Document:

EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EVERYWARE GLOBAL, INC. 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of February 21, 2014, between EveryWare Global, Inc. a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and Samie A. Solomon (the “Executive”). 
 W I T
N E S S E T H 
 WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to enter into this
Agreement as to the terms of Executive’s employment with the Company. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of
the mutual promises contained herein and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 

1. POSITION AND DUTIES. 

(a) During the Employment Term (as defined in Section 2 hereof), Executive shall serve as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of
the Company. In this capacity, Executive shall have the duties, authorities and responsibilities as are reasonably associated with the position of Chief Executive Officer and shall report directly to the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Board”) and the Special Projects Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board acting on behalf of the Board. 
 (b)
During the Employment Term, Executive shall devote all of Executive’s business time, energy, business judgment, knowledge and skill and Executive’s best efforts to the performance of Executive’s duties with the Company, and Executive
shall comply with all applicable Company policies. 
 (c) During the Employment Term, Executive will be based at the Company’s
Lancaster, Ohio office and will devote at least five (5) days per week to the business of the Company, exclusive of commuting time. 

2. EMPLOYMENT TERM. The Company agrees to employ Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and Executive agrees to be so
employed, for a term of six (6) months (the “Initial Term”) commencing as of February 24, 2014 (the “Effective Date”). Following the conclusion of the Initial Term, the Board and Executive may extend the
term of this agreement under mutually-acceptable terms and conditions or the Board may consider Executive for the position of permanent Chief Executive Officer under terms and conditions to be negotiated at the time. Executive’s employment
hereunder may be earlier terminated in accordance with Section 5 hereof. The period of time between the Effective Date and the termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be referred to herein as the
“Employment Term.” 

  
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 3. BASE SALARY. The Company agrees to pay Executive a base salary at an monthly rate of
$45,000 (the “Base Salary”), payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company, but in no event less frequently than monthly, effective as of the Effective Date. 

4. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. 

(a) BENEFIT PLANS. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plan that the
Company has adopted or may adopt, maintain or contribute to for the benefit of its executives, subject to satisfying the applicable eligibility requirements, except to the extent that such plans are duplicative of the benefits otherwise provided for
hereunder; provided, however that Executive shall not participate in the periodic stock or option grants to management employees. Executive’s participation will be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and generally applicable
Company policies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may modify or terminate any employee benefit plan at any time. 

(b) BUSINESS EXPENSES. Upon presentation of reasonable substantiation and documentation as the Company may specify from time to
time, Executive shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy, for all reasonable and ordinary out-of-pocket business expenses, including reasonable travel expenses from Executive’s home in Chicago to
the Company’s headquarters in Ohio or other places of Company business, incurred and paid by Executive during the Employment Term and in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder, in accordance with the Company’s
policies with regard thereto.  
 (c) VACATION. During the Initial Term, Executive will be entitled to accrue one week
of paid vacation for every three (3) months of employment following his initial three (3) months of employment. 
 5.
TERMINATION, ETC.  
 (a) TERMINATION. Executive’s employment and the Employment Term shall terminate on the
first of the following to occur (a) disability of the Executive (meaning that Executive, because of accident, disability, or physical or mental illness, is incapable of performing Executive’s duties to the Company as determined by the
Board), (b) death of Executive, (c) expiration of the Initial Term (or any extension thereof) without a written extension thereof executed by both the Executive and the Company (with the approval of the Board), (d) 10 days following
written notification from the Company to Executive terminating the Agreement (which the Company may give for any reason and no reason at all) or (e) 10 days following written notification from Executive to the Company given at any time after
three (3) months of Executive’s service under this Agreement (which Executive may give for any reason or no reason at all) . Upon any termination of this agreement, Executive or his estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the
following: 
 (i) any unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination; 

(ii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses incurred through the date of termination; 

  
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 (iii) any accrued but unused vacation time in accordance with Company policy;

 (iv) all other payments, benefits or fringe benefits to which Executive shall be entitled under the terms of any
applicable compensation arrangement or benefit, equity or fringe benefit plan or program or grant, in each case in accordance with their terms ; and 

(v) if Executive is terminated by the Company (other than for Executive’s material breach of this Agreement or a Company
policy) prior to the date which is three (3) calendar months following the Effective Date, a termination payment equal to the excess of (A) $135,000 over (B) the total amount of Base Salary actually received by Executive under this
Agreement during the Employment Term. 
 (b) EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. The amounts payable to Executive following termination of employment
and the Employment Term hereunder pursuant to this Section 6 shall be in full and complete satisfaction of Executive’s rights under this Agreement and any other claims that Executive may have in respect of Executive’s
employment with the Company or any of its affiliates, and Executive acknowledges that such amounts are fair and reasonable, and are Executive’s sole and exclusive remedy, in lieu of all other remedies at law or in equity, with respect to the
termination of Executive’s employment hereunder or any breach of this Agreement. 
 6. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. 

(a) CONFIDENTIALITY. During the course of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive will have access to Confidential
Information. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means all data, information, ideas, concepts, discoveries, trade secrets, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice), innovations,
improvements, know-how, developments, techniques, methods, processes, treatments, drawings, sketches, specifications, designs, plans, patterns, models, plans and strategies, and all other confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets in
any form or medium (whether merely remembered or embodied in a tangible or intangible form or medium) whether now or hereafter existing, relating to or arising from the past, current or potential business, activities and/or operations of the Company
or any of its affiliates (or any of their respective predecessors, successors or permitted assigns), including, without limitation, any such information relating to or concerning finances, sales, marketing, advertising, transition, promotions,
pricing, personnel, customers, suppliers, vendors, partners and/or competitors. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, use, make available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any person, other than in the course
of Executive’s assigned duties and for the benefit of the Company, either during the period of Executive’s employment or at any time thereafter, any Confidential Information or other confidential or proprietary information received from
third parties subject to a duty on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ part to maintain the confidentiality of such information, and to use such information only for certain limited purposes strictly for the benefit of
the Company or any of its affiliates. The foregoing shall not apply to information that (i) was known to the public prior to its disclosure to Executive; (ii) becomes generally known to the public subsequent to disclosure to Executive
through no wrongful act of Executive or any representative or affiliate of Executive; or (iii) Executive is 

  
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required to disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process (provided that Executive provides the Company with prior notice of the contemplated disclosure and cooperates with the Company
at its expense in seeking a protective order or other appropriate protection of such information). 
 (b) NONSOLICITATION;
NONINTERFERENCE. 
 (i) During Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of one (1) year
thereafter, Executive agrees that Executive shall not, except in the furtherance of Executive’s duties hereunder, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, solicit, aid or induce
any individual or entity that is, or was during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, a customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to purchase goods or
services then sold by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates from another person, firm, corporation or other entity or assist or aid any other persons or entity in identifying or soliciting any such customer. 

(ii) During Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Executive agrees
that Executive shall not, except in the furtherance of Executive’s duties hereunder, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm, corporation or other entity, (A) solicit, aid or induce any advisor,
consultant, employee, representative or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to leave such employment or retention or to accept employment with or render services to or with any other person, firm, corporation or other
entity unaffiliated with the Company or hire or retain any such advisor, consultant, employee, representative or agent, or take any action to materially assist or aid any other person, firm, corporation or other entity in identifying, hiring or
soliciting any such employee, representative or agent, or (B) interfere, or aid or induce any other person or entity in interfering, with the relationship between the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and any of their respective
vendors, joint venturers or licensors. Any person described in this Section 7(c) shall be deemed covered by this Section while so employed or retained and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter. 

(c) NONDISPARAGMENT. Executive agrees not to make negative comments or otherwise disparage the Company or any of its affiliates
or any of their respective partners, members, officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents or products other than in the good faith performance of Executive’s duties to the Company while Executive is employed by the Company. The
foregoing shall not be violated by truthful statements in response to legal process, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such
proceedings). 
 (d) INVENTIONS. 

(i) Executive acknowledges and agrees that all ideas, methods, inventions, discoveries, improvements, work products,
developments or works of authorship (“Inventions”), whether patentable or unpatentable, (A) that relate to Executive’s work 

  
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with the Company, made or conceived by Executive, solely or jointly with others, during the Employment Term, or (B) suggested by any work that Executive performs in connection with the
Company, either while performing Executive’s duties with the Company or on Executive’s own time, shall belong exclusively to the Company (or its designee), whether or not patent applications are filed thereon. Executive hereby irrevocably
conveys, transfers and assigns to the Company the Inventions and all patents that may issue thereon in any and all countries, whether during or subsequent to the Employment Term, together with the right to file, in Executive’s name or in the
name of the Company (or its designee), applications for patents and equivalent rights (the “Applications”). Executive will, at any time during and subsequent to the Employment Term, make such applications, sign such papers, take all
rightful oaths, and perform all acts as may be requested from time to time by the Company with respect to the Inventions. Executive will also execute assignments to the Company (or its designee) of the Applications, and give the Company and its
attorneys all reasonable assistance (including the giving of testimony) to obtain the Inventions for the Company’s benefit, all without additional compensation to Executive from the Company, but entirely at the Company’s expense. If the
Company is unable for any other reason to secure Executive’s signature on any document for this purpose, then Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Executive’s agent
and attorney in fact, to act for and in Executive’s behalf and stead to execute any documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts in connection with the foregoing. 

(ii) In addition, the Inventions will be deemed Work for Hire, as such term is defined under the copyright laws of the United
States, on behalf of the Company and Executive agrees that the Company will be the sole owner of the Inventions, and all underlying rights therein, in all media now known or hereinafter devised, throughout the universe and in perpetuity without any
further obligations to Executive. If the Inventions, or any portion thereof, are deemed not to be Work for Hire, Executive hereby irrevocably conveys, transfers and assigns to the Company, all rights, in all media now known or hereinafter devised,
throughout the universe and in perpetuity, in and to the Inventions, including, without limitation, all of Executive’s right, title and interest in the copyrights (and all renewals, revivals and extensions thereof) to the Inventions, including,
without limitation, all rights of any kind or any nature now or hereafter recognized, including, without limitation, the unrestricted right to make modifications, adaptations and revisions to the Inventions, to exploit and allow others to exploit
the Inventions and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement, or other unauthorized use or conduct in derogation of the Inventions, known or unknown, prior to the date hereof, including, without limitation, the right to receive all
proceeds and damages therefrom. In addition, Executive hereby waives any so-called “moral rights” with respect to the Inventions. To the extent that Executive has any rights in the results and proceeds of Executive’s service to the
Company that cannot be assigned in the manner described herein, Executive agrees to unconditionally waive the enforcement of such rights. Executive hereby waives any and all currently existing and future monetary rights in and to the Inventions and
all patents that may issue thereon, including, without limitation, any rights that would otherwise accrue to Executive’s benefit by virtue of Executive being an employee of or other service provider to the Company. 

  
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 (iii) Executive represents and warrants that he does not possess or own any
rights in or to any confidential, proprietary or non-public information or intellectual property related to the business of the Company. Executive shall comply with all relevant agreements, policies and guidelines of the Company regarding the
protection of confidential information and intellectual property and potential conflicts of interest, provided the same are consistent with the terms of this Agreement and Executive’s duties to the Company and its affiliates. 

(e) RETURN OF COMPANY PROPERTY. On the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company for any reason (or at
any time prior thereto at the Company’s request), Executive shall return all Confidential Information or other property belonging to the Company or any of its affiliates.  

(f) REASONABLENESS OF COVENANTS. In signing this Agreement, Executive gives the Company assurance that Executive has carefully
read and considered all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the restraints imposed under this Section 7. Executive agrees that these restraints are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the Company
and its affiliates and their trade secrets and confidential information and that each and every one of the restraints is reasonable in respect to subject matter, length of time and geographic area, and that these restraints, individually or in the
aggregate, will not prevent Executive from obtaining other suitable employment during the period in which Executive is bound by the restraints. Executive acknowledges that each of these covenants has a unique, very substantial and immeasurable value
to the Company and its affiliates and that Executive has sufficient assets and skills to provide a livelihood while such covenants remain in force. Executive further covenants that Executive will not challenge the reasonableness or enforceability of
any of the covenants set forth in this Section 7, and that Executive will reimburse the Company and its affiliates for all costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with any action to enforce any of the
provisions of this Section 7 if either the Company and/or any of its affiliates prevails on any material issue involved in such dispute or if Executive challenges the reasonableness or enforceability of any of the provisions of this
Section 7. It is also agreed that each of the Company’s affiliates will have the right to enforce all of Executive’s obligations to that affiliate under this Agreement and shall be third party beneficiaries hereunder, including
without limitation pursuant to this Section 7. 
 (g) REFORMATION. If it is determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction in any state that any restriction in this Section 7 is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under applicable law, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or
amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the laws of that state. 
 (h) TOLLING.
In the event of any violation of the provisions of this Section 7, Executive acknowledges and agrees that the post-termination restrictions contained in this Section 7 shall be extended by a period of time equal to the
period of such violation, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the running of the applicable post-termination restriction period shall be tolled during any period of such violation. 

  
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 (i) SURVIVAL OF PROVISIONS. The obligations contained in Sections 6, 7 and
8 hereof shall survive the termination or expiration of the Employment Term, the non-renewal of this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company and shall be fully enforceable thereafter. 

7. COOPERATION. Upon the receipt of reasonable notice from the Company (including outside counsel), Executive agrees that while
employed by the Company and thereafter, Executive will respond and provide information with regard to matters in which Executive has knowledge as a result of Executive’s employment with the Company, and will provide reasonable assistance to the
Company, its affiliates and their respective representatives in defense of any claims that may be made against the Company or its affiliates, and will assist the Company and its affiliates in the prosecution of any claims that may be made by the
Company or its affiliates, to the extent that such claims may relate to the period of Executive’s employment with the Company (collectively, the “Claims”). Executive agrees to promptly inform the Board if Executive becomes
aware of any lawsuits involving Claims that may be filed or threatened against the Company or its affiliates. Executive also agrees to promptly inform the Board (to the extent that Executive is legally permitted to do so) if Executive is asked to
assist in any investigation of the Company or its affiliates (or their actions) or another party attempts to obtain information or documents from Executive (other than in connection with any litigation or other proceeding in which Executive is a
party-in-opposition) with respect to matters Executive believes in good faith to relate to any investigation of the Company or its affiliates, in each case, regardless of whether a lawsuit or other proceeding has then been filed against the Company
or its affiliates with respect to such investigation, and shall not do so unless legally required. During the pendency of any litigation or other proceeding involving Claims, Executive shall not communicate with anyone (other than Executive’s
attorneys and tax and/or financial advisors and except to the extent that Executive determines in good faith is necessary in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder) with respect to the facts or subject matter of any
pending or potential litigation or regulatory or administrative proceeding involving the Company or any of its affiliates without giving prior written notice to the Board or the Company’s counsel. 

8. EQUITABLE RELIEF AND OTHER REMEDIES. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or
threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 7 or Section 8 hereof would be inadequate and, in recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any
remedies at law, the Company, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available, without the
necessity of showing actual monetary damages or the posting of a bond or other security. 
 9. NO ASSIGNMENTS. This Agreement is
personal to each of the parties hereto, and no party may assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto. 

10. NOTICE. For purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery, if delivered by hand, (b) on the date of transmission, if delivered by 

  
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confirmed facsimile or electronic mail, (c) on the first business day following the date of deposit, if delivered by guaranteed overnight delivery service, or (d) on the fourth business
day following the date delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 

If to Executive: 
 Samie A.
Solomon 
 4N665 Ware Woods Drive 

St. Charles, Illinois 60175 

If to the Company: 
 EveryWare
Global, Inc 
 519 N. Pierce Ave 

Lancaster, OH 43130 
 Attention:
General Counsel 
 With a copy to: 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 
 300
North LaSalle 
 Chicago, IL 60654 

Attention: Kevin L. Morris 
 or to such other
address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 

11. SECTION HEADINGS; INCONSISTENCY. The section headings used in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and shall not
affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and any form, award, plan or policy of the Company, the terms of this Agreement shall govern and
control. 
 12. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of
any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 
 13. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may
be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 

14. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
Ohio (without regard to its choice of law provisions). Each of the parties agrees that any dispute between the parties shall be resolved only in the courts of the State of Ohio or the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
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In that context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submits in any proceeding relating to this Agreement or
Executive’s employment by the Company or any affiliate, or for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof (a “Proceeding”), to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Ohio, the court of
the United States of America for the Southern District of Ohio, and appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals from any of the foregoing, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such Ohio
state court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court, (b) consents that any such Proceeding may and shall be brought in such courts and waives any objection that Executive or the Company may now or thereafter have to the venue
or jurisdiction of any such Proceeding in any such court or that such Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same, (c) WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY, OR EXECUTIVE’S OR THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE UNDER, OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF, THIS AGREEMENT and
(d) agrees that service of process in any such Proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at Executive’s or the
Company’s address as provided in Section 10 hereof, and (e) agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Ohio. 

15. MISCELLANEOUS. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge
is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such officer or director as may be designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision
of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement at any time. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter
contained herein and supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings between Executive and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the
subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. 
 16. REPRESENTATIONS.
Executive represents and warrants to the Company that (a) Executive has the legal right to enter into this Agreement and to perform all of the obligations on Executive’s part to be performed hereunder in accordance with its terms, and
(b) Executive is not a party to any agreement or understanding, written or oral, and is not subject to any restriction, which, in either case, could prevent Executive from entering into this Agreement or impede Executive from performing all of
Executive’s duties and obligations hereunder. 
 17. TAX MATTERS. 

(a) WITHHOLDING. The Company may withhold from any and all amounts payable under this Agreement or otherwise such federal, state and
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to withhold any taxes required to be withheld by applicable law or regulation, Executive agrees to indemnify the Company for any amount paid with respect to any such taxes, together with any
interest, penalty and/or expense related thereto. 
 (b) SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE. 

(i) The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with Internal Revenue Code
Section 409A and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Code Section 409A”) and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith.
In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty that may be imposed on Executive by Code Section 409A or damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A. 

(ii) For purposes of Code Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any installment payments pursuant to this
Agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days, the actual date of payment shall be as stated
modified only if necessary to comply with the provisions hereof or Code Section 409A. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	COMPANY
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Daniel Collin

	Name:	 	 Daniel Collin

	Title:	 	 Chairman, Board of Directors

	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	 /s/ Samie A. Solomon

  
 10EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

Execution Version 

TRANSFER AGREEMENT 
 This
TRANSFER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 19, 2013, is made by and between Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“PEPL”), and Energy Transfer
Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ETP”). The above-named entities are sometimes referred to in this Agreement each as a “Party” and collectively as the
“Parties.” 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, ETP and Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ETE”), have entered into that
certain Redemption and Transfer Agreement (the “RTA”), dated as of November 19, 2013, pursuant to which, among other things, ETP agreed to assign to ETE 100% of the outstanding limited liability company interests (the
“Trunkline Interest”) in Trunkline LNG Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Trunkline”), in exchange for, among other consideration, the Redemption of the Redeemed Units (each as
defined in the RTA); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the RTA, ETP agreed to cause, through one or a series of transactions (the
“Assignment Transactions”), the Trunkline Interest to be transferred to ETP by Trunkline LNG Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Trunkline Holdings”) in exchange for the cancellation
by ETP of the Intercompany Notes (as defined below) and the entrance into the New 2029 Note (as defined below); 
 WHEREAS, the first
step of the Assignment Transactions was completed on February 19, 2014 when Trunkline Holdings transferred the Trunkline Interest to Panhandle Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Panhandle Holdings”);

 WHEREAS, the second step of the Assignment Transactions was completed on February 19, 2014 when Panhandle Holdings
transferred the Trunkline Interest to PEPL; 
 WHEREAS, PEPL, as successor in interest to Southern Union Company, a Delaware
corporation, and ETP are parties to (i) that certain Intercompany Promissory Note, dated as of August 6, 2013 pursuant to which PEPL has agreed to repay to ETP $277,486,000.00 plus applicable interest relating to ETP’s 7.60% Senior
Notes due February 1, 2024 (the “2024 Note”), (ii) that certain Intercompany Promissory Note, dated as of August 6, 2013 pursuant to which PEPL has agreed to repay to ETP $545,531,00.00 plus applicable interest
relating to ETP’s Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due November 1, 2066 (the “Floating Rate Note”) and (iii) that certain Intercompany Promissory Note, dated as of August 6, 2013 pursuant to which
PEPL has agreed to repay to ETP $266,675,000.00 plus applicable interest relating to ETP’s 8.25% Senior Notes due November 15, 2029 (the “Old 2029 Note” and, together with the 2024 Note and the Floating Rate Note,
the “Intercompany Notes”); 
 WHEREAS, as the third step of the Assignment Transactions, PEPL desires to
assign to ETP all of PEPL’s right, title and interest in and to the Trunkline Interest, and ETP desires to accept the assignment of all of PEPL’s right, title and interest in and to the Trunkline Interest in exchange for (i) the full
repayment and cancellation of the Intercompany Notes, each of which shall be cancelled and cease to exist, and (ii) the entrance by PEPL and ETP into the New 2029 Note. 

 AGREEMENT 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 

TRANSFER; CONSIDERATION; CLOSING 

Section 1.1 Transfer of Interest. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, PEPL hereby irrevocably
transfers, grants, assigns and conveys the Trunkline Interest to ETP (the “Transfer”) in full repayment of the Intercompany Note, which shall be cancelled and cease to exist as described in Section 1.2 hereof, and
ETP hereby accepts the assignment of the Trunkline Interest from PEPL. 
 Section 1.2 Cancellation of the Intercompany Notes and
Entrance into the New 2029 Note. As consideration for the Transfer, (i) the Intercompany Notes shall be deemed repaid in full and cancelled by ETP (the “Cancellation”), and such Cancellation is evidenced concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement by the return of the Intercompany Notes from ETP to PEPL, and (ii) at the Closing, PEPL and ETP shall enter into a new Intercompany Promissory Note, dated as of the date hereof, relating to ETP’s 8.25%
Senior Notes due November 15, 2029, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A (the “New 2029 Note”). 

Section 1.3 Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall
take place simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement at the offices of Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas. 

ARTICLE II 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PEPL; DISCLAIMER 

Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of PEPL. PEPL hereby represents and warrants that: 

(a) It is a limited partnership, duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the Laws (as hereinafter defined) of the State
of Delaware, with all requisite limited partnership power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as presently conducted; 

(b) (i) It has all necessary limited partnership power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the New 2029 Note and all
documents necessary to be executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) to which it is, or will be, a party and to consummate the Transfer and the

  
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Cancellation, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by it of the Transaction Documents to which it is, or will be, a party and the consummation by it of the Transfer and the
Cancellation has been duly authorized by all necessary action on its part and (iii) no other action on its part is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by it of the Transaction Documents to which it is, or will be, a party and the
consummation of the Transfer and the Cancellation. Each Transaction Document to which it is, or will be, a party has been, or will be, duly executed and delivered by PEPL and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by
ETP, is, or will be, the valid and binding obligation of PEPL enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by (A) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, arrangement,
moratorium or other Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally or (B) the rules governing the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and general principles of equity, regardless
of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (together with Section (A), the “Remedies Exceptions”); 

(c) The execution, delivery and performance by it of the Transaction Documents to which it is, or will be, a party will not conflict with or
result in any violation of or constitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under any provisions of: (i) its certificate of limited partnership or
limited partnership agreement; or the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of Trunkline; (ii) any material lien, encumbrance, security interest, pledge, mortgage, charge, other claim, bond, indenture, agreement,
contract, franchise license, permit or other instrument or obligation to which it is a party or is subject or by which any of its assets or properties may be bound; (iii) any material applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations
promulgated by a governmental authority, orders of a governmental authority, judicial decisions, decisions of arbitrators or determinations of any governmental authority or court (“Laws”); or (iv) any material provision
of any material contract to which it is a party or by which its assets are bound; 
 (d) The Trunkline Interest is duly authorized and
validly issued in accordance with the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of Trunkline and is fully paid and non-assessable; 

(e) It owns directly the Trunkline Interest and has good and marketable title thereto, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security
interests, pledges, mortgages, charges or other claims; and 
 (f) There is no outstanding agreement, contract, option, commitment or other
right or understanding in favor of, or held by, any person to acquire the Trunkline Interest that has not been waived. 
 Section 2.2
Representations and Warranties of ETP. ETP hereby represents and warrants that: 
 (a) It is a limited partnership duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, with all requisite limited partnership power and authority to own, operate or lease its properties and assets and to conduct its business as presently conducted; 

  
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 (b) (i) It has all necessary limited partnership power and authority to execute and deliver the
Transaction Documents to which it is, or will be, a party and to consummate the Transfer and the Cancellation, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by it of the Transaction Documents to which it is, or will be, a party and the
consummation by it of the Transfer and the Cancellation has been duly authorized by all necessary action on its part and (iii) no other action on its part is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by it of the Transaction Documents
to which it is, or will be, a party and the consummation of the Transfer and the Cancellation. Each Transaction Document to which ETP is, or will be, a party has been duly executed and delivered by ETP and, assuming due and valid authorization,
execution and delivery hereof by PEPL, is, or will be, the valid and binding obligation of ETP enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by the Remedies Exception; 

(c) The execution, delivery and performance by it of the Transaction Documents to which it is, or will be, a party will not conflict with or
result in any violation of or constitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, or constitute a default under any provisions of: (i) its certificate of limited partnership or
limited partnership agreement; (ii) any material lien, encumbrance, security interest, pledge, mortgage, charge, other claim, bond, indenture, agreement, contract, franchise license, permit or other instrument or obligation to which it is a
party or is subject or by which any of its assets or properties may be bound; (iii) any material applicable Laws; or (iv) any material provision of any material contract to which it is a party or by which its assets are bound; 

(d) ETP is acquiring the Trunkline Interest to consummate the Assignment Transactions. ETP acknowledges that the Trunkline Interest has not
been registered under federal and state securities Laws and that the Trunkline Interest may not be sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless such transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or
other disposition is registered under federal and state securities Laws or pursuant to an exemption from registration under any federal or state securities Laws; and 

(e) It has, at all times since its formation, been classified for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a partnership, or as a disregarded
entity, as the case may be, and not as a corporation. 
 Section 2.3 Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN
THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NONE OF THE PARTIES HAS MADE, DOES NOT MAKE, AND EACH SUCH PARTY SPECIFICALLY NEGATES AND DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, PROMISES, COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS OR GUARANTIES OF ANY KIND OR
CHARACTER WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, ORAL OR WRITTEN, PAST OR PRESENT, REGARDING (A) THE VALUE, NATURE, QUALITY OR CONDITION OF THE ASSETS OWNED BY PEPL OR ETP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF THE ASSETS GENERALLY, INCLUDING THE PRESENCE OR LACK 

  
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OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR OTHER MATTERS ON SUCH ASSETS, (B) THE INCOME TO BE DERIVED FROM SUCH ASSETS, (C) THE SUITABILITY OF SUCH ASSETS FOR ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES AND USES THAT MAY
BE CONDUCTED THEREON OR THEREWITH, (D) THE COMPLIANCE OF OR BY SUCH ASSETS OR THEIR OPERATION WITH ANY LAWS (INCLUDING ANY ZONING, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, POLLUTION OR LAND USE LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS OR REQUIREMENTS), OR
(E) THE HABITABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, MARKETABILITY, PROFITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF SUCH ASSETS. ETP ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THE ASSETS OF TRUNKLINE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND IT
IS RELYING SOLELY ON ITS OWN INVESTIGATION OF THE ASSETS OF TRUNKLINE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND NOT ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED OR TO BE PROVIDED BY PEPL. PEPL ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THE ASSETS OF ETP AND
ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND IT IS RELYING SOLELY ON ITS OWN INVESTIGATION OF THE ASSETS OF ETP AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND NOT ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED OR TO BE PROVIDED BY ETP. NONE OF THE PARTIES IS LIABLE OR BOUND IN ANY MANNER BY ANY VERBAL OR WRITTEN
STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS OR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ASSETS OF TRUNKLINE OR ETP OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES FURNISHED BY ANY AGENT, EMPLOYEE, SERVANT OR THIRD PARTY. THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE THE TRANSFER OF THE TRUNKLINE INTEREST OR
THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED BY THE PARTIES AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION AND ARE INTENDED TO BE A COMPLETE EXCLUSION AND NEGATION OF ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO THE ASSETS OF TRUNKLINE OR ETP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES THAT MAY ARISE PURSUANT TO ANY LAW NOW OR HEREAFTER IN EFFECT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. 

ARTICLE III 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 3.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties in this Agreement will survive the
completion of the transactions contemplated hereby regardless of any independent investigations that each Party may make or cause to be made, or knowledge it may have, prior to the date of this Agreement and will continue in full force and effect
for a period of one year from the date of Closing. At the end of such period, such representations and warranties will terminate, and no claim may be brought by any Party thereafter in respect of such representations and warranties. 

Section 3.2 Headings; References, Interpretation. All Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and
shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to
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Agreement as a whole, and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All references herein to Articles and Sections shall, unless the context requires a different construction, be deemed
to be references to the Articles and Sections of this Agreement. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders, and the singular shall include the plural and
vice versa. The use herein of the word “including” following any general statement, term or matter shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or
to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation,” “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other
items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. 

Section 3.3 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their
respective successors and assigns. 
 Section 3.4 No Third Party Rights. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to bind
the Parties as to each other and are not intended to and do not create rights in any other person or confer upon any other person any benefits, rights or remedies, and no person is or is intended to be a third party beneficiary of any of the
provisions of this Agreement. 
 Section 3.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the
same effect as if all signatory Parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument. The delivery of an executed counterpart copy of this Agreement by facsimile or
electronic transmission in PDF format shall be deemed to be the equivalent of delivery of the originally executed copy thereof. 

Section 3.6 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether at Law, in contract or in
tort or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof (each, an “Action”), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State
of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. The
Parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Delaware Court of Chancery, and (b) any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept
jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware), for the purposes of any Action (and each agrees that no such Action shall be brought by it except in such courts). The Parties irrevocably and
unconditionally waive (and agree not to plead or claim) any objection to the laying of venue of any Action in (i) the Delaware Court of Chancery, or (ii) any state appellate court within the State of Delaware (or, only if the Delaware
Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) or that any such Action brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the Parties
also agrees that any final and non-appealable judgment against a Party in connection with any Action shall be conclusive and binding on such Party and that such award or judgment may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction, either within
or outside of the United States. A certified or exemplified copy of such award or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such award or judgment. 

  
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 Section 3.7 Severability. If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held by any
court of competent jurisdiction to contravene, or to be invalid under, the laws of any governmental body having jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof, such contravention or invalidity shall not invalidate the entire Agreement. Instead, this
Agreement shall be construed as if it did not contain the particular provision or provisions held to be invalid and an equitable adjustment shall be made and necessary provision added so as to give effect, as nearly as possible, to the intention of
the Parties as expressed in this Agreement at the time of execution of this Agreement. 
 Section 3.8 Deed; Bill of Sale;
Assignment. To the extent required and permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall also constitute a “deed,” “bill of sale” or “assignment” of the interests referenced herein. 

Section 3.9 Amendment or Modification. This Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time only by the written agreement
of all the Parties. Each such instrument shall be reduced to writing and shall be designated on its face as an amendment to this Agreement. 

Section 3.10 Integration. This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein supersede all previous understandings or agreements
among the Parties, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and such instruments. This Agreement and such instruments contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof. No understanding, representation, promise or agreement, whether oral or written, is intended to be or shall be included in or form part of this Agreement unless it is contained in a written amendment hereto executed by the Parties after the
date of this Agreement. 
 Section 3.11 Specific Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed, or were threatened to be not performed, in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other
remedy that may be available to it, including monetary damages, each of the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement
exclusively in the jurisdiction provided in Section 3.6. The Parties further agree that no Party shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy
referred to in this Section 3.11 and each Party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief or any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have caused it to be duly executed as of
the date first above written. 
  

			
	PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
		
	By:	 	 Southern Union Panhandle LLC,

its general partner

		 
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Martin Salinas, Jr.

	Name:	 	Martin Salinas, Jr.
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.
		
	By:	 	 Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P.,
 its
general partner

		
	By:	 	 Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.,
 its
general partner

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Martin Salinas, Jr.

	Name:	 	Martin Salinas, Jr.
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer

 Signature Page to Transfer Agreement 

 ANNEX A 

  
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