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Exhibit 10.26

Employment Agreement

          This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of February 14, 2008, between COMSYS IT
Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Amy Bobbitt (the “Executive”).

	1.	 	BACKGROUND. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), acting through the Compensation
Committee, considers the employment of the Executive to be in the best interests of the
Company and its shareholders. In connection with Executive’s recent promotion, the Company
desires to enter into this Agreement to establish the terms and conditions of Executive’s
ongoing employment.
	 
	2.	 	DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth
below. Other defined terms have the meanings set forth in the provisions of this Agreement in
which they are used.
	 
	2.1	 	Base Salary is defined in Section 4.1.
	 
	2.2	 	Beneficial Owner is defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act.
	 
	2.3	 	Benefit means any Company-provided or Company-sponsored pension plan, 401k plan, insurance
plan, or other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement made available to the Company’s
employees generally.
	 
	2.4	 	Bonus Potential means the annual bonus amount that will be earned by the Executive under
the Company Bonus Plan if the Company’s EBITDA is 100% of the targeted EBITDA for the
applicable period as set forth on Exhibit B. The Executive’s current Bonus Potential is set
forth on Exhibit A, Schedule 1. If such potential bonus amount is increased at any time in
the Company’s sole discretion, then the resulting increased potential bonus amount shall be
deemed the Bonus Potential for all purposes hereunder.
	 
	2.5	 	Bonus Potential Earned means the amount of the Executive’s Bonus Potential that was earned
during the bonus period in question. The amount earned will be equal to the percentage of
Bonus Potential during the bonus period that corresponds to actual performance during that
period, multiplied by the Executive’s Bonus Potential. The amount earned will be prorated for
any bonus period the Executive was not employed by the Company for the entire bonus period
based on the portion of the bonus period the Executive was employed by the Company. Any such
prorated bonus will be determined at the same time and in the same manner that bonuses are
determined for other participants in the Company Bonus Plan upon completion of such bonus
period and payments will be made at the same time that payments are made to other participants
in the Company Bonus Plan. In no event will any portion of the Bonus Potential be deemed to
have been earned by the Executive if the Executive resigns other than for Good Reason or if
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	2.6	 	Cause: As used in this Agreement:

	 	(a)	 	The term “Cause” or “for cause” or “with cause” (in upper or lower case) means
only one or more of the following except as excluded by subparagraph (b): (1) the
Executive’s conviction of a felony; (2) the Executive’s willful, material and
irreparable breach of this Agreement (other than for reason of illness or disability) or
any other agreement or contract between the Executive and the Company or any of its
subsidiaries; (3) the Executive’s gross negligence in the performance of, or intentional
nonperformance of or inattention to, the Executive’s material duties and
responsibilities hereunder, continuing for thirty (30) days after receipt of written
notice of need to cure the same; or (4) the Executive’s willful dishonesty or financial
dishonesty, moral turpitude, fraud, theft or material misconduct with respect to the
business or affairs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The terms “Cause,” “for cause,” and “with cause” (in upper or lower case) shall
not include any of the following: (1) bad judgment; (2) negligence other than gross
negligence; (3) any act or omission that was based upon (i) authority given pursuant to
a resolution duly adopted by the Board, (ii) instructions of the Board or any committee
thereof or (iii) the advice of counsel for the Company; or (4) any act or omission that
the Executive believed in good faith to have been in the interest of the Company,
without intent of the Executive to gain therefrom, directly or indirectly, a personal
profit to which he was not legally entitled.

	2.7	 	Change of Control is defined in Section 10.2.
	 
	2.8	 	COBRA means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, as the same may be amended
from time to time, or any successor statute, together with any applicable regulations in
effect at the time in question.
	 
	2.9	 	Company Bonus Plan refers to the plan that provides for incentive-based annual corporate
bonuses for all Senior Executives, or such other bonus plan as the Company may from time to
time adopt for its Senior Executives in its sole discretion, for providing such
incentive-based annual bonuses. The Company Bonus Plan shall establish the bonus criteria for
the Company and/or the Executive required for specified bonus payment percentages to be
earned. Any such employee-performance criteria which the Company makes applicable to the
Executive shall be consistent with the Executive’s Position. The Executive’s Bonus Plan is
attached as Exhibit B.
	 
	2.10	 	Company Group means COMSYS IT Partners, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
	 
	2.11	 	Company Business is intentionally defined broadly in view of the Executive’s senior position
with the Company; it means (1) any business engaged in by the Company Group during the
Executive’s Employment, or (2) any other business as to which the Company Group has made
demonstrable preparation to engage in during such Employment and (i) in which preparation the
Executive materially participated, or (ii) concerning which preparation the Executive had
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	2.12	 	Confidential Information means information on any Company Business that the Executive learns
in the course of the Employment, including but not limited to the information described in
Section 8.1, other than information which the Executive can show: (i) was in the Executive’s
possession or within the Executive’s knowledge before Executive became employed by the
Company; or (ii) is or becomes generally known to persons who could take economic advantage of
it, other than officers, directors, and employees of the Company, without breach of an
obligation to the Company; or (iii) the Executive obtained from a party having the right to
disclose it without violation of an obligation to the Company; or (iv) is required to be
disclosed pursuant to legal process (e.g., a subpoena), provided that the Executive timely
notifies the Company upon receiving or becoming aware of the legal process in question.
	 
	2.13	 	Day, in upper or lower case, means a calendar day except as otherwise stated.
	 
	2.14	 	Effective Date is defined in Section 5.1.
	 
	2.15	 	Employment means the Executive’s employment with the Company.
	 
	2.16	 	Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
	 
	2.17	 	Good Reason means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events without the
Executive’s express prior written consent (see also the notice-and-cure provision in the
definition of Resignation for Good Reason):

(a)(1) removal by the Board of the Executive from the Position; (2) a material diminution
in the Executive’s Position, duties, or responsibility from that held by the Executive
immediately prior to such change; or (3) the assignment by the Company to the Executive of
duties that are materially inconsistent with the Executive’s Position;

(b)(1) the Company’s requiring the Executive to perform a majority of her duties or to be
permanently based outside of, or the moving of the Executive’s principal office space from
Phoenix, Arizona (or any other mutually agreeable location); or (2) the Company’s requiring
the Executive to be permanently based (meaning requiring the Executive to perform a majority
of her duties for a period of more than 30 days) anywhere other than within 50 miles of the
Executive’s job location at the time that the directive for such relocation is made by the
Company;

(c) any Reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary, Bonus Potential, or other compensation
(including without limitation any Reduction of any non-contingent bonus or incentive
compensation for which the Executive is eligible);

(d) failure to provide the Executive with any Benefit for which the Executive is eligible
under the Benefit plan’s requirements (and, if such Benefit in question is optional, which
the Executive has elected to receive);

(e) any failure of the Company to fulfill its material obligations under this Agreement or
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incentive plan or other agreement between the Executive and the Company (the Company’s
failure to fulfill obligations addressed in subsections (a) through (d) shall be governed by
those subsections and not subsection (e));

(f) failure of the Company to provide or maintain a Company Bonus Plan whereby the Executive
may earn a bonus as set forth in Section 4.2; or

(g) any purported termination by the Company of the Employment other than as expressly
permitted by this Agreement.

	2.18	 	Group is defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
	 
	2.19	 	Merger Transaction means a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with or
into any other Person or Group, other than the Permitted Holders.
	 
	2.20	 	On-Target Performance means the point at which the requirements under the Company Bonus Plan
necessary for a full payout of the Bonus Potential have been achieved.
	 
	2.21	 	Permitted Holders means Wachovia Investors, Inc. and its affiliates.
	 
	2.22	 	Person is defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
	 
	2.23	 	Position means the area of responsibility so identified on Exhibit A, Schedule 1. If the
Company in its sole discretion increases the Executive’s area of responsibility, then such
increased area of responsibility shall be deemed the Position for all purposes hereunder.
	 
	2.24	 	Reduction, as applied to any aspect of the Executive’s compensation or benefits, means any
exclusion, discontinuance without comparable replacement, diminution or reduction in the same
as in effect immediately prior to such exclusion, discontinuance, diminution or reduction.
	 
	2.25	 	Resign for Good Reason or Resignation for Good Reason means that all of the following occur:

(a) the Executive notifies the Company in writing, in accordance with the notice provisions
of this Agreement, of the occurrence of one or more events constituting Good Reason
hereunder;

(b) the Company fails to revoke, rescind, cancel, or cure the event (or if more than one,
all such events) that was the subject of the notification under subparagraph (a) within
thirty (30) days after such notice; and

(c) within ten (10) business days after the end of the thirty-day period described in
subparagraph (b), the Executive delivers to the Company a notice of resignation in accordance
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	2.26	 	Sale Transaction means a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all
the assets of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to any other Person or Group,
other than the Permitted Holders.
	 
	2.27	 	Schedule 1 means Schedule 1 set forth at the end of this Agreement in Exhibit A.
	 
	2.28	 	Senior Executives means those officers of the Company who are designated executive officers
from time to time.
	 
	2.29	 	Severance Benefits means the post-employment compensation and benefits to be provided to the
Executive by the Company as set forth in Section 6.
	 
	2.30	 	Severance Payment is defined in Section 6.1.
	 
	2.31	 	Special Severance Benefits is defined in Section 10.1.
	 
	2.32	 	Special Severance Payment is defined in Section 10.1.
	 
	2.33	 	Termination Date means the effective date of a termination of the Employment by either the
Company or the Executive.
	 
	2.34	 	Tribunal means a court or other body of competent jurisdiction that is deciding a matter
relating to this Agreement.
	 
	2.35	 	Voting Stock means shares of capital stock of the Company the holders of which are entitled
to vote for the election of directors, but excluding shares entitled to so vote only upon the
occurrence of a contingency unless that contingency shall have occurred.
	 
	3.	 	EMPLOYMENT.
	 
	3.1	 	Position. Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Company hereby
agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to serve the Company, at the
office and in the Position referred to on Exhibit A, Schedule 1.

	 	(a)	 	The Executive will (i) devote substantially all of her time, attention, and
energies to the business of the Company and will diligently and to the best of her
ability perform all duties incident to her Employment hereunder; (ii) use her best
efforts to promote the interests and goodwill of the Company; and (iii) perform such
other duties commensurate with the Position as the Board may from time to time assign to
the Executive.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Executive will obtain the written consent of the Board prior to serving on
corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees. This Section 3.1 will not be
construed as preventing the Executive from serving on the corporate, civic or charitable
boards or committees on which she currently serves, as listed on Exhibit C;
provided, however, that in no event will any such service or business
activity require the provision of substantial services by the Executive to the
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	 	 	 	such businesses or enterprises such that the provision thereof would interfere in any
respect with the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder.

	3.2	 	Office Space, Equipment, etc. The Company will provide the Executive with office space,
related facilities, equipment and support personnel that are commensurate with the Position.
	 
	3.3	 	Expense Reimbursement.

	 	(a)	 	The Company will timely reimburse the Executive for reasonable business expenses
incurred by the Executive in connection with the Employment in accordance with the
Company’s then current policies.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Without limiting Section 2.17 (Good Reason includes relocation without consent),
or this Section 3.3, if the Company determines that the Executive will be relocated,
then the Company will, in connection with such relocation, pay or reimburse the
Executive for all reasonable moving expenses incurred by the Executive.

	4.	 	COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DURING EMPLOYMENT. During the Employment, the Company will
provide compensation and benefits to the Executive as follows:
	 
	4.1	 	Base Salary. The Company will pay the Executive a base salary at a rate (before deductions,
e.g., for employee-paid insurance premiums; deferrals, e.g., for flex-plan contributions; and
withholding) not less than the Base Salary rate set forth on Exhibit A, Schedule 1. If the
Company in its sole discretion increases the Executive’s base salary, then such increased
salary shall be deemed the Base Salary for all purposes hereunder. All salary payments shall
be made in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company but in no less than
equal semi-monthly installments, less withholding or deductions required by law or agreed to
by the Executive.
	 
	4.2	 	Annual Bonus. In addition to the Base Salary, the Executive will participate in the
Company’s Bonus Plan. Executive will be paid her Bonus Potential Earned pursuant to the terms
of the Company Bonus Plan. A copy of Executive’s Bonus Plan is attached as Exhibit B.
	 
	4.3	 	Benefits. The Executive will, upon satisfaction of legal or applicable third-party provider
eligibility requirements with respect thereto, be entitled to participate in all Benefits now
or hereafter in effect or that are hereafter made available to the Company’s employees
generally. The previous sentence shall not be construed as limiting the Company’s right, in
its sole discretion, to add to, reduce, modify, or eliminate any such Benefit. In addition,
the Company shall maintain for the Executive any specific benefits set forth on Exhibit A,
Schedule 1.
	 
	4.4	 	Vacation; Holidays; Sick Leave. During the Employment, the Executive shall be entitled to
sick leave, holidays and vacation time off (included within the Company’s Paid Time Off Policy
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	 	 	Executives (but in no event less than the PTO set forth on Exhibit A, Schedule 1), during
which time her compensation and benefits shall be paid or provided in full.
	 
	4.5	 	Annual Compensation Review. At least annually during the Employment, the Company shall
review with the Executive the Base Salary, the Bonus Potential, and all other forms of
compensation, which the Executive is then receiving (or, in the case of contingent
compensation, for which the Executive is a participant in the applicable plan). The Base
Salary and Bonus Potential may be increased (but not decreased) from time to time as
determined by the Company’s Board or the Compensation Committee thereof. Any increase in Base
Salary shall not limit or reduce any other obligation of the Company to the Executive under
this Agreement. The Base Salary and Bonus Potential may not be decreased without the
Executive’s express prior written consent.
	 
	4.6	 	Equity. Awards of equity securities under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Stock
Incentive Plan (or any successor equity incentive plans) competitive with industry standards
for executives in like positions shall be made from time to time subject to the discretion of
the Compensation Committee of the Board.
	 
	5.	 	TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
	 
	5.1	 	Term of Agreement. The term of the Employment will commence on the date hereof (the
“Effective Date”), continue to December 31, 2008 (the “Original Term”) and renew automatically
thereafter for successive one-year terms (each, a “Renewal Term”) unless written notice of
non-renewal is given by either party to the other party at least six months prior to the end
of the Original Term or any Renewal Term (the “Expiration Date”); provided,
however, that the Employment may also be terminated prior to such Expiration Date (i)
by the Executive for any reason, including Good Reason, (ii) by the Company with Cause, (iii)
by the Company without Cause or (iv) by the Company upon the Disability or death of the
Executive. In the event that (i) the Company does not renew the Agreement at the end of the
Original Term or any Renewal Term, (ii) the Company terminates Employment prior to the
Expiration Date without Cause, (iii) the Executive terminates Employment prior to the
Expiration Date for Good Reason, or (iv) the death or Disability of the Executive, the
Executive shall be entitled to receive Severance Benefits pursuant to Section 6 of this
Agreement.
	 
	5.2	 	Termination in the Event of Disability. In the event of the inability of the Executive, by
reason of mental or physical disability to perform her material duties hereunder, for a period
of 120 consecutive days or 180 non-consecutive days during any twelve (12) month period, as
reasonably determined by the Board or as certified by a qualified physician selected by the
Board (collectively, “Disability”), the Company may terminate the Executive’s Employment
effective upon written notice to the Executive. Prior to the termination of Executive’s
Employment pursuant to this Section 5.2, during any period that the Executive fails to perform
her full-time duties with the Company as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental
illness, she shall continue to receive her Base Salary, Bonus and other benefits provided
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	 	 	received by the Executive during such period under any disability plan or program sponsored by
the Company.
	 
	5.3	 	Notice of Resignation; Waiver of Notice Period. If the Executive resigns from the Company,
the Executive will give the Company at least four (4) weeks’ prior notice of resignation. The
Company may in its discretion waive any notice period stated in the Executive’s notice of
resignation, in which case the Termination Date of the Employment will be the date of such
waiver.
	 
	5.4	 	No Termination of Agreement Per Se. Termination of the Employment will not terminate this
Agreement per se; to the extent that either party has any right under applicable law to
terminate this Agreement, any such termination of this Agreement shall be deemed solely to be
a termination of the Employment without affecting any other right or obligation hereunder
except as provided herein in connection with the termination of the Employment.
	 
	5.5	 	Transition of Email, Correspondence, etc. If the Employment is terminated by either the
Executive or the Company, the Company will provide reasonable cooperation in (i) permitting
the Executive to copy or remove the Executive’s personal files (not including Company
Confidential Information) from the Executive’s computer and office, and (ii) arranging for any
personal emails or phone messages to be forwarded to the Executive for a reasonable period of
time after such termination (not to exceed sixty (60) days).
	 
	5.6	 	Payments Following Termination.

(a) If the Employment is terminated for any reason, either by the Company or by the
Executive’s resignation, then the Company shall pay the Executive the following amounts as
part of the Company’s next regular payroll cycle but in no event later than thirty (30) days
after the Termination Date, to the extent that the same have not already been paid:

(i) any and all salary and vacation pay earned through the Termination Date; and

(ii) any reimbursable expenses properly reported by the Executive.

(b) Unless the Executive resigns without Good Reason or the Employment is terminated for
Cause, then the Company shall also pay any applicable prorated Bonus Potential Earned for the
bonus period in which such termination occurs at the same time that payments are made to
other participants in the Company Bonus Plan.

	6.	 	SEVERANCE BENEFITS UPON CERTAIN TERMINATIONS
	 
	6.1	 	Severance Payment. If (1) the Company does not renew the Agreement at the end of the Original
Term or any Renewal Term, (2) the Employment is terminated by the Company other than for
Cause, (3) the Executive resigns for Good Reason, (4) the Executive is terminated due to a
Disability pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement or (5) the Executive dies, then:

	 	(a)	 	the Company shall pay to the Executive, if living, an amount equal to one and a
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	 	 	 	(1.5) times the highest Base Salary in effect (i) during the 12 months immediately
prior to the Termination Date or (ii) during the Employment, if the Employment has
lasted less than 12 months;
	 
	 	(b)	 	in addition to the severance provided in Section 6.1(a), the Executive shall also
receive one (1.0) times (1) the average Bonus Potential Earned by the Executive for the
two (2) years ending prior to the Termination Date (the payments provided in subsections
(a) and (b) are collectively referred to as the “Severance Payment”);
	 
	 	(c)	 	if the Employment is terminated (i) by the Company in the event of Executive’s
Disability, (ii) upon the Executive’s death, or (iii) upon a Change of Control, the
Severance Payment shall be paid in cash or immediately available funds, in lump sum
within 10 business days following the execution by Executive of the release described in
Section 6.1(f); provided, however, that if the Employment is terminated
by the Company in the event of Executive’s Disability, any Severance Payment owed to the
Executive under this Section 6.1 shall be offset by any amount paid to the Executive
pursuant to any disability insurance policy for which the Company has paid the premiums;
	 
	 	(d)	 	if the Employment is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause or (ii) by the
Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the Severance
Payment in twenty-four (24) equal monthly installments during the two-year period
following the Termination Date;
	 
	 	(e)	 	if the Executive is not living, then the Severance Payment shall be paid to the
Executive’s heirs, assigns, successors-in-interest, or legal representatives, in the
same manner as specified in subparagraph (c); and
	 
	 	(f)	 	as a condition to making any Severance Payment, the Company will require the
Executive or her legal representatives to first execute a release which contains a full
release of any and all claims against the Company that the Executive has or may have
arising out of the employment relationship and certain other provisions, including but
not limited to a reaffirmation of the restrictive covenants in Sections 9.1 and 9.2.

	6.2	 	Continuation of Insurance and Related Benefits. If (1) the Company does not renew the
Agreement at the end of the Original Term or any Renewal Term, (2) the Employment is
terminated by the Company other than for Cause, (3) the Executive resigns for Good Reason,
(4) the Executive is terminated due to a Disability pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement
or (5) the Executive dies, then:

	 	(a)	 	The Company shall, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law and the
terms and conditions of the applicable insurance or benefit plan, maintain the Executive
(if living) and the Executive’s dependents as participants in the life, health, dental,
accident, disability insurance, and similar benefit plans offered to (and on the same
terms as) other Senior Executives until the 24-month anniversary of the Termination
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	 	(b)	 	To the extent that applicable law or the terms and conditions of the applicable
insurance or benefit plan do not permit the Company to comply with subparagraph (a), the
Company will reimburse the Executive (if living) and the Executive’s dependents, for all
expenses incurred by any of them in maintaining the same levels of coverage under COBRA,
for the same period as provided in subparagraph (a) or as permitted by law, but solely
to the extent that such expenses exceed the deduction or amount that would have been
required to be paid by the Executive for such coverage if the Employment had not been
terminated.
	 
	 	(c)	 	If Employment is terminated by the Executive’s death, or if the Executive dies
before the expiration of the Company’s obligation under this Section 6.2, then the
Company will continue to maintain coverage for the Executive’s dependents under all
insurance plans referred to in this Section 6.2 for which such dependents had coverage
as of the date of the Executive’s death, at the same coverage levels and for the same
period of time as would have been required had the Executive not died.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Following the expiration of such coverage period by the Company, the Executive
(if living) and the Executive’s dependents will be entitled to elect to maintain
coverage under such insurance and benefit plans in accordance with COBRA to the fullest
extent available under law.

	6.3	 	D&O Insurance and Indemnification. Through at least the sixth anniversary of the Termination
Date, the Company shall maintain coverage for the Executive as a named insured on all
directors’ and officers’ insurance maintained by the Company for the benefit of its directors
and officers on at least the same basis as all other covered individuals and provide the
Executive with at least the same corporate indemnification as it provides to other Senior
Executives.
	 
	6.4	 	No Other Severance Benefits. Other than as described above in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 and as
described below in Sections 10 and 11, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment,
benefit, damages, award or compensation in connection with termination of the Employment, by
either the Company or the Executive, including but not limited to any termination-related
benefits or payments contained in the Offer Letter, dated June 2, 2006, that was entered into
by Executive and COMSYS Information Technology Services, Inc.
	 
	6.5	 	No Waiver of ERISA-Related Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to be a
waiver by the Executive of any benefits accrued for or due to the Executive under any employee
benefit plan (as such term is defined in the Employees’ Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended) maintained by the Company, if any, except that the Executive shall not be
entitled to any severance benefits pursuant to any severance plan or program of the Company
other than as provided herein.
	 
	6.6	 	Mitigation Not Required. The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any
payment or benefit which is to be paid or provided by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.
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	 	 	Executive from a third party following termination of the Employment shall not apply to reduce
the Company’s obligations to make payments or provide benefits hereunder.
	 
	7.	 	TAX WITHHOLDING. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company may
withhold from amounts payable under this Agreement, or under any other agreement between the
Executive and the Company, all federal, state, local and foreign taxes that are required to be
withheld by applicable laws or regulations.
	 
	8.	 	CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
	 
	8.1	 	Executive acknowledges that in the course of her employment by the Company, the Company has
provided her and will continue to provide her, prior to any termination hereof, with certain
Confidential Information and knowledge concerning the operations of the Company Group which
the Company desires to protect. This Confidential Information shall include, but is not
limited to:

(a) terms and conditions of and the identity of the parties to the Company Group’s
agreements with its clients and suppliers, including but not limited to price
information;

(b) management systems, policies or procedures, including the contents of related
forms and manuals;

(c) professional advice rendered or taken by the Company Group;

(d) the Company Group’s own financial data, business and management information,
strategies and plans and internal practices and procedures, including but not
limited to internal financial records, statements and information, cost reports or
other financial information;

(e) proprietary software, systems and technology-related methodologies of the
Company Group and their clients;

(f) salary, bonus and other personnel information relating to the Company Group’s
personnel;

(g) the Company Group’s business and management development plans, including but not
limited to proposed or actual plans regarding acquisitions (including the identity
of any acquisition contacts), divestitures, asset sales and mergers;

(h) decisions and deliberations of the Company Group’s committees or boards; and

(i) litigation, disputes or investigations to which the Company Group may be party
and legal advice provided to Executive on behalf of the Company Group in the course
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	8.2	 	Executive understands that such information is confidential, and she agrees not to reveal
such information to anyone outside the Company so long as the confidential or secret nature of
such information shall continue. Executive further agrees that she will at no time use such
information in competing with all or any portion of the Company Group. At such time as
Executive shall cease to be employed by the Company, she will surrender to the Company all
papers, documents, writings and other property produced by her or coming into her possession
by or through her employment and relating to the information referred to in this paragraph,
and the Executive agrees that all such materials will at all times remain the property of the
Company.
	 
	9.	 	NONCOMPETITION AND NONSOLICITATION COVENANT
	 
	9.1	 	Noncompetition. In return for the consideration stated in this Agreement, including the
improvements to Executive’s compensation package made herein and the obligation to provide
severance to Executive following the termination of the Employment in certain events, the
Executive agrees that, during the Employment and for two (2) years after the termination of
the Employment, Executive will not directly or indirectly possess an ownership interest in,
manage, control, participate in, consult with, or render services for any other person, firm,
association or corporation, engaged in the business of the Company Group without the prior
written consent of the Company, in the United States or any other geographic area where the
Company Group is conducting business, because such activity would unavoidably and unfairly
compromise the Company’s legitimate, protectible business interests in its Confidential
Information, clients, employees, suppliers and business relationships.
	 
	9.2	 	Executive agrees that she will not, either directly or indirectly, during the Employment and
for two (2) years after termination of the Employment, in any capacity whatsoever (either as
an employee, officer, director, stockholder, proprietor, partner joint venturer, consultant or
otherwise) (a) solicit, contact, call upon, communicate with, or attempt to communicate with
any of the Company Group clients or potential clients for the purpose of providing services to
such client, or (b) sell any services to any client or potential client of the Company Group.
	 
	9.3	 	Nonsolicitation. Executive agrees that she will not, either directly or indirectly, during
the Employment and for two (2) years after termination of the Employment, through any other
entity, either alone or in conjunction with any other person or entity employ, solicit,
induce, or recruit, any person employed by the Company Group at any time within the one (1)
year period immediately preceding such employment, solicitation, inducement or recruitment.
	 
	9.4	 	For the purposes of this Agreement, “potential client” shall be defined as those entities for
which Executive has had access to Confidential Information during her Employment, and “client”
shall be defined as those entities with which the Company Group has conducted any business
during the one (1) year period prior to termination of the employment relationship. For the
purposes of this Agreement, “services” shall mean activities

			
	 	 	 
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	 	 	performed by the Company Group at any time within the one (1) year period preceding
termination of Executive’s Employment.
	 
	9.5	 	Executive agrees that it is her intention that any restriction contained in this section that
is determined to be unenforceable be modified by any Tribunal having jurisdiction to be
reasonable and enforceable, and, as modified, to be fully enforced.
	 
	9.6	 	The Company will not unreasonably withhold its consent under Section 9.1 to the Executive’s
employment, after the termination of the Employment, by a corporation that competes with
Company, but only if, before starting the new employment, the Executive provides the Company
with a document reasonably satisfactory to the Company, signed by both the Executive and such
corporation, containing (i) a written description of the Executive’s duties in the new job,
and (ii) specific assurances that in the new job the Executive will neither use nor disclose
the Company’s Confidential Information.
	 
	9.7	 	Executive acknowledges and agrees that the restrictive covenants contained herein are
reasonable in time, territory and scope, and in all other respects. If a Tribunal determines
that any of the restrictions set forth in this Section 9 are unreasonably broad or otherwise
unenforceable under applicable law, then (i) such determination shall be binding only within
the geographical jurisdiction of the Tribunal, and (ii) the restriction will not be terminated
or rendered unenforceable, but instead will be reformed (solely for enforcement within the
geographic jurisdiction of the Tribunal) to the minimum extent required to render it
enforceable.
	 
	10.	 	CHANGE OF CONTROL
	 
	10.1	 	Special Severance Benefits.

	 	(a)	 	If, during the specific time periods listed in subparagraph (b) below, the
Employment is terminated by any of the specific events listed therein, then the
Executive will be entitled to the following benefits (“Special Severance Benefits”):

	 	(1)	 	all benefits that would be provided under this Agreement in the
event of a termination of the Employment without Cause by the Company, with the
Severance Payment paid as provided in subparagraph (c) below, instead of as
provided in Section 6 of this Agreement; and
	 
	 	(2)	 	a special, additional severance payment (the “Special Severance
Payment”) equal to one-half (.5) times the highest Base Salary in effect (i)
during the 12 months immediately prior to the Termination Date or (ii) during the
Employment, if the Employment has lasted less than 12 months .

	 	(b)	 	The specific termination events and time periods in which the Executive will be
entitled to the Special Severance Benefits are as follows:

	 	(1)	 	the Executive’s Employment is terminated by the Company, for any
reason other than Cause, at any time during the period beginning on the Change of

			
	 	 	 
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	 	 	 	Control Date and ending at 5:00 pm Phoenix time on the date two (2) years after
the Change of Control Date; or
	 
	 	(2)	 	the Executive Resigns for Good Reason at any time during the period
beginning on the Change of Control Date and ending at 5:00 pm Phoenix time on the
date two (2) years after the Change of Control Date.

	 	(c)	 	The Special Severance Payment and the Severance Payment required by this
Agreement shall be made to the Executive, in cash or immediately-available funds, in a
lump sum within 10 business days following the execution by Executive of a release.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Payments pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute continued
employment beyond the Termination Date.
	 
	 	(e)	 	As a condition to providing the Executive with the Special Severance Benefits,
the Company will require the Executive to first execute a release on the same terms as
specified in Section 6.1(f) above.

	10.2	 	A Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the following events occurs
after the Effective Date:

	 	(a)	 	The consummation of a Merger Transaction if (a) the Company is not the surviving
entity and (b) as a result of the Merger Transaction, 50 percent or less of the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the other party to the Merger
Transaction, immediately after the date of Change of Control, are held in the aggregate
by the holders of Voting Stock immediately prior to the date of Change of Control.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The consummation of a Sale Transaction.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Any Person, other than the Permitted Holders, becomes the Beneficial Owner,
directly or indirectly, of more than 50 percent of the outstanding Voting Stock.
	 
	 	(d)	 	The stockholders of the Company approve the dissolution of the Company.
	 
	 	(e)	 	During any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, the replacement of a
majority of the members of the Board who were members of the Board at the beginning of
such period, and such new members shall not have been (i) nominated or appointed to the
Board pursuant to the terms of an agreement with the Company, (ii) nominated for
election or selected as a director by a duly constituted nominating committee (or a
subcommittee thereof) of the Board or (iii) approved by a vote of at least a majority of
the members of the Board then still in office who either were members of the Board at
the beginning of such period or whose election as a member of the Board was so
previously approved.

	10.3	 	Simultaneously with the occurrence of a Change of Control, all vesting restrictions
related to equity awards previously made to the Executive under the Company’s Amended

			
	 	 	 
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	 	 	and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (or any successor equity incentive plans) shall lapse,
and all such awards shall become fully vested without any requirement for further action on
the Executive’s part.
	 
	11.	 	CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the
Company to or for the benefit of the Executive upon a Change of Control, whether paid or
payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise
(a “Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the United States
Internal Revenue Code or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such
excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an
additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that after payment by the
Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such
taxes), including any Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an
amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Subject to
the provisions of this Section, all determinations required to be made hereunder, including
whether a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, shall be made
by an accounting firm (at the sole expense of the Company) approved by the Company and the
Executive (the “Accounting Firm”), which firm shall provide detailed supporting calculations
both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business days of the date of termination of
the Employment, if applicable, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. If the
Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, the Accounting Firm
shall furnish the Executive with an opinion that she has substantial authority not to report
any Excise Tax on her federal income tax return. Any determination by the Accounting Firm
shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the
application of Section 4999 of the Code, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments may be
miscalculated and may not cover the full amount of Excise Taxes due (an “Underpayment”)
consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. If the Company exhausts its
remedies pursuant hereto and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any
Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has
occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit
of the Executive.
	 
	12.	 	COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. To the extent applicable, it is
intended that this Agreement comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code (“Section 409A”). This Agreement shall be administered in a manner consistent
with this intent, and any provision that would cause the Agreement to fail to satisfy Section
409A shall have no force and effect until amended to comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event any payment or benefit hereunder
is determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, then
to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, such payment or benefit shall not be
made, provided or

			
	 	 	 
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	 	PAGE 15

 

 

	 	 	commenced until six months after Executive’s “separation from service” as such phrase is
defined for purposes of Section 409A.
	 
	13.	 	EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS, ETC. From time to time, the Company may, in its discretion, establish,
maintain and distribute employee manuals or handbooks or personnel policy manuals, and
officers or other representatives of the Company may make written or oral statements relating
to personnel policies and procedures. The Executive will adhere to and follow all rules,
regulations, and policies of the Company set forth in such manuals, handbooks, or statements
as they now exist or may later be amended or modified. Such manuals, handbooks and statements
do not constitute a part of this Agreement nor a separate contract, and shall not be deemed as
amending this Agreement or as creating any binding obligation on the part of the Company, but
are intended only for general guidance.
	 
	14.	 	OTHER PROVISIONS
	 
	14.1	 	This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon (i) the Company and its
successors and assigns and (ii) the Executive and the Executive’s heirs and legal
representatives, except that the Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement
are of a personal nature and will not be assignable or delegable in whole or in part without
the Company’s prior written consent.
	 
	14.2	 	All notices and statements with respect to this Agreement must be in writing and shall be
delivered by certified mail return receipt requested; hand delivery with written
acknowledgment of receipt; or overnight courier with delivery-tracking capability. Notices to
the Company shall be addressed to the Company’s chief executive officer or general counsel at
the Company’s then current headquarters offices. Notices to the Executive may be delivered to
the Executive in person or to the Executive’s then current home address as indicated on the
Executive’s pay stubs or, if no address is so indicated, as set forth in the Company’s payroll
records. A party may change its address for notice by the giving of notice thereof in the
manner hereinabove provided.
	 
	14.3	 	If the Executive Resigns for Good Reason because of (i) the Company’s failure to pay the
Executive on a timely basis the amounts to which she is entitled under this Agreement or (ii)
any other breach of this Agreement by the Company, then the Company shall pay all amounts and
damages to which the Executive may be entitled as a result of such failure or breach,
including interest thereon at the maximum non-usurious rate and all reasonable legal fees and
expenses and other costs incurred by the Executive to enforce the Executive’s rights hereunder
and the Executive will be relieved of all obligations under Section 9 (noncompetition).
	 
	14.4	 	This Agreement sets forth the entire present agreement of the parties concerning the subjects
covered herein except for any equity incentive award agreement between the Company and the
Executive. There are no promises, understandings, representations, or warranties of any kind
concerning those subjects except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

			
	 	 	 
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	 	PAGE 16

 

 

	14.5	 	Any modification of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by all parties; any attempt
to modify this Agreement, orally or in writing, not executed by all parties will be void.
	 
	14.6	 	If any provision of this Agreement, or its application to anyone or under any circumstances,
is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability will not affect any other provision or application of this Agreement which
can be given effect without the invalid or unenforceable provision or application and will not
invalidate or render unenforceable such provision or application in any other jurisdiction.
	 
	14.7	 	This Agreement will be governed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Texas.
	 
	14.8	 	No failure on the part of any party to enforce any provisions of this Agreement will act as a
waiver of the right to enforce that provision.
	 
	14.9	 	Termination of the Employment, with or without Cause, will not affect the continued
enforceability of this Agreement.
	 
	14.10	 	Section headings are for convenience only and shall not define or limit the provisions of
this Agreement.
	 
	14.11	 	This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which is an original. It
shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produce
or account for any of the other counterparts. A copy of this Agreement manually signed by one
party and transmitted to the other party by FAX or in image form via email shall be deemed to
have been executed and delivered by the signing party as though an original. A photocopy of
this Agreement shall be effective as an original for all purposes.

By signing this Agreement, the Executive acknowledges that the Executive (1) has read and
understood the entire Agreement; (2) has received a copy of it; (3) has had the opportunity to ask
questions and consult counsel or other advisors about its terms; and (4) agrees to be bound by it.

Executed and effective as of the Effective Date.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	COMSYS IT Partners, Inc.,	 	 	 	EXECUTIVE	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	 	/s/ KEN R. BRAMLETT, JR.	 	 	 	/s/ AMY BOBBITT	 	 	 
	 	 	Name:	 	Ken R. Bramlett, Jr.	 	 	 	Amy Bobbitt	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior Vice President, General Counsel

And Secretary	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

			
	 	 	 
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	 	PAGE 17

 

 

Exhibit A

Schedule 1

	 	 	 	 	 
	Office

	 	Phoenix, Arizona

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Position

	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Base Salary

	 	$250,000 per year

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Bonus Potential

	 	$125,000		 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Minimum PTO

	 	29 business days (which includes 7 paid holidays
designated by COMSYS)

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Specific benefits

	 	$400 per month car allowance and reimbursement of club
dues consistent with policy for similarly situated
employees

 
			
	 	 	 
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	 	PAGE 18

 

 

Exhibit B

Bonus Plan for Amy Bobbitt

For Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2008

Executive is eligible to receive an annual incentive bonus equal to 50% of Base Salary if 100% of
the Company EBITDA Plan (as defined below) is achieved as set forth in this document (the “Bonus
Potential”). No incentive will be provided unless a minimum of 90% of the EBITDA Plan is achieved.
The incentive bonus potential increases if the EBITDA Plan is overachieved, according to the
following schedule:

	 	 	 
	90% of EBITDA Plan achieved

	 	50% of Bonus Potential
	100% of EBITDA Plan achieved
	 	100% of Bonus Potential
	105% of EBITDA Plan achieved
	 	150% of Bonus Potential
	110% of EBITDA Plan achieved
	 	200% of Bonus Potential

No additional Bonus Potential will be earned for any EBITDA above 110% of EBITDA Plan.

The bonus payable hereunder will be prorated between targeted achievement levels. For example,
achievement of 92% of EBITDA Plan will earn 60% of Bonus Potential (or 50% for achieving the
target, plus an additional prorated amount of 10% (or 1/5 of the additional Bonus Potential
achievable for hitting the next higher targeted achievement level).

The 2008 EBITDA Plan amount shall be as determined by the Board.

Annual incentive bonuses will be paid by March 31 of the calendar year following the Measuring
Period (January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008).

 
			
	 	 	 
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	 	PAGE 19

 

 

Exhibit C

Corporate, Civic, and Charitable Board Positions Held by Executive

None

 
			
	 	 	 
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	 	PAGE 20ex4-1_2.htm

    Exhibit
4.1.2

    

      

    

     

    AMENDMENT
NO. 1

     

    TO

    

    $401,000,000

    

    

    CREDIT
AGREEMENT

    

    

    Dated as
of October 11, 2005

    

    

    

    Among

    

    DOUBLE
HULL TANKERS, INC.

    

    as
Borrower,

    

    ANIA
AFRAMAX CORPORATION

    ANN
TANKER CORPORATION

    CATHY
TANKER CORPORATION

    CHRIS
TANKER CORPORATION

    REBECCA
TANKER CORPORATION

    REGAL
UNITY TANKER CORPORATION

    SOPHIE
TANKER CORPORATION

    

    and the
Additional Guarantors party hereto from time to time,

    

    as
Guarantors,

    

    and

    

    THE ROYAL
BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

    

    as
Lender

    

     

      
        

      

    

     

    November
29, 2007

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

     

    THIS
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is made the 29th day of
November, 2007, by and among (i) DOUBLE HULL TANKERS, INC., a Marshall Islands
corporation (the “Borrower”), (ii) ANIA AFRAMAX CORPORATION, ANN TANKER
CORPORATION, CATHY TANKER CORPORATION, CHRIS TANKER CORPORATION, REBECCA TANKER
CORPORATION, REGAL UNITY TANKER CORPORATION and SOPHIE TANKER CORPORATION, each
a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Initial Guarantors”) and the Additional
Guarantors party thereto from time to time (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and
(iii) THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, as Lender (the “Lender”), and amends and
is supplemental to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 11, 2005, (the
“Original Agreement”), made by and among the Borrower, the Initial Guarantors,
and the Lender.

     

    W I T N E
S S E T H  T H A T:

     

    WHEREAS, pursuant to the Original
Agreement, the Lender made available to the Borrower a term loan and revolving
credit facility in the principal amount of up to US$401,000,000 (the “Original
Facility”) for the purposes described in the Preliminary Statements
thereto;

     

    WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested,
and the Lender has agreed, to increase the Original Facility to US$420,000,000
(the “New Facility”), representing an increase of US$19,000,000, for the purpose
of partially financing the acquisition of two Additional Vessels, as described
in Schedule 1 hereto;

     

    WHEREAS, in consideration for the
increase in the Original Facility and as additional security for the obligations
of the Borrower with respect to the New Facility, the Borrower and the Lender
have agreed (1) that the Tranche C Note will be cancelled and replaced with a
new Tranche B Note (the “New Tranche B Note”) in the amount of US$184,000,000 in
favor of the Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto; (2)
to amend the Mortgages to increase the total amount of the Mortgages to
US$504,000,000, of which US$420,000,000 is attributable to the Commitment and
US$84,000,000 is attributable to the Master Agreement; (3) that the Initial
Guarantors shall enter into a Consent, Agreement and Reaffirmation attached
hereto, approving the New Facility and agreeing that all of the Collateral
Documents that have been entered into as of the date hereof shall refer to the
Original Agreement as amended by this Amendment; (4) that each of the Additional
Guarantors, Newcastle Tanker Corporation, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and London Tanker
Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, will enter into a Credit Agreement Supplement; and (5)
that each of the Borrower and the Additional Guarantors, shall enter into new
Loan Documents relating to the acquisition of each of the Additional Vessels,
Marshall Islands flag vessel mt BESIKTAS (tbr OVERSEAS NEWCASTLE), Official No.
3037 and Marshall Islands flag vessel mt OTTOMAN DIGNITY (tbr OVERSEAS LONDON),
Official No. 3053 to secure the Borrower’s obligations under the Original
Agreement, as amended hereby, including the obligation of the Borrower to repay
the amount of the New Facility in full, together with accrued but unpaid
interest and any other amounts owing by the Borrower to the Lender pursuant to
the Original Agreement, as amended, the Notes and any other Loan Documents;
and

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested,
and the Lender has agreed, to remove the minimum size restriction for vessel
acquisitions, and to extend the maximum vessel age at maturity from fifteen (15)
years to twenty (20) years;

     

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and such other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties, it is hereby agreed as
follows:

     

    1.      Definitions.  Unless
otherwise defined herein, words and expressions defined in the Original
Agreement have the same meanings when used herein.

     

    2.      Representations and
Warranties.  Each of the Borrower and the Guarantors hereby
reaffirms, as of the date hereof, each and every representation and warranty
made thereby in the Original Agreement, the Note and the Collateral Documents
(updated mutatis
mutandis).

     

    3.      No
Defaults.  Each of the Borrower and Guarantors hereby
represents and warrants that as of the date hereof there exists no Event of
Default or any condition which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or
both, would constitute an Event of Default.

     

    4.      Performance of
Covenants.  Each of the Borrower and the Guarantors hereby
reaffirms that it has duly performed and observed the covenants and undertakings
set forth in the Original Agreement, the Note and the Collateral Documents to
which it is a party, on its part to be performed, and covenants and undertakes
to continue to duly perform and observe such covenants and undertakings, as
amended hereby, so long as the Original Agreement, as amended or supplemented
from time to time, shall remain in effect.

     

    5.      Amendments to the Original
Agreement.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Amendment, the Original Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented as
follows:

     

    
      
        
          	
                   
      

                	
                  (a)

                	
                  All
      references to "this Agreement" shall be deemed to refer to the Original
      Agreement as amended hereby;

                

        

         

      

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (b)

            	
              All
      references to this Agreement in each of the Loan Documents shall be deemed
      to be references to the Original Agreement as amended
    hereby;

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (c)

            	
              Preliminary
      Statement 1 is hereby amended as
follows:

            

    

     

    i.  Replace “$401,000,000”
with “$420,000,000”.

     

    ii.  Insert “and” before
“(b)”.

     

    iii.  Delete
“to provide working capital in an amount up to $15,000,000, and
(c)”.

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (d)

            	
              Preliminary
      Statement 2 is hereby amended as
follows:

            

    

     

    Delete “Initial” between “The” and
“Guarantors”.

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    
 

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (e)

            	
              Preliminary
      Statement 3 is hereby amended as
follows:

            

    

     

    Replace “$401,000,000” with
“$420,000,000”.

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (f)

            	
              Section
      1.01 is hereby amended as follows:

            

    

     

    (i)           
In the definition of “Additional Vessel”, replace “Tranche C” with “Tranche
B”.

     

    (ii)           The
definition of “Applicable Margin” shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

     

    
      	
            	
               
      

            	
              “means,
      in the case of Tranche A, seven tenths of one percent (0.70%) per annum
      and, in the case of Tranche B, eighty-five hundredths of one percent
      (0.85%) per annum.”

            

    

     

    (iii)          In
the definition of “Commitment Termination Date”, delete “and the tenth
anniversary of the date of the drawdown of the first Advance, in the case of
both Tranche B and Tranche C” and replace with “and February 29, 2008, in the
case of Tranche B”.

     

    (iv)          The
definition of “Interest Period” is hereby amended as follows:

     

    i. Insert “or” after “three” and before
“six”.

     

    ii.  Delete “or twelve
months”.

     

    (v)           The
definition of “Notes” shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:

     

    
      	
            	
               
      

            	
              “means,
      collectively, the Tranche A Note and the Tranche B
  Note.”

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (vi)

            	
              The
      definition of “Tranche” shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with
      the following:

            

    

     

    
      	
            	
               
      

            	
              “means,
      either of Tranche A or Tranche B, as the context may
    require.”

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (vii)

            	
              Delete
      the definition of “Tranche C” in its
entirety.

            

    

     

    
      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (viii)

              	
                
                  Delete
      the definition of “Tranche C Note” in its
  entirety.

                

              

      

       

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (g)

            	
              Section
      2.01 is hereby amended as follows:

            

    

    
       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                
                  In
      the first paragraph:

                

              

      

       

      
        
          	
                   
      

                	
                  1.

                	
                  
                    
                      Replace
      “$401,000,000” with
“$420,000,000”.

                    

                  

                

        

         

      

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              2.

            	
              Replace
      “three (3)” with “two (2)”.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (ii)

            	
              Delete
      subsection (b) in its entirety and replace with the
    following:

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              1.

            	
              “(b)  Up
      to an aggregate principal amount of $184,000,000 (“Tranche B”), in one or
      more Advances, whereof each such Advance shall be applied by the Borrower
      to assist a Guarantor to finance all or a portion of the purchase price of
      an Additional Vessel under the relevant Memorandum of Agreement and shall
      be an amount which, together with all other Advances of the Commitment
      then outstanding, shall not exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of the
      aggregate amount of the Fair Market Values of all Vessels which would be
      subject to a Mortgage immediately after the making of such Advance
      (determined on the basis of the most recent valuation for each Vessel
      delivered pursuant to Section
3.03(c)(iv)).”

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (iii)

            	
              Delete
      subsection (c) in its entirety.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (iv)

            	
              In
      the paragraph following subsection (c), delete both references to “and
      (c)” following “Section 2.01(b)” in the third and fourth
      lines.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (h)

            	
              Delete
      Section 2.02 in its entirety and replace with the
    following:

            

    

     

    “Additional
Vessels.  Where the Borrower wishes to borrow an Advance of
Tranche B in relation to the proposed purchase of a vessel by a Guarantor, the
Borrower shall notify the Lender (i) the name of such vessel, (ii) the general
description and deadweight tonnage, (iii) the age of such vessel (which on the
Final Payment Date would not be more than 20 years old), (iv) the identity of
the current owner, (v) the identity of the Guarantor, (vi) the purchase price of
such vessel paid or to be paid by such Guarantor, and (vii) such further
information as the Lender may require.  If available, the Borrower
shall also provide the Lender with a true and complete copy of the relevant
Memorandum of Agreement or equivalent agreement for such vessel.  The
Lender shall, as soon as reasonably practical, notify the Borrower of the
Lender’s acceptance or rejection of such vessel for the purposes of an Advance
of Tranche B, which acceptance or rejection shall be in the absolute discretion
of the Lender, taking into account, among other things, (a) the employment of
such vessel, (b) the ability of forecast earnings of such vessel being able to
amortize the debt incurred with respect thereto for the period from the fifth
anniversary of the date of the drawdown of the first Advance under Tranche A
through the Final Payment Date, including the balloon, within an acceptable
percentage of historical averages and (c) the Lender’s satisfaction in its sole
discretion as to the Borrower’s ability to raise additional capital via the
equity markets of an amount acceptable to the Lender.  In the absence
of any acceptance of a vessel being notified, the Lender shall be under no
obligation to make any Advance for such vessel.”

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (i)

            	
              Section
      2.03 is hereby amended as follows:

            

    

    
       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                In
      the last sentence of the section, replace “$1,000,000” in the parentheses
      following “$5,000,000” with
“10,000,000”.

              

      

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (j)

            	
              Section
      2.04 is hereby amended as follows:

            

    

    
      
         

        
          	
                   
      

                	
                  (i)

                	
                  Delete
      subsection (a) in its entirety and replace with the
    following:

                

        

         

      

    

    “(a) The
Borrower shall repay the principal of Tranche A in twenty seven (27) consecutive
quarterly installments commencing in January 2011, each of such quarterly
installments to be in the principal amount of $5,037,963 and the last such
quarterly installment to be accompanied by a balloon payment of
$99,974,999.”

    
       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (ii)

              	
                Delete
      subsection (b) in its entirety and replace with the
    following:

              

      

       

    

    “(b) The
Borrower shall repay the principal of Tranche B by a first installment of
$75,000,000 no later than December 31, 2008, followed by twenty seven (27)
consecutive quarterly installments commencing in January 2011, each of the first
twenty six (26) of such quarterly installments to be in the principal amount of
$4,037,037 and the last such quarterly installment to be in the principal amount
of $4,037,038.”

    
      
         

        
          	
                   
      

                	
                  (iii)

                	
                  Delete
      subsection (c) in its entirety.

                

        

        
          
             

            
              	
                       
      

                    	
                      (iv)

                    	
                      Current
      subsection (d) shall become subsection
(c).

                    

            

            
              
                 

                
                  	
                           
      

                        	
                          (v)

                        	
                          Current
      subsection (e) shall become subsection
(d).

                        

                

                
                  
                     

                    
                      	
                               
      

                            	
                              (vi)

                            	
                              Current
      subsection (f) shall become subsection
(e).

                            

                    

                    
                      
                         

                        
                          	
                                   
      

                                	
                                  (vii)

                                	
                                  Current
      subsection (g) shall become subsection
(f).

                                

                        

                        
                          
                             

                            
                              	
                                       
      

                                    	
                                      (viii)

                                    	
                                      Current
      subsection (h) shall become subsection
(g).

                                    

                            

                            
                              
                                 

                                
                                  	
                                           
      

                                        	
                                          (ix)

                                        	
                                          
                                            In
      current subsection (g), replace “(g)” with “(f)” following
      “subsection”.

                                          

                                        

                                

                                 

                              

                            

                          

                        

                      

                    

                  

                

              

            

          

        

      

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (k)

            	
              Section
      3.03 shall be amended as follows:

            

    

    
       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (i)

              	
                In
      the first paragraph, delete “C” and replace it with
  “B”.

              

      

    

     

    
 

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (l)

            	
              Section
      3.04(i) shall be inserted as
follows:

            

    

     

    “in
respect of each Advance under Tranche B, as amended hereto, the Borrower shall
have fully repaid Tranche B under the Original Agreement by the earlier of
December 31, 2007 and the first Drawdown Date under Tranche B, as amended
hereto;”

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (m)

            	
              Schedule
      1 attached hereto shall become Schedule III to the Credit
      Agreement.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (n)

            	
              Exhibit
      B-3 to the Original Agreement shall be
deleted.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (o)

            	
              Exhibit
      A attached hereto shall replace Exhibit B-2 to the Original
      Agreement.

            

    

     

    6.      No Other
Amendment.  All other terms and conditions of the Original
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the Original Agreement shall
be read and construed as if the terms of this Amendment were included therein by
way of addition or substitution, as the case may be.

     

    7.      Other
Documents.  By the execution and delivery of this Amendment,
each of the Borrower, Guarantors and the Lender hereby consents and agrees that
all references in the Note and the Collateral Documents to the Original
Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Original Agreement as amended by this
Amendment.  By the execution and delivery of this Amendment, each of
the Borrower and Guarantors hereby consents and agrees that each of the Note,
the Collateral Documents and any other documents that may be executed as
security for the Commitment and the Borrower’s and Guarantors’ obligations under
the Original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the
amendments contemplated hereby.

     

    8.      Fees and
Expenses.  Each of the Borrower and the Guarantors have agreed
to pay to the Lender all costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) of
the Lender in connection with the preparation and execution of this
Amendment.  The Borrower and the Guarantors have paid an arrangement
fee to the Lender in the aggregate amount of $95,000, which is the total amount
of fees, costs and expenses owing to the Lender in connection with the
preparation and execution of this Amendment.

     

    9.      Conditions
Precedent.  The effectiveness of this Amendment shall be
expressly subject to the following conditions precedent:

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (a)

            	
              This
      Amendment.  Each of the Borrower and the Guarantors shall
      have duly executed and delivered this Amendment to the
    Lender;

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (b)

            	
              Consent, Agreement and
      Reaffirmation.  Each of the Initial Guarantors shall have
      duly executed and delivered the Consent, Agreement and Reaffirmation
      attached hereto;

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (c)

            	
              Credit Agreement
      Supplement.  Each of the Borrower and Additional
      Guarantors shall have duly executed and delivered the Credit Agreement
      Supplement;

            

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    
 

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (d)

            	
              New Tranche B
      Note.  The Borrower shall have duly executed and
      delivered the New Tranche B Note to the
Lender;

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (e)

            	
              Mortgages.  All
      Mortgages over the Initial Vessels must be amended to increase the total
      amount of the Mortgages to US$504,000,000, of which US$420,000,000 is
      attributable to the Commitment and US$84,000,000 is attributable to the
      Master Agreement;

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (f)

            	
              Corporate
      Authority.  The Lender shall have
    received:

            

    

     

    (i)         
  certified copies of the resolutions of the board of directors of the
Borrower approving the increase in the Commitment amount described herein, this
Amendment, the Credit Agreement Supplement, the New Tranche B Note and each
other document contemplated hereby to which the Borrower is or is to be a party,
and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action by, and
governmental approvals relating to, the Borrower, if any, with respect to this
Amendment and other related documents to which it is or is to be a
party;

    

    (ii)           certified
copies of the resolutions of the board of directors and shareholders of each of
the Initial Guarantors approving this Amendment, the Consent, Agreement and
Reaffirmation attached hereto, the amendment to each of the Mortgages and each
other document contemplated hereby to which each of the Initial Guarantors is or
is to be a party, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate
action by, and governmental approvals relating to, the Initial Guarantors, if
any, with respect to this Amendment and other related documents to which it is
or is to be a party;

    

    (iii)          certified
copies of the resolutions of the board of directors and shareholders of each of
the Additional Guarantors approving this Amendment and the Credit Agreement
Supplement, and each other document contemplated hereby to which each of the
Additional Guarantors is or is to be a party, and of all documents evidencing
other necessary corporate action by, and governmental approvals relating to, the
Additional Guarantors, if any, with respect to this Amendment and other related
documents to which it is or is to be a party;

    

    (iv)          certificates
of an officer of each of the Borrower and the Guarantors certifying the names
and true signatures of the respective officers and attorneys-in-fact of each
thereof authorized to
sign this Amendment and each other document contemplated hereby to which it is
or is to be a party;

    

    (v)           copies
of the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Borrower and each of the
Guarantors and each amendment thereto, certified by an officer of the Borrower
or the Guarantors, as the case may be, as being true and correct copies
thereof;

    
 

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    

    (vi)          copies
of the certificate of goodstanding of the Borrower and each of the Guarantors,
certifying that such corporation is duly organized and in good standing under
the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands;

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (g)

            	
              Legal
      Opinion.  The Lender shall have received a favorable
      opinion of counsel for the Borrower, in respect of the Amendment and of
      all of the documents executed in connection with the effectiveness of the
      Amendment and as to such other matters as the Lender may reasonably
      request, addressed to the Lender in form and substance satisfactory to the
      Lender;

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (h)

            	
              Fees
      Paid.  The Lender shall have received payment in full of
      all fees and expenses due under the Original Agreement and this Amendment;
      and

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (i)

            	
              No Event of
      Default.  The Lender shall be satisfied that no Event of
      Default or event which, with the passage of time, giving of notice or both
      would become an Event of Default has occurred and be continuing and the
      representations and warranties of the Borrower and Guarantors contained in
      the Original Agreement and this Amendment, shall be true on and as of the
      date of this Amendment.

            

    

     

    10.           Governing
Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

     

    11.           Counterparts.  This
Amendment may be executed in as many counterparts as may be deemed necessary or
convenient, and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts each of
which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original but all such
counterparts shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

     

    12.           Headings;
Amendment.  In this Amendment, section headings are inserted
for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the interpretation of
this Amendment.  This Amendment cannot be amended other than by
written agreement signed by the parties hereto.

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first
above written.

     

    
      	 	DOUBLE
      HULL TANKERS, INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Name: 
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 	 	 	 

    

     

    
       

      
        
          	 	ANIA
      AFRAMAX CORPORATION	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Name: 
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Treasurer	 
	 	 	 	 

        

        
           

          
            	 	
                    ANN
      TANKER CORPORATION

                  	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Name: 
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Treasurer	 
	 	 	 	 

          

        

        
          
             

             

            
              	 	
                      
                        CATHY
      TANKER CORPORATION

                      

                    	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Name: 
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Treasurer	 
	 	 	 	 

            

          

          
            
               

               

              
                	 	
                        
                          CHRIS TANKER
      CORPORATION

                        

                      	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Name: 
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Treasurer	 
	 	 	 	 

              

            

            
               

               

              
                	 	
                        
                          REBECCA TANKER
      CORPORATION

                        

                      	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Name: 
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Treasurer	 
	 	 	 	 

              

            

             

             

             

            
              
                
                

              

              
                
                

                
                  

                

              

              
                
                

              

            

             

            
              
                 

                
                  	 	
                          
                            REGAL
      UNITY TANKER CORPORATION

                          

                        	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Name: 
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Treasurer	 
	 	 	 	 

                

                 

                
                  

                     

                    
                      	 	
                              
                                SOPHIE TANKER
      CORPORATION

                              

                            	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Name: 
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Treasurer	 
	 	 	 	 

                    

                     

                    
                      

                         

                        
                          	 	
                                  
                                    NEWCASTLE TANKER
      CORPORATION

                                  

                                	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Name: 
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Treasurer	 
	 	 	 	 

                        

                         

                        
                          

                             

                            
                              	 	
                                      
                                        LONDON TANKER
      CORPORATION

                                      

                                    	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Name: 
      Eirik Ubøe 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Treasurer	 
	 	 	 	 

                            

                             

                            
                              

                                 

                                
                                  	 	
                                          
                                            THE ROYAL
      BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

                                          

                                        	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
      Amanda K. Brown	 
	 	 	Name:  Amanda
      K. Brown 	 
	 	 	Title:  
      Attorney-in-Fact

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