Document:

EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10. 1 
 February 21, 2013 
 Mr. Roger B. Gorham 

1 Trotter Court 
 Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844

 Dear Roger: 
 This
letter agreement (this “Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions of your employment with Alleghany Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the benefits that you will be entitled to receive if and
when your employment with the Company terminates. 
 In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises made in this
Agreement, you and the Company agree as follows: 
 1. Term. Your employment with the Company is at-will and either you
or the Company may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason, with or without “Cause,” as defined below, in each case subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement during the term of this Agreement. 

2. Consequences of Termination of Employment. Unless the Company requests otherwise, upon the termination of your employment for
any reason, you will be deemed to have immediately resigned from all positions as an officer or director with the Company (and its affiliates) as of your last day of employment (the “Termination Date”). Upon termination of your
employment for any reason, you will receive payment from the Company on your Termination Date covering all of the following: (i) all earned but unpaid salary through the Termination Date, (ii) all unpaid vacation accrued through the
Termination Date, (iii) any payments/benefits to which you are entitled under the express terms of any applicable employee benefit plan of the Company and (iv) any unreimbursed valid business expenses (collectively, (i) through
(iv) are the “Accrued Obligations”). 
 (a) Termination for Cause. In the event that your
employment is terminated by the Company for “Cause,” you will be entitled only to your Accrued Obligations. You will be entitled to no other compensation from the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, your employment may be terminated
by the Company for “Cause” as a result of the occurrence of one or more of the following: (i) your conviction of a felony (other than a traffic violation), (ii) your willful material failure to implement reasonable
directives of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company after written notice is delivered to you, which failure is not corrected within ten (10) days following notice thereof, or (iii) willful gross misconduct in connection with the
performance of any of your duties. For purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii) of the definition of Cause, your action or inaction will not be considered “willful” unless done or omitted by you (A) intentionally or not in
good faith and (B) without reasonable belief that your action or inaction was in the best interest of the Company or any of its affiliates, and will not include a failure to act by reason of physical or mental incapacity. 

 (b) Termination without Cause (other than Total Disability or
Death). The Company may terminate your employment without Cause at any time and for any reason without notice. If your employment is terminated by the Company other than for (1) Cause or (2) on account of your Total Disability or
death, then subject to the terms of this Section 2(b) and Section 5, you will be entitled to receive severance pay equal to $1,200,000, payable in substantially equal bi-weekly installments, commencing on the sixtieth (60th) day following your Termination Date (your “Severance
Pay”). As a condition to receiving (and continuing to receive) the Severance Pay provided in this Section 2(b), you must (i) within any specified time period established by the Company, execute (and not revoke) a separation
agreement (which will include a non-disparagement provision) and general release of claims (in a form prescribed by the Company) of all known and unknown claims that you may then have against the Company or persons affiliated with the Company,
(ii) have timely returned all Company property to the Company and (iii) remain in full compliance with such separation agreement. You will not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit contemplated by this
Section 2(b), nor will any such payment or benefit be reduced by any earnings or benefits that you may receive from any other source. For purposes of this Agreement, “Total Disability” means your inability to discharge your
duties hereunder due to physical or mental illness or accident for one or more periods totaling six (6) months during any consecutive twelve (12) month period. 
 (c) Voluntary Termination. In the event you voluntarily terminate your employment with the Company or your employment with the Company is terminated because of your Total Disability or death, you
will be entitled to receive only your Accrued Obligations. You will be entitled to no other compensation from the Company. You agree to provide the Company with at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of your intent to
voluntarily terminate your employment. 
 3. Assignability; Binding Nature. This Agreement will be binding upon you and
the Company and your respective successors, heirs, and assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by you except that your rights to compensation and benefits hereunder, subject to the limitations of this Agreement, may be transferred by will or
operation of law. No rights or obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred except by operation of law in the event of a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or the sale or
liquidation of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and assumes the Company’s obligations under this
Agreement contractually or as a matter of law. 
 4. Taxes. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, all payments made
by the Company hereunder to you or your estate or beneficiaries will be subject to tax withholding pursuant to any applicable laws or regulations. 
 5. Section 409A. The payments under this Agreement are intended to comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (which together with the
regulations issued thereunder and other rulings, notices and other guidance 

 
issued by the Internal Revenue Service interpreting same is herein referred to as “Section 409A”) or an exception to Section 409A. Any payments that qualify for the
“short-term deferral” exception under Section 409A, the “separation pay” exception under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-l(b)(9)(iii) or any other exception under Section 409A will be paid under the applicable
exceptions to the greatest extent possible. Each payment of compensation under this Agreement will be treated as a separate payment, and in no event may you, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any compensatory payment under this
Agreement. If, on your Termination Date, you are a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Section 409A and determined by the Company, then any payments that are required to be made to you pursuant to this Agreement as a result of
your employment being terminated that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) that otherwise would have been paid to you within six months and one day of your Termination Date (the “Deferred
Compensation Payments”) will not be paid to you at the time herein provided. Instead, the Deferred Compensation Payment will be accumulated and paid to you in a lump sum with interest thereon at a rate equal to the yield per annum on the
six (6) month Treasury bills (secondary market) on your Termination Date (as reported by the Federal Reserve Board) from the date payment would have been made to you hereunder until the date paid, such payment to be made as soon as practicable
following the earlier of (i) the day after the date that is six (6) months from your Termination Date and (ii) your death (with payment being made to your estate). For these purposes, you will be a “specified employee” if,
on the date your employment is terminated you are an individual who is, under the method of determination adopted by the Committee designated as, or within the category of employees deemed to be, a “specified employee” within the meaning
and in accordance with Section 409A. The Company will determine in its sole discretion all matters relating to who is a “specified employee” and the application and effect of the change in such determination. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary, your Termination Date will not be deemed to occur until the date of your “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A. 
 6. Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement, or any other benefits received pursuant hereto, any Federal, state and/or local taxes as will be required to
be withheld under any applicable law or regulation. 
 7. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement contains the entire
understanding between you and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and, except as specifically provided herein or therein, cancel and supersede any and all other agreements between you and the Company with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof. Any amendment or modification of this Agreement will not be binding unless in writing and signed by you and the Company. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an
original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 
 8. Governing Law. This Agreement will
be governed by and enforceable in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. 
 9. Miscellaneous. This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, as applicable, each of the Corporation and you and each party’s respective

 
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, assigns, heirs, distributees and legatees. This Agreement is personal in nature to you and you will not, without the
written consent of the Company, assign, transfer or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder. The Company will not assign, transfer or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder, other than as a result of a corporate transaction in which the
assignee, transferee or delegate agrees to assume all of the Company’s obligations hereunder. 
 10. Offset. To the
extent permitted under Section 409A, any Severance Pay or other payments or benefits made to you under this Agreement may be reduced, in the Company’s discretion, by any amounts you owe to the Company. 

11. Notice. Any notice that the Company is required or may desire to give you will be given by personal delivery, recognized
overnight courier service, email, telecopy or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to you at your address of record with the Company, or at such other place as you may from time to time designate in writing. Any notice
that you are required or may desire to give to the Company hereunder will be given by personal delivery, recognized overnight courier service, email, telecopy or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Company at its
principal office, or at such other office as the Company may from time to time designate in writing. The date of actual delivery of any notice under this Section 11 will be deemed to be the date of delivery thereof. 

12. Waiver; Severability. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is agreed to by
you and the Company in writing. No waiver by you or the Company of the breach of any condition or provision of this Agreement will be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any prior or subsequent time.
Failure or delay on the part of either party hereto to enforce any right, power, or privilege hereunder will not be deemed to constitute a waiver thereof. In the event that any portion of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable
for any reason, the remaining portions will be unaffected thereby and will remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
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 If the foregoing accurately expresses our mutual understanding, please acknowledge your
acceptance and understanding of this Agreement by signing and returning it to the undersigned. A copy of this signed Agreement will be sent to you for your records. 

 

			
	Sincerely,
	
	ALLEGHANY CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Weston M. Hicks

	Name:	 	Weston M. Hicks
	Title:	 	President and chief executive officer

  

	
	AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
	
	 /s/ Roger B. Gorham

	Roger B. GorhamEX-10.15

 Exhibit 10.15 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This Employment Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between E*TRADE Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and Paul Idzik (“Executive”) as of January 17, 2013. 

W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, Executive is willing to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the Employer desires to retain Executive in
such capacity, on the terms and conditions herein set forth; and 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the
mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Position and Duties. Starting on
January 22, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), the Company hereby agrees to employ Executive as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein. In such capacity, Executive shall report directly to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company and shall have and perform the authority and duties normally accorded to such position in a manner consistent with
applicable regulatory requirements and sound business practices. 
 On or promptly following the Effective Date, Executive shall
be appointed to the Board, and the Company agrees that Executive will continue to be re-nominated to the Board during his employment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Executive agrees that, upon any termination of his employment with the
Company, he shall be deemed to resign from the Board unless otherwise requested by the Board. 
 Executive agrees to devote all
necessary time, energy and skill to his duties at the Company. The Company acknowledges that Executive may have continued involvement in charitable and civic activities which both parties expect will not create a business or competitive conflict
with the activities of the Company and that, with the prior consent of the Board, Executive may serve on other corporate boards of directors. 
 The Company shall provide Executive with the same indemnification and D&O insurance protection provided from time to time to its officers and directors generally. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, the rights of Executive to indemnification and D&O insurance coverage with respect to all matters, events or transactions occurring or effected during Executive’s period of employment or service as a director
with the Company shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment. 
 2. Term of Agreement. Executive’s
employment under the terms of this Agreement (as may be extended below, the “Term”) shall be from the Effective Date until the earlier of (i) the third anniversary of the Effective Date or (ii) the date that
Executive’s employment with the Company ends for any reason; provided that unless Executive’s employment has previously terminated, the “Term” shall automatically

 
renew for continuing one-year periods unless either party provides at least 90 days’ prior written notice of termination of the Agreement to be effective at the end of the then-current Term.
Executive’s employment with the Company shall be “at-will”, meaning that either Executive or the Company may terminate Executive’s employment at any time for any or no reason. 

3. Compensation. During the Term, Executive shall be compensated by the Company for his services as follows: 

(a) Base Salary. Executive shall be paid an annualized base salary of $1,000,000 per year (the “Base
Salary”), subject to applicable withholding, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures. 
 (b) Performance Bonus. Executive shall have the opportunity to earn an annual performance-based cash bonus, depending on Executive and the Company meeting performance targets for the applicable
year as established by the Board or its Compensation Committee. Executive’s annual cash bonus target amount shall be $3,000,000 (the “Annual Target Bonus”), with a potential range between 0% and 150% of the Annual Target Bonus,
and the Company’s practice as of the Effective Date is to provide a threshold bonus payment of 50% of the Annual Target Bonus if the Board or its Compensation Committee determines that the Company meets a specified threshold level of
performance; provided that Executive’s actual cash bonus for the year ending December 31, 2013 shall be not less than a prorated portion (representing the period of time from the Effective Date through the end of such year) of his
Annual Target Bonus. The annual bonus will be paid following the end of the applicable fiscal year at the same time and in the same manner as payments to other senior executives of the Company and, except as otherwise provided in Section 5
below, is subject to Executive’s continued employment with the Company on the applicable payment date. 

(c) Benefits. Executive shall have the right, on the same basis as other senior executives of the Company, to
participate in and to receive benefits under the Company’s employee benefit plans (including vacation or paid time-off policies), as such plans may be modified from time to time. The Company will provide reasonable relocation benefits to
Executive during the Term, as more fully set forth on Schedule I hereto. 
 (d) Business Expenses. The
Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Executive in connection with his employment hereunder upon submission of appropriate documentation or receipts in accordance with the policies and procedures of
the Company as in effect from time to time. 
 4. Equity Compensation. 

(a) Initial Equity Awards. On or promptly following the Effective Date, the Executive shall receive restricted
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shares of the Company’s common stock determined by dividing $9,000,000 by the average of the high and low of the Company’s stock price on the grant date (the “Initial Equity
Awards”). The Initial Equity Awards shall vest in equal annual installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the Effective Date so long as Executive remains employed with the Company on the applicable vesting date. The provisions
set forth in Section 5 below shall be deemed to be incorporated into any award agreement with respect to the Initial Equity Awards and shall supersede any provision therein or in the Company’s equity incentive plan to the contrary.

 (b) Other Awards. Executive may be eligible to receive other equity compensation awards from time to
time if the Board or its Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, determines that such an award(s) is appropriate. Executive acknowledges and agrees that, other than the Initial Equity Awards, the Company does not currently intend to grant
new equity awards to Executive during the initial Term of this Agreement. 
 5. Effect of Termination of Employment or Other
Events During the Term. 
 (a) General. Upon any termination of Executive’s
employment during the Term, he will be entitled to payment or provision when due of (1) any unpaid base salary and expense reimbursements and (2) other unpaid vested amounts or benefits under Company benefit plans, all of which shall be
paid as soon as practicable but no later than 2 and  1/2 months following the end of the year in which termination occurs (except to the extent otherwise provided in the
applicable plan or by applicable law), beyond which the Company and he shall have no further obligations to each other, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement or the agreements set forth in Section 12(d) below or in a subsequent
written agreement between Executive and the Company. 
 (b) Involuntary Termination. In the event
of an Involuntary Termination before the end of the Term, then subject to Executive signing and not revoking the Release, Executive shall receive the following severance benefits: 

(i) a lump sum cash severance payment equal to one times the sum of (x) Executive’s annual Base Salary at the
time of termination and (y) Executive’s Annual Target Bonus, which payment shall be paid within 15 days following the Release Effective Date; 
 (ii) a pro rata share of the Annual Target Bonus for the year in which termination of employment occurs; provided that such payment shall be made only if the Company’s performance meets or
exceeds the target performance level for the year of termination, as determined by the Board or its Compensation Committee following the end of the fiscal year, which payment shall be paid no later than 2 and 1/2 months following the end of the year
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 (iii)(A) if the Involuntary Termination occurs outside of a Change in
Control Period, then on the Release Effective Date the following portion of the Initial Equity Awards shall become vested: (x) an amount, if any, such that an aggregate of one-third (1/3) of the Initial Equity Awards have become vested
(whether through regular vesting during Executive’s employment and/or such accelerated vesting as a result of the Involuntary Termination); and (y) if such Involuntary Termination occurs after the first anniversary of the Effective Date,
an additional amount calculated as (I) two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of shares subject to the Initial Equity Awards multiplied by (II) a fraction, the denominator of which is 36 and the numerator of which is the number of months
from the most recent annual anniversary of the Effective Date to the date of termination; or (B) if the Involuntary Termination occurs during a Change in Control Period, 100% of all unvested Initial Equity Awards shall become vested on the
later of the Release Effective Date or the date of the Change in Control; and 
 (iv) to the extent Executive is
eligible for and elects COBRA continuation through the Company, reimbursement for the cost of medical coverage at a level equivalent to that provided by the Company immediately prior to termination of employment, through the earlier of: (A) 12
months following Executive’s termination of employment, or (B) the time Executive begins alternative employment; provided that (x) it shall be the obligation of Executive to inform the Company that new employment has been
obtained and (y) such reimbursement shall be made by the Company subsidizing or reimbursing COBRA premiums or, if determined by the Company to be advisable or necessary, by a lump sum payment based on the monthly premiums immediately prior to
the expiration of COBRA coverage. 
 (c) Termination Due to Non-Renewal by the Company. In the event that
the Company delivers to Executive written notice of non-renewal of this Agreement pursuant to Section 2 hereof, Executive’s employment shall terminate at the end of the Term and, unless the Company has Cause to terminate Executive’s
employment, Executive shall be entitled to receive, subject to Executive signing and not revoking the Release, (A) a lump sum cash severance payment equal to the sum of Executive’s annual Base Salary and Executive’s Annual Cash
Target, which payment shall be paid within 15 days following the Release Effective Date, and (B) accelerated vesting on the Release Effective Date of the remaining unvested Initial Equity Awards. 

(d) Death or Disability. 
 (i) In the event of Executive’s death, all unvested Initial Equity Awards shall become fully vested as of the date of Executive’s death. 

  
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 (ii) In the event Executive’s employment terminates as a result of his
death or Permanent Disability, Executive (or Executive’s estate, as applicable) shall be entitled to a pro rata share of Executive’s cash performance bonus (which during 2013 shall be a pro rata share of the Annual Cash Target) to the date
of death or termination for Permanent Disability, which shall be paid no later than 2 and 1/2 months following the end of the year in which such death or Permanent Disability occurs. 

(e) Other Termination. In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment not specified under
Section 5(b), Section 5(c) or Section 5(d) above, Executive shall not be entitled to any compensation or benefits from the Company except as provided in Section 5(a) above. 

6. Certain Tax Considerations. 
 (a) Section 409A. 
 (i) The payments and benefits under
Section 5 are intended to qualify for the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) described in the regulations promulgated under Section 409A (the “Section 409A
Regulations”) to the maximum extent possible, and to the extent they do not so qualify, they are intended to qualify for the involuntary separation pay plan exception to Section 409A described in the Section 409A Regulations to
the maximum extent possible. To the extent Section 409A is applicable to this Agreement, this Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A, and shall be interpreted and construed and shall be performed by the parties consistent with
such intent, and the Company shall have no right, without Executive’s consent, to accelerate any payment or the provision of any benefits under this Agreement if such payment or provision of such benefits would, as a result, be subject to tax
under Section 409A. To the extent any payment hereunder is determined to be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, then to the extent required to avoid penalty under Section 409A, any such payment hereunder that could be paid
in either of two taxable years shall be made in the second taxable year. 
 (ii) Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, if Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined under the Company’s established methodology for determining specified employees, on the date of termination of employment,
then with respect to any payment or benefit considered to be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A and to the extent required in order to comply with Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable under this Agreement during
the six-month period immediately following such termination date shall instead be paid (together with interest at the then current six-month LIBOR rate) on the first business day after the first to occur of (i) the date that is six months
following Executive’s termination of employment and (ii) the date of Executive’s death. 

  
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 (iii) Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, no reimbursement
payable to Executive pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement or pursuant to any plan or arrangement of the Company covered by this Agreement shall be paid later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the
related expense was incurred, and no such reimbursement during any calendar year shall affect the amounts eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, except, in each case, to the extent that the right to reimbursement does not provide for
a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A. 
 (iv) For purposes of this
Agreement, the terms “terminate,” “terminated” and “termination” mean a termination of Executive’s employment that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of the default rules of
Section 409A; provided, however, that, in the event of Executive’s Permanent Disability, to the extent required under Section 409A, “separation from service” means the date that is six months after the first
day of disability. 
 (b) 280G Limitation. If the payments and benefits provided to Executive under this
Agreement, either alone or together with other payments and benefits provided to him from the Company (including, without limitation, any accelerated vesting thereof) (the “Total Payments”), would constitute a “parachute payment”
(as defined in Section 280G of the Code) and be subject to the excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, the Total Payments shall be reduced if and to the extent that a reduction in the Total Payments
would result in Executive retaining a larger amount than if Executive received all of the Total Payments, in each case measured on an after-tax basis (taking into account federal, state and local income taxes and, if applicable, the Excise Tax). The
determination of any reduction in the Total Payments shall be made at the Company’s cost by the Company’s independent public accountants or another firm designated by the Company and reasonably approved by Executive, and may be determined
using reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company shall pay Executive’s costs incurred for tax, accounting and other professional advice in the event of a challenge of any
such reasonable, good faith interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service. 
 7. Certain Definitions. For the purposes
of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 
 (a)
“Cause” shall mean any of the following: 
 (i) Executive’s theft, dishonesty, willful
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 (ii) Executive’s conviction (including any plea of guilty or nolo
contendere) of any criminal act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude, or which materially impairs Executive’s ability to perform his duties with the Company; 

(iii) Executive’s intentional and repeated failure to perform lawful stated duties after written notice from the
Company and a reasonable opportunity to cure such failure; 
 (iv) Executive’s improper disclosure of the
Company’s confidential or proprietary information; 
 (v) any material breach by Executive of the
Company’s Code of Professional Conduct, which breach shall be deemed “material” if it results from an intentional act by Executive and has a material detrimental effect on the Company’s reputation or business; or 

(vi) any material breach by Executive of this Agreement or of any agreement regarding proprietary information and
inventions, which breach, if curable, is not cured within 30 days following written notice of such breach from the Company. 
 In
the event that the Company terminates Executive’s employment for Cause, the Company shall provide, prior to or concurrently with the termination of employment, written notice to Executive of that fact, stating with specificity the grounds for
the termination for Cause and the clause in the foregoing definition on which the Company is relying. Failure to provide written notice that the Company contends that the termination is for Cause shall constitute a waiver of any contention that the
termination was for Cause, and the termination shall be irrebuttably presumed to be an involuntary termination without Cause. However, if, within 30 days following the termination, the Company first discovers facts that would have established
“Cause” for termination, and those facts were not known by the Company at the time of the termination, then the Company shall provide Executive with written notice, including the facts establishing that the purported “Cause” was
not known at the time of the termination, and the Company will pay no severance. 
 (b) “Change in
Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: 
 (i) any “person” (as
such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) or more than one person acting as a group (as determined under Treas. Reg. Section 

  
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 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least 51% of the total combined voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities other than the acquisition of the Company’s
common stock by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan; 
 (ii) the Company consummates a merger or
consolidation which results in the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto failing to retain immediately after such merger or consolidation direct or indirect beneficial ownership of at least 51% of the
total combined voting power of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company or the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; 

(iii) a change in the composition of the Board occurring within a period of 12 consecutive months, as a result of which
fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors; 
 (iv) the Company consummates the sale, lease
or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or 
 (v) a liquidation
or dissolution of the Company. 
 (c) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. 
 (d) “Change in Control Period” shall mean the period (i) ending on the second
anniversary of a Change in Control and (ii) commencing on the earlier of the date of the first public announcement of the definitive agreement (or the date of the public announcement of a tender offer that is not approved by the Incumbent
Directors) that results in such Change in Control or 60 days prior to the consummation of such Change in Control. 
 (e) “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following conditions without Executive’s consent: 
 (i) a material decrease in Executive’s Base Salary; 
 (ii) a
material, adverse change in Executive’s title, authority, responsibilities or duties, as measured against Executive’s title, authority, responsibilities or duties immediately prior to such change; provided that following a Change in
Control, for purposes of this subsection (ii), in addition to any other material, adverse change in title, authority, responsibilities or duties, Executive not reporting to the Board of Directors or Executive not being Chief Executive Officer of the
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 (iii) any material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement,
which breach is not cured within 30 days following written notice of such breach from Executive; or 
 (iv) any
failure of the Company to obtain the assumption (by operation of law or by contract) of this Agreement by any successor or assign of the Company; 
 provided that Executive shall have provided written notice to the Company of the existence of the condition, stating with specificity the grounds constituting Good Reason, within 90 days of the
initial existence of the condition. 
 (f) “Incumbent Directors” shall mean members of the Board
who either (i) are members of the Board as of the date hereof, or (ii) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or
nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of members of the Board). 

(g) “Involuntary Termination” shall mean the occurrence of one of the following: 

(i) termination by the Company of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason other than Cause at any
time; 
 (ii) Executive’s resignation from employment for Good Reason within six months following the
occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason. 
 (h) “Permanent Disability” shall mean
Executive’s permanent and total disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. 
 (i)
“Release” shall mean a general release of all known and unknown claims against the Company and its affiliates and their stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns substantially in a form (including
non-disparagement provisions) reasonably acceptable to the Company, which has been signed by Executive and not revoked within the applicable revocation period; provided that such Release shall not release the right to indemnification or any
of the compensation and benefits Executive is due under Section 5 hereof upon the applicable termination of employment. 
 (j) “Release Effective Date” shall mean the 8th day following the date on which Executive signs the Release if Executive has not revoked the Release and subject to Executive signing the Release within 21 days following termination of employment (or
such longer period as required by applicable law or agreed by the parties, but in any event no more than 45 days following termination of employment). 

  
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 8. Agreements and Representations by Executive. 

(a) No Conflicts. Executive represents that he is not subject to any restrictive covenants and obligations with any
prior employers or businesses that would prevent him from fully performing his duties for the Company. Executive further represents that his performance of all the terms of this Agreement and as an employee of the Company does not and will not
breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information, knowledge or data acquired by him in confidence or in trust prior to his employment by the Company, and he will not disclose to the Company or induce the Company to use any
confidential or proprietary information or material belonging to any previous employers or others. 
 (b)
Proprietary Information and Covenants. Executive agrees to execute and comply with the Company’s standard Agreement Regarding Employment and Proprietary Information and Inventions. 

(c) Insider Trading Policy. Executive agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the Company’s Insider
Trading Policy, as it may be amended from time to time, and such other Company policies as may be applicable to senior officers and directors from time to time. 
 9. Dispute Resolution. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, any claims of breach of contract, wrongful termination or
age, sex, race or other discrimination), and except for disputes that are subject to mandatory arbitration under FINRA rules if applicable, Executive and the Company agree that all such disputes shall be fully and finally resolved by binding
arbitration conducted by the American Arbitration Association in New York, New York in accordance with its National Employment Dispute Resolution rules. Executive acknowledges that by accepting this arbitration provision he is waiving any right to a
jury trial in the event of such dispute. In connection with any such arbitration, the Company shall bear all costs not otherwise borne by a plaintiff in a court proceeding. 
 10. Attorneys’ Fees. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party its attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in any action brought to enforce any right arising out
of this Agreement. The Company shall pay Executive’s reasonable legal fees in connection with the review and negotiation of this Agreement. 
 11. No Mitigation or Offset. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for herein by seeking other employment or otherwise and any such payment will not be
reduced in the event such other employment is obtained. 

  
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 12. General. 

(a) Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Company, Executive and each and all of their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. The duties, responsibilities and obligations of Executive under this Agreement shall be personal and not assignable or delegable by
Executive in any manner whatsoever to any person, corporation, partnership, firm, company, joint venture or other entity. Executive may not assign, transfer, convey, mortgage, pledge or in any other manner encumber the compensation or other benefits
to be received by him or any rights which he may have pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 

(b) Amendments; Waiver. No provision of this Agreement shall be modified, waived or discharged unless the
modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and by an authorized officer of the Company. No waiver by either party of any breach of, or of compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement by the
other party shall be considered a waiver of any other condition or provision or of the same condition or provision at another time. 
 (c) Notices. Any notices to be given pursuant to this Agreement by either party to the other party may be effected by personal delivery or by overnight delivery with receipt requested. Mailed
notices shall be addressed to the parties at the addresses stated below, but each party may change its or his address by written notice to the other in accordance with this Paragraph. 

Mailed notices to Executive shall be addressed to the last known address provided by Executive to the Company, with a copy
to: 
 Wayne Outten 
 Outten & Golden 
 3 Park Avenue 

New York, NY 10016 
 Mailed notices to the Company shall be addressed as follows: 

E*TRADE Financial Corporation 

1271 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor 
 New York, New York 10020 
 Attention: General Counsel 

With a copy to: 
 E*TRADE Financial Corporation 
 1271 Avenue of
the Americas, 14th Floor 

New York, New York 10020 
 Attention: Chair of the Compensation Committee 

  
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 (d) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
employment agreement between Executive and the Company regarding the terms and conditions of his employment and any amounts due on termination of such employment, with the exception of (i) an Agreement Regarding Employment and Proprietary
Information and Inventions, (ii) any indemnification agreement between Executive and the Company and (iii) the Company’s employee benefit plans referenced in Section 3(c). This Agreement supersedes all prior negotiations,
representations or agreements between Executive and the Company, whether written or oral, concerning Executive’s employment by or service to the Company. 
 (e) Withholding Taxes. All payments made under this Agreement shall be subject to reduction to reflect taxes required to be withheld by law. 

(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the Company and Executive in counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original and which together shall constitute one instrument. 
 (g) Headings. Each and all of
the headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any manner whatsoever affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement or be deemed a part of this Agreement for any purpose whatsoever. 

(h) Savings Provision. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement or any paragraph, term, provision,
sentence, phrase, clause or word of this Agreement shall be found to be illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such paragraph, term, provision, sentence, phrase, clause or word shall be modified or deleted in such a manner as to make this
Agreement, as so modified, legal and enforceable under applicable laws. The remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. 
 (i) Construction. The language of this Agreement and of each and every paragraph, term and provision of this Agreement shall, in all cases, for any and all purposes, and in any and all
circumstances whatsoever be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, not strictly for or against Executive or the Company, and with no regard whatsoever to the identity or status of any person or persons who drafted all or any portion of
this Agreement. 
 (j) Further Assurances. From time to time, at the Company’s request and without
further consideration, Executive shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as reasonably requested by the Company to be necessary or desirable to make effective, in the most expeditious manner possible, the
terms of this Agreement and to provide adequate assurance of Executive’s due performance hereunder. 
 (k)
Governing Law. Executive and the Company agree that this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date and year written
below. 
  

							
	Dated: January 17, 2013	 		 	E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /S/ FRANK J. PETRILLI

		 		 	Name:	 	Frank J. Petrilli
		 		 	Title:	 	Chairman and Interim
		 		 		 	Chief Executive Officer
			
	Dated: January 16, 2013	 		 	         /S/ PAUL T.
IDZIK

		 		 	EXECUTIVE

  
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 Schedule 1 – Relocation Benefits 

 

	 	•	 	 Up to 12 round-trip transatlantic air tickets during the first 7 months of employment, for use by Executive and/or his wife

  

	 	•	 	 Company-paid annual tax preparation assistance for U.S. and U.K. returns 

 

	 	•	 	 Up to 6 months of appropriate temporary housing in New York 

 

	 	•	 	 Relocation of personal items/goods 

  

	 	•	 	 From the U.K. to the U.S. at commencement of employment 

 

	 	•	 	 From the U.S. to the U.K. at end of employment 

  
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