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Exhibit 10.7 - FY14 Q1

Exhibit 10.7

 
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION

2004 INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION

AWARD AGREEMENT

1.Grant of Award.
This Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of _____________________ (the “Grant Date”) by and between Computer Sciences Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and ________________________, a full-time employee of the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries (the “Employee”).
This Agreement granting the Employee an award under the Plan (the “Award”) shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Computer Sciences Corporation 2004 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this Agreement.  Except as defined in Appendix A, capitalized terms shall have the same meanings ascribed to them under the Plan.
This Award is subject to the data privacy provisions set forth in Appendix B.
The Company hereby grants to the Employee, and the Employee hereby accepts, an option to purchase ___________________ shares of Common Stock (the “Option Shares”) at an exercise price of $____________________ per share (the “Exercise Price”), which option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., California, U.S.A. time, on ______________________ (the “Expiration Date”) (the “Option”).  The Option shall not initially be exercisable to purchase any Option Shares; provided, however, that upon each of the dates indicated below, the Option shall become exercisable to purchase (“vest with respect to”) the number of the Option Shares indicated below across from such date:
Number of Option Shares Vesting        Date
[NUMBER OF SHARES]            [DATE]
[NUMBER OF SHARES]            [DATE]
[NUMBER OF SHARES]            [DATE]

2.Termination of Employment; Acceleration and Termination of Options.
(a)Termination of Status as an Employee.
(i)Termination at Age 62 or Older Other than due to Cause, Death or Disability.
(A)If the Employee's status as an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated at age 62 or older for no reason, or for any reason other than Cause, death or Disability, then:
(1)if the Employee shall have been (or for any other purpose shall have been treated as if he or she had been) a continuous employee of the Company or its subsidiaries for at least 10 years immediately prior to the date of termination of employment status (the “Employment Termination Date”), then (a) the portion of the Option that has not vested on or prior to such date shall fully vest immediately prior to such date, and (b) subject to Section 2(b) 

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hereof, the Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the Expiration Date or the third anniversary of the Employment Termination Date; and
(2)if the Employee shall not have been (and shall not for any other purpose have been treated as if he or she had been) a continuous employee of the Company or its subsidiaries for at least 10 years immediately prior to the Employment Termination Date, then, subject to Sections 2(a)(ii) and 2(b) hereof (a) the portion of the Option that has not vested on or prior to such date shall terminate on such date, and (b) the remaining vested portion of the Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the Expiration Date or the third anniversary of the Employment Termination Date.
(ii)Leave of Absence.  If, prior to the exercise of the Option in full, the Employee takes a leave of absence (including a military leave of absence), the Employee and the Company each reasonably anticipate that the Employee will return to active employment and either (x) the leave of absence is to be for not more than six months or (y) at all times during the leave of absence the Employee has a statutory or contractual right to return to work, then:
(A)while on leave of absence the Employee shall be treated as if he were an active employee;
(B)if the Employee's leave of absence is terminated and the Employee does not return to active employment, the date of the end of the leave of absence shall be treated as the date on which the Employee has a termination of employment; and
(C)if the Employee's leave of absence is terminated and the Employee returns to active employment, he shall be treated as if active employment had continued uninterrupted during the leave of absence.
(iii)Death or Disability.  If the Employee's status as an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated by reason of the death or Disability of the Employee, then (1) the portion of the Option that has not vested on or prior to the Employment Termination Date shall fully vest on such date and (2) the Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the Expiration Date or the fifth anniversary of the Employment Termination Date.
(iv)Other Termination at Age 61 or Younger.  If the Employee's status as an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated at age 61 or younger for no reason, or for any reason other than Cause, death, Disability, permanent or temporary lay off, or approved leave of absence, then (1) the portion of the Option that has not vested on or prior to the Employment Termination Date shall terminate on such date and (2) the remaining vested portion of the Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the Expiration Date or three months after the Employment Termination Date.
(b)Death Following Termination of Employment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Employee shall die at any time after the termination of his or her status as an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and at a time when the Option is vested and exercisable, then the Option shall remain exercisable until, and shall terminate upon, the earlier of the Expiration Date or the fifth anniversary of the date of such death.
(c)Termination for Cause.  If the Employee's status as an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated for Cause, then both the vested and unvested portion of the Option shall terminate on such date.
(d)Acceleration of Option.
(i)The Committee, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the exercisability of the Option at any time and for any reason.
(ii)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon a Change in Control: (1) the portion of the Option then outstanding that has not vested on or prior thereto shall fully vest and (2) the Option shall remain exercisable until, and shall terminate upon, 

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the earlier of the Expiration Date or, if applicable,  the fifth anniversary of the date of the Employee's death.
(e)Certain Events Causing Termination of Option.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Option shall terminate upon the consummation of any of the following events, or, if later, the thirtieth day following the first date upon which such event shall have been approved by both the Board of Directors and the stockholders of the Company, or upon such later date as shall be determined by the Committee:
(i)the dissolution or liquidation of the Company;
(ii)a sale of substantially all of the property and assets of the Company, unless the terms of such sale shall provide otherwise; or
(iii)a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company that results in the outstanding securities of any class then subject to the Option being exchanged for or converted into cash, property and/or securities not issued by the Company, unless the terms of such reorganization, merger or consolidation provide otherwise.
3.Payment of Taxes.  
(a)If the Company and/or the Employer are obligated to withhold an amount on account of any federal, state or local tax imposed as a result of the exercise of the Option (collectively, “Taxes”), including, without limitation, any federal, state or other income tax, or any F.I.C.A., state disability insurance tax or other employment tax, then, concurrently with such exercise, the Employee shall pay to the Company, by check, the minimum aggregate amount that the Company and the Employer are so obligated to withhold, as such amount shall be determined by the Company (the “Minimum Withholding Liability”); provided, however, that the Employee may instead, on or before the exercise of the Option, irrevocably elect to pay all or any part of the Minimum Withholding Liability by either of the following methods:
(i)pursuant to the Company's cashless exercise program; or
(ii)by instructing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such exercise of the Option (such withholding to be valued on the basis of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the withheld shares on the date of such exercise); and
provided that the Company is not then prohibited from purchasing or acquiring such shares of Common Stock, and provided, further, however, that if all of such payment is made by check and/or pursuant to the Company's cashless exercise program, then the Employee shall be entitled, but not obligated, so to pay an amount that is greater than the Minimum Withholding Liability.
(b)The Employee acknowledges that neither the Company nor the Employer has made any representation or given any advice to the Employee with respect to Taxes.
4.Recoupment and Forfeiture.
(a)Refund of Option Gains; Termination of Options.  If the Employee breaches any of the covenants set forth in Section 4(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) hereof during the Applicable Restrictive Period for such exercise, then:
(i)Refund of Option Gains.  If the Employee has exercised the Option within the one year period prior to the occurrence of the Employee's breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 4(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) hereof, the Employee shall immediately deliver to the Company with respect to such exercise, an amount in cash equal to:
(A)the aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the Option Exercise Date, of the shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise; minus
(B)the aggregate exercise price paid, whether in cash or by the delivery or withholding of shares of Common Stock, upon such exercise.
(ii)Termination of All Options.  All outstanding Options shall be terminated and forfeited.
(b)Triggering Events.  The events referred to in Section 4(a) hereof are as follows:

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(i)Non-Disclosure and Non-Use of Confidential Information.  The Employee agrees not to disclose, use, copy or duplicate or otherwise permit the use, disclosure, copying or duplication of any Confidential Information (other than in connection with authorized activities conducted in the course of the Employee's employment at the Company for the benefit of the Company) during the period of including during his/her employment with the Company or at any time thereafter. The Employee agrees to take all reasonable steps and precautions to prevent any unauthorized disclosure, use, copying or duplication of Confidential Information.
(ii)Non-Solicitation of the Company's Employees, Clients, and Prospective Clients.  During the time of the Employee's employment and for a period of 24 months thereafter, the Employee shall not, without the express, prior written consent of the Company's General Counsel, engage in any of the conduct described in paragraphs (A) and (B) below, either directly or indirectly, individually or as an employee, agent, contractor, consultant, member, partner, officer, director or stockholder (other than as a stockholder of less than 5% of the equities of a publicly held corporation) or in any other capacity for any person, firm, partnership or corporation:
(A)hire, attempt to hire or assist any other person or entity in hiring or attempting to hire any current employee of the Company or any person who was a Company employee within the 6-month period preceding such hiring or attempted hiring;
(B)solicit, divert or cause a reduction in the business or patronage of any Client or Prospective Client. 
(iii)Non-Competition.  During the time of the Employee's employment and for a period of 12 months thereafter, the Employee shall not, without the express, prior written consent of the Company's General Counsel, either directly or indirectly, as an employee, agent, contractor, consultant, partner, member, officer, director or stockholder (other than as a stockholder of less than 5% of the equities of a publicly traded corporation), wherever the Company is marketing or providing its services or products, participate in any activity as, or for, a Competitor of the Company which is the same or similar to the activities in which the Employee was involved at the Company.
(c)Waiver of Recoupment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall be released from (i) all of his or her obligations under Section 4(a) hereof in the event that a Change in Control occurs within three years prior to the Employment Termination Date, and (ii) some or all of his or her obligations under Section 4(a) hereof in the event that the Committee (if the Employee is an executive officer of the Company) or the Company's Chief Executive Officer (if the Employee is not an executive officer of the Company) shall determine, in their respective sole discretion, that such release is in the best interests of the Company.
(d)Effect on Other Rights and Remedies.  The rights of the Company set forth in this Section 4 shall not limit or restrict in any manner any rights or remedies which the Company or any of its affiliates may have under law or under any separate employment, confidentiality or other agreement with the Employee or otherwise with respect to the events described in Section 4(b) hereof.
(e)Reasonableness.  The Employee agrees that the terms and conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof are fair and reasonable and are reasonably required for the protection of the interests of the Company.  If, however, in any judicial proceeding any provision of Section 4 hereof is found to be so broad as to be unenforceable, the Employee and the Company agree that such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as to be enforceable.
(f)Clawback.  As an additional condition of receiving this Award, the Employee agrees and acknowledges that the Award shall be subject to repayment to the Company in whole or in part in the 

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event of a financial restatement or in such other circumstances as may be required by applicable law or as may be provided in any clawback policy that is adopted by the Company.
5.Adjustments.  In the event that the outstanding securities of the class then subject to the Option are increased, decreased or exchanged for or converted into cash, property and/or a different number or kind of securities, or cash, property and/or securities are distributed in respect of such outstanding securities, in either case as a result of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, dividend (other than a regular, quarterly cash dividend) or other distribution, stock split, reverse stock split or the like, or in the event that substantially all of the property and assets of the Company are sold, then, unless such event shall cause the Option to terminate pursuant to Section 2(e) hereof, the Committee shall make appropriate and proportionate adjustments in the number and type of shares or other securities or cash or other property that may thereafter be acquired upon the exercise of the Option; provided, however, that any such adjustments in the Option shall be made without changing the aggregate Exercise Price of the then unexercised portion of the Option.
6.Exercise.  The Option shall be exercisable during the Employee's lifetime only by the Employee or by his or her guardian or legal representative, and after the Employee's death only by the person or entity entitled to do so under the Employee's last will and testament or applicable intestate law.  The Option may only be exercised by the delivery to the Company of a written notice of such exercise, in the form specified by the Company, which notice shall, among other things, specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased and the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares, together with payment in full of such aggregate Exercise Price by check or pursuant to the Company's cashless exercise program; provided, however, that payment of such aggregate Exercise Price may instead be made, in whole or in part, by the delivery to the Company of shares of Common Stock (including Option Shares otherwise issuable upon such exercise), which delivery effectively transfers to the Company good and valid title to such shares, free and clear of any pledge, commitment, lien, claim or other encumbrance (such shares to be valued on the basis of the aggregate Fair Market Value thereof on the date of such exercise), provided that the Company is not then prohibited from purchasing or acquiring such shares of Common Stock.
		
	7.
	Notices.

Unless the Company notifies the Employee in writing of a different procedure, any notice or other communication to the Company with respect to this Award shall be in writing and shall be:
(a)by registered or certified United States mail, postage prepaid, to Computer Sciences Corporation, Attn: Corporate Secretary, 3170 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042; or
(b)by hand delivery or otherwise to Computer Sciences Corporation, Attn: Corporate Secretary, 3170 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042.
Any notices provided for in this Agreement or in the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively delivered or given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to the Employee, five days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Employee at the address specified at the end of this Agreement or at such other address as the Employee hereafter designates by written notice to the Company.
8.Stock Exchange Requirements; Applicable Laws.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Option Shares purchased upon exercise of the Option, and no certificate representing all or any part of such shares, shall be issued or delivered if, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such issuance or delivery would cause the Company to be in violation of, or to incur liability under, any securities law, or any rule, regulation or procedure of any U.S. national securities exchange upon which any securities of the Company are listed, or any listing agreement with any such securities exchange, or any other requirement of law or of any administrative or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company.

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9.Nontransferability.  Neither the Option nor any interest therein may be sold, assigned, conveyed, gifted, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
10.Plan.  The Option is granted pursuant to the Plan, as in effect on the Grant Date, and is subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time; provided, however, that no such amendment shall deprive the Employee, without his or her consent, of the Option or of any of the Employee's rights under this Agreement.  The interpretation and construction by the Committee of the Plan, this Agreement, the Option and such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Committee for the purpose of administering the Plan shall be final and binding upon the Employee.  Until the Option shall expire, terminate or be exercised in full, the Company shall, upon written request therefor, send a copy of the Plan, in its then-current form, to the Employee or any other person or entity then entitled to exercise the Option.
11.Stockholder Rights.  No person or entity shall be entitled to vote, receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of any Option Shares until the Option shall have been duly exercised to purchase such Option Shares in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
12.Nature of Company Option Grants.  The Employee acknowledges and agrees that:
(a)the Plan was established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, as provided in the Plan;
(b)the grant of the Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive any future Option grants, or any benefits in lieu of Options, even if the Employee has repeatedly received Option grants in the past; 
(c)all decisions with respect to future grants of Options by the Company will be at the sole discretion of the Company; 
(d)the Employee's participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further employment with the Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate the Employee's employment relationship at any time with or without Cause;
(e)the Employee is voluntarily participating in the Plan; 
(f)in the event that the Employee is not an employee of the Company, the Option grant will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the Option grant will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with the Employer or any Subsidiary of the Company;
(g)the future value of the underlying Option Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; 
(h)if the underlying Option Shares do not increase in value, the Option will have no value; and
(i)if the Employee exercises the Option, the value of the Option Shares acquired upon exercise may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;
13.Successors.  The Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, on the one hand, and the Employee and his or her heirs, beneficiaries, legatees and personal representatives, on the other hand.
14.Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers.  The Agreement embodies the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or implied, not stated or incorporated by reference herein, shall bind either party hereto.  None of the terms and conditions of the Agreement may be amended, modified, waived or canceled except by a writing, signed by the parties hereto specifying such amendment, modification, waiver or cancellation.  A waiver by either party at any time of compliance with any of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall not be considered a modification, cancellation or consent to a future waiver of such terms and conditions or of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof, unless expressly so stated.

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15.Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.  The Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, United States of America, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.  Any action, suit or proceeding to enforce the terms and provisions of the Agreement, or to resolve any dispute or controversy arising under or in any way relating to the Agreement, may be brought in the state courts for the County of Washoe, State of Nevada, United States of America, and the parties hereto hereby consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.  
16.Language.  If the Employee has received the Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English, and the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
17.Electronic Delivery.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Option granted under and participation in the Plan or future Options that may be granted under the Plan by electronic means or to request the Employee's consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.  The Employee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
18.Severability.  Any provision of the Agreement which is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof in such jurisdiction or rendering that or any other provision of the Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Award Agreement to be duly executed as of the Grant Date.
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION

By:  ______________________________
        William L. Deckelman, Jr.
        Executive Vice President and 
        General Counsel

EMPLOYEE
___________________________________________
«Name_x»

	
	
	The Employee acknowledges receipt of the Plan and a Prospectus relating to this award, and further acknowledges that he or she has reviewed this Agreement and the related documents and accepts the provisions thereof.

___________________________________________

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Appendix A
19.Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement:
(a)“Applicable Restrictive Period” shall mean, with respect to each exercise of an Option, the period set forth in Section 4(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) hereof, respectively.
(b)“Cause” shall mean: (A) fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or other act of material misconduct against the Company or any of its affiliates; (B) conviction of a felony involving a crime of moral turpitude; (C) willful and knowing violation of any rules or regulations of any governmental or regulatory body material to the business of the Company; or (D) substantial and willful failure to render services in accordance with the terms of his or her employment (other than as a result of illness, accident or other physical or mental incapacity), provided that (X) a demand for performance of services has been delivered to the Employee in writing by the Employee's supervisor at least 60 days prior to termination identifying the manner in which such supervisor believes that the Employee has failed to perform and (Y) the Employee has thereafter failed to remedy such failure to perform.
(c)“Change in Control” means the consummation of a “change in ownership” of the Company, a “change in effective control” of the Company or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company, and in each case, as defined under Code Section 409A.
(d)“Client” means any client with respect to whom the Employee provided services, on behalf of whom the Employee transacted business, or with respect to whom the Employee possessed Confidential Information during the 12-month period preceding each of (i) the date the Employee engages in an act described in Section 4(b)(ii)(B) and (ii) the date of the termination of the Employee's employment with the Company for any reason.
(e)“Common Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company.
(f)“Competitor” means an individual, business or any other entity or enterprise engaged or having publicly announced its intent to engage in business that is substantially similar to the Company's business. For purposes of this Agreement, the parties specifically agree that: the Company is engaged in the business of providing technology-enabled solutions and services; that the Company's capabilities include, but are not limited to, system design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting; and that the Company actively solicits business and services clients located throughout the United States and the world.  A non-exhaustive list of the Company's Competitors includes Accenture, Xerox/ACS, HP/EDS, General Dynamics, IBM, L-3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Dell/Perot Systems, SAIC, Oracle/Sun Microsystems, Unisys Corporation, Infosys, WiPro, Tata, Cognizant, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof.
(g)“Confidential Information” means all Company trade secrets, patents, copyrights, confidential or proprietary business information and data, sales and financial data, pricing information, manufacturing and distribution methods, information relating to the Company's business plans and strategies including, but not limited to, customers and/or prospects, or lists thereof, marketing plans and procedures, research and development plans, methods of doing business, both technical and non-technical, information relating to the design, architecture, flowcharts, source or object code and documentation of any and all computer software products which the Company has developed, acquired or licensed or is in the process of developing, acquiring or licensing or shall develop, acquire or license in the future, hardware and database technologies or technological information, formulae, designs, process and systems information, intellectual property rights, and any other confidential or proprietary information which relates to the business of the Company or to the business of any client or vendor of the Company or any other party with whom the Company agrees to hold information in confidence, whether patentable, copyrightable or protectable as trade 

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secrets or not.  Confidential Information does not include information which is (i) already known by the Employee without an obligation of confidentiality, (ii) publicly known or becomes publicly known through no unauthorized act of the Employee, (iii) rightfully received from a third party without an obligation of confidentiality, (iv) disclosed without similar restrictions by the Company to a third party (other than an affiliate or customer of the Company), or (v) approved by the Company, in writing, for disclosure.
(h)“Disability” means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, a disability that entitles the Employee to benefits under the Company's long-term disability plan, as may be in effect from time to time, as determined by the plan administrator of the long-term disability plan, or if the Employee is not a participant under the Company's long-term disability plan, as determined if the Employee were a participant in a long-term disability plan that covers similarly situated employees.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Award is subject to Code Section 409A and Disability is a payment event, the definition of Disability shall conform to the requirements of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(4)(i).
(i)“Employer” shall mean the Employee's employer.
(j)“Option Exercise Date” shall mean, with respect to each exercise of an Option, the date upon which such Option is exercised.
(k)“Prospective Client” means any individual or enterprise who is not a Client but with whom the Company was in active business discussions or negotiations at any time during either (i) the date the Employee engages in an act described in Section 4(b)(ii)(B) or (ii) the 12-month period preceding the termination of the Employee's employment with the Company for any reason and in each case whose identity became known to the Employee in connection with the Employee's relationship with or employment by the Company.
Appendix B
20.Data Privacy.
(a)In order to implement, administer, manage and account for the Employee's participation in the Plan, the Company and/or the Employer may:
(i)collect and use certain personal data regarding the Employee, including, without limitation, the Employee's name, home address and telephone number, work address and telephone number, work e-mail address, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, term of employment, employment status, salary, nationality and tax residence, and any details regarding the terms and conditions, grant, vesting, exercise, cancellation, termination and expiration of all stock options and other stock based incentives granted, awarded or sold to the Employee by the Company (collectively, the “Data”);
(ii)transfer the Data to any third parties who may be involved in the implementation, administration and/or management of the Plan, which recipients may be located in the Employee's country or in other countries that may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Employee's country;
(iii)transfer the Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee has elected to deposit any Option Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option; and
(iv)retain the Data for only as long as may be necessary in order to implement, administer, manage and account for the Employee's participation in the Plan.
(b)The Employee hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use, transfer and retention of the Data, as described in this Agreement, in electronic or other form, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering, managing and accounting for the Employee's participation in the Plan.
(c)The Employee understands that by contacting his or her local human resources representative, the Employee may:
(i)view the Data;
(ii)correct any inaccurate information included within the Data;

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(iii)request additional information regarding the storage and processing of the Data; and
(iv)request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data.
(d)The Employee understands that he or she may refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative.  The Employee understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan.  For more information on the consequences of the Employee's refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Employee understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.ex10_1fifthamendcreditagree

Exhibit 10.1
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of July 30, 2013, is entered into by and among THE DIXIE GROUP, INC., a Tennessee corporation (“Dixie”), CANDLEWICK YARNS, LLC, an Alabama limited liability company (“Candlewick”), FABRICA INTERNATIONAL, INC., a California corporation (“Fabrica”), MASLAND CARPETS, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Masland”; together with Dixie, Candlewick and Fabrica, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Borrower”, and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the “Borrowers”), THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS THE LENDERS ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO (the “Lenders”), and WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, “Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2011, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2012, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2013, the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2013, and the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013 (as amended hereby and as the same may be further amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or replaced, the “Credit Agreement”), among Agent, the Lenders and the Borrowers, the Lenders have made loans and advances and provided other financial accommodations to the Borrowers; and

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that Agent and Lenders enter into this Amendment to make certain changes to the Credit Agreement effective on (and subject to the occurrence of) the Fifth Amendment Effective Date; and

WHEREAS, Agent and the Lenders are willing to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as follows:

		
	I.
	  DEFINITIONS

1.1.    Interpretation.  Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement. 

1.2.    Additional Definitions.  As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings given to them below, and the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to include, in addition and not in limitation, the following:

“Fifth Amendment” means the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2013, by and among Borrowers, Lenders and Agent, as acknowledged and agreed to by the Guarantors.

“Fifth Amendment Effective Date” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section IV of the Fifth Amendment.

1.3.    Amendments to Definitions

(a)Fixed Asset Availability Amount.  Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Fixed Asset Availability Amount” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“ 'Fixed Asset Availability Amount' means, as of any date of determination following the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the lesser of (a) $15,500,000, and (b) the sum of (i) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of Eligible M&E of Borrowers set forth in an appraisal of such Eligible M&E conducted by an appraisal company selected by Agent, plus (ii) 75% of the fair market value (as determined on the basis of a 12-month sale period) of Eligible Real Property of Borrowers (other than the Susan Street Real Property) set forth in an appraisal of such Eligible Real Property conducted by an appraisal company selected by Agent, as such lesser amount shall be reduced on a monthly basis (on the first day of each calendar month, commencing on September 1, 2013) on (A) a 10-year straight-line amortization schedule from September 1, 2013 through and including August 1, 2014, (B) an 8.5-year straight-line amortization schedule from September 1, 2014 through and including August 1, 2015, and (C) a 7-year straight-line amortization schedule from and after September 1, 2015.  In no event shall any increase in the appraised value of any Eligible M&E or Eligible Real Property, as set forth in any appraisal obtained after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, be taken into account in the calculation of the Fixed Asset Availability Amount.”

(b)Maximum Revolver Amount.  Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Maximum Revolver Amount” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“ 'Maximum Revolver Amount' means $130,000,000, as such amount may be increased by the amount of Additional Commitment Amounts in accordance with Section 2.2 of the Agreement or decreased by the amount of reductions in the Commitments made in accordance with Section 2.4(c) of the Agreement.”

(c)Susan Street Real Property Availability Amount.  Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Susan Street Real Property Availability Amount” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“ 'Susan Street Real Property Availability Amount' means, as of any date of determination following the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the lesser of (a) $13,500,000, and (b) 75% of the fair market value (as determined on the basis of a 12-month sale period) of the Susan Street Real Property set forth in an appraisal thereof conducted by an appraisal company selected by Agent, as such lesser amount is reduced on a monthly basis (on the first day of each calendar month, commencing on September 1, 2013) on a 15-year straight-line amortization schedule.  In no event shall any increase in the appraised value of the Susan Street Real Property, as set forth in any appraisal obtained after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, be taken into account in the calculation of the Susan Street Real Property Availability Amount.”

(d)Trigger Level.  Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Trigger Level” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“ 'Trigger Level' means $14,440,000.”

		
	II.
	  MATURITY

Section 3.3 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“3.3  Maturity.  This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on August 1, 2018 (the “Maturity Date”).  The foregoing notwithstanding, the Lender Group, upon the election of the Required Lenders, shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement immediately and without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default.”

		
	III.
	  SCHEDULES TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

Schedule C-1 to the Credit Agreement (Commitments) is hereby amended by deleting such schedule in its entirety and replacing it with Schedule C-1 to this Amendment.

		
	IV.
	  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof (the “Fifth Amendment Effective Date”), subject to the following conditions precedent having been satisfied or waived by Agent:

4.1.    Execution of Amendment.  Agent shall have received fully executed counterparts of this Amendment.

4.2.    Amendment Fee.  Agent shall have received an amendment fee in the amount of $125,000 to be apportioned on a pro-rata basis among the Lenders according to each Lender's Commitment, and Borrowers hereby authorize Agent to charge the Loan Account for such amendment fee.

4.3.    Accuracy of Representations and Warranties.  Each of the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof).

4.4.    Other Documents.  Agent shall have received such other agreements, documents, instruments and information executed and/or delivered by the Loan Parties as Agent may reasonably request.

		
	V.
	  MISCELLANEOUS

5.1.    No Additional Obligations.  The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not create (nor shall the Borrowers rely upon the existence of or claim or assert that there exists) any obligation of any of Agent or Lenders to consider or agree to any other amendment of or waiver or consent with respect to the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or agreement to which Agent or any Lender is a party (collectively, an “Additional Amendment” or “Consent”), and in the event that Agent and the Lenders subsequently agree to consider any requested Additional Amendment or Consent, neither the existence of this Amendment nor any other conduct of Agent or the Lenders related hereto, shall be of any force or effect on the Lenders' consideration or decision with respect to any such requested Additional Amendment or Consent, and the Lenders shall not have any obligation whatsoever to consider or agree to any such Additional Amendment or Consent.

5.2.    Acknowledgments and Stipulations.  In order to induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Borrower acknowledges, stipulates and agrees that (a) the Loan Documents executed by each Borrower are legal, valid and binding obligations of such Borrower enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally; (b) the Liens granted by each Borrower to Agent in the Collateral are valid and duly perfected, first priority Liens, subject only to Permitted Liens; (c) each of the recitals contained at the beginning of this Amendment is true and correct; and (d) prior to executing this Amendment, each Borrower consulted with and had the benefit of advice of legal counsel of its own selection and has relied upon the advice of such counsel, and in no part upon the representation of Agent, any Lender or any counsel to Agent or any Lender concerning the legal effects of this Amendment or any provision hereof.

5.3.    Additional Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers.  Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants that on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to the amendments and waivers contained herein:  (a) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement shall be correct in all material respects on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date, (b) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Credit Agreement on and as of such date.  Without limitation of the preceding sentence, each Borrower hereby expressly re-affirms the validity, effectiveness and enforceability of each Loan Document to which it is a party (in each case, as the same may be modified by the terms of this Amendment).  

5.4.    Effect of this Agreement.  Except as expressly amended pursuant hereto, no other changes or modifications to the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents are intended or implied, and in all other respects, the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents is hereby specifically ratified, restated and confirmed by all parties hereto as of the date hereof.  To the extent that any provision of the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents are inconsistent with the provisions of this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall control.  All references in the Credit Agreement (including without limitation the Schedules thereto) to the “Agreement” and all references in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

5.5.    Further Assurances.  The Loan Parties shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional action as may be reasonably requested by Agent to effectuate the provisions and purposes hereof.

5.6.    Governing Law.  THE VALIDITY OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF, THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO, AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES OR DISPUTES ARISING HEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

5.7.    Binding Effect.  This Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties hereto.

5.8.    Counterparts; Electronic Execution.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart 

of this Amendment but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Amendment.

5.9.    Successors and Assigns.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

	
		
	BORROWERS:
	THE DIXIE GROUP, INC.

By:   /s/  Jon A. Faulkner           
Name:   Jon A. Faulkner
Title:   VP/CFO

	 
	CANDLEWICK YARNS, LLC

By:    /s/  Jon A. Faulkner           
Name:   Jon A. Faulkner
Title:   President

	 
	FABRICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By:    /s/  Jon A. Faulkner           
Name:   Jon A. Faulkner
Title:   President

	 
	MASLAND CARPETS, LLC

By:     /s/  Jon A. Faulkner           
Name:   Jon A. Faulkner
Title:   President

	
		
	AGENT AND LENDERS:
	WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, 
as Agent and as a Lender

By:   /s/ Gary J. Forlenza, Jr.              
Name:   Gary J. Forlenza, Jr.
Title:   Vice President

	 
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:   /s/  Robert B. H. Moore             
Name:   Robert B. H. Moore
Title:   Senior Vice President

GUARANTOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The undersigned, a guarantor of the “Obligations” of THE DIXIE GROUP, INC., a Tennessee corporation (“Dixie”), CANDLEWICK YARNS, LLC, an Alabama limited liability company (“Candlewick”), FABRICA INTERNATIONAL, INC., a California corporation (“Fabrica”), MASLAND CARPETS, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Masland”; together with Dixie, Candlewick and Fabrica, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “Borrower”, and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the “Borrowers”), under and as defined in that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2011, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2012, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2013, the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2013, the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013, and the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment”), dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”) among the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Agent”), hereby (a) acknowledges receipt of the foregoing Fifth Amendment; (b) consents to the terms thereof and the execution thereof by the Borrowers; (c) reaffirms its obligations pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2011, by the undersigned in favor of Agent and Lenders (the “Guaranty”); and (d) acknowledges that Agent and the Lenders may amend, restate, extend, renew or otherwise modify the Credit Agreement and any indebtedness or agreement of the Borrowers, or enter into any agreement or extend additional or other credit accommodations to the Borrowers, without notifying or obtaining the consent of the undersigned and without impairing the liability of the undersigned under the Guaranty for the Borrowers' present and future Obligations.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

	
		
	 
	C-KNIT APPAREL, INC.

By:    /s/  Jon A. Faulkner           
Name:   Jon A. Faulkner
Title:   President

SCHEDULE C-1
TO
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SCHEDULE C-1 (Commitments)

	
				
	Lender
	Commitment
	

	Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC
	$
	65,000,000
	

	Bank of America, N.A.
	$
	65,000,000
	

	Total
	$
	130,000,000
	

C-1

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