Document:

EX-10.4

 Exhibit 10.4 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 
 to 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT 
 dated
May 3, 2012 
 by and between 

AXIS Specialty Limited (the “Company”) 

and 
 Michael A. Butt (the
“Consultant”) 
 Dated December 5, 2013 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Consultant entered into a consulting agreement dated as of May 3, 2012 (the “Agreement”); and 

WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, the Company and the Consultant have determined that it is in
the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to make certain revisions to the Agreement in order to extend the term of service thereof; 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended, effective as of the date hereof, as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Section 3 of the Agreement (Consulting Fee) is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof: 

“3. Consulting Fee. During the Consulting Term, in consideration of the services to be provided by the Consultant to the Company
described herein and in consideration for the covenants of the Consultant set forth herein, the Company shall pay the Consultant a fee in the amount of $950,000, payable in the amount of $237,500 no later than the first business day of January,
April, July and October 2014. The Company will pay all applicable Bermuda payroll taxes attributable to Consultant’s services during the Consulting Term. The Consultant shall not be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans
maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates by reason of this Agreement.” 
  

	 	2.	Section 4 of the Agreement (Consulting Term) is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “December 31, 2013” in the third line thereof and replacing such reference with “December 31, 2014”.

  

	 	3.	Section 8 of the Agreement (Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation) is hereby amended by deleting the reference to “December 31, 2014” in the last line thereof and replacing such reference with “December
31, 2015”. 

	 	4.	Except as set forth herein, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 

[signatures on following page] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above. 

 

			
	AXIS Specialty Limited
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph Henry

	Name:	 	Joseph Henry
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President
	
	Consultant
	
	 /s/ Michael A. Butt

	Michael A. ButtEX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 6th day of December 2013, to be effective December 4, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), by and between QLogic Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
H.K. Desai (the “Executive”). 
 RECITALS 

THE PARTIES ENTER THIS AGREEMENT on the basis of the following facts, understandings and intentions: 

A. The Company and the Executive entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Prior Employment Agreement”) on
October 20, 2010, providing for the Company’s employment of Executive as the Executive Chairman, and the Prior Employment Agreement expired on November 15, 2013. 

B. The Company and Executive desire to continue the Executive’s employment by the Company and desire that this Agreement set forth
all of the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment by the Company, effective as of the Effective Date. 
 C. This
Agreement shall govern the employment relationship between the Executive and the Company from and after the Effective Date, and, as of the Effective Date, supersedes and negates all previous agreements and understandings with respect to such
relationship (provided, however, that this Agreement does not supersede and negate any of (i) the Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Company and the Executive dated December 19, 2008, as amended (the “Change
in Control Agreement”), (ii) the Employee Invention and Non-Disclosure Agreement by and between the Company and the Executive dated August 4, 1995 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), (iii) the
Indemnification Agreement by and between the Company and the Executive dated April 7, 2006 (the “Indemnification Agreement”) and (iv) the Executive’s rights under the Company’s equity awards programs or any
agreements entered into in connection with such equity awards programs (the “Equity Awards”)). 
 AGREEMENT 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals incorporated herein and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Retention and Duties. 

  

	 	1.1	 Retention. The Company does hereby hire, engage and employ the Executive for the Period of Employment (as such term is defined in
Section 2) on the terms and 

  
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conditions expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Executive does hereby accept and agree to such hiring, engagement and employment, on the terms and conditions expressly set forth in this
Agreement. 

  

	 	1.2	Duties. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall serve the Company as its Executive Chairman and shall have the powers, authorities, duties and obligations of management commensurate with such
position as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) may assign from time to time, subject to the directives of the Board and the corporate policies of the Company as they are in effect from time to time throughout the
Period of Employment (including, without limitation, the Company’s business conduct and ethics policies, as they may change from time to time). It is anticipated that such duties and obligations shall be determined in cooperation with the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and that such duties and obligation shall include, but not be limited to, continuing and expanding relationships with strategic customers, developing technology and product roadmaps and product execution
priorities and developing strategy relating to merger and acquisition activities. The compensation provided in this Agreement shall compensate the Executive during the Period of Employment for his services as a member of the Board, and the Executive
shall not receive any additional compensation for such Board service (including under the Company’s compensation program for its non-employee Directors). During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall report solely to the Board and shall
serve at the pleasure of the Board. 

  

	 	1.3	No Other Employment; Minimum Time Commitment. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall (i) devote substantially all of the Executive’s business time, energy and skill to the
performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company, (ii) perform such duties in a faithful, effective and efficient manner to the best of his abilities, and (iii) hold no other employment. The Executive’s service on the boards
of directors (or similar body) of other business entities is subject to the approval of the Board, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Executive and the Company agree that Executive may regularly (in addition to his service on the
Company’s Board) serve on up to three (3) boards at any one time, which shall not include more than two (2) public companies, provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to require the Executive to resign from any
board or similar body (including, without limitation, any association, corporate, civic or charitable board or similar body) which he may then serve if the Board reasonably determines that the Executive’s service on such board or body
interferes with the effective discharge of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities to the Company or that any business related to such service is then in competition with any business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as such term
is defined in Section 5.5), successors or assigns. 

  

	 	1.4	 No Breach of Contract. The Executive hereby represents to the Company and agrees that: (i) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Executive and the Company and the performance by the Executive of the Executive’s duties hereunder do not and shall not constitute a breach of, conflict with, or otherwise

  
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contravene or cause a default under, the terms of any other agreement or policy to which the Executive is a party or otherwise bound or any judgment, order or decree to which the Executive is
subject; (ii) the Executive will not enter into any new agreement that would or reasonably could contravene or cause a default by the Executive under this Agreement; and (iii) the Executive understands the Company will rely upon the
accuracy and truth of the representations and warranties of the Executive set forth herein and the Executive consents to such reliance. 

  

	 	1.5	Location. The Executive’s principal place of employment shall be the Company’s principal executive office as it may be located from time to time. The Executive agrees that he will maintain a
regular schedule at that office when not traveling as part of his employment. The Executive acknowledges that he will be required to travel on a regular basis in the course of performing his duties for the Company. 

 

	2.	Period of Employment. The “Period of Employment” shall be the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending at 11:59 p.m. on March 29, 2015 (the “Termination
Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Period of Employment is subject to earlier termination as provided below in this Agreement. 

  

	3.	Compensation. 

  

	 	3.1	Base Salary. During the Period of Employment, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary (the “Base Salary”), which shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular
payroll practices in effect from time to time but not less frequently than in monthly installments. The Executive’s Base Salary shall be at an annualized rate of Five Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars ($530,000.00) throughout the term of the
Agreement. 

  

	 	3.2	Incentive Bonus. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual incentive bonus (“Incentive Bonus”). The Executive’s target Incentive Bonus
amount for each fiscal year during the period of Employment shall be one-hundred percent (100%) of Executive’s annual rate of Base Salary. Executive’s Incentive Bonus, if any, for any fiscal year shall be in an amount to be determined
by the Compensation committee of the Board (the “Committee”) in its sole discretion, based on any performance objectives established by the Committee for the particular fiscal year covered by the bonus. In each case, payment of
Executive’s Incentive Bonus is contingent on Executive’s continued employment with Company through the last day of the fiscal year covered by the bonus and shall be paid not later than two and one-half months after the end of such period.

  

	 	3.2	 Equity Compensation. On the Effective Date, the Executive was granted an award of 136,636 restricted stock units under the
Company’s 2005 Performance Incentive Plan, (the “Units”). Subject to the Executive’s continued service for the Company (as an employee or as a member of the Company’s Board), the Units

  
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will vest in equal installments over four years, and the Units will be subject to the other terms and conditions of the 2005 Performance Incentive Plan. It is not anticipated that further equity
awards will be made to Executive during the term of the Agreement. 

  

	4.	Benefits. 

  

	 	4.1	Retirement, Welfare and Fringe Benefits. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee pension and welfare benefit plans and programs, and fringe benefit
plans and programs, made available by the Company to the Company’s executive level employees generally, in accordance with the eligibility and participation provisions of such plans and as such plans or programs may be in effect from time to
time. 

  

	 	4.2	Reimbursement of Business Expenses. The Executive is authorized to incur reasonable expenses in carrying out the Executive’s duties for the Company under this Agreement and shall be entitled to
reimbursement for all reasonable business expenses the Executive incurs during the Period of Employment in connection with carrying out the Executive’s duties for the Company, subject to the Company’s expense reimbursement policies and any
pre-approval policies in effect from time to time. The Executive agrees to promptly submit and document any reimbursable expenses in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies to facilitate the timely reimbursement of such
expenses. 

  

	 	4.3	Vacation and Other Leave. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall accrue vacation subject to the Company’s vacation policies in effect from time to time. The Executive shall also be
entitled to all other holiday and leave pay generally available to other executives of the Company. 

  

	5.	Termination. 

  

	 	5.1	Termination by the Company. The Executive’s employment by the Company, and the Period of Employment, may be terminated at any time by the Company: (i) with Cause (as such term is defined in
Section 5.5), or (ii) without Cause, or (iii) in the event of the Executive’s death, or (iv) in the event that the Board determines in good faith that the Executive has a Disability (as such term is defined in
Section 5.5). 

  

	 	5.2	Termination by the Executive. The Executive’s employment by the Company, and the Period of Employment, may be terminated by the Executive with no less than sixty (60) days advance written notice
to the Company (such notice to be delivered in accordance with Section 17); provided, however, that in the case of a termination for Good Reason, the Executive may provide immediate written notice of termination once the applicable cure period
(as contemplated by the definition of Good Reason) has lapsed if the Company has not reasonably cured the circumstances that gave rise to the basis for the Good Reason termination. 

  
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	 	5.3	Benefits upon Termination. If the Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated during the Period of Employment for any reason by the Company or by the Executive, or upon or following the
expiration of the Period of Employment (in any case, the date that the Executive’s employment by the Company terminates is referred to as the “Severance Date”), the Company shall have no further obligation to make or provide to
the Executive, and the Executive shall have no further right to receive or obtain from the Company, any payments or benefits except as follows: 

(a) The Company shall pay the Executive (or, in the event of his death, the Executive’s estate) any Accrued Obligations (as such term is
defined in Section 5.5); 
 (b) If, during the Period of Employment, the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates as a
result of an Involuntary Termination (as such term is defined in Section 5.5), the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits: 

(i) The Company shall pay the Executive (in addition to the Accrued Obligations), subject to tax withholding and other authorized deductions,
an amount equal to the sum of (A) his Base Salary for the Remaining Period (as defined below), and (B) his target Incentive Bonus for the Remaining Period (as calculated below). Such amount is referred to hereinafter as the
“Severance Benefit.” Subject to Section 22(b), the Company shall pay the Severance Benefit to the Executive in substantially equal installments in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices over the Remaining
Period, with the first installment payable on (or within ten (10) days following) the sixtieth (60th) day following the Executive’s Separation from Service (as such term is defined in Section 5.5). (For purposes of clarity, each
such installment shall equal the applicable fraction of the aggregate Severance Benefit. For example, if such installments were to be made on a monthly basis over twelve months, each installment would equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the Severance Benefit.) 
 The “Remaining Period” shall mean the
period from the Severance Date through the end of the Period of Employment, determined as if the Executive’s employment with the Company had not terminated. The target Incentive Bonus for the Remaining Period is equal to 100% of the annual
target Incentive Bonus at the rate in effect on the Severance Date multiplied by the number of full or partial fiscal years included within the Remaining Period (without pro-ration for any partial fiscal year included within the Remaining Period).

 (ii) The Company shall promptly pay to the Executive any Incentive Bonus that would otherwise be paid to the Executive had his employment
by the Company not terminated with respect to any fiscal year (or, if the Board has determined to pay the Incentive Bonus on a quarterly basis, fiscal quarter) that ended before the Severance Date, to the extent not theretofore paid. 

  
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 (c) If, during the Period of Employment, the Executive’s employment with the Company
terminates as a result of the Executive’s Disability, the Company shall pay the Executive the amount contemplated by Section 5.3(b)(ii), plus, at the time the Company pays bonuses with respect to the fiscal year (or, if the Board has
determined to pay the Incentive Bonus on a quarterly basis, fiscal quarter) in which the Severance Date occurs, the Company shall pay the Executive the Incentive Bonus that would otherwise have been paid to the Executive had his employment by the
Company not terminated with respect to that fiscal year or quarter, as applicable. 
 (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 5.3, if the Executive breaches his obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement at any time, from and after the date of such breach and not in any way in limitation of any right or remedy otherwise available to the Company, the
Executive will no longer be entitled to, and the Company will no longer be obligated to pay, any remaining unpaid portion of the Severance Benefit or any remaining unpaid amount contemplated by Section 5.3(c); provided that, if the Executive
provides the release contemplated by Section 5.4, in no event shall the Executive be entitled to benefits pursuant to Section 5.3(b) or 5.3(c), as applicable, of less than $5,000 (or the amount of such benefits, if less than $5,000), which
amount the parties agree is good and adequate consideration, in and of itself, for the Executive’s release contemplated by Section 5.4. 

(e) The foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not affect: (i) the Executive’s receipt of benefits otherwise due
terminated employees under group insurance coverage consistent with the terms of the applicable Company welfare benefit plan; (ii) the Executive’s rights under COBRA to continue participation in medical, dental, hospitalization and life
insurance coverage; (iii) the Executive’s receipt of benefits otherwise due in accordance with the terms of the Company’s 401(k) plan (if any). The effect of any termination of Executive’s employment on Executive’s rights
under any Equity Award shall be determined by the applicable plan document(s) and/or agreement(s) entered into in connection with any such Equity Award. 
  

	 	5.4	Release; Exclusive Remedy; Leave.  

 (a) This Section 5.4 shall apply
notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement. As a condition precedent to any Company obligation to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.3(b)(i) or 5.3(c), the Executive shall provide the Company with a valid, executed general
release agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”), and such Release shall have not been revoked by the Executive pursuant to any revocation rights afforded by applicable law. The Company
shall provide the final form of Release to the Executive not later than seven (7) days following the Severance Date, and the 

  
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Executive shall be required to execute and return the Release to the Company within twenty-one (21) days (or forty-five (45) days if such longer period of time is required to make the
Release maximally enforceable under applicable law) after the Company provides the form of Release to the Executive. If such release is not provided within such time period or is revoked, then the Executive shall forfeit any payments or benefits
that otherwise would have been provided under Sections 5.3(b)(i) and 5.3(c). 
 (b) The Executive agrees that the payments and benefits
contemplated by Section 5.3 (or, if applicable, the Change in Control Agreement) shall constitute the exclusive and sole remedy for any termination of his employment and the Executive covenants not to assert or pursue any other remedies, at law
or in equity, with respect to any termination of employment. If, in connection with a termination of his employment, the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive benefits under both this Agreement and the Change in Control Agreement, the Executive
shall receive the benefits provided in the Change in Control Agreement (without duplication) and not the benefits provided in this Agreement, provided that if installment payments of the Severance Benefits have commenced under this Agreement at the
time of a Change in Control (as defined in the Change in Control Agreement), the remaining installments will accelerate and be paid in a lump sum within ten (10) business days following the Change in Control. The Company and the Executive
acknowledge and agree that there is no duty of the Executive to mitigate damages under this Agreement. All amounts paid to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.3 shall be paid without regard to whether the Executive has taken or takes actions to
mitigate damages. The Executive agrees to resign, on the Severance Date, as an officer of the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company, and as a fiduciary of any benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and to promptly execute
and provide to the Company any further documentation, as requested by the Company, to confirm such resignation. 
 (c) In the event that the
Company provides the Executive notice of termination without Cause pursuant to Section 5.1 or the Executive provides the Company notice of termination pursuant to Section 5.2, the Company will have the option to place the Executive on paid
administrative leave during the notice period. 
  

	 	5.5	Certain Defined Terms. 

 (a) As used herein, “Accrued
Obligations” means: 
 (i) any Base Salary that had accrued but had not been paid (including accrued and unpaid vacation time) on
or before the Severance Date; and 
 (ii) any reimbursement due to the Executive pursuant to Section 4.2 for expenses reasonably
incurred by the Executive on or before the Severance Date and documented and pre-approved, to the extent applicable, in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies in effect at the applicable time. 

  
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 (b) As used herein, “Subsidiary” of the Company means any corporation or other
entity a majority of whose outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company. 
 (c) As
used herein, “Cause” shall mean, as reasonably determined by the Board (excluding the Executive, if he is then a member of the Board) based on the information then known to it, that one or more of the following has occurred: 

(i) the Executive is convicted of, pled guilty or pled nolo contendere to a felony (under the laws of the United States or any relevant state,
or a similar crime or offense under the applicable laws of any relevant foreign jurisdiction) (other than traffic related offenses or as a result of vicarious liability); 

(ii) the Executive has engaged in acts of fraud, material dishonesty or other acts of willful misconduct in the course of his duties hereunder
including any such acts which were a material contributing factor to a restatement of the Company’s financial statements; 
 iii) the
Executive has willfully violated the Company’s business ethics policy or insider trading policy; 
 (iv) the Executive willfully and
repeatedly fails to perform or uphold his duties under this Agreement and/or willfully fails to comply with reasonable directives of the Board which are communicated to him in writing; 

(v) the Executive has willfully failed to cooperate with any governmental investigation involving the Company; or 

(vi) a breach by the Executive of any other provision of Section 6, or any material breach by the Executive of any other contract he is a
party to with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; 
 provided, however, that (1) no act or omission by the Executive shall be
deemed to be “willful” if the Executive reasonably believed in good faith that such acts or omissions were in the best interest of the Company and (2) any alleged breach by the Executive as set forth in subsection (vi) shall not
constitute Cause unless both (x) the Company provides written notice to Executive of the breach claimed to constitute Cause within sixty (60) days of the initial existence of such breach (such notice to be delivered in accordance with
Section 17), and (y) Executive fails to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days of receiving such written notice thereof. 

  
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 (d) As used herein, “Disability” shall mean a physical or mental impairment
which, as reasonably determined by the Board, renders the Executive unable to perform the essential functions of his employment with the Company, even with reasonable accommodation that does not impose an undue hardship on the Company, for more than
90 days in any 180-day period, unless a longer period is required by federal or state law, in which case that longer period would apply. 

(e) As used herein, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s consent) of any one or more of the
following conditions: 
 (i) a material diminution in the Executive’s rate of Base Salary; 

(ii) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities, including but not limited to a requirement that
Executive report in any manner other than directly to the Company’s Board; 
 (iii) a material change in the geographic location of the
Executive’s principal office with the Company (for this purpose, in no event shall a relocation of such office to a new location that is not more than fifty (50) miles from the current location of the Company’s executive offices
constitute a “material change”); or 
 (iv) a material breach by the Company of this Agreement; 

provided, however, that any such condition or conditions, as applicable, shall not constitute Good Reason unless both (x) the Executive
provides written notice to the Company of the condition claimed to constitute Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the initial existence of such condition(s) (such notice to be delivered in accordance with Section 17), and (y) the
Company fails to remedy such condition(s) within thirty (30) days of receiving such written notice thereof; and provided, further, that in all events the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company shall not constitute a
termination for Good Reason unless such termination occurs not more than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the initial existence of the condition claimed to constitute Good Reason. 

(f) As used herein, “Involuntary Termination” shall mean (i) a termination of the Executive’s employment by the
Company without Cause (and other than due to Executive’s death or in connection with a good faith determination by the Board that the Executive has a Disability), or (ii) a resignation by the Executive for Good Reason. 

(g) As used herein, the term “Person” shall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a
partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof. 

  
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 (h) As used herein, a “Separation from Service” occurs when the Executive dies,
retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment with the Company that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1), without regard to the optional alternative
definitions available thereunder. 
  

	 	5.6.	Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be communicated by written notice of termination from the terminating party to the other party. This
notice of termination must be delivered in accordance with Section 17 and must indicate the specific provision(s) of this Agreement relied upon in effecting the termination. 

 

	6.	Protective Covenants.  

  

	 	6.1	Confidential Information; Inventions.  

 (a) The Executive shall not
disclose or use at any time, either during the Period of Employment or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is or becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent
that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive’s performance in good faith of duties for the Company. The Executive will take all appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information in his possession and to
protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver to the Company at the termination of the Period of Employment, or at any time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports,
computer tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating to the Confidential Information or the Work Product (as hereinafter defined) of the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates which the Executive may then
possess or have under his control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may truthfully respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process, but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof, shall, as much in advance
of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought, and shall assist the Company and such counsel in resisting or otherwise responding to such process. 

(b) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known to the public
and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company in connection with its business, including, but not limited to, information, observations and data obtained by the Executive while employed by the Company or any predecessors thereof (including
those obtained prior to the Effective Date) concerning (i) the business or affairs of the Company (or such predecessors), (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses,
(vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business
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methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other copyrightable
works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published (other than a
disclosure by the Executive in breach of this Agreement) in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published
merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination. 

(c) As used in this Agreement, the term “Work Product” means all inventions, innovations, improvements, technical information,
systems, software developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, service marks, trademarks, trade names, logos and all similar or related information (whether patentable or unpatentable, copyrightable, registerable as a trademark,
reduced to writing, or otherwise) which relates to the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by
the Executive (whether or not during usual business hours, whether or not by the use of the facilities of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and whether or not alone or in conjunction with any other person) while employed by the Company
(including those conceived, developed or made prior to the Effective Date) together with all patent applications, letters patent, trademark, trade name and service mark applications or registrations, copyrights and reissues thereof that may be
granted for or upon any of the foregoing. All Work Product that the Executive may have discovered, invented or originated during his employment by the Company or any of its Affiliates prior to the Effective Date, that he may discover, invent or
originate during the Period of Employment or at any time in the period of twelve (12) months after the Severance Date, shall be the exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates, as applicable, and Executive hereby assigns all of
Executive’s right, title and interest in and to such Work Product to the Company or its applicable Affiliate, including all intellectual property rights therein. Executive shall promptly disclose all Work Product to the Company, shall execute
at the request of the Company any assignments or other documents the Company may deem necessary to protect or perfect its (or any of its Affiliates’, as applicable) rights therein, and shall assist the Company, at the Company’s expense, in
obtaining, defending and enforcing the Company’s (or any of its Affiliates’, as applicable) rights therein. The Executive hereby appoints the Company as his attorney-in-fact to execute on his behalf any assignments or other documents
deemed necessary by the Company to protect or perfect the Company, the Company’s (and any of its Affiliates’, as applicable) rights to any Work Product. 

  
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	 	6.2	Non-Solicitation of Employees and Consultants. During the Period of Employment and for a period which is the greater of (a) the Remaining Period or (b) eighteen (18) months after the
Severance Date, the Executive will not directly or indirectly through any other Person induce or attempt to induce any employee or independent contractor of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to leave the employ or service, as applicable,
of the Company or such Affiliate, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any such Affiliate, on the one hand, and any employee or independent contractor thereof, on the other hand. 

 

	 	6.3	Cooperation. Following the Executive’s last day of employment by the Company, the Executive shall reasonably cooperate with the Company and its Affiliates in connection with: (a) any internal or
governmental investigation or administrative, regulatory, arbitral or judicial proceeding involving the Company and any Affiliates with respect to matters relating to the Executive’s employment with or service as a member of the Board or the
board of directors of any Affiliate (collectively, “Litigation”); or (b) any audit of the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate with respect to the period of time when the Executive was employed by the Company or
any Affiliate (“Audit”). The Executive acknowledges that such cooperation may include, but shall not be limited to, the Executive making himself available to the Company or any Affiliate (or their respective attorneys or auditors)
upon reasonable notice for: (i) interviews, factual investigations, and providing declarations or affidavits that provide truthful information in connection with any Litigation or Audit; (ii) appearing at the request of the Company or any
Affiliate to give testimony without requiring service of a subpoena or other legal process; (iii) providing information and legal representations to the auditors of the Company or any Affiliate, in a form and within a time frame requested by
the Board, with respect to the Company’s or any Affiliate’s opening balance sheet valuation of intangibles and financial statements for the period in which the Executive was employed by the Company or any Affiliate; and (iv) turning
over to the Company or any Affiliate any documents relevant to any Litigation or Audit that are or may come into the Executive’s possession. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable travel expenses incurred in connection with
providing the services under this Section 6.3, including lodging and meals, upon the Executive’s submission of receipts. Executive will make himself available free of charge for up to twenty (20) days per calendar year for the
provision of services under this Section 6.3. Thereafter, the Company shall compensate Executive at the rate of $1,500.00 per day for such services, provided, however, that the Company shall not owe Executive any daily fee for any day on
which Executive provides testimony before any court, arbitrator, or other tribunal. If, due to an actual or potential conflict of interest, it is necessary for the Executive to retain separate counsel in connection with providing the services under
this Section 6.3, and such counsel is not otherwise supplied by and at the expense of the Company (pursuant to indemnification rights of the Executive or otherwise), the Company shall further reimburse the Executive for the reasonable fees and
expenses of such separate counsel. 

  
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	 	6.4	Understanding of Covenants. The Executive acknowledges that, in the course of his employment with the Company and/or its Affiliates and their predecessors, he has become familiar, or will become familiar,
with the Company’s and its Affiliates’ and their predecessors’ trade secrets and with other confidential and proprietary information concerning the Company, its Affiliates and their respective predecessors and that his services have
been and will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company and its Affiliates. The Executive agrees that the foregoing covenants set forth in this Section 6 (together, the “Restrictive Covenants”) are reasonable
and necessary to protect the Company’s and its Affiliates’ trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information, good will, stable workforce, and customer relations. 

Without limiting the generality of the Executive’s agreement in the preceding paragraph, the Executive (i) represents that he is
familiar with and has carefully considered the Restrictive Covenants, (ii) represents that he is fully aware of his obligations hereunder, (iii) agrees to the reasonableness of the length of time, scope and geographic coverage, as
applicable, of the Restrictive Covenants, (iv) agrees that the Company and its Affiliates currently conducts business throughout the Restricted Area, and (v) agrees that the Restrictive Covenants will continue in effect for the applicable
periods set forth above in this Section 6 regardless of whether the Executive is then entitled to receive severance pay or benefits from the Company. The Executive understands that the Restrictive Covenants may limit his ability to earn a
livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company and any of its Affiliates, but he nevertheless believes that he has received and will receive sufficient consideration and other benefits as an employee of the Company and as otherwise
provided hereunder or as described in the recitals hereto to clearly justify such restrictions which, in any event (given his education, skills and ability), the Executive does not believe would prevent him from otherwise earning a living. The
Executive agrees that the Restrictive Covenants do not confer a benefit upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment of the Executive. 
  

	 	6.5	 Enforcement. The Executive agrees that the Executive’s services are unique and that he has access to Confidential Information and
Work Product. Accordingly, without limiting the generality of Section 17, the Executive agrees that a breach by the Executive of any of the covenants in this Section 6 would cause immediate and irreparable harm to the Company that would be
difficult or impossible to measure, and that damages to the Company for any such injury would therefore be an inadequate remedy for any such breach. Therefore, the Executive agrees that in the event of any breach or threatened breach of any
provision of this Section 6, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to and without limitation upon all other remedies the Company may have under this Agreement, at law or otherwise, to obtain specific performance, injunctive relief and/or
other appropriate relief (without posting any bond or deposit) in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Section 6, or require the Executive to account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits,
moneys, 

  
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accruals, increments or other benefits derived from or received as a result of any transactions constituting a breach of this Section 6 if and when final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction or arbitrator, as applicable, is so entered against the Executive. The Executive further agrees that the applicable period of time any Restrictive Covenant is in effect following the Severance Date, as determined pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section 6, such period of time shall be extended by the same amount of time that Executive is in breach of any Restrictive Covenant. 

 

	7.	Withholding Taxes. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company may withhold (or cause there to be withheld, as the case may be) from any amounts otherwise due or payable under or
pursuant to this Agreement such federal, state and local income, employment, or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 

 

	8.	Successors and Assigns. 

 (a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive and
without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s legal
representatives. 
 (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. Without
limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to
assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the
Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor or assignee, as applicable, which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise. 
  

	9.	Number and Gender; Examples. Where the context requires, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and any gender shall include all other genders. Where specific
language is used to clarify by example a general statement contained herein, such specific language shall not be deemed to modify, limit or restrict in any manner the construction of the general statement to which it relates. 

 

	10.	Section Headings. The section headings of, and titles of paragraphs and subparagraphs contained in, this Agreement are for the purpose of convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement
nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation thereof. 

  

	11.	 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California without giving
effect to any choice of law or conflicting provision or rule (whether of the state of California or any other jurisdiction) that would 

  
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cause the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of California to be applied. In furtherance of the foregoing, the internal law of the state of California will control the interpretation
and construction of this Agreement, even if under such jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis, the substantive law of some other jurisdiction would ordinarily apply. 

 

	12.	Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each
jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the
rights and obligations of any party under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or
affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable; furthermore, in lieu of such invalid or unenforceable provision there will be added
automatically as a part of this Agreement, a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn (as
to geographic scope, period of duration or otherwise) so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement
or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

  

	13.	Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto respecting the matters within its scope. This Agreement supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements of the
parties hereto that directly or indirectly bears upon the subject matter hereof, other than (i) the Change in Control Agreement, (ii) the Confidentiality Agreement, (iii) the Indemnification Agreement, and (iv) the Equity Awards.
Any prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals or understandings relating to the subject matter hereof shall be deemed to have been merged into this Agreement, and to the extent inconsistent herewith, such negotiations,
correspondence, agreements, proposals, or understandings shall be deemed to be of no force or effect. There are no representations, warranties, or agreements, whether express or implied, or oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof,
except as expressly set forth herein. 

  

	14.	Modifications. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed (in whole or in part), except by a formal, definitive written agreement expressly referring to this Agreement, which agreement is
executed by both of the parties hereto. 

  

	15.	 Waiver. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right,
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construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to
have granted such waiver. 

  

	16.	Arbitration. Except as provided under Sections 6, Executive and the Company agree that any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, its enforcement or interpretation, or because of an
alleged breach, default, or misrepresentation in connection with any of its provisions, or any other controversy arising out of the Executive’s employment, including, but not limited to, any state or federal statutory claims, shall be submitted
to arbitration in Orange County, California, before a sole arbitrator selected from Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc., Orange, California, or its successor (“JAMS”), or if JAMS is no longer able to supply the
arbitrator, such arbitrator shall be selected from the American Arbitration Association, and shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 1280 et seq. as the exclusive forum for the
resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that provisional injunctive relief may, but need not, be sought by either party to this Agreement in a court of law while arbitration proceedings are pending, and any provisional injunctive relief
granted by such court shall remain effective until the matter is finally determined by the Arbitrator. Final resolution of any dispute through arbitration may include any remedy or relief which the Arbitrator deems just and equitable, including any
and all remedies provided by applicable state or federal statutes. At the conclusion of the arbitration, the Arbitrator shall issue a written decision that sets forth the essential findings and conclusions upon which the Arbitrator’s award or
decision is based. Any award or relief granted by the Arbitrator hereunder shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that they are hereby
waiving any rights to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties hereto against the other in connection with any matter whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with this Agreement or the
Executive’s employment. The parties agree hereto that the Company shall be responsible for payment of the forum costs of any arbitration hereunder, including the Arbitrator’s fee. The Executive and the Company further agree that in any
proceeding to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its or his reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (other than forum costs associated with the arbitration) incurred by it or him in connection with
resolution of the dispute in addition to any other relief granted. Notwithstanding this provision, the parties hereto may mutually agree to mediate any dispute prior to or following submission to arbitration. 

 

	17.	 Remedies. Each of the parties to this Agreement and any such person or entity granted rights hereunder whether or not such person or
entity is a signatory hereto shall be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically to recover damages and costs for any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in its favor. The parties
hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that each party may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for
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relief (without posting any bond or deposit) in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Agreement. Each party shall be responsible for paying its own attorneys’
fees, costs and other expenses pertaining to any such legal proceeding and enforcement regardless of whether an award or finding or any judgment or verdict thereon is entered against either party. 

 

	18.	Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement must be in writing and must be either personally delivered, transmitted via telecopier, mailed by first class mail (postage prepaid and return receipt
requested) or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the recipient at the address below indicated or at such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written
notice to the sending party. Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder and received when delivered personally, when received if transmitted via telecopier, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one day after deposit with a reputable
overnight courier service. 

 if to the Company: 

QLogic Corporation 

26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway 

Aliso Viejo, California 92656 

Attn: Chief Legal Officer 

if to the Executive, to the address most recently on file in the payroll records of the Company. 

 

	19.	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories. Photographic
copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose. 

  

	20.	Legal Counsel; Mutual Drafting. Each party recognizes that this is a legally binding contract and acknowledges and agrees that they have had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel of their choice.
Each party has cooperated in the drafting, negotiation and preparation of this Agreement. Hence, in any construction to be made of this Agreement, the same shall not be construed against either party on the basis of that party being the drafter of
such language. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that he has read and understands this Agreement, is entering into it freely and voluntarily, and has been advised to seek counsel prior to entering into this Agreement and has had ample
opportunity to do so. 

  
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	21.	Section 409A. 

 (a) It is intended that any amounts payable under this
Agreement shall either be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code (including the Treasury regulations and other published guidance relating thereto) (“Code Section 409A”) so as not to subject the Executive to
payment of any additional tax, penalty or interest imposed under Code Section 409A. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted to avoid the imputation of any such additional tax, penalty or interest under Code
Section 409A yet preserve (to the nearest extent reasonably possible) the intended benefit payable to the Executive. 
 (b) If the
Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or benefit pursuant
to Section 5.3(b) or (c) until the earlier of (i) the date which is six (6) months after his or her Separation from Service for any reason other than death, or (ii) the date of the Executive’s death. The provisions of
this Section 20(b) shall only apply if, and to the extent, required to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Code Section 409A. Any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive upon or in the six (6) month
period following the Executive’s Separation from Service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 20(b) shall be paid (without interest) as soon as practicable (and in all events within thirty (30) days) after the date that is
six (6) months after the Executive’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as practicable, and in all events within thirty (30) days, after the date of the Executive’s death). 

(c) To the extent that any reimbursements pursuant to Section 4.2 are taxable to the Executive, any reimbursement payment due to the
Executive pursuant to any such provision shall be paid to the Executive on or before the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. The benefits and reimbursements pursuant to
such provisions are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits and reimbursements that the Executive receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits or reimbursements that the
Executive receives in any other taxable year. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date. 
  

			
	“COMPANY”
	
	 QLogic Corporation,

a Delaware corporation

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Michael L. Hawkins

		 	Michael L. Hawkins,
		 	 Vice President and General Counsel

	
	“EXECUTIVE”
	
	 /s/ H.K. Desai

	 H.K. Desai

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT 

1. Release. H.K. Desai (“Executive”), on his own behalf and on behalf of his descendants, dependents, heirs,
executors, administrators, assigns and successors, and each of them, hereby acknowledges full and complete satisfaction of and releases and discharges and covenants not to sue QLogic Corporation (the “Company”), its divisions,
subsidiaries, parents, or affiliated corporations, past and present, and each of them, as well as its and their assignees, successors, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, representatives, attorneys, agents or employees, past or present, or
any of them (individually and collectively, “Releasees”), from and with respect to any and all claims, agreements, obligations, demands and causes of action, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, arising out of or in any way
connected with Executive’s employment or any other relationship with or interest in the Company or the termination thereof, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claim for severance pay, profit sharing, bonus or
similar benefit, equity-based awards and/or dividend equivalents thereon, pension, retirement, life insurance, health or medical insurance or any other fringe benefit, or disability, or any other claims, agreements, obligations, demands and causes
of action, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected resulting from any act or omission by or on the part of Releasees committed or omitted prior to the date of this Agreement, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claim
under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, or the California Family Rights Act, or any other federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance
(collectively, the “Claims”); provided, however, that the foregoing release does not apply to any obligation of the Company to Executive pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Employment Agreement dated as of December 6, 2013 by
and between the Company and Executive (the “Employment Agreement”), (ii) Executive’s right to receive benefits otherwise due terminated employees under group insurance coverage consistent with the terms of the applicable Company
welfare benefit plan, (iii) Executive’s rights under COBRA to continue participation in medical, dental, hospitalization and life insurance coverage, (iv) Executive’s right to receive benefits otherwise due in accordance with the
terms of the Company’s 401(k) plan (if any), (v) Executive’s rights under any Equity Award (as defined in the Employment Agreement) existing at the time of termination, or (vi) Executive’s right to indemnification under
applicable law, the Indemnification Agreement (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, or Board Resolution, or the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy or
policies. In addition, this release does not cover any Claim that cannot be so released as a matter of applicable law. Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has received any and all leave and other benefits that he has been and is entitled to
pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. 
 2. Acknowledgement of Payment of Wages. Executive acknowledges that he has
received all amounts owed for his regular and usual salary (including, but not limited to, any bonus or other wages), and usual benefits through the date of this Agreement. 

 3. Waiver of Civil Code Section 1542. This Agreement is intended to be effective as a
general release of and bar to each and every Claim hereinabove specified. Accordingly, Executive hereby expressly waives any rights and benefits conferred by Section 1542 of the California Civil Code as to the Claims. Section 1542 of the
California Civil Code provides: 
 “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO A CLAIM WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN
HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” 

Executive acknowledges that he later may discover claims, demands, causes of action or facts in addition to or different from those which Executive now knows
or believes to exist with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and which, if known or suspected at the time of executing this Agreement, may have materially affected its terms. Nevertheless, Executive hereby waives, as to the Claims, any
claims, demands, and causes of action that might arise as a result of such different or additional claims, demands, causes of action or facts. 

4. ADEA Waiver. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that by entering into this Agreement, he is waiving any and all rights or
claims that he may have arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”), which have arisen on or before the date of execution of this Agreement. Executive further expressly acknowledges and agrees
that: 
 (a) In return for this Agreement, he will receive consideration beyond that which he was already entitled to receive before
entering into this Agreement; 
 (b) He is hereby advised in writing by this Agreement to consult with an attorney before signing this
Agreement; 
 (c) He was given a copy of this Agreement on
[                    ] and informed that he had twenty-one (21) days within which to consider the Agreement and that if he wished to
executive this Agreement prior to expiration of such 21-day period, he should execute the Acknowledgement and Waiver attached hereto as Exhibit A-1;  

(d) Nothing in this Agreement prevents or precludes Executive from challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of
this waiver under the ADEA, nor does it impose any condition precedent, penalties or costs from doing so, unless specifically authorized by federal law; and 

(e) He was informed that he has seven (7) days following the date of execution of this Agreement in which to revoke this Agreement, and
this Agreement will become null and void if Executive elects revocation during that time. Any revocation must be in writing and must be received by the Company during the seven-day revocation period. In the event that Executive exercises his right
of revocation, neither the Company nor Executive will have any obligations under this Agreement. 

  
 Appendix A-2 

 5. No Transferred Claims. Executive represents and warrants to the Company that he has not
heretofore assigned or transferred to any person not a party to this Agreement any released matter or any part or portion thereof. 
 6.
Miscellaneous. The following provisions shall apply for purposes of this Agreement: 
 (a) Number and Gender. Where the
context requires, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and any gender shall include all other genders. 

(b) Section Headings. The section headings of, and titles of paragraphs and subparagraphs contained in, this Agreement are for the
purpose of convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation thereof. 

(c) Governing Law. This Agreement, and all questions relating to its validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement, as well as
the legal relations hereby created between the parties hereto, shall be governed by and construed under, and interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, notwithstanding any California or other conflict of law
provision to the contrary. 
 (d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is held invalid, the
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable. 

(e) Modifications. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed (in whole or in part), except by a formal, definitive written
agreement expressly referring to this Agreement, which agreement is executed by both of the parties hereto. 
 (f) Waiver. Neither
the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any
other or further exercise of the same or of any right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with
respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver. 

(g) Arbitration. Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the
arbitration provisions of the Employment Agreement. 
 (h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts
hereof, individually or taken 

  
 Appendix A-3 

 
together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories. Photographic copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any
purpose. 
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 Appendix A-4 

 The undersigned have read and understand the consequences of this Agreement and voluntarily sign
it. The undersigned declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. 

EXECUTED this                     day of
                    20            , at
            County,
                                         
       . 
  

	
	“EXECUTIVE”
	
	  

	 H.K. Desai

 EXECUTED this
                    day of
                    20            , at
            County,
                                         
       . 
  
  

			
	QLOGIC CORPORATION
		
	 By:
	 	  

		 	 [Name]

		 	 [Title]

  
 Appendix A-5 

 EXHIBIT A-1 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND WAIVER 

I, H.K. Desai, hereby acknowledge that I was given 21 days to consider the foregoing General Release Agreement and voluntarily chose to sign
the General Release Agreement prior to the expiration of the 21-day period. 
 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the
State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. 
 EXECUTED this
            day of             20            , at
            County,             . 
  

	
	
	  

	H.K. Desai

  
 Appendix A-6

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