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Employment Agreement dated November 18, 1998

 Exhibit 10.6 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS AGREEMENT dated November 18, 1998, between Alexander G. Fassbender (the “Executive”) and ThermoEnergy Corporation (the
“Company”), with its principal office at 1300 Tower Building, 323 Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. 
  
 WHEREAS, Company desires to employ Executive as its Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President of Corporate Technology, and Executive desires to
accept such employment, for the term and upon the other conditions hereinafter set forth; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and covenants contained herein, Executive and Company hereby agree as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE I 
  
 Employment 
  
 Section 1.01. Position: Term: Responsibilities. Company shall employ Executive as its Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President of
Corporate Technology for a term commencing on January 1, 1999 and ending on December 31, 2001 provided, however, that such terms shall be extended, as of the end of each year beginning 1/1/1999, for one additional year (the result of which will be a
continuous three-year term), unless either Executive of Company shall have terminated this provision by written notice to the other party at least 60 days prior to such extension; and provided further that in no event shall such term extend beyond
the term of employment in effect from time-to-time as prescribed in the preceding sentence is hereinafter called the “Employment Period.” Subject to the powers, authorities, and responsibilities vested in the Board of Directors (the
“Board”) of Company under the general corporation law of the State of Arkansas and in duly-constituted committees of the Board, Executive shall have the responsibility and authority for formulation and execution of the corporate policy,
and of the administration of the corporate affairs of Company, and such other responsibilities and authorities as are customarily exercisable by the Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President of Corporate Technology. Initially, Executive
shall serve as Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President of Corporate Technology. Executive shall also perform such other 

  

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executive and administrative duties (not inconsistent with the position of Executive Vice President) as Executive may reasonably be expected to be capable of
performing on behalf of Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, including Company, “Companies”), as may from time-to-time be authorized or directed by the Board. Executive agrees
to be employed by Company in all such capacities for the Employment Period, subject to all the covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. 
  
 Section 1.02. Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive shall perform faithfully the duties assigned to him hereunder to the best of his
abilities and devote his full and undivided business time and attention to the transaction of Companies businesses and not engage in any other business activities except with the approval of the Board; provided, however, that Executive may serve as
a director of other corporations not in competition with Companies, subject to the approval of the Board. 
  
 ARTICLE II 
  
 Compensation 
  
 Section 2.01. Basic
Compensation. As compensation for his services thereunder, Company shall pay to Executive during the Employment Period a minimum annual salary of $135,000, payable in installments in accordance with Company’s normal payment schedule for
senior management of Company. As of the first day of each fiscal year of Company during the Employment Period, commencing January 1, 2000. Executive’s minimum annual salary shall be increased 15 percent for the next succeeding year until
Executive’s salary is $250,000. Thereafter, Executive’s salary will be adjusted by multiplying $250,000 by a fraction the numerator of which is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (“the CPI-U”) for the month of
November of the preceding fiscal year of Company, as published by the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the denominator of which is the CPI-U for November of the year in which Executive’s Salary becomes
$250,000. 
  
 However, in no event shall Executive’s base
salary after switching to the CPI-U based index be less than $250,000. Executive’s annual salary in effect from time-to-time under this Section 2.01 is for partial achievement of the performance standards. In the absence of manifest error, the
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of the amount of Incentive Compensation by the Board of the Compensation Committee in accordance shall be binding upon Executive and Company. 
  
 Section 2.02. Incentive Compensation. 
  

	A.	Formula for Determining. In addition to Basic Compensation, Company shall pay to Executive as incentive compensation (“Incentive Compensation”), in respect of each
fiscal year of Company or portion thereof included within the Employment Period, an amount (not to exceed 50 percent of his Basic Compensation) determined in accordance with a formula to be established annually in good faith by the Board of a
committee (the “Compensation Committee”) thereof authorized to act on compensation matters and, in the case of each fiscal year commencing January 1, 1999 communicated to Executive prior to the beginning of such fiscal year, such formula
to give a 50 percent weight to Company’s performance (measured by such method or combination of methods as the Board of the Compensation Committee shall deem fair and equitable) during each fiscal year, and a 50 percent weight to
Executive’s performance (determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee on the goals established for Executive) during each fiscal year. The formula shall be established so that Executive will have a reasonable opportunity, through
diligent performance of his duties, to earn the maximum Incentive Compensation, with partial Incentive Compensation being earned for partial achievement of the performance standards. In the absence of manifest error, the determination of the amount
of Incentive Compensation by the Board of the Compensation Committee in accordance shall be binding upon Executive and Company. 

  

	B.	Manner of Payment. Incentive Compensation earned hereunder shall be determined by the Compensation Committee as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each fiscal
year of Company and shall be paid promptly thereafter to the Executive. However, if the Committee in its judgment concludes that Company’s financial position is such that it cannot pay Incentive Compensation due Executive currently, it may give
a written notice (a “Deferral Notice”) to Executive to the effect that all or a designated percentage of his Incentive Compensation for such fiscal year shall be deferred. Each Deferral Notice shall specify that the Incentive Compensation
(or a designated percentage thereof) earned in respect of the applicable fiscal year shall be paid to Executive in a designated number of equal monthly installments (not less than 12 and not more than 36) and the date upon which such installment
payments shall commence. 

  

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	C.	Deferred Compensation. Deferred Basic Compensation and deferred Incentive Compensation shall bear interest on the unpaid balance thereof from the last day of the fiscal year
in respect of which it was earned at the average prime commercial lending rate at Boatmen’s National Bank of Arkansas, or its successor, for 90-day loans to commercial borrowers of the highest credit standing, as supplied to Company annually by
Boatmen’s National Bank of Arkansas. Such interest shall be computed annually in arrears, shall be added as of the last day of each fiscal year of Company to the deferred Basic Compensation and deferred Incentive Compensation with respect to
which it was earned, and shall thereafter bear interest as above-provided. In the event of the death of Executive, deferred Basic Compensation and deferred Incentive Compensation and the interest earned thereon shall be paid to such person or
persons or the executors, administrators, or other legal representatives of such person or persons (and in such order of priority) as Executive may have designated in a written instrument filed with the Secretary of the Company (all such persons,
executors, administrators, and other legal representatives being hereinafter collectively called his “Designated Successors”); and in the event of the legal incompetence of Executive, deferred Basic Compensation and deferred Incentive
Compensation and the interest earned thereon shall be paid to his lawfully appointed guardian. 

  

	D.	Right to Payment of Deferred Amounts Unconditional. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Company’s obligation to make payments of Basic
Compensation and Incentive Compensation earned by Executive and either not paid as provided in Section 2.01 and 2.02(A) or deferred in accordance with paragraph (B) of this Section 2.02, together with interest earned thereon in accordance with
paragraph (C) of this Section 2.02, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement for any reason, and shall survive any termination of this Agreement. 

  

	E.	Other Compensation. The Company shall pay the Executive an automobile allowance equivalent to seven hundred 1999 dollars per month ($700/mo.). This allowance shall continue
throughout the term of employment and be adjusted for inflation on an annual basis using the CPI-U index. 

  

	F.	Stock Option Plan. Company agrees to include Executive as a participant in the incentive stock option plan established by Company on January 3, 1997. Executive’s rights
in shares issued by Company and committed to that plan shall be governed by the terms of that plan. 

  

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 Section 2.03. Incapacity. If at any time during the Employment Period Executive is unable to
perform fully his duties hereunder by reason of illness, accident, or other disability (as confirmed by competent medical evidence), during the first 12 months of such incapacity he shall be entitled to receive his Basic Compensation, Incentive
Compensation, and any stock options to which he would be entitled under Section 2.01 and 2.02, and during any remaining period of such incapacity (but in no event beyond the end of the Employment Period determined without regard to any action taken
by Company pursuant to Section 3.01 (i), he shall be entitled to receive 50 percent of his Basic Compensation, but no Incentive Compensation or stock options. If Executive shall resume the full performance of his duties hereunder following any
period of incapacity, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Basic Compensation and Incentive Compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03, the amounts payable to Executive hereunder shall be reduced by any amounts
received by Executive with respect to any such incapacity pursuant to any insurance policy, plan, or other employee benefit provided to Executive by Company. For the purposes of this Section 2.03, more than one occurrence of incapacity during the
Employment Period shall be treated as a single period of incapacity regardless of any interruption in such incapacity, except that a new and separate period of incapacity shall be deemed to have commenced if (i) the illness, accident, or other
disability giving rise to the latest occurrence of incapacity is totally unrelated to any prior incapacity; or (ii) notwithstanding that the illness, accident, or disability giving rise to the latest occurrence of incapacity is related to any prior
incapacity, Executive has performed his duties hereunder for a continuous period of at least six months since the termination of such prior incapacity. 
  
 Section 2.04. Life Insurance. During the Employment Period, Company shall pay all premiums for one or more insurance policies upon the life of
Executive in an aggregate face amount of $250,000, the death benefit or benefits to be payable to such beneficiary or beneficiaries as Executive shall designate in writing to Company. Executive shall aid Company in procuring such insurance, as well
as in obtaining any other life, health, accident, disability, or other insurance which Company should at any time apply for, in its own name and at its own expense, to ensure Company’s obligations hereunder, by submitting to the usual and
customary medical examinations and by completing, executing, and delivering such applications and other instruments in writing as may be reasonably required by any insurance company or companies. 
  

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 Section 2.05. Other Employee Benefits. Company shall pay or shall reimburse Executive for his
reasonable expenses in connection with (i) obtaining from time-to-time of financial planning advise; (ii) preparation of his federal and state income tax returns; and (iii) cost of his annual medical examination. During the Employment Period Company
shall also pay the initiation fee and the annual dues and assessments for Executive’s membership in a social or business club in the Washington State area. Executive shall also be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans and to
receive all other fringe benefits as are from time-to-time made generally available to the senior management of Company. 
  
 ARTICLE III 
  
 Incapacity and Termination 
  
 Section 3.01. Expense Reimbursements. In the event that during the Employment Period there should occur (i) “Total and Permanent Incapacity” (as hereinafter defined of Executive; (ii) substantial
failure or inability (not as a consequence of an event covered by Section 2.03) or Executive to perform his obligations hereunder in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Board; (iii) “Serious Misconduct” (as hereinafter defined) of
Executive; or (iv) breach by Executive of Article V, Company (acting by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then members of the Board) may elect to terminate the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder by written notice to
Executive, except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.01, in Article IV, and in Sections 2.02(D) and 5.03(D). In the event Company exercises such election, the Employment Period shall terminate effective with such notice, but: 
  

	A.	In the case of termination pursuant to item (i) or item (ii) above, Executive shall be entitled to receive full compensation under Sections 2.01 and 2.02 for the portion of the
Employment Period through the date of such termination, plus reimbursement for his expenses under Section 2.10; 

  

	B.	 In the case of termination pursuant to item (ii) above, Executive shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the amounts specified in clause (1) above, an amount
(paid as provided in the first sentence of Section 2.01) equal to Basic Compensation for the period between the date of such termination and the end of the Employment Period (as in effect immediately prior to such termination) minus all compensation
earned by Executive in respect of any other employment during such period, although Executive shall not be required to seek such other employment (for 

  

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the purpose of this clause [2], the term “compensation” shall not include [i] any amount which is not determinable and vested in Executive during
such period (irrespective of when payable); [ii] the value of any stock options or stock appreciation rights granted to Executive during such period; or [iii] any perquisite, pension, or profit sharing benefits provided to Executive during such
period pursuant to any plan generally applicable to other senior executives); and, 

  

	C.	In the case of termination pursuant to item (iii) or item (iv) above, Executive shall be entitled to receive full compensation under Section 2.01 for the portion of the Employment
Period through the date of such termination and Incentive Compensation under Section 2.02 through the end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which such termination occurs, plus reimbursement for his expenses under Section 2.05.

  
 A termination by Company pursuant to item (ii)
shall not constitute evidence that Executive has breached his obligations under this Agreement. 
  
 Section 3.02. Death. In the event of the death of Executive during the Employment Period, his Designated Successors shall be entitled to receive
any accrued and unpaid compensation under Sections 2.01 and 2.02, any reimbursed expenses under Section 2.06. 
  
 Section 3.03. Definitions of Certain Terms. “Total and Permanent Incapacity” shall mean such physical or mental condition of Executive as
is expected to continue indefinitely and which renders Executive incapable of performing any substantial portion of the services contemplated hereby (as confirmed by competent medical evidence). “Serious Misconduct” shall mean embezzlement
or misappropriation of corporate funds, other act of dishonesty, willful refusal to perform, or substantial regard of the significant duties assigned pursuant to Section I or significant violation of Executive’s duty of loyalty to the
Companies. 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 Change of Control 
  
 Section 4.01. Performance of Special Duties: Continuance of
Employment. Company and Executive acknowledge that if Company should receive, or should otherwise acquire
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respect to, any proposal by, from or on behalf of any person concerning a possible business combination with Company, or an acquisition of all or a
substantial portion of the equity securities (or securities convertible into such equity securities) of Company, it will be in the best interests of Company and Board that they be able to rely upon Executive (i) to continue as Executive Vice
President of Company, its stockholders, employees, customers, and suppliers, without concern as to whether he might be hindered or distracted by his personal circumstances and by the risks created to him by any such proposal; and (ii) to perform, in
addition to his regular duties, such undertakings and assistance in the assessment of any such proposal, and to undertake such other actions, including litigation, as the Board might determine to be in the best interests of Company, its
stockholders, employees, customers, and suppliers. Accordingly, in the event that any person initiates a tender or exchange offer, makes a substantial purchase of Company’s equity securities, circulates any proxy or proxy statement to the
stockholders of Company, or takes any other action for the purpose of effecting a “Change of Control” (as hereinafter defined) of Company, Executive agrees that he will not voluntarily leave the employ of Company, and will perform all of
the services contemplated by the first sentence of this Section 4.01, until such person either has abandoned or terminated its efforts to effect such a Change of Control or until such a Change of Control has occurred; provided, however, that
nothing in this sentence shall be deemed to extend the Employment Period. If such a Change of Control shall occur, Executive may, within one year thereafter, elect to terminate the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder by written notice to
Company (or its successor or assign), except as otherwise provided in the next sentence and in Section 5.03(D). In the event Executive exercises such election, the Employment Period shall terminate effective with such notice, but Executive shall be
entitled to receive full compensation under Sections 2.01 and 2.02 for the portion of the Employment Period through the date of such termination, plus termination for his expenses under Section 2.06. 
  
 Section 4.02. Special Payment. In the event Executive’s
employment with Company terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (other than as a consequence of his Total and Permanent Incapacity or death [as provided in Sections 3.01 and 3.02] or the expiration of the Employment Period),
within one year after a Change of Control of Company, then, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.01, Company shall pay to Executive, on or before the last day of his employment by Company, as compensation for services rendered hereunder, cash
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Basic Compensation. Company’s payment obligation under this Section 4.02 shall be unconditional; Executive shall not be required to seek other
employment or otherwise mitigate such obligation; and any compensation received by Executive from another employer shall not reduce the amount payable to Executive under this Section 4.02. 
  
 Section 4.03. Definition of Certain Terms. A “Change of
Control” of Company shall be deemed to have occurred if: (i) any person, including a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, acquires the beneficial ownership of, and the
right to vote, shares having at least 25 percent of the aggregate voting power of the class or classes of capital stock of Company having the ordinary and sufficient voting power (not depending upon the happening of a contingency) to elect at least
a majority of the directors of the Board; or (ii) as the result of any tender of exchange offer, substantial purchase of Company’s equity securities, merger, consolidation, sale of assets, or contested election, or any combination of the
foregoing transactions, the persons who were directors of Company immediately prior to such transaction or transactions shall not constitute a majority of the Board (or of the board of directors of any successor to or assign of Company) immediately
after the next meeting of stockholders of Company (or such successor assign) following such transaction. 
  
 ARTICLE V 
  
 Non-Competition Confidential Information 
  
 Section 5.01. Non-Competition. During the Employment Period and for a period of one year thereafter, Executive: 
  

	A.	Shall not engage in any activities, whether as employer, proprietor, partner, stockholder (other than the holder of less than 5 percent of the stock of a corporation the securities
of which are traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market), director, officer, employee, or otherwise, in competition with (1) the businesses conducted at the date hereof by the Companies; or (2) any business in which
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	B.	Shall not solicit, in competition with Companies, any person who is a customer of the businesses conducted by Companies at the date hereof, or of any business in which Companies are
substantially engaged at any time during the Employment Period; and 

  

	C.	Shall not induce or attempt to persuade any employee of Companies to terminate his or her employment relationship in order to enter into competitive employment.

  
 Section 5.02. Trade Secrets. Executive
shall not, at any time during the Employment Period of thereafter, make use of any bidding information (or computer programs thereof of any of Companies, nor divulge any trade secrets or other confidential information of any of Companies, except to
the extent that such information becomes a matter of public record, is published in a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical available to the general public or as the Board may so authorise in writing; and when Executive shall cease to be employed
by Company, Executive shall surrender to Company all records and other documents obtained by him or entrusted to him during the course of his employment hereunder (together with all copies thereof which pertain specifically to any of the businesses
covered by the covenants in Section 5.01 or which were paid for by any of Companies; provided, however, that Executive may retain copies of such documents as necessary for Executive’s personal records for federal income tax purposes or,
with the approval of the Board, for other purposes relating to Executive’s legal affairs, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 
  
 Section 5.03. Scope of Covenants’ Remedies. The following provisions shall apply to the covenants of Executive contained in Section 5.01 and
5.02: 
  

	A.	The covenants contained in paragraphs (A) and (B) of Section 5.01 shall apply within all the territories in which any of Companies are actively engaged in the conduct of business
during the Employment Period, including, without limitation, the territories in which customers are then being solicited; 

  

	B.	Without limiting the right of Company to pursue all other legal and equitable remedies available for violation by Executive of the covenants contained in Sections 5.01 and 5.02, it
is expressly agreed by Executive and Company that such other remedies cannot fully compensate Company for any such violation and that Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent any such violation or any continuing violation thereof.

  

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	C.	Each party intends and agrees that if in any action before any court or agency legally empowered to enforce the covenants contained in Sections 5.01 and 5.02, any term, restriction,
covenant, or promise therein is found to be unreasonable and accordingly unenforceable, then such term, restriction, covenant, or promise shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable by such court or agency; and,

  

	D.	The covenants contained in Sections 5.01 and 5.02 shall survive the conclusion of Executive’s employment by Company. 

  
 ARTICLE VI 
  
 Reimbursable Employee Expenses 
  
 Section 6.01. Moving Expenses. In the event that during the term of this agreement, Executive is transferred by the
Company to a new principal place of work at least 100 miles further from his residence at the time of transfer (“current residence”) than his principal place of work at the time of the transfer, the Company shall reimburse Executive for
all reasonable expenses incurred for: 
  

	A.	The expenses of one round-trip, including meals and lodging, by Executive and Executive’s spouse and minor children, from the current residence to the general location of the
new principal place of work for the principal purpose of searching for a new residence. 

  

	B.	The expenses of a one-way trip, including meals and lodging, by Executive and Executive’s spouse and minor children, from the current residence to the new place of residence.

  

	C.	Moving the household goods and personal effects of Executive and Executive’s spouse and minor children from the current residence to the new place of residence.

  

	D.	Meals and lodging for Executive and Executive’s spouse and minor children for a period of consecutive days not in excess of 60 days while occupying temporary quarters in the
general location of the new principal place of work. 

  

	E.	 “Qualified residence sale, purchase, or lease expenses” as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 217(b)(2). This includes, subject to any future
amendment of Internal Revenue Code Section 217(b)(2), reasonable expenses incident to: the sale or exchange of Executive’s former residence (but not expenses for work performed on it to assist in its sale); the purchase of a new residence,
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of an unexpired lease held by the Executive on his former residence; and the acquisition of a lease on the new residence of the Executive, but not including
any prepayment of rent. 

  
 Section 6.02.
Office and Equipment. During the term of this contract the Company shall furnish to Executive a suitable office, stenographic help, postage, telephone, and the usual equipment, supplies and services needed for a modern office to function in
an efficient manner. All of the expenses of procurement, operation and maintenance of the items in this section are to be paid by the Company. 
  
 ARTICLE VI 
  
 General Provisions 
  
 Section 7.01. Services as Officer or Director. During the Employment Period, Executive shall, if elected or appointed, serve as a director of Company and as an officer and/or director of all current and future
subsidiaries or affiliates of Company without any additional compensation for such services. 
  
 Section 7.02. Notices. Any notice or request required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the
addresses hereinabove set forth, or to any such address designated by either party by notice similarly given. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the personal delivery of such mailing thereof, as the case may be. 
  
 Section 7.03. Assignment and Succession. The rights and obligations of
Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon its successors and assigns, and Executive’s rights and obligations hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon his Designated Successors, his legal
representatives and guardians, and any other person asserting any rights under Section 2.05. 
  
 Section 7.04. Headings. The Article, Section, paragraph, and subparagraph headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof. 
  

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 Section 7.05. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall at all times be governed by and construed,
interpreted, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Arkansas. 
  
 Section 7.06. Attorney’s Fees and Costs. If any legal action is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees,
costs, and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which he may be entitled. This provision shall be construed as applicable to the entire contract. 
  
 Section 7.07. Partial Invalidity. If any provision in this agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way. 
  
 IN WITNESS HEREOF, Company has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized officer and Executive has signed this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written. 
  

									
	 THERMOENERGY CORPORATION
	 	 	 	 
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Dennis Cossey
	 	 	 	 Date:
	 	 Nov 20, 1998

	 Chairman of the Board
	 	 	 	 	 	 
				
	 /s/ Alexander Fassbender
	 	 	 	 Date:
	 	 Nov 20, 1998

	 Executive
	 	 	 	 	 	 

  

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 AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated
November 18, 1998, between Alexander G, Fassbender (the “Executive”) and ThermoEnergy Corporation (the “Company”), with its principal office at 1300 Tower Building, 323 Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. 
  
 WHEREAS, Company desires to employ Executive as its Executive Vice President
and Senior Vice President of Corporate Technology, and Executive desires to accept such employment, for the term and upon the other conditions set forth in the attached EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT; 
  
 WHEREAS, Company desires to minimize its cash outlays over the next six to
twelve month period by offering Executive a half-time position during an Interim Period; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and covenants contained herein, Executive and Company hereby agree to amend the indicated Sections of the attached EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT as follows: 
  
 DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS: Interim Period. The Interim Period is
defined as a period, not to exceed twelve months from the execution of the EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, where the Executive shall be engaged at a less than full time position. The Interim Period shall be deemed and considered a part of the Employment
Period as defined in the attached EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. It is the intent of the Company and the Executive to reduce the Interim Period to a period less than twelve months if circumstances allow. 
  
 AMENDMENT 1.01: Section 1.02 Duties. Shall be amended for the Interim
Period as follows: 
  
 Section 1.02 Duties. During the
Employment Period, Executive shall perform faithfully the duties assigned to him hereunder to the best of his abilities and devote at least one half of his business time and attention to the transaction of Companies’ businesses. Executive may
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in business activities with Battelle Memorial Institute, Sunna Systems Corp. and the Tri-Cities Junior Soccer Association so long as such business activities
are not in competition with Companies. Also, Executive may serve as a director of other corporations not in competition with Companies, subject to the approval of the Board. 
  
 AMENDMENT 1.02: Section 2.01. Basic Compensation. Shall be amended for the Interim Period as follows: 
  
 Section 2.01. Basic Compensation. As compensation for his services
hereunder, Company shall pay to Executive during the Interim Period of the Employment Period a minimum annual salary of $67,500, payable in monthly installments in accordance with Company’s normal payment schedule for senior management of
Company. At the end of the Interim Period, this AMENDMENT 1.02 shall cease to be operative and the original language of this section of the EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT shall be operative. 
  
 AMENDMENT 1.03: Section 2.02. Incentive Compensation. Shall be amended for the Interim Period as follows: 

 
 Section 2.02 Incentive Compensation. E. Other Compensation:
This paragraph shall not be operative during the Interim Period. At the end of the Interim Period, this AMENDMENT 1.03 shall cease to be operative and the original language of this section of the EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT shall be operative. 

 
 IN WITNESS HEREOF, Company has caused this Agreement to be signed by its
duly authorized officer and Executive has signed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 
  

									
	 THERMOENERGY CORPORATION
	 	 	 	 
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Dennis Cossey
	 	 	 	 Date:
	 	 Nov 20, 1998

	 Chairman of the Board
	 	 	 	 	 	 
				
	 /s/ Alexander Fassbender
	 	 	 	 Date:
	 	 Nov 20, 1998

	 Executive
	 	 	 	 	 	 

  

 2FIRST WAIVER AND CONSENT DATED APRIL 12, 2005

 EXHIBIT 10.1.23 
  
 FIRST WAIVER AND CONSENT UNDER THE SECOND AMENDED AND 
 RESTATED CREDIT AND GUARANTEE AGREEMENT 
  
 FIRST WAIVER AND CONSENT, dated April 12, 2005 (the “Agreement”), to and under the Second Amended and Restated Credit and Guarantee Agreement,
dated as of June 1, 2004 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”), among SMTC Corporation (“Holdings”), HTM Holdings, Inc. (the “Borrower”), SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of
Canada (“SMTC-Canada”; together with the U.S. Borrower, the “Credit Parties”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”), Lehman Brothers Inc., as
advisor, lead arranger and book manager, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as syndication agent, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as general administrative agent (in such capacity, the “General Administrative Agent”), Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as
collateral monitoring agent, and General Electric Capital Corporation, as documentation agent. 
  
 WITNESSETH: 
  
 WHEREAS,
Holdings and the Borrowers requested that the Lenders agree to waive certain of the provisions of the Credit Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Required Lenders have consented to the requested waivers in the manner set forth below; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the material covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
  
 1. Defined Terms. Defined terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. 
  

2. Waiver of Defaults or Events of Default. (a) The Lenders hereby waive, for the period from the Effective Date (as defined below) through
April 15, 2005, the Defaults and Events of Default arising by reason of (a) the failure of Holdings and the Borrowers to comply with the provisions of Section 10.1(a) of the Credit Agreement for any period prior to the Effective Date (as defined
below), (b) any representation and warranty made by any Borrower, in connection with any extension of credit under the Credit Agreement prior to the Effective Date, to the effect that no Default or Event of Default had occurred by reason of the
failure of Holdings and the Borrowers to comply with the provisions of Section 10.1(a) of the Credit Agreement or (c) any failure of Holdings or any Borrower to give notice under the Credit Agreement of the failure of Holdings and the Borrowers to
comply with the provisions of Section 10.1(a) of the Credit Agreement. 
  
 (b) No waiver of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party bound thereby. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other
provision nor shall any waiver or any provision of this Agreement constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. 

 3. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date of satisfaction of the
following conditions precedent (the “Effective Date”): 
  

	 	(a)	The General Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Agreement, duly executed and delivered by Holdings and each of the Borrowers; 

  

	 	(b)	The General Administrative Agent shall have received executed Lender Consent Letters, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (“Lender Consent Letters”), from
Lenders constituting the Required Lenders; 

  

	 	(c)	The General Administrative Agent shall have received an executed Acknowledgment and Consent in the form set forth at the end of this Agreement, from each Loan Party other than the
Borrowers; 

  

	 	(d)	All corporate and other proceedings, and all documents, instruments and other legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory
in form and substance to the General Administrative Agent; and 

  

	 	(e)	The Lenders and the General Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented, on or before the
Effective Date. 

  
 4. Representations and
Warranties. (a) After giving effect to the waiver contained herein, on the Effective Date, Holdings and each of the Borrowers hereby confirms, reaffirms and restates the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8 of the Credit
Agreement, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided that
each reference in such Section 8 to “this Agreement” shall be deemed to be a reference both to this Agreement and to the Credit Agreement as amended and modified by this Agreement. 
  

	 	(b)	Each of the Borrowers hereby represents and warrants that as of March 31, 2005, the aggregate principal outstanding balance of (i) the Tranche A Term Loans is $13,333,333.34 and
(ii) the Tranche B Term Loans is $12,997,267.76. The obligation of each of the Loan Parties to repay the Term Loans, together with all interest and fees accrued thereon, is absolute and unconditional, and such obligations are secured pursuant to a
perfected security interest in the assets of the Loan Parties in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, and there exists no right of set off or recoupment, counterclaim or defence of any nature whatsoever to payment of the Loans.

  
 5. Continuing Effect; No Other Waivers or
Amendments. Except as expressly waived hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect. 
  
 6. No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the Effective Date after
giving effect to this Agreement. 
  

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 7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by the parties
hereto, each of which shall be an original, and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart hereof. 
  
 8. Governing Law. This Agreement
shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York. 
  
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 [Signature pages to follow.] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective
proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	 SMTC CORPORATION

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ John Caldwell

	 Name:
	 	 John Caldwell

	 Title:
	 	 President

	
	 HTM HOLDINGS, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ John Caldwell

	 Name:
	 	 John Caldwell

	 Title:
	 	 President

	
	 SMTC MANUFACTURING
 CORPORATION OF CANADA

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ John Caldwell

	 Name:
	 	 John Caldwell

	 Title:
	 	 President

	
	 LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
 as General Administrative Agent

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Frank P. Turner

	 Name:
	 	 Frank P. Turner

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

  

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT 
  
 Each of the undersigned parties to the Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 1,
2004, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, made by the undersigned in favor of Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as General Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, hereby (a) consents to the transactions
contemplated by the First Waiver and Consent to and under the Second Amended and Restated Credit and Guarantee Agreement and (b) acknowledges and agrees that the guarantees and grants of security interests contained in such Second Amended and
Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and in the other Security Documents are, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to the Ninth Waiver and all prior modifications to the Second Amended and Restated Credit and
Guarantee Agreement. 
  

	
	 SMTC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF
   CALIFORNIA

	 SMTC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF
   COLORADO

	 SMTC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF
   MASSACHUSETTS

	 SMTC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF
   NORTH CAROLINA

	 SMTC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF
   TEXAS

	 SMTC MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF
   WISCONSIN

	 SMTC MEX HOLDINGS, INC.
 QUALTRON, INC.

  

			
	 By:
	 	 /s/ John Caldwell

	 Name:
	 	 John Caldwell

	 Title:
	 	 President

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