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EX-10.4

 Exhibit 10.4 
 THE WHITEWAVE FOODS COMPANY 
 2013 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 
 THIS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective as of the date indicated on the Notice of Grant delivered herewith (the “Notice of Grant”), is made and entered into by and
between The WhiteWave Foods Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the individual named on the Notice of Grant (“you”). 
 WITNESSETH: 
 WHEREAS, The WhiteWave Foods Company 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”) provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options (“Options”) and other forms of stock-based compensation to certain Employees and non-employee Directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and

 WHEREAS, during your employment, and based upon your position with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, you have acquired and
will continue to acquire, by reason of your position, substantial knowledge of the operations and practices of the business of the Company; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure that, to the extent and for the period of your service and for a reasonable period thereafter, it may maintain the confidentiality of its trade secrets and
proprietary information, and protect goodwill and other legitimate business interests, each of which could be compromised if any competitive business were to secure your services; and 

WHEREAS, the Options and other Awards provided for under the Plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and 
 WHEREAS, the Committee has awarded the Option described in this Agreement
and Notice of Grant to you, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan; and 
 WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to
evidence in writing the terms and conditions of the Option. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the
mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and as an inducement to you to continue as an employee of the Company (or its Subsidiaries) and to promote the success of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the parties hereby agree as
follows: 
 Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan. 

1. Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to you and you hereby accept, effective as of the date shown on the Notice of Grant
(the “Date of Grant”), and on the terms and subject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions set forth in the Plan and in this Agreement, an Option to purchase all or any portion of the number of shares shown on the Notice of
Grant for the per share price shown on the Notice of Grant (the “Exercise Price”). You must accept this Option Award in the manner designated by the Company in the Notice of Grant (e.g., electronic acceptance) not later than 90 days
after the Date of Grant, or electronic notification of such Grant, whichever occurs later, or this Award will be rendered void and without effect. Once accepted as provided above, but subject to the provisions of Sections 2(c), 2(d), 4 and 7 hereof,
this Award of Options is irrevocable and is intended to conform in all respects with the Plan. 

 2. Vesting. 
 (a) Regular Vesting. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in this Section 2, the Option shall vest ratably with respect to the underlying shares of Stock in three (3) equal annual
increments commencing on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant. 
 (b) Accelerated Vesting. 

(i) Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, or except as provided in an agreement between you and your Employer, if
your Service terminates by reason of Death, Disability or Retirement during the Restriction Period, all unvested Options you held at the time of such termination will vest in full at the date of such termination. For purposes of this Agreement,
Retirement” shall be defined as your retirement from employment or other service to the Company or any Subsidiary after you reach (i) age fifty-five (55), so long as you shall also have completed at least ten (10) years of
continuous service immediately prior to your retirement, or (ii) age sixty-five (65), and “Disability” shall be defined as your permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code).

 (ii) In addition to the vesting provisions contained in Sections 2(a) and 2(b)(i) above, your Options will
automatically and immediately vest in full upon a Change in Control. 
 (c) Forfeiture of Unvested Options. Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, or except as provided in an agreement between you and your Employer, if your Service terminates for any reason other than Death, Disability or Retirement during the Restriction period, any unvested Options you
held will be forfeited and canceled as of the date of such termination of Service. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2, your rights with respect to unexercised Options shall in all events be immediately forfeited and
cancelled as of the date of your termination of Service for Cause as defined in Section 4 below. 
 (d) Repayment.
Participant agrees and acknowledges that this Award Agreement is subject to any policies that the Committee may adopt from time to time with respect to the repayment to the Company of any benefit received hereunder, including “clawback”
policies. 
 3. Exercise. In order to exercise the Option with respect to any vested portion, you must notify the Company
in writing, either sent to the individual at the Company’s principal office designated to receive exercise notices or via the internet through E*Trade (or the Company’s plan broker) at www.etrade.com. No Stock shall be delivered pursuant
to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the exercise price therefore is received by the Company. At the time of exercise, you must pay to the Company the exercise price (as set forth on the Notice of Grant) times the number of vested
shares for which the Option is being exercised. Such payment may be made in cash or its equivalent or, if permitted by the Committee, (i) by exchanging shares of Stock you have owned for at least six months (or for such greater or lesser period
as the Committee may determine from time to time) and which are not the subject of any pledge or other security interest, (ii) through an arrangement with a broker approved by the Company whereby payment of the exercise price is accomplished
with the proceeds of the sale of Stock, (iii) by a Net Exercise, or (iv) by a combination of the foregoing, provided that the combined value of all cash and cash equivalents and the fair market value of any Stock tendered to the Company,
valued as of the date of such tender, is at least equal to such exercise price of the portion of the Option being exercised. 

4. Expiration of Option. The Option shall expire, and shall not be exercisable with respect to any vested portion as to which the
Option has not been exercised, on the first to occur of: 
 (a) the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant; 

(b) ninety (90) days after the effective date of any termination of Service to the Company or any Subsidiary or at such later date as
may be determined by the Committee for any reason other than death, Retirement or Disability, or termination for Cause (as defined below); 

  
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 (c) twelve (12) months following your termination of Service to the Company or a
Subsidiary, if such termination of Service is due to your death or Disability; or 
 (d) the earlier of (i) the tenth
anniversary of the Date of Grant, and (ii) the first anniversary of your death, for any Options you hold upon your Retirement. 
 Upon your death, any vested Option exercisable on the date of death may be exercised by your estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise such Option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of
your death, provided that such exercise occurs within the shorter of the remaining option term of the Option and twelve months after the date of your death. 
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, if your Service is terminated for Cause, then all Options shall terminate and be canceled immediately upon such termination,
regardless of whether such Options are vested or exercisable. Cause is defined as your (i) willful failure to perform substantially your duties; (ii) willful or serious misconduct that has caused, or could reasonably be expected to result
in, material injury to the business or reputation of an Employer; (iii) conviction of, or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime constituting a felony; (iv) breach of any written covenant or agreement with an
Employer, any material written policy of your Employer or any Employer’s code of conduct or code of ethics; or (v) failure to cooperate with an Employer in any internal investigation or administrative, regulatory or judicial proceeding. In
addition, your Service shall be deemed to have terminated for Cause if, after your Service has terminated (for a reason other than Cause), facts and circumstances are discovered that would have justified a termination for Cause. Your Options will
also be immediately forfeited and cancelled in accordance with Section 7 upon your breach of the provisions set forth in Section 7. 
 5. Tax Withholding. The Employer shall have the right to deduct from all amounts paid to you in cash (whether under the Plan or otherwise) any amount required by law to be withheld in respect of
any awards under the Plan as may be necessary in the opinion of the Employer to satisfy any applicable tax withholding requirements under the laws of any country, state, province, city or other jurisdiction, including but not limited to income
taxes, capital gains taxes, transfer taxes, and social security contributions that are required by law to be withheld. In the case of payments of awards in the form of Stock, at the Committee’s discretion, you will be required to either pay to
the Employer the amount of any taxes required to be withheld with respect to such Stock or, in lieu thereof, the Employer shall have the right to retain (or you may be offered the opportunity to elect to tender) the number of shares of Stock whose
fair market value equals such amount required to be withheld. 
 6. Option Not Transferable. The Option is not
transferable except in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. 
 7. Covenants Not to Disclose, Compete or Solicit.

 (a) You acknowledge that (i) the Company is engaged in a continuous program of research, development and production
respecting its business throughout the United States (the foregoing, together with any other businesses in which the Company engages from the date hereof to the date of the termination of your employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries as the
“Company Business”); (ii) your work for and position with the Company and/or one of its Subsidiaries has allowed you, and will continue to allow you, access to trade secrets of, and Confidential Information concerning the
Company Business; (iii) the Company Business is national and international in scope; (iv) the Company would not have agreed to grant you this Award but for the agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement; and (v) the
agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement are necessary and essential to protect the business, goodwill, and customer relationships that Company and its Subsidiaries have expended significant resources to develop. The Company agrees and
acknowledges that, on or following the date hereof, it will provide you with one or more of the following: (1) authorization to access Confidential Information through a new computer password or by other means, (2) authorization to
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business in accordance with generally applicable Company policies and (3) access to participate in certain restricted access meetings, conferences or training relating to your position with
the Company. You understand and agree that if Confidential Information were used in competition against the Company, the Company would experience serious harm and the competitor would have a unique advantage against the Company. 

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean all business records, trade secrets, know-how,
customer lists or compilations, terms of customer agreements, sources of supply, pricing or cost information, financial information or personnel data and other confidential or proprietary information used and/or obtained by you in the course of your
employment with the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that the term “Confidential Information” will not include information which (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by you which is prohibited
by this agreement or by any other legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation that you may owe to the Company or any Subsidiary, or (ii) is widely known within one or more of the industries in which the Company or any Subsidiary operates, or you
can demonstrate was otherwise known to you prior to becoming an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, or (iii) is or becomes available to you on a non-confidential basis from a source (other than the Company or any Subsidiary, including
any employee thereof) that is not prohibited from disclosing such information to you by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation to the Company or any Subsidiary. You agree not to engage in unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential
Information, and agree that upon termination of your employment (or earlier if so requested) you will preserve and return to the Company any and all records in your possession or control, tangible and intangible, containing any Confidential
Information. You further agree not to keep or retain any copies of such records without written authorization from a duly authorized officer of the Company covering the specific item retained. 

(c) Ancillary to the foregoing and this Award, you hereby agree that, during the term of your employment with the Company or any
Subsidiary and for a period of two years thereafter (the “Restricted Period”), you will not, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any person or entity other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries: 

(i) provide Competing Services (as defined below) to any company or business (other than the Company or any Subsidiary)
engaged primarily in the manufacture, distribution, sale or marketing of any of the Relevant Products (as defined below) in the Relevant Market Area (as defined below); 

(ii) approach, consult, solicit business from, or contact or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly, in any way
with any Customer (as defined below) in an attempt to (1) divert business from, or interfere with any business relationship of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (2) convince any Customer to change or alter any of such
Customer’s existing or prospective contractual terms and conditions with the Company or any Subsidiary; or 

(iii) solicit, induce, recruit or encourage, either directly or indirectly, any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary
to leave his or her employment with the Company or any Subsidiary or employ or offer to employ any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary. For the purposes of this section, an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary while employed by the Company and for a period of sixty (60) days thereafter. 

(d) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: 

(i) to provide “Competing Services” means to provide, manage, supervise, or consult about (whether as an
employee, owner, partner, stockholder, investor, joint venturer, lender, director, manager, officer, employee, consultant, independent contractor, representative or agent, or otherwise) any services that are similar in purpose or function to
services you provided to the Company in the two year period preceding the termination of your employment, that might involve the use or disclosure of Confidential Information, or that would involve business opportunities related to Relevant
Products. 

  
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 (ii) “Customer” means any and all persons or entities who
purchased any Relevant Product from the Company or any Subsidiary during the term of your employment with the Company or any Subsidiary and as to whom, within the course of the last two (2) years of your employment with the Company or any
Subsidiary, (1) you or someone under your supervision had contact and/or (2) you received or had access to Confidential Information. 
 (iii) “Relevant Product(s)” means (1) organic dairy products (including milk, cream and cultured dairy products) or organic juice, (2) dairy or other non-dairy coffee creamers
or other coffee whiteners, (3) coffee-based beverages, (4) soy milk or any other soy-based beverage or cultured soy product, (5) almond milk or any other almond-based beverage or cultured almond product, (6) coconut milk or any
other coconut-based beverage or cultured soy product, and/or (7) any other product not listed above that was developed or sold by the Company or a Subsidiary in the course of the last two years of your employment with the Company or any
Subsidiary. 
 (iv) “Relevant Market Area” means the counties (or county equivalents) in the
United States where the Company does business that you assist in providing services to and/or receive Confidential Information about in the two-year period preceding the termination of your employment so long as the Company continues to do business
in that geographic market area during the Restricted Period. 
 (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the restrictions of
subsection 7(c) above shall not prohibit your employment with a non-competing, independently operated subsidiary, division, or unit of a diversified company (even if other separately operated portions of the diversified company are involved in
Relevant Products) if in advance of your providing any services, you and the diversified company that is going to employ you both provide the Company with written assurances that are satisfactory to the Company establishing that (1) the entity,
subsidiary, division, or unit of the diversified business that you are going to be employed in is not involved in Relevant Products or preparing to become involved in Relevant Products, and (2) your position will not involve Competing Services
of any kind, and (ii) you are not prohibited from owning, either of record or beneficially, not more than five percent (5%) of the shares or other equity of any publicly traded company. Your obligation under this Section 7 shall
survive the vesting or forfeiture of your Options and/or the exercise of the Options. 
 (f) Any breach of any provision of this
Section 7 will result in immediate and complete forfeiture of your unvested and vested but unexercised Options. In addition, you hereby agree that if you violate any provision of this Section 7, the Company will be entitled to injunctive
relief, specific performance, or such other legal and equitable relief as is needed to prevent or enjoin any violation of the provisions of this Agreement in addition to and not to the exclusion of any other remedy that may be allowed by law for
damages experienced prior to the issuance of injunctive relief. You also agree that, if you are found to have breached any of the time-limited covenants in this Section 7, the time period during which you are subject to such covenant shall be
extended by one day for each day you are found to have violated such restriction, up to a maximum of two years. 
 (g) You
acknowledge that you have given careful consideration to the restraints imposed by this Agreement, and you fully agree that they are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The
restrictions set forth herein shall be construed as a series of separate and severable covenants. You agree that each and every restraint imposed by this Agreement is reasonable with respect to subject matter, time period, and geographical area.
Except as expressly set forth herein, the restraints imposed by this Agreement shall continue during their full time periods and throughout the Relevant Market Area set forth in this Agreement. 

  
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 (h) You stipulate and agree that one of the purposes of this Agreement is to fully resolve
and bring finality to any concerns over the enforceability of the Restrictive Covenants. You also stipulate and agree that (i) the enforceability of the Restrictive Covenants and (ii) the Company’s agreement herein to provide you with
the Options are mutually dependent clauses and obligations without which this Agreement would not be made by the parties. Accordingly, you agree not to sue otherwise pursue a legal claim to set aside or avoid enforcement of the Restrictive
Covenants. And, in the event that you or any other party pursues a legal challenge to the enforceability of any material provision of the restrictions in Section 7 of this Agreement and a material provision is found unenforceable by a court of
law or other legally binding authority such that you are no longer bound by a material provision of Section 7, then (1) your unvested and vested but unexercised Options shall be forfeited and (2) you hereby agree that you will return
to the Company any shares that you received upon exercise of any Options (“Shares”), or, if you no longer own the Shares, an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of any such Shares on the date they were issued to you (less any
taxes paid by you). The foregoing is not intended as a liquidated damage remedy but is instead a return-of-gains and contractual rescission remedy due to the mutual dependent nature of the subject provisions in the Agreement. 

(i) If any of the Restrictive Covenants are deemed unenforceable as written, you and the Company expressly authorize the court to revise,
delete, or add to the restrictions contained in this Section 7 to the extent necessary to enforce the intent of the parties and to provide the goodwill, Confidential Information, and other business interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries
with effective protection. And, in the event that such reformation of the restriction is acceptable to the Company, then the forfeiture and rescission (return of gain) remedies provided for in subsection 7(h) above shall not apply. 

(j) The provisions of this Section 7 are not intended to override, supersede, reduce, modify or affect in any manner any other
non-competition or non-solicitation agreement between you and the Company or any Subsidiary, and instead are intended to supplement any such agreements. 
 8. Certain Legal Restrictions. The Plan, the granting and exercising of this Option, and any obligations of the Company under the Plan, shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and foreign
country laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may be required, and to any rules or regulations of any exchange on which the Stock is listed. The Company, in its discretion, may postpone the
granting and exercising of this Option, the issuance or delivery of Stock under this Option or any other action permitted under the Plan to permit the Company, with reasonable diligence, to complete such stock exchange listing or registration or
qualification of such Stock or other required action under any federal, state or foreign country law, rule or regulation and may require you to make such representations and furnish such information as it may consider appropriate in connection with
the issuance or delivery of Stock in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Company shall not be obligated by virtue of any provision of the Plan to recognize the exercise of this Option or to otherwise sell or issue Stock in
violation of any such laws, rules or regulations, and any postponement of the exercise or settlement of this Option under this provision shall not extend the term of the Option. Neither the Company nor its directors or officers shall have any
obligation or liability to you with respect to any Option (or Stock issuable thereunder) that shall lapse because of such postponement. 
 9. Plan Incorporated. You accept this Option subject to all the provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated into this Agreement, including the provisions that authorize the Committee to
administer and interpret the Plan and which provide that the Committee’s decisions, determinations and interpretations with respect to the Plan are final and conclusive on all persons affected thereby. Except as otherwise set forth in this
Agreement, terms defined in the Plan have the same meanings herein. 
 10. Assignment of Intellectual Property Rights. In
consideration of the granting of the Option, you hereby agree that all right, title and interest to any and all products, improvements or processes (“Intellectual Property”) whatsoever, discovered, invented or conceived during the
course of your employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, relating to the subject matter of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or which may be directly or indirectly utilized in connection therewith, are vested in
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such Intellectual Property and agree to assign such Intellectual Property to the Company. In addition, all writings produced in the course of work or employment for the Company or any Subsidiary
are works produced for hire and the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including any copyrights for those writings. 

11. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) No ISO Treatment. The Option is intended to be a non-qualified stock option under applicable tax laws, and it is not to be characterized or treated as an incentive stock option under such laws.

 (b) No Guaranteed Employment. The granting of the Option shall impose no obligation upon you to exercise the Option or
any part thereof. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall affect the right of the Company or Employer to terminate you at any time, with or without cause, or shall be deemed to create any rights to your employment. The rights and obligations
arising under this Agreement are not intended to and do not affect your employment relationship that otherwise exists between you and the Company or Employer, whether such employment relationship is at will or defined by an employment contract.
Moreover, this Agreement is not intended to and does not amend any existing employment contract between you and the Company or Employer; to the extent there is a conflict between this Agreement and such an employment contract, the employment
contract shall govern and take priority. 
 (c) No Stockholder Rights. Neither you nor any person claiming under or
through you shall be or shall have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any of the shares issuable upon the exercise of the Option herein unless and until certificates representing such shares shall have been
issued and delivered to you or your agent. 
 (d) Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this
Agreement or any delivery of the Option to the Company shall be addressed to the Company at its principal executive offices, and any notice to be given to you shall be addressed to you at the address set forth on the attached Notice of Grant, or at
such other address for a party as such party may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid. 

(e) Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitations in this Agreement and the Plan on the transferability by you of the Option and
any shares of Stock, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of your representatives, executors, successors or beneficiaries. 
 (f) Governing Law. The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware and the United States, as applicable, without
reference to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.  
 (g) Severability. Except as otherwise expressly provided for
herein in Section 7 above, if any provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be illegal, unenforceable or void, in whole or in part, then the parties shall be relieved of all obligations arising under such provision, but only to the
extent that it is illegal, unenforceable or void, it being the intent and agreement of the parties that this Agreement shall be deemed amended by modifying such provision to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable while preserving its
intent or, if that is not possible, by substituting therefor another provision that is legal and enforceable and achieves the same objectives. 
 (h) Interpretation. All section titles and captions in this Agreement are for convenience only, shall not be deemed part of this Agreement, and in no way shall define, limit, extend or describe the
scope or intent of any provisions of this Agreement. 
 (i) Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise provided for in
Section 7 above, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto. 

  
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 (j) No Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any
covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition. 

(k) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on
all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. 
 (l)
Relief. In addition to all other rights or remedies available at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or enjoin any violation of the provisions of this Agreement. 

END OF AGREEMENT 

  
 8EX-10.5

 Exhibit 10.5 
 THE WHITEWAVE FOODS COMPANY 
 CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT 

THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of May 1, 2013, by and between The WhiteWave
Foods Company, a Delaware corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), and [            ] (the “Executive”), and will be effective as of
the Distribution Effective Date (as defined below). 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, the Executive and Dean Foods Company, a Delaware corporation (“Dean Foods”), previously executed a Change in
Control Agreement, as amended and restated to date (the “Dean Foods CIC Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, the Company is
a controlled subsidiary of Dean Foods, and Dean Foods has announced that it currently intends to distribute a controlling interest in the Company to its shareholders (the “Distribution”); 

WHEREAS, the Company and Dean Foods are parties to an Employee Matters Agreement, entered into substantially contemporaneously with the
initial public offering of the Company’s common stock (the “EMA”), pursuant to which the Company is required to enter into a new Change in Control Agreement with the Executive that is substantially similar to the Dean Foods CIC
Agreement, which shall become effective as of the effective date of the Distribution, if such Distribution is effected (the “Distribution Effective Date”); and 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive agree that this Agreement is substantially similar to the Dean Foods CIC Agreement and desire to
enter into this Agreement to replace, effective as of the Distribution Effective Date, the Dean Foods CIC Agreement. 

AGREEMENTS 
 NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the Company’s obligations under the EMA, and for good and valuable consideration, including the mutual covenants set forth herein, the parties hereto agree to enter into
this Agreement as follows: 
 1. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this
Agreement. 
 “Affiliate” means any entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with, a person or
entity. 
 “Annual Pay” means the sum of (a) an amount equal to the annual base salary rate payable to the
Executive by the Company at the time of termination of his or her employment plus (b) an amount equal to the target bonus established for the Executive for the Company’s fiscal year in which the Executive’s termination of
employment occurs, but in either case, without giving effect to any reduction therein occurring after a Change in Control. 

“Board” means the board of directors of the Company. 

 “Cause” means the Executive’s (a) willful and intentional
material breach of this Agreement, (b) willful and intentional misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of, or willful neglect of, the Executive’s duties, which has caused material injury (monetary or otherwise) to the Company,
(c) material breach of the Company’s Code of Ethics, or (d) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony; provided, however, that no act or omission shall constitute “Cause” for purposes of this Agreement unless
the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director provides to the Executive (i) written notice clearly and fully describing the particular acts or omissions which the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director reasonably
believes in good faith constitutes “Cause” and (ii) an opportunity, within thirty (30) days following his or her receipt of such notice, to meet in person with the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director to explain
or defend the alleged acts or omissions relied upon by the Board and, to the extent practicable, to cure such acts or omissions. Further, no act or omission shall be considered as “willful” or “intentional” if the Executive
reasonably believed such acts or omissions were in the best interests of the Company. 
 “Change in Control”
means the first occurrence of any of the following events after the Distribution Effective Date: 
 (a) any person, entity or
“group” (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”)), other than the Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and any employee benefit plan of the Company or
any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), of 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; 

(b) the persons who, as of the Distribution Effective Date, are serving as the members of the Board (the “Incumbent
Directors”) shall cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board (or the board of directors of any successor to the Company), provided that any director elected to the Board, or nominated for election, by at
least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then still in office shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director for purposes of this clause (b); 
 (c) the Company consummates a merger or consolidation with any other corporation, and as a result of which (i) persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation, do not, immediately thereafter, own, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, more than 50% of the combined
voting power of the voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of (x) the Company or the surviving entity or (y) an entity that, directly or indirectly, owns more than 50% of the combined voting power
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity described in subclause (x), and (ii), within the twelve-month period after such consummation of the merger or consolidation, the members of the Board as of the consummation of
such merger or consolidation cease to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Company or the surviving entity (or the entity that, directly or indirectly, owns more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors of the Company or such surviving entity); or 
 (d) the shareholders of the Company approve and the
Company consummates a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, and immediately after such sale, transfer or disposition the persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such
sale, transfer or disposition do not own, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company immediately prior to the sale, transfer or disposition, more than 50% of the combined voting
power of the voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of (x) the entity or entities to which such assets are sold or transferred or (y) an entity that, directly or indirectly, owns more than 50% of the
combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entities described in subclause (x). 

  
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 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

“Competing Business” means a company or business which is engaged, or intends to engage in the manufacture,
distribution, sale or marketing of any products which compete directly with the products of the Company or any of its Affiliates. 
 “Confidential Information” means all information, whether oral or written, previously or hereafter developed, acquired or used by the Company or its subsidiaries and relating to the
business of the Company and its subsidiaries that is not generally known to others in the Company’s area of business, including without limitation trade secrets, methods or practices developed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
financial results or plans, customer or client lists, personnel information, information relating to negotiations with clients or prospective clients, proprietary software, databases, programming or data transmission methods, or copyrighted
materials (including without limitation, brochures, layouts, letters, art work, copy, photographs or illustrations). It is expressly understood that the foregoing list shall be illustrative only and is not intended to be an exclusive or exhaustive
list of “Confidential Information.” 
 “Good Reason” means any of the following events occurring,
without the Executive’s prior written consent specifically referring to this Agreement, within 13 months after a Change in Control: 
 (a) (i) Any material reduction in the amount of the Executive’s Annual Pay, (ii) any material reduction in the amount of Executive’s other incentive compensation opportunities, or
(iii) any significant reduction in the aggregate value of the Executive’s benefits as in effect from time to time (unless in the case of either (i) or (ii), such reduction is pursuant to a general change in compensation or benefits
applicable to all similarly situated employees of the Company and its Affiliates); 
 (b) (i) the removal of
the Executive from the Executive’s position of the ultimate parent of the business of the Company or (ii) any other significant reduction in the nature or status of the Executive’s duties or responsibilities; 

(c) relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location that is more than 50 miles from the
Executive’s place of employment immediately prior to the Change in Control; or 
 (d) failure by the Company
to obtain the assumption agreement referred to in Section 7 of this Agreement prior to the effectiveness of any succession referred to therein, unless the purchaser, successor or assignee referred to therein is bound to perform this Agreement
by operation of law. 
 In order for a termination by the Executive to constitute a termination for Good
Reason, (i) the Executive must notify the Company of the circumstances claimed to constitute Good Reason in writing not later than the 90th day after it has arisen or occurred, (ii) the Company must not have cured such circumstances within
30 days of receipt of the notice and (iii) the Executive must actually terminate employment on or before the
13th month anniversary of the Change in Control.

 “Termination Pay” means a payment made by the Company to the Executive pursuant to Section 2(a)
(ii) or Section 2(b) hereof. 
 2. Benefits. 

(a) Involuntary or Constructive Termination. In the event that the Executive’s employment with the Company or its successor is
terminated (x) by the Company or its successor without Cause within 13 months following a Change in Control or (y) by the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to the following payments and other benefits: 

  
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 (i) The Company shall pay to the Executive a cash payment in an amount equal
to the sum of (A) the Executive’s accrued and unpaid salary as of his or her date of termination of employment, as required by law, plus (B) his or her accrued and unpaid bonus, if any, for the Company’s prior fiscal year, plus
(C) an amount equal to the greater of the following, paid on a pro rata basis for the portion of the year between January 1 and the date of the Executive’s termination of employment: (x) Executive’s target bonus for the year
of termination, or (y) the actual bonus to which the Executive would be entitled in the year of termination, if calculable at the date of termination, plus (D) reimbursement for all unreimbursed expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred
by the Executive (in accordance with Company policy) in connection with the business of the Company prior to termination and since the beginning of the calendar year prior to the date of termination. This amount shall be paid within five
(5) business days of the date of the Executive’s termination of employment. 
 (ii) The Company shall
pay to the Executive a cash payment in an amount equal to three (3) times the Executive’s Annual Pay. This amount shall be paid by the Company in accordance with Section 2(e) hereof. 

(iii) The Company shall pay to the Executive a cash payment in an amount equal to the sum of (A) the Executive’s
unvested account balance under the Company’s 401(k) plan, if any, and (B) three (3) times the amount of the aggregate matching contributions payable in respect of Executive’s contributions into the Executive’s 401(k) account
for the last completed calendar year (which, for this purpose, shall be annualized if the Executive was not eligible to participate in such 401(k) plan for the entire calendar year). This amount shall be paid within 60 days after the date of the
Executive’s termination of employment. 
 (iv) The Executive and his or her eligible dependents shall be
entitled for a period of two (2) years following his or her date of termination of employment to continued coverage, on the same basis as similarly situated active employees, under the Company’s group health, dental, long-term disability
and life insurance plans as in effect from time to time (but not any other welfare benefit plans or any retirement plans); provided that coverage under any particular benefit plan shall expire with respect to the period after the Executive becomes
covered under another employer’s plan providing for a similar type of benefit. In the event the Company is unable to provide such coverage on account of any limitations under the terms of any applicable contract with an insurance carrier or
third party administrator, the Company shall pay the Executive an amount equal to the cost to the Company of providing such coverage within 60 days after the date of the Executive’s termination of employment. To the extent that Company’s
group health or dental benefits are self-insured, then in addition to any other limitation provided here, the period of coverage provided by this Section 2(a) (iv) under the self-insured health or dental plan shall not exceed the period of
time during which the Executive would be entitled to receive continuation coverage under a group health plan under section 4980B (COBRA) if the Executive had elected such coverage and paid such premiums. To the extent that the immediately preceding
sentence applies, the Company shall pay the Executive an amount equal to the cost of such COBRA coverage for a period equal to the excess of (i) 24 months minus (ii) the number of months of COBRA coverage initially available to the
Executive, as determined in good faith by the Company, with such payment to be made within 60 days after the date of the Executive’s termination of employment. 

(v) The Company shall pay all costs and expenses, up to a maximum of $50,000, related to outplacement services for the
Executive, the provider of which shall be selected by the Executive in his or her sole discretion. This amount shall be paid directly to the provider of such services but only with respect to services rendered prior to the last day of the second
calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive’s termination date occurs. The Company shall pay such expenses within 90 days of the date of receipt of an invoice for such services, but in no event later than the end of the
third calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive’s termination date occurs. 

  
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 (b) Voluntary Termination. If, at any time during the 30-day period (the
“Window Period”) beginning on the first anniversary of the Change in Control (e.g., if a Change in Control occurs January 31, 2014, the period beginning February 1, 2015 and ending March 2, 2015; if it occurs
February 18, 2014, the period beginning February 19, 2015 and ending March 20, 2015), the Executive terminates his or her employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the same payments and
benefits as set forth in Sections 2(a)(i) through 2(a)(v) hereof, at the time specified therein. For the avoidance of doubt, should the Executive voluntarily terminate employment other than for Good Reasons prior to the first anniversary of the
Change in Control, the Executive shall not have any right to receive any of the benefits or payments set forth in Section 2(a)(i) through Section 2(a)(v) hereof. The Executive may provide notice of a voluntary termination of employment
with effectiveness during the Window Period at any time prior to the end of the Window Period, including prior to the commencement of the Window Period. 
 (c) Treatment of Equity Following a Change in Control. All of the Executive’s outstanding equity awards issued under the Company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “WhiteWave
Plan”) or other plan shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the WhiteWave Plan or such other plan and the applicable award agreements issued to the Executive thereunder. 

(d) No Duplication; Other Severance Pay. There shall be no duplication of severance pay in any manner. In this regard, the
Executive shall not be entitled to Termination Pay hereunder for more than one position with the Company and its Affiliates. If the Executive is entitled to any notice or payment in lieu of any notice of termination of employment required by
Federal, state or local law, including but not limited to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the severance compensation to which the Executive would otherwise be entitled under this Agreement shall be reduced by the amount of any
such payment in lieu of notice. Executive shall not be entitled to any severance or termination payments (but excluding retirement and similar benefits) under any other plan, program, arrangement or agreement (other than any stock award or stock
option agreements) with the Company or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the foregoing payments and benefits shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any payments or benefits to which the Executive
and his or her dependents may otherwise be entitled to under the Company’s compensation and employee benefit plans. Subject to subparagraph (a)(iii) of the definition of Good Reason, nothing herein shall be deemed to restrict the right of the
Company from amending or terminating any such plan in a manner generally applicable to similarly situated active employees of the Company and its Affiliates, in which event the Executive shall be entitled to participate on the same basis (including
payment of applicable contributions) as similarly situated active executives of the Company and its Affiliates. 
 (e) Mutual
Release. Termination Pay shall be conditioned upon the execution by the Executive of a valid release prepared by the Company pursuant to which the Executive shall release the Company, to the maximum extent permitted by law, from any and all
claims the Executive may have against the Company that relate to or arise out of the employment or termination of employment of the Executive, except such claims arising under this Agreement, any employee benefit plan, or any other written plan or
agreement (a “Release”). The full amount of Termination Pay shall be paid in a lump sum in cash to the Executive within sixty (60) days after the date of the Executive’s termination of employment if and only if the
Executive has properly executed, delivered to the Company, and not revoked, a Release, provided that if such sixty (60) day period overlaps two calendar years, the Termination Pay shall be paid in the later of such calendar years. In addition,
if the Executive shall timely deliver (and shall not have revoked) the Release, the Company shall simultaneously with the payment of Termination Pay execute a release of all claims it may have against the Executive arising out of the
Executive’s employment, other than claims arising under this Agreement or otherwise relating to covenants and obligations of the Executive intended to continue following the Executive’s termination of employment. 

  
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 3. Excise Taxes. If the Company reasonably determines that (a) the termination
benefits payable to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement would subject the Executive to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, and (b) the net amount that the Executive would realize from such benefits on an after-tax basis
would be greater if the benefits payable hereunder were limited, then the benefits payable hereunder shall be limited such that the Executive’s net payment received on an after-tax basis is $1 less than the amount at which the payment would be
subjected to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code. Any reduction in the amount of benefits payable hereunder shall be debited, in order from the amounts payable under Section 2(a)(ii), then 2(a)(iii) and then 2(a)(iv). 

4. Certain Covenants by the Executive. 
 (a) Covenant Not to Compete or Solicit. The Executive hereby agrees that, during the term of his employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates and for a period of two (2) years
thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any person or entity other than the Company or any of its Affiliates: 
 (i) develop, own, manage, operate, or otherwise engage in, participate in, represent in any way or be connected with, as officer, director, partner, owner, employee, agent, independent contractor,
consultant, proprietor, stockholder or otherwise, any Competing Business, in any geographic territory (within or outside the United States) in which the Company does business; or 

(ii) act in any way, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any Competing Business, with the purpose or effect of soliciting, diverting or
taking away any business, customer, client, supplier, or good will of the Company; or 
 (iii) solicit, induce, recruit or
encourage, either directly or indirectly, any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates to leave his or her employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or employ or offer to employ any employee of the Company or any of its
Affiliates. For the purposes of this section, an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed to be an employee of the Company or any such Affiliate while employed by the Company or such Affiliate and for a period of 60 days
thereafter. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive is not prohibited from (i) owning, either of record or
beneficially, not more than two percent (2%) of the shares or other equity of any publicly traded company or (ii) acting as an officer, employee, agent, independent contractor or consultant to any company or business which engages in
multiple lines of business, one or more of which may be a Competing Business, if Executive has no direct or indirect involvement, oversight or responsibility with respect to the unit, division, group or other area of operations which cause such
company or business to be a Competing Business. 
 The provisions of this Section 4(a) are not intended to override,
supersede, reduce, modify or affect in any manner any other non-competition or non-solicitation agreement between the Executive, the Company or any of its Affiliates. Any such covenant or agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance
with its terms. The Company will be entitled to injunctive and other relief to prevent or enjoin any violation of the provisions of this Agreement. 
 (b) Protection of Confidential Information. The Executive agrees that he or she will not at any time during or following his or her employment by the Company, without the Company’s prior
written consent, divulge any Confidential Information to any other person or entity or use any Confidential Information for his or her own benefit. Upon termination of employment, for any reason whatsoever, regardless of whether either party may be
at fault, the Executive will return to the Company all physical Confidential Information in the Executive’s possession. 

  
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 (c) Nondisclosure of Agreement. The Executive agrees, at all times during his or her
employment by the Company, not to disclose or discuss in any manner (whether to individuals inside or outside the Company), the existence or terms of, this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company, except to the extent required by
law. 
 (d) Nondisparagement. The Executive and the Company agree that, for so long as the Executive remains employed by
the Company, and for a period of two (2) years following the termination of the Executive’s employment, neither the Executive nor the Company will make or authorize any public statement, whether orally or in writing, that disparages the
other party hereto with respect to such other party’s business interests or practices; provided, that neither party shall be restricted in connection with statements made in context of any litigation, arbitration or similar proceeding involving
the other party hereto. 
 (e) Extent of Restrictions. The Executive acknowledges that that he has given careful
consideration to the restraints imposed by this Section 4 and he fully agrees that the restrictions contained in this Section 4 correctly set forth the understanding of the parties at the time this Agreement is entered into, are reasonable
and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company, and that any violation will cause substantial injury to the Company. In the event of any such violation, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy, to preliminary
or permanent injunctive relief. If any court having jurisdiction shall find that any part of the restrictions set forth in this Agreement are unreasonable in any respect, it is the intent of the parties that the restrictions set forth herein shall
not be terminated, but that this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect to the extent (as to time periods and other relevant factors) that the court shall find reasonable. 

(f) Colorado Law. Executive further acknowledges the following provisions of Colorado law, set forth in Colorado Revised Statutes
Section 8-2-133(2): 
 “Any covenant not to compete which restricts the right of any person to receive
compensation for performance of skilled or unskilled labor for any employer shall be void, but this subsection (2) shall not apply to: 
 (a) Any contract for the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a business; 
 (b) Any contract for the protection of trade secrets; 
 (c) Any
contract provision providing for the recovery of the expense of educating and training an employee who has served an employer for a period of less than two years; and 

(d) Executive and management personnel and officers and employees who constitute professional staff or executive and
management personnel.” 
 Executive acknowledges that (i) this Agreement is executed for the protection of trade
secrets under Section 8-2-113(2)(b), and is intended to protect the confidential information and trade secrets of the Company, and (ii) he is an executive or management personnel within the meaning of Section 8-2-113(2)(d).

 5. Tax Withholding. All payments to the Executive under this Agreement will be subject to the withholding of all
applicable employment and income taxes. 
 6. Severability. In the event that any provision or portion of this Agreement
shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect. 

  
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 7. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company and any successor of the Company. The Company will require any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Company would be required to perform if no succession had taken place. 
 8. Entire Agreement. By
executing this Agreement, the Executive agrees that any and all agreements executed between the Company (or any subsidiary of the Company or any predecessor of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company) and the Executive prior to the date hereof
regarding benefits resulting from a Change in Control are hereby nullified and cancelled in their entirety, and this Agreement shall substitute for and fully replace any such prior agreements. This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be modified in any manner except by a written instrument signed by both the Company and the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
Agreement adversely modifies or affects the terms of any written or electronic agreement entered into by the Company and the Executive setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to any equity-based incentive award granted to the Executive
pursuant to any equity plan sponsored or maintained by the Company. 
 9. Section 409A. This Agreement is intended
to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and shall be interpreted and construed consistently with such intent. The payments to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement are also intended to be exempt from Section 409A of
the Code to the maximum extent possible, under either the separation pay exemption pursuant to Treasury regulation §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) or as short-term deferrals pursuant to Treasury regulation §1.409A-1(b)(4), and for this purpose each
payment shall constitute a “separately identified” amount within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-2(b)(2). In the event the terms of this Agreement would subject the Executive to taxes or penalties under Section 409A of
the Code (“409A Penalties”), the Company and the Executive shall cooperate diligently to amend the terms of this Agreement to avoid such 409A Penalties, to the extent possible; provided that in no event shall the Company be responsible for
any 409A Penalties that arise in connection with any amounts payable under this Agreement. To the extent any amounts under this Agreement are payable by reference to the Executive’s “termination of employment,” such term shall be
deemed to refer to Executive’s “separation from service,” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, if the Executive is a “specified employee,” as defined in
Section 409A of the Code, as of the date of Executive’s separation from service, then to the extent any amount payable to the Executive (i) constitutes the payment of nonqualified deferred compensation, within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code, (ii) is payable upon the Executive’s separation from service and (iii) under the terms of this Agreement would be payable prior to the six-month anniversary of the Executive’s separation from
service, such payment shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of (a) the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the separation from service and (b) the date of Executive’s death. Any reimbursement or advancement
payable to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise shall be conditioned on the submission by the Executive of all expense reports reasonably required by the Company under any applicable expense reimbursement policy, and shall be paid
to the Executive within 30 days following receipt of such expense reports, but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive incurred the reimbursable expense. Any amount of expenses
eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefit provided, during a calendar year shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefit to be provided, during any other calendar year. The right to any reimbursement or
in-kind benefit pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit. 

10. Notices. Any notice required under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by certified mail return receipt
requested to each of the parties as follows: 
 To the Executive: 

At the most recent address on the payroll records of the Company. 

  
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 To the Company: 
 The WhiteWave Foods Company 
 12002 Airport Way 

Broomfield, CO 80021 
 Attn.: General Counsel 
 Tel.: 303-635-4108 

Fax: 303-635-5108 
 11. Governing Law. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance of the laws of the State of Delaware, except to the extent preempted by ERISA or other federal laws, as
applicable, without reference to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and the Company
have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written. 
  

	
	The WhiteWave Foods Company
	
	/s/ Thomas N. Zanetich
	Executive Vice President, Human Resources
	
	/s/ [Executive]

  
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