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Amendment No.1 - Agreement and plan of reorganization

 Exhibit 10.1 
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 
 TO 
 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION 
 AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of
January 1, 2008, to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (“Agreement”), made and entered into as of July 30, 2007, by and among Ascend Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Ascend
Company Limited, a Bermuda limited company that is owned by Don K. Rice as nominee for Parent (“Amalgamation Sub”), ePak Holdings Limited (“EHL”), a limited liability company incorporated in the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”), and e.Pak Resources (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore limited company and wholly owned subsidiary of EHL (“Company”). 
 IT IS AGREED that the Agreement is hereby amended and modified as provided herein. 
 1. All references in the Agreement to “Continuing Corporation” shall mean “Amalgamation Sub.” All references in the Agreement to
“Escrow Period” shall mean “Indemnification Period.” 
 2. Section 1.1 is hereby restated in its entirety to read as
follows: 
 “1.1 The Acquisition. At the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.2), and subject to and upon
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Applicable Corporate Laws, the parties hereto shall consummate the Acquisition, by which (a) all of the outstanding securities of Parent shall be exchanged for securities of Continuing
Corporation in like number and tenor, (b) Parent shall become a wholly owned subsidiary of Continuing Corporation, (c) concurrently therewith, Continuing Corporation shall acquire all of the issued share capital of the Company (the
“Share Transfer”) and (d) the Company shall become a wholly owned subsidiary of Continuing Corporation. 
 3.
Section 1.3(a) is hereby deleted and the section reference reserved. 
 4. Section 1.7(b)(x) is hereby restated in its entirety to
read as follows: 
 “Notwithstanding anything the contrary contained in this Agreement, for purposes of this
Section 1.7(b), if EBITDA is (a) within the range from and including $6,341,250 to and including $7,008,750, EBITDA shall be deemed equal to $6,675,000; (b) equal to or less than $5,673,750, EBITDA shall be deemed to be $5,673,750;
and (c) equal to or greater than $8,010,000, EBITDA shall be deemed to be $8,010,000. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the number of Transaction Shares to be issued at Closing, including after
giving effect to any adjustments prescribed by Section 1.7(b)(xi), shall not be less than that number necessary to represent, immediately following Closing, 50.1% of the Continuing Corporation Common Shares then outstanding on an after-issued
basis and without giving any effect to the Assumed Option Shares.” 
 5. Section 1.7(b)(xi) is hereby restated in its entirety to
read as follows: 
 “(xi) As soon as practicable following the Effective Time (but no later than forty-five
(45) days thereafter), the Continuing Corporation shall deliver to the Representative a final computation (the “Parent Effective Time Liabilities Calculation”) of the Parent Effective Time Liabilities. If the Representative
agrees with the Parent Effective Time Liabilities Calculation or does not object to such computation within fifteen (15) days after its receipt of such computation by delivering a Parent Effective Time Liabilities Objection Notice (as defined
below) to the Continuing Corporation, the Parent Effective Time Liabilities Calculation shall be deemed to be final and conclusive and shall be binding on the Continuing Corporation, EHL, the Representative and each of the holders of the capital
stock of the Continuing Corporation. If the 

 
Representative disagrees with the Parent Effective Time Liabilities Calculation, the Representative shall, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the
Parent Effective Time Liabilities Calculation, deliver a notice (a “Parent Liabilities Objection Notice”) to the Continuing Corporation setting forth the Representative’s proposed calculation of the amount of Parent Effective
Time Liabilities. The Committee, on behalf of the Continuing Corporation, and the Representative will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any disagreements as to the computation of the amount of Parent Effective Time
Liabilities, but if they do not obtain a final resolution within the 90-day period following the Closing, or there is otherwise a dispute with respect to the number of Transaction Shares issued at Closing, including a dispute with respect to any
values used in the computation thereof pursuant to this Agreement, that is not resolved by the end of such period, the Committee or the Representative shall instruct the PCOAB-registered accounting firm then serving as Continuing Corporation’s
independent accounting firm to review all of the above calculations and relevant financial information available at the time of such review and deliver a statement of its determination of each calculation in dispute, including the number of
Transaction Shares that would have been issued at Closing had such accounting firm’s calculations been utilized at Closing (the “Transaction Share True-up”). The Transaction Share True-up shall be binding on the parties and any
difference between the number of Transaction Shares issuable under the Transaction Share True-up and the actual number of Transaction Shares issued at Closing (the “Actual Issuance”) shall be remedied as follows: If the Actual
Issuance is greater than the Transaction Share True-up (“Overage”), EHL shall return to Continuing Corporation, on demand, for cancellation, that number of Transaction Shares received by it necessary to fully cover the Overage. If
the Transaction Share True-up is greater than the Actual Issuance (“Shortage”), Continuing Corporation shall, as soon as practicable, issue to EHL (or to such other persons as EHL instructs Continuing Corporation in writing) that
number of additional Continuing Corporation Common Shares equal to the Shortage.” 
 6. Section 1.8(a) is hereby restated in its
entirety to read as follows: 
 “(a) Issuance Procedures. At the Closing, Continuing Corporation shall issue to
EHL, and EHL shall receive, certificates representing the Transaction Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement.” 
 7.
Section 1.13 is deleted in its entirety and the Section reference is hereby reserved. 
 8. Section 1.14(e) is hereby restated in
its entirety to read as follows: 
 “(e) Payment Schedule. At or following the Closing, EHL will distribute the
Transaction Consideration to the holders of its equity securities in connection with, or prior to, a plan of liquidation and dissolution to be approved by its shareholders. Upon such distribution, EHL shall deliver to the Continuing Corporation a
schedule setting forth the name, address and percentage interest of each such securityholder in any Transaction Consideration to be paid thereafter pursuant to this Section 1.14 (the “Payment Schedule”). Any payment of
Transaction Consideration pursuant to this Section 1.14 shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with the Payment Schedule.” 
 9. Section 1.17 is hereby restated in its entirety to read as follows: 
 “1.17 Committee and
Representative for Purposes of Indemnification. 
 (a) Committee. At or prior to the Closing, the current
stockholders of Parent who are parties to the Voting Agreement (as defined in Section 6.2(k)) shall designate one or more of the designees to the Continuing Corporation’s board of directors as a committee to act on behalf of Continuing
Corporation and to take all necessary actions and make all decisions with respect to Continuing Corporation’s rights and obligations under the Article VII of this Agreement. In the event of a vacancy in such committee, the Board of Directors of
Continuing Corporation shall appoint as a successor a Person who was a director of Parent prior to the Closing Date or some other Person who would qualify as an “independent” director of Continuing Corporation and who has not had any
compensatory business relationship with the Company prior to the Closing. Such committee is intended to be the “Committee” referred to in Article VII. 

 (b) Representative. Hock Voon Loo shall be appointed to represent the interests of
the recipients of Transaction Consideration for purposes of Article VII of this Agreement. If such Person ceases to serve in such capacity, for any reason, such Person shall designate his or her successor. Failing such designation within 10 business
days after the Representative has ceased to serve, those members of the Board of Directors of Continuing Corporation who served as directors of the Company prior to the Acquisition shall appoint a successor. Such Person or successor is intended to
be the “Representative” referred to in Section 1.13(a) and Article VII.” 
 10. Sections 2.28 and 3.28 are hereby
deleted in their entirety. 
 11. Section 6.1(h) is hereby deleted in its entirety. 
 12. Section 7.1 is hereby amended to add the following clause (f) to the end of such Section: 
 “(f) In order to make a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Article VII (“Indemnity Claim”), if Parent
Indemnitees are seeking indemnification, the Parent Indemnities acting through the Committee must give notice to the Representative, or if Recipient Indemnitees are seeking indemnification, the Recipient Indemnitees acting through the Representative
must give notice to the Committee, within five (5) business days prior to the end of the period set forth in Section 7.3(a) specifying (i) the covenant, representation, warranty or agreement contained in this Agreement which asserts
has been breached or otherwise entitles the Indemnities to indemnification pursuant to this Article VII, (ii) in reasonable detail, the nature and dollar amount of each individual item of any Losses related to such Indemnity Claim, the date
each such item was paid or properly accrued or arose, and the nature of the inaccuracy, breach or non-fulfillment to which such item is related, (iii) whether the Indemnity Claim results from a Third Party Claim (as defined below) and
(vi) whether such Loss may be covered (in whole or in part) under any insurance and the estimated amount of such Loss which may be covered under such insurance (an “Indemnity Notice”). If the Committee and the Representative
cannot resolve any dispute among such parties within 60 days after the delivery of the Indemnity Notice, then such dispute shall be submitted (and either party may submit such dispute) for arbitration pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.12
of this Agreement. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of counsel used by it and 50% of the fees and expenses of the arbitrator and of other expenses of the arbitration. The arbitrator shall render his decision within 130 days after his
appointment and may award costs to either the Committee or the Representative if, in his sole opinion reasonably exercised, the claims made by any other party had no reasonable basis and were arbitrary and capricious. Such decision and award shall
be in writing and shall be final and conclusive on the parties, and counterpart copies thereof shall be delivered to each of the parties. Judgment may be obtained on the decision of the arbitrator so rendered in any Texas state court sitting in
Travis County, or any federal court sitting in Travis County, having jurisdiction, and may be enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Texas. If the arbitrator shall fail to render his decision or award within such 130-day period, either
the Committee or the Representative may apply to any Texas state court sitting in Travis County, or any federal court sitting in Travis County, then having jurisdiction, by action, proceeding or otherwise, as may be proper to determine the matter in
dispute consistently with the provisions of this Agreement. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Texas state courts having jurisdiction and sitting in Travis County, or any federal court sitting in Travis County, for this
purpose.” 
 13. Section 7.2(g) is hereby restated in its entirety to read as follows: 
 “(g) Indemnifying Party Consent. Unless the Indemnifying Party has consented to a settlement of a Third Party Claim, the
amount of the settlement shall not be a binding determination of the amount of the Loss.” 
 14. Section 7.3(a) is hereby restated
in its entirety to read as follows: 
 “(a) Survival: Time Limitation. The representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements in this Agreement or in any writing delivered by a Party to another in connection with this Agreement (including 

 
any closing certificates pursuant to Section 6.3) shall survive the Closing until the first anniversary of Closing (“Indemnification
Period”), except for the obligation of the Continuing Corporation to issue the Transaction Consideration and any covenants and agreements which by their terms must be performed after the Indemnification Period.” 
 15. Section 7.3(d) is hereby restated in its entirety to read as follows: 
 “(d) Aggregate Amount Limitation. The aggregate liability of the Indemnifying Parties for Losses pursuant to Section 7.1
to the Parent Indemnitees shall not in any event exceed the Fair Market Value (as defined below), measured as of the close of business of the date an indemnity claim is made pursuant to an Indemnity Notice (or the last previous trading day if the
date an indemnity claim is made pursuant to an Indemnity Notice is not a trading day), of the number of shares of Continuing Corporation Common Shares equal to (X) 15% of the sum of the Transaction Shares plus the number of shares issuable upon
exercise of the Assumed Options, minus (Y) the sum of the quotients obtained by dividing the dollar amount of each previous indemnity claim by the Fair Market Value of one Continuing Corporation Common Share, measured, in each case, as of the
close of business of each date such previous indemnity claim was made pursuant to an Indemnity Notice (or the last previous trading day if the date such indemnity claim was made pursuant to an Indemnity Notice was not a trading day). EHL and any
recipients of Continuing Corporation Common Shares issued in the Acquisition may pay any indemnity claim in cash, or in its sole discretion, Continuing Corporation Common Shares valued at a per share price equal to the Fair Market Value thereof,
measured as of the close of business of the last trading day immediately prior to the date such indemnity claim is so paid. “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average last sale price of a Continuing Corporation Common Share on the
ten consecutive trading days ending two days prior to the date of measure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation of the Continuing Corporation to issue Transaction Consideration and obligations pursuant to covenants and agreements which by
their terms must be performed after the Effective Date shall not be subject to such limitation.” 
 16. Section 7.6 is hereby
restated in its entirety to read as follows: 
 “7.6 Representative and Committee Capacities. The Parties
acknowledge that the Representative and any member of the Committee’s obligations under this Article VII are to act solely as a representative or agent in the manner set forth herein with respect to the obligations under this Article VII and
that no such Person acting in such capacity shall have any personal responsibility for any expenses incurred by him in such capacity or any payments to Indemnitee as a result of such indemnification obligations other than in its capacity as an
Indemnifying Party as otherwise provided hereby. Out-of-pocket expenses of any such Person representing the interest of the Indemnitee for attorneys’ fees and other costs shall be borne by Indemnitee, which may, in turn, make a claim for
reimbursement thereof against the Indemnifying Party upon the claim with respect to which such expenses are incurred becoming an established claim. The parties further acknowledge that all actions to be taken by Indemnitee pursuant to this Article
VII shall be taken on its behalf by the Representative or Committee (as applicable) in accordance with the provisions of the this Agreement. The agency of the Representative may be changed by the holders of a majority in interest of the outstanding
shares of EHL or, following the liquidation of EHL, a majority in interest of the Continuing Corporation Common Shares held buy the members of EHL as of the time of such final liquidation (collectively, the “Majority EHL Holders”),
in each case from time to time upon not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice to Representative and the Continuing Corporation. No bond shall be required of the Representative, and the Representative shall receive reasonable
reimbursement for fees and expenses incurred in good faith arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of his duties under this Agreement. If the Representative shall die, become disabled or otherwise be unable to fulfill
his responsibilities as agent for the purposes of this Agreement, then the Majority EHL Holders shall, within ten (10) days after such death or disability, appoint a successor agent and, promptly thereafter, shall notify the Continuing
Corporation of the identity of such successor. Any such successor shall become the “Representative” for purposes of this Agreement. If for any reason there is no Representative at any time, all references herein to the Representative shall
be deemed to refer to the Majority EHL Holders.” 

 17. Section 8.1(b) is hereby restated in its entirety to read as follows: 
 “(b) by EHL if the Acquisition shall not have been consummated by May 17, 2008; and provided that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not be available to EHL if any of its or its Affiliates actions or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Acquisition to occur on or before such date and such
action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement.” 
 18. The terms “Escrow,” “Escrow Shares,”
“Escrow Agreement” and “Escrow Period” are hereby deleted from Article IX. 
 19. The Escrow Agreement shall not apply to
the terms of the Agreement and shall not be an exhibit hereto and any reference thereto is hereby deleted. 
 Except as set forth herein, the
Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. 

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

			
	ASCEND ACQUISITION CORP
		
	By:	 	/s/Don K. Rice
		 	Don K. Rice
		 	 Chairman of the Board and
 Chief Executive Officer

	
	ASCEND COMPANY LIMITED
		
	By:	 	/s/Don K. Rice
		 	Don K. Rice
		 	 Chairman of the Board and
 Chief Executive Officer

	
	ePAK HOLDINGS LIMITED
		
	By:	 	/s/Steve Dezso
		 	Steve Dezso
		 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	e.PAK RESOURCES (S) PTE. LTD.
		
	By:	 	/s/Steve Dezso
		 	Steve Dezso
		 	Chief Executive OfficerSeparation Agreement and Release

 Exhibit 10.1 
 January 8, 2008 
 Mr. Kenneth S. Goldman 
  

			
	Re:	  	Separation Agreement and Release

 Dear Ken, 
 This
letter (the “Letter Agreement”) summarizes our understanding regarding your termination of employment with Salary.com, Inc. (“Salary.com”). December 31, 2007 will be the date on which your employment with Salary.com will
terminate (the “Termination Date”). As of the Termination Date, your salary, vacation accrual and all other benefits and compensation of every kind or nature from Salary.com will cease except as required by federal or state law, or
otherwise set forth below. You acknowledge that from and after the Termination Date, you shall have no authority to represent yourself as an employee or agent of Salary.com, and you agree not to represent yourself in the future as an employee or
agent of Salary.com. You will remain a member of the Board of Directors of Salary.com until such time as you are requested to resign, whereupon you agree to promptly tender your resignation in writing. 
 1. Vacation Pay. You will be paid for all accrued and unused vacation time through the Termination Date. The vacation pay will be paid to you by
check on the Termination Date. 
 2. Consideration. In consideration of the promises agreed to by you in this Letter Agreement
(including your agreement not to bring any suit or action against Salary.com as described in the General Release of Claims section, below), Salary.com will (a) as described in Section 3 below, pay you severance in an amount equal to the
base salary you were receiving upon your termination for the twelve (12) month period (the “Severance Period”) from the Termination Date through December 31, 2008 for a total of $185,000 less applicable tax deductions, other
withholdings required by law, and authorized deductions; and (b) accelerate the vesting on certain of your outstanding restricted stock awards as set forth in Section 4 below (collectively referred to as the “Severance
Benefits”). 
 3. Severance Payment. Severance payments during the Severance Period will be made on a semi-monthly basis in
accordance with Salary.com’s normal payroll cycle and process. You shall notify Salary.com in writing if you commence regular full-time employment with any person or entity at any time during the Severance Period in a position which provides
annual base salary or wages of at least $150,000, in which event such severance payments will end and, within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, you will be granted shares of restricted stock with an aggregate value equal to the
remaining unpaid portion of the severance payments. The number of shares which comprise such grant will be determined by the closing price of Salary.com’s common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the trading day immediately preceding the date
on which your new employment commences, and will vest on December 31, 2008. Payment of severance and issuance and vesting of such shares is subject to your continuing to abide by the terms and conditions hereof. Such payments and any obligation
of Salary.com to issue you any shares of common stock and the vesting of such shares shall automatically cease and be forfeited if you violate any of the terms and conditions of this Letter Agreement. 
 4. Restricted Stock Acceleration. As of the Termination Date, the Company will accelerate the vesting of restricted stock award number 00365 such
that an additional 7,000 

 
shares will vest under such award on the Termination Date. As partial consideration for such accelerated vesting, you expressly agree that, notwithstanding
that you have 9,446 stock options that are vested as of the Termination Date, you shall not exercise any of such stock options. You acknowledge and agree that you do not have now, and will not in the future have, rights to vest in any other
restricted stock award or stock options under any stock incentive plan (of whatever name or kind) that you participated in or were eligible to participate in during your employment with Salary.com other than as provided in Section 3, above, and
in this Section 4. 
 5. General Release of Claims. In consideration of the Severance Benefits, you, on behalf of yourself and
your heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hereby release and discharge Salary.com, its past, present or future directors, officers, trustees, agents, attorneys, employees, representatives, parent corporations, affiliates, subsidiaries,
successors and assigns (the “Released Parties”) from and with respect to any and all claims, demands, administrative charges, liabilities, actions, causes of action and suits whatsoever, in law or at equity, arising out of or in any way
related to your employment relationship with Salary.com and/or its termination. You further covenant not to sue or file administrative charges against the Released Parties for any matter arising out of or in any way related to your employment
relationship with Salary.com and/or its termination. Claims hereby released include, but are not limited to, claims brought pursuant to statutes (federal, state or local) or at common law, for discrimination (e.g., on the basis of age, race,
religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, and disability), as well as claims for wrongful termination, payment of wages, and claims for attorneys’ fees and costs and/or other damages, whether known or unknown, suspected or
unsuspected, which you now have, may have, or may have had against the Released Parties, or any of them, up to and including the Termination Date. The foregoing release and covenant not to sue shall not apply to any law, statute or regulation which
prohibits a release of claims or a covenant not to sue, and shall not apply to any claims, demands, liabilities, actions, causes of action, or suits arising out of or related to this Letter Agreement, including but not limited to its breach and
enforcement. 
 6. Indemnification. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it remains obligated to indemnify you and hold you
harmless on the terms and to the extent provided in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and the Company’s By-Laws, as amended, for the indemnification of officers, employees, and directors. In addition, the Company
acknowledges and agrees that you shall continue to be covered under the Company’s directors and officers insurance policies with respect to the conduct and performance of your duties as an officer, employee, and/or director up to and including
the Termination Date. 
 OWBPA. As required by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, you acknowledge: 
  

	 	7.	That you have been advised and given the opportunity to consult with your own counsel prior to signing this Letter Agreement. 

  

	 	8.	That you have been given up to 21 days from the receipt of this Letter Agreement to consider whether to sign it. 

  

	 	9.	That the claims you are releasing in this Letter Agreement include without limitation any and all claims under the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended
by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990. 

	 	10.	That you have been advised that even after you sign this Letter Agreement, you may revoke it within seven days of the date of your signing, by delivering a signed revocation notice
to Salary.com’s Vice President of Human Resources. 

  

	 	11.	That this Agreement shall not become effective and in force until eight days after you sign it. 

  

	 	12.	That you will not be entitled to receive the Severance Benefits until after the 7-day revocation period has expired, and that, should you in fact revoke your acceptance, you will
not be entitled to the Severance Benefits. 

 13. Cooperation. After the Termination Date you will make yourself
reasonably available to the Company, either by telephone or, if the Company reasonably believes necessary, in person upon reasonable notice, to assist the Company in connection with any matter relating to services performed by you on behalf of the
Company prior to the Termination Date. You further agree that you will cooperate fully with the Company in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence or which may be brought or threatened in the future against or on behalf
of the Company, its directors, shareholders, officers, or employees. The Company recognizes that after the Termination Date you will need to make efforts to obtain replacement employment and therefore agrees that in exercising its rights under the
preceding two sentences it will make reasonable accommodations to those efforts. During the Severance Period, your assistance shall be provided to the Company without the requirement for the Company to provide you any additional consideration. Your
assistance and cooperation shall include, without limitation, your being reasonably available to meet with the Company to prepare for any audit, review or proceeding (including depositions), to provide affidavits, to assist with any audit,
inspection, proceeding or other review or inquiry, and to act as a witness in connection with any litigation or other legal proceeding affecting the Company. Upon expiration of the Severance Period, the Company agrees that any requests for your
assistance shall reasonably accommodate the needs of your employment at that time and that it will compensate you at the hourly rate of $250 for such assistance You further agree that should you be contacted (directly or indirectly) by any
individual or any person representing an individual or entity that you are aware is or may be legally or competitively adverse to the Company in connection with any claims or legal proceedings, you will promptly notify the General Counsel of the
Company of that fact in writing, but in no event later than 48 hours or immediately if you already have been so contacted. Such notification shall include a reasonable description of the content of the communication with the legally or competitively
adverse individual or entity. 
 14. Non-disparagement/Non-defamation. You agree that you will not make any disparaging, negative or
adverse remarks whatsoever, whether in public or private, concerning Salary.com, including its employees, members of its board of directors, business, products/services, and customers. You further agree not to provide any non-public information with
respect to Salary.com to any third party for any reason. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree to direct any inquiries regarding Salary.com from investors, prospective investors, analysts, investment bankers and the like to Salary.com’s
Chief Financial Officer, and agree that you will not respond to any such inquiries. 
 15. Return of Property. All documents, records,
materials, software, equipment, and other physical property, and all copies of any of the foregoing that have come into your possession or been produced by you in connection with your employment have been and remain the sole property of Salary.com.
You confirm that you have returned to Salary.com all such items 

 
and no Severance Benefits will be provided to you until all such items are returned. You further confirm that you have returned or deleted any such items or
copies thereof that may be stored on your home computer, cellular telephone or any other device or medium. You agree to comply with all Salary.com security policies regarding the return and/or destruction of all Salary.com items. 
 16. Confidentiality of Salary.com Information. You reaffirm the existence and validity of, and acknowledge that you are bound by the terms of the
Employee Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Developments Agreement between you and Salary.com dated January 9, 2006 which, among other things requires you to maintain the confidentiality of Salary.com information and not to compete with
Salary.com for a specified period of time. You further agree that you shall abide by any and all common-law and statutory obligations relating to protection and non-disclosure of Salary.com trade secrets and confidential and proprietary documents
and information. 
 17. Confidentiality of Letter Agreement. Except as set forth in this Section 12, you agree to keep the
existence, terms, and amount of this Letter Agreement completely confidential. You agree not to disclose the existence, terms, or amount of this Letter Agreement to any business or individual other than immediate family members, legal counsel,
and/or a financial advisor, provided that any such individual to whom disclosure is made agrees to be bound by the confidentiality obligations in this Section 12. You may disclose the existence, terms, and amount of this Letter Agreement
to the extent required by lawful summons, subpoena, or other legal process or otherwise by law, or to the extent necessary to enforce your rights under this Letter Agreement, provided that, if you anticipate making such disclosure, you shall
give at least five (5) days prior advance written notice to Salary.com’s General Counsel. 
 13. Settlement of Obligations.
You must settle the outstanding personal obligations that you have with Salary.com which are listed in Attachment A hereto and ensure that all pending expense reports are reconciled no later than two weeks from your Termination Date. To the extent
allowed by law, your outstanding obligations listed in Attachment A remaining after the date that is two weeks from your Termination Date will be deducted from any payments owed to you by Salary.com. Any expenses to be reimbursed by the company must
be submitted no later than two weeks from your Termination Date otherwise they will not be eligible for reimbursement. 
 14. Unemployment
Compensation. You agree that Salary.com has provided you with information regarding how to apply for unemployment benefits. Salary.com makes no representation regarding whether you are entitled to such benefits. 
 15. Settlement of Amounts Due. You agree that the payments and benefits mentioned in this Letter Agreement (along with payments/benefits
previously provided to you by Salary.com) are the only payments and benefits you will receive in connection with your employment and its termination, and that they completely satisfy all liabilities of Salary.com to you arising prior to the date of
this Letter Agreement, except for the Company’s obligation to pay you for any shares of common stock that were purchased by you upon the exercise of unvested stock options and which have not vested as of the Termination Date should the Company
elect to exercise its repurchase option under your applicable stock option agreements. 
 16. Complete Binding Agreement; Construction;
Governing Law; Modification. This Agreement, including the Employee Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Developments Agreement referenced above, is intended by the parties as a final written expression of their 

 
agreement. All previous agreements or promises between Salary.com and you, with the exception of the Employee Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Developments
Agreement (which will remain in effect), are superseded and void. This Letter Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of all the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and assigns. In the event of any dispute, this
Letter Agreement will be construed as a whole, will be interpreted in accordance with its fair meaning, and will not be construed strictly for or against either you or Salary.com. This Letter Agreement will be governed by Massachusetts law, without
giving effect to the principles of conflict of law. This Letter Agreement may be modified only by a written agreement signed by you and an authorized representative of Salary.com. 
 17. Severability. You and Salary.com hereby agree that each provision herein shall be treated as a separate and independent clause, and the
unenforceability of any one clause shall in no way impair the enforceability of the other clauses herein. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall, to any extent, be found invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected, and shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 18.
Opportunity to Review/Consult with Attorney. You acknowledge you are entering into this Letter Agreement voluntarily, not under duress or coercion and of your own free will. You acknowledge and agree that you have been offered 21 days in
which to sign and return this agreement and up to seven days to revoke it after signature as required by the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et. seq. as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act and that
you have not been coerced into signing it. In the event that you execute and return this Letter Agreement within less than 21 days of the date of its delivery to you, you acknowledge that such decision was entirely voluntary and that you had the
opportunity to consider this Letter Agreement for the entire 21 day period. You further agree that Salary.com informed you that you were free to consult with an attorney of your own choosing prior to executing this Letter Agreement. 
 The offer set forth in this letter will expire if not accepted by you within 21 days of the date of this Letter Agreement. 
  

							
	 SALARY.COM, INC.
	 		 	
			
	 /s/ G. Kent Plunkett
	 		 	 January 8, 2008

	By: G. Kent Plunkett	 		 	Date
	      President and CEO, Salary.com Inc.	 		 	
		
	EMPLOYEE	 	
			
	 /s/ Kenneth S. Goldman
	 		 	 January 8, 2008

	 Kenneth S. Goldman
	 		 	Date

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