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Exhibit 10.69

BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT

	Principal	 	Loan Date	 	 	Maturity	 	 	Loan No.	 	 	Call/Coll	 	 	 	 	 	Officer	 	 	 
	$10,000,000.00	 	08-29-2006	 	 	08-31-2007	 	 	20105324894	 	 	160/61	 	 	Account	 	 	U53	 	 	Initials
	References in the shaded area are for Lender’s use only and do not limit the applicability of this document to any particular loan or item.

	Any item above containing “***” has been omitted due to text length limitations.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Lender
	 	OLD NATIONAL BANK
	Borrower

	 	Landec Ag. Inc.
	 	 	 	181 INDIANAPOLIS COMMERCIAL LPO
	 

	 	306 N. Main Street
	 	 	 	101 WEST OHIO ST. SUITE 2200
	 

	 	Monticello, IN 47960-2133
	 	 	 	INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	(317) 693-2562

THIS BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT dated August 29, 2006, is made and executed between Landec Ag,
Inc. (“Borrower”) and OLD NATIONAL BANK (“Lender”) on the following terms and conditions. Borrower
has received prior commercial loans from Lender or has applied to Lender for a commercial loan or
loans or other financial accommodations, including those which may be described on any exhibit or
schedule attached to this Agreement (“Loan”). Borrower understands and agrees that: (A) in
granting, renewing, or extending any Loan, Lender is relying upon Borrower’s representations,
warranties, and agreements as set forth in this Agreement; (B) the granting, renewing, or extending
of any Loan by Lender at all times shall be subject to Lender’s sole judgment and discretion; and
(C) all such Loans shall be and remain subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

TERM. This Agreement shall be effective as of August 29, 2006, and shall continue in full force
and effect until such time as all of Borrower’s Loans in favor of Lender have been paid in full,
including principal, interest, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, and other fees and charges, or
until such time as the parties may agree in writing to terminate this Agreement.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EACH ADVANCE. Lender’s obligation to make the initial Advance and each
subsequent Advance under this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment to Lender’s
satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Related Documents.

Loan Documents. Borrower shall provide to Lender the following documents for the Loan: (1)
the Note; (2) Security Agreements granting to Lender security interests in the Collateral;
(3) financing statements and all other documents perfecting Lender’s Security Interests; (4)
evidence of insurance as required below; (5) guaranties; (6) subordinations; (7) together
with all such Related Documents as Lender may require for the Loan; all in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender and Lender’s counsel.

Borrower’s Authorization. Borrower shall have provided in form and substance satisfactory to
Lender properly certified resolutions, duly authorizing the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Note and the Related Documents. In addition, Borrower shall have provided
such other resolutions, authorizations, documents and instruments as Lender or its counsel,
may require.

Payment of Fees and Expenses. Borrower shall have paid to Lender all fees, charges, and
other expenses which are then due and payable as specified in this Agreement or any Related
Document.

Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement, in the Related Documents, and in any document or certificate delivered to Lender
under this Agreement are true and correct.

No Event of Default. There shall not exist at the time of any Advance a condition which
would constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement or under any Related Document.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Borrower represents and warrants to Lender, as of the date of this
Agreement, as of the date of each disbursement of loan proceeds, as of the date of any renewal,
extension or modification of any Loan, and at all times any Indebtedness exists:

Organization. Borrower is a corporation for profit which is, and at all times shall be, duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under and by virtue of the laws of the
State of Delaware. Borrower is duly authorized to transact business in the State of Indiana
and all other states in which Borrower is doing business, having obtained all necessary
filings, governmental licenses and approvals for each state in which Borrower is doing
business. Specifically, Borrower is, and at all times shall be, duly qualified as a foreign
corporation in all states in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse
effect on its business or financial condition. Borrower has the full power and authority to
own its properties and to transact the business in which it is presently engaged or presently
proposes to engage. Borrower maintains its principal office at 306 N. Main Street,
Monticello, IN 47960-2133. Unless Borrower has designated otherwise in writing, this is the
principal office at which Borrower keeps its books and records including its records
concerning the Collateral. Borrower will notify

 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
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Lender prior to any change in the location of Borrower’s state of organization or any change
in Borrower’s name. Borrower shall do all things necessary to preserve and to keep in full
force and effect its existence, rights and privileges, and shall comply with all regulations,
rules, ordinances, statutes, orders and decrees of any governmental or quasi-governmental
authority or court applicable to Borrower and Borrower’s business activities.

Assumed Business Names. Borrower has filed or recorded all documents or filings required by
law relating to all assumed business names used by Borrower. Excluding the name of Borrower,
the following is a complete list of all assumed business names under which Borrower does
business:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Borrower	 	Assumed Business Name	 	Filing Location	 	Date
	Landec Ag, Inc.

	 	Fielder’s Choice Direct
	 	County
	 	10-06-1997
	 
	Landec Ag, Inc.

	 	Heartland Hybrids
	 	County	 	 

Authorization. Borrower’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and all the
Related Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action by Borrower and do not
conflict with, result in a violation of, or constitute a default under (1) any provision of
(a) Borrower’s articles of incorporation or organization, or bylaws, or (b) any agreement or
other instrument binding upon Borrower or (2) any law, governmental regulation, court decree,
or order applicable to Borrower or to Borrower’s properties.

Financial Information. Each of Borrower’s financial statements supplied to Lender truly and
completely disclosed Borrower’s financial condition as of the date of the statement, and
there has been no material adverse change in Borrower’s financial condition subsequent to the
date of the most recent financial statement supplied to Lender. Borrower has no material
contingent obligations except as disclosed in such financial statements.

Legal Effect. This Agreement constitutes, and any instrument or agreement Borrower is
required to give under this Agreement when delivered will constitute legal, valid, and
binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their
respective terms.

Properties. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as previously disclosed in
Borrower’s financial statements or in writing to Lender and as accepted by Lender, and except
for property tax liens for taxes not presently due and payable, Borrower owns and has good
title to all of Borrower’s properties free and clear of all Security Interests, and has not
executed any security documents or financing statements relating to such properties. All of
Borrower’s properties are titled in Borrower’s legal name, and Borrower has not used or filed
a financing statement under any other name for at least the last five (5) years.

Hazardous Substances. Except as disclosed to and acknowledged by Lender in writing, Borrower
represents and warrants that: (1) During the period of Borrower’s ownership of the
Collateral, there has been no use, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, disposal,
release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance by any person on, under, about or
from any of the Collateral. (2) Borrower has no knowledge of, or reason to believe that
there has been (a) any breach or violation of any Environmental Laws; (b) any use,
generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, disposal, release or threatened release of any
Hazardous Substance on, under, about or from the Collateral by any prior owners or occupants
of any of the Collateral; or (c) any actual or threatened litigation or claims of any kind by
any person relating to such matters. (3) Neither Borrower nor any tenant, contractor, agent
or other authorized user of any of the Collateral shall use, generate, manufacture, store,
treat, dispose of or release any Hazardous Substance on, under, about or from any of the
Collateral; and any such activity shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable
federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances., including without limitation
all Environmental Laws. Borrower authorizes Lender and its agents to enter upon the
Collateral to make such inspections and tests as Lender may deem appropriate to determine
compliance of the Collateral with this section of the Agreement. Any inspections or tests
made by Lender shall be at Borrower’s expense and for Lender’s purposes only and shall not be
construed to create any responsibility or liability on the part of Lender to Borrower or to
any other person. The representations and warranties contained herein are based on
Borrower’s due diligence in investigating the Collateral for hazardous waste and Hazardous
Substances. Borrower hereby (1) releases and waives any future claims against Lender for
indemnity or contribution in the event Borrower becomes liable for cleanup or other costs
under any such laws, and (2) agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Lender against
any and all claims, classes, liabilities, damages, penalties, and expenses which Lender may
directly or indirectly sustain or suffer resulting from a breach of this section of the
Agreement or as a consequence of any use, generation, manufacture, storage, disposal, release
or threatened release of a hazardous waste or substance on the Collateral. The provisions of
this section of the Agreement, including the obligation to indemnify and defend, shall
survive the payment of the Indebtedness and the termination, expiration or satisfaction of
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Agreement and shall not be affected by Lender’s acquisition of any interest in any of the Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise.

Litigation and Claims. No litigation, claim, investigation, administrative proceeding or
similar action (including those for unpaid taxes) against Borrower is pending or threatened,
and no other event has occurred which may materially adversely affect Borrower’s financial
condition or properties, other than litigation, claims, or other events, if any, that have
been disclosed to and acknowledged by Lender in writing.

Taxes. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all of Borrower’s tax returns and reports that
are or were required to be filed, have been filed, and all taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges have been paid in full, except those presently being or to be contested
by Borrower in good faith in the ordinary course of business and for which adequate reserves
have been provided.

Lien Priority. Unless otherwise previously disclosed to Lender in writing, Borrower has not
entered into or granted any Security Agreements, or permitted the filing or attachment of any
Security interests on or affecting any of the Collateral directly or indirectly securing
repayment of Borrower’s Loan and Note, that would be prior or that may in any way be superior
to Lender’s Security interests and rights in and to such Collateral.

Binding Effect. This Agreement, the Note, all Security Agreements (if any), and all Related
Documents are binding upon the signers thereof, as well as upon their successors,
representatives and assigns, and are legally enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that, so long as this Agreement
remains in effect, Borrower will:

	 	 	Notices of Claims and Litigation. Promptly inform Lender in writing of (1) all material
adverse changes in Borrower’s financial condition, and (2) all existing and all threatened
litigation, claims, investigations, administrative proceedings or similar actions affecting
Borrower or any Guarantor which could materially affect the financial condition of Borrower
or the financial condition of any Guarantor.
	 
	 	 	Financial Records. Maintain its books and records in accordance with GAAP, applied on a
consistent basis, and permit Lender to examine and audit Borrower’s books and records at all
reasonable times.
	 
	 	 	Financial Statements. Furnish Lender with the following:

Additional Requirements.

Annual internal financial statements of Landec Ag due within 120 days of Fiscal Year
End.

Quarterly internal financial statements of Landec Ag due within 45 days of quarter
end.

Annual and quarterly financial statements on guarantor (10-K and 10-Q).

	 	 	All financial reports required to be provided under this Agreement shall be prepared in
accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis, and certified by Borrower as being true
and correct.
	 
	 	 	Additional Information. Furnish such additional information and statements, as Lender may
request from time to time.
	 
	 	 	Financial Covenants and Ratios. Comply with the following covenants and ratios:

Other Requirements.

Maintain a Minimum Cash Flow Coverage Ratio of 1.25x, tested annually at Fiscal Year
End.

Cash Flow Coverage Ratio = Net Income + Depr./Amort. +Interest Exp. + Mgmt. Fee Exp.
accrued & not paid +Interest Exp. on Sub. Debt accrued & not paid-Cash Capex Principal
Payments on Long-Term Debt + Interest Expense Paid + Subordinated Debt Payments.

Corporate guaranty of Landec Corporation (parent) is required.

An annual 90-day clean-up is required.

 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
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Except as provided above, all computations made to determine compliance with the
requirements contained in this paragraph shall be made in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis, and certified by
Borrower as being true and correct.

	 	 	Insurance. Maintain fire and other risk insurance, public liability insurance, and such
other insurance as Lender may requite with respect to Borrower’s properties and operations,
in form, amounts, coverages and with insurance companies acceptable to Lender. Borrower, upon
request of Lender, will deliver to Lender from time to time the policies or certificates of
insurance in form satisfactory to Lender, including stipulations that coverages will not be
cancelled or diminished without at least ten (10) days prior written notice to Lender. Each
insurance policy also shall include an endorsement providing that coverage in favor of Lender
will not be impaired in any way by any act, omission or default of Borrower or any other
person. In connection with all policies covering assets in which Lender holds or is offered a
security interest for the Loans, Borrower will provide Lender with such lender’s loss payable
or other endorsements as Lender may require.
	 
	 	 	Insurance Reports. Furnish to Lender, upon request of Lender, reports on each existing
insurance policy showing such information as Lender may reasonably request, including without
limitation the following: (1) the name of the insurer; (2) the risks insured; (3) the amount
of the policy; (4) the properties insured; (5) the then current property values on the basis
of which insurance has been obtained, and the manner of determining those values; and (6) the
expiration date of the policy. In addition, upon request of Lender (however not more often
than annually), Borrower will have an independent appraiser satisfactory to Lender determine,
as applicable, the actual cash value or replacement cost of any Collateral. The cost of such
appraisal shall be paid by Borrower.
	 
	 	 	Guaranties. Prior to disbursement of any Loan proceeds, furnish executed guaranties of the
Loans in favor of Lender, executed by the guarantor named below, on Lender’s forms, and in
the amount and under the conditions set forth in those guaranties.

	 	 	 	 
	 	Name of Guarantor	 	Amount
	 	Landec Corporation

	 	Unlimited

	 	 	Subordination. Prior to disbursement of any Loan proceeds, deliver to Lender a subordination
agreement on Lender’s forms, executed by Borrower’s creditor named below, subordinating all
of Borrower’s indebtedness to such creditor, or such lesser amount as may be agreed to by
Lender in writing, and any security interests in collateral securing that indebtedness to the
Loans and security interests of Lender.

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Name of Creditor	 	Total Amount of Debt	 
	 	Landec Corporation
	 	$	10,000,000.00	 

	 	 	Other Agreements. Comply with all terms and conditions of all other agreements, whether now
or hereafter existing, between Borrower and any other party and notify Lender immediately in
writing of any default in connection with any other such agreements.
	 
	 	 	Loan Proceeds. Use all Loan proceeds solely for Borrower’s business operations, unless
specifically consented to the contrary by Lender in writing.
	 
	 	 	Taxes, Charges and Liens. Pay and discharge when due all of its indebtedness and
obligations, including without limitation all assessments, taxes, governmental charges,
levies and liens, of every kind and nature, imposed upon Borrower or its properties, income,
or profits, prior to the date on which penalties would attach, and all lawful claims that, if
unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of Borrower’s properties, income, or profits.
	 
	 	 	Performance. Perform and comply, in a timely manner, with all terms, conditions, and
provisions set forth in this Agreement, in the Related Documents, and in all other
instruments and agreements between Borrower and Lender. Borrower shall notify Lender
immediately in writing of any default in connection with any agreement.
	 
	 	 	Operations. Maintain executive and management personnel with substantially the same
qualifications and experience as the present executive and management personnel; provide
written notice to Lender of any change in executive and management personnel; conduct its
business affairs in a reasonable and prudent manner.
	 
	 	 	Environmental Studies. Promptly conduct and complete, at Borrower’s expense, all such
investigations, studies, samplings and testings as may be requested by Lender or any
governmental authority relative to any substance, or any waste or by-

 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	 	product of any substance defined as toxic or a hazardous substance under applicable federal,
state, or local law, rule, regulation, order or directive, at or affecting any property or
any facility owned, leased or used by Borrower.
	 
	 	 	Compliance with Governmental Requirements. Comply with all laws, ordinances, and
regulations, now or hereafter in effect, of all governmental authorities applicable to the
conduct of Borrower’s properties, businesses and operations, and to the use or occupancy of
the Collateral, including without limitation, the Americans With Disabilities Act. Borrower
may contest in good faith any such law, ordinance, or regulation and withhold compliance
during any proceeding, including appropriate appeals, so long as Borrower has notified Lender
in writing prior to doing so and so long as, in Lender’s sole opinion, Lender’s interests in
the Collateral are not jeopardized. Lender may require or rower to post adequate security or
a surety bond, reasonably satisfactory to Lender, to protect Lender’s interest.
	 
	 	 	Inspection: Permit employees or agents of Lender at any reasonable time to inspect any and
all Collateral for the Loan or Loans and Borrower’s other properties and to examine or audit
Borrower’s books, accounts, and records and to make copies and memoranda of Borrower’s books,
accounts, and records. If Borrower now or at any time hereafter maintains any records
(including without limitation computer generated records and computer software programs for
the generation of such records) in the possession of a third party, Borrower, upon request of
Lender, shall notify such party to permit Lender free access to such records at all
reasonable times and to provide Lender with copies of any records it may request, all at
Borrower’s expense.
	 
	 	 	Compliance Certificates. Unless waived in writing by Lender, provide Lender at least
annually, with a certificate executed by Borrower’s chief financial officer, or other officer
or person acceptable to Lender, certifying that the representations and warranties set forth
in this Agreement are true and correct as of the date of the certificate and further
certifying that, as of the date of the certificate, no Event of Default exists under this
Agreement.
	 
	 	 	Environmental Compliance and Reports. Borrower shall comply in all respects with any and all
Environmental Laws; not cause or permit to exist, as a result of an intentional or
unintentional action or omission on Borrower’s part or on the part of any third party, on
property owned and/or occupied by Borrower, any environmental activity where damage may
result to the environment, unless such environmental activity is pursuant to and in
compliance with the conditions of a permit issued by the appropriate federal, state or local
governmental authorities; shall furnish to Lender promptly and in any event within thirty
(30) days after receipt thereof a copy of any notice, summons, lien, citation, directive,
letter or other communication from any governmental agency or instrumentality concerning any
intentional or unintentional action or omission on Borrower’s part in connection with any
environmental activity whether or not there is damage to the environment and/or other natural
resources.
	 
	 	 	Additional Assurances. Make, execute and deliver to Lender such promissory notes, mortgages,
deeds of trust, security agreements, assignments, financing statements, instruments,
documents and other agreements as Lender or its attorneys may reasonably request to evidence
and secure the Loans and to perfect all Security Interests.

RECOVERY OF ADDITIONAL COSTS. If the imposition of or any change in any law, rule, regulation or
guideline, or the interpretation or application of any thereof by any court or administrative or
governmental authority (including any request or policy not having the force of law) shall impose,
modify or make applicable any taxes (except federal, state or local income or franchise taxes
imposed on Lender), reserve requirements, capital adequacy requirements or other obligations which
would (A) increase the cost to Lender for extending or maintaining the credit facilities to which
this Agreement relates, (B) reduce the amounts payable to Lender under this Agreement or the
Related Documents, or (C) reduce the rate of return on Lender’s capital as a consequence of
Lender’s obligations with respect to the credit facilities to which this Agreement relates, then
Borrower agrees to pay Lender such additional amounts as will compensate Lender therefor, within
five (5) days after Lender’s written demand for such payment, which demand shall be accompanied by
an explanation of such imposition or charge and a calculation in reasonable detail of the
additional amounts payable by Borrower, which explanation and calculations shall be conclusive in
the absence of manifest error.

LENDER’S EXPENDITURES. If any action or proceeding is commenced that would materially affect
Lender’s interest in the Collateral or if Borrower fails to comply with any provision of this
Agreement or any Related Documents, including but not limited to Borrower’s failure to discharge or
pay when due any amounts Borrower is required to discharge or pay under this Agreement or any
Related Documents, Lender on Borrower’s behalf may (but shall not be obligated to) take any action
that Lender deems appropriate, including but not limited to discharging or paying all taxes, liens,
security interests, encumbrances and other claims, at any time levied or placed on any Collateral
and paying all costs for insuring, maintaining and preserving any Collateral. All such expenditures
incurred or paid by Lender for such purposes will then bear interest at the rate charged under the
Note from the date incurred or paid by Lender to the date of repayment by Borrower. All such
expenses will become a part of the indebtedness and, at Lender’s option, will (A) be payable on
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installment payments to become due during either (1) the term of any applicable insurance policy;
or (2) the remaining term of the Note; or (C) be treated as a balloon payment which will be due and
payable at the Note’s maturity.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that while this Agreement is in
effect, Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender:

	 	 	Indebtedness and Liens. (1) Except for trade debt incurred in the normal course of business
and indebtedness to Lender contemplated by this Agreement, create, incur or assume
indebtedness for borrowed money, including capital leases, (2) sell, transfer, mortgage,
assign, pledge, lease, grant a security interest in, or encumber any of Borrower’s assets
(except as allowed as Permitted Liens), or (3) sell with recourse any of Borrower’s accounts,
except to Lender.
	 
	 	 	Continuity of Operations. (1) Engage in any business activities substantially different than
those in which Borrower is presently engaged, (2) cease operations, liquidate, merge,
transfer, acquire or consolidate with any other entity, change its name, dissolve or transfer
or sell Collateral out of the ordinary course of business, or (3) pay any dividends on
Borrower’s stock (other than dividends payable in its stock), provided, however that
notwithstanding the foregoing, but only so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result from the payment of dividends, if Borrower is a “Subchapter S
Corporation” (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), Borrower may pay
cash dividends on its stock to its shareholders from time to time in amounts necessary to
enable the shareholders to pay income taxes and make estimated income tax payments to satisfy
their liabilities under federal and state law which arise solely from their status as
Shareholders of a Subchapter S Corporation because of their ownership of shares of Borrower’s
stock, or purchase or retire any of Borrower’s outstanding shares or alter or amend
Borrower’s capital structure.
	 
	 	 	Loans, Acquisitions and Guaranties. (1) Loan, invest in or advance money or assets to any
other person, enterprise or entity, (2) purchase, create or acquire any interest in any other
enterprise or entity, or (3) incur any obligation as surety or guarantor other than in the
ordinary course of business.
	 
	 	 	Agreements. Borrower will not enter into any agreement containing any provisions which would
be violated or breached by the performance of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement or
in connection herewith.

CESSATION OF ADVANCES. If Lender has made any commitment to make any Loan to Borrower, whether
under this Agreement or under any other agreement, Lender shall have no obligation to make Loan
Advances or to disburse Loan proceeds if: (A) Borrower or any Guarantor is in default under the
terms of this Agreement or any of the Related Documents or any other agreement that Borrower or any
Guarantor has with Lender; (B) Borrower or any Guarantor dies, becomes incompetent or becomes
insolvent, files a petition in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, or is adjudged a bankrupt; (C)
there occurs a material adverse change in Borrower’s financial condition, in the financial
condition of any Guarantor, or in the value of any Collateral securing any Loan; or (D) any
Guarantor seeks, claims or otherwise attempts to limit, modify or revoke such Guarantor’s guaranty
of the Loan or any other loan with Lender; or (E) Lender in good faith deems itself insecure, even
though no Event of Default shall have occurred.

RIGHT OF SETOFF. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Lender reserves a right of setoff in
all Borrower’s accounts with Lender (whether checking, savings, or some other account). This
includes all accounts Borrower holds jointly with someone else and all accounts Borrower may open
in the future. However, this does not include any IRA or Keogh accounts, or any trust accounts for
which setoff would be prohibited by law. Borrower authorizes Lender, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, to charge or setoff all sums owing on the indebtedness against any and all such
accounts, and, at Lender’s option, to administratively freeze all such accounts to allow Lender to
protect Lender’s charge and setoff rights provided in this paragraph.

DEFAULT. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement:

	 	 	Payment Default. Borrower fails to make any payment when due under the Loan.
	 
	 	 	Other Defaults. Borrower fails to comply with or to perform any other term, obligation,
covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any of the Related Documents or to
comply with or to perform any term, obligation, covenant or condition contained in any other
agreement between Lender and Borrower.
	 
	 	 	Default in Favor of Third Parties. Borrower or any Grantor defaults under any loan,
extension of credit, security agreement, purchase or sales agreement, or any other agreement,
in favor of any other creditor or person that may materially affect any of Borrower’s or any
Grantor’s property or Borrower’s or any Grantor’s ability to repay the Loans or perform their
respective obligations under this Agreement or any of the Related Documents.

 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	 	False Statements. Any warranty, representation or statement made or furnished to Lender by
Borrower or on Borrower’s behalf under this Agreement or the Related Documents is false or
misleading in any material respect, either now or at the time made or furnished or becomes
false or misleading at any time thereafter.
	 
	 	 	Insolvency. The dissolution or termination of Borrower’s existence as a going business, the
insolvency of Borrower, the appointment of a receiver for any part of Borrower’s property,
any assignment for the benefit of creditors, any type of creditor workout, or the
	 
	 	 	Defective Collateralization. This Agreement or any of the Related Documents ceases to be in
full force and effect (including failure of any collateral document to create a valid and
perfected security interest or lien) at any time and for any reason.
	 
	 	 	Creditor or Forfeiture Proceedings. Commencement of foreclosure or forfeiture proceedings,
whether by judicial proceeding, self-help, repossession or any other method, by any creditor
of Borrower or by any governmental agency against any collateral securing the Loan. This
includes a garnishment of any of Borrower’s accounts, including deposit accounts, with
Lender. However, this Event of Default shall not apply if there is a good faith dispute by
Borrower as to the validity or reasonableness of the claim which is the basis of the creditor
or forfeiture proceeding and if Borrower gives Lender written notice of the creditor or
forfeiture proceeding and deposits with Lender monies or a surety bond for the creditor or
forfeiture proceeding, in an amount determined by Lender, in its sole discretion, as being an
adequate reserve or bond for the dispute.
	 
	 	 	Events Affecting Guarantor. Any of the preceding events occurs with respect to any Guarantor
of any of the Indebtedness or any Guarantor dies or becomes incompetent, or revokes or
disputes the validity of, or liability under, any Guaranty of the Indebtedness. In the event
of a death, Lender, at its option, may, but shall not be required to, permit the Guarantor’s
estate to assume unconditionally the obligations arising under the guaranty in a manner
satisfactory to Lender, and, in doing so, cure any Event of Default.
	 
	 	 	Change in Ownership. Any change in ownership of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the
common stock of Borrower.
	 
	 	 	Adverse Change. A material adverse change occurs in Borrower’s financial condition, or Lender
believes the prospect of payment or performance of the Loan is impaired.
	 
	 	 	Insecurity. Lender in good faith believes itself insecure.
	 
	 	 	Right to Cure. If any default, other than a default on Indebtedness, is curable and if
Borrower or Grantor, as the case may be, has not been given a notice of a similar default
within the preceding twelve (12) months, it may be cured if Borrower or Grantor, as the case
may be, after receiving written notice from Lender demanding cure of such default: (1) cure
the default within fifteen (15) days; or (2) if the cure requires more than fifteen (15)
days, immediately initiate steps which Lender deems in Lender’s sole discretion to be
sufficient to cure the default and thereafter continue and complete all reasonable and
necessary steps sufficient to produce compliance as soon as reasonably practical.

EFFECT OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT. If any Event of Default shall occur, except where otherwise
provided in this Agreement or the Related Documents, all commitments and obligations of Lender
under this Agreement or the Related Documents or any other agreement immediately will terminate
(including any obligation to make further Loan Advances or disbursements), and, at Lender’s option,
all indebtedness immediately will become due and payable, all without notice of any kind to
Borrower, except that in the case of an Event of Default of the type described in the “Insolvency”
subsection above, such acceleration shall be automatic and not optional. In addition, Lender shall
have all the rights and remedies provided in the Related Documents or available at law, in equity,
or otherwise. Except as may be prohibited by applicable law, all of Lender’s rights and remedies
shall be cumulative and may be exercised singularly or concurrently. Election by Lender to pursue
any remedy shall not exclude pursuit of any other remedy, and an election to make expenditures or
to take action to perform an obligation of Borrower or of any Grantor shall not affect Lender’s
right to declare a default and to exercise its rights and remedies. All Loans shall be repaid under
all circumstances without relief from any Indiana or other valuation and appraisement laws.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. The following miscellaneous provisions are a part of this Agreement:

	 	 	Amendments. This Agreement, together with any Related Documents, constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties as to the matters set forth in this Agreement. No
alteration of or amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless given in writing and
signed by the party or parties sought to be charged or bound by the alteration or amendment.

 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	 	Attorneys’ Fees; Expenses. Borrower agrees to pay upon demand all of Lender’s costs and
expenses, including Lender’s attorneys’ fees and Lender’s legal expenses, incurred in
connection with the enforcement of this Agreement. Lender may hire or pay someone else to
help enforce this Agreement, and Borrower shall pay the costs and expenses of such
enforcement. Costs and expenses include Lender’s attorneys’ fees and legal expenses whether
or not there is a lawsuit, including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses for bankruptcy
proceedings (including efforts to modify or vacate any automatic stay or injunction),
appeals, and any anticipated post-judgment collection services. Borrower also shall pay all
court costs and such additional fees as may be directed by the court.
	 
	 	 	Caption Headings. Caption headings in this Agreement are for convenience purposes only and
are not to be used to interpret or define the provisions of this Agreement.
	 
	 	 	Consent to Loan Participation. Borrower agrees and consents to Lender’s sale or transfer,
whether now or later, of one or more participation interests in the Loan to one or more
purchasers, whether related or unrelated to Lender. Lender may provide, without any
limitation whatsoever, to any one or more purchasers, or potential purchasers, any
information or knowledge Lender may have about Borrower or about any other matter relating to
the Loan, and Borrower hereby waives any rights to privacy Borrower may have with respect to
such matters. Borrower additionally waives any and all notices of sale of participation
interests, as well as all notices of any repurchase of such participation interests. Borrower
also agrees that the purchasers of any such participation interests will be considered as the
absolute owners of such interests in the Loan and will have all the rights granted under the
participation agreement or agreements governing the sale of such participation interests.
Borrower further waives all rights of offset or counterclaim that it may have now or later
against Lender or against any purchaser of such a participation interest and unconditionally
agrees that either Lender or such purchaser may enforce Borrower’s obligation under the Loan
irrespective of the failure or insolvency of any holder of any interest in the Loan. Borrower
further agrees that the purchaser of any such participation interests may enforce its
interests irrespective of any personal claims or defenses that Borrower may have against
Lender.
	 
	 	 	Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by federal law applicable to Lender and, to
the extent not preempted by federal law, the laws of the State of Indiana without regard to
its conflicts of law provisions. This Agreement has been accepted by Lender in the State of
Indiana.
	 
	 	 	Choice of Venue. If there is a lawsuit, Borrower agrees upon Lender’s request to submit to
the jurisdiction of the courts of MARION County, State of Indiana.
	 
	 	 	No Waiver by Lender. Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any rights under this
Agreement unless such waiver is given in writing and signed by Lender. No delay or omission
on the part of Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of such right or any
other right. A waiver by Lender of a provision of this Agreement shall not prejudice or
constitute a waiver of Lender’s right otherwise to demand strict compliance with that
provision or any other provision of this Agreement. No prior waiver by Lender, nor any course
of dealing between Lender and Borrower, or between Lender and any Grantor, shall constitute a
waiver of any of Lender’s rights or of any of Borrower’s or any Grantor’s obligations as to
any future transactions. Whenever the consent of Lender is required under this Agreement,
the granting of such consent by Lender in any instance shall not constitute continuing
consent to subsequent instances where such consent is required and in all cases such consent
may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of Lender.
	 
	 	 	Notices. Any notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing, and
shall be effective when actually delivered, when actually received by telefacsimile (unless
otherwise required by law), when deposited with a nationally recognized overnight courier,
or, if mailed, when deposited in the United States mail, as first class, certified or
registered mail postage prepaid, directed to the addresses shown near the beginning of this
Agreement. Any party may change its address for notices under this Agreement by giving formal
written notice to the other parties, specifying that the purpose of the notice is to change
the party’s address. For notice purposes, Borrower agrees to keep Lender informed at all
times of Borrower’s current address. Unless otherwise provided or required by law, if there
is more than one Borrower, any notice given by Lender to any Borrower is deemed to be notice
given to all Borrowers.
	 
	 	 	Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement to
be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable as to any circumstance, that finding shall not make the
offending provision illegal, invalid, or unenforceable as to any other circumstance. If
feasible, the offending provision shall be considered modified so that it becomes legal,
valid and enforceable. If the offending provision cannot be so modified, it shall be
considered deleted from this Agreement. Unless otherwise required by law, the illegality,
invalidity, or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the
legality, validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	 	Subsidiaries and Affiliates of Borrower. To the extent the context of any provisions of this
Agreement makes it appropriate, including without limitation any representation, warranty or
covenant, the word “Borrower” as used in this Agreement shall include all of Borrower’s
subsidiaries and affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing however, under no circumstances
shall this Agreement be construed to require Lender to make any Loan or other financial
accommodation to any of Borrower’s subsidiaries or affiliates.
	 
	 	 	Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements by or on behalf of Borrower contained
in this Agreement or any Related Documents shall bind Borrower’s successors and assigns and
shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns. Borrower shall not,
however, have the right to assign Borrower’s rights under this Agreement or any interest
therein, without the prior written consent of Lender.
	 
	 	 	Survival of Representations and Warranties. Borrower understands and agrees that in
extending Loan Advances, Lender is relying on all representations, warranties, and covenants
made by Borrower in this Agreement or in any certificate or other instrument delivered by
Borrower to Lender under this Agreement or the Related Documents. Borrower further agrees
that regardless of any investigation made by Lender, all such representations, warranties and
covenants will survive the extension of Loan Advances and delivery to Lender of the Related
Documents, shall be continuing in nature, shall be deemed made and redated by Borrower at the
time each Loan Advance is made, and shall remain in full force and effect until such time as
Borrower’s indebtedness shall be paid in full, or until this Agreement shall be terminated in
the manner provided above, whichever is the last to occur.
	 
	 	 	Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.
	 
	 	 	Waive Jury. All parties to this Agreement hereby waive the right to any jury trial in any
action, proceeding, or counterclaim brought by any party against any other party.

DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized words and terms shall have the following meanings when used
in this Agreement. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, all references to dollar amounts
shall mean amounts in lawful money of the United States of America. Words and terms used in the
singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular, as the context may
require. Words and terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings attributed
to such terms in the Uniform Commercial Code. Accounting words and terms not otherwise defined in
this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles as in effect on the date of this Agreement:

	 	 	Advance. The word “Advance” means a disbursement of Loan funds made, or to be made, to
Borrower or on Borrower’s behalf on a line of credit or multiple advance basis under the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
	 
	 	 	Agreement. The word “Agreement” means this Business Loan Agreement, as this Business Loan
Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time, together with all exhibits and
schedules attached to this Business Loan Agreement from time to time.
	 
	 	 	Borrower. The word “Borrower” means Landec Ag, Inc. and includes all co-signers and
co-makers signing the Note and all their successors and assigns.
	 
	 	 	Collateral. The word “Collateral” means all property and assets granted as collateral
security for a Loan, whether real or personal property, whether granted directly or
indirectly, whether granted now or in the future, and whether granted in the form of a
security interest, mortgage, collateral mortgage, deed of trust, assignment, pledge, crop
pledge, chattel mortgage, collateral chattel mortgage, chattel trust, factor’s lien,
equipment trust, conditional sale, trust receipt, lien, charge, lien or title retention
contract, lease or consignment intended as a security device, or any other security or lien
interest whatsoever, whether created by law, contract, or otherwise.
	 
	 	 	Environmental Laws. The words “Environmental Laws” mean any and all state, federal and local
statutes, regulations and ordinances relating to the protection of human health or the
environment, including without limitation the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq.
(“CERCLA”), the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-499
(“SARA”), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Section 1801, et seq., the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq., or other applicable
state or federal laws, rules, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
	 
	 	 	Event of Default. The words “Event of Default” mean any of the events of default set forth
in this Agreement in the default section of this Agreement.

 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
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GAAP. The word “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles.

Grantor. The word “Grantor” means each and all of the persons or entities granting a
Security Interest in any Collateral for the Loan, including without limitation all Borrowers
granting such a Security Interest.

Guarantor. The word “Guarantor” means any guarantor, surety, or accommodation party of any
or all of the Loan.

Guaranty. The word “Guaranty” means the guaranty from Guarantor to Lender, including without
limitation a guaranty of all or part of the Note.

Hazardous Substances. The words “Hazardous Substances” mean materials that, because of their
quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may cause or
pose a present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly used,
treated, stored, disposed of, generated, manufactured, transported or otherwise handled. The
words “Hazardous Substances” are used in their very broadest sense and include without
limitation any and all hazardous or toxic substances, materials or waste as defined by or
listed under the Environmental Laws. The term “Hazardous Substances” also includes, without
limitation, petroleum and petroleum by-products or any fraction thereof and asbestos.

Indebtedness. The word “Indebtedness” means the indebtedness evidenced by the Note or
Related Documents, including all principal and interest together with all other indebtedness
and costs and expenses for which Borrower is responsible under this Agreement or under any of
the Related Documents.

Lender. The word “Lender” means OLD NATIONAL BANK, its successors and assigns.

Loan. The word “Loan” means any and all loans and financial accommodations from Lender to
Borrower whether now or hereafter existing, and however evidenced, including without
limitation those loans and financial accommodations described herein or described on any
exhibit or schedule attached to this Agreement from time to time.

Note. The word “Note” means the Note executed by Landec Ag, Inc. in the principal amount of
$10,000,000.00 dated August 29, 2006, together with all renewals of, extensions of,
modifications of, refinancings of, consolidations of, and substitutions for the note or
credit agreement.

Permitted Liens. The words “Permitted Liens” mean (1) liens and security interests securing
indebtedness owed by Borrower to Lender; (2) liens for taxes, assessments, or similar charges
either not yet due or being contested in good faith; (3) liens of materialmen, mechanics,
warehousemen, or carriers, or other like liens arising in the ordinary course of business and
securing obligations which are not yet delinquent; (4) purchase money liens or purchase money
security interests upon or in any property acquired or held by Borrower in the ordinary
course of business to secure indebtedness outstanding on the date of this Agreement or
permitted to be incurred under the paragraph of this Agreement titled “Indebtedness and
Liens”; (5) liens and security interests which, as of the date of this Agreement, have been
disclosed to and approved by the Lender in writing; and (6) those liens and security
interests which in the aggregate constitute an immaterial and insignificant monetary amount
with respect to the net value of Borrower’s assets.

Related Documents. The words “Related Documents” mean all promissory notes, credit
agreements, loan agreements, environmental agreements, guaranties, security agreements,
mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds, collateral mortgages, and all other instruments,
agreements and documents, whether now or hereafter existing, executed in connection with the
Loan.

Security Agreement. The words “Security Agreement” mean and include without limitation any
agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, understandings or other agreements, whether
created by law, contract, or otherwise, evidencing, governing, representing, or creating a
Security Interest.

Security Interest. The words “Security Interest” mean, without limitation, any and all types
of collateral security, present and future, whether in the form of a lien, charge,
encumbrance, mortgage, deed of trust, security deed, assignment, pledge, crop pledge, chattel
mortgage, collateral chattel mortgage, chattel trust, factor’s lien, equipment trust,
conditional sale, trust receipt, lien or title retention contract, lease or consignment
intended as a security device, or any other security or lien interest whatsoever whether
created by law, contract, or otherwise.

 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
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BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING READ ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT AND BORROWER
AGREES TO ITS TERMS. THIS BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT IS DATED AUGUST 29, 2006.

BORROWER:

LANDEC AG, INC.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Michael E. Godlove, Chief Financial Officer of
	 	 
	 

	 	Landec Ag, Inc.	 	 

LENDER:

OLD NATIONAL BANK

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

Authorized Signerexv10w1

 

EXHIBIT 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 26, 2006
(the “Effective Date”), by and between HealthMarkets, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HealthMarkets”
or the “Company”) and Michael E. Boxer (the “Executive”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are
defined in Section 24.

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive, and the Executive desires to be employed
by the Company;

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to set forth in this Agreement the terms and
conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company; and

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained,
it is agreed as follows:

     1. Employment. Effective as of the Effective Date, the Company hereby agrees to
employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to be employed by the Company, upon the terms
and conditions set forth herein. The employment relationship between the Company and the Executive
shall be governed by the general employment policies and practices of the Company, including
without limitation those relating to the Company’s Code of Professional Conduct, the treatment of
confidential information and avoidance of conflicts; provided, however, that when
the terms of this Agreement differ from or are in conflict with the Company’s general employment
policies or practices, the terms of this Agreement shall control. The Executive shall serve as an
officer and/or an employee of any Subsidiary, as may be requested from time to time by the
Reporting Person (as such term is defined in Section 3(a) below) and without any additional
compensation, unless otherwise determined by the Reporting Person. In addition, the Executive’s
service as an officer and/or an employee of any Subsidiary will be encompassed within any reference
made in this Agreement to employment by the Company. If the Executive serves as an officer and/or
an employee of any Subsidiary, any payment or provision of benefits to the Executive by such
Subsidiary shall fulfill the Company’s obligation to make such payment or provide such benefits
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

     2. Term. Subject to earlier termination of the Executive’s employment as provided
under Section 9, the Executive’s employment shall be for an initial term commencing on the
Effective Date (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date
(the “Initial Employment Term”); provided, however, that at the end of the Initial
Employment Term and on each succeeding anniversary of the Commencement Date, the employment of the
Executive will be automatically continued upon the terms and conditions set forth herein for one
additional year (each, a “Renewal Term”), unless either party to this Agreement gives the other
party written notice (in accordance with Section 18) of such party’s intention to terminate this
Agreement and the employment of the Executive at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of such
initial or extended term. For purposes of this Agreement, the Initial
Employment Term and any Renewal Term shall collectively be referred to as the “Employment
Term.”

 

 

     3. Position and Duties of the Executive.

          (a) The Executive shall serve in the position set forth on Exhibit A and shall report directly
to the position set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Reporting Person”). The Executive
shall have such duties, responsibilities and authority commensurate with the Executive’s position
and such related duties and responsibilities, as from time to time may be assigned to the Executive
by the Reporting Person. In addition, the Executive will be subject to, and will act in
substantial accordance with, all reasonable lawful instructions and directions of the Board and all
applicable reasonable policies and rules thereof as are consistent with the above position, duties,
responsibilities and authority.

          (b) During the Employment Term, the Executive shall, except as may from time to time be
otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and during vacations (as set forth in Section 7 hereof)
and authorized leave, devote substantially all of his normal business working time and his best
efforts, full attention and energies to the business of the Company, the performance of the
Executive’s duties hereunder and such other related duties and responsibilities as may from time to
time be reasonably prescribed by the Board or any committee thereof, the Reporting Person or any
committee or person delegated by the Reporting Person, in each case, within the framework of the
Company’s policies and objectives.

          (c) During the Employment Term and provided that such activities do not either (i) contravene
the provisions of Section 3(a), 3(b), 12 or 13 hereof or (ii) materially interfere with the
performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder, the Executive may continue to serve as a member of
the governing board of the governmental, educational, charitable or other community affairs
organizations set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. The Executive may retain all fees and other
compensation from any such service, and the Company shall not reduce his compensation by the amount
of such fees.

     4. Compensation.

          (a) Base Salary. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay to the Executive a
base salary of not less than the amount set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto per annum (the “Base
Salary”). The Executive’s Base Salary may be increased (but not decreased) from time to time by
the Committee in its sole discretion, payable at the times and in the manner consistent with the
Company’s general policies regarding compensation of executive employees. Such Base Salary shall
be reviewed by the Board or an authorized committee of the Board at least annually for purposes of
evaluating an increase in the Executive’s Base Salary.

          (b) Cash Incentive Compensation.

               (i) With respect to the Company’s fiscal year ending 2006, the Executive will be eligible to
receive an annual performance bonus in the amount which represents a pro-rata portion of the
Executive’s Base Salary, set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, for each day the Executive is
employed by the Company during the 2006 fiscal year. Subject to the Executive’s continued
employment with the Company on the date of payment, the
Executive will be paid the annual performance bonus pursuant to this Section 4(b)(i) on or
about February 1, 2007.

 

 

     (ii) With respect to the Company’s 2007 fiscal year, the Executive will be
eligible to receive a minimum annual bonus in the amount of one-hundred percent
(100%) of the Base Salary set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto; subject to the
Executive’s continued employment with the Company until the last calendar day of the
fiscal year ending 2007. The Board (or any authorized committee thereof) shall have
the authority to establish performance metrics and such other terms and conditions of
the annual management incentive program pursuant to which an amount higher than such
minimum annual bonus may be earned.

     (iii) With respect to each fiscal year of the Company commencing with the
Company’s 2008 fiscal year, all or part of which is contained in the Employment Term,
the Executive will be eligible to participate in the Company’s annual management
incentive program or arrangement approved by the Board (or any authorized committee
thereof) or any successor program or plan thereto or thereunder on terms and
conditions no less favorable to the Executive than those available to similarly
situated executives of the Company, with a minimum bonus opportunity of the
percentage of Base Salary set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Minimum Bonus
Percentage”), a target bonus opportunity of the percentage of the Base Salary set
forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Target Bonus Percentage”) and a maximum
bonus opportunity of not less than the percentage of the Base Salary set forth on
Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Annual Bonus Percentage”). The Board (or any
authorized committee thereof) shall have the authority to establish performance
metrics and such other terms and conditions of the annual management incentive
program pursuant to which such bonuses may be earned.

          (c) Equity Compensation. The Executive will be eligible to participate in the
Company’s MOP and any other incentive, equity-based and deferred compensation plans and programs or
arrangements as may be determined by the Board or any successor programs or plans thereto or
thereunder. The Committee will, effective as of the Commencement Date, award 105,500 Option Rights
(the “Initial Grant”), which Initial Grant will be awarded in three (3) tranches, will vest and
otherwise be subject to the provisions set forth in the Executive’s Non-Qualified Stock Option
Agreement to be entered into pursuant to the MOP.

     (i) Shares of the Company’s Class A-1 common stock acquired on exercise of any
Stock Option will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Stockholders’
Agreement. The Company and the Executive acknowledge that they will agree to provide
the Company with the right to require the Executive and other executives of the
Company to waive any registration rights with regard to such shares upon an IPO, in
which case the Company will implement an IPO bonus plan in cash, stock or additional
options to compensate for the Executive’s and the other executives’ loss of
liquidity.

 

 

     5. Employee Benefits. In addition to the compensation described in Section 4, the
Executive shall be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plans and programs, and to
receive perquisites, provided from time to time to similarly situated executives of the Company and
its Subsidiaries generally.

     6. Expenses.

          (a) During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for
reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the Executive’s
performance of the Executive’s duties on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance
with the expense policy of the Company applicable to similarly situated executives of the Company
and its Subsidiaries generally.

          (b) During the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable and
documented expenses including expenses incurred by Executive in maintaining living accommodations
in Texas, air-fare travel, in accordance with the Company’s travel policy, between Texas and
Atlanta, Georgia, and expenses incurred by Executive in maintaining and operating a leased
automobile for business travel during the performance of the Executive’s duties in Texas. In
addition, the Company shall make an additional payment (the “Additional Payment”) to the Executive
in an amount equal to the total of all income taxes imposed on the Executive as a result of (i) the
Company’s provision of any reimbursement described in this Section 6(b) and (ii) the Additional
Payment. The Additional Payment will be an amount such that, after payment by the Executive of all
taxes, including any income tax imposed upon the Additional Payment, the Executive retains an
amount of the Additional Payment equal to the income taxes imposed upon the payments described in
this Section 6(b).

     7. Vacation. The Executive shall be entitled to a number of days of vacation per year
in accordance with the Company’s policies, whether written or unwritten, regarding vacation for
similarly situated executives of the Company and its Subsidiaries generally. Subject to the
Company’s policies, the duration of such vacations and the time or times when they shall be taken
will be determined by the Executive in consultation with the Company.

     8. Investment.

          (a) At the Effective Date, the Executive will be given the right (the “Investment Right”) to
invest cash in shares of Class A-1 Common Stock of the Company, in the amount set forth on Exhibit
A attached hereto, at a purchase price of $38.37 per share, pursuant to the terms of a Subscription
Agreement between the Company and the Executive, and the Executive acknowledges that such shares of
Class A-1 Common Stock will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Stockholders Agreement.
The right pursuant to this Section 8(a) must be exercised within thirty (30) days of the Effective
Date. The Executive shall make payment of the shares purchased pursuant to this Section 8(a) by
check or wire transfer as directed by the Company. Upon receipt of the foregoing payment, the
Company will issue the Executive a share certificate evidencing the number of shares of Class A-1
Common Stock purchased.

 

 

          (b) To the extent the Executive exercises his Investment Right to purchase shares pursuant to
Section 8(a) above, the Company will match the Executive’s actual individual investment with an
award of Option Rights to purchase an equal number of shares of Class A-1 Common Stock upon
exercise of such Option Rights. This Option Rights award will be made in addition to the
Executive’s Initial Grant, will be awarded in three (3) tranches, will vest and otherwise be
subject to the provisions set forth in the Executive’s Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement to be
entered into pursuant to the MOP.

     9. Termination.

          (a) Termination of Employment by the Company. The Executive’s employment hereunder
may be terminated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that employ the Executive for any
reason or no reason (including with or without Cause or notification by the Company at any time
during the Employment Term pursuant to Section 2 that the Company intends to terminate the
Agreement and the Executive’s employment, rather than allow the Agreement to renew automatically)
by written notice as provided in Section 18. If the Company terminates the Executive’s employment
with Cause, all of the Executive’s Option Rights, whether or not vested, will be immediately
forfeited. Stock Options, if any, held by the Executive following termination of the Executive’s
employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, shall remain exercisable in accordance with
their terms.

          (b) Voluntary Termination by the Executive. The Executive may voluntarily terminate
the Executive’s employment with or without Good Reason at any time by notice to the Company as
provided in Section 18. Upon the Executive’s termination without Good Reason, (i) any unvested
portions of the Initial Grant will be immediately forfeited and (ii) all of the Executive’s vested
Stock Options, if any, shall remain exercisable in accordance with their terms.

          (c) Benefits Period. Subject to Section 10 and any benefit continuation requirements
of applicable laws, in the event the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated for any reason
whatsoever, the compensation and benefits obligations of the Company under Sections 4 and 5 shall
cease as of the effective date of such termination, except for any compensation and benefits earned
but unpaid through such date.

          (d) Call Right. Upon termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries for any reason prior to an IPO, the Company will have the right to purchase
(the “Call Right”) any of the Executive’s shares of HealthMarkets’ Class A-1 common stock in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Stockholders Agreement.

          (e) Resignation from All Positions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, upon the termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason,
unless otherwise requested by the Board, the Executive shall immediately resign from all positions
that he holds with the Company, its Subsidiaries and any of their affiliates (and with any other
entities with respect to which the Company has requested the Executive to perform services), as
applicable, including, without limitation, the Board and all boards of directors of any affiliates.
The Executive hereby agrees to execute any and all documentation to effectuate such resignations
upon request by the Company, but he shall be treated for all purposes as having

 

 

so resigned upon termination of his employment, regardless of when or whether he executes any
such documentation.

     10. Termination Payments and Benefits. If, during the Employment Term, the
Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Company without Cause (and other than by
reason of the Executive’s death or Disability), or the Executive terminates his employment for Good
Reason, subject to (i) the Executive execution and non-revocation of a release of claims against
the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, (ii) the terms of Section 14
and (iii) the Executive’s continued compliance with the covenants of Sections 12 and 13, during the
Payment Period, then in such case the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Executive such
payments and make available to the Executive such benefits as are set forth in this Section 10
during the Payment Period.

          (a) Salary Continuation. The Executive will be entitled to receive an amount equal to
the sum of: (i) two (2) times the Executive’s Base Salary in effect at the time of termination of
employment and (ii) two (2) times an amount equal to the product of (A) the Executive’s Base Salary
in effect at the time of termination of employment and (B) the Executive’s Target Bonus Percentage
for the year of the Executive’s termination of employment, or if the Target Bonus Percentage has
not been set for such year as of the date of termination of employment, the Target Bonus Percentage
for the immediately preceding year (the sum of (i) and (ii), the “Termination Payments”), such
amount to be payable in equal installments payable over the Payment Period. Termination Payments
shall be paid to the Executive in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll schedule for the
duration of the Payment Period. In the event that the Executive dies while any Termination
Payments are still payable to the Executive hereunder, unless otherwise provided herein, all such
unpaid amounts shall be paid, not later than the tenth (10th) business day following the
Executive’s death, to the Executive’s beneficiary as named on the Executive’s 401(k) Plan
beneficiary forms, or, if no such beneficiary is so named, then to the Executive’s estate, in the
form of a lump sum cash payment equal to the remaining Termination Payments.

          (b) Bonus Entitlement. To the extent the Executive’s termination of employment occurs
after the last day of the first quarter of an applicable Company fiscal year, the Executive will be
entitled to receive a pro rata portion of the Executive’s Target Bonus Percentage (based on the
number of days the Executive was employed with the Company during such fiscal year of termination
divided by 365), which amount shall be payable over the Payment Period; provided,
however, that, if the Target Bonus Percentage has not been set for the year in which the
date of termination occurs, the Executive’s Target Bonus Percentage for purpose of this Section
10(b) shall be the Executive’s Target Bonus Percentage for the year immediately preceding the year
in which the Executive’s employment is terminated hereunder.

          (c) Equity Compensation. To the extent not previously vested, cancelled or expired,
the Executive will vest in the Executive’s Initial Grant and any other grant of Option Rights in
accordance with their terms, which will remain exercisable in accordance with their terms.

          (d) Welfare Benefits. During the Payment Period, the Company shall maintain in full
force and effect for the continued benefit of the Executive all employee welfare

 

 

benefit plans in which the Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to the
Executive’s termination or shall arrange to make available to the Executive benefits substantially
similar to those which the Executive would otherwise have been entitled to receive if his
employment had not been terminated. Such welfare benefits shall be provided to the Executive on
the same terms and conditions under which the Executive was entitled to participate immediately
prior to his termination of employment, including any applicable employee contributions.

          (e) Any payments under this Section 10 to the Executive shall not be taken into account for
purposes of any retirement plan (including any supplemental retirement plan or arrangement) or
other benefit plan sponsored by the Company, except as otherwise expressly required by such plans
or applicable law.

          (f) No Obligation to Mitigate. The Executive is under no obligation to mitigate
damages or the amount of any payment provided for hereunder by seeking other employment or
otherwise.

     11. Certain Additional Payments by the Company. Anything in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, in the event that it is determined (as hereafter provided) that any
payment (other than the Gross-Up Payments provided for in this Section 11 and Exhibit C attached
hereto) or distribution by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its affiliates to or for the
benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, plan,
program or arrangement, including any stock option, performance share, performance unit, stock
appreciation right or similar right, or the lapse or termination of any restriction on or the
vesting or exercisability of any of the foregoing (a “Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) by reason of being
considered “contingent on a change in ownership or control” of the Company, within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or to any similar tax imposed by
state or local law, or any interest or penalties with respect to such tax (such tax or taxes,
together with any such interest and penalties, being hereafter collectively referred to as the
“Excise Tax”), then the Executive will be entitled to receive an additional payment or payments
(collectively, a “Gross-Up Payment”) (subject to Paragraph 7 of Exhibit C attached hereto). The
Gross-Up Payment will be in an amount such that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes
(including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax
imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to
the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment. For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross-Up
Payment, the Executive will be considered to pay (1) federal income taxes at the highest rate in
effect in the year in which the Gross-Up Payment will be made and (2) state and local income taxes
at the highest rate in effect in the state or locality in which the Gross-Up Payment would be
subject to state or local tax, net of the maximum reduction in federal income tax that could be
obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes. The obligations set forth in this Section
11 will be subject to the procedural provisions described in Exhibit C attached hereto.

 

 

     12. Confidentiality.

          (a) The Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment by the Company, he will or
may have access to and become informed of confidential or proprietary information of the Company
and its Subsidiaries (“Confidential Information”), which is a competitive asset, including, without
limitation, (i) the terms of any agreement between the Company and any employee, customer or
supplier, (ii) pricing strategy, (iii) merchandising and marketing methods, (iv) product
development ideas and strategies, (v) personnel training and development programs, (vi) financial
results, (vii) strategic plans and demographic analyses, (viii) proprietary computer and systems
software, and (ix) any non-public information concerning the Company, its employees, suppliers or
customers. The Executive agrees that he will keep all Confidential Information in strict
confidence during the term of his employment by the Company and thereafter, and will never directly
or indirectly make known, divulge, reveal, furnish, make available, or use any Confidential
Information (except in the course of his regular authorized duties on behalf of the Company). The
Executive agrees that the obligations of confidentiality under this Section 12 shall survive
termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company regardless of any actual or alleged
breach by the Company of this Agreement, until and unless any such Confidential Information shall
have become, through no fault of the Executive, generally known to the public or the Executive is
required by lawful service of process, subpoena, court order, law or the rules or regulations of
any regulatory body to which he is subject to make disclosure (after providing to the Company a
copy of the documents seeking disclosure of such information and giving the Company prompt notice
upon receipt of such documents and prior to their disclosure). All records, files, memoranda,
reports, customer lists, drawings, plans, documents and the like relating to the Company’s business
that the Executive uses, prepares or comes into contact with during the course of the Executive’s
employment shall remain the sole property of the Company and/or its affiliates, as applicable, and
shall be turned over to the Company upon termination of the Executive’s employment. The
Executive’s obligations under this Section 12 are in addition to, and not in limitation of or
preemption of, all other obligations of confidentiality which the Executive may have to the Company
under general legal or equitable principles.

          (b) Except in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, the Executive has not made, nor
shall at any time following the date of this Agreement, make or cause to be made, any copies,
pictures, duplicates, facsimiles or other reproductions or recordings or any abstracts or summaries
including or reflecting Confidential Information. All such documents and other property furnished
to the Executive by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates or otherwise acquired or
developed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates shall at all times be the
property of the Company. Upon termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the
Executive will return to the Company any such documents or other property of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or affiliates which are in the possession, custody or control of the Executive.

          (c) Without the prior written consent of the Company (which may be withheld for any reason or
no reason), except in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, the Executive shall not at any
time following the date of this Agreement use for the benefit or purposes of the Executive or for
the benefit or purposes of any other person, firm, partnership, association, trust, venture,
corporation or business organization, entity or enterprise or disclose in

 

 

any manner to any person, firm, partnership, association, trust, venture, corporation or
business organization, entity or enterprise any Confidential Information.

     13. Covenant Not to Compete; Covenant Not to Solicit. For a period commencing on the
Commencement Date and for a period ending two (2) years after the termination of the Executive’s
employment with the Company for any reason (the “Restricted Period”), including termination for
Cause or the Executive’s voluntary resignation without Good Reason, the Executive acknowledges and
agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person or
entity:

          (a) engage in any activity that can be reasonably expected to result in a competitive harm to
the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, the “Company Group”)
in any region of the United States in which the business of the Company Group is being conducted;
or

          (b) solicit for hire, hire or employ (whether as an officer, director or insurance agent) any
person who is an employee or independent contractor of any member of the Company Group or has been
an employee or independent contractor of any member of the Company Group at any time during the
six-month period prior to the Executive’s termination of employment or solicit, aid or induce any
such person to leave his or her employment with any member of the Company Group to accept
employment with any other person or entity.

          (c) Executive’s ownership of less than one percent (1%) of any class of stock in a
publicly-traded corporation shall not be deemed a breach of this Section 13.

          (d) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that a violation of the foregoing provisions of
Section 12 or Section 13 would result in material detriment to the Company would cause irreparable
harm to the Company, and that the Company’s remedy at law for any such violation would be
inadequate. In recognition of the foregoing, the Executive agrees that, in addition to any other
relief afforded by law or this Agreement, including damages sustained by a breach of this Agreement
and without the necessity or proof of actual damages, the Company shall have the right to enforce
this Agreement by specific remedies, which shall include, among other things, temporary and
permanent injunctions, it being the understanding of the undersigned parties hereto that damages
and injunctions all shall be proper modes of relief and are not to be considered as alternative
remedies.

     14. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement is intended to comply
and shall be administered in a manner that is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and
shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. To the extent that a payment
and/or benefit owed or due to the Executive under this Agreement is subject to Section 409A of the
Code, it shall be paid in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code, including proposed,
temporary or final regulations or any other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto (the “409A Guidance”). Any provision of this
Agreement that would cause a payment and/or benefit to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code
shall have no force and effect until amended to comply with Code Section 409A (which amendment
shall be effected and may be retroactive to the extent permitted by the 409A Guidance).

 

 

     15. Prior Agreement. As of the Effective Date, this Agreement supersedes any and all
prior and/or contemporaneous agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no
representations, inducements, promises, or other agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by
any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, pertaining to the subject matter hereof, which
are not embodied herein, and that no prior and/or contemporaneous agreement, statement or promise
pertaining to the subject matter hereof that is not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or
binding on either party.

     16. Withholding of Taxes. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable or
transfer made under any compensation or other amount owing to the Executive under this Agreement
all applicable federal, state, city or other withholding taxes as the Company is required to
withhold pursuant to any law or government regulation or ruling.

     17. Successors and Binding Agreement.

          (a) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets
of the Company or of any Subsidiary or any division or business unit thereof for which the
Executive performs services, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive (and
any such successor, the “Successor”), expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in
the same manner and to the same extent the Company would be required to perform if no such
succession had taken place. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the
Executive acknowledges and agrees that to the extent the Executive is offered and accepts
comparable employment with such Successor, the Executive will not be entitled to receive any
severance/termination compensation payments and benefits, as provided pursuant to the terms and
conditions of Section 10 or otherwise under this Agreement, from the Company in connection with
such acquisition/transaction with the Successor. To the extent the Executive is offered but does
not accept an offer of comparable employment from such Successor on terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement, any non-acceptance of employment will be treated as a voluntary termination of
employment without Good Reason by the Executive in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any
successor to the Company, including without limitation any persons acquiring directly or indirectly
all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company or of any Subsidiary or any
division or business unit thereof for which the Executive performs services whether by purchase,
merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise (and such successor shall thereafter be deemed
the “Company” for the purposes of this Agreement), but will not otherwise be assignable,
transferable or delegable by the Company.

          (b) This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal
or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees and legatees.

          (c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the
consent of the other, assign, transfer or delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder except as expressly provided in Sections 17(a) and 17(b). Without

 

 

limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, the Executive’s right to receive payments
hereunder will not be assignable, transferable or delegable, whether by pledge, creation of a
security interest, or otherwise, other than by a transfer by the Executive’s will or by the laws of
descent and distribution and, in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this
Section 17(c), the Company shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned,
transferred or delegated.

     18. Notices. For all purposes of this Agreement, all communications, including
without limitation notices, consents, requests or approvals, required or permitted to be given
hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered or
dispatched by electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt thereof confirmed), or five (5)
business days after having been mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, or three (3) business days after having been sent by a
nationally recognized overnight courier service such as Federal Express, UPS, or Purolator,
addressed to the Company (to the attention of the Secretary of the Company) at its principal
executive offices and to the Executive at his principal residence, or to such other address as any
party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith, except that notices of
changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

     19. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of
Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of such State.

     20. Indemnification. The Company will indemnify the Executive (and his legal
representative or other successors) to the fullest extent permitted (including a payment of
expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding) by applicable law, and the Executive
shall be entitled to the protection of any insurance policies the Company may elect to maintain
generally for the benefit of its directors and officers, against all costs, charges and expenses
whatsoever incurred or sustained by him or his legal representatives (including but not limited to
any judgment entered by a court of law) at the time such costs, charges and expenses are incurred
or sustained, in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which the Executive (or his
legal representatives or other successors) may be made a party by reason of his having accepted
employment with the Company or by reason of his being or having been a director, officer or
employee of the Company, or any Subsidiary of the Company, or his serving or having served any
other enterprise as a director, officer or employee at the request of the Company, and to the
extent the Company maintains such an insurance policy or policies, the Executive shall be covered
by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the
coverage available for any Company officer or director. The Executive’s rights under this Section
20 shall continue without time limit for so long as he may be subject to any such liability,
whether or not the Employment Term may have ended.

     21. Validity. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision
hereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this
Agreement and the application of such provision to any other person or circumstances will not be
affected, and the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable will be reformed to the extent
(and only to the extent) necessary to make it enforceable or valid.

 

 

     22. Survival of Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
the parties’ respective rights and obligations under Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20 and 22
will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement or the termination of the Executive’s
employment for any reason whatsoever.

     23. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by the
Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other
party hereto or compliance with any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by
such other party will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
same or at any prior or subsequent time. Unless otherwise noted, references to “Sections” are to
sections of this Agreement. The captions used in this Agreement are designed for convenient
reference only and are not to be used for the purpose of interpreting any provision of this
Agreement.

     24. Defined Terms.

          (a) “401(k) Plan” means the HealthMarkets 401(k) and Savings Plan.

          (b) “409A Guidance” has the meaning specified in Section 14.

          (c) “Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph herein.

          (d) “Annual Bonus Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 4(b).

          (e) “Base Salary” has the meaning specified in Section 4(a).

          (f) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

          (g) “Call Right” has the meaning specified in Section 9(d).

          (h) “Cause” means the occurrence of any of the following:

     (i) the Executive commits an act of gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud,
embezzlement, misappropriation or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any
of its affiliates or Subsidiaries, or shall be convicted by a court of competent
jurisdiction of, or shall plead guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or any crime
involving moral turpitude or any crime which reasonably could affect the reputation
of the Company or the Executive’s ability to perform the duties required under this
Agreement;

     (ii) the Executive commits a material breach of any of the covenants in this
Agreement or the Stockholders Agreement, which breach has not been remedied within 30
days of the delivery to the Executive by the Board of written notice of the facts
constituting the breach, and which breach if not cured, would have a material adverse
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     (iii) the Executive habitually and willfully neglects his obligations under this
Agreement or the Executive’s duties as an employee of the Company.

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

          (j) “Commencement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.

          (k) “Committee” means the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board.

          (l) “Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

          (m) “Company Group” has the meaning specified in Section 13(a).

          (n) “Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 12.

          (o) “Disability” shall mean the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness to
substantially perform his duties on a full-time basis for at least 26 consecutive weeks or an
aggregate period in excess of 26 weeks in any one fiscal year, and within 30 days after a notice of
termination is thereafter given by the Company, the Executive shall not have returned to the
full-time performance of the Executive’s duties; provided, however, if the
Executive shall not agree with a determination to terminate his employment because of Disability,
the question of the Executive’s Disability shall be subject to the certification of a qualified
medical doctor selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or, in the
event of the Executive’s incapacity to accept a doctor, the Executive’s legal representative.

          (p) “Effective Date” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this
Agreement.

          (q) “Employment Term” has the meaning specified in Section 2.

          (r) “Excise Tax” has the meaning specified in Section 11.

          (s) “Executive” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

          (t) “Good Reason” means termination of employment by the Executive with written notice to the
Company within 90 days following the occurrence, without the Executive’s consent, of any the
following events (after failure of the Company to cure in thirty (30) days):

     (i) the reduction of the Executive’s position or responsibilities from that of
Chief Financial Officer with the Company;

     (ii) a decrease in the Executive’s Base Salary or Target Bonus Percentage, other
than in the case of a decrease for a majority of similarly situated executives of the
Company;

 

 

     (iii) a reduction in the Executive’s participation in the Company’s benefit
plans and policies to a level materially less favorable to the Executive unless such
reduction applies to a majority of the senior level executives of the Company; or

     (iv) the announcement of the relocation of the Executive’s primary place of
employment to a location 50 or more miles from the current headquarters.

          (u) “Gross-Up Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 11.

          (v) “HealthMarkets Affiliates” has the meaning specified in paragraph 1 of Exhibit B attached
hereto.

          (w) “Initial Employment Term” has the meaning specified in Section 2.

          (x) “Initial Grant” has the meaning specified in Section 4(c).

          (y) “Investment Right” has the meaning specified in Section 8(a).

          (z) “IPO” has the meaning specified in the Stockholders Agreement.

          (aa) “ISO” has the meaning specified in Section 11.

          (bb) “Minimum Bonus Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 4(b).

          (cc) “MOP” means the Company’s 2006 Management Option Plan, as may be amended from time to
time.

          (dd) “National Firm” has the meaning specified in paragraph 1 of Exhibit C attached
hereto.

          (ee) “Option Rights” has the meaning specified in the MOP.

          (ff) “Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 11.

          (gg) “Payment Period” means the two-year period following the later of (i) the Executive’s
date of termination of employment with the Company or (ii) the first business day after the date
that is six (6) months following the date of the Executive’s separation from service with the
Company to the extent required in order to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Code
Section 409A.

          (hh) “Release” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of Exhibit B attached
hereto.

          (ii) “Renewal Term” has the meaning specified in Section 2.

          (jj) “Reporting Person” has the meaning specified in Section 3(a).

          (kk) “Restricted Period” has the meaning specified in Section 13.

 

 

          (ll) “Revocation Date” has the meaning specified in paragraph 3 of Exhibit B attached hereto.

          (mm) “Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement by and among investment funds
affiliated with The Blackstone Group, L.P., Goldman Sachs & Co. and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners
IV, L.P., the Company, the Executive, and other signatories thereto, dated April 5, 2006, as may be
amended from time to time.

          (nn) “Stock Option” means an Option Right.

          (oo) “Subsidiary” shall mean any entity, corporation, partnership (general or limited),
limited liability company, firm, business organization, enterprise, association or joint venture in
which the Company directly or indirectly controls ten percent (10%) or more of the voting interest.

          (pp) “Successor” has the meaning specified in Section 17(a).

          (qq) “Target Bonus Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 4(b).

          (rr) “Termination Payments” has the meaning specified in Section 9(a).

          (ss) “Underpayment” has the meaning specified in paragraph 1 of Exhibit C attached hereto.

     25. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same
agreement.

 

 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, with the Company signatory listed below having been duly authorized by the
Company to enter into this Agreement by the Company, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Michael E. Boxer	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Michael E. Boxer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HealthMarkets, Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ William J. Gedwed	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

William J. Gedwed

President and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 

 

 

Exhibit A

Position: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Reporting Person: HealthMarkets President and Chief Executive Officer

			
	Outside Activities: 	The Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation (Board); Skilled Health Care
(Director and Audit Committee Chairman).

			
	Base Salary: 	$450,000, or such higher amount resulting from one or more subsequent increases in
Base Salary by the Committee pursuant to Section 4(a).

Minimum Bonus Percentage: 75%

Target Bonus Percentage: 100%

Annual Bonus Percentage: 150%

Investment: 18,243 shares of Class A-1 Common Stock

 

 

Exhibit B

Form of Release

          In consideration of the payments and promises contained in your Employment Agreement with the
Company dated September 26,2006, and in full compromise and settlement of any of your potential
claims and causes of action relating to or arising out of your employment relationship with the
Company or the termination of that relationship, and any and all other claims or causes of action
that you have or may have against the HealthMarkets Affiliates (as defined below) up to the date of
execution of this release (the “Release”), you hereby:

     1. knowingly and voluntarily agree to irrevocably and unconditionally waive and release the
Company and any other entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company,
and their respective predecessors and successors and their respective directors, officers,
employees, representatives, attorneys, including all persons acting by, through, under or in
concert with any of them (collectively, the “HealthMarkets Affiliates”), from any and all charges,
complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, sums of money, agreements, controversies,
damages, actions, lawsuits, rights, demands, sanctions, costs (including attorneys’ fees), losses,
debts and expenses of any nature whatsoever, existing on, or at any time prior to, the date hereof
in law, in equity or otherwise, which you, your successors, heirs or assigns had or have upon or by
reason of any fact, matter, cause, or thing whatsoever, and specifically including any matter that
may be based on the sole or contributory negligence (whether active, passive or gross) of any
HealthMarkets Affiliate. This release includes, but is not limited to, a release of all claims or
causes of action arising out of or relating to your employer-employee relationship with the Company
or the termination of that relationship, and any other claim, including, without limitation,
alleged breach of express or implied written or oral contract, alleged breach of employee handbook,
alleged wrongful discharge, and tort claims, or claims or causes of action arising under any
federal, state, or local law, including, but not limited to, the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq., the Reconstruction Era Civil Rights Act of 1866 and 1871, 42 U.S.C.
§§ 1981 and 1983, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000(e) et seq., The Civil
Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. § 1981(a) et seq., the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) et
seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq. the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29
U.S.C. §§ 2101-2109, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and any claim under any other
statutes of the State of Texas, or other jurisdictions, and the facts, circumstances, allegations,
and controversies relating or giving rise thereto that have accrued to the date of execution of
this Release;

     2. agree that you will not commence, maintain, initiate, or prosecute, or cause, encourage,
assist, volunteer, advise or cooperate with any other person to commence, maintain, initiate or
prosecute, any action, lawsuit, proceeding, investigation, or claim before any court, legislative
body or committee, or administrative agency (whether state, federal or otherwise) against the
HealthMarkets Affiliates relating to any claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, sums of money,
agreements, controversies, damages, actions, lawsuits, rights, demands, sanctions, costs (including
attorneys’ fees), losses, debts and expenses described in the foregoing Paragraph 1;
provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing,
nothing hereunder shall be deemed to affect, impair or diminish in any respect (i) any vested

 

 

rights as of the date of termination or entitlement you may have under the ESOP; (ii) any
other vested rights as of the date of termination you may have under any employee plan or program
in which you have participated in your capacity as an employee of the Company or any other
HealthMarkets Affiliate; (iii) your right to seek to collect unemployment benefits that you may be
entitled to as a result of your employment with the Company or your right to seek benefits under
workers’ compensation insurance, if applicable; (iv) your rights under this Release; including but
not limited to your right to bring a claim for breach of this Release; (v) any rights you may have
under that Section 20 (Indemnification) of the Employment Agreement and certain Indemnification
Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2006 between you and the Company (which Indemnification
Agreement the Company, by its signature hereto, confirms shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with the terms thereof); (vi) any rights to indemnification that you have or may have
under the terms of the HealthMarkets Amended and Restated Bylaws; or (vii) your right to bring a
claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act to challenge the validity of this Release, to
file a charge under the civil rights statutes, or to otherwise participate in an investigation or
proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or other investigative agency;

     3. acknowledge that: (i) this entire Release is written in a manner calculated to be
understood by you; (ii) you have been advised to consult with an attorney before executing this
Release; (iii) you were given a period of twenty-one days within which to consider this Release;
and (iv) to the extent you execute this Release before the expiration of the twenty-one-day period,
you do so knowingly and voluntarily and only after consulting your attorney. You shall have the
right to cancel and revoke this Release during a period of seven days following the date on which
you execute it, and this Release shall not become effective, and no money will be paid to you in
respect of severance, until the day after the expiration of such seven-day period (the “Revocation
Date”). In order to revoke this Release, you shall deliver to the Company, prior to the expiration
of said seven-day period, a written notice of revocation. Upon such revocation, this Release shall
be null and void and of no further force or effect;

     4. agree to make yourself reasonably available to the Company following the date of your
termination to assist the HealthMarkets Affiliates, as may be requested by the Company at mutually
convenient times and places, with respect to the business of the Company and pending and future
litigations, arbitrations, governmental investigations or other dispute resolutions relating to or
in connection with the Company; and

     5. agree not to, either in writing or by any other medium, make any disparaging or derogatory
statement about the HealthMarkets Affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors,
employees, affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors, assigns or businesses, as the case may be;
provided, however, that you may make such statements as are necessary to comply with law.

 

 

Exhibit C

EXCISE TAX GROSS-UP PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS

     1. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 5, all determinations required to be made under
Section 11 of the Agreement and this Exhibit C, including whether an Excise Tax is payable by the
Executive and the amount of such Excise Tax and whether a Gross-Up Payment is required to be paid
by the Company to the Executive and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, if any, will be made by a
nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Company (the “National Firm”). The Company
will direct the National Firm to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to
both the Company and the Executive within thirty (30) calendar days after the date of termination
of the Executive’s employment, if applicable, and any such other time or times as may be requested
by the Company or the Executive. If the National Firm determines that any Excise Tax is payable by
the Executive, the Company will pay the required Gross-Up Payment to the Executive within five (5)
business days after receipt of such determination and calculations with respect to any Payment to
the Executive. If the National Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive with
respect to any material benefit or amount (or portion thereof), it will, at the same time as it
makes such determination, furnish the Company and the Executive with an opinion that the Executive
has substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on Executive’s federal, state or local
income or other tax return with respect to such benefit or amount. As a result of the uncertainty
in the application of Section 4999 of the Code and the possibility of similar uncertainty regarding
applicable state or local tax law at the time of any determination by the National Firm hereunder,
it is possible that Gross-Up Payments that will not have been made by the Company should have been
made (an “Underpayment”), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the
event that the Company exhausts or fails to pursue its remedies pursuant to Paragraph 5 and the
Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Executive will direct the
National Firm to determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and to submit its
determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Executive as
promptly as possible. Any such Underpayment will be promptly paid by the Company to, or for the
benefit of, the Executive within five (5) business days after receipt of such determination and
calculations.

     2. The Company and the Executive will each provide the National Firm access to and copies of
any books, records and documents in the possession of the Company or the Executive, as the case may
be, reasonably requested by the National Firm, and otherwise cooperate with the National Firm in
connection with the preparation and issuance of the determinations and calculations contemplated by
Paragraph 1. Any determination by the National Firm as to the amount of the Gross-Up Payment will
be binding upon the Company and the Executive.

     3. The federal, state and local income or other tax returns filed by the Executive will be
prepared and filed on a consistent basis with the determination of the National Firm with respect
to the Excise Tax payable by the Executive. The Executive will report and make proper payment of
the amount of any Excise Tax, and at the request of the Company, provide to the Company true and
correct copies (with any amendments) of the Executive’s federal income tax return as filed with the
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relevant, as filed with the applicable taxing authority, and such other documents reasonably
requested by the Company, evidencing such payment. If prior to the filing of the Executive’s
federal income tax return, or corresponding state or local tax return, if relevant, the National
Firm determines that the amount of the Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, the Executive will
within five (5) business days pay to the Company the amount of such reduction.

     4. The fees and expenses of the National Firm for its services in connection with the
determinations and calculations contemplated by Paragraph 1 will be borne by the Company. If such
fees and expenses are initially paid by the Executive, the Company will reimburse the Executive the
full amount of such fees and expenses within five (5) business days after receipt from the
Executive of a statement therefor and reasonable evidence of Executive’s payment thereof.

     5. The Executive will notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company
of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification will be given as promptly as practicable but no later
than ten (10) business days after the Executive actually receives notice of such claim and the
Executive will further apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such
claim is requested to be paid (in each case, to the extent known by the Executive). The Executive
will not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-calendar-day period following the date on
which Executive gives such notice to the Company or, if earlier, the date that any payment of
amount with respect to such claim is due. If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior
to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, the Executive will:

          (a) provide the Company with any written records or documents in Executive’s possession
relating to such claim reasonably requested by the Company;

          (b) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company reasonably
requests in writing from time to time, including without limitation accepting legal representation
with respect to such claim by an attorney competent in respect of the subject matter and reasonably
selected by the Company;

          (c) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to contest such claim; and

          (d) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to such claim;

provided, however, that the Company will bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and will
indemnify and hold harmless the Executive, on an after-tax basis, for and against any Excise Tax or
income or other tax, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of
such representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions
of this Paragraph 5, the Company will control all proceedings taken in connection with the contest
of any claim contemplated by this Paragraph 5 and, at its sole option, may pursue or forego any and
all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in
respect of such claim (provided, however, that the Executive may participate
therein at Executive’s own cost and expense) and may, at its option, either direct the Executive to
pay the

 

 

tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive
agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court
of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company determines; provided,
however, that if the Company directs the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund, the
Company will advance the amount of such payment to the Executive on an interest-free basis and will
indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income or
other tax, including interest or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such
advance; and provided further, however, that any extension of the statute of
limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to
which the contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount.
Furthermore, the Company’s control of any such contested claim will be limited to issues with
respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder, and the Executive will be entitled
to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or
any other taxing authority.

     6. If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to
Paragraph 5, the Executive receives any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive will
(subject to the Company’s complying with the requirements of Paragraph 5) promptly pay to the
Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after any
taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount paid by the Company
pursuant to Paragraph 5, a determination is made that the Executive is not entitled to any refund
with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent
to contest such denial or refund prior to the expiration of thirty (30) calendar days after such
determination, then such payment will be forgiven and will not be required to be repaid and the
amount of any such payment will offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment
required to be paid by the Company to the Executive pursuant to Section 11 and this Exhibit C.

     7. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, but giving effect to any
redetermination of the amount of Gross-Up payments otherwise required by this Exhibit C, if (A) but
for this sentence, the Company would be obligated to make a Gross-Up Payment to the Executive, (B)
the aggregate “present value” of the “parachute payments” to be paid or provided to the Executive
under this Agreement or otherwise does not exceed 1.10 multiplied by three times the Executive’s
“base amount,” then the payments and benefits to be paid or provided under this Agreement will be
reduced (or repaid to the Company, if previously paid or provided) to the minimum extent necessary
so that no portion of any payment or benefit to the Executive, as so reduced or repaid, constitutes
an “excess parachute payment.” For purposes of this Paragraph 7, the terms “excess parachute
payment,” “present value,” “parachute payment,” and “base amount” will have the meanings assigned
to them by Section 280G of the Code. The determination of whether any reduction in or repayment of
such payments or benefits to be provided under this Agreement is required pursuant to this
Paragraph 7 will be made at the expense of the Company by the National Firm. Appropriate
adjustments will be made to amounts previously paid to the Executive, or to amounts not paid
pursuant to this Paragraph 7, as the case may be, to reflect properly a subsequent determination
that the Executive owes more or less Excise Tax than the amount previously determined to be due.
In the event that any payment or benefit intended to be provided under this Agreement or otherwise
is required to be reduced or repaid pursuant to this Paragraph 7, the Executive will be entitled to
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and/or benefits to be so reduced or repaid in order to give effect to this Paragraph 7. The
Company will provide the Executive with all information reasonably requested by the Executive to
permit the Executive to make such designation. In the event that the Executive fails to make such
designation within ten (10) business days prior to the Termination Date or other due date, the
Company may effect such reduction or repayment in any manner it deems appropriate.

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