Document:

EX-10.6

 Exhibit 10.6 
 [Execution] 
 AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 
 AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of April 5, 2007, by and among Spartan Stores, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“Lead Borrower”), Spartan Stores Distribution, LLC, a
Michigan limited liability company (“Stores Distribution”), UWG Company, formerly known as United Wholesale Grocery Company, a Michigan corporation (“United”), Market Development Corporation, a Michigan corporation
(“MDC”), Spartan Stores Associates, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Associates”), Family Fare, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Family Fare”), MSFC, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company
(“MSFC”), Seaway Food Town, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“Seaway”), The Pharm of Michigan, Inc., a Michigan corporation(“Pharm”), Valley Farm Distributing Co., an Ohio corporation (“Valley Farm”),
Gruber’s Food Town, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“Gruber Food Town”), Gruber’s Real Estate, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Gruber RE”), Prevo’s Family Markets, Inc., a Michigan corporation
(“Prevo”), Custer Pharmacy, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“Custer”), Buckeye Real Estate Management Co., an Ohio corporation (“Buckeye”), Spartan Stores Fuel, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Spartan
Fuel”, and together with Lead Borrower, Stores Distribution, United, MDC, Associates, Family Fare, MSFC, Seaway, Pharm, Valley Farm, Gruber Food Town, Gruber RE, Prevo, Custer and Buckeye, each individually a “Borrower” and
collectively, “Borrowers”), Spartan Stores Holding, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“Holding”), SI Insurance Agency, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“SI”), JFW Distributing Company, a Michigan corporation (“JFW”),
LLJ Distributing Company, a Michigan corporation (“LLJ”, and together with Holding, SI and JFW, each individually a “Guarantor” and collectively, “Guarantors”), the parties to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined)
from time to time as lenders (each individually, a “Lender” and collectively, “Lenders”) and Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Central), formerly known as Congress Financial Corporation (Central), an Illinois corporation, in
its capacity as agent for Lenders (in such capacity, “Agent”). 
 W I T N E S
S E T H : 
 WHEREAS, Borrowers and Guarantors have entered into financing arrangements with Agent
and Lenders pursuant to which Lenders (or Agent on behalf of Lenders) have made and may make loans and advances and provide other financial accommodations to Borrowers as set forth in the Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 23, 2003, by
and among Borrowers, Guarantors, Agent and Lenders, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2004, and Amendment No. 2 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of
December 22, 2004, Amendment No. 3 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2005 and Amendment No. 4 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2006 (as the same now exists and is amended and
supplemented pursuant hereto and may hereafter be further amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, the “Loan Agreement”) and the other Financing Agreements (as defined therein); and 

 WHEREAS, Lead Borrower has requested Agent and Lenders agree to certain amendments to the
Loan Agreement, and Agent and Lenders are willing to agree to such amendments, subject to the terms and conditions herein; and 

WHEREAS, by this Amendment No. 5, Borrowers, Guarantors, Agent and Lenders desire and intend to evidence such amendments;

 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual agreements and covenants contained herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1.
Definitions. 
 1.1 Additional Definitions. 

(a) As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings given to them below, and the Loan Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements are hereby amended to include, in addition and not in limitation, the following definitions: 

(i) “Amendment No. 5” shall mean this Amendment No. 5 to Loan and Security Agreement by and among Borrowers,
Guarantors, Agent and Lenders, as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced. 
 (ii) “Amendment No. 5 Effective Date” shall mean the first date on which all of the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 5 shall have been satisfied or
waived in writing. 
 (iii) “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as to any Person, with respect to any
period, the ratio of (a) the amount equal to EBITDA of such Person for such period to (b) the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. 
 (iv) “Fixed Charges” shall mean, as to any Person, with respect to any period, the sum of, without duplication, (a) all Interest Expense during such period, plus (b) all Capital
Expenditures during such period, plus (c) all regularly scheduled (as determined at the beginning of the respective period) principal payments in respect of Indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding payments in respect of Revolving Loans which
do not result in a reduction of the Maximum Credit, but including principal payments in respect of the Term B-1 Loans) and Indebtedness with respect to Capital Leases (and without duplicating items (a) and (c) of this definition, the
interest component with respect to Indebtedness under Capital Leases) during such period, plus (d) taxes paid during such period in cash, plus (e) the amount of reductions in the Fixed Asset Availability (without duplication in respect of
any payments made as a result of such reduction) during such period. 
 (b) As used herein, the following terms shall have
the meanings given to them below, and as of the Term B-1 Loan Funding Date, the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall be amended to include, in addition and not in limitation, the following definitions: 

 

  
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 (i) “Enforcement Action” shall mean the exercise by Agent (or its assignee
or designee) of any of its material enforcement rights and remedies as a secured creditor hereunder or under the other Financing Agreements, applicable law or otherwise, in respect of any of the Collateral, at any time following the occurrence of an
Event of Default (including, without limitation, the demand for the immediate payment of all or any portion of the Obligations, the solicitation of bids from third parties to conduct the liquidation or collection of any of the Collateral, the
engagement or retention of sales brokers, marketing agents, investment bankers, accountants, appraisers, auctioneers or other third parties for the purposes of valuing, marketing, promoting and selling any of the Collateral, making a motion seeking
to lift the automatic stay in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or opposing the sale of assets constituting Collateral in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, the commencement of any action to foreclose on the security interests or liens
of Agent in all or any material portion of the Collateral or commencement of any legal proceedings or actions against Borrowers or with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral). 

(ii) “Priority Event” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (A) the occurrence and
continuance of an Event of Default under Section 10.1(a)(i) of the Loan Agreement with respect to any Borrower’s failure to pay when due any of the Obligations arising pursuant to the Revolving Loans (including principal, interest, fees
and expenses attributable thereto); (B) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default under Sections 10.1(e), 10.1(f) or 10.1(g) of the Loan Agreement; or (C) the occurrence of any other Event of Default and the acceleration of the
payment of all or a material portion of the Obligations. 
 (iii) “Required Term B-1 Loan Lenders” shall mean,
at any time, those Term B-1 Loan Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares aggregate fifty-one (51%) percent or more of the aggregate of the Term B-1 Loan Commitments of all Term B-1 Loan Lenders. 

(iv) “Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, as to each Revolving Loan Lender, the principal amount set
forth on Exhibit A to this Amendment No. 5 for such Lender or on Schedule 1 to the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement pursuant to which any person becomes a Revolving Loan Lender after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date in accordance with
the provisions of Section 13.7 of the Loan Agreement, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof; sometimes being collectively referred to herein as “Revolving Loan Commitments”; provided,
that, effective on the first day of each calendar month commencing with the first day of the month immediately following the Term B-1 Loan Funding Date, the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Revolving Loan Lender which also has a Term B-1
Loan Commitment shall be increased based on its Pro Rata Share so that the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan Commitments equal the amount of the Revolving Loan Limit as so increased as of such day. 

(v) “Revolving Loan Lender” shall mean a Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment; sometimes being referred to herein
collectively as “Revolving Loan Lenders”. 
 (vi) “Revolving Loan Limit” shall mean, at any time, the
amount equal to the Maximum Credit minus the then outstanding Total Term B-1 Loan Commitments. 

  
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 (vii) “Revolving Loans” shall mean the loans now or hereafter made by or on
behalf of any Revolving Loan Lender or by Agent or the account of any Revolving Loan Lender on a revolving basis pursuant to the Credit Facility (involving advances, repayment and readvances) as set forth in Section 2.1 of the Loan Agreement.

 (viii) “Term B-1 Loans” shall mean the term loans made by or on behalf of any Term B-1 Loan Lender or by
Agent for the account of any Term B-1 Loan Lender as set forth in Section 2.1 of this Amendment No. 5. 

(ix) “Term B-1 Loan Action Default” shall mean an Event of Default under Sections 10.1(a)(i), 10.1(d), 10.1(e), 10.1(f),
10.1(i), 10.1(l) or 10.1(m), or 10.1(a)(ii) and 10.1(a)(iii) of the Loan Agreement (to the extent arising as a result of the failure to comply with Sections 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11, 9.12, 9.17 or 9.18 of the Loan Agreement), in each case after
giving effect to all applicable cure periods, if any. 
 (x) “Term B-1 Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time,
as to each Term B-1 Loan Lender, the principal amount set forth on Exhibit B to this Amendment No. 5 for such Lender or on Schedule 1 to the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement pursuant to which any Lender becomes a Term B-1 Loan Lender (or
increases its Term B-1 Loan Commitment) after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.7 of the Loan Agreement, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof;
sometimes being collectively referred to herein as “Term B-1 Loan Commitments”; provided, that, effective on the first day of each calendar month commencing with the first day of the month immediately following the Term B-1
Loan Funding Date, the Term B-1 Loan Commitment of each Term B-1 Loan Lender shall be decreased by the principal payments made in respect of the Term B-1 Loans in accordance with Section 2.1(b) of this Amendment No. 5 based on its Pro Rata
Share so that the aggregate amount of the Term B-1 Loan Commitments equal the principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans then outstanding. 
 (xi) “Term B-1 Loan Funding Date” shall mean the date on which the Term B-1 Loan Lenders make the Term B-1 Loans to Borrowers. 

(xii) “Term B-1 Loan Interest Rate” shall mean a rate equal to two and one-half (2.50%) percent per annum in excess
of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (as such rate is determined from time to time in accordance with the Loan Agreement), provided, that, the Term B-1 Loan Interest Rate shall be four and one-half (4.50%) percent per annum in excess
of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, at the option of the Required Term B-1 Loan Lenders, after notice to Agent, for the period from and after the date of the occurrence of any Event of Default, and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing as
determined by Agent, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any of the conditions described in Sections 3.3(b)(i), 3.3(b)(ii) or 3.3(b)(iii) of the Loan Agreement exist with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, or if the adoption
of or any change in any law, treaty, rule or regulation or final, non-appealable determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority or in the interpretation or application thereof, in each case, occurring after the Amendment
No. 5 Effective Date shall make it unlawful for a Term B-1 Loan Lender to make or maintain loans based on the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, then such Term B-1 Loan Lender may, at its option, after notice to Agent, convert the interest rate on the
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excess of the Prime Rate (or at the option of such Term B-1 Loan Lender, after notice to Agent, for the period from and after the date of the occurrence of any Event of Default, and for so long
as such Event of Default is continuing as determined by Agent, to three (3%) percent per annum in excess of the Prime Rate), and if at any time Agent does not receive a request from Lead Borrower for the Term B-1 Loans to continue as Eurodollar
Rate Loans for an additional Interest Period in accordance with Section 3.1(b) of the Loan Agreement, such request shall be deemed made for an Interest Period of one (1) month duration. 

(xiii) “Term B-1 Loan Lender” shall mean a Lender with a Term B-1 Loan Commitment; sometimes being referred to herein
collectively as “Term B-1 Loan Lenders”. 
 (xiv) “Total Term B-1 Loan Commitments” shall mean, at any
time, the aggregate amount of the Term B-1 Loan Commitments, not to exceed the amount of $25,000,000. 
 1.2 Amendment
to Definitions. 
 (a) Each of the defined terms in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements set
forth below shall be deemed to be amended and restated in their entirety to have the meaning as to such term set forth below: 

(i) “Applicable Margin” means, at any time, as to the interest rate for Prime Rate Loans and the interest rate for
Eurodollar Rate Loans the applicable percentage (on a per annum basis) set forth below if the Monthly Average Excess Availability for the immediately preceding calendar month is at or within the amounts indicated for such percentage: 

 

							
	 Tier
	  	 Monthly Average
Excess Availability
	    	Applicable
Prime
Rate Margin	  	Applicable
Eurodollar
Rate Margin
	 1
	  	 $50,000,000 or more
	    	0%	  	1 1/4 %
	 2
	  	 Greater than or equal to

$30,000,000 and less

than $50,000,000
	    	0%	  	1 1/2 %
	 3
	  	 Greater than or equal to

$15,000,000 and less

than $30,000,000
	    	1/4 %	  	1 3/4 %
	 4
	  	 Less than $15,000,000
	    	1/2 %	  	2 %

 provided, that, the Applicable Margin shall be calculated and established once each calendar month based on
the Monthly Average Excess Availability for the immediately preceding calendar month and shall remain in effect until adjusted thereafter as of the first day of the next month. In the event that at any time after the end of a calendar month the
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was greater than the actual amount of the Monthly Average Excess Availability for such calendar month, the Applicable Margin for such prior calendar month shall be adjusted to the applicable
percentage based on such actual Monthly Average Excess Availability and any additional interest for the applicable period as a result of such recalculation shall be promptly paid to Agent. 

(ii) “Commitment” shall mean, at any time, as to each Lender, the principal amount set forth on Exhibit C to this
Amendment No. 5 for each Lender or on Schedule 1 to the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement pursuant to which any person that becomes a Lender hereunder after the date hereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.7 of the Loan
Agreement, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof; sometimes being collectively referred to herein as “Commitments”. 
 (iii) “Excess Availability” shall mean the amount, as determined by Agent, calculated at any date, equal to: 
 (A) the lesser of: the Borrowing Base and the Maximum Credit (in each case under (1) or (2) after giving effect to any Reserves other than any Reserves in respect of Letter of Credit
Accommodations), minus  
 (B) the sum of: the amount of all then outstanding and unpaid Obligations of such
Borrower (but not including for this purpose Obligations of such Borrower arising pursuant to any guarantees in favor of Agent and Lenders of the Obligations of the other Borrowers or on and after the Term B-1 Loan Funding Date, the then outstanding
aggregate principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans or any outstanding Letter of Credit Accommodations), plus the amount of all Reserves then established in respect of Letter of Credit Accommodations, plus the aggregate amount of all then outstanding
and unpaid trade payables and other obligations of such Borrower which are outstanding more than thirty (30) days past due as of such time (other than trade payables or other obligations being contested or disputed by such Borrower in good
faith), plus without duplication, the amount of checks issued by such Borrower to pay trade payables and other obligations which are more than thirty (30) days past due as of such time (other than trade payables or other obligations being
contested or disputed by such Borrower in good faith), but not yet sent. 
 (iv) “Fixed Asset Availability”
shall mean the amount equal to the lesser of: (A) the Fixed Asset Availability Limit; or (B) the sum of: seventy (70%) percent of the fair market value of Eligible Real Property as set forth in the most recent acceptable appraisal (or
acceptable updates of existing appraisals) of such Real Property received by Agent in accordance with Section 7.4 hereof, plus eighty-five (85%) percent of the forced liquidation value of the Eligible Equipment as set forth in the most
recent acceptable appraisal (or acceptable updates of existing appraisals) of such Equipment received by Agent in accordance with Section 7.4 hereof, net of estimated liquidation expenses, costs and commissions; provided, that,
commencing on May 1, 2007, the Fixed Asset Availability shall be reduced as of the first day of each month, commencing on May 1, 2007, by an amount equal to the Fixed Asset Availability Limit divided by one hundred and eighty (180).

  
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 (v) “Maximum Credit” shall mean the amount of $225,000,000; provided,
that, at the request of Borrowers, Maximum Credit shall be increased to an amount not to exceed $275,000,000 upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions as determined by Agent: (a) such financial institutions as are
necessary to fund such increased Commitment (which financial institutions shall be satisfactory to Agent in its sole good faith discretion) have become Lenders in accordance with Section 13.7 hereof and Borrowers have paid such additional
Lenders all closing and other fees associated therewith and (b) at the time of such request or increase, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing. 

(vi) “Prescription File Availability” shall mean the lesser of: eighty (80%) percent of the “net orderly
liquidation value” of the Eligible Prescription Files based on the most recent acceptable appraisal thereof received by Agent using the average of the average recovery under each of the percent of script sales method, the dollars per average
number of scripts filled per week method and the percent of past year script margin method (or such other methodology or methodologies as may be acceptable to Agent), net of estimated liquidation expenses, costs (such costs and expenses not to be
duplicated with the liquidation expenses of the Inventory) and commissions, or $50,000,000. 
 (b) The definition of
“EBITDA” is hereby amended by adding the words “or any replacement tax thereof” following the word “Treasury” in subsection (e) thereof. 
 (c) As of the Term B-1 Loan Funding Date, each of the defined terms in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements set forth below shall be deemed to be amended and restated in their
entirety to have the meaning as to such term set forth below: 
 (i) “Lenders” shall mean, the financial
institutions who are signatories to the Loan Agreement as Lenders and other persons made a party to the Loan Agreement as a Lender in accordance with Section 13.7 of the Loan Agreement, and their respective successors and assigns, including the
Revolving Loan Lenders and the Term B-1 Loan Lenders, each sometimes being referred to individually as a “Lender”; except that for purposes of Sections 1.56, 1.74, 1.101, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 6.10, 12.8 and 13.1(c) of the Loan
Agreement, all references to the term “Lenders” in such Sections shall be deemed and each such reference is hereby amended to mean the Revolving Loan Lenders only. 
 (ii) “Loans” shall mean the Revolving Loans and the Term B-1 Loans, sometimes referred to individually as a “Loan”, except that for purposes of Sections 1.29, 1.48,
1.74(c), 1.107, 1.118, 2.1(a), 3.1(a), 3.2, 6.3(b), 6.5, 6.6, 6.9, 6.10 and 12.8 of the Loan Agreement, all references to the term “Loans” in such Sections and each such reference is hereby amended to mean the Revolving Loans. 

(iii) “Pro Rata Share” shall mean: 
 (A) with respect to a Revolving Loan Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans and to acquire interests in Letter of Credit Accommodations and receive payments of interest and principal with
respect thereto and with respect to increases in the Revolving Loan Commitments as provided for herein, the fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is such Revolving Loan Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment and the

  
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denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all of the Revolving Loan Commitments of Lenders, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.7 hereof;
provided, that, if the Revolving Loan Commitments have been terminated, the numerator shall be the unpaid amount of such Revolving Loan Lender’s Revolving Loans and its interest in the Letter of Credit Accommodations and the
denominator shall be the aggregate amount of all unpaid Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations; 
 (B) with
respect to a Term B-1 Loan Lender’s obligation to make Term B-1 Loans and receive payments of interest and principal with respect thereto and with respect to decreases in the Term B-1 Loan Commitments as provided for herein, the fraction
(expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is such Term B-1 Loan Lender’s Term B-1 Loan Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all of the Term B-1 Loan Commitments of Term B-1 Loan Lenders, as adjusted from
time to time in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.7 hereof; and 
 (C) with respect to all other matters
as to a particular Lender (including the indemnification obligations arising under Section 11.5 of the Loan Agreement and the voting rights set forth in Section 11.3 of the Loan Agreement), the fraction (expressed as a percentage) the
numerator of which is the aggregate amount of all of such Lender’s Commitments and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all of the Commitments of all Lenders; provided, that, if the Revolving Loan Commitments have
been terminated, the numerator shall be the unpaid amount of each Lender’s Loans (and in the case of Revolving Loan Lenders, its interest in the Letter of Credit Accommodations) and the denominator shall be the aggregate amount of all unpaid
Revolving Loans, Letter of Credit Accommodations and Term B-1 Loans. 
 1.3 Interpretation. For purposes of this
Amendment No. 5, unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement. 
 2. Term B-1 Loans. 
 2.1 Making of Term B-1 Loans.

 (a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions contained herein and in the Loan Agreement, each Term B-1 Loan Lender
severally (and not jointly) agrees to make its Pro Rata Share of Term B-1 Loans to Borrowers upon the one-time request of Lead Borrower in accordance with Section 2.1(c)(ii) hereof on any Business Day on or prior to October 1, 2007 (or
such later date as all of the Term B-1 Loan Lenders, Agent and Lead Borrower may agree in writing), in the aggregate principal amount equal to the Total Term B-1 Loan Commitments. Each Term B-1 Loan made in accordance with Section 2 hereof is
(a) to be repaid, together with interest and other amounts, in accordance with the Loan Agreement, Amendment No. 5 and the other Financing Agreements and (b) secured by the Collateral. All of the Term B-1 Loans shall be made on the
same date pursuant to a one-time advance in accordance with the terms herein 
 (b) The principal amount of the Term B-1
Loans shall be repaid in seventy-two (72) consecutive monthly installments (or earlier as provided herein) payable on the first day of each month commencing with the first day of the month immediately following the Term B-1

  
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Loan Funding Date; provided, that, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable upon the effective
date of termination or non-renewal of the Financing Agreements. The amount of each such monthly installment shall be equal to the amount of the Total B-1 Term Loan Commitments divided by seventy-two (72). Principal of Term B-1 Loans may be prepaid
by Borrowers without premium or penalty. Each such prepayment shall be accompanied by the payment of accrued interest to the date of such payment on the amount prepaid and shall be applied to the remaining installments of principal in the inverse
order of maturity. Any repayments of Term B-1 Loans may not be reborrowed. 
 (c) In addition to the conditions precedent
set forth in set forth in Section 4.2 of the Loan Agreement, each of the following is an additional condition precedent to the making of the Term B-1 Loans: the fair market value of the Inventory of Borrowers as of the Term B-1 Loan Funding
Date shall be not less than $130,000,000, Agent shall have received not less than two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice of the request of Lead Borrower for the Term B-1 Loans, such notice shall be irrevocable and on and after giving
effect to the making of the Term B-1 Loans, the principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans shall not exceed the Revolving Loan Limit. 
 2.2 Term B-1 Loan Interest. 
 (a) Subject to Section 6.4 of
the Loan Agreement, Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the benefit of the Term B-1 Loan Lenders, interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans at the Term B-1 Loan Interest Rate. All interest accruing with respect to the Term B-1
Loans hereunder from and after (i) the effective date of termination or non-renewal of the Loan Agreement or (ii) the date of the occurrence of an Event of Default and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing shall be payable on
demand in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Loan Agreement. 
 (b) Lead Borrower may from time to time request that
the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for the Term B-1 Loans continue for an additional Interest Period in accordance with Section 3.1(b) of the Loan Agreement. 
 (c) All interest charges related to the Term B-1 Loans shall be (i) calculated based upon the applicable Term B-1 Loan Interest Rate, (ii) calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty
(360) day year and actual days elapsed and (iii) paid monthly in arrears to Agent on the first day of each calendar month, or at Agent’s option, charged to any Borrower’s account(s) maintained by Agent as of the first day of each
calendar month subject to Section 6.4 of the Loan Agreement. 
 (d) In no event shall charges constituting interest
payable by Borrowers to Agent, for the benefit of Term B-1 Loan Lenders, exceed the maximum amount or the rate permitted under any applicable law or regulation, and if any such part or provision of this Amendment No. 5 or any of the other
Financing Agreements is in contravention of any such law or regulation, such part or provision shall be deemed amended to conform thereto. 
  

  
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 2.3 Term B-1 Loan Fee. In addition to all other fees and charges
payable by any Borrower or Guarantor to Agent and Lenders under the Loan Agreement, Amendment No. 5 or any of the other Financing Agreements, in consideration of the Term B-1 Loan arrangements set forth herein, Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for
the account of Term B-1 Loan Lenders, or Agent, at its option, may charge the loan account of Borrowers maintained by Agent, a funding fee in the amount of $60,000, which fee will be fully earned and payable as of the Term B-1 Loan Funding Date and
shall constitute part of the Obligations. 
 2.4 Amendment No. 3 Term B Loans. None of the Term
B Loans referenced in Amendment No. 3 have been made and any provisions for the making of such Term B Loans set forth in Amendment No. 3 are of no force and effect. 
 3. Letter of Credit Accommodations. Section 2.2(b) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the table therein and replacing it with the following: 

 

					
	 Tier
	    	 Monthly Average
Excess Availability
	    	Applicable Letter of
Credit Fee Margin
	 1
	    	$50,000,000 or more	    	1 1/4%
	 2
	    	 Greater than or equal to

$30,000,000 and less
 than
$50,000,000
	    	1 1/2%
	 3
	    	 Greater than or equal to

$15,000,000 and less
 than
$30,000,000
	    	1 3/4%
	 4
	    	Less than $15,000,000	    	2 %

 4. Collection of Accounts. The second sentence of Section 6.3(b) of the Loan Agreement
is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor: 
 “For the purposes of
calculating interest on the Obligations, such payments or other funds received will be applied (conditional upon final collection) to the Obligations on the Business Day of receipt of immediately available funds by Agent in the Agent Payment Account
provided such payments or other funds and notice thereof are received in accordance with Agent’s usual and customary practices as in effect from time to time and within sufficient time to credit the applicable loan account on such day, and if
not, then on the next Business Day.” 
 5. Payments. 

5.1 As of the Term B-1 Loan Funding Date, Section 6.4(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the
following substituted therefor: 
 (a) “(a) All Obligations shall be payable to the Agent Payment
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the other terms and conditions contained herein, Agent shall apply payments received or collected from any Borrower or for the account of any Borrower (including the monetary proceeds of
collections or of realization upon any Collateral) as follows: 
 (i) first, to the payment in full of any
fees, indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to Agent and Lenders from Borrowers; 
 (ii) second,
to the payment in full of interest then due in respect of any Loans (and including any Special Agent Advances); 

(iii) third, to the payment or prepayment in full of principal in respect of Special Agent Advances; 

(iv) fourth, to the payment or prepayment in full of principal in respect of the Revolving Loans or to pay or prepay
Obligations arising under or pursuant to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement of any Borrower that has been approved in writing by Agent (up to the amount of any then effective Reserve established in respect of such Obligations) on a pro rata
basis; 
 (v) fifth, to the payment in full of principal in respect of the Term B-1 Loans then due;

 (vi) sixth, to the payment or prepayment in full of any other Obligations whether or not then due, in
such order and manner as Agent reasonably determines or to be held as cash collateral in connection with any Letter of Credit Accommodations or other contingent Obligations (but not including for purposes of this clause “sixth” any
Obligations arising under or pursuant to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement); 
 (vii) seventh, to the
payment or prepayment in full of any Obligations arising under or pursuant to Interest Rate Protection Agreements that have been approved in writing by Agent (other than to the extent provided for above) and any Obligations then due to any Affiliate
of Agent arising from or in connection with any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, as to all of such Obligations on a pro rata basis. 
 Provided, that, in each instance set forth above in Section 6.4(a) above so long as no Priority Event has occurred and is continuing, this Section 6.4(a) shall not be deemed to apply to any
payment by a Borrower specified by such Borrower to be for the payment of specific Obligations then due and payable (or prepayable) under and in accordance with any provision of this Agreement.” 

5.2 As of the Term B-1 Loan Funding Date, Section 6.4 is hereby amended by adding the following new subsections (c),
(d) and (e): 
 “(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.4(a) above or
otherwise herein, at any time on and after a Priority Event and for so long as the same is continuing, Agent shall apply payments received or collected from any Borrower or for the account of any Borrower (including the monetary proceeds of
collections or of realization upon any Collateral) as follows: 

  
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 (i) first, to the payment in full of any fees (other than the Early
Termination Fee), indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to Agent and Lenders from Borrowers; 

(ii) second, to the payment in full of interest then due in respect of any Revolving Loans (and including any
Special Agent Advances); 
 (iii) third, to the payment or prepayment in full of principal in respect of
Special Agent Advances; 
 (iv) fourth, to the payment or prepayment in full of principal in respect of the
Revolving Loans or to the payment or prepayment in full of Obligations arising under or pursuant to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement of any Borrower that has been approved in writing by Agent (up to the amount of any then effective Reserve
established in respect of such Obligations) on a pro rata basis; 
 (v) fifth, to be held as cash
collateral in connection with any Letter of Credit Accommodations or other contingent Obligations (but not including for purposes of this clause “fifth” any Obligations arising under or pursuant to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement
and as to Letter of Credit Accommodations only up to the amount provided for in Section 13.1(a) for such Obligations); 
 (vi) sixth, to the payment in full of interest then due in respect of Term B-1 Loans; 
 (vii) seventh, to the payment in full of principal in respect of the Term B-1 Loans then due; 
 (viii) eighth, to the payment or prepayment in full of any other Obligations whether or not then due (including the Early Termination Fee), in such order and manner as Agent reasonably determines;

 (ix) ninth, to the payment or prepayment in full of any Obligations arising under or pursuant to
Interest Rate Protection Agreements that have been approved in writing by Agent (other than to the extent provided for above) and any Obligations then due to any Affiliate of Agent arising from or in connection with any Interest Rate Protection
Agreement, as to all of such Obligations on a pro rata basis. 
 (d) All references to “payment in
full” or “payment or prepayment in full” in this Section 6.4 means all amounts owing in respect of the Obligations referred to, including any principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses and other amounts owed to Agent or any
Lender which would accrue and become due but for the commencement of any case under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar statute, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in such a case, but excluding (i) interest
to the extent paid in excess of amounts based on the pre-default rates (but not any other interest) and (ii) fees paid in respect of the waiver of an Event of Default, in each case as to amounts under clause (i) and (ii) only to the
extent that such amounts are disallowed in any case with respect to Borrowers under the Bankruptcy Code. 

  
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 (e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, (i) unless so directed by Lead Borrower, or unless a Default or an Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, Agent shall not apply any payments which it receives to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, except (A) on
the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such Eurodollar Rate Loans or (B) in the event that there are no outstanding Prime Rate Loans and (ii) to the extent any Borrower uses any proceeds of the Loans or Letter of
Credit Accommodations to acquire rights in or the use of any Collateral or to repay any Indebtedness used to acquire rights in or the use of any Collateral, payments in respect of the Obligations shall be deemed applied first to the Obligations
arising from Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations that were not used for such purposes and second to the Obligations arising from Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations the proceeds of which were used to acquire rights in or the use of any
Collateral in the chronological order in which such Borrower acquired such rights in or the use of such Collateral.” 

6. Sale of Assets. 
 6.1 Section 9.7(b)(viii)(A)(1) is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor: “Intentionally deleted”. 

6.2 Section 9.7(b)(x) is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor: “Intentionally
deleted”. 
 7. Dissolution. Section 9.7(c) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
the following substituted therefor: 
 “(c) wind up, liquidate or dissolve, except that United,
Custer, Gruber Food Town, JFW, LLJ and any other Guarantor (other than Parent) may wind up, liquidate and dissolve, provided, that, each of the following conditions is satisfied, (i) the winding up, liquidation and dissolution of
such Borrower or Guarantor (as the case may be) shall not violate any law or any order or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority in any material respect and shall not conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default
under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or any other agreement or instrument to which any Borrower or Guarantor is a party or may be bound, (ii) such winding up, liquidation or dissolution shall be done in accordance with the
requirements of all applicable laws and regulations, (iii) effective upon such winding up, liquidation or dissolution, all of the assets and properties of such Borrower or Guarantor (as the case may be) shall be duly and validly transferred and
assigned to any other Borrower, free and clear of any liens, restrictions or encumbrances other than the security interest and liens of Agent (and Agent shall have received such evidence thereof as Agent may require) and Agent shall have received
such deeds, assignments or other agreements as Agent may request to evidence and confirm the transfer of such assets of such Borrower or Guarantor (as the case may be) to such other Borrower, (iv) Agent shall have received all documents and
agreements that any Borrower or Guarantor has filed with any Governmental Authority or as are otherwise required to effectuate such winding up, liquidation or dissolution, (v) no Borrower or Guarantor shall assume any Indebtedness, obligations
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 otherwise become liable in respect of any obligations or liabilities of the entity that is
winding up, liquidating or dissolving, unless such Indebtedness is otherwise expressly permitted hereunder, except that, upon the effectiveness of each such winding up, liquidation or dissolution of any of United, Custer or Gruber Food Town,
each remaining Borrower hereby expressly (A) assumes and agrees to be directly and primarily liable in all respects for all Obligations of United, Custer or Gruber Food Town (as the case may be) under, contained in, or arising out of the Loan
Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and (B) agrees to perform, comply with and be bound by all terms, conditions and covenants of the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements applicable to all Borrowers and as applied to
United, Custer or Gruber Food Town (as the case may be), (vi) Agent shall have received not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of the intention of such Borrower or Guarantor (as the case may be) to wind up, liquidate or
dissolve, (vii) in the case of the winding up, liquidation or dissolution of United, Custer or Gruber Food Town, after giving effect thereto, Excess Availability shall be not less than $20,000,000 and (viii) as of the date of such winding
up, liquidation or dissolution and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred; or” 
 8. Indebtedness. Section 9.9(b) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting the reference to “$10,000,000” contained therein and substituting
“$50,000,000” therefor and (b) deleting the reference to “$25,000,000” contained therein and substituting “$150,000,000” therefor. 
 9. Loans, Investments, Etc. Section 9.10(h)(iii) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting the reference to “$5,000,000” contained therein and substituting
“$15,000,000” therefor and (b) deleting the reference to “$20,000,000” contained therein and substituting “$50,000,000” therefor. 
 10. Transactions with Affiliates. Section 9.12 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of subsection (a) thereof: 

“, provided further that, Parent may make charitable contributions to an Affiliate that is a foundation
qualified under Section501(c)(3) of the Code so long as each of the following conditions is satisfied: (i) as of the date of any such charitable contribution and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have
occurred and be continuing and (ii) the aggregate amount of all such charitable contributions made in any calendar year shall not exceed $2,500,000 
 11. Minimum EBITDA. Section 9.18 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefore: “Intentionally deleted”. 

12. Cost and Expenses. Section 9.24 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of
subsection (f) thereof: 
 “provided, that, so long as at the time such field
examination is conducted (i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing and (ii) Excess Availability is equal to or greater than $40,000,000, Borrowers and Guarantors shall not be required to pay such
costs, expenses and pier diem charges for more than one (1) such field examination in any twelve (12) month period (and any field examinations conducted 

  
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at such time as a Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing or at such time when Excess Availability is less than $40,000,000 shall not be deemed to constitute a
field examination for purposes of such limitation);” 
 13. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Section 9 of the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new Section 9.26 at the end thereof: 
 “9.26
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Borrowers and Guarantors shall not permit, (a) for the period from the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date through and including the date that is the first anniversary of such date, the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio of Borrowers (on a combined basis) to be less than .85:1.00, (b) for the period from the date that is the first anniversary of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date through and including the date that is the second anniversary of the
Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Borrowers (on a combined basis) to be less than .90:1.00, (c) for the period from the date that is the second anniversary of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date through
and including the date that is the third anniversary of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Borrowers (on a combined basis) to be less than .95:1.00 and (d) for the period from the date that is the third
anniversary of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date through and including the date that is the fourth anniversary of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date and at all times thereafter, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Borrowers (on a combined
basis) to be less than 1.00:1.00; provided, that, Borrowers and Guarantors shall not be required to comply with this covenant at any time during any period so long as the aggregate Excess Availability of Borrowers shall have been not
less than $25,000,000.” 
 14. Remedies. Section 10.2(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety and the following substituted therefor: 
 “(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, except as the Required Term B-1 Loan Lenders shall otherwise agree, Agent shall demand payment of the Obligations and commence and pursue such other Enforcement Actions as Agent in good faith deems appropriate within ninety (90) days
(except with respect to Events of Default described in Sections 10.1(f) and 10.1(g), Agent shall take such Enforcement Actions as it deems appropriate under the circumstances promptly upon receipt of notice) after the date of the receipt by Agent of
written notice executed and delivered by the Required Term B-1 Loan Lenders of a Term B-1 Loan Action Default, and requesting that Agent commence Enforcement Actions, provided, that, (i) such Term B-1 Loan Action Default has not
been waived or cured, (ii) in the good faith determination of Agent, taking an Enforcement Action is permitted under the terms of this Agreement and applicable law, (iii) taking an Enforcement Action shall not result in any liability of
Agent or Lenders to Borrower or any other person, and (iv) Agent shall be entitled to all of the benefits of Sections 12.2, 12.3 and 12.5 hereof.” 
 15. Amendments and Waivers. Section 11.3(e) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor: 

“(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 11.3(a), no

  
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such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination shall provide for any such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination of any of the following to the extent provided below without the consent of
Agent and Required Term B-1 Loan Lenders: 
 (i) the terms of Sections 9.18, 9.19, 9.20 or 9.26 hereof (or
any definition with respect to financial terms used in such financial covenant in a manner which has the effect of reducing the amounts which Borrowers are required to maintain pursuant to such financial covenants); 

(ii) the definitions of “Adjusted Eurodollar Rate”, “Borrowing Base” (but only to the extent
such proposed change in the definition would increase the advance rates above those in effect on the date hereof), “Change of Control”, “Consolidated Adjusted Net Income”, “EBITDA”, “Eligible Accounts”,
“Eligible Inventory”, “Eligible Transferee”, “Excess Availability”, “Material Adverse Effect”, “Net Recovery Percentage”, “Priority Event”, “Pro Rata Share”, “Term B-1
Loan”, “Term B-1 Loan Action Default”, or “Term B-1 Loan Interest Rate”; 

(iii) the terms of Section 2 of Amendment No. 5; 

(iv) any of the following Sections hereof in any material respect: 6.4, 7.7, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11, 9.12(b),
9.16, 9.21, 10.2, 11.3, 12.8, 12.11, 13.1(a), or 13.7 hereof, 
 (v) an increase in the Maximum Credit or
the Revolving Loan Limit or the outstanding principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans; 
 (vi) forgiveness,
compromise or cancellation of any of the Term B-1 Loans.” 
 16. Term. Section 13.1(a) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference therein to “SEVEN (7) YEARS” from the first sentence thereof and replacing it with “NINE (9) YEARS”. 

17. Assignments; Participations. 
 17.1 As of the Term B-1 Loan Funding Date, Section 13.7(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “a portion equal to at least $5,000,000 in the aggregate for
the assigning Lender” contained therein and replacing it with the following: “a portion equal to at least $5,000,000 in the aggregate for the assigning Lender (or in the case of any Term B-1 Loan Lender, a portion equal to at least
$1,000,000)”. 
 17.2 As of the Term B-1 Loan Funding Date, Section 13.7 of the Loan Agreement is
hereby amended by adding the following new subsection (i) at the end thereof: 
 “(i) A Term B-1 Loan
may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register or comparable register. Any assignment or sale of all or part of such Term B-1 Loan may be effected only by registration of such assignment
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the registration of assignment or sale of any Term B-1 Loan, Agent and Borrowers shall treat the Person in whose name such Loan is registered as the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving all
payments thereon and for all other purposes, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In the event that any Term B-1 Loan Lender sells participations in a Term B-1 Loan, such Term B-1 Loan Lender shall maintain a register on which it enters the name
of all participants in the Term B-1 Loan (the “Participant Register”). A Term B-1 Loan may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register. Any participation of such Term B-1 Loan
may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register.” 
 18. Amendment
Fee. In addition to all other fees and charges payable by any Borrower or Guarantor to Agent and Lenders under the Loan Agreement, Amendment No. 5 or any of the other Financing Agreements, in consideration of the amendments set forth
herein, Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the account of Lenders or Agent, at its option, may charge the loan account of Borrowers maintained by Agent, an amendment fee in the amount of $100,000, which fee is fully earned and payable as of the date
hereof and shall constitute part of the Obligations. 
 19. Representations and Warranties. Each Borrower and
Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders the following (which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 5), the truth and accuracy of which are a continuing condition of the making of Loans and
providing Letter of Credit Accommodations to Borrowers: 
 19.1 This Amendment No. 5 and each other
agreement or instrument to be executed and delivered by the Borrowers and Guarantors pursuant hereto have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all necessary action on the part of each of the Borrowers and Guarantors which is a party
hereto and thereto and, if necessary, their respective stockholders and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof, as the case may be, and the agreements and obligations of each of the Borrowers and Guarantors, as the case may be, contained
herein and therein, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Borrowers and Guarantors, respectively, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and except to the extent that availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion
of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. 
 19.2 The execution, delivery and
performance of this Amendment No. 5 are all within each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s corporate or limited liability company powers and are not in contravention of law or the terms of any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s certificate
or articles of incorporation, by laws, or other organizational documentation, or any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which any Borrower or Guarantor is a party or by which any Borrower or Guarantor or its property are bound. 

19.3 No Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing. 

20. Condition Precedent. The effectiveness of the amendments contained herein shall only be effective upon the following:

  
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 20.1 Agent shall have received an executed original or executed
original counterparts of this Amendment No. 5, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties hereto (including all Lenders required for the consent and amendments provided for herein); and 

20.2 Agent shall have received a true and correct copy of any consent, waiver or approval (if any) to or of this
Amendment No. 5, which any Borrower is required to obtain from any other Person. 
 21. Effect of this
Amendment. Except as expressly amended pursuant hereto, no other changes or modifications to the Financing Agreements are intended or implied, and, in all other respects, the Financing Agreements are hereby specifically ratified, restated and
confirmed by all parties hereto as of the effective date hereof. To the extent that any provision of the Loan Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements are inconsistent with the provisions of this Amendment No. 5, the provisions of
this Amendment No. 5 shall control. 
 22. Further Assurances. Borrowers and Guarantors 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 of this Amendment No. 5. 

23. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Amendment No. 5 and the other Financing
Agreements (except as otherwise provided therein) and any dispute arising out of the relationship between the parties hereto, whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois but
excluding any principles of conflicts of law or other rule of law that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Illinois. 
 24. Binding Effect. This Amendment No. 5 shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 

25. Headings. The headings listed herein are for convenience only and do not constitute matters to be construed in
interpreting this Amendment No. 5. 
 26. Counterparts. This Amendment No. 5 may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 5 by telefacsimile shall have the same force and effect
as the delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 5. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 5 by telefacsimile shall also deliver an original executed counterpart, but the failure to do
so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of such agreement. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 5 to be duly
executed and delivered by their authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	AGENT	  	BORROWERS
		
	 WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE

CORPORATION (CENTRAL), f/k/a

Congress Financial Corporation (Central), as Agent
	  	SPARTAN STORES, INC.
		
	
By:                       
                                         
                                         
         
	  	By:                            
                                         
                                         
    
		
	
Title:                       
                                         
                                         
     
	  	Title:                            
                                         
                                         

		
		  	 SPARTAN STORES DISTRIBUTION, LLC
 UWG COMPANY (F/K/A UNITED
 WHOLESALE GROCERY COMPANY)

MARKET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
 SPARTAN STORES
ASSOCIATES, LLC
 FAMILY FARE, LLC

MSFC, LLC
 SEAWAY FOOD TOWN, INC.

THE PHARM OF MICHIGAN, INC.
 VALLEY FARM
DISTRIBUTING CO.
 GRUBER’S FOOD TOWN, INC.
 GRUBER’S REAL ESTATE LLC
 PREVO’S FAMILY MARKETS, INC.

CUSTER PHARMACY, INC.
 BUCKEYE REAL ESTATE
MANAGEMENT CO.
 SPARTAN STORES FUEL, LLC

		
		  	By:                            
                                         
                                         
    
		
		  	Title:                            
                                         
                                         

		
		  	GUARANTORS
		
		  	 JFW DISTRIBUTING COMPANY

LLJ DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
 SPARTAN STORES HOLDING,
INC.
 SI INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.

		
		  	By:                            
                                         
                                         
    
		
		  	Title:                            
                                         
                                         

			
	LENDERS	 	
		
	 WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE

CORPORATION (CENTRAL), f/k/a

Congress Financial Corporation (Central)
	 	
		
	
By:                       
                                         
                                         
              
	 	
		
	
Title:                       
                                         
                                         
           
	 	
		
	 KEY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	 	
		
	
By:                       
                                         
                                         
              
	 	
		
	
Title:                       
                                         
                                         
           
	 	
		
	 BANC OF AMERICA LEASING &

CAPITAL, LLC (successor by merger to

Fleet Capital Corporation)
	 	
		
	
By:                       
                                         
                                         
              
	 	
		
	
Title:                       
                                         
                                         
           
	 	
		
	 NATIONAL CITY BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
	 	
		
	
By:                       
                                         
                                         
              
	 	
		
	
Title:                       
                                         
                                         
           
	 	
		
	 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
	 	
		
	
By:                       
                                         
                                         
              
	 	
		
	
Title:                       
                                         
                                         
           
	 	
		
	 FIFTH THIRD BANK, an Ohio Banking Corporation
	 	
		
	
By:                       
                                         
                                         
              
	 	
		
	
Title:                       
                                         
                                         
           
	 	

 EXHIBIT A 
 TO 
 AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

List of Revolving Loan Commitments of Lenders 
  

			
	1.	  	 WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION (CENTRAL)
 Commitment: $52,220,000

		
	2.	  	 KEY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Commitment: $30,000,000

		
	3.	  	 BANC OF AMERICA LEASING & CAPITAL, LLC (successor to Fleet Capital Corporation)

Commitment: $31,112,500

		
	4.	  	 NATIONAL CITY BUSINESS CREDIT

Commitment: $20,000,000

		
	5.	  	 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
 Commitment: $50,000,000

		
	6.	  	 FIFTH THIRD BANK

Commitment: $26,667,500

 EXHIBIT B 
 TO 
 AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

List of Term B-1 Loan Commitments of Term B-1 Loan Lenders 

 

			
	1.	  	 WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION (CENTRAL)
 Term B-1 Loan Commitment: $7,780,000

		
	2	  	 BANC OF AMERICA LEASING & CAPITAL, LLC (successor to Fleet Capital Corporation)

Term B-1 Loan Commitment: $3,887,500

		
	3	  	 FIFTH THIRD BANK
 Term B-1
Loan Commitment: $3,332,500

 EXHIBIT C 
 TO 
 AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

List of Commitments of Lenders 
  

			
	1.	  	 WACHOVIA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION (CENTRAL)
 Commitment: $60,000,000

		
	2.	  	 KEY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Commitment: $30,000,000

		
	3.	  	 BANC OF AMERICA LEASING & CAPITAL, LLC (successor to Fleet Capital Corporation)

Commitment: $35,000,000

		
	4.	  	 NATIONAL CITY BUSINESS CREDIT

Commitment: $20,000,000

		
	5.	  	 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
 Commitment: $50,000,000

		
	6.	  	 FIFTH THIRD BANK

Commitment: $30,000,000EX-10.26

 EXHIBIT 10.26 
 SCHEDULE TO NOTES IN FORM OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

 

			
	 Note 1
 (Name)
	  	 Note 2
 (Title)

		
	 Dennis Eidson
	  	President and Chief Executive Officer
		
	 David M. Staples
	  	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		
	 Theodore Adornato
	  	Executive Vice President, Retail Operations
		
	 Alex J. DeYonker
	  	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 Explanatory note: this form of agreement includes amendments as of May 17, 2012. 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made by SPARTAN STORES, INC., a Michigan corporation (the “Company”), and
            [NOTE 1]                     (“Executive”).
The parties agree as follows: 
 1. Effective Date and Term. This Agreement will take effect as of December 19, 2008
(“Effective Date”), and will remain in effect during Executive’s employment with the Company and thereafter as to those provisions that expressly state that they will remain in effect after termination of Executive’s
employment. 
 2. Employment. Executive will serve as the Company’s
            [NOTE 2]                    , [for all officers except the
Chief Executive Officer: “or in such other positions as an officer of Spartan Stores, Inc. (“Officer”)”] and such additional positions with the Company or an Affiliate as may be assigned by the Company (the
“Employment”). Executive will perform the duties assigned from time to time to Executive’s position. The Employment will be full time and Executive’s entire business time and efforts will be devoted to the Employment,
except as otherwise provided by written Company policy. Executive agrees to comply with Company policies, including but not limited to any applicable Company policy requiring Executive to own shares of common stock in the Company. As used in this
Agreement, the term “Affiliate” includes any organization controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company. 

 3. Term of Employment. The term of the Employment will be indefinite and will
continue until terminated pursuant to this Agreement. 
 4. Compensation. Executive will be compensated during the
Employment as follows: 
 (a) Salary. The Executive’s salary as of the Effective Date is
$             per year (or a pro-rated weekly amount for any partial year), subject to normal payroll deductions and payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices.
Executive’s salary will be reviewed annually by the Company and subject to the limitations in Section 5(b)(i) may be adjusted to reflect Company determinations of Executive’s performance, Company performance, or business or economic
conditions. 
 (b) Bonus. Executive will be eligible to participate in any bonus programs designated by
the Company from time to time for [“Officers occupying positions at the same level as Executive’s position” or, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, “senior executive Officers”] in accordance with the terms of such
programs, which are subject to change from time to time in the Company’s discretion. 
 (c) Benefits.
Executive will be eligible to participate in fringe benefit programs covering the Company’s salaried employees as a group, and in any programs applicable under Company policy to [“Officers occupying positions at the same level as
Executive’s position” or, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, “senior executive Officers”]. The terms of applicable insurance policies and benefit plans in effect from time to time will govern with regard to specific
issues of coverage and benefit eligibility. All benefit programs are subject to change from time to time in the Company’s discretion. 
 (d) Business Expenses. The Company will reimburse Executive for reasonable ordinary and necessary business expenses that are specifically authorized or authorized by Company policy, subject to
Executive’s prompt submission of proper documentation for tax and accounting purposes. Such expenses shall be reimbursed within thirty (30) days after Executive requests reimbursement, but in no event later than two and one-half (2  1/2) months after the end of the year in which the
expense is incurred. 
  

	 	5.	Termination of Employment. 

 (a) Termination Without Severance Pay. Executive shall not be entitled to any further compensation from the Company or any Affiliate after termination of the Employment as permitted by this
Section 5(a), except (A) unpaid salary installments through the end of the week in which the Employment terminates, and (B) any vested benefits accrued before the termination of Employment under the terms of any written Company policy
or benefit program. 

  
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 i. Death. The Employment will terminate automatically upon
Executive’s death. 
 ii. Disability. If Executive is unable to perform Executive’s duties under
this Agreement due to physical or mental disability for a continuous period of one hundred eighty (180) days or longer and Executive is eligible for benefits under the Company’s long-term disability insurance policy (“long-term
disability benefits”), the Company may terminate the Employment under this Section 5(a)(ii). If the Company terminates the Employment as the result of Executive’s inability to perform Executive’s duties for less than one hundred
eighty (180) days due to a disability, the termination of Employment will be deemed to be pursuant to Section 5(b)(ii) below. 
 iii. Termination by Company for Cause. The Company may terminate the Employment for “Cause,” defined as Executive’s: (A) breach of any provision of Sections 7, 8, or 9 of
this Agreement; (B) willful continued failure to perform or willful poor performance of duties (other than due to disability) after warning and reasonable opportunity to meet reasonable required performance standards; (C) gross negligence
causing or placing the Company at risk of significant damage or harm; (D) misappropriation of or intentional damage to Company property; (E) conviction of a felony (other than negligent vehicular homicide); or (F) intentional act or
omission that Executive knows or should know is significantly detrimental to the interests of the Company. 
 If the Company
becomes aware after termination of the Employment other than for Cause that Executive engaged before the termination of Employment in willful misconduct constituting Cause, the Company may recharacterize Executive’s termination as having been
for Cause. 
 iv. Discretionary Termination by Executive. Executive may terminate the Employment at will,
with at least thirty (30) days advance written notice. If Executive gives such notice of termination, the Company may (but need not) relieve Executive of some or all of Executive’s responsibilities for part or all of such notice period,
provided that Executive’s pay and benefits are continued for the lesser of thirty (30) days or the remaining period of the Employment. 
 (b) Termination With Severance Pay. Executive shall not be entitled to any further compensation from the Company or any Affiliate after termination of the Employment as permitted by this
Section 5(b), except (A) unpaid salary installments through the end of the week in which the Employment terminates, (B) any vested benefits accrued before the termination of Employment under the terms of any written Company policy or
benefit program, and (C) any Severance Pay to which Executive is entitled under this Section 5(b). 

i. Termination by Executive for Good Reason. Executive may terminate the Employment for “Good
Reason” if and only if the Company materially breaches the Company’s obligations to Executive under this Agreement, or materially reduces Executive’s salary other than an economic or

  
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business motivated reduction accompanied by proportionate reductions in the salaries of all other Officers. Executive may not resign for Good Reason unless (A) Executive notifies the
Company’s [“Chief Executive Officer” or, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer terminating Employment, the “Secretary”] in writing, within thirty (30) days after the act or omission in question, asserting that the
act or omission in question constitutes Good Reason and explaining why, (B) the Company fails, within thirty (30) days after the notification, to take all reasonable steps to cure the breach, and (C) Executive resigns by written
notice within thirty (30) days after expiration of the thirty (30) day period under Section 5(b)(i)(B). If Executive terminates the Employment for Good Reason, Executive will be entitled to Severance Pay as provided in and subject to
Section 6. Executive’s failure to object to a material breach as provided above will not waive Executive’s right to resign with Good Reason after following the above procedure with regard to any subsequent material breach. 

ii. Discretionary Termination by Company. The Company may terminate the Employment at will, but if the Company does
so Executive will be entitled to Severance Pay as provided in and subject to Section 6. Any termination of Executive’s Employment by the Company under Section 5(a) that is found not to meet the standards of such Section will be
considered to have been a termination under Section 5(b)(ii). 
 6. Severance Pay. The Company will pay and provide
Executive with the payments and benefit continuation provided in this Section 6 (“Severance Pay”) upon Executive’s “separation from service” as that term is defined by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code (the “Code”), if Executive’s Employment is terminated as provided in Section 5(b) and the Executive contemporaneously or subsequently experiences a separation from service. 

(a) Amount and Duration of Severance Pay. Subject to the other provisions of this Section, Severance Pay will
consist of: 
 i. Cash Payment. A lump sum cash payment equal to fifty-two (52) weeks of
Executive’s salary as of the date on which Executive’s separation from service occurs, payable as provided in Section 6(b), except that if the separation from service occurs during 2008 payment will be made by (A) continuing
Executive’s then-current salary installments (in accordance with the Company’s normal pay practice) through December 31, 2008, and (B) payment to Executive as provided in Section 6(b) of a lump sum cash payment in an amount
equal to the difference between fifty-two (52) weeks of Executive’s salary and the amount of salary continuation paid under (A). The lump sum cash payment will be considered wages allocated equally to each of the weeks covered by the
payment for purposes of any applicable unemployment compensation or workers compensation laws, and any applicable disability insurance program, but will not be considered to extend Executive’s employment beyond the date of Executive’s
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 ii. Health Coverage Reimbursement. Reimbursement to Executive by the
Company of the COBRA continuation coverage premiums incurred and paid by Executive to continue Executive’s then current employee and dependent health, dental, and prescription drug coverage for fifty-two (52) weeks after the date of
termination of the Employment, provided that (A) Executive elects and remains eligible for COBRA continuation coverage, (B) Executive continues to pay the normal employee contribution for such coverage, and (C) that the Company’s
obligation to provide coverage will end if Executive becomes eligible for comparable coverage from a new employer. Reimbursement for each monthly premium paid by Executive will be made not later than thirty (30) days after Executive requests
reimbursement, but in no event later than the end of the second year after that in which the Executive’s separation from service occurs. Reimbursements under this Section 6(a)(ii) will be reported as part of Executive’s W-2
compensation and will be subject to Federal income tax withholding. 
 iii. Outplacement Assistance. Up to
$10,000 of outplacement assistance from an outplacement assistance firm selected by Executive and approved by the Company (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). All costs under this Section 6(a)(iii) must be incurred during the
period beginning with the date of Executive’s separation from service and ending not later than the last day of the year following that in which the Executive’s separation from service occurs, and will be paid not later than sixty
(60) days after the expense is incurred and billed to the Company. 
 (b) Payment
Terms. Any salary continuation payments for 2008 under Section 6(a)(i) will be made on the Company’s normal pay date for each payment. The lump sum cash payment under Section 6(a)(i) will be made on the Company’s first normal
pay date after the release provided for in Section 6(c)(iii) becomes effective and after any 2008 salary continuation payments have been made, or earlier if required by this Section 6(b). In any event, no payments will be made under this
Section until the Company’s first regular pay date after Executive has signed the release provided for in Section 6(c)(iii) and any revocation period provided for in the release has expired. In no event will the latest date for
(A) signing of the release, and (B) expiration of any revocation period in the release, and (C) the completion of payments under Section 6(a)(i), be deferred beyond the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) month after the end of the year in which the Executive’s
separation from service occurs. 
 Example: If Executive were terminated on November 1, 2008, salary continuation payments
would be made for the balance of 2008, and the balance of fifty-two (52) weeks salary would be paid on the first payroll date in 2009, provided that no payments would be made until the release is signed and becomes effective, and provided
further that all payments must be made at latest by March 15, 2009. 
 The Executive will receive the payments called for by
Section 6(a)(i) notwithstanding any other earnings that Executive may have, and subject to offset only as provided in Section 6(d). If Executive dies before all payments under Section 6(a) have been made, any 2008 salary continuation
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2008 and such payments and any lump sum cash payment will be paid to Executive’s designated beneficiary (or Executive’s estate if Executive fails to designate a beneficiary), and health
coverage continuation under Section 6(a)(ii) will continue for Executive’s eligible dependants for the remainder of the fifty-two (52) week period subject to the conditions in Sections 6(a)(ii)(A) and (B). If Executive becomes
eligible for long-term disability benefits, no further payments will be made under Section 6(a)(i) after the date that Executive is eligible to begin receiving such disability benefits. 

(c) Conditions to Severance Pay. To be eligible for Severance Pay, Executive must meet the following conditions:
(i) Executive must comply with Executive’s obligations under this Agreement that continue after termination of the Employment; (ii) Executive must not claim unemployment compensation for any week for which Executive receives payment
under Section 6(a)(i) above; (iii) Executive must promptly sign and continue to honor a release, in form acceptable to the Company, of any and all claims arising out of or relating to Executive’s Employment or its termination and that
Executive might otherwise have against the Company, the Company’s Affiliates, any of their officers, directors, employees and agents, provided that the release will not waive Executive’s right to any payments due under this Section or
Section 5, or any right of Executive to liability insurance coverage under any liability insurance policy or to indemnification under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or any written indemnification agreement;
(iv) Executive must reaffirm in writing upon request by Company Executive’s obligations under Sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Agreement; (v) Executive must resign upon written request by Company from all positions with or representing the
Company or any Affiliate, including but not limited to membership on boards of directors; and (vi) Executive must provide the Company for a period of ninety (90) days after the Employment termination date with consulting services regarding
matters within the scope of Executive’s former duties, upon request by [“the Company’s Chief Executive Officer” or, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, “the Company”]; Executive will only be required to provide
those services by telephone at Executive’s reasonable convenience and without substantial interference with Executive’s other activities or commitments. 

(d) Offsets to Severance Pay. The Severance Pay due to Executive under Section 6(a)(i) will be reduced (but
not below 0) by: (i) any disability benefits to which Executive will be entitled for any portion of the fifty-two (52) week period covered by Section 6(a)(i) under any disability insurance policy or program of the Company or any
Affiliate (including but not limited to worker’s disability compensation); (ii) any severance pay payable to Executive under any other agreement or Company policy; (iii) any payment due to Executive under the Federal Worker Adjustment
and Retraining Notification Act or any comparable state statute or local ordinance; and (iv) any amount owing by Executive to the Company that the Company is legally entitled to set off against the Severance Pay under applicable law.

  
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	 	7.	Loyalty and Confidentiality; Certain Property and Information. 

(a) Loyalty and Confidentiality. Executive will be loyal to the Company during the Employment and will forever hold
in strictest confidence, and not use or disclose, any information regarding techniques, processes, developmental or experimental work, trade secrets, customer or prospect names or information, or proprietary or confidential information relating to
the current or planned products, services, sales, pricing, costs, employees or business of the Company or any Affiliate, except as disclosure or use may be required in connection with Executive’s work for the Company or any Affiliate or as may
be compelled pursuant to court order or subpoena. Executive will also keep the terms of this Agreement confidential. The Executive’s commitment not to use or disclose information does not apply to information that becomes publicly known without
any breach of this Agreement by Executive. 
 (b) Certain Property and Information. Upon termination of
the Employment, Executive will deliver to the Company any and all property owned or leased by the Company or any Affiliate and any and all materials and information (in whatever form) relating to the business of the Company or any Affiliate,
including without limitation all customer lists and information, financial information, business notes, business plans, documents, keys, credit cards and other Company-provided equipment. All Company property will be returned promptly and in good
condition except for normal wear. 
 Executive’s commitments in this Section will continue in effect after termination of the Employment.
The parties agree that any breach of Executive’s covenants in this Section would cause the Company irreparable harm, and that injunctive relief would be appropriate. 
 8. Ideas, Concepts, Inventions and Other Intellectual Property. All business ideas and concepts and all inventions, improvements, developments and other intellectual property made or conceived by
Executive, either solely or in collaboration with others, during the Employment, whether or not during working hours, and relating to the business or any aspect of the business of the Company or any Affiliate or to any business or product the
Company or any Affiliate is actively planning to enter or develop, shall become and remain the exclusive property of the Company, and the Company’s successors and assigns. Executive shall disclose promptly in writing to the Company all such
inventions, improvements, developments and other intellectual property, and will cooperate in confirming, protecting, and obtaining legal protection of the Company’s ownership rights. Executive’s commitments in this Section will continue
in effect after termination of the Employment as to ideas, concepts, inventions, improvements and developments and other intellectual property made or conceived in whole or in part before the date the Employment terminates. The parties agree that
any breach of Executive’s covenants in this Section would cause the Company irreparable harm, and that injunctive relief would be appropriate. 
 Executive represents and warrants that there are no ideas, concepts, inventions, improvements, developments or other intellectual property that Executive invented or conceived before becoming employed by
the Company to which Executive, or any assignee of Executive, now claims title, and that would be covered by this Section if made or conceived by Employee during the Employment. 

  
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	 	9.	Covenant Not to Compete. 

 (a) Executive’s Commitments. During the Employment Executive will not do or prepare to do, and for twelve (12) months after any termination of the Employment Executive will not do, any of
the following: 
 i. directly or indirectly compete with the Company or any Affiliate; or 

ii. be employed by, perform services for, advise or assist, own any interest in or loan or otherwise provide funds to, any
other business that is engaged (or seeking Executive’s services with a view to becoming engaged) in any Competitive Business (as defined below); or 
 iii. solicit or suggest, or provide assistance to anyone else seeking to solicit or suggest, that any person having or contemplating a Covered Relationship (as defined below) with the Company or an
Affiliate refrain from entering into or terminate the Covered Relationship, or enter into any similar relationship with anyone else instead of the Company or the Affiliate. 
 This Section 9 does not prohibit Executive from owning not more than two percent (2%) of any class of securities of a publicly traded entity, provided that Executive does not engage in other
activity prohibited by this Section 9. 
 Executive’s commitments in this Section will continue in effect after
termination of the Employment for the twelve (12) month period set forth above. The parties agree that any breach of Executive’s commitments in this Section would cause the Company irreparable harm, and that injunctive relief would be
appropriate. 
  

	 	(b)	Definitions. As used in this Section 9: 

  

	 	i.	“Competitive Business” means a business that 

  

	 	(A)	owns, or 

  

	 	(B)	operates, or 

  

	 	(C)	sells or supplies products similar to or that substitute for products supplied by the Company to, 

any Covered Operation (as defined below) that is located in any state of the United States in which the Company owns, operates, sells or
supplies products to, any Covered Operation; and 
 ii. “Covered Operation” means any grocery
store, grocery superstore, mass merchandiser, wholesale club, supermarket, limited assortment store, convenience store, drug store, pharmacy or any other store that offers grocery or food products separate or in combination with pharmaceutical
products, general merchandise or other nonfood products, or any grocery or convenience store product distribution facility; and 

  
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 iii. “Covered Relationship” means a customer relationship,
a vendor relationship, an employment relationship, or any other contractual or independent contractor relationship. 
 10.
Amendment and Waiver. No provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified, waived or discharged unless the waiver, modification, or discharge is authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors, or a committee of the Board of
Directors, and is agreed to in a writing signed by Executive and by the Chief Executive Officer [in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, “an authorized Officer”] of the Company. No waiver by either party at any time of any breach or
non-performance of this Agreement by the other party shall be deemed a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach or non-performance. 
 11. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which will remain in
full force and effect. If a court of competent jurisdiction ever determines that any provision of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all or any part of the non-competition covenant in this Agreement) is unenforceable as written, the
parties intend that the provision shall be deemed narrowed or revised in that jurisdiction (as to geographic scope, duration, or any other matter) to the extent necessary to allow enforcement of the provision. The revision shall thereafter govern in
that jurisdiction, subject only to any allowable appeals of that court decision. 
 12. Entire Agreement. No agreements
or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to Executive’s Employment with the Company or any of the subjects covered by this Agreement have been made by either party that are not set forth expressly in this
Agreement and the Executive Severance Agreement between Executive and the Company (“Executive Severance Agreement”), and this Agreement supersedes any pre-existing employment agreements and any other agreements on the subjects
covered by this Agreement, except the Executive Severance Agreement. 
  

	 	13.	Non-Contravention. Executive represents and warrants that: 

 (a) No Restrictive Agreement. Executive is not a party to or bound by any agreement that purports to prevent or restrict Executive from: (A) engaging in the Employment that Executive has been
offered by the Company; (B) inducing any person to become an employee of the Company; (C) using any information and expertise that Executive possesses (other than information constituting a trade secret of another person under applicable
law) for the benefit of the Company; or (D) performing any obligation under this Agreement. 
 (b) No
Abuse of Confidential Information or Trade Secrets. Executive will not use in the course of Executive’s Employment with the Company, or disclose to the Company or its personnel, any information belonging to any other person that is subject
to any confidentiality agreement with or constitutes a trade secret of another person. 

  
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	 	14.	Dispute Resolution. 

 (a) Arbitration. The Company and Executive agree that except as provided in Section 14(b) the sole and exclusive method for resolving any dispute between them arising out of or relating to
this Agreement shall be arbitration under the procedures set forth in this Section, except that nothing in this Section prohibits a party from seeking preliminary or permanent judicial injunctive relief, or from seeking judicial enforcement of the
arbitration award. The arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the Rules for Commercial Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator shall hold a hearing at which both parties may appear, with or without counsel, and present
evidence and argument. Pre-hearing discovery shall be allowed in the discretion of and to the extent deemed appropriate by the arbitrator, and the arbitrator shall have subpoena power. The procedural rules for an arbitration hearing under this
Section shall be the rules of the American Arbitration Association for Commercial Arbitration hearings and any rules as the arbitrator may determine. The hearing shall be completed within ninety (90) days after the arbitrator has been selected
and the arbitrator shall issue a written decision within sixty (60) days after the close of the hearing. The hearing shall be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and may be enforced by and
certified as a judgment of the Circuit Court for Kent County, Michigan or any other court of competent jurisdiction. One-half of the fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be paid by the Company and one-half by Executive. The attorney fees and
expenses incurred by the parties shall be paid by each party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Company will reimburse the Executive for Executive’s portion of the arbitrator’s fees and expenses, and the Executive’s
reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration proceeding, if the Executive substantially prevails in the arbitration proceeding or, if the Executive prevails in part, then the Company will reimburse a
proportionate part of such fees and expenses, with such proportion to represent the approximate portion of such fees and expenses relating to the issues on which the Executive prevailed. The decision as to whether the Executive has substantially
prevailed, or prevailed in part, and on the amount to be reimbursed to the Executive under the standards in this Section, will be made by the arbitrator. Reimbursement of attorney fees and expenses called for by this Section must be made within
sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the arbitrator’s award, but in no event after the last day of the year following that in which the expense being reimbursed was incurred. 

(b) Section 14(a) shall be inapplicable to a dispute arising out of or relating to Sections 7, 8 or 9 of this
Agreement. 
 15. Assignability. This Agreement contemplates personal services by Executive, and Executive may not
transfer or assign Executive’s rights or obligations under this Agreement, except that Executive may designate beneficiaries for Severance Pay in the event of Executive’s death, and may designate beneficiaries for benefits as allowed by
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corporation or a division of that corporation, but the Company shall remain liable for any Severance Pay due under this Agreement and not paid by any assignee. The Company is not required to
assign this Agreement but if the Agreement is assigned as provided above, Executive will be given notice and this Agreement will continue in effect. 
 16. Notices. Notices to a party under this Agreement must be personally delivered or sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and will be deemed given upon post office delivery or
attempted delivery to the recipient’s last known address. Notices to the Company must be sent to the attention of [“the Company’s Chief Executive Officer” or, if the Chief Executive Officer is giving notice, “the
Company’s Secretary”]. 
 17. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, and construction of this Agreement
are to be governed by Michigan laws, without regard to choice of law rules. The parties agree that any judicial action involving a dispute arising under this Agreement will be filed, heard and decided in either Kent County Circuit Court or the U.S.
District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The parties agree that they will subject themselves to the personal jurisdiction and venue of either court, regardless of where Executive or the Company may be located at the time any action may
be commenced. The parties agree that Kent County is a mutually convenient forum and that each of the parties conducts business in Kent County. 
 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in original or by fax in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and together the counterparts shall constitute one complete
document. 
 19. Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code partially
as a short-term deferral as that term is understood under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) and partially as an involuntary separation pay plan as that term is understood under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(9) and shall be
interpreted and operated consistently with those intentions. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the total payments under this Agreement, other than the lump sum cash payment under Section 6(a)(i), are limited to the 409A Limit
to avoid the application of Section 409A of the Code to this Agreement. “409A Limit” means the lesser of (1) two times Executive’s annualized compensation as determined under Section 409A of the Code; or
(2) two times the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified retirement plan under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the year in which Executive experiences a separation from service ($460,000 for 2008, as adjusted
for future years). If the benefits under this Agreement are required to be limited by the Section 409A Limit, the first benefit to be limited will be reimbursements otherwise called for by Section 14. If further limitation is required, the
remaining benefits under this Agreement, disregarding the lump sum cash payment under Section 6(a)(i), shall be limited pro rata until the benefits payable under the Agreement do not exceed the 409A Limit. 

[The Agreements with Mr. Eidson and Mr. Staples only contain the following additional provision, and subsequent sections are
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 Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance. If obligated to reimburse the Company under
Section 304(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Executive will promptly reimburse the Company for any profit, any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation, or any other sums as required by Section 304(a), within thirty
(30) days of the earlier of becoming aware of such obligation or receiving written notice of such obligation from the Company.] 
  

	 	20.	Coordination of This Agreement With Executive Severance Agreement. 

(a) Circumstances Under Which Section 9 of This Agreement Will Lapse. If there is a termination of
Executive’s Employment entitling Executive to Severance Benefits under Section 3 of the Executive Severance Agreement, then Section 9 of this Agreement (“Covenant Not to Compete”) will lapse and become void and of no further
effect on the date of such termination of Employment. 
 (b) Coordination of Severance Pay Under This
Agreement and Severance Benefits Under Executive Severance Agreement. If Executive receives Severance Benefits under Section 3 of the Executive Severance Agreement, Executive will not be entitled to Severance Pay under this Agreement. If
Executive becomes entitled to receive Severance Benefits under Section 3 of the Executive Severance Agreement after receiving Severance Pay under this Agreement, the amount of Severance Benefits to which Executive is entitled under
Section 3 of the Executive Severance Agreement will be reduced by the amount of Severance Pay received by Executive under this Agreement. 

The parties have signed this Employment Agreement as of the Effective Date in Section 1. 

 

							
	SPARTAN STORES, INC.	 	
				
	By:	 	 	 		 	 
		 		 		 	[Name of Executive]
	Its:	 		 		 	“Executive”
		 	“Company”	 		 	

  
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