Document:

Exhibit 10.7

 Exhibit 10.7 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 2, 2005 between Mary McDermott (the “Executive”) and NTELOS Inc., a
Virginia corporation (the “Company”), recites and provides as follows: 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company considers it essential to the best interests of its shareholders to foster the continuing employment of its key management personnel; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”)
expects that the Executive will continue to make substantial contributions to the growth and prospects of the Company; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive previously entered into an employment agreement dated October 1, 2004; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive now desire to terminate such prior
employment agreement and replace it with this Agreement; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties intend this Agreement to supersede the prior employment agreement and any other prior agreements or undertakings among the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Executive will continue to serve the Company in reliance upon
the undertakings of the Company contained herein. 
  
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties, the Company and the Executive agree as follows: 
  
 1. Employment. 
  
 (a) Position. On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to employ the Executive as a Senior Vice President throughout the Employment Term (as defined below). At the request of the Board and without additional compensation, the Executive shall also serve as
an officer and/or director of any or all of the subsidiaries of the Company. 
  
 (b) Duties and Responsibilities. The Executive shall have such duties and responsibilities that are consistent with the Executive’s position as the Board determines and shall perform such duties and carry
out such responsibilities to the best of the Executive’s ability for the purpose of advancing the business of the Company and its subsidiaries. Subject to the provisions of Section 1(c) below, during the Employment Term the Executive shall
devote the Executive’s full business time, skill and attention to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and, except as specifically approved by the Board, shall not engage in any other business activity or have any other business
affiliation. 

 (c) Other Activities. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding,
as part of the Executive’s business efforts and duties on behalf of the Company, the Executive may participate fully in social, charitable and civic activities, and, if specifically approved by the Board, the Executive may serve on the boards
of directors of other companies, provided that such activities do not unreasonably interfere with the performance of and do not involve a conflict of interest with the Executive’s duties or responsibilities hereunder. 
  
 2. Employment Term. The “Employment Term” hereunder
shall commence on the date set forth above and shall continue in full force and effect until the fourth anniversary of such date when the Employment Term shall terminate, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. The Employment Term will renew hereunder automatically for successive one-year periods unless either party gives written notice to the other not less than six (6) months prior to the end of the fourth anniversary hereof (or any
subsequent anniversary, as the case may be) that such party does not wish the Employment Term to be so extended, and under such circumstances, the Employment Term and this Agreement will terminate by its terms, and without liability to either party,
on such fourth anniversary (or such subsequent anniversary, as the case may be). 
  
 3. Compensation. During the Employment Terms, the Company will pay and/or otherwise provide the Executive with compensation and related benefits as follows: 
  
 (a) Base Salary. The Company agrees to pay the
Executive, for services rendered hereunder, an initial base salary at the annual rate of $182,875 (the “Base Salary”). Base Salary will be reviewed annually throughout the Employment Term by the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may reduce the Executive’s Base Salary by up to 10% during the Employment Term, but only as part of a salary reduction program pursuant to which the Base Salaries of the
Chief Executive Officer, all Executive Vice Presidents and all Senior Vice Presidents are reduced by the same percentage at the same time and for the same period of time. The Base Salary shall be payable in equal periodic installments, not less
frequently than monthly, less any sums which may be required to be deducted or withheld under applicable provisions of law. The Base Salary for any partial year shall be prorated based upon the number of days elapsed in such year. 
  
 (b) Stock-Based Incentive Compensation. The Executive
shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s stock-based incentive compensation plan pursuant to its terms (“Stock-Based Incentive Payment”) when the Company establishes such a plan. 
  
 (c) Supplemental Retirement Plan. During the
Employment Term (and thereafter to the extent expressly provided herein), the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the NTELOS Inc. Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan according to the terms thereof, and the Executive’s designation
as a participant in such plan shall not be revoked or rescinded prior to the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company. 
  
 (d) Team Incentive Plan. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s team incentive plan with an annual
incentive target of fifty percent (50%) of Base Salary (“Incentive Payment”), subject to achievement of such program’s objectives and final approval of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing or the terms of the team
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the full Incentive Payment the Executive is eligible to receive under the team incentive plan based on objective performance factors must be paid and cannot
be reduced or eliminated as at result of individual performance factors other than as a result of a good faith determination by the Chief Executive Officer. 
  
 (e) Benefits. During the Employment Term (and thereafter to the extent expressly provided herein), the Executive shall be entitled
to participate in all of the Company’s employee benefit plans applicable to the Company’s comparable senior executives according to the terms of those plans. In addition to the foregoing compensation, the Company agrees that during the
Employment Term it shall provide to the Executive a monthly automobile allowance pursuant to Company policy. 
  
 (f) Vacation. The Executive shall be entitled to a minimum of four weeks of vacation annually, during which time the Executive
shall receive compensation in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 
  
 (g) Term Life Insurance. During the Employment Term, and in addition to any other benefits to which Executive shall be entitled, the Company agrees to pay the premiums on a term life insurance contract covering
the Executive that pays a death benefit of at least $371,000. The Company in its discretion shall select the term life insurance contract on which it will pay the premiums; but, the Executive shall be the owner of such contract and will be or will
designate the beneficiary of such contract. The Company (i) will include and report such premium payments in the Executive’s taxable income to the extent required under applicable law and (ii) also will pay to the Executive an
additional payment in an amount such that after payment by the Executive of all taxes imposed on the additional payment, the Executive retains an amount of the additional payment equal to the taxes imposed upon the Executive with respect to the
Company’s payment of the premiums on the term life insurance contract. The amount of the additional payment shall be determined based on the Executive’s likely effective rates of federal, state and local income taxation for the calendar
year in which the additional payment is to be made, net of the likely reduction in federal income taxes that is obtained from any deduction of state and local taxes. Executive agrees, for purposes of calculating the amount of the additional payment,
to provide the Company such information as the Company may reasonably request to determine the amount of the additional payment and to cooperate with the Company in good faith in order to effectively make such determination. The Company shall hold
all such information secret and confidential and shall not, without the prior written consent of the Executive or as otherwise may be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge such information to anyone other than the Company and
those in need of such information for purposes of determining the amount of the additional payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event the term life insurance contract described herein extends beyond the termination
of Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive, and not the Company, shall be obligated to pay the premiums on such term life insurance contract accruing after the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company.

  

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 4. Termination of Employment. 
  
 (a) By the Company For Cause. The Company may
terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement at any time for Cause (as defined in Section 4(e)) and shall provide written notice of termination to the Executive (which notice shall specify in reasonable detail the basis upon
which such termination is made). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event, shall any termination of employment be deemed for Cause unless the Executive’s employment is terminated within 180 days of when the Company learns of the act or
conduct that constitutes Cause and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or the Board of Directors concludes that the situation warrants a determination that the Executive’s employment terminated for Cause. In the event the
Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause, all provisions of this Agreement (other than Sections 5 through 15 hereof) and the Employment Term shall be terminated; provided, however, that such termination shall not divest the
Executive of any previously vested benefit or right unless the terms of such vested benefit or right specifically require such divestiture where the Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause. In addition, the Executive shall be entitled to
payment of the Executive’s earned and unpaid Base Salary to the date of termination. The Executive also shall be entitled to unreimbursed business and entertainment expenses in accordance with the Company’s policy, and unreimbursed
medical, dental and other employee benefit expenses incurred in accordance with the Company’s employee benefit plans (the payments and benefits described in this subsection (a) hereinafter referred to as the “Standard Termination
Payments”). 
  
 (b) Upon Death or
Disability. If the Executive dies, all provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement (other than rights or benefits arising as a result of such death) and the Employment Term shall be automatically terminated; provided, however, that an
amount equal to the earned and unpaid Incentive Payments to the date of death and the Standard Termination Payments shall be paid to the Executive’s surviving spouse or, if none, the Executive’s estate, and the death benefits under the
Company’s employee benefit plans shall be paid to the Executive’s beneficiary or beneficiaries as properly designated in writing by the Executive. If the Executive is unable to perform the essential functions of the Executive’s job
under this Agreement, with or without reasonable accommodation, by reason of physical or mental disability or incapacity (“Disability”) and such disability or incapacity shall have continued for any period aggregating six months
within any 12 consecutive months, the Company may terminate this Agreement and the Employment Term at any time thereafter. In such event, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the Executive’s normal compensation hereunder during said time
of disability or incapacity, and shall thereafter be entitled to receive the “Disability Incentive Payment” (as described in the last sentence of this subsection (b)) and the Standard Termination Payments. The portion of the payment
representing the Disability Incentive Payment shall be paid in a lump sum determined on a net present value basis, using a reasonable discount rate determined by the Board. The Disability Incentive Payment shall be equal to the target Incentive
Payment that the Executive would have been eligible to receive for the year in which the Employment Term is terminated multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such year before and including the day of termination of
the Employment Term and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such year. 
  

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 (c) By the Company Without Cause. 
  
 (i) The Company may terminate the Executive’s
employment under this Agreement at any time without Cause (for purposes of clarity, it is acknowledged that expiration of the Employment Term (including notice of non-renewal) shall not be considered a termination without Cause), and other than by
reason of the Executive’s death or disability. The Company shall provide written notice of termination to the Executive, which notice shall specify the effective date of such termination and that the termination is without Cause (the
“Termination Date”). If the Termination Date is later than the date of the notice, then from the date of the notice through the Termination Date, the Executive shall continue to perform the normal duties of the Executive’s
employment hereunder, and shall be entitled to receive when due all compensation and benefits applicable to the Executive hereunder. Thereafter, conditioned upon the Executive executing and not revoking a general release in favor of the Company, the
Board and their affiliates, in a form mutually acceptable to both parties hereto, the Company shall pay the Executive the amounts set forth in this subsection (c). Under such circumstances, the Company shall pay the Executive an amount equal to
seventy-five percent (75%) of the Executive’s Base Salary for a period of twenty-four (24) months (the ‘Termination Period”), in such periodic installments as were being paid immediately prior to the Termination Date.

  
 (ii) The Company shall pay the Executive a
lump sum, determined on a net present value basis, using a reasonable discount rate determined by the Board, equal to the full target Incentive Payment for the year that includes the Termination Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of months in the Termination Period and the denominator of which is 12. 
  
 (iii) The Company shall also be obligated to pay to the Executive the Standard Termination Payments. 
  
 (iv) During the Termination Period, the Executive and the
Executive’s dependents will be entitled to continued participation in the “employee welfare benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) in which the Executive and the
Executive’s dependents participated on the Executive’s Termination Date with respect to any such plans for which such continued participation is allowed pursuant to applicable law and the terms of the plan. In lieu of coverage for which
such continued participation is not allowed, the Executive will be reimbursed, on a net after-tax basis, for the cost of individual insurance coverage for the Executive and the Executive’s dependents under a policy or policies that provide
benefits (other than disability coverage) not less favorable than the benefits (other than disability coverage) provided under such employee welfare benefit plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the coverage or reimbursements for coverage provided
under this subsection (iv) shall cease if the Executive and/or the Executive’s dependents become covered under an employee welfare benefit plan of another employer of the Executive that provides the same or similar type of benefits.

  

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 (v) In addition, Executive and the Executive’s dependents will be entitled to
receive from the Company, and the Company shall provide to the Executive and the Executive’s dependents, medical benefits not less favorable than and on the same terms and for the same periods as those provided under the Company’s
Postretirement Medical And Life Insurance Benefits Plan, as in effect on the date hereof or the Termination Date, whichever is more favorable to the Executive, regardless of whether the Executive or the Executive’s dependents are otherwise
eligible to participate in such plan. The Company, if it chooses, may provide such medical coverage under such Postretirement Medical and Life Insurance Benefits Plan, if the Executive otherwise is eligible thereunder, or in lieu of medical coverage
under such plan, the Company may pay for or may procure individual insurance coverage for the Executive and the Executive’s dependents under a policy or policies that provide medical benefits and terms not less favorable than the medical
benefits and terms provided under such Post Retirement Medical And Life Insurance Benefits Plan, as in effect on the date hereof or the Termination Date, whichever is more favorable to the Executive. 
  
 (d) By the Executive. The Executive may terminate the
Executive’s employment, and any further obligations which the Executive may have to perform services on behalf of the Company hereunder at any time after the date hereof; by sending written notice of termination to the Company not less than
sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of such termination. During such sixty (60) day period, the Executive shall continue to perform the normal duties of the Executive’s employment hereunder, and shall be entitled to receive
when due all compensation and benefits applicable to the Executive hereunder. Except as provided below, if the Executive shall elect to terminate the Executive’s employments hereunder (other than as a result of the Executive’s death or
disability), then the Executive shall remain vested in all vested benefits provided for hereunder or under any benefit plan of the Company in which the Executive is a participant and shall be entitled to receive the Standard Termination Payments,
but the Company shall have no further obligation to make payments or provide benefits to the Executive under Section 3 hereof. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the termination of the Executive’s employment by the
Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Section 4(e)), shall be deemed to be a termination of the Executive’s employment without Cause by the Company for purposes of this Agreement, and the Executive shall be entitled to the payments and
benefits set forth in Section 4(c) above, subject to the Executive executing and not revoking a general release in favor of the Company, the Board and their affiliates, in a form mutually acceptable to both parties hereto. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no event shall any termination of employment by the Executive be deemed for Good Reason unless the Executive terminates employment within 180 days of when the Executive learns of the act or conduct that constitutes Good Reason.

  
 (e) Definitions. For purposes of this
Agreement, the following definitions will apply: 
  
 (i) Cause. The term “Cause” means: (i) gross or willful misconduct; (ii) willful and repeated failure to comply with the lawful directives of the Board or any supervisory personnel; (iii) any criminal act or
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business or reputation of the Company or its subsidiaries or any act of fraud, dishonesty or misappropriation involving the Company or its subsidiaries;
(iv) any conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a crime involving dishonesty; (v) the material breach of the terms of any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation or employment agreement the
employee has with the Company or its subsidiaries; (vi) acts of malfeasance or negligence in a matter of material importance to the Company or its subsidiaries; (vii) the material failure to perform the duties and responsibilities of
employee’s position after written notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure (not to exceed 45 days); (viii) grossly negligent conduct; or (ix) activities materially damaging to the property, operations, business or reputation of the
Company or its subsidiaries (it being understood that conduct or activities pursuant to employee’s exercise of good faith business judgment shall not be in violation of this Section 4(e)(i)). For purposes of this Agreement, Executive will
also be deemed to be terminated for “Cause” if, in connection with the sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets (whether by asset sale, stock sale, merger, combination or otherwise) of one
or more of the Company’s Material Lines of Business (a “Material Line of Business Sale”), (i) one or more of the purchasers in such Material Line of Business Sale offers employment (the “Employment Offer”)
to Executive which Employment Offer would not permit Executive to terminate employment pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of the definition of Good Reason contained herein, (ii) Executive declines such Employment Offer,
and (iii) the Company terminates Executive’s employment within six (6) months of the consummation of the Material Line of Business Sale. 
  
 (ii) Good Reason. “Good Reason” means, after written notice by the Executive to the Board, and a reasonable opportunity
for the Company to cure (not to exceed 45 days), that (i) the Executive’s Base Salary is not paid or is reduced by more than 10 percent in the aggregate or other than as part of a salary reduction program pursuant to which the Base
Salaries of the Chief Executive Officer, all Executive Vice Presidents and all Senior Vice Presidents are reduced by the same percentage at the same time and for the same period of time, (ii) the Executive’s target Incentive Payment is
reduced, (iii) the Executive’s job duties and responsibilities are diminished (but a reduction in the size of the Company as a result of a Sale of a Material Line of Business shall not alone constitute a diminution in the Executive’s
job duties and responsibilities and any diminution in the Executive’s job duties and responsibilities after notice of non-renewal of the Employment Term is given by either party shall not be considered “Good Reason” hereunder),
(iv) the Executive is required to relocate to a facility more than 50 miles from Waynesboro, Virginia, (v) the Executive is not provided benefits (e.g., health insurance) that are comparable in all material respects to those
previously provided to the Executive, (vi) the Executive is directed by the Board or an officer of the Company or an affiliate (or the Company’s successor or an affiliate thereof) to engage in conduct that Company counsel, or mutually
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counsel’s opinion would not be likely to be illegal), or (vii) the Executive is directed by the Board or an officer of the Company or an affiliate
(or the Company’s successor or an affiliate thereof) to refrain from acting and Company counsel, or mutually agreed upon counsel if requested by the Executive, has advised that such failure to act is likely to be illegal and that such counsel
states with specificity why such direction is likely to be illegal (including a proposal for modification of such direction which in counsel’s opinion would not be likely to be illegal). If the Executive is directed to engage in conduct that
she reasonably believes is likely to be illegal or to refrain from acting and the Executive reasonably believes that such failure to act is likely to be illegal, the Executive can express such reservations to the Board or directing officer, and the
Company shall, at its expense, engage Company counsel, or mutually agreed upon counsel if requested by the Executive, to advise as to whether such conduct or failure to act is likely to be illegal. Subject to the last sentence of Section 4(d)
hereof, if any of the events occur that would entitle the Executive to terminate the Executive’s employment for Good Reason hereunder and the Executive does not exercise such right to terminate the Executive’s employment, any such failure
shall not operate to waive the Executive’s right to terminate the Executive’s employment for that or any subsequent action or actions, whether similar or dissimilar, that would constitute Good Reason. For purposes of clarity, it is
acknowledged that expiration of the Employment Term (including notice of non-renewal) shall not be considered “Good Reason” hereunder. 
  
 (iii) Material Line of Business. “Material Line of Business” means any line or lines of business or service or group of
services which represent(s) in the aggregate either 25% or more of the Company’s consolidated revenues or 25% or more of the Company’s consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for the
twelve month period ended on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for the Company. 
  
 5. Confidential Information. The Executive understands and acknowledges that during the Executive’s employment with the Company, the
Executive has been and will be making use of, acquiring or adding to the Company’s Confidential Information (as defined below). In order to protect the Confidential Information, except as provided in Section 8(k) below, the Executive will
not, during the Executive’s employment with the Company or at any time thereafter, in any way utilize any of the Confidential Information except in connection with the Executive’s employment by the Company. The Executive will not at any
time use any Confidential Information for the Executive’s own benefit or the benefit of any person except the Company. At the end of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive will surrender and return to the Company any
and all Confidential Information in the Executive’s possession or control, as well as any other Company property that is in the Executive’s possession or control. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that any breach of this Section 5
would be a material breach of this Agreement. The term “Confidential Information” shall mean any information that is confidential and proprietary to the Company, including but not limited to the following general categories: 
  
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 (ii) lists and other information about current and prospective customers; 
  
 (iii) plans or strategies for sales, marketing, business
development, or system build-out; 
  
 (iv) sales
and account records; 
  
 (v) prices or pricing
strategy or information; 
  
 (vi) current and
proposed advertising and promotional programs; 
  
 (vii) engineering and technical data; 
  
 (viii) the Company’s methods, systems, techniques, procedures, designs, formulae, inventions and know-how; personnel information; 
  
 (ix) legal advice and strategies; and 
  
 (x) other information of a similar nature not known or made available to the public or the Company’s Competitors (as defined in
Section 8). 
  
 Confidential Information includes any such information that
the Executive may prepare or create during the Executive’s employment with the Company, as well as such information that has been or may be created or prepared by others. This promise of confidentiality is in addition to any (i) obligation
of the Executive to protect confidential information under the applicable Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct, statutes, or common law, and (ii) common law or statutory rights of the Company to prevent disclosure of its Trade Secrets and/or
Confidential Information. 
  
 6. Return of Documents.
All writings, records and other documents and things containing any Confidential Information in the Executive’s custody or possession shall be the exclusive property of the Company, shall not be copied and/or removed from the premises of
the Company, except in pursuit of the business of the Company, and shall be delivered to the Company, without retaining any copies, upon the termination of the Executive’s employment or at any time as requested by the Company. 
  
 7. Reaffirm Obligations. Upon termination of the
Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive shall, if requested by the Company, reaffirm in writing Employee’s recognition of the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of the Company’s proprietary information and
trade secrets and reaffirm all of the obligations set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement. 
  

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 8. Non-Compete; Non-Solicitation. The Executive agrees that: 
  
 (a) while the Executive is employed by the Company, the
Executive will not, directly or indirectly, compete with the business conducted by the Company, and the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, provide any services to a Competitor. 
  
 (b) Except as provided in Section 8(k) below, for a period of 24 months after the Executive’s
employment with the Company ends for any reason (the “Non-Competition Period”), the Executive will not compete with the Company by performing or causing to be performed the same or similar types of duties or services that the
Executive performed for the Company, other than services related to the practice of law which shall not be restricted hereunder other than by the applicable Virginia Rules of Professional Responsibility, for a Competitor of the Company in any
capacity whatsoever, directly or indirectly, within any city or county of the continental United States in which, at the time the Executive’s employment with the Company ends, the Company provides services or products, offers to provide
services or products, or has documented plans to provide or offer to provide services or products within the Non-Competition Period provided that the Executive has knowledge of those plans at the time the Executive’s employment with the Company
ends (the “Service Area”). Additionally, the Executive agrees that during the Non-Competition Period, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, sell, attempt to sell, provide or attempt to provide, any wireless or wireline
telecommunication services, including but not limited to internet services, to any person or entity who was a customer or an actively sought prospective customer of the Company, at any time during the Executive’s employment with the Company.
The restrictions set forth above shall immediately terminate and shall be of no further force or effect in the event of a default by the Company in the payment of any consideration, if any, to which the Executive is entitled under Section 8(i)
below, which default is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that because of the nature of the Company’s business, the nature of the Executive’s job responsibilities,
and the nature of the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets of the Company which the Company will give the Executive access to, any breach of this provision by the Executive would result in the inevitable disclosure of the Company’s Trade
Secrets and Confidential Information to its direct competitors. 
  
 (c) While the Executive is employed by the Company and during the Non-Competition Period, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage any employee of the Company to terminate employment with
the Company; hire, or cause to be hired, for any employment by a Competitor, any person who within the preceding 12 month period has been employed by the Company, or assist any other person, firm, or corporation to do any of the acts described in
this subsection (c). 
  
 (d) The Executive
acknowledges and agrees that the Company has a legitimate business interest in preventing her from engaging in activities competitive with it as described in this Section 8 and that any breach of this Section 8 would constitute a material
breach of this Section 8 and this Agreement. 
  
 (e) The Company may notify anyone employing the Executive or evidencing an intention to employ the Executive during the Non-Competition Period as to the existence and provisions of this Agreement and may provide such person or organization
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Agreement. The Executive agrees that the Executive will provide the Company the identity of any employer Executive plans to go to work for during the
Non-Competition Period along with the Executive’s anticipated job title, anticipated job duties with any such employer, and anticipated start date. The Company will analyze the proposed employment and make a determination as to whether it would
violate this Section 8. If the Company determines that the proposed employment would not pose an unacceptable threat to the Company’s interests, the Company will notify the Executive in writing that it does not object to the employment.
The Executive further agrees to provide a copy of this Agreement to anyone who employs the Executive during the Non-Competition Period. 
  
 (f) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Section 8 is intended to limit the Executive’s right to compete only to the
extent necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business interest. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive will be reasonably able to earn a livelihood without violating the terms of this Section 8. If any of the
provisions of this Section 8 should ever be deemed to exceed the time, geographic area, or activity limitations permitted by applicable law, the Executive agrees that such provisions may be reformed to the maximum time, geographic area and
activity limitations permitted by applicable law, and the Executive authorizes a court or other trier of fact having jurisdiction to so reform such provisions. In the event the Executive breaches any of the restrictions or provisions set forth in
this Section 8, the Executive waives and forfeits any and all rights to any further benefits under this Agreement, including but not limited to the consideration set forth in subsection (i) below as well as any additional payments,
compensation, benefits or severance pay she may otherwise be entitled to receive under this Agreement. Additionally, in the event the Executive breaches any of the restrictions or provisions set forth in this Section 8, the Executive agrees to
repay the Company for any of the consideration set forth in subsection (i) below that the Executive received prior to the breach as well as any additional payments, compensation, benefits or severance pay the Executive might otherwise have
previously received under Section 4(c) of this Agreement. 
  
 (g) For purposes of this Section 8, the following definitions will apply: 
  
 (i) “Directly or indirectly” as used in this Agreement includes an interest in or participation in a business as an individual,
partner, shareholder, owner, director, officer, principal, agent, employee, consultant, trustee, lender of money, or in any other capacity or relation whatsoever. The term includes actions taken on behalf of the Executive or on behalf of any other
person. “Directly or indirectly” does not include the ownership of less than 5% of the outstanding shares of any corporation, if such shares are publicly traded in the over-the-counter market or listed on a national securities exchange.

  
 (ii) “Competitor” as used in this
Agreement means any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity that competes or attempts to compete with the Company by providing or offering to provide wireless or wireline telecommunication services, including but not
limited to internet services, within any city or county in which the Company provides or offers those services or products. 
  

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 (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8, the Executive will not be
considered to have violated any prohibition against competing with the Company for engaging in any of the following activities: (1) being employed or retained by (i) any parent, subsidiary or affiliate organization of any Competitor where
that parent, subsidiary or affiliate organization does not itself, and the Executive’s employment will not cause the Executive to, compete or attempt to compete with the Company by providing or offering to provide wireless or wireline
telecommunications services, including but not limited to internet services, within the Service Area or (ii) any Competitor, directly or indirectly, so long as Executive’s employment or service does not relate to working within the Service
Area or activities that would benefit the Competitor principally within the Service Area; or (2) working or providing services within the Service Area so long as the Executive’s employment or service does not relate to the type of services
provided or offered by the Company within that Service Area or to services for which the Company has documented plans to provide, offer or supply within that Service Area at the time of Executive’s termination of employment; or (3) selling
or attempting to sell wireless or wireline telecommunications services, including but not limited to internet services, so long as the services or products, which the Executive is selling or attempting to sell to a customer, do not relate to the
type of services or products provided or offered by the Company to such customer or for which the Company has documented plans to provide, offer or supply to such customer at the time of Executive’s termination of employment; provided,
however, that the Executive is nevertheless prohibited from: (i) selling, attempting to sell, and providing or attempting to provide, to any person who was a customer, or who was actively sought as a customer, of the Company at the time
of Executive’s termination of employment any wireless or wireline telecommunications services, including but not limited to internet services, that are the type of services or products that the Company sold, attempted to sell or provided or
attempted to provide to such customer as described in (b) above and (ii) soliciting or encouraging any employee of the Company to terminate employment or taking any other of the prohibited actions as described in (c) above.

  
 (i) In consideration of the Executive’s
undertakings set forth in this Section 8 with respect to periods after termination of employment, but only in the event that the Executive is entitled to the benefits and payments under Section 4(c) above, the Company will pay the
Executive an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of her Base Salary during the Non-Competition Period, in such periodic installments as her Base Salary was being paid immediately prior to termination of employment. In the event the
Executive is not entitled to the benefits and payments under Section 4(c) above, the Company will not pay Executive any of the consideration set forth in this Section 8(i). 
  
 (j) In the event the Executive breaches any of the restrictions or provisions set forth in this
Section 8, the Executive waives and forfeits any and all rights to any further payments under subsection (i) or otherwise under this Agreement. This waiver and forfeiture shall be effective even in the event a court refuses to enforce the
restrictions set forth in this Section 8. 
  
 (k) The Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that no part of this Section 8 or of Sections 5, 6 or 7 are intended to (i) restrict the Executive’s right to practice law after the Executive’s employment with the
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attorney admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia. None of the provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7 or 8 shall be deemed a restriction on the
Executive’s right to practice law after the Executive’s employment with the Company ends or be interpreted in a way that would be a violation of the Executive’s duties or responsibilities (ethical or otherwise) as an attorney admitted
to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Executive and the Company agree that Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 will be interpreted to mean the maximum restrictions on Executive otherwise permitted by the applicable guidelines of professional conduct
for attorneys admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia, so as to restrict Executive’s activities consistent with Sections 5, 6, 7 or 8 without limiting her from practicing law after the Executive’s employment with the Company
ends. 
  
 9. Representations. The Executive
represents and warrants to the Company that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Executive does not conflict with, or result in the breach by the Executive or violation by the Executive of, any other agreement to which
the Executive is a party or by which the Executive is bound. The Executive hereby agrees to indemnify the Company, its officers, directors and shareholders and hold them harmless from and against any liability (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) which they may at any time suffer or incur arising out of or relating to any breach of an agreement, representation or warranty made by the Executive herein. The Company represents and warrants that this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Company by all necessary corporate and shareholder action, and that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company does not conflict with,
or result in the breach or violation by the Company of, its Articles of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws or any other agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Executive
and hold the Executive harmless from and against any liability (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) which the Executive may at any time suffer or incur arising out of or relating to any breach of an
agreement, representation or warranty made by the Company herein. 
  
 10. Remedies. The parties hereto agree that the Company would suffer irreparable harm from a breach by the Executive of any of the covenants or agreements contained herein. Therefore, in the event of the actual or threatened
breach by the Executive of any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company may, in addition and supplementary to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific
performance and/or injunctive or other relief in order to enforce or prevent any violation of the provisions hereof. The Executive agrees that if a lawsuit or other proceeding is brought to enforce the terms of this Agreement or determine the
validity of its terms and the Company prevails, the Company will be entitled to recover from the Executive its reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs. The Executive agrees that these provisions are reasonable. 
  
 11. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its affiliates and their successors and assigns, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Executive and the Executive’s legal representatives and assigns, provided that in
no event shall the Executive’s obligations to perform services for the Company and its affiliates be delegated or transferred by the Executive. The Company may assign or transfer its rights hereunder to a successor corporation in the event of a
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Company’s business (provided, however, that no such assignment or transfer shall have the effect of relieving the Company of any liability to the
Executive hereunder or under any other agreement or document contemplated herein), but only if such assignment or transfer does not result in employment terms, conditions, duties or responsibilities which are or may be materially different than the
terms, conditions, duties or responsibilities of the Executive hereunder. If the Company assigns or transfers its rights under this Agreement to a successor corporation, the Executive’s obligations under Section 8 of this Agreement will be
construed and enforceable with respect to the business and geographic scope of the Company only and will not be construed or enforceable with respect to the business and geographic scope of any successor corporation to which the Company’s
rights may be assigned or transferred to the extent such business or geographic scope is greater than that of the Company at the time of such assignment or transfer. The Executive may not transfer or assign the Executive’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement. 
  
 12. Modification or
Waiver. No amendment, modification, waiver, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be binding or effective for any purpose unless it is made in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of such amendment,
modification, waiver, termination or cancellation is sought. No course of dealing between or among the parties to this Agreement shall be deemed to affect or to modify, amend or discharge any provision or term of this Agreement. No delay on the part
of the Company or the Executive in the exercise of any of their respective rights or remedies shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by the Company or the Executive of any such right or remedy shall preclude other or
further exercises thereof. A waiver of a right or remedy on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right or remedy on any other occasion. 
  
 13. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement and all rights, remedies and obligations hereunder, including,
but not limited to, matters of construction, validity and performance shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to its conflict of laws principles or rules. To the full extent lawful, each of the Company and the
Executive hereby consents irrevocably to personal jurisdiction, service and venue in connection with any claim or controversy arising out of this Agreement in the courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia located in Waynesboro, Virginia, and in the
federal courts in the Western District of Virginia. 
  
 14.
Excise Taxes. 
  
 (a) If any
payment or distribution by the Company or any affiliate 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 without limitation any stock option, 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) 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 benefits payable or provided under this Agreement (or other Payments as
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benefits payable or provided under this Agreement) if, and only to the extent that, such reduction will allow the Executive to receive a greater Net After
Tax Amount than such Executive would receive absent such reduction. 
  
 (b) The Accounting Firm (as defined below) will first determine the amount of any Parachute Payments (as defined below) that are payable to the Executive. The Accounting Firm also will determine the Net After Tax
Amount attributable to the Executive’s total Parachute Payments. 
  
 (c) The Accounting Firm will next determine the largest amount of payments that may be made to the Executive without subjecting the Executive to the Excise Tax (the “Capped Payments”). Thereafter, the
Accounting Firm will determine the Net After Tax Amount attributable to the Capped Payments. 
  
 (d) The Executive then will receive the total Parachute Payments or the total Capped Payments, whichever provides the Executive with the
higher Net After Tax Amount; however, if the reductions imposed under this Section 14 are in excess of the amount of benefits payable or provided under this Agreement, then the total Parachute Payments will be adjusted by reducing the amount of
any noncash or cash benefits under this Agreement or any other plan, agreement or arrangement as directed by the Executive. The Accounting Firm will notify the Executive and the Company if it determines that the Parachute Payments must be reduced
and will send the Executive and the Company a copy of its detailed calculations supporting that determination. 
  
 (e) As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Code Sections 280G and 4999 at the time that the Accounting Firm makes its
determinations under this Section 14, it is possible that the Executive will have received Parachute Payments or Capped Payments in excess of the amount that should have been paid or distributed (“Overpayments”), or that additional
Parachute Payments or Capped Payments should be paid or distributed to the Executive (“Underpayments”). If the Accounting Firm determines, based on either the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against the Company or
the Executive, which assertion the Accounting Firm believes has a high probability of success or controlling precedent or substantial authority, that an Overpayment has been made, that Overpayment may, at the Executive’s discretion, be treated
for all purposes as a loan ab initio that the Executive must repay to the Company immediately together with interest at the applicable Federal rate under Code Section 7872; provided, however, that no loan will be deemed to have been made and no
amount will be payable by the Executive to the Company unless, and then only to the extent that, the deemed loan and payment would either reduce the amount on which the Executive is subject to tax under Code Section 4999 or generate a refund of
tax imposed under Code Section 4999 and the Executive will receive a greater Net After Tax Amount than such Executive would otherwise receive. If the Accounting Firm determines, based upon controlling precedent or substantial authority, that an
Underpayment has occurred, the Accounting Firm will notify the Executive and the Company of that determination and the amount of that Underpayment will be paid to the Executive promptly by the Company. 
  

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 (f) For purposes of this Section 14, the following terms shall have their respective
meanings: 
  
 (i) “Accounting Firm”
means the independent accounting firm currently engaged by the Company, or a mutually agreed upon independent accounting firm if requested by the Executive; and 
  
 (ii) “Net After Tax Amount” means the amount of any Parachute Payments or Capped Payments, as
applicable, net of taxes imposed under Code Sections 1, 3101(b) and 4999 and any State or local income taxes applicable to the Executive on the date of payment. The determination of the Net After Tax Amount shall be made using the highest combined
effective rate imposed by the foregoing taxes on income of the same character as the Parachute Payments or Capped Payments, as applicable, in effect on the date of payment. 
  
 (iii) “Parachute Payment” means a payment that is described in Code Section 280G(b)(2),
determined in accordance with Code Section 280G and the regulations promulgated or proposed thereunder. 
  
 (g) The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm for its services in connection with the determinations and calculations contemplated by
the preceding subsections shall be borne by the Company. 
  
 (h) The Company and the Executive shall each provide the Accounting 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 Accounting Firm, and otherwise cooperate with the Accounting Firm in connection with the preparation and issuance of the determinations and calculations contemplated by the preceding subsections. Any determination by the Accounting
Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. 
  
 15.
Severability. Whenever possible each provision and term of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision or term of this Agreement shall be held to be
prohibited by or invalid under such applicable law, then such provision or term shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or affecting in any manner whatsoever the remainder of such provisions or
term or the remaining provisions or terms of this Agreement. If any provision contained in Sections 5 or 8 of this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad or unreasonable as to time, territory, or interest to be protected, a
court is hereby empowered and requested to construe such provision by narrowing it so as to make it reasonable and enforceable to the extent provided under applicable law. 
  
 16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together constitute one and the same Agreement. 
  
 17. Headings. The headings of the Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof and shall not affect the construction or interpretation
of this Agreement. 
  
 18. Entire Agreement. This
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agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, including any employment or management
continuity agreement under which the Executive hereby agrees to waive all rights and which is hereby terminated. 
  
 [SIGNATURES APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] 
  

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

  

			
	NTELOS Inc.
		
	By:	 	/s/    JAMES S.
QUARFORTH        
	 	 	James S. Quarforth
	 	 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	Executive
	
	/s/    MARY
MCDERMOTT        
	Mary McDermott

  

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 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AMENDMENT 
  
 THIS AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) to the Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) dated as of
May 2, 2005 by and between NTELOS Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Company”), and Mary McDermott (the “Executive”) is made as of [            ], 2006, by and between
NTELOS, NTELOS Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”) and the Executive (collectively, the “Parties”). 
  
 Background 
  
 Holdings will be engaging in an initial public offering and NTELOS will remain a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings. NTELOS and the Executive wish to add
Holdings as a party to the Employment Agreement, upon which both NTELOS and Holdings will jointly share the liabilities and benefits under the Employment Agreement. Additionally, the Parties wish to make certain other amendments to the Employment
Agreement, as set forth herein,. The Executive consents to this Amendment, including without limitation, the addition of Holdings as a party to the Agreement. 
  

Terms 
  
 In consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and
intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereto promise and agree as follows: 
  
 1. Pursuant to Section 11 of the Employment Agreement, Holdings shall become a party to the Employment Agreement and, jointly with NTELOS, inure to all the benefits and the liabilities under the Employment
Agreement, as NTELOS has under the Agreement. Henceforth both Holdings and NTELOS shall jointly share the liabilities and benefits under the Employment Agreement. 
  
 2. To reflect the addition of Holdings as a party to the Employment Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise, the
definition of and all references to “Company” in the Employment Contract shall refer to both Holdings and NTELOS. 
  
 3. All references to “Board” in the Employment Agreement shall refer to the Board of Directors of Holdings. 
  
 4. Section 2 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding the
following after the last sentence of Section 2: 
  
 “Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employment Term has less than 24 months remaining upon the occurrence of a “Change in Control” (as such term is defined in Section 4(e)(iv)), then the Employment Term shall be
automatically extended so that the Employment Term will not expire until the date which is 24 months from the date of the Change in Control, subject to the automatic renewal, as described above.” 
  

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 5. Section 4(b) of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding the following after the last
sentence of Section 4(b): 
  
 “Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), then the Disability Incentive Payment shall be paid to the Executive in
one lump sum payment, as soon as administratively feasible after the first day which is at least six months after the Termination Date.” 
  
 6. Section 4(c)(i) of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding the following after the last sentence of Section 4(c)(i): 

 
 “Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive is
a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then the payments required under this Section 4(c)(i) shall not commence until the first day which is at least six months after the Termination Date. All payments,
which would have otherwise been required to be made over such six month period, shall be paid to the Executive in one lump sum payment, as soon as administratively feasible after the first day which is at least six months after the Termination Date.
Thereafter, payments shall continue as so provided above for the remainder of the Termination Period.” 
  
 7. Section 4(c)(ii) of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding the following after the last sentence of Section 4(c)(ii):

  
 “Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then the payment shall be paid to the Executive in one lump sum payment, as soon as administratively feasible after the first day which is at least six months after the
Termination Date.” 
  
 8. Section 4(c)(iv) of the
Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding the following after the last sentence of Section 4(c)(iv): 
  
 “Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then such
reimbursements (only to the extent such would otherwise be subject to Code Section 409A) shall not commence until the first day which is at least six months after the Termination Date. All reimbursements, which would have otherwise been
required to be made over such six month period, shall be paid to the Executive in one lump sum payment, as soon as administratively feasible after the first day which is at least six months after the Termination Date. Thereafter, reimbursements
shall continue as so provided above for the remainder of the Termination Period.” 
  

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 9. A new Section 4(e)(iv) shall be added the Employment Agreement, which shall read in its entirety,
as follows: 
  
 “Change in Control” means any of the
following described in clauses (I) through (V) below, provided that a “Change in Control” shall not mean any event listed in clauses (I) through (V) that occurs directly or indirectly as a result of or in connection
with Quadrangle Capital Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Quadrangle Select Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and Quadrangle Capital Partners—A LP, a Delaware limited partnership (collectively the “Quadrangle
Entities”) and/or Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CVC/SSB Employee Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CVC Executive Fund LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively the
“CVC Entities”) and/or their Affiliates, related funds and co-investors becoming the owner or “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Holdings representing
more than fifty-one percent (51%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities, or the shareholders of Holdings approve a merger, consolidation or reorganization of Holdings with any other company and such merger,
consolidation or reorganization is consummated, and after such merger, consolidation or reorganization any of the Quadrangle Entities, the CVC Entities and/or their respective Affiliates, related funds and co-investors acquire more than fifty-one
percent (51%) of the combined voting power of Holdings’ then outstanding securities: 
  
 I. any Person is or becomes the owner or “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of Holdings representing more than fifty-one percent (51%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities; 
  
 II. consummation of a merger, consolidation or reorganization of Holdings with any other company, or a sale of all or substantially all the assets of
Holdings (a “Transaction”), other than (i) a Transaction that would result in the voting securities of Holdings outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent either directly or indirectly more than fifty-one percent
(51%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of Holdings or such surviving or purchasing entity; 
  
 III. the shareholders of Holdings approve a plan of complete liquidation of Holdings and such liquidation is consummated; or 
  
 IV. a sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (whether by asset
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the Quadrangle Entities, the CVC Entities or their Affiliates, related funds and co-investors ), except that with respect to this clause (IV) there shall
only be a Change in Control with respect to the Executive who is employed at such time in such Material Line of Business (whether full or part-time), and the Executive does not receive an offer for “comparable employment” with the
purchaser and the Executive’s employment is terminated by Holdings or any Affiliate of Holdings no later than six (6) months after the consummation of the Sale of the Material Line of Business. For these purposes, “comparable
employment” means that (i) the Executive’s base salary and target incentive payments are not reduced in the aggregate, (ii) the Executive’s job duties and responsibilities are not diminished (but a reduction in size of
Holdings as the result of a Sale of a Material Line of Business, or the fact that the purchaser is smaller than Holdings, shall not alone constitute a diminution in the Executive’s job duties and responsibilities), (iii) the Executive is
not required to relocate to a facility more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s principal place of employment at the time of the Sale and (iv) the Executive is provided benefits that are comparable in the aggregate to those
provided to the Executive immediately prior to the Sale; or 
  
 V. During any period of twelve (12) consecutive months commencing upon the effective date of this Amendment, the individuals who constitute the Board, upon the effective date of this Amendment, and any new director who either
(i) was elected by the Board or nominated for election by Holdings’ stockholders was approved by a vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of the directors then still in office who either were directors, upon the effective date of the
Plan, or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved or (ii) was appointed to the Board pursuant to the designation of Quadrangle Entities and/or the CVC Entities, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
Board. 
  
 For purposes of the foregoing, “Person”
means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof. 
  
 For purposes of the foregoing, “Affiliate” of any specified Person
means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. 
  
 10. Section 8(i) of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding the following before the last sentence of Section 8(i): 
  

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 “Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive is a “specified employee” within the
meaning of Section 409A, then such payments shall be made in the same time and manner as provided in Section 4(c)(i) above.” 
  
 11. Other than as specifically provided in the Amendment, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed and
delivered by their respective representatives, thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written. 
  

									
	HOLDINGS:	 	 	 	NTELOS HOLDINGS CORP.
				
	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Name:
 Title:

	NTELOS:	 	 	 	NTELOS INC.
				
	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Name:
 Title:

	EXECUTIVE:	 	 	 	 
				
	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Mary McDermott

  

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 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
  
 This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 13, 2005 by and among INTEGRATED
ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), H. R. ALLEN, INC., a South Carolina corporation (the “Company”), ALLEN SERVICES, INC., a South Carolina corporation (the
“Buyer”), and HERBERT R. ALLEN, JR., an individual and resident of the State of South Carolina (“Guarantor”). 
  
 WITNESSETH: 
  
 WHEREAS, the Parent owns, either directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, which is engaged in the
electrical construction and services business (the “Business”); 
  
 WHEREAS, the Parent and the Company desire to sell to the Buyer substantially all of the Company’s assets, which are more fully described in Section 1.1 hereof, and the Buyer desires to acquire such
assets in consideration of the payment by the Buyer of the purchase price and the assumption by the Buyer of the liabilities provided for herein, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth; 
  
 WHEREAS, Guarantor is the President and owner of the Buyer and has agreed to
personally guarantee to the Parent and the Company the Buyer’s performance of all representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions set forth herein; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the respective representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements and conditions of the parties contained herein, it is hereby agreed as follows: 
  

	1.	PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS. 

  
 1.1 Transfer of Assets. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined in
Section 2.1 hereof), the Company shall sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall purchase and acquire from the Company (except as provided in Section 1.2 hereof) all of the assets, rights and
properties of the Parent or the Company set forth on Schedule 1.1. The assets described in this Section 1.1 as being sold, conveyed, assigned, transferred and delivered to the Buyer hereunder are sometimes hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “Assets”. 
  
 1.2
Excluded Assets. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Assets shall not include the following (such assets are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Excluded Assets”): 
  
 (a) Cash and cash equivalents or similar type investments,
such as certificates of deposit, Treasury bills and other marketable securities; 
  
 (b) Claims for refunds of taxes and other governmental charges to the extent such refunds relate to periods ending on or prior to the
Closing Date; 

 (c) Subject to Section 4.6, any asset, tangible or intangible, which is not freely
transferable without the consent of a third party (other than the consents of any of the Parent’s lenders or other parties holding security interests in connection with the Parent’s credit facilities, including without limitation those set
forth in Schedule 1.5), upon the failure to obtain such consent; 
  
 (d) The original corporate minute books, stock books, financial records, tax returns, personnel and payroll records and corporate policies and procedures manuals of the Company and other records required by applicable
laws to be retained; 
  
 (e) Any contract or
agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company and IES Contractors, Inc.; 
  
 (f) The accounts receivable associated with bonded jobs identified on Schedule 1.2 in the total net amount of $1,254,943 (the
“Excluded Accounts”); 
  
 (g) Any amounts owed to the Company by Parent, Integrated Electrical Finance, Inc., IES Management LP, IES Management ROO LP, IES Properties, Inc., IES Contractors, Inc. or IES Reinsurance, Ltd. other than amounts owed to the Company by IES
Contractors, Inc. under the MCAS Beaufort contract dated July 1, 2005; and 
  
 (h) Any asset not set forth on Schedule 1.1. 
  
 1.3 Instruments of Conveyance and Transfer. 
  
 (a) At the Closing, the Buyer, the Company and the Parent shall enter into a Bill of Sale, Assignment and
Assumption Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, transferring to the Buyer good and indefeasible title to all of the tangible personal property included in the Assets, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances. 
  
 (b) At the Closing, the Buyer, Company and the Parent shall
deliver such other instruments of transfer and assignment in respect of the Assets as the Buyer or Parent shall reasonably require and as shall be consistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, including without limitation one or more
special warranty deeds conveying the Real Property. 
  
 (c) At the Closing, the Guarantor shall, and to the extent of his authority shall cause the Transferred Employees (as hereinafter defined) to, resign as officers and directors of the Company and any other affiliates of the Parent.

  
 1.4 Further Assurances. From time to time after the
Closing, the Parent and the Company will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, without further consideration, such other instruments of conveyance, assignment, transfer and delivery and will take such other actions as the Buyer
may reasonably request in order to more effectively transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the Buyer, and to place the Buyer in possession and control of any of the Assets or to enable the Buyer to exercise and enjoy all rights and benefits of the
Company with respect thereto. 
  

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 1.5 Liabilities. On the Closing Date, the Buyer will assume and agree to pay and discharge all
liabilities of the Company, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, including without limitation any liabilities incurred under any Seller’s affidavit executed in favor of third parties in connection with the closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby (the “Assumed Liabilities”) other than the liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.5 (the “Retained Liabilities”), which shall be retained by the Parent or the Company,
respectively. 
  
 1.6 Expenses: Consents and Taxes. The
Buyer shall pay, or cause to be paid (i) all costs and expenses of obtaining all consents of third parties for the assignment of any of the Assets (other than costs and expense associated with obtaining any consents required in connection with
the Parent’s lenders as listed in Schedule 1.5, paragraphs 1-4 inclusive, which shall be the responsibility of the Parent) and (ii) all transfer, stamp, sales, use or other similar taxes or duties payable in connection with the sale and
transfer of the Assets to the Buyer. 
  

	2.	CLOSING; PURCHASE PRICE. 

  
 2.1 Closing Date. The consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at
the offices of Cochran & Baker LLP, 520 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 820, Houston, Texas at 10:00 a.m., Central time, December 12, 2005 (the “Closing Date”) contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement or at
such other place and time as the parties hereto may mutually agree. 
  
 2.2 Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price for the Assets shall be $5,805,057 (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.3 below, plus the Buyer’s assumption of
the Assumed Liabilities pursuant to Section 1.5 above. The Purchase Price shall be payable by the Buyer to the Company in immediately available funds by confirmed wire transfer to a bank account to be designated by the Company.

  
 2.3 Cash Reconciliation. 
  
 (a) Within 60 days following the Closing Date, the Company
shall prepare and deliver to the Buyer a schedule setting forth the Company’s calculation, for the period commencing on November 1, 2005, and ending as of the Closing, (a) the cash disbursements funded by the Company, the Parent or
any of their affiliates for the benefit of the Company, to include those made in the ordinary course to trade vendors and those made in the ordinary course for Company employee benefit plans (the “Disbursements”), and
(b) the cash deposits made by the Company (the “Deposits”). 
  
 (b) The Buyer shall immediately review such schedule for accuracy and within three business days following the Buyer’s receipt of
such schedule (i) the Buyer shall remit to the Company in immediately available funds, the amount by which the Disbursements exceed the Deposits, if any; or (ii) the Company shall remit to the Buyer, in like manner and within such period,
the amount by which Deposits exceed the Disbursements, if any. If Buyer does not agree with the Company’s schedule, Buyer shall immediately bring all disputed amounts to Company’s attention and attempt to reach agreement as to the disputed
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within the time limits set forth above. Buyer and the Company shall promptly resolve any disputed amounts pursuant to the dispute resolution mechanism set
forth in Article 6 below. 
  
 (c) Disbursements
shall include, but not be limited to, actual cash amounts paid by the Company or the Parent on behalf of the Company with respect to pre-Closing periods, including (i) amounts paid after October 31, 2005 for checks issued by the Company or
Parent on behalf of the Company on or before October 31, 2005 that had not cleared the banks on October 31, 2005, which amounts were reflected on the October 31, 2005 balance sheet as negative cash amounts, (ii) checks issued by
the Company or Parent on behalf of the Company subsequent to October 31, 2005, but before the Closing that have not cleared the banks as of the Closing, (iii) workers compensation, general liability, auto insurance, health and similar
insurance premiums paid by the Parent on behalf of the Company with respect to periods prior to the Closing, whether accrued prior to or after the Closing, and (iv) other amounts paid by the Company or by the Parent on behalf of the Company
with respect to periods prior to the Closing, but for which invoices are received or accruals are made after the Closing Date. Deposits shall include, but not be limited to, actual cash amounts received by the Company or the Parent on behalf of the
Company subsequent to October 31, 2005, but before the Closing that have not been reflected in the Company’s accounts as of the Closing. Disbursements and Deposits will be accounted for in accordance with Parent’s accounting practices
consistent with past periods. 
  

	3.	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. 

  
 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Parent. The Company and the Parent represent and warrant to the Buyer as
follows: 
  
 (a) Organization, Authority and
Qualification of the Company. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of South Carolina and the Company has full corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and to carry on
its business in such state. The Parent is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Parent has full corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and to carry on its business in
such state. Each of the Parent and the Company has the full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of the Parent and the Company and
constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of each of the Parent and the Company, subject to general equity principles, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. 
  
 (b) No Violation. Neither the Parent nor the Company is in default under or in violation of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. 
  
 (c) Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and Encumbrances. The Company owns good and indefeasible
title to the Assets, free and clear of all claims, liens, security interests, charges, leases, encumbrances, licenses or sublicenses and other restrictions of any kind and nature, other than the claims, liens, security interests, charges, leases,

  

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encumbrances, licenses or sublicenses either included among the Assumed Liabilities or specifically set forth on Schedule 3.1(c) hereto
(“Permitted Encumbrances”). 
  
 3.2
Representations and Warranties of the Buyer. The Buyer and Guarantor, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Parent and the Company as follows: 
  
 (a) Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Buyer. The Buyer is a corporation duly organized
and validly existing under the laws of the State of South Carolina and the Buyer has full corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and to carry on its business in such state. The Buyer has the full corporate power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Buyer and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Buyer, subject to general equity principles, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. 
  
 (b) No Violation. The Buyer is not in default under or in violation of its Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws. 
  
 (c) Certain Fees. The Buyer
has not employed any broker or finder or incurred any other liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders’ fees in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. 
  
 (d) Financial Information. The financial and management reports (including, without limitation, WIP
schedules) heretofore delivered or made by Buyer, Guarantor or the Company to the Parent are, to the Buyer’s knowledge, true and correct in all material respects and do not omit to state any fact necessary to make any of them, in light of the
circumstances in which made, not misleading. All executed change orders have been recorded, all agreed change orders have been executed or are listed on Schedule 3.2(d), and all checks and cash received by the Company and its employees have
been deposited. 
  
 3.3 No Warranty. The Buyer and the
Guarantor acknowledge that the Guarantor, through previous ownership and/or management of the Company, is familiar with the Assets and the operations of the Company, and has access to any information pertaining thereto and has made such information
available to Buyer. Neither the Company nor the Parent, nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives has made, or shall be deemed to have made, and no such person shall be liable for, or bound in any manner
by, and Buyer and the Guarantor have not relied upon and will not rely upon, any express or implied representations, warranties, guaranties, promises or statements pertaining to the Business or Assets except as specifically provided in this
Section 3. The Buyer and the Guarantor acknowledge that in making the decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, they have relied solely on the basis of their own independent
investigation of the Business and the Assets and upon the express written representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the express written representations, warranties and covenants of the Company and
the Parent in this Agreement and without affecting or impairing their right to rely thereon, the Buyer and the Guarantor acknowledge that (a) they have not relied, in whole or in part, on any information contained in documents, materials or
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on behalf of, Company or the Parent, and (b) neither Company nor the Parent is making any representations or warranties with respect to (i) any
such documents, materials or other information, other than, in each case, as set forth in this Agreement or (ii) the value, condition, merchantability, marketability, profitability, suitability or fitness for a particular use or purpose of the
Assets. ACCORDINGLY, THE ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED “AS IS, WHERE IS.” EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.1 OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY AND PARENT MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE ASSETS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THE ABILITY OF THE COMPANY TO ASSIGN THE ASSETS, OR OBTAIN CONSENTS TO ANY
ASSIGNMENT. 
  

	4.	COVENANTS; ACTION SUBSEQUENT TO CLOSING. 

  
 4.1 Access to Books and Records. Until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, the Parent and the Company shall afford, and will cause its
affiliates to afford (subject to the provisions of applicable laws), to the Buyer, its counsel, accountants and other authorized representatives, during normal business hours, reasonable access to the books, records and other data of the Company and
the Business that are retained by the Company or the Parent with respect to periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date to the extent that such access may be reasonably required by the Buyer to facilitate (i) the investigation, litigation
and final disposition of any claims which may have been or may be made against the Buyer in connection with the Business or (ii) for any other reasonable business purpose. Following the Closing, the Buyer shall prepare, on behalf of the
Company, all regularly prepared financial reports and statements for periods up to and including the Closing Date, shall deliver such reports to the Parent on or before January 12, 2006, and shall sign a “Representation Compliance
Letter” with respect to all such financial reports and statements, and shall cooperate with and provide assistance to the Parent and the Company in their financial and tax reporting obligations for the periods up to and including the Closing
Date. Buyer agrees to submit within 60 days of the Closing all close-out documentation (as built drawings, QC commissioning and acceptance documents) and any other documents required to be submitted by IES Contractors, Inc. under the Master Service
Contractor Agreement entered into between IES Contractors, Inc. and Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. for the benefit of Electronic Data Systems Corporation and the U.S. Navy. 
  
 4.2 Mail. The Parent and the Company authorize and empower the Buyer on and after the Closing Date to receive and
open all mail received by the Buyer relating to the Business or the Assets and to deal with the contents of such communications in any proper manner. The Parent and the Company shall promptly deliver to the Buyer any mail or other communication
received by them after the Closing Date pertaining to the Business or the Assets. The Buyer shall promptly deliver to the Parent any mail or other communication received by it after the Closing Date pertaining to the Excluded Assets or Retained
Liabilities, and any cash, checks or other instruments of payment in respect of the Excluded Assets. As soon as is practicable after the Closing Date, and in no event more than ten days thereafter, the Buyer shall mail to its customers and vendors a
notice of the sale in the form provided by the Parent, with such changes thereto as Buyer and Parent shall agree. 
  

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 4.3 No Consent Contracts. To the extent that any contract of the Company included in the Assets
may not be assigned without the consent of any third party, and such consent is not obtained prior to Closing (such contracts referred to as “No Consent Contracts”), this Agreement and any assignment executed at Closing
pursuant hereto shall not constitute an assignment thereof, but to the extent permitted by law shall constitute an equitable assignment by the Company and assumption by the Buyer of the Company’s rights and obligations under the applicable No
Consent Contract, with the Company making available to the Buyer the benefits thereof (including without limitation, if requested by Buyer, the enforcement of such No Consent Contracts on behalf of Buyer at Buyer’s expense) and the Buyer
performing the obligations thereunder on the Company’s behalf. At the request of Buyer, the Parent and the Company shall reasonably cooperate in obtaining any required third party consents following the Closing. 
  
 4.4 Preparation and Filing of Certain Tax Forms. The Buyer shall
prepare and timely submit to Parent for signature and timely filing all Forms W-2, 940, 941 and 1099 with all appropriate Governmental Entities, including without limitation any summary schedules and transmittal forms, as well as any similar filings
required by any state or local Governmental Entity, with respect to all wages and other reportable payments or any sales tax liability for the partial year in 2005 ending on the Closing Date. As used herein, “Governmental
Entity” means any court or tribunal in any jurisdiction (domestic or foreign) or any public, governmental or regulatory body, agency, department, commission, board, bureau or other authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign. The
Buyer shall pay all administrative amounts owed as a result of or otherwise related to such filings with the exception of any tax, interest, or penalties associated with periods prior to the Closing. The Company will pay, on or before they become
due, any employment taxes withheld by it which have not been previously paid. The Buyer, Parent and the Company shall cooperate in making all such filings and shall make available to the others such information (subject to the provisions of
applicable law) as any of them requires to assure such filings are made on a timely and accurate basis. 
  
 4.5 The Parent Name and Logos. As soon as practicable (but in any event within 90 days) after the Closing Date, the Buyer, at its expense, shall
remove all of the Parent and its affiliates’ (other than the Company’s) names and logos from all of the Assets. Except as specifically provided in Section 1, nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a license or authorization
for the Buyer to use in any manner any name, logo or mark owned by or licensed to the Company, the Parent or their respective affiliates which bears any reference to IES or any subsidiary of IES other than the Company. The name “H R Allen”
and “ H. R. Allen, Inc.” shall become the exclusive property of the Buyer following the Closing and shall not be used by the Company, Parent or their respective affiliates; provided that Parent will be given a reasonable period of time
(not to exceed 90 days) to change the Company’s name after the Closing Date. 
  
 4.6 Leased Assets. In the event that the parties are unable to obtain the required consents for the assignment by the Company and assumption by Buyer of the leases on the vehicles listed on Schedule 4.6
attached hereto, then, at the Closing, the Buyer, at its expense and with the cooperation of the Parent and the Company, shall pay off or refinance the leases and in connection therewith shall obtain the release of Parent and the Company for all
liability under such vehicle leases. As soon as practicable (but in any event within 90 days) after the Closing Date, the Buyer, at its expense, shall pay off or refinance the leases on the other assets, if any, listed on Schedule 4.6 

  

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attached hereto, and in connection therewith shall obtain the release of Parent and the Company for all liability under such leases. 
  
 4.7 Chubb Bonds. Buyer agrees that at the Closing it shall execute and
deliver to the Federal Insurance Company and its subsidiary or affiliated insurers and any applicable co-sureties (collectively, “Federal”), a General Agreement of Indemnity in the form attached as Exhibit B, pursuant
to which Buyer and Guarantor agree to (i) indemnify Federal with respect to the performance and completion of the bonded obligations as set forth therein; and (ii) replace within ninety (90) days the bonds identified as Cancelable
Bonds therein. If, after the Closing, the amount of Bonded Obligations is increased due to the issuance of a rider, supplement or amendment to an existing bond, then Buyer will pay Parent $15 per $1,000 of increase to reimburse Parent for the
additional premium it will incur plus handling charges. Buyer further agrees to continue to provide to Federal monthly written reports (with a copy to the Parent) as to the progress of the completion of the bonded jobs. Buyer and Guarantor further
agree to provide, from time to time and at the request of the Parent, a certificate or certificates certifying that the Cancelable Bonds have been replaced, and as to such other matters concerning the performance by the Buyer of its post-closing
obligations under this Agreement as Parent shall request. 
  
 4.8
Retained Claims. The Company shall retain liability for certain insured claims as set forth in Schedule 1.5, paragraph 5 (the “Retained Claims”). The Buyer and the Guarantor agree to cooperate with the Company
and the Parent in the defense of the Retained Claims and to make reasonably available the Buyer’s personnel and facilities for that purpose. The Company shall retain as Excluded Assets and not transfer to the Buyer all books and records
associated with the Retained Claims; provided, the Buyer shall be entitled to retain copies or be given reasonable access to such records to the extent permitted by applicable law. 
  
 4.9 Excluded Accounts. The Buyer and the Guarantor agree to cooperate with the Company and the Parent in the
collection of the Excluded Accounts and to make reasonably available the Buyer’s personnel and facilities for that purpose, and to turn over to the Company or Parent all funds received on account thereof within five days of receipt. Amounts not
turned over to the Company within five days under the immediately preceding sentence shall bear interest at the Prime Rate of Interest then in effect as published by the Wall Street Journal plus 5%. The Company shall retain as Excluded Assets and
not transfer to the Buyer all books and records associated with the Excluded Accounts. If the Parent and the Company have not collected $1,254,943 of the Excluded Accounts on or before 180 days from the Closing Date, then the Buyer and
Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall be obligated to remit to the Parent interest on the unpaid amount at a rate of Prime Rate of Interest then in effect plus four percent (4%) within five days of the end of every calendar month until the
shortfall is paid in full, provided further, however, that if such shortfall is not paid in full within fifteen months of the Closing Date, then the Buyer and the Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall be obligated to remit to the Parent the amount
of any remaining shortfall, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, on the last day of the fifteenth month following the Closing Date. Promptly after the receipt by the Parent of all amounts owed by the Buyer hereunder, the Company shall assign to the
Buyer, without warranty of any kind other than the warranty in Section 3.1(c) above, any uncollected Excluded Accounts plus all books and records associated with the Excluded Accounts. 
  

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	5.	INDEMNIFICATION. 

  
 5.1 Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company, the Parent, the Buyer and the Guarantor contained in Section 3 of this
Agreement shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein; provided that all such representations and warranties of the Buyer, the Company and the Parent shall be of no further force and effect, and no claim for
indemnification for breach of representations and warranties pursuant to this Section 5 may be brought for any reason, after the expiration of twelve (12) months from the Closing Date (the “Survival Period”),
except for the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.1(c), which shall survive indefinitely. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, a claim for indemnification which is made but not resolved prior to the expiration of
the Survival Period may be pursued and resolved after such expiration. 
  
 5.2 Indemnification by the Company. 
  
 (a) In accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Section 5, the Company and the Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer from and against and in respect of any and all loss, damage, diminution in value,
liability, cost and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Losses”), suffered or incurred by the Buyer by reason of, or arising out of
(i) any misrepresentation or breach of representation or warranty of the Company or the Parent contained in this Agreement, or in any schedules delivered to the Buyer by or on behalf of the Company or the Parent pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement of the Company or the Parent contained in this Agreement; or (iii) the Retained Liabilities. 
  
 (b) The Company and the Parent shall reimburse the Buyer on demand for any Buyer Indemnified Losses suffered by the Buyer with respect to
matters other than claims, actions or demands brought, made or instituted by a third party (“Third Party Claims”). With respect to Third Party Claims, the Company and the Parent shall reimburse the Buyer on demand for any
Buyer Indemnified Losses suffered by the Buyer, based on the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a bona fide compromise or settlement in respect of any Buyer Indemnified Losses. The Company and the Parent shall have the
opportunity to defend at their expense any claim, action or demand for which the Buyer claims indemnity against the Company or the Parent; provided that: (i) the defense is conducted by reputable counsel; (ii) the defense is expressly
assumed in writing within twenty (20) days after written notice of the claim, action or demand is delivered to the Company and the Parent; and (iii) counsel for the Buyer may participate at all times and in all proceedings (formal and
informal) relating to the defense, compromise and settlement of the claim, action or demand at the expense of the Buyer. 
  
 5.3 Indemnification by the Buyer. 
  
 (a) In accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Section 5, the Buyer and Guarantor shall, jointly and severally,
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Parent and their respective affiliates (for purposes of this Section 5, the “Company Indemnitees”) from and against and in respect of any and all loss, damage,
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value, liability, cost and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, the “Company
Indemnified Losses”), suffered or incurred by the Company Indemnitees by reason of, or arising out of (i) any misrepresentation or breach of representation or warranty of the Buyer or Guarantor contained in this Agreement, or in
any schedules delivered to the Company or the Parent by or on behalf of the Buyer or Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) or the breach of any covenant or agreement of the Buyer or Guarantor contained in this Agreement; (iii) the
Assumed Liabilities, including, without limitation, any liability to sureties with respect to bonded jobs; or (iv) the operation of the Business following the Closing, including, but not limited to, any claims made by Transferred Employees
concerning COBRA, the WARN Act, unemployment claim liability, or any similar matters as a result of the termination by Buyer of the Transferred Employees. 
  
 (b) The Buyer and the Guarantor, jointly and severally (the “Buyer Indemnifying Parties”), shall reimburse the
Company Indemnitees on demand for any Company Indemnified Losses suffered by the Company Indemnitees with respect to matters other than Third Party Claims. With respect to Third Party Claims, the Buyer Indemnifying Parties shall reimburse the
Company Indemnitees on demand for any Company Indemnified Losses suffered by the Company Indemnitees, based on the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a bona fide compromise or settlement in respect of any Company
Indemnified Losses. The Buyer Indemnifying Parties shall have the opportunity to defend at their expense any claim, action or demand for which the Company Indemnitees claim indemnity against the Buyer Indemnifying Parties; provided that:
(i) the defense is conducted by reputable counsel; (ii) the defense is expressly assumed in writing within twenty (20) days after written notice of the claim, action or demand is delivered to the Buyer Indemnifying Parties; and
(iii) counsel for the Company and the Parent may participate at all times and in all proceedings (formal and informal) relating to the defense, compromise and settlement of the claim, action or demand at the expense of the Company and the
Parent. 
  
 5.4 Limitation and Payment on Claims. No claim
shall be brought under this Section 5 for breach of any representation or warranty in Section 3 of this Agreement, and no party hereto shall be entitled to receive any payment with respect thereto, until such time as, and only to
the extent that, the aggregate amount of such claim(s) that such party has exceeds $50,000 (the “Deductible”); provided, however, that the Deductible shall not apply to any obligations under Section 2.3. Anything
to the contrary notwithstanding, no party shall be liable under this Section 5 for Buyer Indemnified Losses or Company Indemnified Losses in excess of the Purchase Price. 
  
 5.5 Sole Remedy. The sole remedy of the Company, the Parent and the Buyer Indemnifying Parties for breach of the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 shall be pursuant to this Section 5. 
  

	6.	DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 

  
 6.1 Arbitration. 
  
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arising hereunder (including the validity, interpretation or applicability of this Section 6.1) shall be settled exclusively by final and binding
arbitration in Houston, Texas. Such arbitration will apply the laws of the State of Texas and the commercial arbitration rules of AAA to resolve the dispute, and will be administered by the AAA. 
  
 (b) Written notice of arbitration must be given within one
year after the notifying party has knowledge of accrual of the claim on which the notice is based. If the claiming party fails to give notice of arbitration within that time, the claim shall be deemed to be waived and shall be barred from either
arbitration or litigation. 
  
 (c) Such
arbitration shall be conducted by one independent and impartial arbitrator to be selected by mutual agreement of the parties, if possible. If the parties fail to reach agreement regarding appointment of an arbitrator within thirty (30) days
following receipt by one party of the other party’s notice of arbitration, the arbitrator shall be selected from a list or lists of proposed arbitrators submitted by AAA. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the arbitrator shall be a licensed
attorney with at least ten years of experience in the practice of law. The selection process shall be that which is set forth in the AAA commercial arbitration rules then prevailing, except that (A) the number of preemptory strikes shall not be
limited and (B), if the parties fail to select an arbitrator from one or more lists, AAA shall not initially have the power to make an appointment but shall continue to submit additional lists until an arbitrator has been selected, but if no such
arbitrator is selected within sixty (60) days after the receipt of the first notice of arbitration, the AAA shall have the power to make an appointment and shall promptly do so. Initially, however, promptly following its receipt of a request to
submit a list of proposed arbitrators, AAA shall convene the parties in person or by telephone and attempt to facilitate their selection of an arbitrator by agreement. If the arbitrator should die, withdraw or otherwise become incapable of serving,
a replacement shall be selected and appointed in a like manner. 
  
 (d) The arbitrator shall render an opinion setting forth findings of fact and conclusions of law with the reasons therefor stated. A transcript of the evidence adduced at the hearing shall be made and shall, upon
request, be made available to either party. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the parties and advanced by them from time to time as required; provided that at the conclusion of the arbitration, the arbitrator may
award costs and expenses (including the costs of the arbitration previously advanced and the fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other experts). No pre-arbitration discovery shall be permitted, except that the arbitrator shall have the
power in his or her sole discretion, on application by either party, to order pre-arbitration examination of the witnesses and documents that the other party intends to introduce in its case-in-chief at the arbitration hearing. The arbitrator shall
render his or her opinion and/or award within ninety (90) days of the conclusion of the arbitration hearing. The arbitrator shall not be empowered to award to either party any punitive damages in connection with any dispute between them arising
out of or relating in any way to this Agreement or the other agreements contemplated hereby or the transactions arising hereunder or thereunder, and each party hereby irrevocably waives any right to recover such damages. The arbitration hearings and
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 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Section 6.1 and without prejudice to the above
procedures, either party may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for temporary injunctive or other provisional judicial relief if such action is necessary to avoid irreparable damage or to preserve the status quo until such time as the
arbitrator is selected and available to hear such party’s request for temporary relief. The award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and not subject to judicial review and judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction. 
  

	7.	EMPLOYEE MATTERS. 

  
 7.1 Hiring. 
  
 (a) The Buyer shall offer to hire (subject to each employee’s agreement), effective as of the Closing Date, all of the employees of
the Company on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date, active or inactive (such employees being hereafter referred to as the “Transferred Employees”) at a comparable job and at a rate of pay not less than each such
Transferred Employee’s pay as of the Closing Date. Upon request of the Buyer, the Company shall provide the Buyer reasonable access (subject to the provisions of applicable law) to data (including computer data) regarding the ages, dates of
hire, compensation and job description of the Transferred Employees. 
  
 (b) The Buyer shall assume and be responsible for any severance costs associated with the termination of the Transferred Employees’ employment with the Company. The Buyer shall discharge all liabilities and
claims based on occurrences or conditions first occurring or commencing on or after the Closing Date with respect to Transferred Employees arising out of their employment with the Buyer after the Closing Date, including, but not limited to, any
claims arising out of any employee benefit plan, policy, program or arrangement maintained at any time by the Buyer (a “Buyer Plan” or collectively, the “Buyer Plans”), except Buyer shall not assume
any liabilities with respect to the WARN Act or COBRA benefits for any terminations occurring prior to the Closing Date (unless provided otherwise by law or pursuant to applicable regulations) nor shall the Company or the Parent be liable under the
WARN Act, COBRA, or state unemployment claims law for any Transferred Employee terminated by Buyer after the Closing. 
  
 (c) At Closing, the Buyer shall establish and make available a group medical plan for the Transferred Employees and their dependents that
is substantially similar to the group medical plan available to the Transferred Employees immediately prior to Closing. The Buyer shall credit the Transferred Employees with all service of the Transferred Employees recognized under the employee
benefit plans, policies, programs, or arrangements maintained by the Parent or the Company (the “Parent Plans”) as service with the Buyer for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and levels of benefits available,
under all Buyer Plans. The Buyer shall waive any coverage waiting period, pre-existing condition and actively-at-work requirements under the Buyer Plans for the Transferred Employees and shall provide that any expenses incurred before the Closing
Date by a Transferred Employee (and his or her dependents) during the calendar year of the Closing shall be taken into account for purposes of satisfying the applicable deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket provisions, and applicable
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maximum benefit limitations of the Buyer Plans. Any reports or other information provided to Buyer by the Company or the Parent in connection with Buyer
performing his obligations under this Section 7.1(c) shall be at the sole expense of the Buyer. 
  
 7.2 Benefits. Except as provided in Section 7.1(b), the Buyer shall be responsible for the payment of all amounts of wages, bonuses and
other remuneration (including discretionary benefits and bonuses) payable to the Transferred Employees of the Company accrued with respect to periods on or prior to the Closing (except for any employment taxes actually withheld by the Company)
together with amounts payable to such employees in connection with events occurring on or prior to the Closing. In addition, the Buyer shall be responsible for: 
  
 (a) all vacation pay and pay for other compensated absences earned or accrued by the Transferred Employees
as of the close of business on the Closing Date to the appropriate employee, including any related payroll burden (FICA and other pension or other employee benefit plan contributions and employment taxes) with respect thereto to the appropriate
Governmental Entity or other person, to the extent such pay has been accrued on the books of the Company at such close of business, based upon the remuneration of such employees normally used in computing such pay for other compensated absences; and

  
 (b) amounts accrued under the Integrated
Electrical Services, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Parent 401(k) Plan”) for the Transferred Employees as of the Closing Date but not yet transferred to the trustee of the Parent 401(k) Plan, including without
limitation, the accrued match, accrued payroll deductions representing elective deferrals, loan repayments and accrued profit sharing contribution, if any. 
  
 7.3 Parent 401(k) Plan. The Company, the Parent and the Buyer agree that, as soon as practicable after Closing, but in any event within 30 days of
the Closing Date, the Buyer shall establish a qualified 401(k) retirement savings plan (the “Buyer’s 401(k) Plan”) in accordance with Section 414(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Within 60 days after the Buyer’s 401(k) Plan is established and ready to accept transfers, the Parent shall cause the transfer to the Buyer’s 401(k) Plan of the
account balances in the Parent 401(k) Plan of the Transferred Employees. In connection with such transfer, the following provisions shall apply: 
  
 (a) The account balances of the Transferred Employees transferred to the Buyer’s 401(k) Plan shall be subject to the provisions of
the Buyer’s 401(k) Plan effective as of the date of transfer; provided, however that the Buyer’s 401(k) Plan shall continue any benefits under the Parent 401(k) Plan as required under Section 411(d)(6) of the Code; and 
  
 (b) The outstanding loan of any Transferred Employee shall
not be in default as a result of the Transferred Employee’s termination of employment with the Parent or the Company, but such loan shall be transferred to the Buyer’s 401(k) Plan in accordance with (a) above. 
  
 The Buyer shall provide acceptable evidence to the Parent that the Buyer’s 401(k) Plan
meets the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code prior to the date of such transfer. The Buyer, the Parent and the Company agree to take whatever action, including but not limited to plan amendments and 

  

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resolutions, to effectuate the transfer of the Transferred Employee’s account balances according to this section from the Parent 401(k) Plan to the
Buyer’s 401(k) Plan. 
  
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
Section 7 shall be deemed or construed to give rise to any rights, claims, benefits, or causes of action to any Transferred Employee or third party whatsoever (including any Governmental Entity), and shall be limited as provided by
applicable law. In the event Buyer has established and Parent has approved any plans required hereunder and Buyer maintains such plans for at least six months following the Closing Date, Buyer shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligations
hereunder to establish and maintain such plans. 
  

	8.	MISCELLANEOUS. 

  
 8.1 Notices. All notices and communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and may be given by (a) depositing the same in
the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (b) by delivering the same in person to an officer or agent of such party, or (c) overnight delivery
service. Such notice shall be deemed received on the date (i) on which it is actually received if sent by overnight delivery service or hand delivery, or (ii) on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed. For purposes
of notice, the addresses of the parties hereto shall be: 
  
 If
to the Parent or the Company: 
  
 Integrated Electrical Services,
Inc. 
 1800 West Loop South, Suite 500 
 Houston, Texas 77027 
 Attention: Chief Financial Officer 
  
 With a copy to: 
  
 Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. 
 1800
West Loop South, Suite 500 
 Houston, Texas 77027 
 Attention: Chief Legal Officer 
  
 If to the Buyer or Guarantor: 
  
 c/o H.R. Allen, Inc.

 2675 Rourk Street 
 Charleston,
SC 29405 
 Attention: Mr. Herbert R. Allen, Jr. 
  

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 With a copy to: 
  

Buist Moore Smythe McGee P.A. 
 5 Exchange
Street 
 P.O. Box 999 
 Charleston, South Carolina 29401 
 Attention: Mr. James M. Wilson 
  
 or such other address as any party hereto shall specify pursuant to this
Section 8.1 from time to time. 
  
 8.2
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
  
 8.3 Governing Law. The validity and effect of this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflicts of laws rules. 
  
 8.4 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted heirs, successors and assigns. Neither the Company, the Parent, the Buyer nor the Guarantor may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations under this Agreement without the written consent by each other party
hereto. 
  
 8.5 Partial Invalidity and Severability. All
rights and restrictions contained herein may be exercised and shall be applicable and binding only to the extent that they do not violate any applicable laws and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary to render this Agreement legal,
valid and enforceable. If any term of this Agreement, or part thereof, not essential to the commercial purpose of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a forum of competent jurisdiction, it is the intention of the
parties that the remaining terms hereof, or part thereof, shall constitute their agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all such remaining terms, or parts thereof, shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent legally
permissible, any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement shall be replaced by a valid provision which will implement the commercial purpose of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision. In the event that one party’s
consummation of the transaction pursuant to this Agreement is rescinded or otherwise unwound by order of any court of competent jurisdiction, the other party shall be entitled to reimbursement of its expenses incurred in connection herewith,
including attorney’s fees and financing costs. 
  
 8.6
Waiver. Any term or condition of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the party which is entitled to the benefit thereof, but only if such waiver is evidenced by a writing signed by such party. No failure on the part of any party
hereto to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy created hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy by either party preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. No waiver by either party hereto of any breach of or default in any term or condition of this Agreement shall constitute a 

  

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waiver of or assent to any succeeding breach of or default in the same or any other term or condition hereof. 
  
 8.7 Headings. The headings of particular provisions of this Agreement
are inserted for convenience only and shall not be construed as a part of this Agreement or serve as a limitation or expansion on the scope of any term or provision of this Agreement. 
  
 8.8 Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof (including without limitation any letters of intent executed by the parties), and this Agreement contains the sole and entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby. This
Agreement shall not be altered or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of the party against whom enforcement is sought. 
  
 8.9 Disclosure of Agreement Terms. Neither Buyer nor the Guarantor shall disclose the terms and conditions of this Agreement to any person or
entity without the prior written consent of an executive officer of the Parent or as required by applicable law or an order from a court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction (but only to the extent so required and only after giving
reasonable prior notice to the Company and the Parent and cooperating with the Company and the Parent in any efforts to legally oppose such disclosure). The foregoing notwithstanding, the Buyer and the Guarantor shall be permitted to make such
disclosures to their accountants, lawyers, financial institutions, lending sources, senior employees and related parties as may be appropriate, provided that such parties are bound by the foregoing nondisclosure provisions. 
  
 8.10 Number and Gender. Where the context requires, the use of the
singular form herein shall include the plural, the use of the plural shall include the singular, and the use of any gender shall include any and all genders. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this
Agreement has been executed effective as of the date set forth above. 
  

			
	 PARENT:

	
	 INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 
	
	COMPANY:
	
	 H. R. ALLEN, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 
	
	 BUYER:

	
	 ALLEN SERVICES, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	Herbert R. Allen, Jr., President
	 	 	 
	
	 GUARANTOR:

		
	 	 	 
	 	 	Herbert R. Allen, Jr.
	 	 	 

  
 EXHIBIT A

  
 BILL OF SALE, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

  
 This BILL OF SALE, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
(“Bill of Sale”) is entered into as of the ___ day of December, 2005, by and among INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), H. R. ALLEN, INC., a South Carolina
corporation (the “Company”) and ALLEN SERVICES, INC., a South Carolina corporation (the “Buyer”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of even date herewith
by and among the Buyer, the Parent, the Company, and Herbert R. Allen, Jr., individual, the Company and the Parent agreed to convey the Assets to the Buyer and the Buyer agreed to assume the Assumed Liabilities. In order to evidence such conveyance
and assumption, the parties desire to enter into this Bill of Sale. 
  
 WHEREAS, all capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. 
  
 ASSIGNMENT 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements, and benefits contained herein, the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Parent do hereby BARGAIN, GRANT, SELL, CONVEY, TRANSFER, DELIVER and ASSIGN unto Buyer all the Assets other than the Real Property
(the “Conveyed Assets”). 
  
 The Conveyed Assets are
hereby conveyed free and clear of all encumbrances other than the Permitted Encumbrances. 
  
 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Conveyed Assets unto the Buyer and its successors and assigns forever; and the Company and the Parent do hereby bind themselves and their successors and assigns to WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND
title to the Conveyed Assets in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement. 
  
 The Buyer, upon execution below, accepts this Bill of Sale, and to the extent provided for in the Purchase Agreement, hereby assumes the Assumed
Liabilities, but no others. 
  
 This assignment shall be binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. 

 This Bill of Sale may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each counterpart shall for all
purposes be deemed to be an original. 
  
 This Bill of Sale is
subject to all terms and conditions contained in the Purchase Agreement and nothing herein shall be deemed to alter, amend, or supersede the Purchase Agreement, the terms of which shall in all respects be controlling. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Bill of Sale effective as of the date set forth above. 
  

			
	 PARENT:

	
	 INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 
	
	COMPANY:
	
	 H. R. ALLEN, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 
	
	 BUYER:

	
	 ALLEN SERVICES, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 

  
 EXHIBIT B

  
 FORM OF GENERAL AGREEMENT OF INDEMNITY

  
 CHUBB GROUP OF INSURANCE
COMPANIES 
  
 

                         15 Mountain View Road, P.O. Box 1615, Warren, New Jersey 07061-1615

  
 GENERAL AGREEMENT OF INDEMNITY 
  
 WHEREAS, the undersigned (hereinafter individually and collectively called
“Indemnitor”) desires FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY or any of its subsidiary or affiliated insurers (hereinafter called “Company”) to execute bonds including undertakings and other like obligations (hereinafter referred to as bond or
bonds) on its behalf and also desires the execution of bonds on behalf of individuals, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies or any other similarly unincorporated associations of members (hereinafter called “Affiliates”).

  
 WHEREAS, from time to time the Indemnitor may be a participant
in joint ventures with others, and bonds will be required on behalf of the Indemnitor along with the other participants in such joint ventures. 
  
 WHEREAS, Indemnitor is the successor-in-interest to H.R. ALLEN, INC., a South Carolina corporation (along with any other affiliate or related
entity whose assets have been or will be assigned to Indemnitor hereinafter individually and collectively called “Seller”) as the assignee of all bonded contract obligations, which Indemnitor has expressly assumed without reservation.

  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Company executing said
bond or bonds, and the undersigned Indemnitor hereby requests the execution thereof, and in consideration of the consent of Company to the assignment and assumption of the bonded obligations formerly undertaken by the Seller, as well as the sum of
One Dollar paid to the Indemnitor by said Company, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the Indemnitor, being benefited by the execution and delivery of said bond or bonds, including, without limitation all Bonds previously issued prior to
the date of this Agreement for the Seller, the bonded obligations of which have been expressly assumed without reservation by Indemnitor(s) and as to which Indemnitor(s) have agreed, and do hereby agree, to assume full responsibility for work in
place as well as the prompt and proper performance and completion of all such bonded obligations, including, without limitation those bonded obligations listed on Exhibit A attached hereto, hereby agrees that it will at all times jointly and
severally indemnify and save harmless said Company from and against any and all loss, cost, damage or expense, including court costs and attorneys’ fees, which it shall at any time incur by reason of its execution and/or delivery of said bond
or bonds or its payment of any claim or liability thereunder and will place the said Company in funds to meet all its 

 
liability under said bond or bonds promptly on request and before it may be required to make any payment thereunder and that the voucher or other evidence of
payment by said Company of any such loss, cost, damage, expense, claim, or liability shall be prima facie evidence of the fact and amount of the Indemnitor’s liability to said Company under this Agreement. 
  
 IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that with respect to any bonds on behalf of the
Indemnitor participating in a joint venture that if specific application is filed with the Company for such bonds the liability of the Indemnitor to the Company with respect to such joint venture bonds shall be limited to the amount expressly set
forth in said application. 
  
 IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that
all of the terms, provisions, and conditions of this Agreement shall be extended to and for the benefit not only of the Company either as a direct writing company or as a co-surety or reinsurer but also for the benefit of any surety or insurance
company or companies with which the Company may participate as a co-surety or reinsurer and also for the benefit of any other company which may execute any bond or bonds at the request of the Company on behalf of the Indemnitor . 
  
 IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that this Agreement is in addition to all other
rights and agreements which Company may have or be a party to in connection with Bonds previously issued for the benefit of Seller and that the assumption of responsibility therefor by Indemnitors as herein provided shall not constitute a waiver or
release by Company of any rights Company may have to seek and recover indemnity from third parties having liability in connection with the issuance of such Bonds including, but not limited to, the obligations and liabilities of Integrated Electrical
Services, Inc., H.R. Allen, Inc., or their affiliates. 
  
 IT IS
UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Indemnitor’s agreements, covenants, and all obligations under this General Agreement of Indemnity is limited to (1) the obligations assumed by Indemnitor (the
“Assumed Obligations”) under the Asset Purchase Agreement (“APA”) by and among Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. (“IES”), H.R. Allen, Inc., Allen Services, Inc., and Herbert R. Allen, Jr., and (2) Company’s
obligations under the bonds listed on Exhibit A attached hereto. Furthermore, Indemnitor has acknowledged and agreed that Indemnitor’s obligation to perform or otherwise discharge the Assumed Obligations is secured by certain assets acquired by
Indemnitor under the APA (the “Collateral”), said Collateral acquired subject to that certain Underwriting, Continuing Indemnity, and Security Agreement dated as of January 14, 2005, executed by and among Company, IES, and certain IES
affiliates, including H.R. Allen, Inc. 
  
 IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND
AGREED, that Indemnitor will replace Bond No. 81566022 and Bond No. 81878156 identified on Exhibit A (the “Cancelable Bonds”) no later than ninety (90) days from the execution of this Agreement, and hereby acknowledges and
consents that the Cancelable Bonds will be canceled upon the earlier of (i) the date of issuance of a replacement bond or (ii) the date upon which Federal issues notice of cancellation in compliance with the terms the Cancelable Bonds to
be canceled thereby. Indemnitor’s obligation under this Agreement with respect to any bond or bonds canceled or replaced as contemplated herein will remain with respect to such liability accruing under said bond or bonds. 

 IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that the Indemnitor, its heirs, successors and assigns are jointly
and severally bound by the foregoing conditions of this Agreement. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Indemnitor has signed this instrument this, the ________ day of __________, 2005. 
  

									
	 WITNESS:
	 	 	 	 ALLEN SERVICES, INC., a South Carolina corporation

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Its:
	 	 
			
	 WITNESS:
	 	 	 	 HERBERT R. ALLEN, JR.

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

  
 CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

  
 STATE OF
                                        

 COUNTY OF
                                        

  
 On this
             day of                     , 2005, before me personally came
                                     to me known, who, being
by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides in the State of                     ; and that he is the
                         of ALLEN SERVICES, INC. a South Carolina corporation, the corporation described in and which
executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the corporate seal of said Corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order and authority of the Board of Directors of said Corporation;
and that he signed his name thereto by like order and authority. 
  

			
	 (SEAL)

		
	 	 	 
	 	 	NOTARY PUBLIC
	
	 My commission expires:

	
	 

  
 INDIVIDUAL
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
  
 STATE OF
                                        

 COUNTY OF
                                        

  
 On this
             day of                     , 2005, before me personally came
HERBERT R. ALLEN, JR., to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides in the State of South Carolina; and that he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained. 
  

			
	 (SEAL)

		
	 	 	 
	 	 	NOTARY PUBLIC
	
	 My commission expires:

	
	 

  
 Schedule 1.1 –
Assets 
  

	1.	The Assets include only the following: 

  
 (a) The tracts of land, all as more particularly described in Schedule 1.1(a) hereto, together with all buildings, structures, fixtures and
other improvements situated thereon, all mineral rights and all easements, privileges, rights-of-ways, riparian and other water rights, lands underlying any adjacent streets or roads, appurtenances and licenses pertaining to or accruing to the
benefit of such land (such land and such improvements and other rights and assets pertaining to such land being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Real Estate”); 
  
 (b) The equipment, furniture, furnishings, machinery, vehicles, tools, spare
parts, dies, fuels, lubricants, maintenance and housekeeping supplies and other tangible personal property associated with the Business listed on the asset listing attached hereto as Schedule 1.1(b) (collectively, the
“Equipment”); 
  
 (c) The rights of the Company
affecting the Business under the contracts, agreements and arrangements; purchase commitments for materials and other services; and agreements with suppliers, personal property lessors, personal property lessees, licensors, licensees, consignors
listed on Schedule 1.1(c) hereto (excluding, however, any direct or indirect rights to collateral for surety bonds or for premium refunds associated therewith). 
  
 (d) The intellectual property, and any good will associated therewith identified on Schedule 1.1(d) hereto;

  
 (e) The inventories of raw materials, work in process,
finished goods and packaging materials of the Company set forth on Schedule 1.1(e) hereto; 
  
 (f) The deposits, prepayments and prepaid expenses relating to the operations of the Company set forth on Schedule 1.1(f) hereto; 
  
 (g) All accounts receivable of the Company as of the Closing Date as set
forth on Schedule 1.1 (g) hereto. 
  
 (h) The other
assets of the Company listed on Schedule 1.1(h). 
  
 (i)
Other items of tangible personal property (i) used in the ordinary course of business of the Company, (ii) located on the Company’s premises or jobsites, (iii) having a value in the case of each item of less than $1,000, and
(iv) not required, pursuant to the accounting policies and procedures of the Parent and the Company, to be listed as an asset on the Company’s balance sheet. 

  
 Schedule 1.1(a) –
Real Estate 
  
 See attached property descriptions. 

  
 Schedule 1.1(b) –
Equipment 
  
 See attached list. 

  
 Schedule 1.1(c) –
Contracts 
  
 See list attached as Schedule 1.1(e). 

  
 Schedule 1.1(d) –
Intellectual Property 
  
 See attached list. 

  
 Schedule 1.1(e) –
Work in Process 
  
 See attached listing of work-in-process. 

  
 Schedule 1.1(f) –
Deposits and Prepaid Expenses 
  
 See attached list. 

  
 Schedule 1.1(g) –
Accounts Receivable 
  
 See attached list; provided, however, accounts
listed on Schedule 1.2 are not “Assets” and are retained by the Company. 

  
 Schedule 1.1(h) –
Other Property 
  
 See attached list. 

  
 Schedule 1.5 –
Retained Liabilities 
  
 1. All liabilities of the Company pursuant to
that certain Indenture, dated January 28, 1999, by and among Parent, the subsidiaries named therein and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, for the 9 3/8% Series A and B Senior Subordinated Notes of Parent due 2009. 
  
 2. All liabilities of the Company pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated May 29,
2001, by and among Parent, the subsidiaries named therein and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, for the 9 3/8% Series C and D Senior Subordinated Notes of Parent due 2009. 
  
 3. All liabilities under that certain Pledge Agreement and Loan and Security Agreement, each dated August 1, 2005, by and among Parent,
certain of its subsidiaries, Bank of America, N.A., as Agent, and the various financial institutions party thereto from time to time. 
  
 4. All liabilities under that certain Interim Pledge Agreement, dated September 9, 2004, that Certain Underwriting, Continuing Indemnity and Pledge Agreement dated
January 14, 2005, and that certain Restated Pledge Agreement dated January 14, 2005, as all of such agreements are amended from time to time, by and among Parent, Federal Insurance Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries and their
respective co-sureties and reinsurers, except as to liabilities assumed by Buyer (i) under that certain General Agreement of Indemnity in the form attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement, and (ii) with respect to claims made
in relation to released bonds on completed jobs of the Company and/or the Buyer. 
  
 5. All liabilities of the Company, if any, owed to Parent or to the following affiliates of Parent (but only to the following affiliates): Integrated Electrical Finance, Inc., IES Management LP, IES Management ROO, LP, IES Properties, Inc.
and IES Reinsurance, Ltd. 
  
 6. (a) All liabilities for workers compensation
claims made by employees of the Company with respect to occurrences prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation, the following: 
  

													
	 	  	 Claim Number

	  	 	  	 Date of Loss

	    	 Status

	    	 Claimant

	  	Incurred

	 H.R. Allen
	  	2E037595	  	WC	  	08/06/2003	    	Open	    	 MATTHEWS, JEFFREY
	  	21,306
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	E3103108	  	WC	  	03/31/2005	    	Open	    	 HOLLOWAY, LEON
	  	7,549
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	E3110647	  	WC	  	04/25/2005	    	Open	    	 HILL, WILLIAM
	  	10,165
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	2E027837	  	WC	  	04/13/1999	    	Open	    	 BRITT, DAVID
	  	106,336
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	2E031311	  	WC	  	05/12/1999	    	Open	    	 LEE, NEWBY
	  	68,376
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	2E034561	  	WC	  	02/13/2002	    	Open	    	 HIGGINS, TONY
	  	71,635
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	2E037736	  	WC	  	11/10/2003	    	Open	    	 LOWRIMORE, JAMES
	  	13,838
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	2A611598	  	WC	  	10/01/2003	    	Open	    	 WRIGHT, ANTHONY T
	  	4,053
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	2A611570	  	WC	  	08/10/2004	    	Open	    	 LEHEW, HARRY
	  	24,786
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	2E812663	  	WC	  	08/05/2004	    	Open	    	 JAGGERS, CLYDE
	  	51,597
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	E3101131	  	WC	  	02/25/2005	    	Open	    	 RICHBURG, WAYMOND M
	  	9,672
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	E3119970	  	WC	  	07/22/2005	    	Open	    	 LESLY, JASON
	  	707

													
	 	  	Claim Number

	  	 	  	Date of Loss

	    	Status

	    	 Claimant

	  	Incurred

	 H.R. Allen
	  	E3121146	  	WC	  	08/24/2005	    	Open	    	DOYLE, RICHARD	  	422
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	2A611566	  	WC	  	09/21/2004	    	Open	    	BURR, ANTHONY	  	71,601
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	2A824053	  	WC	  	11/24/2004	    	Open	    	CHASTAIN, ADAM C	  	2,620
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	10958	  	WC	  	10/25/2005	    	Open	    	PINSON, JOSEPH	  	 
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	10925	  	WC	  	10/1/2005	    	Open	    	RAY, PAUL	  	 
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	10923	  	WC	  	9/15/2005	    	Open	    	REYES, SALVADOR	  	 
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	10904	  	WC	  	7/22/2004	    	Open	    	LONGSHORE, ROBERT	  	 
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	10881	  	WC	  	9/13/2005	    	Open	    	MCGUINESS, PATRICK	  	 
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	10878	  	WC	  	9/8/2005	    	Open	    	WHITE, JOHN	  	 
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	10872	  	WC	  	9/6/2005	    	Open	    	ENOS, DALE	  	 
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	10787	  	WC	  	7/21/2005	    	Open	    	HUGHES, JASON	  	 
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	 	  	WC	  	11/09/2005	    	Open	    	JOHNSON, EAD	  	 

  
 (b) All liabilities
for occurrences prior to the Closing Date under only the following claims: 
  

													
	 	  	Claim Number

	  	 	  	Date of Loss

	    	 Status

	    	 Claimant

	  	Incurred

	 H.R. Allen
	  	2A935740	  	GL	  	12/13/2004	    	Open	    	STALL HIGH SCHOOL	  	1,400
							
	 H.R. Allen
	  	E3749558	  	GL	  	11/01/2004	    	Open	    	CHRIST OUR KING LIFE	  	5,249

  
 7. All liabilities associated with any
federal or state income taxes owed by the Parent and its consolidated group (including, without limitation, the Company). All liabilities of the Company under this Agreement. 
  
 8. All liabilities insured under Parent’s General Liability insurance policies, provided, however, that in the case of each insured
occurrence, (i) Buyer shall reimburse the Company for and indemnify and hold it harmless with respect to the first $25,000 of such losses, and (ii) in the case of the first three occurrences in which losses exceed $25,000, the Buyer shall
reimburse the Company for and indemnify and hold it harmless with respect to one-half of any out of pocket costs and expenses of Parent and Company (in excess of the $25,000 paid by Buyer pursuant to clause (i) above), including defense costs
and expenses and cost of settlement or amounts paid in satisfaction of any judgment, incurred to satisfy Parent’s deductible or self-insured retention under such policies, up to a limit of payments by Buyer of $100,000 in such costs and
expenses per each of the first three such occurrences. With respect to any matters for which Buyer is required to reimburse the Company under this paragraph, the Parent and the Company shall control the defense of such any such claims pursuant to
the provisions of any applicable insurance policies, but, to the extent Buyer is required to reimburse the Company, the Parent and the Company shall consult with Buyer and its counsel with respect to such defense and allow Buyer and its counsel to
participate in all proceedings (formal or informal) relating to the defense, compromise and settlement of the claims at the expense of the Buyer. 

  
 Schedule 1.2 –
Excluded Accounts 
  
 See attached list. 

  
 Schedule 3.1(c) –
Permitted Encumbrances 
  
 See matters listed on Schedule 4.6. 

  
 Schedule 3.2(d) –
Change Orders 
  
 See attached list. 

  
 Schedule 4.6 –
Leased Assets 
  

	1.	See attached list of Leased Vehicles, the leases on which are to be assumed by Buyer at Closing. 

  

	2.	Lease on tire balancer referred to in Financing Statement File # 020328-1141281 filed with the SC Secretary of State. 

  

	3.	See attached list of other equipment leases.

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