

 

(c)               
Board of Directors. As long as Executive
remains employed by the Company, Executive will be a member of Holdings’ and the Company’s Boards.

 

     

     

    

 

§3.          COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

 

(a)                Base
Salary. Executive’s base salary shall be $600,000 per year (the “Base Salary”), starting as of the Effective
Date, which Base Salary is (i) payable in installments, in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices and
policies for senior executives, (ii) subject to such withholding and other taxes as required by law or as otherwise permissible
under such practices or policies and (iii) increased annually in an amount equal to the change in the Consumer Price Index for
the year just ended. “Consumer Price Index” means the National Consumer Price Index, not seasonally adjusted, published
monthly by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and designated as the “National Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers - United States City Average - All items (base year 1982-84 = 100).” The first CPI adjustment
will occur for calendar year 2014 based upon the change in CPI during calendar year 2013.

 

(b)              
Employee Benefit Plans. Executive is eligible
to participate in the employee benefit plans, programs and policies maintained by the Company in accordance with the terms and
conditions of such plans, programs and policies as in effect from time to time; except that, in lieu of participating in the Company’s
medical/dental/vision benefit plans, Executive may elect to receive a monthly payment in the amount of $1,500 (subject to applicable
withholding).

 

(c)               
Annual Bonus. Executive will be eligible
for an annual bonus in respect of each calendar year (or such other twelve month period as may be determined by the Board) (the
“Annual Bonus”) based on achievement of the Company’s annual budget for each year as set by the Company’s
Board in conjunction with management (the “Annual Budget”), and pursuant to the Company’s Management Bonus Plan.
The Annual Budget for year 2013 has been approved by the Board. For subsequent years, the Annual Budget will be submitted by management
to the Board on or before December 8th of each year and will be approved by the Board after discussion with management
and any changes determined by the Board. The Annual Budget will include accruals for bonuses. The actual financial results upon
which any current year Annual Bonus is determined will be based upon the Company’s audited financial statements, as reviewed
and approved by the Board.

 

Executive’s
Target Bonus (the “Target Bonus”) will be equal to 75% of Executive’s then current Base Salary assuming that
the Company meets its Annual Budget. Executive’s actual bonus payout pursuant to the Management Bonus Plan may be more or
less than the Target Bonus. The Management Bonus Plan in effect in any given year will specify the threshold relative to the Annual
Budget below which bonuses will be zero, as well as the bonus payouts when actual results fall between this threshold and the
Annual Budget, and the bonus payouts when actual results exceed the Annual Budget, up to a cap of 150% of Executive’s then-current
Base Annual Salary (i.e., 200% of Target Bonus).

 

The
Management Bonus Plan for 2013 (which has not yet been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors) is expected to be approximately:

 

	 	●	80%
    of Target Bonus paid at 97.5% of Annual Budget,

 

	 	●	100%
    of Target Bonus paid at 100.0% of Annual Budget,

 

	 	●	115%
    of Target Bonus paid at 102.5% of Annual Budget,

 

	 	●	130%
    of Target Bonus paid at 105.0% of Annual Budget,

 

	 	●	150%
    of Target Bonus paid at 108.0% of Annual Budget (which amount will be payable at the Board’s good faith discretion following
    consultation with Executive and management, taking into account factors other than the formulaic bonus calculations for purposes
    of determining Annual Bonus payouts)

 

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Executive
will participate in an additional bonus tier of 200% of Target Bonus paid at 111.0% of Annual Budget.

 

The
Annual Budget for each year may be adjusted upward by the Board, in good faith and after consultation with the Company’s
management, to take into consideration earnings that result from unplanned capital expenditures or investments, acquisitions and
accounting changes not taken into account in the Annual Budget.

 

(d)              
Paid Time Off. Executive shall accrue
up to 20 days of paid time off on a pro rata basis during each successive one-year period in the Term. Accrued paid time off shall
be taken at such time or times in each such one-year period so as not to materially and adversely interfere with the business
of the Company and in no event shall more than ten days of paid time off be taken consecutively without approval by the Board.
Executive shall have no right to carry over unused paid time off from any such one-year period to any other such one-year period
or to receive any additional compensation in lieu of taking Executive’s paid time off.

 

(e)               
Business Expenses. Executive shall be
reimbursed for reasonable and appropriate business expenses incurred and appropriately documented in connection with the performance
of Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Employment Agreement in accordance with the Company’s expense
reimbursement policies and procedures for its senior executives.

 

§4.          TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND SEVERANCE

 

(a)               
Right of Termination. The Company shall
have the right to terminate Executive’s employment at any time, and Executive shall have the right to resign at any time,
subject to the obligations and conditions contained herein.

 

(b)              
Payments upon Termination. Upon termination of
Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, the Company shall pay to Executive on his last day of employment
with the Company all Base Salary earned by Executive through his last day of employment, and any earned and payable (but as of
yet unpaid) Annual Bonus for the previous year.

 

(c)               
Severance.

 

	 	(i)	If,
    during the Term of this Employment Agreement, (i) the Company terminates Executive without Cause, or (ii) Executive resigns
    for Good Reason, then, upon Executive’s Termination of Employment (as defined below), the Company shall (in lieu of
    any other severance benefits under any of the Company employee benefit plans, programs or policies): (x) if and only if the
    Company is on target to meet at least 100% of Annual Budget for the year in which Executive’s Termination of Employment
    occurs, pay to Executive a prorated portion of the Annual Bonus to which Executive would otherwise be entitled for the year
    of termination (if any) calculated at the end of such year and paid on the same date on which annual bonuses are paid to other
    executives of the Company; and (y) continue to pay Executive’s Base Salary at the time of such termination for a period
    of fifteen (15) months following such Termination of Employment (the “Severance Period”), plus, if Executive achieved
    at least 100% of the Target Bonus for the year prior to Executive’s Termination of Employment, and the Company is on
    target to meet at least 100% of the Annual Budget for the year in which Executive’s Termination of Employment occurs,
    the Company will also pay Executive an amount equal to the Target Bonus for the year in which Executive’s Termination
    of Employment occurs, which Target Bonus amount shall be paid on the same date on which annual bonuses are paid to other executives
    of the Company. Such severance amounts provided in clause (y) above will be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal
    payroll practices, subject to such withholding and other taxes as may be required or as otherwise permissible under the Company’s
    practices or policies.

 

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	 	(ii)	The
    Company shall have no obligation to make any severance payments § 4(c)(i) if (i) Executive violates any of the provisions
    of § 5 of this Employment Agreement, (ii) the Company chooses not to renew this Employment Agreement either at the expiration
    of its initial term or at any point thereafter, or (iii) Executive does not execute and deliver (without revoking) to the
    Company a general release in the form attached to this Employment Agreement as Exhibit A (the “Release”) following
    Executive’s Termination of Employment.

 

	 	(iii)	Executive
    waives Executive’s rights, if any, to have the payments provided for under this § 4(c) taken into account in computing
    any other benefits payable to, or on behalf of, Executive by the Company.

 

	 	(iv)	Notwithstanding
    anything to the contrary in this Employment Agreement, if a Change in Control (as defined in the NCP-ATK Holdings, Inc. 2010
    Stock Option Plan) occurs, neither the Company, nor any current and/or future entity that controls, is controlled by or is
    under common control with the Company (collectively, “Affiliates”), nor any acquirer of the Company or any Affiliate
    of the Company will have any obligation to make severance payments under this Section in connection with such Change in Control
    unless Executive’s employment is terminated without Cause or Executive resigns for Good Reason following such Change
    in Control.

 

	 	(v)	“Termination
    of Employment” means the date on which Executive’s “separation from service” occurs within the meaning
    of § 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

	 	(vi)	The
    severance payments described in § 4(c)(i) shall commence within the sixty (60) day period following the Executive’s
    Termination of Employment provided the Executive executes the Release and the Release becomes effective and irrevocable within
    such sixty (60) day period and provided, further, that if such sixty (60) day period begins in one calendar year and ends
    in a second calendar year, such payments shall be made or shall commence in the second calendar year.

 

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(d)              
Termination by the Company for Cause or by
Executive other than for Good Reason.

 

(1)              The
Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment at any time for Cause, and Executive shall have the right
to resign at any time with or without Good Reason.

 

(2)              If
the Company terminates Executive’s employment for Cause or Executive resigns other than for Good Reason, the Company’s
only obligation to Executive under this Employment Agreement (except as provided under § 4(g)) shall be to make the payments
required under § 4(b).

 

(e)               
Cause. “Cause” shall exist
if Executive (i) is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or, (ii) (a) engages in gross neglect or willful
misconduct with respect to his duties and responsibilities hereunder; (b) breaches any of Executive’s fiduciary duties to
the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates; (c) otherwise breaches in any material respect any provision of this Employment
Agreement or any other agreement between Executive and the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates; (d) engages in any
activity or behavior, including substance abuse, that is or could reasonably be expected to be harmful in any material respect
to the property, business, goodwill, or reputation of the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates; or (e) commits theft,
larceny, embezzlement, or fraud; provided, however, that Executive may not be terminated for “Cause” unless (x) in
respect of any event described in clause (i) above, the Board provides Executive with reasonable advance written notice to Executive
of its intent to terminate Executive for Cause, (y) in respect of any event described in clause (ii) above, the Company provides
Executive written notice of the basis for which the Board believes Cause exists and an opportunity to bring legal counsel to a
meeting with the Board to review and address the allegations of Cause, and (z) in respect of any of the events described in clause
(ii)(c) above or, to the extent the Board reasonably and in good faith determines that the applicable activity or behavior is
curable, in respect of any of the events described in clauses (ii)(a) or (b), Executive fails to cure any such breach, activity
or behavior to the good faith satisfaction of the Board within 10 business days after Executive’s receipt of written notice
of the breach, activity or behavior (provided further, that Executive shall only be entitled to one such opportunity to cure under
this Employment Agreement).

 

(f)               
Good Reason. “Good Reason”
means, without the express prior written consent of Executive, (i) a material reduction of Executive’s position, duties,
and responsibilities with the Company as of the date of this Employment Agreement, (ii) Executive’s removal from the Company’s
Board (without Cause), (iii) Executive ceasing to report to the Board (or to the board of directors of any parent entity), (iv)
a reduction by the Company of Executive’s Base Salary provided in § 3(a) of this Employment Agreement, other than a
reduction which is applicable to all senior executives of the Company, or (v) the Company’s requiring Executive to move
Executive’s primary place of employment at the Company’s principal offices more than 50 miles from his primary place
of employment at the Company’s current principal offices in Colorado if such move materially increases Executive’s
commute; provided, however, that no act or omission described in clauses (i) through (v) shall be treated as “Good Reason”
under this Employment Agreement unless (1) Executive delivers to the Company a written statement of the basis for Executive’s
belief that Good Reason exists, (2) Executive gives the Company thirty (30) days after the delivery of such statement to cure
the basis for such belief, and (3) Executive actually resigns during the ten (10) day period which begins immediately after the
end of such thirty (30) day period if Good Reason continues to exist after the end of such thirty (30) day period.

 

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(g)              
Termination for Disability or Death.

 

(1)              Disability. The Company may terminate
the Term and Executive’s employment with the Company if Executive is unable substantially to perform Executive’s duties
and responsibilities hereunder to the full extent required by the Board by reason of a Permanent Disability, as defined below.
Executive shall upon his Termination of Employment by reason of a Permanent Disability, be entitled to the following: (i) a prorated
portion of the Annual Bonus to which Executive would otherwise be entitled for the year of termination (if any) calculated at
the end of such year and paid on the same date on which annual bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company; (ii) any other
amounts earned, accrued or owing but not yet paid, which amounts shall be paid within thirty (30) days following such Termination
of Employment; and (iii) continued participation, in accordance with the terms of such plans, in those employee welfare benefit
plans in which Executive was participating on the date of termination which, by their terms, permit a former employee to participate.
In such event, the Company shall have no further liability or obligation to Executive for compensation under this Employment Agreement.
Executive agrees, in the event of a dispute under this § 4(g)(1), to submit to a physical examination by a licensed physician
selected by the Board. For purposes of this Employment Agreement, “Permanent Disability” has the same meaning as for
purposes of the Company’s permanent disability insurance policies which now or hereafter cover the permanent disability
of Executive or, in absence of such policies, means the inability of Executive to work in a customary day-to-day capacity for
six (6) consecutive months or for six (6) months within a twelve (12) month period, as determined by the Board.

 

(2)              Death.
The Term and Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate in the event of Executive’s death. In such event,
the Company shall pay to Executive’s executors, legal representatives or administrators, as applicable, a prorated portion
of the Annual Bonus to which Executive would otherwise be entitled for the year in which such death occurs (if any) calculated
at the end of such year and paid on the same date on which bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company. In addition, Executive’s
estate shall be entitled upon Executive’s death to (i) any other amounts earned, accrued or owing but not yet paid, which
amounts shall be paid within thirty (30) days following such Termination of Employment; and (ii) any other benefits to which Executive
is entitled in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans and programs of the Company. The Company shall have no further
liability or obligation under this Employment Agreement to Executive’s executors, legal representatives, administrators,
heirs or assigns or any other person claiming under or through Executive.

 

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(h)              
Benefits at Termination of Employment.
Executive will have, upon termination of his employment, the right to receive any benefits payable under the Company’s employee
benefit plans, programs and policies that Executive otherwise has a nonforfeitable right to receive under the terms of such plans,
programs and policies (other than severance benefits), independent of Executive’s rights under this Employment Agreement
(but Executive will not have the right to participate in the Company’s medical/dental/vision benefit plans following termination
of employment if Executive has elected under §3(b) to receive cash in lieu of participation in such plans in the last open
election).

 

§5.             
COVENANTS BY EXECUTIVE

 

(a)               
The Company’s Property.

 

(1)              Executive, upon the termination of Executive’s
employment for any reason or, if earlier, upon the Company request, shall promptly return all “Property” that had
been entrusted or made available to Executive by the Company.

 

(2)              The
term “Property” means all records, files, memoranda, reports, price lists, customer lists, drawings, plans, sketches,
keys, codes, computer hardware and software and other property of any kind or description prepared, used or possessed by Executive
during Executive’s employment by the Company (and any duplicates of any such property) together with any and all information,
ideas, concepts, discoveries, and inventions and the like conceived, made, developed or acquired at any time by Executive individually
or with others during Executive’s employment that relate to the Company business, products or services.

 

(b)              
Trade Secrets.

 

(1)              Executive
agrees that Executive will hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and will not directly or indirectly use
or disclose, other than when required to do so in good faith to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities, any “Trade
Secret” that Executive may have acquired during the term of Executive’s employment by the Company for so long as such
information remains a Trade Secret, unless Executive is required to do so by a lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction,
any governmental authority, or agency, or any recognized subpoena; provided, however, that before making any disclosure of a Trade
Secret pursuant to a such an order or subpoena, Executive will provide notice of such order or subpoena to the Company to permit
the Company to challenge such order or subpoena if the Company, in its sole discretion and at its expense, desires to challenge
such order or subpoena or to seek a protective order preventing further disclosure of the Trade Secret.

 

(2)              The
term “Trade Secret” means information, without regard to form, including technical or non-technical data, a formula,
a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a process, financial data, financial plans, product
plans, or a list of actual or potential customers or suppliers that are not commonly known or available to the public and which
information (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being generally readily
ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use and (ii) is the subject
of reasonable efforts by the Company to maintain its secrecy.

 

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(3)              This § 5(b) and § 5(c) are intended
to provide rights to the Company that are in addition to, not in lieu of, those rights the Company has under the common law or
applicable statutes for the protection of trade secrets and Confidential Information.

 

(c)               
Confidential Information.

 

(1)              Executive
while employed by the Company and after termination of such employment for any reason shall, for so long as the information remains
Confidential Information, hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and shall not directly or indirectly use
or disclose, other than when required to do so in good faith to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities, any “Confidential
Information” that Executive may have acquired (whether or not developed or compiled by Executive and whether or not Executive
is authorized to have access to such information) during the term of, and in the course of, or as a result of Executive’s
employment by the Company unless Executive is required to do so by a lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction, any governmental
authority, or agency, or any recognized subpoena; provided, however, that before making any disclosure of a Confidential Information
pursuant to a such an order or subpoena, Executive will provide notice of such order or subpoena to the Company to permit the
Company to challenge such order or subpoena if the Company, in its sole discretion and at its expense, desires to challenge such
order or subpoena or to seek a protective order preventing further disclosure of the Confidential Information.

 

(2)              The
term “Confidential Information” means any secret, confidential or proprietary information possessed by the Company
relating to its businesses that is or has been disclosed to Executive or of which Executive becomes aware as a consequence of
or through Executive’s relationship with the Company, and is not generally known to the Company’s competitors, including
customer lists, details of client or consultant contracts, the terms and conditions of this Employment Agreement, current and
anticipated customer requirements, pricing policies, price lists, market studies, business plans, licensing strategies, advertising
campaigns, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies, product development techniques or flaws, computer software programs
(including object code and source code), data and documentation, data base technologies, systems, structures and architectures,
inventions and ideas, past, current and planned research and development, compilations, devices, methods, techniques, processes,
financial information and data, employee compensation information, business acquisition plans and new personnel acquisition plans,
which are not otherwise included in the definition of a Trade Secret under this Employment Agreement. Confidential Information
shall not include any information that has been voluntarily disclosed to the public by the Company (except where such public disclosure
has been made by the Executive without authorization) or that has been independently developed and disclosed by others, or that
otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means.

 

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(d)              
Ownership of Work Product.

 

(1)              Executive
acknowledges and agrees that Executive will be employed by the Company in a position that could provide the opportunity for conceiving
and/or reducing to practice developments, discoveries, methods, processes, designs, inventions, ideas, or improvements (hereinafter
collectively called “Work Product”). Accordingly, Executive agrees to promptly report and disclose to the Company
in writing all Work Product conceived, made, implemented, or reduced to practice by Executive, whether alone or acting with others,
during Executive’s employment by the Company. Executive acknowledges and agrees that all Work Product is the sole and exclusive
property of the Company. Executive agrees to assign, and hereby automatically assigns, without further consideration, to the Company
any and all rights, title, and interest in and to all Work Product; provided, however, that this § 5(d)(1) shall not apply
to any Work Product for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of the Company was used and that
was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless the Work Product (i) relates directly or indirectly to the Company’s
business or its actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) results from any work performed by Executive
for the Company. The Company, its successors and assigns, shall have the right to obtain and hold in its or their own name copyright
registrations, trademark registrations, patents and any other protection available to the Work Product.

 

(2)              Executive agrees to perform, upon the reasonable
request of the Company, such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to transfer, perfect, and defend the Company’s
ownership of the Work Product, including (i) executing, acknowledging and delivering any requested affidavits and documents of
assignment and conveyance, (ii) assisting in the preparation, prosecution, procurement, maintenance and enforcement of all copyrights
and/or patents with respect to the Work Product in any countries, (iii) providing testimony in connection with any proceeding
affecting the right, title or interest of the Company in any Work Product, and (iv) performing any other acts deemed necessary
or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Employment Agreement. The Company shall reimburse all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by Executive at the Company’s request in connection with the foregoing.

 

(e)               
Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.

 

(1)              While
employed by the Company and for fifteen (15) months following termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive
will not, whether as an employee, consultant, advisor, independent contractor, or in any other capacity, provide management or
executive services, of the type that Executive provided to the Company or its Affiliates at any time during the last twenty-four
(24) months (or such shorter period if less than twenty-four (24) months) of Executive’s employment with the Company, to
or on behalf of any Competing Business in the Territory regardless of where Executive is physically located. For purposes of this
Employment Agreement, the term “Territory” means the United States, and the term “Competing Business”
means (i) the weight loss industry in the Territory, and (ii) the diet care set of the health and beauty category within food,
drug, mass and specialty retail channels in the Territory. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Territory identified in
this § 5(e)(1) is the geographic area in or as to which he is expected to perform services or have responsibilities for the
Company and its Affiliates by being actively engaged as a member of the Company’s management team as Chief Executive Officer
and President during his employment with the Company.

 

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(2)              The foregoing restrictions shall not be construed
to prohibit the ownership by Executive of less than one percent (1%) of any class of securities of any company which is a Competing
Business or having a class of securities registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, provided that
such ownership represents a passive investment and that neither Executive nor any group of persons including Executive in any
way, either directly or indirectly, manages or exercises control of any such company, guarantees any of its financial obligations,
consults with, advises, or otherwise takes any part in its business, other than exercising Executive’s rights as a shareholder,
or seeks to do any of the foregoing.

 

(3)              While employed by the Company and for two (2)
years following termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall not, on his own behalf or on behalf
of any person, film, partnership, association, corporation or business organization, entity or enterprise, directly or indirectly,
hire, or solicit or attempt to solicit any officer, employee or independent contractor, consultant or advisor of the Parent or
its direct or indirect subsidiaries with whom Executive had contact in the course of Executive’s employment with the Company
to terminate or reduce his or her employment or business relationship with the Parent or its direct or indirect subsidiaries and
shall not assist any other person or entity in such a solicitation.

 

(f)               
Non-Disparagement. Executive will not
make any statement, written or verbal, to any person or entity, including in any forum or media, or take any action, in disparagement
of the Parent or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, the Board, or any of their respective current, former or future Affiliates
(solely to the extent Executive has (or could reasonably be expected to have) knowledge that an entity is an Affiliate), or any
current, former or future shareholders, partners, managers, members, officers, directors, or employees of any of the foregoing
(solely to the extent Executive has (or could reasonably be expected to have) knowledge thereof) (each, a “Company Party”),
including negative references to or about any Company Party’s services, policies, practices, documents, methods of doing
business, strategies, objectives, shareholders, partners, managers, members, officers, directors, or employees, or take any other
action that may disparage any Company Party to the general public and/or any Company Party’s officers, directors, employees,
clients, suppliers, investors, potential investors, business partners or potential business partners.

 

(g)              
Cooperation. Executive will cooperate
with all reasonable requests by the Company (or any Affiliate of the Company) for assistance in connection with any investigations
or legal proceedings involving the Company (or any Affiliate of the Company, to the extent Executive was involved with any such
Affiliate while employed hereunder), including by providing truthful testimony in person in any such legal proceedings without
having to be subpoenaed.

 

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(h)              
Reasonable and Continuing Obligations.
Executive agrees that Executive’s obligations under this § 5 are obligations that will continue beyond the date Executive’s
employment with the Company terminates, regardless of the reason for such termination, and that such obligations are reasonable
and necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business interests. In addition, the Company shall have the right to take
such other action as the Company deems necessary or appropriate to compel compliance with the provisions of this § 5, including
seeking injunctive relief.

 

(i)                Remedy
for Breach. Executive agrees that the remedies at law of the Company for any actual or threatened breach by Executive of the
covenants in this § 5 would be inadequate and that the Company shall be entitled to specific performance of the covenants
in this § 5, including entry of an ex parte, temporary restraining order in state or federal court, preliminary and permanent
injunctive relief against activities in violation of this § 5, or both, or other appropriate judicial remedy, writ or order,
in addition to any damages and legal expenses that the Company may be legally entitled to recover. Executive acknowledges and
agrees that the covenants in this § 5 shall be construed as agreements independent of any other provision of this or any
other agreement between the Company and Executive, and that the existence of any claim or cause of action by Executive against
the Company, whether predicated upon this Employment Agreement or any other agreement, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement
by the Company of such covenants.

 

§6.          SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE

 

(a)               
The Company and Executive agree that this Employment
Agreement will be administered and interpreted in good faith in a manner which is intended to minimize the risk that Executive
will be subject to tax under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”), with
respect to any payments to be made or benefits to be provided to Executive by the Company pursuant to the terms of this Employment
Agreement, and the Company and Executive agree to cooperate fully and in good faith with one another to seek to minimize such
risk.

 

(b)              
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Employment
Agreement, no payments shall be made and no benefits shall be provided under this Employment Agreement as a result of Executive’s
termination of employment unless Executive has a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A in connection
with such termination of employment, and Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that a “separation from service”
may come before, after or coincide with any such termination of employment and that the payments otherwise to be made at a termination
of employment and that the benefits otherwise to be provided at a termination of employment shall only be made or provided at
the time of the related “separation from service”. Furthermore, Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that
all or any part of any payment to be made or benefit to be provided to Executive during the 6 month and 1 day period which starts
on the date Executive has a “separation from service” (other than by reason of Executive’s death) shall be delayed
and then paid (in a lump sum without interest) or provided (without interest) on the first business day which comes 6 months and
1 day after the date of Executive’s “separation from service” if the Company acting in good faith determines
that (1) Executive is a “specified employee” within in the meaning of Section 409A and (2) making such payment or
providing such benefit during such 6 month and 1 day period would put Executive at risk for any taxes or penalties under Section
409A.

 

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(c)               
With respect to items eligible for reimbursement
under the terms of this Employment Agreement, (i) the amount of such expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits
provided, in any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in
another taxable year, (ii) no reimbursement or in-kind benefit may be exchanged or liquidated for another payment or benefit,
and (iii) any reimbursements of expenses shall be made as soon as practicable under the circumstances but in any event no later
than the end of the calendar year following the calendar in which the related expenses were incurred.

 

(d)              
The Company and Executive intend that each installment
of payments and benefits provided under this Employment Agreement shall be treated as a separate identified payment for purposes
of Section 409A and that neither the Company nor Executive shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such
payments or benefits if a determination is made in good faith that any such acceleration or deferral would present a risk that
Executive would be subject to any tax under Section 409A.

 

(e)               
Executive acknowledges and agrees that nothing
in this Employment Agreement shall be construed as a covenant by the Company that no payment will be made or benefit will be provided
under this Employment Agreement which will be subject to taxation under Section 409A or as a guarantee or indemnity by the Company
for the tax consequences to the payments and benefits called for under this Employment Agreement including any tax consequences
under Section 409A. Finally, Executive agrees that Executive shall be the only person responsible for paying all taxes due with
respect to such payments and benefits.

 

§7.          MISCELLANEOUS

 

(a)               
Notices. All Notices and all other communications
which are required to be given under this Employment Agreement must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when (i) personally delivered, (ii) mailed by United States registered or certified mail postage prepaid, (iii) sent via a nationally
recognized overnight courier service, (iv) sent via facsimile to the recipient, or (v) sent via e-mail to the recipient, in each
case as follows:

 

	 	If
    to	 
	 	the Company:	Stephen
    Aronson
	 	 	Atkins
    Nutritionals, Inc.
	 	 	c/o
    Roark Capital Management LLC
	 	 	1180
    Peachtree Street
	 	 	Suite
    2500
	 	 	Atlanta,
    GA 30309
	 	 	Telecopy
    No.: (404) 591-5201 
	 	 	saronson@roarkcapital.com

 

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	 	with a copy to:	King
    & Spalding LLP
	 	 	1180
    Peachtree Street
	 	 	Atlanta,
    GA 30309
	 	 	Attention:
    William G. Roche 
	 	 	Telecopy
    No.: (404) 572-5133 
	 	 	broche@kslaw.com
	 	 	 
	 	If
    to Executive:	Joseph
    Scalzo
	 	 	5770
    Charlou Drive
	 	 	Cherry
    Hills Village, CO 80111
	 	 	 
	 	with
    a copy to:	Andrea
    K. Wahlquist
	 	 	Simpson
    Thacher & Bartlett LLP 
	 	 	425
    Lexington Avenue
	 	 	New
    York, New York 10017 
	 	 	Telecopy
    No.: (212) 455-2502 
	 	 	awahlquist@stblaw.com

 

or
such other address or addresses as either party hereto shall have designated by notice in writing to the other party hereto.

 

(b)              
No Waiver. Except for any notice required
to be given under this Employment Agreement, no failure by either the Company or Executive at any time to give notice of any breach
by the other of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Employment Agreement shall be deemed a waiver
of any provisions or conditions of this Employment Agreement.

 

(c)               
Applicable Law. This Employment Agreement
shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware (except to the extent that its choice of law provisions would call for
the application of the law of another jurisdiction).

 

(d)              
Other Agreements. This Employment Agreement
replaces and merges any and all previous agreements and understandings regarding all the terms and conditions of Executive’s
employment relationship with the Company and this Employment Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Company and Executive
with respect to such terms and conditions. Executive acknowledges that Executive is not obligated under any contract or other
agreement that would conflict with Executive’s obligations under this Employment Agreement and Executive’s ability
to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Employment Agreement upon commencement of and during the Term.

 

(e)               
Amendment. No amendment to this Employment
Agreement shall be effective unless it is both: (i) agreed to and signed by Executive, and (ii) read and approved by the Board.

 

(f)               
Invalidity. If any part of this Employment
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining part shall be unaffected
and shall continue in full force and effect, and the invalid or otherwise unenforceable part shall be deemed not to be part of
this Employment Agreement. If any court construes any provision or portion of this Employment Agreement to be unenforceable because
of the scope or duration of such provision, it is the intention of the parties that the court reduce or reform the scope or duration
to its greatest enforceable level.

 

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(g)              
Arbitration. The Company and Executive
shall have the right to obtain from a court an injunction or other equitable relief arising out of the Executive’s breach
of the provisions of § 5 of this Employment Agreement. However, any other controversy or claim arising out of or relating
to this Employment Agreement, any alleged breach of this Employment Agreement, or Executive’s employment by the Company
or the termination of such employment, including any claim as to arbitrability or any claims for any alleged discrimination, harassment,
or retaliation in violation of any federal, state or local law, shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the
rules of the American Arbitration Association then applicable to employment-related disputes and any judgment upon any award,
which may include an award of damages, may be entered in the state or federal court having jurisdiction over such award.

 

(h)              
Costs of Enforcement. In the event of
a dispute or action to enforce the terms of this Employment Agreement, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection
therewith, including all reasonable attorneys’ fees, shall be paid as determined by the arbitrator.

 

(i)                
Assignment. This Employment Agreement
may not be assigned by Executive. This Employment Agreement may be assigned by the Company, without Executive’s consent,
to (1) any Affiliate of the Company, or (2) any other successor in interest to the Company’s business and assets (whether
by merger, sale of assets, contribution of assets or otherwise). This Employment Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the
benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

(j)                
Interpretation. As used in this Agreement,
the word “including” means “including, without limitation” in each instance.

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Employment Agreement in multiple originals to be effective on the
Effective Date.

 

	ATKINS NUTRITIONALS, INC.	 	EXECUTIVE
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/
    Stephen     D. Aronson	 	/s/
    Joseph E. Scalzo
	Name:	Stephen
    D. Aronson	 	Joseph
E. Scalzo
	Title:	Authorized
    Representative	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	This 11th day of February 2013	 	This
    14th day of February 2013

 

 

[Signature
Page to Employment Agreement]

 

     

     

    

 

Exhibit
A

 

Form
of Release

 

 

 

 

 

     

     

    

 

Exhibit
A

to Employment Agreement

 

RELEASE

 

THIS
RELEASE (this “Release”), effective as of __________________, is made by Joseph E. Scalzo (“Employee”),
who is a party to an Employment Agreement with Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. (the “Company”), dated February 11, 2013
(the “Employment Agreement”).

 

Recitals

 

Pursuant
to the terms of the Employment Agreement, as a condition to the Company’s obligation to make severance payments to Employee,
Employee must execute a general release of claims against the Company and its affiliates. Capitalized terms used in this Release
without definition have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement.

 

Agreement

 

In
consideration of Company’s payment of the severance in accordance with Section 4(c) of the Employment Agreement, the sufficiency
of which consideration hereby is acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

Employee,
on behalf of Employee and Employee’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
releases, acquits, forever discharges, and covenants not to sue the Company or its affiliated corporations and entities, including,
but not limited to Atkins Nutritionals Holdings II, Inc., Atkins Nutritionals Holdings, Inc., NCP-ATK Holdings, Inc., Atkins Holdings
LLC, Atkins Equity LLC, RC II Atkins LLC, Roark Capital Group, Inc., Roark Capital Management, LLC, Roark Capital Partners II,
LP, Roark Capital Partners Parallel II, LP, or their respective former and current owners, stockholders, members, managers, predecessors,
successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, attorneys, parent companies, divisions, subsidiaries,
benefits administrators, investors, funds, and affiliates (collectively with the “Releasees”), for and from any and
all federal, state, or local laws, regulations, ordinances, claims, causes of action, liabilities, and judgments of every type
and description whatsoever, known or unknown, including, but not limited to, any obligation or claim arising under public policy,
contract (express or implied, written or oral), tort, or common law, including but not limited to, wrongful discharge, defamation,
emotional distress, misrepresentation, and/or obligations arising out of the Company’s employment policies or practices,
employee handbooks, and/or statements by any employee or agent of any Releasee (whether oral or written), claims arising under
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §
206(d); the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981; the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1985; the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq. (“ADEA”); the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 2101 et seq.; the Immigration Reform and Control Act, as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.; the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; and any agreements between Employee and any
of the Releasees, including, but not limited to, any employment agreements (collectively the “Released Claims”), from
the beginning of time through the date on which Employee signs this Agreement.

 

     

     

    

 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Employee does not release (i) any claims for any breach of this Agreement, (ii) rights to indemnification under
the Company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws or under any agreement or insurance policy, (iii) Employee’s rights
to exercise any stock option grants held by Employee as of the date hereof (subject to the terms thereof), (iv) claims and rights
that Employee may have in his capacity as a shareholder of NCP-ATK Holdings, Inc., (v) vested benefits under all employee benefit
plans in accordance with their terms, or (vi) claims for which releases are prohibited by law.

 

Employee
represents and warrants that Employee has not filed or otherwise initiated any legal action or administrative proceeding of any
kind against any of the Releasees and has no knowledge that (i) any such legal action or administrative proceeding has been filed
or otherwise initiated or (ii) is contemplated or threatened by any other person or entity. Employee also hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives and relinquishes any right to seek or recover any monetary relief or other individual remedies for or on
account of any of the Released Claims whether for Employee or as a representative or on behalf of others. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Agreement, Employee is not prohibited from filing a charge or complaint with, or participating in any
investigation by, any governmental agency.

 

Employee
represents and warrants that Employee has not assigned, transferred, sold, or hypothecated any of the Released Claims. Employee
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees from and against any liability or loss, and for any cost, expense (including attorneys’
fees), judgment, or settlement, based on or arising out of any breach of this Agreement by Employee; provided, however, that nothing
in this Agreement shall prohibit Employee from challenging the validity of Employee’s release and waiver of claims under
the ADEA or shall impose any condition precedent, penalties or costs for doing so.

 

Employee
represents and warrants that Employee has been paid and/or has received all compensation, wages, bonuses, commissions, vacation
time, and other benefits to which Employee may be entitled from any of the Releasees up through the date this Agreement is signed
by Employee, except as provided in this Agreement.

 

Employee
represents and warrants that Employee has been granted all leave (paid or unpaid) to which Employee was entitled under the state
and/or federal Family and Medical Leave Act and that Employee has not been discriminated or retaliated against due to Employee’s
exercise of rights, if any, under the state and/or federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Employee further affirms that Employee
has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases.

 

Employee
represents and warrants that Employee has not divulged any proprietary or confidential information of the Company or any of the
other Releasees other than as authorized in the scope of his employment.

 

     

     

    

 

Employee
represents and warrants that Employee is not aware of any act, failure to act, practice, policy, or activity of the Company or
any of the other Releasees that Employee knows (or should reasonably be expected to know) to be or to have been unlawful.

 

Employee
understands and agrees that:

 

The
payment(s) and benefits to Employee pursuant to this Agreement constitute special severance benefits that the Company is providing
in its discretion due to Employee’s unique circumstances and that Employee is not otherwise entitled to receive;

 

No
rights or claims are released or waived that might arise after Employee signs this Agreement;

 

Employee
is advised to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement;

 

Employee
has twenty-one (21) days from Employee’s receipt of this Agreement within which to consider whether or not to sign it;

 

Employee
has seven (7) days following Employee’s signature of this Agreement to revoke the Agreement;

 

This
Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until immediately after the revocation period of seven (7) days has expired
without Employee exercising Employee’s right to revoke this Agreement (the “Effective Date”); and

 

If,
after signing, Employee chooses to revoke this Agreement, Employee must do so by notifying the Company in writing. This written
notice of revocation must be delivered within the seven (7) day revocation period to:

 

Atkins
Nutritionals, Inc.

Stephen Aronson

c/o Roark Capital Management, LLC

1180 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2500

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Fax Number: (404) 591-5201

saronson@roarkcapital.com

 

with
a copy to

 

King
& Spalding LLP

1180 Peachtree Street

Atlanta, GA 30309

Attention: William G. Roche

Telecopy No: 404-572-7133

broche@kslaw.com

 

or
such other address or addresses as the Company shall have designated by notice in writing to the other party hereto.

 

     

     

    

 

Each
Releasee that is not a party to this Release is an express third party beneficiary of this Release.

 

Employee
acknowledges that, in order to provide a full and complete release with respect to the Released Claims, Employee understands and
agrees that this Release is intended to include the Released Claims, if any, which Employee may have and which Employee does not
now know or suspect to exist in Employee’s favor against the Releasees and that this Release extinguishes those claims.

 

Any
obligation of Employee hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, legal representatives, successors, assigns, executors, administrators,
and trustees in bankruptcy of Employee. This Release may be assigned by the Company and will inure to the benefit of the Company’s
successors and assigns.

 

Covenant
Not to Sue. Employee agrees that Employee will not institute or continue any claim, grievance, charge, lawsuit, or action
of any kind against any of the Releasees relating to any matter released by this Release, including claims related to Employee’s
employment with the Company or termination of Employee’s employment with the Company. Employee also agrees that if Employee
institutes or continues any form of legal action against any of the Releasees in violation of this Release, Employee shall pay
all costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Releasee(s) in defending against the legal action or
in enforcing this Release.

 

Entire
Release. This Release sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with regard to the matters contemplated hereunder
and supersedes all prior agreements, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written,
made by the parties or any officer, employee or representative of the parties.

 

Interpretation.
“Including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of
any description preceding such term. “Or” is used in the inclusive sense of “and/or”.

 

No
Liability. Employee additionally understands and agrees that this Release is not and shall not be construed to be an admission
of liability of any kind on the part of the Company or any of the other Releasees.

 

Amendment.
This Release may be amended only by a written instrument signed by the parties or their respective successors or assigns.

 

Governing
Law. This Release and all amendments hereof and waivers and consents hereunder shall be governed by the internal laws of the
State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Release to be executed, as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	 	        
	 	 	Joseph
    E. Scalzo
	 	 	 
	ACCEPTED:	 	 
	 	 	 
	ATKINS
    NUTRITIONALS, INC.	 	 
	 	 	 
	By:	        	 	 
	 	Name:
    	 	 
	 	Title:

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