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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.23
FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT
FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “First Amendment”), dated as of February 1, 2018, among JASON INCORPORATED, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto, and DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH (“DBNY”), as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings provided such terms in the Credit Agreement referred to below.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Administrative Agent, various lenders and other parties thereto from time to time have entered into that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2014 (as amended, supplemented and/or otherwise modified prior to the First Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested and the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders have agreed to (i) amend the Credit Agreement and (ii) consent to, and authorize a future amendment to the Credit Agreement to effect, the Agency Transfer (as defined below), in each case on, and subject to the terms, set forth herein; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION I.      Defined Terms; Rules of Construction.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.  The rules of construction specified in Sections 1.02 through 1.11 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this First Amendment, including the terms defined in the preamble and recitals hereto.
SECTION II.    Amendments to Credit Agreement.  
1.Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the text “and” at the end of clause (w) of said section, (ii) deleting the period (“.”) at the end of clause (x) of said section and inserting the text “; and” in lieu thereof and (iii) inserting the following as clause (y) immediately following clause (x) of said section:
“(y) contributions of the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent necessary in connection with any intercompany reorganization and/or other activities related to tax planning; provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.”
2.Section 9.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following text at the end of clause (b)(ii) thereof:

“(including any Disposition of Equity Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in connection with an Investment permitted under Section 7.02(y))”.
SECTION III.    Agency Transfer.  Pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement, each Loan Party and each Lender signatory to this First Amendment hereby: 
1.consents to (i) the replacement of DBNY, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent and (ii) the appointment of The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) as successor Administrative Agent for all purposes under the Loan Documents (the “Agency Transfer”);

2.authorizes DBNY and BNYM to enter into a customary agency resignation and assignment agreement and such other documentation, instruments and/or amendments to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be required or advisable in the judgment of DBNY and BNYM to effectuate the Agency Transfer, including amendments to the Loan Documents incorporating the terms set forth on Exhibit I hereto (the “Agency Transfer Documentation”);
3.agrees that, upon delivery of a notice of resignation by DBNY as Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower and the execution and delivery of the Agency Transfer Documentation, BNYM shall be appointed as the successor Administrative Agent (without any requirement for any further consent of the Lenders and the Loan Parties) and succeed as Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Agency Transfer Documentation; and
4.waives any notice requirements, including any notice periods, applicable to DBNY and/or BNYM in connection with the Agency Transfer pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION IV.    Miscellaneous Provisions. 
1.This First Amendment is limited as specified and shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
2.This First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts when executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.  A complete set of counterparts shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
3.THIS FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
4.This First Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “First Amendment Effective Date”) when each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (which, in the case of the condition referred to in clause (iii)) below, may be satisfied concurrently with the occurrence of the First Amendment Effective Date): 
(i)           the Administrative Agent’s receipt of counterparts of this First Amendment executed by the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, each of which shall be original, pdf or facsimile copies or delivered by other electronic method (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(ii)          (A) on the First Amendment Effective Date both immediately prior to and after giving effect to this First Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (B) each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality, in all respects) on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality, in all respects) as of such earlier date; and
(iii)        the Administrative Agent shall have been paid all fees and expenses owing to it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement or as otherwise separately agreed in writing in connection with this First Amendment and the related transactions.
5.By executing and delivering a copy hereof, the Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby (A) agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this First Amendment, after giving effect to this First Amendment, the Guaranty and the Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents for the benefit of the Secured Parties continue to be in full force and effect on a continuous basis and (B) affirms, acknowledges and confirms all of its obligations and liabilities under the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party (including the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement), in each case after giving effect to this First Amendment, all as provided in such Loan Documents, and acknowledges and agrees that such obligations and liabilities continue in full force and effect on a continuous basis in respect of, and to secure, the Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case after giving effect to this First Amendment.
6.From and after the First Amendment Effective Date, (i) all references in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby and (ii) this First Amendment shall be deemed to constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement. 
7.Section 10.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference into this First Amendment and shall apply to this First Amendment, mutatis mutandi.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this First Amendment as of the date first above written.
JASON INCORPORATED
JASON PARTNERS HOLDINGS INC.
JASON HOLDINGS I, INC.

By:  /s/ Chad M. Paris                
Name:  Chad M. Paris
Title:  CFO

ADVANCE WIRE PRODUCTS, INC.
ASSEMBLED PRODUCTS, INC.
JASON INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
JASON NEVADA, INC.
JASON OHIO CORPORATION
METALEX CORPORATION
MORTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY

By:  /s/ Chad M. Paris                
Name:  Chad M. Paris
Title:  CFO

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as Administrative Agent

By:  /s/ Marcus Tarkington            
Name:  Marcus Tarkington
Title:  Director

By:  /s/ Dusan Lazarov            
Name:  Dusan Lazarov
Title:  Director

[LENDERS]

By:___________________________________
		
	  
	Name: 

Title:

[Lender signatures are on file with the Registrant]

Exhibit I
Certain Amendments to Loan Documents
[See attached]
1.Amendments to Credit Agreement.
General.  The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that, from and after the Effective Date, BNYM shall be, and shall be deemed to be, the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  In furtherance of the foregoing, all defined terms referencing DBNY as the Administrative Agent in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are hereby amended to reference BNYM as the Administrative Agent thereunder.  
Amendment to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement.  The parties hereby agree that the following definitions are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
“Administrative Agent” means The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Effective Yield” shall mean, as to any Indebtedness, the effective yield on such Indebtedness consistent with generally accepted financial practices, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins, any interest rate floors (the effect of which floors shall be determined in a manner set forth in the proviso below), or similar devices and all fees, including upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (i) the remaining weighted average life to maturity of such Indebtedness and (ii) the four years following the date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to Lenders or other institutions providing such Indebtedness, but excluding any arrangement, structuring, ticking, or other similar fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with the relevant Lenders and, if applicable, consent fees for an amendment paid generally to consenting Lenders; provided that with respect to any Indebtedness that includes a “LIBOR floor” or “Base Rate floor,” (a) to the extent that the Eurocurrency Rate or Base Rate (without giving effect to any floors in such definitions), as applicable, on the date that the Effective Yield is being calculated is less than such floor, the amount of such difference shall be deemed added to the interest rate margin for such Indebtedness for the purpose of calculating the Effective Yield and (b) to the extent that the Eurocurrency Rate or Base Rate (without giving effect to any floors in such definitions), as applicable, on the date that the Effective Yield is being calculated is greater than such floor, then the floor shall be disregarded in calculating the Effective Yield. 

 “Eurocurrency Rate” means:
(a)     for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period by reference to the interest settlement rates for deposits in Dollars (as published by Reuters on page LIBOR01 of the Reuters Screen) (as set forth by (i) the Intercontinental Exchange Group, or (ii) any publicly available successor service or entity that has been authorized by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to administer the London Interbank Offered Rate for a period equal to such Interest Period), and

(b)    for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date by reference to the interest settlement rates for deposits in Dollars (as published by Reuters on page LIBOR01 of the Reuters Screen) from time to time with a term of one month (as set forth by (i) the Intercontinental Exchange Group, or (ii) any publicly available successor service or entity that has been authorized by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to administer the London Interbank Offered Rate),

in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, multiplied by Statutory Reserves, provided that, in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, the Eurocurrency Rate with respect to Initial Term Loans, shall not be less than 1.00% per annum; provided further that, subject to clauses (i) and (ii) of immediately succeeding sentence, if the Administrative Agent is unable to determine the Eurocurrency Rate for the relevant interest period under clause (a) or (b), the Administrative Agent shall use the Eurocurrency Rate for the immediately preceding interest period.  Notwithstanding the foregoing:
		
	(i)
	subject to clause (ii) below, if on the relevant Eurocurrency determination date the relevant London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollar deposits has been discontinued, then the Administrative Agent shall use (a) an industry-accepted successor rate to the relevant London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollar deposits or (b) if no such industry-accepted successor rate exists, the most comparable substitute or successor rate to the relevant London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollar deposits, in each case as determined by a financial agent (which may be an affiliate of the Administrative Agent) appointed by the Administrative Agent; and

		
	(ii)
	if the financial agent has determined a substitute or successor rate, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such rate and the Borrower and the Lenders agree to enter into any amendments to this Agreement that are necessary to implement such rate.

The Administrative Agent and financial agent shall be held harmless for any acts or omissions in connection with the calculation of the Eurocurrency Rate in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence.
“Fee Letters” means collectively (a) the Fee Letter, dated as of March 16, 2014, as modified by that certain Commitment Letter Joinder, dated as of April 7, 2014, among Buyer Sub and the Commitment Parties; and (b) that certain Fee Schedule dated as of _____________, 2018 between the Borrower and BNYM, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated modified or supplemented.
Amendment of Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement.  The parties hereby agree that Section 9.03(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: 
“provided, further, that prior to taking any action, the Administrative Agent may require an indemnity (such indemnity to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in all respects) from the Required Lenders or Lenders, as applicable, against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any action.” 
Amendment of Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement.  The parties hereby agree that Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following clauses (f)-(j):
(f)     shall not be responsible for (i) perfecting, maintaining, monitoring, preserving or protecting the security interest or lien granted under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) the filing, re-filing, recording, re-recording or continuing or any document, financing statement, mortgage, assignment, notice, instrument of further assurance or other instrument in any public office at any time or times or (iii) providing, maintaining, monitoring or preserving insurance on or the payment of taxes with respect to any of the Collateral.  The actions described in items (i) through (iii) shall be the sole responsibility of the Borrower.
(g)    shall not be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(h)    shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a responsible officer of the Administrative Agent unless it shall be proved that the Administrative Agent was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
(i)    shall not be required to qualify in any jurisdiction in which it is not presently qualified to perform its obligations as Administrative Agent.
(j)    shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; business interruptions; loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority and governmental action.
 Amendment of Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement.  The parties hereby agree that Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following paragraphs at the end thereof:
Delivery of any reports, information and documents to the Administrative Agent is for informational purposes only and the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Borrower’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder.
No provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall require the Administrative Agent to: (i) expend or risk its own funds or provide indemnities in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or the exercise of any of its rights or power or (ii) otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties or the exercise of any of its rights or powers.
The Administrative Agent has accepted and is bound by the Loan Documents executed by the Administrative Agent as of the date of this Agreement and, as directed in writing by the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall execute additional Loan Documents delivered to it after the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that such additional Loan Documents do not adversely affect the rights, privileges, benefits and immunities of the Administrative Agent.   The Administrative Agent will not otherwise be bound by, or be held obligated by, the provisions of any credit agreement, indenture or other agreement governing the Obligations (other than this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Administrative Agent is a party). 
For the avoidance of doubt the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Lenders hereby agree that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to make any determination, demand or request, grant or withhold any approval or consent or deliver any notice pursuant to the defined terms “Additional Refinancing Lender”, “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”, “Excluded Assets”, “Excluded Subsidiary”, “Guarantors”, “Management Agreement”, “Material Domestic Subsidiary, “Material Foreign Subsidiary”,  “Mortgages”, “Parity Intercreditor Agreement”, “Permitted Refinancing”, “Revaluation Date”, “Second Lien Parity Intercreditor Agreement”, “Subordinated Debt”, and pursuant to Sections 2.03(b) and (g), 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 5.05(b), 6.01(a) and (d), 6.07, 6.11, 6.12, 6.18, 7.03 (g) and (i), 7.04(d), 8.01(h), 10.01, 9.02(d) and (e) without the written direction of Required Lenders or Lenders, as applicable.”
Amendment of Section 9.10 of the Credit Agreement.  The parties hereby agree that Section 9.10 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the last paragraph thereof and adding the following paragraphs at the end thereof:
Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession, the Administrative Agent will not have any duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto.  The Administrative Agent will be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property, and the Administrative Agent will not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Administrative Agent in good faith.
The Administrative Agent will not  be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Administrative Agent, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable order, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of any grantor to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.  The Administrative Agent hereby disclaims any representation or warranty to the present and future holders of the Obligations concerning the perfection of the Liens granted hereunder or in the value of any of the Collateral. 
In the event that the Administrative Agent is required to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to carry out any fiduciary or trust obligation for the benefit of another, which in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion may cause the Administrative Agent to be considered an “owner or operator” under any environmental laws or otherwise cause the Administrative Agent to incur, or be exposed to, any environmental liability or any liability under any other federal, state or local law, the Administrative Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, either to resign as Administrative Agent or to arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court appointed receiver.  The Administrative Agent will not be liable to any person for any environmental liability or any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of the Administrative Agent’s actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to any kind of discharge or release or threatened discharge or release of any hazardous materials into the environment.
Amendment to Section 10.02(b) of the Credit Agreement.  The parties hereby agree that Section 10.02(b) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the reference to “material breach” therein.
Amendment to Section 10.04 and 10.05 of the Credit Agreement.  The parties hereby agree that Section 10.04 and the first paragraph of Section 10.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“10.04  Attorney Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) if the Closing Date occurs, (1) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Senior Managing Agent, the Arrangers and the Bookrunners and their respective Affiliates for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (2) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, in each case, all Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to (i) counsel to each of DBNY and BNYM in connection with the Agency Transfer and (ii) counsel to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, one counsel to the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Senior Managing Agent, the Arrangers and the Bookrunners and their respective Affiliates, taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders, taken as a whole  and (b) from and after the Closing Date, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, charges and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or protection of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs, charges and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all respective Attorney Costs, which shall be limited to (i) counsel to each of DBNY and BNYM in connection with the Agency Transfer and (ii) Attorney Costs of counsel to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole and, solely in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected parties). The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within 30 days following receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail (provided that the Lender need not be required to disclose any confidential information or to the extent prohibited by law or regulation); provided that, with respect to the Closing Date, all amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid on the Closing Date solely to the extent invoiced to the Borrower within two Business Days of the Closing Date. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, charges, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent in its discretion following five Business Days’ prior written notice to the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.04 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent costs and expenses arising from any non-Tax claim.

Section 10.05 Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent, Agent-Related Person, Lender, Arranger and Bookrunner and their respective Affiliates and controlling Persons, and their respective officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, advisors and other representatives of each of the foregoing and their respective successors (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, charges and disbursements (including Attorney Costs but limited in the case of legal fees and expenses to the reasonably and documented out out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, one counsel to all other Indemnitees taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Lenders, and in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Indemnitees ), joint or several, of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment or Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (c) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials at, in, on, under or from any property or facility currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary, or any Environmental Liability or (d) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) (a “Proceeding”) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto or whether or not such Proceeding is brought by the Borrower or any other person and, in each case, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, charges or disbursements resulted from (w) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or of any of its controlled Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors or other representatives, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (x) any dispute solely among Indemnitees other than any claims by or against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an administrative agent or arranger or any similar role under any Facility and other than any claims arising out of any act or omission of any Holdco, the Borrower or any of their Affiliates or (y) settlements effected without the Borrower’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), but if settled with the Borrower’s written consent, or if there is a final judgment against an Indemnitee in any such Proceeding, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnitee to the extent and the manner set forth above. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, including, without limitation, SyndTrak, IntraLinks, the internet, email or similar electronic transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, in each case, except to the extent any such damages are found in a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (or its controlling Persons, controlled Affiliates or their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors or other representatives), nor shall the Sponsor or any Indemnitee, Loan Party or any Subsidiary have any liability for any special,  punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date); it being agreed that this sentence shall not limit the indemnification obligations of any Holdco or any Subsidiary (including, in the case of any Loan Party, in respect of any such damages incurred or paid by an Indemnitee to a third party and for any out-of-pocket expenses). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, its directors, equity holders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents are consummated. All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be paid within thirty (30) days after written demand therefor (together with reasonable backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request); provided, however, that such Indemnitee shall promptly refund such amount to the extent that there is a final judicial or arbitral determination that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification rights with respect to such payment pursuant to the express terms of clauses (w) through (y) above. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.05 shall not apply to Taxes, except any Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, prepayments, suits, costs, expenses, charges and disbursements arising from any non-Tax claims.”

Amendment to Schedule 10.02(a) of the Credit Agreement.  The parties hereby agree that Schedule 10.02(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended to provide notice to the Administrative Agent as follows:
“if to the Administrative Agent, to The Bank of New York Mellon., 2001 Bryan Street, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention of Stacie Row (E-mail: lpcoe-agentsvcs@bnymellon.com, Telecopy No. (214) 468-5539, Telephone No. (214) 468-5525 with a copy to Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, 120 Broadway, New York, New York 10271, Attention of Elizabeth M. Clark, Esq. (E-mail: eclark@emmetmarvin.com, Telecopy No. (212) 238-3200, Telephone No. (212) 238-3037”.Exhibit

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 27, 2018 is entered into by and between Jason Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Keith A. Walz (“Executive”).  
WHEREAS, Company has agreed to promote Executive with certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, Company and the Executive wish to enter into this Agreement in order to set forth the terms of Executive’s employment with the Company during the Employment Period (as herein defined).
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants set forth herein, and other consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive and the Company, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1.Employment.  The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby desires to be employed by the Company to serve as Senior Vice President & General Manager – Finishing, upon the terms and conditions as set forth in this Agreement on an at-will basis, for the period beginning on February 27, 2018 (the “Effective Date”) unless and until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4 hereof (such period, the “Employment Period”).  Executive acknowledges that either he or the Company may terminate his employment at any time for any reason.  
2.    Position and Duties.
(a)    Title and Duties.  During the Employment Period, Executive shall serve as the Senior Vice President & General Manager – Finishing of the Company.  As such, he shall have the normal duties, responsibilities and authority of such position, subject to the power of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Board of Directors, to expand or limit such duties, responsibilities and authority within the confines of the ordinary duties, responsibilities and authority of a Senior Vice President & General Manager – Finishing.  At such time as Executive’s employment with the Company terminates, he will be deemed to have resigned from any positions with the Company Group (defined below) or any other affiliated entity, including any officer or director position. 
(b)    Reporting; Business Time.  Executive shall report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Executive shall devote his best efforts and his full business time and attention (except for permitted vacation periods and reasonable periods of illness or other incapacity) to the business and affairs of the Company and its respective direct or indirect subsidiaries whether currently existing or hereafter acquired or formed (collectively, the “Company Group”).  Executive shall perform his duties and responsibilities to the best of his abilities in a diligent, trustworthy, businesslike and efficient manner.  Executive shall not serve as a director (or in any similar type position) for any company or other entity (other than a member of the Company Group) without the prior written approval of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). 

3.    Base Salary, Incentive Compensation, Benefits, Expenses and Indemnification.
(a)    Base Salary.  During the Employment Period, Executive’s base salary shall be in an amount set by the Board (or a committee thereof), but under no circumstances will it be less than $305,000.00 per annum (the “Base Salary”), which salary shall be payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s general payroll practices and shall be subject to customary withholding.  The Base Salary shall be subject to annual increases by the Board (or a committee thereof), in its sole discretion, which increases shall thereafter be Executive’s “Base Salary” for all purposes under this Agreement.
(b)    Bonus.  During the Employment Period, Executive will participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan applicable to senior executives and thereunder be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus (the “Bonus”) in the amount of 50% of the Base Salary upon achievement of target-level performance (the “Target Bonus”).  The actual amount of any Bonus shall be determined pursuant to the annual bonus plan, which shall be determined by the Board. All Bonuses shall be paid in the calendar year following the calendar year to which they relate at the same time bonuses are paid to other senior executives of the Company, and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make payment of any such Bonus by March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year to which such Bonus relates.  To the extent any terms of the applicable bonus plan conflict with the terms of this Agreement, the plan’s terms shall control.  In addition, the Company may amend, restate or terminate its bonus plan in its sole discretion from time to time and Executive’s receipt of any bonus is subject to meeting eligibility requirements.  
(c)    Benefits.  During the Employment Period, Executive (i) shall be eligible to participate in all of the Company’s standard employee benefit programs for which executive employees of the Company are generally eligible, including life and health insurance benefits, dental, group accident, (collectively, the “Benefits”) as well as 401(k) and Flex 125, after meeting all requirements for participation (including any requirements regarding length of employment); and (ii) shall be eligible for four weeks paid vacation annually (“Vacation”) (which vacation benefits shall accrue and shall otherwise be in accordance with the Company’s policy for employee vacation time).  

(d)    Expenses.  The Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable expenses (“Expenses”) incurred by him in the course of performing his duties under this Agreement which are consistent with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time with respect to travel, entertainment and other business expenses, subject to the Company’s requirements with respect to reporting and documentation of such expenses.  If any expense reimbursement to Executive under this Agreement, including this paragraph and paragraph 22 hereof, is determined to be “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A, then the reimbursement shall be made to Executive as soon as practicable after submission for the reimbursement, but no later than December 31 of the year following the year during which such expense was incurred.  Further, expenses eligible for reimbursement, including those hereunder and pursuant to paragraph 22 hereof, shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year.
4.    Termination Without Cause or pursuant to a Constructive Termination.
(a)    Qualifying Termination.  Except as applies under paragraph 4(b), if Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated without Cause (as herein defined) or by Executive pursuant to a Constructive Termination (as herein defined), then (i) the Employment Period shall be deemed to have ended as of the date of the termination of employment (the “Termination Date”), and (ii) Executive shall be entitled to receive (A) all earned and accrued Base Salary through the Termination Date, any then accrued and unpaid Bonus for any fiscal year of the Company which ended prior to the Termination Date, all earned but unused Vacation as of the Termination Date, and, subject to the timely submission of required documentation, all unpaid, reimbursable Expenses as of the Termination Date (the “Accrued Obligations”), and subject to Executive’s continued compliance with paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof, (B) an amount equal to one times (1X) Executive’s Base Salary in effect on the Termination Date, payable in equal monthly installments, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices in effect on the Termination Date, for the twelve (12) month period following the Termination Date, (C) an amount (the “Pro-Rata Amount”) equal to the product of (p) the percentage of the days in the applicable calendar year that Executive is employed by the Company and (q) Executive’s annual Bonus for such full year if Executive’s employment had not terminated (without regard to any subjective performance goals), payable in accordance with paragraph 3(c) hereof, (E) if the Executive and/or his dependents elect continuation coverage under COBRA, payment by the Company of the COBRA premiums for the Executive and/or his dependents in the same amount paid by the Company prior to the Termination Date during the period beginning on the Termination Date and ending on the first to occur of (xx) the date twelve (12) months after the Termination Date and (yy) the first day Executive becomes eligible for similar benefits under another employer’s plans, (F) to the extent allowed under the applicable plans, continued participation in the Company’s life, long-term disability, and group accident plans beginning on the Termination Date and ending on the first to occur of (xx) the date twelve (12) months after the Termination Date and (yy) the first day Executive becomes eligible for similar benefits under another employer’s plans, and (G) outplacement services provided by a nationally-recognized outplacement firm, such services to be commensurate with the services commonly provided to a person in a position comparable to Executive’s position with the Company, subject, in each case, to withholding and other appropriate deductions.
(b)    Qualifying Termination in Connection with a Change in Control.  If the Termination Date occurs on or in the twelve (12) months following a Change in Control (as herein defined) due to Executive’s termination of employment by the Company without Cause or by Executive pursuant to a Constructive Termination (“Change in Control Termination”), then, in lieu of the payments and benefits set out in the preceding provisions of paragraph 4(a), (i) the Employment Period shall be deemed to have ended as of the Termination Date and (ii) Executive shall be entitled to receive (A) the Accrued Obligations, and subject to Executive’s continued compliance with paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof, (B) an amount equal to one and one-half times (1.5X) Executive’s Base Salary in effect on the Termination Date, payable in equal monthly installments, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices in effect on the Termination Date, for the eighteen (18) month period following the Termination Date, (C) the Pro-Rata Amount as set forth in paragraph 4(a), (D) if the Executive and/or his dependents elect continuation coverage under COBRA, payment by the Company of the COBRA premiums for the Executive and/or his dependents in the same amount paid by the Company prior to the Termination Date during the period beginning on the Termination Date and ending on the first to occur of (xx) the date eighteen (18) months after the Termination Date and (yy) the first day Executive becomes eligible for similar benefits under another employer’s plans, (E) to the extent allowed under the applicable plans, continued participation in the Company’s life, long-term disability, and group accident plans beginning on the Termination Date and ending on the first to occur of (xx) the date eighteen (18) months after the Termination Date and (yy) the first day Executive becomes eligible for similar benefits under another employer’s plans, and (F) outplacement services provided by a nationally-recognized outplacement firm, such services to be commensurate with the services commonly provided to a person in a position comparable to Executive’s position with the Company, subject, in each case, to withholding and other appropriate deductions.  For purposes of this paragraph 4(b) “Change in Control” shall have the meaning set forth in the Company’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan. 
(c)    Termination Due to Death or Disability.  If Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated by reason of the death or long-term disability of Executive, then (i) the Employment Period shall be deemed to have ended as of the date Executive ceases to be employed by the Company, and (ii) Executive shall be entitled to receive (A) the Accrued Obligations, and (B) an amount (the “Pro-Rata Amount”) equal to the product of (p) the percentage of the days in the applicable calendar year that Executive is employed by the Company and (q) the annual Bonus Executive would have received, based on performance goals, if Executive’s employment had not terminated, payable in accordance with paragraph 3(c) hereof.  For purposes of this paragraph 4(c), Executive will be deemed to have a “long-term disability” if, for physical or mental reasons, Executive is unable to perform the essential functions of Executive’s duties under this Agreement for ninety (90) consecutive days, or one hundred twenty (120) days during any twelve (12) month period, as determined in accordance with this paragraph 4(c).  The disability of Executive will be determined by a medical doctor selected by written agreement of the Company and Executive upon the request of either party by notice to the other.  If the Company and Executive cannot agree on the selection of a medical doctor, each of them will select a medical doctor and the two medical doctors will select a third medical doctor who will determine whether Executive has a disability.  The determination of the medical doctor selected under this paragraph 4(c) will be binding on both parties.  Executive must submit to a reasonable number of examinations by the medical doctor making the determination of disability under this paragraph 4(c) and Executive hereby authorizes the disclosure and release to the Company of such determination and all supporting medical records.  If Executive is not legally competent, Executive’s legal guardian or duly authorized attorney-in-fact will act in Executive’s stead, under this paragraph 4(c), for the purposes of submitting Executive to the examinations, and providing the authorization of disclosure, required under this paragraph 4(c).
(d)    Termination for Cause or Voluntarily By Executive.  If Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause or due to Executive’s voluntary resignation other than by Constructive Termination, then (i) the Employment Period shall be deemed to have ended as of the date Executive ceases to be employed by the Company and (ii) Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Obligations.  Executive shall provide fifteen (15) days notice of the date he intends to resign.
(e)    No Obligations.  Except as expressly provided in paragraphs 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c) above, or as required by law, upon the date Executive ceases to be employed by the Company (i) all of Executive’s rights to Base Salary, Bonus, and Benefits hereunder (if any) shall cease and (ii) no other severance compensation or retirement benefits shall be payable by the Company Group to Executive.
(f)    Definition of Cause.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (i) Executive’s conviction by a court (or plea of guilty or no contest) of a felony, or any crime involving theft, dishonesty or moral turpitude; (ii) act(s) or omission(s) by Executive which are willful and deliberate act(s) or omission(s) which harm or injure the business, operations, financial condition, properties, assets, prospects, value or reputation of the Company Group in any material respect; (iii) Executive’s willful misconduct which results in material harm to the Company Group or which has a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, prospects, value or business relationships of the Company Group; (iv) Executive’s willful disregard of the lawful and reasonable directives of the Board or Executive’s willful failure to observe policies or standards approved by the Company, Company Group, or their Boards of Directors, including policies or standards regarding employment practices (including nondiscrimination and sexual harassment policies); (v) the use of illegal drugs or repetitive abuse of other drugs; (vi) repetitive excessive consumption of alcohol, which results in material harm to the Company Group or its subsidiaries; or (vii) Executive’s gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to any member of the Company Group which results in material harm to the Company Group and/or which has a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets, prospects, value or business relationships of any member of the Company Group; or (viii) a material breach by Executive of any material covenant or agreement between Executive and any member of the Company Group, including paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof; provided that if the breach is not a breach of paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof or any other restrictive covenant and is capable of remedy, Executive shall have ten (10) days from notification of the breach by the Company in which to remedy such breach.  For avoidance of doubt a breach of paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 or any other restrictive covenant shall not be subject to remedy and any such breach shall be considered “Cause” for termination. 
(g)    Definition of Constructive Termination.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Constructive Termination” shall mean a voluntary termination of employment by Executive for any of the following reasons, without the express written consent of Executive, unless such events are corrected in all material respects by the Company within thirty (30) days following written notification by Executive to the Board: (i) the material reduction or diminution by the Board of the duties, responsibilities, authority or reporting relationship of Executive; (ii) a material reduction of Executive’s Base Salary; (iii) a relocation of Executive’s principal office by more than fifty (50) miles from his principal office on the Effective Date;  (iv) any failure of the Company to assign or any successor to assume the Company’s obligations under this Agreement at or following the occurrence of a Change in Control; or (v) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company. Executive shall provide the Board with a written notice that an event has occurred and will serve as cause for Constructive Termination within thirty (30) days after the date Executive had knowledge, or should have had knowledge, of the first occurrence of such circumstances, and actually terminate employment within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the Company’s cure period as set forth above (in which cure does not occur).  Otherwise, any claim of such circumstances as “Constructive Termination” shall be deemed irrevocably waived by Executive.
(h)    General Release.  Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, (i) Executive shall not be entitled to receive any payments, Benefits or other compensation under this paragraph 4 (beyond the Accrued Obligations) unless and until Executive has executed and delivered to the Company a general release substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a “General Release”) (with such changes thereto as may be required due to (A) changes in the law or if Executive’s termination of employment is part of a reduction in force requiring a longer (45-day) opportunity to consider the Release or (B) to comply with Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”) or state law requirements) within sixty (60) days of the Termination Date, and the time for revocation of such release has elapsed and (ii) to the extent that the payment of any amount constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, any such payment scheduled to occur during the first sixty (60) days following the termination of employment shall not be paid until the first regularly scheduled pay period following the sixtieth (60th) day following such termination and shall include payment of any amount that was otherwise scheduled to be paid prior thereto.
(i)    Separation From Service.  For purposes of this Agreement, termination of employment means a “separation from service” under Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).  For this purpose, whether a termination of employment has occurred is determined based on whether the Company and Executive reasonably anticipated that no further services would be performed after a certain date or that the level of bona fide services Executive would perform after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) would permanently decrease to less than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of bona fide services performed (whether as an employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period.
(j)    Payroll Practices.  All payments, benefits or other compensation under this paragraph 4 shall be paid in accordance with normal payroll practices as in effect on the Termination Date, except as provided in subparagraph (h) hereof, and subject to required payroll withholdings over the course of the period provided for within the applicable subsection above.
(k)    No Mitigation.  Executive shall be under no obligation to seek other employment after his termination of employment with the Company and the obligations of the Company to Executive which arise upon the termination of his employment pursuant to this paragraph 4 shall not be subject to mitigation or offset by any compensation, income or benefits earned by, or provided to, Executive during the applicable severance payment period other than as provided in the case of Benefits if Executive accepts other employment during such period.
5.    Golden Parachute Tax.  In the event that any payments, entitlements or benefits (whether made or provided pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) provided to Executive constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), may be subject to an excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, then, Executive shall be entitled to the greater of, as determined on an after-tax basis (taking into account any such excise tax), (i) such parachute payments or (ii) the greatest reduced amount of such parachute payments as would result in no amount of such parachute payments being subject to such excise tax.  Any such payment reduction contemplated by the preceding sentence shall be implemented as follows: first, by reducing any payments to be made to Executive under paragraph 4(a)(ii)(B) or 4(b)(ii)(B) hereof, as applicable; second, by reducing any other cash payments to be made to Executive but only if the value of such cash payments is not greater than the parachute value of such payments; third, by cancelling the acceleration of vesting of any outstanding equity-based compensation awards that are subject to performance vesting, the performance goals for which were met as of Executive’s date of termination or if later the date of the occurrence of the change in control; fourth, by cancelling the acceleration of vesting of any restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards; fifth, by eliminating the Company’s payment of the cost of any post-termination continuation of medical and dental benefits for Executive and his eligible dependents and sixth, by cancelling the acceleration of vesting of any stock options or stock appreciation rights.  In the case of the reductions to be made pursuant to each of the above-mentioned clauses, the payment and/or benefit amounts to be reduced and the acceleration of vesting to be cancelled shall be reduced or cancelled in the inverse order of their originally scheduled dates of payment or vesting, as applicable, and shall be so reduced (x) only to the extent that the payment and/or benefit otherwise to be paid or the vesting of the award that otherwise would be accelerated, would be treated as a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2)(A) of the Code, and (y) only to the extent necessary to achieve the required reduction hereunder.  The determination of such after-tax amount under clauses (i) and (ii), above, shall be made by a nationally recognized certified public accounting firm that is selected by the Company and for purposes of present valuing any such payments under Treasury Regulation 1.280G-1 Q&A 32, the discount rate to be used shall be the applicable Federal rate as in effect on the Effective Date.
6.    Confidential Information.  Executive acknowledges that the information, observations and data obtained by him while employed by any member of the Company Group concerning the business or affairs of the Company Group or provided to the Company Group by its customers and suppliers, that is not known generally to the public (“Confidential Information”), are the property of the Company Group.  Therefore, Executive agrees that during his employment and for a period of two (2) years thereafter he shall not disclose to any unauthorized person or use for his own purposes any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Board other than in a good faith effort to promote the interests of the Company Group, unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of Executive’s acts or omissions.  With respect to any Confidential Information constituting a trade secret under applicable law, Executive agrees not to use or disclose such information for so long as the item continues to constitute a trade secret (i.e., the two (2) year restriction shall not apply to such information).  Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Employment Period, or at any other time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer tapes, printouts and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of any member of the Company Group which he may then possess or have under his control.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph 6 shall be construed to in any way limit the rights of the Company to protect confidential or proprietary information which constitute trade secrets under applicable trade secret laws.  The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain strictly confidential, and Executive hereby agrees not to disclose the terms and conditions hereof to any person or entity, other than immediate family members, legal advisors or personal tax or financial advisors, or prospective future employers solely for the purpose of disclosing the limitations on Executive’s conduct imposed by the provisions of this paragraph 6 who, in each case, shall be instructed by Executive to keep such information confidential.
7.    Inventions and Patents.  Executive acknowledges that all inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable) which relate to the Company Group’s actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by Executive while employed by the Company Group (“Work Product”) belong to the applicable member of the Company Group.  Executive will promptly disclose such Work Product to the Company and perform all actions requested by the Company (whether during or after employment) to establish and confirm such ownership (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments).
8.    Non-Solicitation; Non-Competition.
(a)    In further consideration of the compensation to be paid to Executive hereunder, Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment with the Company Group, he has and will continue to become familiar with the Company Group’s trade secrets and with other Confidential Information concerning the Company Group and that his services shall be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company Group.  Therefore, Executive agrees that while an employee of the Company Group, Executive will not directly or indirectly compete against any member of the Company Group or directly or indirectly divert or attempt to divert any business from any member of the Company Group anywhere such company is doing business. 
(b)    Executive agrees that for the twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, solicit for the purpose of providing, or otherwise provide, any products or services competitive with the products or services offered by (or planned to be offered by, assuming Executive was aware of those plans while employed by Company) the Company Group to any customer of the Company Group with whom/which Executive had contact on behalf of the Company Group during the twenty-four (24) months preceding the end of Executive’s employment with the Company.
(c)    Executive agrees that for the twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, solicit for the purpose of providing, or otherwise provide, any products or services competitive with the products or services offered by (or planned to be offered by, assuming Executive was aware of those plans while employed by Company) the Company Group to any customer of the Company Group about whom/which Executive acquired non-public information during the twenty-four (24) months preceding the end of Executive’s employment with the Company.
(d)    Executive agrees that for the twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment, Executive will not request or advise any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor, landlord or other business relation of the Company Group with whom/which Executive had contact on behalf of the Company Group during the twenty-four (24) months preceding the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company to withdraw, curtail or cancel its business dealings with such member of the Company Group.
(e)    Executive agrees that for the twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment, Executive will not directly or indirectly recruit or solicit any employee of the Company Group for employment or encourage any employee of the Company Group to leave such member of the Company Group’s employ.  An employee shall be deemed covered by this clause (e) while employed by the Company Group and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter.
(f)    In addition, Executive agrees that for the twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment, Executive will not provide, in any capacity, Restricted Services to any business located in the United States or Germany which provides services or products competitive with those sold or provided by any member of the Company Group during the twenty-four (24) months preceding the end of Executive’s employment with the Company.  The term “Restricted Services” shall mean services similar to those which Executive provided any member of the Company Group during the twenty-four (24) months preceding Executive’s termination of employment, for whatever reason, and which would involve use or disclosure of the Company’s Confidential Information.
(g)    In the event of the breach by Executive of any of the provisions of this
paragraph 8, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to all other available rights and remedies, to withhold any or all of the amounts agreed to be paid to Executive hereunder and the Company shall also be entitled to terminate his employment status hereunder and the provision of any benefits and compensation conditioned upon such status.
9.    Non-Solicitation; Non-Competition for a Change In Control Termination.
(a)    In further consideration of the compensation to be paid to Executive hereunder, Executive acknowledges that in the event of a Change in Control Termination his knowledge of the Company Group’s trade secrets and other Confidential Information concerning the Company Group and his services shall be of additional special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company Group.  Therefore, Executive agrees that following a Change in Control Termination he shall be subject to the restrictions identified in paragraph 8 above, but that the time periods identified in paragraph 8 above shall be extended from twelve (12) months to eighteen (18) months.
(b)    In the event of the breach by Executive of any of the provisions of this paragraph 9, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to all other available rights and remedies, to withhold any or all of the amounts agreed to be paid to Executive hereunder and the Company shall also be entitled to terminate his employment status hereunder and the provision of any benefits and compensation conditioned upon such status.
10.    Non-Disparagement.  During the Employment Period and for the two year period following the Termination Date, Executive agrees not to make public statements or communications that disparage the Company Group or their businesses, services, products or their affiliates or their current, former or future directors or executive officers (in their capacity as such), or with respect to any current or former director or executive officer or shareholder of the Company Group or its affiliates (in their capacity as such). The foregoing shall not be violated by truthful statements made in response to legal process, required governmental testimony or filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings).
11.    Remedies.  In addition and supplementary to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, the Company may apply to the court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction, without posting any bond, for specific performance and/or injunctive or other relief in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions hereof, including paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof.  In the event of a violation by Executive of paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof, any severance being paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise shall immediately cease. 
12.    Government Cooperation.  Nothing in this agreement prohibits Executive from reporting possible violations of local, state, foreign or federal law or regulation, or related facts, to any governmental agency or entity or making other reports or disclosures that, in each case, are protected under the whistleblower provisions of local, state, foreign or federal law or regulation.   Without limitation, Executive may report possible violations of law or regulation and related facts to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, and any agency Inspector General.  Executive not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures, and you do not need to notify the Company that he has made such reports or disclosures. 
13.    Choice of Law.  All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that could cause the applications of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Wisconsin.  Each of the parties agrees that any dispute between the parties shall be resolved only in the courts of the State of Wisconsin or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts.  In that context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submits in any proceeding relating to this Agreement or Executive’s employment by any member of the Company Group, or for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof (a “Proceeding”), to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Wisconsin, the court of the United States of America for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals from any of the foregoing, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such Wisconsin State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court, (b) consents that any such Proceeding may and shall be brought in such courts and waives any objection that Executive or the Company may now or thereafter have to the venue or jurisdiction of any such Proceeding in any such court or that such Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same, (c) WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY OR ANY MEMBER OF THE COMPANY GROUP, OR EXECUTIVE’S OR THE COMPANY GROUP’S PERFORMANCE UNDER, OR THE ENFORCEMENT OF, THIS AGREEMENT, (d) agrees that service of process in any such Proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at Executive’s or the Company’s address as provided in paragraph 20 hereof, and (e) agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Wisconsin.  Each party shall be responsible for its own legal fees incurred in connection with any dispute hereunder; provided that the Company shall reimburse Executive for the costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with any such dispute if Executive prevails as a result of a final, non-appealable determination on the substantive claims that are involved in such dispute; provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligations under this paragraph 13 if the Executive has breached, or is in breach of, paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 hereof.
14.    Representation by Executive.  Executive represents and warrants to the Company that he is not a party to any agreement containing a noncompetition provision or other restriction with respect to (i) the nature of any services or business which he is obligated or likely obligated to perform or conduct for the Company (or any other member of the Company Group) under this Agreement, or (ii) the disclosure or use of any information which directly or indirectly relates to the nature of the business of any member of the Company Group or the services to be rendered or likely to be rendered by Executive under this Agreement.
15.    Complete Agreement.  This Agreement shall embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof or thereof in any way.
16.    Successor and Assigns.  This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive and the Company and their respective successors, heirs and assigns.  Executive hereby consents to the assignment of this Agreement to any of Company’s successors, assigns, or purchasers of its assets.
17.    Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended, and any provision hereof may be waived, at any time by written agreement between the Company (with the approval of the Board) and Executive.
18.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which together shall constitute but one agreement.
19.    No Waiver.  No failure or delay on the part of the Company or Executive in enforcing or exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.
20.    Severability and Legal Construction.  If any provision or clause of this Agreement, or portion thereof shall be held by any court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid, void, or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Agreement, other than those as to which it has been held invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby.  Upon such determination that any provision, or the application of any such provision, is illegal, invalid, void, or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the greatest extent possible.  In the event the parties are unable to reach an agreement, any court or other tribunal shall have the authority to modify the Agreement so as to make it enforceable.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to nor shall be interpreted to impermissibly burden Executive’s ability to practice law, and the post-employment restrictions imposed on Executive under this Agreement are expressly limited in effect to the extent permissible under and consistent with Wisconsin Supreme Court Rule 20:5.6.
21.    Notices.  For purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery, if delivered by hand, (b) on the date of transmission, if delivered by confirmed facsimile or electronic mail, (c) on the first business day following the date of deposit, if delivered by guaranteed overnight delivery service, or (d) on the fourth business day following the date delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
Jason Industries, Inc.
833 East Michigan Street, Suite 900  
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Attention: Chief Executive Officer

or at such other address as the Company, by notice to Executive, shall designate in writing from time to time.
(a)    If such notice is to Executive, at Executive’s address as shown on the Company’s records, or at such other address as Executive, by notice to the Company, shall designate in writing from time to time.
22.    Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary:
(a)    If and to the extent any payment or benefits under this Agreement are otherwise subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A, the intent of the parties is that such payment and benefits shall comply with Code Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted, and such payment and benefits shall be paid or provided under such other conditions determined by the Company that cause such payment and benefits, to be in compliance therewith.  To the extent that any provision hereof is modified in order to comply with Code Section 409A, such modification shall be made in good faith and shall, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, maintain the original intent and economic benefit to the parties hereto of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Code Section 409A.  The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments or benefits provided under this Agreement will be exempt from or comply with Code Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Code Section 409A from applying to any such payments or benefits.  In no event whatsoever shall the Company Group be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty that may be imposed on Executive by Code Section 409A or damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A.
(b)    A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following Executive’s termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.”
(c)    Each severance payment payable to Executive under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate and distinct “payment” for purposes of Code Section 409A.  Accordingly, any such payments that would otherwise be payable (i) within 2-1/2 months after the end of the Company’s taxable year containing Executive’s employment termination date, or (ii) within 2-1⁄2 months after Executive’s taxable year containing Executive’s employment termination date, whichever occurs later (the “Short Term Deferral Period”), are exempt from Code Section 409A.  Furthermore, any such payments paid after the Short Term Deferral Period are exempt from Code Section 409A as severance pay due to an involuntary separation from service to the extent that the sum of those payments is equal to or less than the maximum amount described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A) (the “Involuntary Separation Amount”) because such payments are payable only upon Executive’s “involuntary” separation from service for purposes of Code Section 409A.  Accordingly, the sum of (A) such payments that are paid within the Short Term Deferral Period and (B) such payments paid after the Short Term Deferral Period that do not exceed the Involuntary Separation Amount are exempt from Code Section 409A and, therefore, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if Executive is a “specified employee” (as defined in Code Section 409A), only those payments that are not otherwise exempt from Code Section 409A under clause (A) and (B) above and that would otherwise have been payable in the first six (6) months following Executive’s termination of employment will not be paid to Executive until the date that is six months after the date of Executive’s termination of employment (or, if earlier, Executive’s date of death).  Any such deferred payments will be paid in a lump sum on the first day after such six month delay; provided that no such actions shall reduce the amount of any payments otherwise payable to Executive under this Agreement.  Thereafter, the remainder of any such payments shall be payable in accordance with Section 4(a) and 4(b), as applicable.
(d)    All expenses or other reimbursements to Executive under this Agreement, if any, shall be made on or prior to the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such expenses were incurred by Executive (provided that if any such reimbursements constitute taxable income to the Executive, such reimbursements shall be paid no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses to be reimbursed were incurred), and no such reimbursement or expenses eligible for reimbursement in any taxable year shall in any way affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year.
(e)    Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company.
(f)    In no event shall any payment under this Agreement that constitutes “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A be offset by any other payment pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.
(g)    To the extent required under Code Section 409A, (i) any reference herein to the term “Agreement” shall mean this Agreement and any other plan, agreement, method, program, or other arrangement, with which this Agreement is required to be aggregated under Code Section 409A, and (ii) any reference herein to the term “Company” and “Company Group” shall mean the Company, the Company Group, and all persons with whom the Company and the Company Group would be considered a single employer under Code Section 414(b) or 414(c).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement as of the date first written above.
JASON INDUSTRIES, INC.

/s/ Brian Kobylinski    
Name:  Brian Kobylinski
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer

EXECUTIVE

/s/ Keith A. Walz    
Keith A. Walz

Exhibit A
GENERAL RELEASE
Release of Claims by Executive.  I, Keith A. Walz (“Executive”), in consideration of and subject to the performance by Jason Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) of its material obligations under the Employment Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2018 (the “Agreement”), do hereby release and forever discharge as of the date hereof the Company and any present and former directors, officers, agents, representatives, employees, subsidiaries, successors and assigns of the Company and its direct or indirect owners (collectively, the “Released Parties”) to the extent provided below. The Released Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of this General Release, and this General Release may be enforced by each of them in accordance with the terms hereof in respect of the rights granted to such Released Parties hereunder.  Terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

		
	1.
	I understand that any payments or benefits paid or granted to me under paragraph 4 of the Agreement represent, in part, consideration for signing this General Release and are not salary, wages or benefits to which I was already entitled.  I understand and agree that I will not receive the payments and benefits specified in paragraph 4 of the Agreement unless I execute this General Release and do not revoke this General Release within the time period permitted hereafter or breach this General Release.

		
	2.
	Except as provided in paragraph 3 below and except for the provisions of the Agreement which expressly survive the termination of my employment with the Company, I knowingly and voluntarily (for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns) release and forever discharge the Company and the other Released Parties from any and all claims, suits, controversies, actions, causes of action, cross claims, counter‐claims, demands, debts, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive or exemplary damages, other damages, claims for costs and attorneys’ fees, or liabilities of any nature whatsoever in law and in equity, both past and present (through the date that this General Release becomes effective and enforceable) and whether known or unknown, suspected, or claimed against the Company and/or any of the Released Parties which I, my spouse, or any of my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, ever had, now have, or hereafter may have, by reason of any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of my initial dealings with the Company to the date of this General Release, and particularly, but without limitation of the foregoing general terms, any claims arising from or relating in any way to my employment relationship with Company, the terms and conditions of that employment relationship, and the termination of that employment relationship (including, but not limited to, any allegation, claim or violation, arising under:  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act); the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended, the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; any applicable Executive Order Programs; the Fair Labor Standards Act; or their state or local counterparts; or under any other federal, state or local civil or human rights law, or under any other local, state, or federal law, regulation or ordinance; or under any public policy, contract or tort, or under common law; or arising under any policies, practices or procedures of the Company; or any claim for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, defamation; or any claim for costs, fees, or other expenses, including attorneys’ fees incurred in these matters) (all of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Claims”). I understand and intend that this General Release constitutes a general release of all claims and that no reference herein to a specific form of claim, statute or type of relief is intended to limit the scope of this General Release.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this General Release to the contrary, Claims shall not include (a) any claims I may have against the Released Parties for a failure to comply with, or a breach of, any provision of the Agreement, (b) any rights I may have to indemnification (i) as an officer, director or employee under the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of any of the Released Parties or (ii) pursuant to any insurance policies or contracts of any of the Released Parties, (c) any claims I may have against the Released Parties for vested benefits as of the date of the termination of my employment under any agreement, plan or program of any of the Released Parties, or (d) any right to continuation coverage under COBRA.

		
	3.
	I agree that this General Release does not waive or release any rights or claims that I may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 which arise after the date I execute this General Release.  I acknowledge and agree that my separation from employment with the Company in compliance with the terms of the Agreement shall not serve as the basis for any claim or action (including, without limitation, any claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967).

		
	4.
	In signing this General Release, I acknowledge and intend that it shall be effective as a bar to each and every one of the Claims hereinabove mentioned or implied. I expressly consent that this General Release shall be given full force and effect according to each and all of its express terms and provisions, including those relating to unknown and unsuspected Claims (notwithstanding any state or local statute that expressly limits the effectiveness of a general release of unknown, unsuspected and unanticipated Claims), if any, as well as those relating to any other Claims hereinabove mentioned or implied.  I acknowledge and agree that this waiver is an essential and material term of this General Release and that without such waiver the Company would not have agreed to the terms of the Agreement.  I further agree that in the event that I should bring a Claim seeking damages against the Company, or in the event that I should seek to recover against the Company in any Claim brought by a governmental agency on my behalf, this General Release shall serve as a complete defense to such Claims to the maximum extent permitted by law.  I further agree that I am not aware of any pending claim, or of any facts that could give rise to a claim, of the type described in paragraph 2 as of the execution of this General Release.

		
	5.
	I agree that I will forfeit all amounts payable by the Company pursuant to the Agreement if I challenge the validity of this General Release.  However, I understand that nothing in this Agreement prohibits or limits my right to challenge the validity of this Agreement under the Older Worker’s Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”).

		
	6.
	I agree to reasonably cooperate with the Company in any internal investigation or administrative, regulatory, or judicial proceeding. I understand and agree that my cooperation may include, but not be limited to, making myself available to the Company upon reasonable notice for interviews and factual investigations; appearing at the Company’s request to give testimony without requiring service of a subpoena or other legal process; volunteering to the Company pertinent information; and turning over to the Company all relevant documents which are in or may come into my possession all at times and on schedules that are reasonably consistent with my other permitted activities and commitments.  I understand that in the event the Company asks for my cooperation in accordance with this provision, the Company will reimburse me solely for reasonable travel expenses, including transportation, lodging and meals, upon my submission of receipts.

		
	7.
	I agree that neither this General Release, nor the furnishing of the consideration for this General Release, shall be deemed or construed at any time to be an admission by the Company, any Released Party or myself of any improper or unlawful conduct.

		
	8.
	I agree that this General Release and the Agreement are confidential and agree not to disclose any information regarding the terms of this General Release or the Agreement, except to my immediate family and any tax, legal or other counsel that I have consulted regarding the meaning or effect hereof or as required by law, and I will instruct each of the foregoing not to disclose the same to anyone.

		
	9.
	Any non‐disclosure provision in this General Release does not prohibit or restrict me (or my attorney) from responding to any inquiry about this General Release or its underlying facts and circumstances by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), or any other self‐regulatory organization or governmental entity.

		
	10.
	Whenever possible, each provision of this General Release shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this General Release is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this General Release shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. This General Release constitutes the complete and entire agreement and understanding among the parties, and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements, commitments, understandings or arrangements, whether written or oral, between or among any of the parties, in each case concerning the subject matter hereof.

BY SIGNING THIS GENERAL RELEASE, I REPRESENT AND AGREE THAT:

		
	1.
	I HAVE READ IT CAREFULLY;

		
	2.
	I UNDERSTAND ALL OF ITS TERMS AND KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RIGHTS UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, AS AMENDED, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED, THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, AND THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED;

		
	3.
	I VOLUNTARILY CONSENT TO EVERYTHING IN IT;

		
	4.
	I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE EXECUTING IT AND I HAVE DONE SO OR, AFTER CAREFUL READING AND CONSIDERATION, I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DO SO OF MY OWN VOLITION;

		
	5.
	I HAVE HAD AT LEAST [21][45] DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MY RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE TO CONSIDER IT AND THE CHANGES MADE SINCE MY FIRST RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE ARE NOT MATERIAL OR WERE MADE AT MY REQUEST AND WILL NOT RESTART THE REQUIRED [21][45]‐DAY PERIOD;

		
	6.
	I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE TO REVOKE IT AND THAT THIS RELEASE SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE REVOCATION PERIOD HAS EXPIRED;

		
	7.
	I HAVE SIGNED THIS GENERAL RELEASE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AND WITH THE ADVICE OF ANY COUNSEL RETAINED TO ADVISE ME WITH RESPECT TO IT; AND

		
	8.
	I AGREE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GENERAL RELEASE MAY NOT BE AMENDED, WAIVED, CHANGED OR MODIFIED EXCEPT BY AN INSTRUMENT IN WRITING SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY AND BY ME.

SIGNED:                             DATE:                

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