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Amendment Number One to the AIP Deferred Compensation Plan

 Exhibit 10.8 
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE DEL MONTE CORPORATION 
 AIP DEFERRED
COMPENSATION PLAN 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.2(e) of the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Blue Acquisition
Group, Inc., Blue Merger Sub Inc. and Del Monte Foods Company (“Company”) dated as of November 24, 2010 (“Merger Agreement”), and the Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”) dated as of
November 24, 2010, the Company, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, including without limitation, Del Monte Corporation (“Corporation”), agreed (i) to fully vest all Plan Account Balances, (ii) to terminate and
liquidate the Elective Deferral Accounts under the Del Monte Corporation AIP Deferred Compensation Plan (“Plan”) (with the Participating Employer Matching Contribution Accounts to remain), (iii) unless otherwise agreed to between the
Committee and a specific Participant, to convert the Deferred Stock Units allocated to the Plan Accounts to cash, with a value equal to the product of the Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the number of Deferred Stock
Units allocated to each Plan Account, (iv) that the Participating Employer Matching Contribution Accounts will hereinafter be invested pursuant to individual Participant investment direction from among a menu of investment options made
available from time to time, all effective immediately prior to (and contingent upon) the Effective Time of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and (v) to amend the Plan to confirm the treatment of all Deferred Stock Units
outstanding under the Plan as provided for in the Merger Agreement. 
 NOW THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows,
effective, unless otherwise stated, as of the Effective Time of the Merger. 
 1. A new paragraph is added to the end of the
Introductory Page of the Plan, to read as follows: 
 “Merger; Liquidation of Elective Deferral Accounts; Change of
Investment Options 
 Pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as herein defined), upon the Effective Time of the Merger,
(i) all Account Balances became fully vested, (ii) the Elective Deferral Accounts were terminated and liquidated (through the deemed distribution of the appropriate number of shares of Company Common Stock and the receipt of the per share
Merger Consideration with respect thereto), and (iii) unless otherwise agreed to between the Committee and a specific Participant, the Deferred Stock Units were converted to cash (with a value equal to the product of the Merger Consideration
(as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the number of Deferred Stock Units allocated to each Plan Account, and (iv) the Participating Employer Matching Accounts became subject to individual Participant investment direction, from among a menu
of investment options made available from time to time, all effective immediately prior to (and contingent upon) the Effective Time of the Merger.” 
 2. Section 1.1 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof: 

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, effective as of the Effective Time of the Merger, the Elective Deferral Accounts
were terminated and liquidated, and unless otherwise agreed to between the Committee and a specific Participant, the Deferred Stock Units allocated 

 
to the remaining Participating Employer Matching Contribution Accounts were converted to cash.” 
 3. Section 1.3 is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof: 

“In connection with the adoption of the Del Monte Foods Company Deferred Compensation Plan, no further Annual Incentive Plan
payments were permitted to be deferred hereunder, effective as of October 1, 2009.” 
 4. Section 1.13 is hereby
amended to add the following at the end thereof: 
 “Notwithstanding the above, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the
Participants’ Elective Deferral Accounts were terminated and liquidated (through the deemed distribution of the appropriate number of shares of Company Common Stock and the receipt of the per share Merger Consideration with respect thereto),
and, unless otherwise agreed to between the Committee and a specific Participant, all Deferred Stock Units in the Participants’ Participating Employer Matching Contribution Accounts were converted to cash with a value equal to the product of
the Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the number of Deferred Stock Units allocated to each Plan Account.” 
 5. A new Section 1.15A is hereby added to read as follows: 
 “1.15A
“Effective Time of the Merger” shall mean the date and time at which the Merger of Blue Merger Sub Inc. with and into Del Monte Foods Company, as set forth in the Merger Agreement, became effective.” 

6. Section 1.17 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof: 

“Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, all Elective Deferral Accounts were terminated and liquidated, effective as of the Effective Time
of the Merger, through the deemed distribution of the appropriate number of shares of Company Common Stock and the receipt of the per share Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) with respect thereto.” 

7. A new Section 1.21A is hereby added to read as follows: 
 “1.21A “Merger Agreement” shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Blue Acquisition Group, Inc., Blue Merger Sub Inc. and Del Monte Foods Company, dated as of November 24,
2010.” 
 8. Section 1.21 is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof: 

“Notwithstanding the above, effective as of the Effective Time of the Merger, unless otherwise agreed to between the Committee and a
specific Participant, Deferred Stock Units shall no longer exist, and all amounts allocated to a Participant’s Participating Employer Matching Contribution Account shall be invested as individually directed by each such Participant from a menu
of investment options made available under the Plan from time to time, as further detailed in Section 4.8.” 

  
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 9. A new Section 1.36A is hereby added to read as follows: 

“1.36A “Valuation Date” shall mean each business day of the Plan Year.” 

10. Section 3.1 is hereby amended to add the following at the end thereof: 

“Effective as of October 1, 2009, no new deferrals were permitted hereunder, and effective as of the Effective Time of the
Merger, all Elective Deferral Accounts were terminated and liquidated.” 
 11. Section 3.6 is hereby amended by adding
the following at the end thereof: 
 “Notwithstanding the above, as of the Effective Time of the Merger, unless otherwise
agreed to between the Committee and a specific Participant, the Deferred Stock Units were converted to cash, and all future investment of the Participant Accounts will be by individual investment direction of each Participant, from a menu of
investment options made available hereunder from time to time, as further detailed in Section 4.8.” 
 12.
Section 3.7 is hereby amended to add the following at the end thereof: 
 “Notwithstanding the above, as of the
Effective Time of the Merger, unless otherwise agreed to between the Committee and a specific Participant, the Deferred Stock Units were converted to cash, and all future investment of the Participant Accounts will be by individual investment
direction of each Participant, from a menu of investment options made available hereunder from time to time, as further detailed in Section 4.8. As of the Effective Time of the Merger, unless otherwise agreed to between the Committee and a
specific Participant, all payouts under the Plan shall be solely in cash, equal to the amount allocated to a Participant’s Account.” 
 13. A new Section 4.8 is hereby added to read as follows: 
 “Effective
as of the Effective Time of the Merger, the amount credited to each Account shall be adjusted for the hypothetical investment earnings, expenses, gains or losses in an amount equal to the earnings, expenses, gains or losses attributable to the
investment options selected by the Participant or Beneficiary from among the investment options made available by the Committee or other Plan Administrator from time to time. A Participant or Beneficiary may, pursuant to rules and procedures
established by the Committee, select the investments from among the options then available (to be used to calculate future hypothetical investment adjustments and credits to his Account), effective as of the Valuation Date coincident with or next
following notice to the Committee. Each Account shall be adjusted as of each Valuation Date to reflect (a) hypothetical earnings, expenses, gains and losses described above, (b) amounts credited hereunder, and (c) distributions or
withdrawals. In addition, each Account may be adjusted for its allocable share of the hypothetical costs and expenses associated with the maintenance of the hypothetical investments provided hereunder.” 

14. Section 5.2 is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: 

“Notwithstanding the above, effective as of the Effective Time of the Merger, unless otherwise agreed to between the Committee and a
specific Participant, the Deferred Stock Units 

  
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were converted to cash, and all future payouts shall be solely in cash, equal to the amount allocated to the Participant’s Account.” 

16. Section 6.2 is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: 

“Notwithstanding the above, effective as of the Effective Time of the Merger, unless otherwise agreed to between the Committee and a
specific Participant, the Deferred Stock Units were converted to cash, and all future payouts shall be solely in cash, equal to the amount allocated to the Participant’s Account.” 

17. Section 7.2 is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof: 

“Notwithstanding the above, effective as of the Effective Time of the Merger, unless otherwise agreed to between the Committee and a
specific Participant, the Deferred Stock Units were converted to cash, and all future payouts shall be solely in cash, equal to the amount allocated to the Participant’s Account.” 

18. Section 8.2 is hereby amended to add the following at the end thereof: 

“Notwithstanding the above, effective as of the Effective Time of the Merger, unless otherwise agreed to between the Committee and a
specific Participant, the Deferred Stock Units were converted to cash, and all future payouts shall be solely in cash, equal to the amount allocated to the Participant’s Account.” 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and implementing the approval of the Board made November 24, 2010, the Corporation has executed this Amendment
Number One to the Del Monte AIP Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of November 24, 2010. 
  

			
	 DEL MONTE CORPORATION

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Richard W. Muto

		 	Richard W. Muto
		 	Executive Vice President and
		 	Chief Human Resources Officer

  
 4Omnibus Amendment

 Exhibit 10.9 
 OMNIBUS AMENDMENT 
 TO THE 

DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR AND 
 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN; 
 THE DEL MONTE FOODS
COMPANY 1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN; 
 THE DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY 1998 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN; 

AND THE 

DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 Effective November 24, 2010 
 WHEREAS, Del Monte Foods Company (the
“Company”) maintains the Del Monte Foods Company Non-Employee Director and Independent Contractor 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended through November 15, 2000 (the “1997 Director Plan”); the Del Monte Foods Company 1997
Stock Incentive Plan, as amended October 21, 1999 (the “1997 Plan”); the Del Monte Foods Company 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended through November 15, 2000 (the “1998 Plan”); the Del Monte Foods Company 2002 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective July 28, 2009 (the “2002 Plan,” and together with the 1997 Director Plan, the 1997 Plan, and the 1998 Plan, the “Plans”); and 

WHEREAS, on November 24, 2010, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved amendments to the Plans to
confirm the treatment of all equity awards outstanding under the Plans as provided for in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 24, 2010 entered into by and between the Company, Blue Acquisition Group, Inc., and Blue Merger
Sub Inc. 
 NOW THEREFORE, the Plans are hereby amended as follows, effective as of November 24, 2010. 

1. The following new sentences are hereby added to the end of Section 6(f) of the 1997 Director Plan to read as follows: 

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, shall determine whether
any outstanding Options or Stand-Alone SARs shall, in the context of a Change of Control or any other transaction, be converted into comparable awards of a successor entity or redeemed for payment in cash or kind or both. In the event of a Change of
Control or any other transaction, all outstanding Options and Stand-Alone SARs need not be treated in the same manner.” 

2. The following new sentences are hereby added to the end of Section 6(g) of the 1997 Plan to read as follows: 

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine whether any
outstanding Options shall, in the context of a Change of Control or any other transaction, be converted into comparable awards of a successor entity or redeemed for payment in cash or kind 

 
or both. In the event of a Change of Control or any other transaction, all outstanding Options need not be treated in the same manner.” 

3. The following new sentences are hereby added to the end of Section 6(e)(2)(a) of the 1998 Plan to read as follows: 

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine whether any
outstanding Incentive Awards shall, in the context of a Change of Control or any other transaction, be converted into comparable awards of a successor entity or redeemed for payment in cash or kind or both. In the event of a Change of Control or any
other transaction, all outstanding Incentive Awards need not be treated in the same manner.” 
 4. A new sentence is hereby
added to the end of Section 10(c) of the 2002 Plan to read as follows: 
 “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Plan, in the event of a Change of Control or any other transaction, all outstanding Incentive Awards need not be treated in the same manner.” 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and implementing the approval of the Board made on November 24, 2010, the Company has executed this Omnibus Amendment effective as of November 24, 2010. 

 

			
	DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard W. Muto

		 	Richard W. Muto
		 	Executive Vice President and
		 	Chief Human Resources Officer

  
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