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One-time incremental retainer to Chairman.

 Exhibit 10.6 

On April 2, 2010, the Board of Directors of Novell, Inc., upon the recommendation of its Compensation Committee, approved a one-time $50,000
incremental Board retainer payment to the Chairman of the Board, in recognition of his significant involvement and increased work effort and time commitment in relation to the Board’s current review of strategic alternatives to enhance
shareholder value.Non-Employee Director Remuneration and Expense Reimbursement Summary.

 Exhibit 10.7 

Non-Employee Director Remuneration 

and 

Expense Reimbursement Summary 
  

	1.	Cash Compensation 

  

	 	a)	Annual Retainers 

  

	 	•	 	 A non-employee Chairperson of the Board of Directors will receive an annual Board retainer of $125,000 paid quarterly in advance on
May 1, August 1, November 1, and February 1. 

  

	 	•	 	 Each non-employee member of the Board of Directors other than the non-employee Chairperson will receive an annual Board retainer of $50,000 paid
quarterly in advance on May 1, August 1, November 1, and February 1. 

  

	 	•	 	 The non-employee director who serves as Chairperson of the Audit Committee will receive, in addition to his or her Board retainer, an annual Committee
retainer of $20,000 paid quarterly in advance on May 1, August 1, November 1, and February 1. 

  

	 	•	 	 Each non-employee director who serves as Chairperson of a Board Committee other than the Audit Committee will receive, in addition to his or her Board
retainer, an annual Committee retainer of $10,000 paid quarterly in advance on May 1, August 1, November 1, and February 1. 

 

	 	•	 	 Retainers are paid through the end of the quarter in which service as a Director terminates. 

 

	 	•	 	 Pursuant to a deferral program effective for calendar years prior to 2010 (the “Prior Deferral Program”), non-employee directors were
permitted to convert all or any portion of their annual Board retainers (but not their Committee retainers) to Common Stock Equivalents (the “Retainer CSEs”). 

 

	 	o	Retainer CSEs are purchased on each date an installment of the annual Board retainer is paid. 

 

	 	o	Any non-employee director who elects to purchase Retainer CSEs will receive a supplemental credit equal to 25% of the portion of the annual Board retainer used to
purchase Retainer CSEs (referred to as the “Match”). 

  

	 	o	The Match may be applied only to the purchase of additional CSEs (“Match CSEs”). 

 

	 	o	The number of Retainer CSEs and Match CSEs to be received is based on the closing price of Novell common stock on the day before the purchase date.

  

	 	o	Retainer CSEs are fully vested at the time of purchase. 

  

	 	o	Match CSEs, unlike Retainer CSEs, are subject to a cliff vesting period of three years from the date of purchase. 

 

	 	o	The Retainer CSEs will be converted into shares of Novell common stock on the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of service as a non-employee director and
(ii) a date prior to the termination of service as a non-employee director specified by the non-employee director (the “Deferral Payment Date”). 

 

	 	o	Vested Match CSEs will be converted into shares of Novell common stock on the termination of service as a non-employee director. 

 

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	 	•	 	 With respect to calendar years beginning with calendar year 2010, non-employee directors may convert their annual Board retainers to Retainer CSEs
pursuant to the Novell, Inc. 2009 Directors Deferral Plan, a sub-plan of the Novell, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2009 Deferral Program”). 

 

	 	o	Under the 2009 Deferral Program, (i) Retainer CSEs are purchased on each date an installment of the annual Board retainer is paid; (ii) any non-employee
director who elects to purchase Retainer CSEs will receive Match CSEs; (iii) the number of Retainer CSEs and Match CSEs to be received is based on the closing price of Novell common stock on the day before the purchase date; and
(iv) Retainer CSEs are fully vested at the time of purchase. 

  

	 	o	Under the 2009 Deferral Program, Retainer CSEs will be paid out on the earliest to occur of (i) a change of control; (ii) a non-employee director’s
separation from service; or (iii) if elected, the Deferral Payment Date.

  

	 	o	Under the 2009 Deferral Program, Match CSEs become 100% vested on the earliest to occur of (i) the third anniversary of the last date CSEs are purchased with the
Match in the relevant calendar year; (ii) a change of control; (iii) the non-employee director’s retirement; or (iv) the non-employee director’s death.

 

	 	o	The vested Match CSEs are paid to the non-employee director on the earliest to occur of (i) his or her separation from service, (ii) a change of control, or
(iii) the later to occur of the Deferral Payment Date or the date on which the Match CSEs vest.

  

	 	b)	Meeting Fees 

  

	 	•	 	 Each non-employee director will receive $1,500 for each Board and Board telephonic meeting he or she attends. 

 

	 	•	 	 Each non-employee director will receive $1,500 for each Committee and Committee telephonic meeting he or she attends as a Committee member.

  

	2.	Equity Compensation 

  

	 	•	 	 Each non-employee director will receive an annual equity award with a value of $130,000 (the “Annual Equity Award”).

  

	 	•	 	 The Annual Equity Award will be granted at the first Compensation Committee meeting following Novell’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders that falls
during an open trading window for Novell’s securities. 

  

	 	•	 	 The Annual Equity Award will be comprised of stock options with a grant date value of $43,000 and either restricted stock units or shares of restricted
stock, as elected by each non-employee director, with a grant date value of $87,000. 

  

	 	•	 	 The stock options and either restricted stock units or shares of restricted stock comprising the Annual Equity Award will vest in full upon the earlier
to occur of one year from the date of grant or the business day prior to the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders following the grant date and will have the following additional terms: 

 

	 	o	Upon the retirement of a non-employee director, there will be 100% acceleration of all unvested stock options, restricted stock units and shares of restricted stock,
and vested stock options will remain exercisable for twelve months following retirement. 

  

	 	o	Upon the disability of a non-employee director, there will be no acceleration of unvested stock options, restricted stock units or unvested restricted stock, but vested
stock options will remain exercisable for twelve months following a disability. 

  

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	 	o	Upon the death of a non-employee director, there will be an acceleration of vesting of those stock options, restricted stock units, and shares of restricted stock that
would have vested within twelve months following such death had the non-employee director not died and remained a non-employee director, and vested stock options will remain exercisable for twelve months following the death of a non-employee
director. 

  

	 	•	 	 New non-employee directors will receive a one-time grant of 50,000 stock options that will vest in full upon the earlier to occur of one year from the
date of grant or the business day prior to the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders following the grant date. 

  

	 	•	 	 Pursuant to the 2009 Deferral Program, non-employee directors may defer receipt of the shares of Novell common stock received upon vesting of the
restricted stock units portion of the Annual Equity Award until the earliest to occur of (i) a change of control; (ii) a non-employee director’s separation from service; or (iii) if elected, the Deferral Payment Date.

  

	 	•	 	 Non-employee directors may not sell shares of Novell common stock unless they continue to own an amount of Novell common stock equal to three times
their annual Board retainer. 

  

	 	o	Non-employee Chairperson of the Board of Directors Total Stock Ownership Requirement (“Total SOR”) is $375,000 ($125k × 3)

  

	 	o	Other non-employee directors Total SOR is $150,000 ($50k × 3) 

  

	 	o	Forms of equity that count towards Total SOR consist of shares that are already owned and held, shares acquired on the open market, shares acquired upon the exercise of
stock options, vested restricted stock units, vested shares of restricted stock, Retainer CSEs, and any vested Match CSEs 

  

	3.	Reimbursements 

  

	 	a)	Meetings 

  

	 	•	 	 Novell will provide reimbursement for attendance to all Board and Committee meetings covering the following: 

 

	 	o	first class airfare ticket or equivalent 

  

	 	o	lodging 

  

	 	o	meals 

  

	 	o	ground transportation to and from the meeting 

  

	 	b)	Conferences 

  

	 	•	 	 Novell will provide reimbursement for attendance to one conference per year covering the following: 

 

	 	o	registration fees 

  

	 	o	first class airfare ticket or equivalent 

  

	 	o	lodging 

  

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	 	o	meals 

  

	 	o	ground transportation to and from the conference 

  

	 	c)	Orientation 

  

	 	•	 	 Novell will provide reimbursement for new non-employee directors for attendance to one third-party orientation program covering the following:

  

	 	o	registration fees 

  

	 	o	first class airfare ticket or equivalent 

  

	 	o	lodging 

  

	 	o	meals 

  

	 	o	ground transportation to and from the orientation program 

  

 Page 4 of 4Letter agreement with Mr. Plaskett.

 Exhibit 10.8 

Thomas G. Plaskett 
 c/o Novell, Inc.

 404 Wyman St. 
 Waltham, MA 02451

 Dear Mr. Plaskett: 
 You and
Novell, Inc. (the “Company”) are parties to (1) a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated April 7, 2009, granted under the Novell, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”), (2) a Nonqualified Stock Option
Agreement, dated April 7, 2009, granted under the 2009 Plan and (3) a Stock Option Agreement Outside Directors Grant, dated June 3, 2008, granted under the Novell, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan (the “2000 Plan”) (together, the
“Equity Agreements”). In recognition of your loyal service to the Company as a non-employee member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) for the past several years, the Board has determined that it is appropriate
to amend the Equity Agreements to accelerate the vesting of the restricted stock units and nonqualified stock options granted thereunder so that they are fully vested as of April 18, 2010. 

Accordingly, pursuant to the authority of the Board under the 2009 Plan and the 2000 Plan, the Equity Agreements are hereby amended as follows:

  

	 	1.	The last sentence in the first paragraph of Section 3(a) of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated April 7, 2009, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 “Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs 3(b) or 3(c) below, 50% of the Restricted Units shall vest
on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant and 50% of the Restricted Units shall vest on April 18, 2010, provided that the Grantee is a Director (as defined in the Plan) of the Company on such dates.” 

 

	 	2.	The first paragraph in Section 2(a) of the Nonqualified Stock Option Grant Agreement, dated April 7, 2009, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 “Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs 2(b) or 2(c) below, the Option shall vest and become
exercisable as to 50% of the Shares subject to the Option on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant and as to 50% of the Shares subject to the Option on April 18, 2010, provided that the Grantee is a Director (as defined in the Plan) of the
Company on such dates.” 
  

	 	3.	The paragraph entitled “Vesting Schedule” in Section 1 of the Stock Option Agreement Outside Directors Grant, dated June 3, 2008, is hereby amended
to read as follows: 

 “Except as otherwise set forth in the Plan, this Option will vest over two
(2) years with 50% of the Shares subject to the Option vesting on June 3, 2009 and 50% of the Shares subject to the Option vesting on April 18, 2010, provided that the Optionee is a Service Provider on such vesting dates.”

	 	4.	In all respects not amended, the Equity Agreements are hereby ratified and confirmed. 

The Equity Agreements shall be amended as described above, effective as of the date first written above, provided that you consent to the
foregoing amendments by signing below. 
 Sincerely, 

Novell, Inc. 
  

	
	  

	Name:
	Title:

 Agreed and Accepted: 

Thomas G. Plaskett

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