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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement - Robert Weiss

 Exhibit 10.3 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 Between 
 Daystar Technologies, Inc.
and  
 Robert Weiss 
 This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), executed as of December 4, 2008 (“Effective Date”) between Robert Weiss (“Executive”), an individual currently residing in California, and
DayStar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), having its principal office at 2972 Stender Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054. 
 WHEREAS, the Company and Executive wish to amend and restate their existing employment agreement dated April 1, 2006 (the “Prior Agreement”) to clarify certain existing provisions in light of the final
regulations issued under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the agreements and covenants contained herein, the Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I
Employment and Term 
 Section 1.01 Position; Responsibilities. 
 (a) The Company hereby employs Executive as its Chief Technology Officer upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 
 (b) Executive shall at all times hold the position described above or other senior management level positions as determined by the Board of Directors of
the Company (the “Board”) or its designee, and perform the duties, responsibilities and authorities customarily associated with such positions or such other senior management level duties as determined by the Board or its designee, so long
as such other duties are consistent with the Executive’s skills. Executive shall report directly and solely to the Board or the CEO. 
 Section 1.02 Performance of Duties/Other Commitments and Activities. 
 (a) Executive shall at all times endeavor to
perform duly and faithfully all of his duties hereunder to the best of his abilities. 
 (b) Executive shall devote his full business time,
best efforts and business judgment, skill and knowledge to the advancement of the Company’s interests and to the discharge of his duties and responsibilities hereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as preventing
Executive from engaging in any of the activities described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and/or (iv) below so long as such activities do not impair his ability to fulfill his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement or violate any
other agreements between Executive and the Company: 
 (i) investing his assets in such form or manner as shall not require
any material services on his part in the operations or affairs of the companies or the other entities in which such investments are made; 
  

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 (ii) serving on the board of directors of any company; provided that he obtains the prior
written approval of a majority of the Board of Directors and shall not be required to render any material services with respect to the operations or affairs of any such company; 
 (iii) engaging in religious, charitable, educational or other community or nonprofit activities; or 
 (iv) serving in such capacities as may be reasonably necessary for Executive to maintain his active professional licensing as a member of
any professional organization that reasonably relates to his employment with and the business of the Company. 
 (c) Executive’s base of
operations under this Agreement is the Company’s headquarters offices which is currently located in the San Francisco, California bay area. 
 Section 1.03 Term. Executive’s term of employment under this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence on the Effective Date and shall expire on April 1, 2009 (that is, the third anniversary of the entry into the
Prior Agreement); provided, however, that the Term shall be automatically extended for additional one (1) year period such date, and annually thereafter (each such anniversary, commencing with April 1, 2009, the “Anniversary
Date”), unless the Executive or the Company has received a written Notice of Non-Renewal delivered no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Anniversary Date, pursuant to Section 6.01 below. Executive’s rights to compensation
upon his separation from service with the Company, including but not limited to upon the non-renewal of this Agreement, are as set forth in Article 3 below. 
 Section 1.04 Representations and Warranty of Executive. Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that he is not aware of any presently existing fact, circumstance or event (including, but
without limitation, any health condition or legal constraint) which would preclude or restrict him from providing to the Company the services contemplated by this Agreement, or which would give rise to any breach of any term or provision hereof, or
which could otherwise result in the termination of his employment hereunder for Cause or Good Reason (as such terms are defined in Article 3). Any and all agreements between Executive and any prior employer as well as any agreements to which
Executive is a party containing any restriction upon Executive’s ability to use or disclose confidential information or engages in any business activity are listed in Appendix “A” and shall be promptly made available to the Company
upon request. 
 Section 1.05 Representations and Warranty of Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to Executive
that it has received all authorizations and has taken all actions, necessary or appropriate for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. 
  

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 ARTICLE II Compensation 
 Section 2.01 General. The Company shall compensate Executive for all of his services under this Agreement, as set forth herein. 

Section 2.02 Basic Compensation. Executive’s salary (“Base Salary”) when annualized shall be at the rate of $285,000 and
shall be payable in bi-weekly or other installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payment schedule for senior management (but not less frequently than monthly). 
 Section 2.03 Incentive Compensation. Executive shall be eligible to participate in an annual Management Incentive Program for senior
management of the Company currently offered or as subsequently modified by the Board from time to time in its discretion (“Management Incentive Program”). The Executive and the Company agree that Executive’s performance goals pursuant
to the Management Incentive Program shall consist of the Company’s annual performance goals and other specific performance goals for the Executive, as determined by the Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof) in its discretion. The
target incentive compensation payment (the “Incentive Payment”) for meeting all such goals shall be a percentage of the Base Salary, as deemed appropriate by the Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof). 
 Section 2.04 Other Benefits. 
 (a) During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans, including retirement programs, if any, group health care plans, and all fringe benefit plans, of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions
of such plans. Such plans shall at all times be comparable to those made available to the senior-most management of the Company. 
 (b) In
addition, the Company shall provide Executive with the following benefits during the Term: (i) Reimbursement for Company business travel (including overnight accommodations as reasonably deemed necessary by Executive); (ii) Company paid
cell phone and home office communication equipment (fax, internet access, etc. without any requirement to maintain records of specific use); and (iii) Reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket home office expenses. 
 (c) During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s Vacation Policy and calculations as set forth in
the Company Employee Handbook. 
 (d) Executive shall also be entitled to such paid holidays and paid sick leave as shall be authorized by
the Company for its senior-most officers pursuant to its written policies, as determined from time to time. 
  

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 Section 2.05 Expense Reimbursements. The Company shall reimburse Executive for all proper
expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties hereunder in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Company as in effect from time to time. 
 Section 2.06 Excise Tax. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the aggregate present value of the “parachute payments” to the Executive, determined under Section 280G(b)
of the Code would be, but for this Section 2.06, at least three times the “base amount” determined under such Section 280G, then the parachute payments otherwise payable under this Agreement (and any other amount payable
hereunder or any other severance plan, program, policy or obligation of the Company) shall be reduced so that the aggregate present value of the parachute payments to the Executive determined under Section 280G, does not exceed 2.99 times the
base amount. In no event, however, shall any benefit provided hereunder be reduced to the extent such benefit is specifically excluded from treatment under Section 280G of the Code as a “parachute payment” or as an “excess
parachute payment”. Any decisions regarding the requirement or implementation of such reductions shall be made by the tax counsel and accounting firm retained by the Company. If a reduced amount is to be paid, (i) Executive shall have no
rights to any additional payments and/or benefits constituting the payments, and (ii) reduction in payments and/or benefits shall occur in the following order: (1) reduction of cash payments; (2) cancellation of accelerated vesting of
stock awards other than stock options; (3) cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock options; and (4) reduction of other benefits (if any) paid to Executive. In the event that acceleration of compensation from Executive’s stock
awards is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting shall be canceled in the reverse order of the date of grant. 
 Section 2.07
Withholding. The Base Salary and all other payments and benefits provided to Executive in connection with his services to the Company shall be subject to all withholding and deductions required by federal, state or other law (including those
authorized by Executive but not otherwise required by law), including but not limited to state, federal and local income taxes, unemployment tax, Medicare and FICA, together with such deductions as Executive may from time to time specifically
authorize under any employee benefit program which may be adopted by the Company for the benefit of its senior executives or Executive. 
 ARTICLE III Termination of Employment 
 Section 3.01 Right to Terminate. Executive’s employment hereunder
is “at will” and shall be terminable by either party at any time with or without Cause or Good Reason and any such termination shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement, provided the notice or payment in lieu of notice set forth in
subsection 3.02 is provided. Upon any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive will have no rights to receive any compensation from the Company except as set forth in this Article III. 
 Section 3.02 Notice. Executive shall give the Company at least sixty (60) days’ advance written notice prior to any termination by
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 Section 3.03 Termination for Good Reason. The Executive may terminate employment for Good
Reason or without Good Reason. “Good Reason” means, without the consent of the Executive: 
 (i) any material
reduction in Executive’s base pay and bonus target amount that is not remedied by the Company within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Executive; 
 (ii) the assignment to the Executive of any duties or any other action by the Company that results in a material diminution in the
Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities described in Section 1.01(b) of this Agreement that is not remedied by the Company within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Executive; 
 (iii) any material breach by the Company of this Agreement that is not remedied by the Company within sixty (60) days after receipt
of written notice thereof from the Executive; or 
 (iv) any failure of the Company under Section 6.10 below to use its
best efforts to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for Executive that is not remedied by the Company within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Executive. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, Good Reason shall not exist unless the Executive provides notice of any condition described in (i)-(iv) above within ninety
(90) days of the initial existence of the condition and the effective date of Executive’s termination, following the Company’s failure to reasonably cure such condition, is not later than the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day
after the Company received notice of the condition. 
 Section 3.04 Procedure
for Termination for Good Reason. A termination of employment by the Executive for Good Reason shall be effectuated by giving the Company written notice (“Notice of Termination for Good Reason”) of the termination, setting forth in
reasonable detail the specific conduct of the Company that constitutes Good Reason and the specific provision(s) of this Agreement on which the Executive relies. A termination of employment by the Executive for Good Reason shall be effective on the
sixtieth (60th) day following the date when the Notice of Termination for Good Reason is received by the Company, unless the act or admission
that constitutes the Good Reason is cured prior to the expiration of said period and the Executive is given written notice thereof, the Notice of Termination for Good Reason sets forth a later date (as provided in Section 3.03 above) for the
effectiveness of the termination or the Company accepts the Executive’s termination for Good Reason on an earlier date. 
 Section 3.05 Termination for Cause. The Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause. For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall be defined as the Board’s good faith
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constituting a felony; (ii) committed one or more acts or omissions constituting fraud, embezzlement or breach of a fiduciary duty to the Company;
(iii) committed one or more acts constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct; (iv) habitually abused alcohol or any controlled substance or reported to work under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance (other than a
controlled substance which Executive is properly taking under a current prescription), (v) engaged in harassment of any employee or customer of the Company in violation of Company policy; (vii) committed a material violation of any Company
policy; (viii) been insubordinate or dishonest; (ix) engaged in self-dealing or in any act constituting a conflict of interest; (ix) exposed the Company to criminal liability through negligence or wrongdoing of any kind;
(x) disclosed the Company’s confidential information in violation of his obligations under this Agreement; or (xi) failed, after written warning specifying in reasonable detail the breach(es) complained of, to substantially perform
his duties under this Agreement. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing in the event of a Change of Control, a termination by the Company of the
Executive for any reason during the twelve (12) month period immediately following the Change of Control, other than an intentional and malicious act or omission that is reasonably likely to result in material injury to the business or
reputation of the Company, shall be deemed to be a termination without Cause for all purposes under this Agreement. 
 Section 3.06
Procedure for Termination for Cause. A termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause shall be effected in accordance with the following procedures. The Company shall give the Executive written notice (“Notice of Termination for
Cause”) of its intention to terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause, setting forth in reasonable detail the specific conduct of the Executive that it considers to constitute Cause and the specific provision(s) of this Agreement on
which it relies and stating the date, time and place of the Special Board Meeting. The “Special Board Meeting” means a meeting of the Board called and held specifically for the purpose of considering the Executive’s termination for
Cause that takes place not less than thirty (30) and not more than sixty (60) days after the Executive receives the Notice of Termination for Cause. The Executive shall be given an opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard at the
Special Board Meeting. The Executive’s termination for Cause shall be effective when and if a resolution is duly adopted at the Special Board Meeting, stating that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Executive is guilty of the conduct
described in the Notice of Termination for Cause, such conduct constitutes Cause under this Agreement and in the case of a termination for Cause as defined in subsection 3.05(xi), such conduct has not ceased or been cured between the date the
Executive received the Notice of Termination for Cause and the date of the meeting. 
 Section 3.07 Death. In the event that the
Executive dies while employed under this Agreement, the Company’s obligations to Executive under this Agreement shall immediately cease and Executive shall have no rights to receive the severance package set forth in Section 3.09 below.
All benefits accrued to the date of death, including vested securities, health and disability benefits shall inure to the benefit of Executive’s heirs and assigns. 
  

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 Section 3.08 Disability. In the event that the Board determines in its sole discretion that
Executive has been disabled from substantially performing his duties for any one hundred and twenty (120) days within any twelve (12) month period while employed under this Agreement, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment
for Cause (including in any period following a Change of Control) and Executive shall have no rights to receive the severance package set forth in Section 3.09 below. 
 Section 3.09 Severance Package. 
 (a) Change of Control Severance Package. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated during the Term in a manner that constitutes a “separation from service” (as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(h)) on or after a Change of Control (as defined below) and prior to the date that is thirty (30) days immediately following the first anniversary of the Change of Control, by the Company other than for Cause or by
Executive for Good Reason, and other than as a result of a timely Notice of Non-Renewal or Executive’s death or disability (as determined under Section 3.08), then, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 3.09(d) below, Executive’s change of control severance package (“Change of Control Severance Package”) shall be as follows: 
 (i) Executive shall receive two hundred percent (200%) of the aggregate of (x) Executive’s annual Base Salary for the year in which such termination occurs, and (y) the target (i.e., at 100% goal
attainment) amount of any Incentive Payment payable to Executive for the year in which such termination occurs under the Management Incentive Program applicable to Executive. Such amount shall be paid ratably in accordance with the Company’s
normal salary payment schedule for senior management over the eighteen (18) month period following the date of the Executive’s separation from service (except as set forth in Section 3.09(d) and (g) below). The foregoing payment
is referred to herein as the “Change of Control Severance Pay”; 
 (ii) During the eighteen (18) month period
immediately following the termination of employment, the Company shall pay the premium for continued medical and any other applicable health insurance coverage under COBRA for Executive (and if applicable, his family) subject to Executive’s
timely election of such COBRA coverage, the continued eligibility for participation by Executive and his family, and subject to COBRA’s terms, conditions and restrictions; and 
 (iii) All unvested compensatory equity awards (including any stock options and restricted stock awards) then held by Executive, if any,
shall vest automatically effective as of immediately prior to the termination of Executive’s employment. 
  

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 (b) Definition of Change in Control. 
 “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (A) any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the
Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or which contemplates that all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company shall be controlled by another corporation, in either case where the continuing, surviving or
other corporation both (i) is not directly or indirectly owned by holders of at least 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding immediately prior to such consolidation or merger and (ii) does not have a
board of directors approved by or consisting of more than one-half of the Company’s Board members as the Board was constituted immediately prior to the transaction, (B) a recapitalization (including an exchange of Company equity securities
by the holders thereof), in either case, in which any “Person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities having the right to vote in the election of directors and the Company does not have a board of
directors approved by or consisting of more than one-half of the Company’s Board members as the Board was constituted immediately prior to the transaction; (C) any sale, lease, exchange or transfer (in one transaction or in a series of
related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries; (D) approval by the shareholders of the Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, unless such plan or
proposal is abandoned within 60 days following such approval; or (E) any “Person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) shall become the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities having the right to vote in the election of directors. 
 (c) Regular Severance Package. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated during the Term in a manner that constitutes a
“separation from service” by the Company other than for Cause, or by Executive for Good Reason, in either such case other than on or within the period ending on the 30th day following the first anniversary of a Change of Control, and in
all cases other than as a result of a timely Non-Renewal or Executive’s death or disability (as determined under Section 3.08), then, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in subsection 3.09(d) below, Executive’s
regular severance package (“Regular Severance Package”) shall be as follows: 
 (i) Executive shall receive
one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate of (x) Executive’s annual Base Salary for the year in which such termination occurs, and (y) the amount of any Incentive Payment paid to Executive for the prior year under the
Management Incentive Program applicable to Executive. Such amount shall be paid ratably in accordance with the Company’s normal salary payment schedule for senior management (but not less frequently than monthly) over eighteen (18) months
immediately following the date of the Executive’s separation from service (except as set forth in Section 3.09(d) and (g) below). The foregoing payment is referred to herein as the “Regular Severance Pay”; 
 (ii) During the 18 month period immediately following the termination of employment, the Company shall also pay the premium for continued
medical and any other applicable health insurance coverage under COBRA for Executive (and if applicable, his family) subject to Executive’s timely election of such COBRA coverage, the continued eligibility for participation by Executive and his
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 (iii) The unvested compensatory equity awards (including any stock options and restricted
stock awards) then held by Executive, if any, that would vest in the ordinary course in the twelve (12) month period immediately following the termination of Executive’s employment shall vest automatically, effective as of immediately
prior to the termination of Executive’s employment. All other unvested compensatory equity awards shall immediately be forfeited (subject, however, to any contrary determination of the Board in its sole discretion). 
 (d) Conditions for Severance Packages. Executive shall receive the Change of Control Severance Package and the Regular Severance Package described
in subsections 3.09(a) and (c), if and only if (i) Executive duly executes and returns within forty-five days to the Company (and allows to become effective in accordance with its terms) a termination agreement (“Termination
Agreement”) satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion, which shall include a general release of any and all claims arising out of Executive’s employment or cessation of employment against the Company and any other persons or
entities designated by the Company, other than a release of rights for payments and benefits set forth in section 3.09(a) or (c) (as applicable) and, in the Company’ s sole discretion, provisions requiring the Executive not to disparage
the Company or its employees and Board, not use or disclose information deemed confidential by the Company, to reasonably cooperate with the Company in transitioning business matters and handling claims and litigation ; and (ii) Executive
complies with his obligations under this Agreement and the Termination Agreement. Notwithstanding the payment schedules set forth in Section 3.09(a) and (c) above, none of the payments or benefits will be paid or otherwise delivered prior
to the effective date of the Termination Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.09(g), on the first regular payroll pay day following the effective date of the Termination Agreement, the Company will pay Executive the payments and
benefits Executive would otherwise have received under Section 3.09 on or prior to such date but for the delay in payment related to the effectiveness of the Termination Agreement, with the balance of the payments and benefits being paid as
originally scheduled. All amounts payable under this Section 3.09 will be subject to standard payroll taxes and deductions. 
 (e) Severance Package – Company Non-Renewal of Term. Subject to the conditions set forth in 3.09(f), in the event that the Company timely provides the Executive with Notice of Non-Renewal and such notice results in the
termination of Executive’s employment at the end of the Term (including any extension of the original Term) in a manner that constitutes a “separation from service” other than a termination by the Company for Cause and other than as a
result of Executive’s death or disability (as determined under Section 3.08), then as and for a Severance Package (“Non-Renewal Severance Package”):  
 (i) Executive shall receive the product of the Regular Severance Pay multiplied by a fraction, (a) the numerator of which shall be
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(52) minus the number of full weeks (rounded down for any partial weeks) from the date Executive received the Notice of Non-Renewal until the last day
of the Term (such number of weeks until the last day of the Term, the “Weeks of Notice”), and (b) the denominator of which shall be fifty-two (52). The foregoing payment is referred to herein as “Non-Renewal Severance Pay”.
(Accordingly, Notice of Non-Renewal received by Executive forty-two (42) full weeks prior to the last day of the Term and Regular Severance Pay totaling $280,000 would result in Non-Renewal Severance Pay in the amount of $53,846 (10/52 x
$280,000 = $53,846)). Such amount shall be paid ratably in accordance with the Company’s normal salary payment schedule for senior management, during the “Severance Period”, which shall be the number of weeks equal to fifty-two
(52) minus the number of Weeks of Notice. 
 (ii) During the Severance Period, the Company shall also pay the premium for
continued medical and any other applicable health insurance coverage under COBRA for Executive (and if applicable, his family) subject to Executive’s timely election of such COBRA coverage, the continued eligibility for participation by
Executive and his family, and subject to COBRA’s terms, conditions and restrictions; and 
 (iii) As to the unvested
compensatory equity awards (including any stock options and restricted stock awards) then held by Executive, if any, that would vest in the ordinary course within the ninety (90) day period immediately after the Term expires, a portion of (the
“Vested Portion”) such awards shall be vested effective as of the effective date of the Termination Agreement. For these purposes, the “Vested Portion” shall be the number of unvested shares on the date Executive’s
employment terminates that would vest in the ordinary course within the ninety (90) day period immediately after the Term expires, multiplied by a fraction, (a) the numerator of which shall be the number of full weeks (rounded up for any
partial weeks) of active service Executive provided to the Company between the most recent prior vesting date of the applicable equity award and the employment termination date, and (b) the denominator of which shall be fifty-two (52). This
vesting schedule shall supersede any contrary vesting schedule or vesting provision set forth in the documents granting the foregoing equity interests or the applicable plan documents as amended from time to time. All other unvested equity awards
shall immediately be forfeited (subject, however, to any contrary determination of the Board in its sole discretion). 
 (f) Conditions
for Non-Renewal Severance Package. Executive shall receive the Non-Renewal Severance Package described in subsection 3.09(e), if and only if (iii) Executive duly executes and returns within forty-five days to the Company (and allows to
become effective in accordance with its terms) a termination agreement (“Termination Agreement”) satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion, which shall include a general release of any and all claims arising out of
Executive’s employment or cessation of employment against the Company and any other persons or entities designated by the Company, other than a release of rights for payments and benefits set forth in section 3.09(e) and, in the Company’ s
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requiring the Executive not to disparage the Company or its employees and Board, not use or disclose information deemed confidential by the Company, to
reasonably cooperate with the Company in transitioning business matters and handling claims and litigation ; and (iv) Executive complies with his obligations under this Agreement and the Termination Agreement. Notwithstanding the payment
schedules set forth in Section 3.09(e) above, none of the payments or benefits will be paid or otherwise delivered prior to the effective date of the Termination Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.09(g), on the first
regular payroll pay day following the effective date of the Termination Agreement, the Company will pay Executive the payments and benefits Executive would otherwise have received under Section 3.09 on or prior to such date but for the delay in
payment related to the effectiveness of the Termination Agreement, with the balance of the payments and benefits being paid as originally scheduled. All amounts payable under this Section 3.09 will be subject to standard payroll taxes and
deductions. 
 (g) Compliance with Section 409A. It is intended that each installment of the payments and benefits
provided for in this Agreement is a separate “payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i). For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that payments of the amounts set forth in this Agreement satisfy, to the
greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Section 409A of the Code (Section 409A of the Code, together, with any state law of similar effect, “Section 409A”) provided under Treasury Regulations 1.409A-1(b)(4),
1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9). However, if the Company (or, if applicable, the successor entity thereto) determines that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement (the “Agreement Payments”) constitute “deferred
compensation” under Section 409A and Executive is, on the termination of his employment, a “specified employee” of the Company or any successor entity thereto, as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code
(a “Specified Employee”), then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, the timing of the Agreement Payments shall be delayed as follows: on the earlier to
occur of (i) the date that is six months and one day after Executive’s separation from service or (ii) the date of Executive’s death (such earlier date, the “Delayed Initial Payment Date”), the Company (or the successor
entity thereto, as applicable) shall (A) pay to Executive a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the Agreement Payments that Executive would otherwise have received through the Delayed Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payment of
the Agreement Payments had not been so delayed pursuant to this Section 3.09(g) and (B) commence paying the balance of the Agreement Payments in accordance with the applicable payment schedules set forth in this Agreement.

 Section 3.10 Accrued Payments. In the event Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated during the
Term, by the Company other than for Cause or by Executive for Good Reason, Executive shall in all events be paid all accrued but unpaid Base Salary, earned but unpaid Incentive Compensation for any prior year, reimbursable expenses and other accrued
benefits, if any, through the date of termination. 
  

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 Section 3.11 No Additional Payment or Reduction Due to Mitigation. The parties agree that the
foregoing shall be Executive’s sole and exclusive entitlement under this Agreement by reason of termination by Executive for Good Reason or by the Company other than for Cause. Such payments shall not be reduced or limited by amounts Executive
might earn or be able to earn from other employment or ventures (except with respect to Executive’s eligibility for COBRA payments, in accordance with applicable law). 
 Section 3.12 Rights on Termination for Cause or Without Good Reason. Executive shall have no rights to receive any of the severance
compensation set forth in Section 3.09 above in the event that the Company shall duly terminate Executive’s employment for Cause or in the event that Executive shall terminate his employment with the Company for reasons other than Good
Reason; provided, however, that Executive shall in all events be paid all accrued but unpaid Base Salary, earned but unpaid Incentive Compensation for any prior year, reimbursable expenses and other accrued benefits, if any, through the date of
termination. In addition, in the event that the Company shall terminate Executive’s employment for Cause or in the event that Executive shall terminate his employment with the Company for reasons other than Good Reason, then all unvested equity
awards then held by Executive, if any, shall automatically be forfeited (subject, however, to any contrary determination of the Board in its sole discretion). The parties agree that the foregoing shall be Executive’s sole and exclusive
entitlement under this Agreement by reason of termination by Executive for other than Good Reason or by the Company for Cause. Such payments shall not be reduced or limited by amounts Executive might earn or be able to earn from other employment or
ventures. 
 ARTICLE IV Confidential Information; 
 Inducing Company Employees; Non-Competition 
 Section 4.01 Confidential Information.
Without the prior written consent of Company, except as shall be necessary in the performance of Executive’s assigned duties, Executive shall not disclose Company Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) to any third party or use the
Company Confidential Information for Executive’s direct or indirect benefit or the direct or indirect benefit of any third party, and Executive shall maintain in strict confidence, both during and after Executive’s employment, the
confidentiality of any and all Company Confidential Information. “Company Confidential Information” means any information (written, oral or stored in any information storage and/or retrieval medium or device) that the Company treats as
confidential or proprietary, including, but not limited to, all of the Company’s trade secrets (including, without limitation, any trade secrets relating to thin film copper-indium-gallium-di-selenide solar cells, other related thin film
photovoltaic technologies, and sputtering techniques and any information constituting or relating to: the Inventions (as hereinafter defined); research and development plans; manufacturing or production designs, protocols, processes, methods and
data; existing and proposed products or services; product plans, sketches, and blueprints; tests and test results; computer codes or instructions (including source and object code, program logic algorithms, subroutines, modules and related
documentation, including program notation); business studies; business development plans and efforts; business procedures; financial data (including, but not limited to, revenue and cost data, projections and/or forecasts); marketing and sales data,
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contractors, and suppliers and prospective customers, resellers, independent contractors, and suppliers; the terms of contracts and agreements with
customers, resellers, independent contractors, and suppliers; any information or data provided by or on behalf of independent contractors, resellers, customers, prospective customers, prospective resellers, or others subject to the terms of a
confidentiality, non-disclosure or similar agreement or the reasonable expectation that such information or data would be treated as “confidential” or non-public information or data; information with respect to Company’s employees and
independent contractors, including, but not limited to, their skills, abilities, assignments, performance, compensation, and benefits, as well as the nature and other terms and conditions of their relationship with the Company; and any other
information used or developed by Company that has not been made available by Company to the general public. Failure to mark any of the Company Confidential Information as confidential or proprietary shall not affect its status as Company
Confidential Information under the terms of this Agreement. Additionally, Executive shall comply with the confidentiality requirements of any client of Company and shall execute such policies, procedures or agreements as such client requires.
Company shall at all times retain any and all right, title and interest in and to the Company Confidential Information and Executive shall have no rights to or in the Company Confidential Information. In the event of any dispute between Executive
and the Company or between Executive or the Company and others, Executive shall cooperate with the Company as to redaction or other protective measures with respect to any unnecessary public disclosure of any Company Confidential Information.

 Section 4.02 Intellectual Property. 
 (a) Inventions Retained and Licensed. Executive has attached hereto, as Attachment “1”, a list describing all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, improvements, and trade secrets
which were made by Executive prior to the date of this Agreement (collectively referred to as “Prior Inventions”), which are owned by Executive alone or jointly with others, which relate in any way to Company’s existing or proposed
business, products or research and development, and which are not assigned to Company hereunder and/or were not previously assigned by Executive to Company. If no items are listed in Attachment “1,” Executive agrees and represents that
there are no Prior Inventions which are owned by Executive or in which Executive has any interest. 
 (b) Assignment of Inventions.
Executive shall promptly make full written disclosure to Company, will hold in trust for the sole right and benefit of Company, and hereby assigns, transfers, conveys, grants and sets over to Company, or its designee, all Executive’s worldwide
right, title, and interest in and to any and all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, concepts, improvements or trade secrets, including, but not limited to, all writings, documents, discoveries, computer programs or instructions
(whether in source code, object code, or any other form), plans, memoranda, tests and test results, research, designs, graphical elements, graphic layouts and designs, website designs, computer graphics, computer animations, artwork models,
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techniques (whether reduced to written form or otherwise) that Executive may solely or jointly create, make, record, discover, conceive, develop or reduce to
practice, or cause to be created, made, recorded, discovered, conceived, developed or reduced to practice, whether during working hours at Company’s facility or at any other time or location, whether upon the request or suggestion of Company or
otherwise, and whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, from the date Executive’s employment with Company commenced until Executive’s cessation of employment with Company, which relate in any way to
Company’s existing or proposed business, products or research and development, including, but not limited to, the work that Executive performs for Company (collectively referred to as “Inventions”). The Inventions shall include any
and all intellectual property rights inherent in the Inventions and appurtenant thereto including, without limitation, all patent rights, copyrights, trademarks, know-how and trade secrets (collectively referred to as “Intellectual Property
Rights”). Executive further acknowledges that all original works of authorship which are made by Executive (solely or jointly with others) from the date Executive’s employment with Company commenced until Executive’s cessation of
employment with Company that relates in any manner to the current or future business of Company and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act. 
 (c) Maintenance of Records. Executive shall keep and maintain adequate and current records of all Inventions made by Executive (solely or jointly
with others) during Executive’s employment with Company. The records will be in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, and any other format that may be specified by Company. The records will be available to and remain the sole and exclusive
property of Company at all times. 
 (d) Further Assurances. Upon the request and at the expense of Company, Executive shall execute
and deliver all instruments and documents and take such other acts as may be necessary or desirable to document all assignments and transfers contemplated in this Agreement and to enable Company to secure its rights in the Inventions and all
Intellectual Property Rights relating thereto in any and all jurisdictions, or to apply for, prosecute and enforce Intellectual Property Rights in any and all jurisdictions with respect to any Inventions, or to obtain any extension, validation,
re-issue, continuance or renewal of any such Intellectual Property Rights. Executive further agrees that Executive’s obligation to execute or cause to be executed, when it is in Executive’s power to do so, any such instrument or papers
shall continue after the termination of this Agreement. If Company is unable for any other reason to secure Executive’s signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patent, trademark, copyright or other
registration covering Inventions assigned to Company as above, then Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Executive’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and in
Executive’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent or trademark, copyright or other registrations thereon with the same
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 Section 4.03 Non-solicitation of Employees. 
 (a) During Executive’s employment with the Company and for the periods set forth below after the termination of his employment with Company for any
reason whatsoever, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the Company’s prior written consent, and at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion: 
 (i) for a period of one (1) year after such termination, on his own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, solicit or
recruit any person to terminate such person’s employment with the Company, whether or not such person is a full-time employee or whether or not such employment is pursuant to a written agreement or is at-will. 
 (b) Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall have the right, in addition to any other rights either may have under applicable law, to
obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to restrain any breach or threatened breach of, or otherwise to specifically enforce any such covenant or any other obligations of Executive under Article IV
of this Agreement, as well as to obtain damages and an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits and other benefits arising from such violation, which rights shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which the
Company may be entitled. 
 (c) If the period of time or scope of any restriction set forth in this Agreement should be adjudged unreasonable
in any proceeding, then the period of time shall be reduced by such number of months or the scope of the restriction shall be modified, or both, by a court of competent jurisdiction so that such restrictions may be enforceable for such time and in
the manner to the fullest extent adjudged to be reasonable. 
 Section 4.04 Returning Company Documents and Property. During the
period of Executive’s employment and thereafter, Executive shall not remove from Company’s offices or premises any documents, records, notebooks, files, correspondence, reports, memoranda, computer tapes, computer disks or similar
materials of or containing Company Confidential Information, or other materials or property of any kind, unless necessary in accordance with Executive’s duties and responsibilities of employment, and in the event that any of such material or
property is removed, Executive shall return all of the foregoing to their proper files or places of safekeeping as promptly as possible after the removal shall have served its specific purpose; nor shall Executive make, retain, remove or distribute
any copies of any of the foregoing for any reason whatsoever, except as may be necessary in the discharge of Executive’s assigned duties; and upon the termination of Executive’s employment with Company, Executive shall return to Company
all originals, copies and extracts of the foregoing, then in Executive’s possession or under Executive’s direct or indirect control, and shall delete or destroy any of the foregoing in Executive’s possession or under Executive’s
direct or indirect control stored on magnetic or other media or on any information storage or retrieval device, whether prepared by Executive or by others. In the event Company provides Executive with any equipment, including but not limited to a
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shall promptly return any such property to Company upon termination of Executive’s employment with Company. Executive agrees that, at the time of
leaving the employ of the Company, or earlier upon request, he shall deliver to the Company (and will not keep in his possession or control or deliver to anyone else) any and all records, data, notes, reports, information, proposals, lists,
correspondence, e-mails, specifications, drawings, blueprints, sketches, materials, other documents (including, but not limited to, on computer discs or drives) of any aforementioned items either developed by Executive pursuant to his employment
with the Company or otherwise relating to the business of the Company, retaining neither copies nor excerpts thereof. Executive also agrees that, at the time of leaving the employ of the Company, or earlier upon request, he shall deliver to the
Company all Company property in his possession, including cell phones, computers, computer discs, drives and other equipment. 
 ARTICLE V
Arbitration. 
 Section 5.01 Arbitration. In order to obtain the many benefits of arbitration over court proceedings,
including speed of resolution, lower costs and fees and more flexible rules of evidence, all disputes (except those relating to unemployment compensation or workers compensation, and except as provided in Section 5.02 below) arising out of
Executive’s employment or concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement or its subject matter (including without limitation those relating to workplace discrimination and/or harassment on any basis, whatsoever, including but
not limited to age, race, sex, religion, national origin, disability or perceived disability, as well as any claimed violation of any federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and their state and local counterparts, if any, including but not limited to any claims of retaliation thereunder) shall be resolved exclusively by binding arbitration at a
location in reasonable proximity to Executive’s last place of employment with the Company, pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association. The parties expressly waive their
rights to have any such claim resolved by jury trial. The Company shall bear the cost of the Arbitrator’s fee. The Company shall initially bear its filing fees, as well as Executive’s filing fees in excess of $75.00 upon Executive’s
written request to the Company’s Board. Arbitration must be demanded within three hundred (300) days of the time when the demanding party knows or should know of the events giving rise to the claim. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be
in writing and set forth the findings and conclusions upon which the decision is based. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirement to arbitrate does not apply to the filing of a claim with a federal, state or local administrative agency. The
decision of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding and may be enforced under the terms of the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq.). Judgment upon the award may be entered, confirmed and enforced in any federal or state court
of competent jurisdiction. 
 Section 5.02 Equitable Remedies. Executive agrees that if he breaches or threatens to breach any of
the obligations set forth in Article IV, the Company will have available, in addition to any other right or remedy available, the right to obtain injunctive and equitable relief of any type from a court of competent jurisdiction, including but not

  

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limited to restraining such breach or threatened breach and to specific performance of any such provision of this Agreement. Executive may seek declaratory
judgment or other equitable relief with respect to Article IV from a court of competent judgment. 
 ARTICLE VI Miscellaneous

 Section 6.01 Notices. All notices, requests or other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be made, if to
the Company, to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal executive office, and if to Executive, to his address on the books of the Company (or to such other address as the Company or Executive may give to the other for purposes
of notice hereunder). Copies of all notices given to Executive shall be sent to such person as Executive may designate by written notice to the Company. All notices, requests or other communications required or permitted by this Agreement shall be
made in writing either (a) by personal delivery to the party entitled thereto, (b) by mailing via certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, in the United States mails to the last known address of the party entitled
thereto, (c) by reputable overnight courier service, or (d) by facsimile with confirmation of receipt. The notice, request or other communication shall be deemed to be received upon actual receipt by the party entitled thereto; provided,
however, that if a notice, request or other communication is not received during regular business hours, it shall be deemed to be received on the next succeeding business day of the Company. 
 Section 6.02 Assignment and Succession. The Company may assign this Agreement in connection with any sale or merger (whether a sale or merger
of stock or assets or otherwise) of the Company or the business of the Company. Executive expressly consents to the assignment of the Agreement, including, but not limited to the restrictions which apply subsequent to the termination of
Executive’s employment, to any new owner of the Company’s business or purchaser of the Company. Executive’s rights and obligations hereunder are personal and may not be assigned, provided, however, in the event of the Executive’s
death or permanent disability, the Executive’s representative may exercise any unexercised Options, and any benefits accrued to the date of death or permanent disability, if any, to the extent permitted by the relevant Option plan agreement or
this Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s heirs, beneficiaries and/or legal representatives. 
 Section 6.03 Headings. The Article, Section, paragraph and subparagraph headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof. 
 Section 6.04 Invalidity. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law, the
validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired. 
 Section 6.05
Waivers. No omission or delay by either party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall impair such right, power or privilege, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege, preclude any
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 Section 6.06 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 Section 6.07 Entire
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided or referred to herein, this Agreement[, together with the Employee Nondisclosure, Developments and Nonsolicitation Agreement previously signed by Executive,] contains the entire understanding of the
parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof, including but not limited to the Prior Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, except by a written instrument hereafter signed by each of the
parties hereto. 
 Section 6.08 Interpretation. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each party and its or his counsel
reviewed and negotiated the terms and provisions of this Agreement and have contributed to its drafting. Accordingly, (a) the rules of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed
in the interpretation of this Agreement, and (b) the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be construed fairly as to all parties hereto and not in favor of or against any party regardless of which party was generally responsible for the
preparation of this Agreement. Except where the context requires otherwise, all references herein to Sections, paragraphs and clauses shall be deemed to be reference to Sections, paragraphs and clauses of this Agreement. The words
“include”, “including” and “includes” shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. 
 Section 6.09 Governing Law. This Agreement and the performance hereof shall be construed and governed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California without reference to principles of conflict of laws. Any court
action instituted by Executive or on his behalf relating in any way to this Agreement or his employment with the Company shall be filed exclusively in federal or state court in the County of Santa Clara, California and he consents to the
jurisdiction and venue of these courts in any action instituted by the Company against him. 
 Section 6.10 Indemnification. In
addition to any additional benefits provided under applicable state law to Executive as a director and officer of the Company, Executive shall be entitled to the benefits of: (a) those provisions of the Restated Articles of Incorporation and
By-Laws of the Company, as amended, which provide for indemnification of directors and officers of the Company (and no such provision shall be amended in any way to limit or reduce the extent of indemnification available to Executive as a director
or officer of the Company), and (b) any Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Executive. The rights of Executive under such indemnification obligations shall survive the termination of this Agreement and be applicable for so long as
Executive may be subject to any claim, demand, liability, cost or expense, which the indemnification obligations referred to in this Section are intended to protect and indemnify him against. 
  

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 The Company shall, at no cost to Executive, use its best efforts to at all times include Executive,
during the term of Executive’s employment hereunder and for so long thereafter as Executive may be subject to any such claim, as an insured under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy maintained by the Company, which
policy shall provide such coverage in such amounts as the Board shall deem appropriate for coverage of all directors and officers of the Company. 
 Section 6.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or application thereof to anyone or under any circumstances is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or application of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid or unenforceable provision or application and shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such
provision or application in any other jurisdiction. 
 Section 6.12 Executive Acknowledgement. Executive acknowledges and agrees
(i) that he has had the opportunity to consult with independent counsel of his own choice concerning this Agreement and has been advised to do so by the Company, and (ii) that he has read and understands the Agreement, is fully aware of
its legal effect, and has entered into it freely based on his own judgment. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to
be signed by its duly authorized officer and the Executive has signed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 
  

									
	DAYSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	 		 	EXECUTIVE:
					
	By:	 	/s/ Stephan DeLuca	 		 	By:	 	/s/ Robert Weiss
	Name:	 	Stephan DeLuca	 		 	Name:	 	Robert Weiss
	Title:	 	CEO	 		 		 	
					
	Date:	 	December 4, 2008	 		 	Date:	 	December 4, 2008

  

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

     THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of December 5,
2008, by and between VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC., a Delaware corporation
(“Vishay”),
and DR. LIOR E. YAHALOMI (“Executive”). 

W
I
T
N
E
S
S
E
T
H:

     WHEREAS,
Vishay desires to continue to employ Executive and Executive desires to accept
such continued employment; and 

     WHEREAS,
Vishay and Executive intend for this Agreement to document the terms and
conditions of the employment relationship; 

     NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 

1.
Definitions. 

     1.1 “Accrued Compensation” means (i) earned but unpaid base salary and (ii) unpaid
expense reimbursements. 

     1.2
“Board of
Directors” means the Board of Directors of
Vishay. 

     1.3
“Cause” means any of the following:

     (a) Executive’s conviction of a felony or any other crime involving moral
turpitude (whether or not involving Vishay and/or its subsidiaries);

     (b) any act or failure to act by Executive involving dishonesty, fraud,
misrepresentation, theft or embezzlement of assets from Vishay and/or its
subsidiaries; or 

     (c) Executive’s (i) willful and repeated failure to substantially perform his
duties under this Agreement (other than as a result of total or partial
incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury) or (ii) willful and
repeated failure to substantially comply with any policy of Vishay and/or its
subsidiaries applicable to Executive; provided, however, that a termination pursuant
to this clause (c) will not become effective unless Executive fails to cure such
failure to perform or comply within twenty (20) days after written notice
thereof from Vishay. 

     1.4 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor
code. 

     1.5 “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $.10 per share, of Vishay
and any other security exchanged or substituted for such common stock or into
which such common stock is converted in any recapitalization, reorganization,
merger, consolidation, share exchange or other business combination transaction,
including any reclassification consisting of a change in par value or a change
from par value to no par value or vice versa.

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     1.6
“Effective
Date” means September 1, 2008. 

     1.7 “Competing Business” means any business or venture located anywhere in the world
that is engaged in the manufacture and supply of passive and discrete active
electronic components and/or strain gages, strain gage transducers or strain
gage instrumentation to the extent Vishay or any subsidiary or affiliate of
Vishay is engaged in such activities on the Date of Termination. 

     1.8 “Date of Termination” means (i) the effective date on which Executive's employment
by Vishay terminates as specified in a Notice of Termination by Vishay or
Executive, as the case may be or (ii) if Executive's employment by Vishay
terminates by reason of death, the date of Executive’s death.

     1.9 “Non-Competition Period” means the period while Executive is employed by Vishay or
any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and for twelve 12 months thereafter or
such lesser period as is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
pursuant to Section 7.5(d). 

     1.10 “Non-Solicitation
Period” means the period while Executive is
employed by Vishay or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and for twelve 12
months thereafter or such lesser period as is determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction pursuant to Section 7.5(d). 

     1.11 “Notice of Intention” means a written notice to Executive signed by a duly
authorized officer of Vishay, which notice shall indicate that it is Vishay’s
intention to terminate Executive’s employment without Cause on a particular
date. 

     1.12 “Notice of Termination” means a written notice of termination of Executive’s
employment with Vishay, signed by Executive, if to Vishay, or by a duly
authorized officer of Vishay, if to Executive, which notice shall (i) indicate
the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon; (ii) to the
extent applicable, set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive's employment under the
provision so indicated; and (iii) specify the Date of Termination. The failure
by Vishay to set forth in such notice any fact or circumstance which contributes
to a showing of Cause shall not waive any right of Vishay hereunder or preclude
Vishay from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing its rights
hereunder.

2.
Employment; Term. 

     2.1 Employment. Vishay hereby employs
Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment by Vishay, in accordance with
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. 

     2.2 Term. The “Term” of this Agreement
shall commence on the Effective Date and continue until terminated in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement. 

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3.
Duties.

     3.1 Position. During the Term, Executive
shall serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vishay
and shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of Vishay and the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors; provided, that with respect to merger and
acquisition activities, Executive shall report to the Chairman of the Board of
Directors.

     3.2 Authority and Responsibility.
Executive shall have authority and responsibility for the cash management,
accounting, tax, merger and acquisition, investor relations and legal functions
of Vishay and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Chief
Executive Officer of Vishay. The Chief Accounting Officer of Vishay shall report
to Executive and also to the Chief Executive Officer of Vishay. 

     3.3 Activities. Excluding any periods of
vacation, personal and sick leave to which Executive is entitled, Executive
shall devote his full professional attention and best efforts during the Term to
the business and affairs of Vishay. It shall not be considered a violation of
the foregoing for Executive to (i) serve as Associated Adjunct Professor at the
Wharton School for about 80 hours per year, (ii) engage in other such activities
approved in advance by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board
or (iii) manage personal investments, so long as such activities would be
permitted under Section 7 and do not interfere with the performance of
Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of Vishay in accordance with this
Agreement. 

     3.4 Place
of Performance. Executive’s employment and
office shall be based at Vishay’s offices in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Executive
recognizes that his duties will require, from time to time and at Vishay’s
expense, travel to domestic and international locations. 

4.
Compensation. 

     4.1 Base
Salary. Vishay shall pay Executive a base
salary, subject to annual review by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of
the Board of Vishay, of not less than $362,500 per year. Such base salary shall
be paid in accordance with Vishay’s standard salary policies, subject to such
deductions, if any, as are required by law or elected by Executive (for example,
401(k) contributions). 

     4.2 Bonus. Executive shall be eligible for
an annual performance bonus, payable in cash on or before March
15th of
the following year, in an amount up to 50% of Executive’s base salary. The
amount of such bonus shall be based upon the achievement of such individual or
company performance goals as the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors and/or the Chief Executive Officer of Vishay shall determine. Until
changed by the Compensation Committee and/or the Chief Executive Officer, the
terms of Executive’s bonus are set for in Exhibit A hereto. Executive’s bonus
under this Agreement for 2008 shall be pro rated based on the percentage of the
year he is employed under this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, unless
otherwise provided by the Compensation Committee or Chief Executive Officer, the
bonus terms set forth in Exhibit A shall cease to apply to Executive if his
position with Vishay changes. In addition, Executive shall cease to be entitled
to a bonus under this Section 4.2 upon his receipt of either a Notice of
Intention or a Notice of Termination. 

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5.
Benefits.

     5.1 Participation in Benefit Plans and Programs. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any and
all medical insurance, group health insurance, disability insurance, life
insurance and retirement plans which are generally made available by Vishay to
its senior executives, subject to the eligibility requirements and other
provisions of such plans and programs. 

     5.2 Auto
Allowance. Vishay shall provide Executive
with an $850 per month automobile allowance. 

     5.3 Existing Stock Option Program.
Executive shall continue to be entitled to the stock options provided in
paragraph 6 of the offer letter agreement, dated June 6, 2006, between Vishay
and Executive. 

     5.4 Reimbursement of Expenses. In
accordance with Vishay’s standard reimbursement policies as they exist from time
to time, Vishay shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable and documented
travel, business entertainment and other business expenses incurred by Executive
in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement.

     5.5 Vacation, Personal and Sick Days.
Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation days, holidays, personal and sick
days in accordance with and subject to Vishay’s policies for Vishay’s senior
executives, as in effect from time to time. 

     5.6 Indemnification. Vishay shall
indemnify Executive to the extent provided in Vishay’s certificate of
incorporation and/or bylaws, as in effect from time to time. 

     5.7 Other. Executive shall be entitled to
such other benefits or perquisites as Vishay generally makes available to its
senior executives. 

6.
Termination of Employment; Compensation Upon
Termination. 

     6.1 Termination. Executive’s employment
with Vishay may be terminated by Executive or by Vishay for any reason, in
either case pursuant to a Notice of Termination. 

     6.2 Compensation Upon Termination. Upon
termination of Executive’s employment with Vishay, Executive shall be entitled
to the following: 

	                    
    	(i)	      	A lump sum cash
      payment equal to all Accrued Compensation, such payment to be made within
      15 days after the Date of Termination.
		 
		(ii)		Payment of Executive’s
      bonus pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof for the calendar year preceding the
      Date of Termination, if not previously paid, which shall be paid at such
      time as such bonus would have been paid to Executive if not for
      Executive’s termination of employment.
				 
		(iii)		All rights
      Executive is entitled to under the terms of Vishay benefit plans or
      arrangements.

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     6.3 Further Compensation Upon Termination.
Vishay agrees that, in the event it terminates Executive’s employment without
Cause, it shall provide Executive a Notice of Intention three (3) months prior
to the scheduled effective date of its termination of his employment. The period
from the date of the Notice of Intention to the scheduled effective date is
referred to as the “Notice Period”. If Executive remains employed through the
end of the three month Notice Period referred to in the first sentence of this
Section 6.3, Executive shall be entitled to a lump sum payment, payable within
15 days after the date of his employment termination, equal to the product of
(i) his monthly base salary multiplied by (ii) nine (9). If Vishay terminates
Executive’s employment without Cause and fails to provide Executive with a
Notice of Intention three (3) months prior to the scheduled effective date of
its termination of his employment, or if Vishay terminates Executive’s
employment without Cause during the Notice Period, Executive shall be entitled
to a lump sum payment, payable within 15 days after the date of the termination
of his employment, equal to the product of (i) his monthly base salary
multiplied by (ii) the difference between (x) twelve (12) and (y) the number of
whole months in the Notice Period, if any, except that if Executive’s employment
is terminated by Vishay without Cause during the Notice Period, then the number
of whole months in the Notice Period prior to the termination of his employment.

7.
Restrictive Covenants. 

     7.1 Non-Competition. During the
Non-Competition Period, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent
of an authorized officer of Vishay, directly or indirectly, own, manage,
operate, join, control, participate in, invest in or otherwise be connected or
associated with, in any manner, including as an officer, director, employee,
independent contractor, subcontractor, stockholder, member, manager, partner,
principal, consultant, advisor, agent, proprietor, trustee or investor, any
Competing Business; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Executive from
(i) owning five percent (5%) or less of the stock or other securities of a
publicly held corporation, so long as Executive does not in fact have the power
to control, or direct the management of, and is not otherwise associated with,
such corporation, or (ii) performing services for an investment bank, investment
advisor or investment fund that may, directly or indirectly, own, manage,
operate, join, control, participate in, invest in or otherwise be connected or
associated with, in any manner, any Competing Business, provided that Executive
shall not, directly or indirectly, have any responsibility whatsoever for,
provide any services whatsoever to, or otherwise be connected or associated with
such Competing Business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a company has
separate divisions or subsidiaries, some of which conduct a Competing Business
and some of which conduct other businesses which are not Competing Businesses,
then the restrictions imposed hereunder with respect to Competing Businesses
shall apply only to the divisions or subsidiaries of such company that conduct
the Competing Businesses, provided that (x) Executive shall not, directly or
indirectly, have any responsibility whatsoever for, provide any services
whatsoever to, or otherwise be connected or associated with any Competing
Business of the same company, and (y) Executive obtains the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.

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     7.2 Non-Solicitation. During the
Non-Solicitation Period, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly:

     (a) solicit
any customer of Vishay or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to which
Executive provided (or participated in a proposal to provide) services during
the Term;

     (b) hire,
solicit for employment, or recruit any person who at the relevant time is or,
within the preceding three (3) months, was, an officer, director, employee,
independent contractor, subcontractor, manager, partner, principal, consultant,
or agent of Vishay or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or induce or
encourage any of the foregoing to terminate their employment, contractual or
other relationship (as appropriate) with Vishay or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates, or attempt to do any of the foregoing either on Executive’s own
behalf or for the benefit of any third person or entity; 

     (c) persuade
or seek to persuade any customer of Vishay or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates to cease to do business or to reduce the amount of business which the
customer has customarily done or contemplates doing with Vishay or such
subsidiary or affiliate, whether or not the relationship with such customer was
originally established in whole or in part through Executive’s efforts; or

     (d) interfere
in any manner in the relationship of Vishay or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates with any of their respective customers, suppliers, or independent
contractors, whether or not the relationship with such customer, supplier or
independent contractor was originally established in whole or in part through
Executive’s efforts. 

     7.3 Confidential Information. Executive
agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly, use, make available, sell,
disclose or otherwise communicate to any person, other than in the course of
Executive’s assigned duties hereunder and for the benefit of for the benefit of
Vishay and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates, either during the Term or at any
time thereafter, any nonpublic, proprietary or confidential information,
knowledge or data in any form or media, whether documentary, written, oral or
computer generated, relating to Vishay, any of its subsidiaries, affiliated
companies or businesses, which shall have been obtained by Executive during
Executive's employment by Vishay or during the Term. The foregoing shall not
apply to information that (i) was known to the public prior to its disclosure to
Executive; (ii) becomes known to the public subsequent to disclosure to
Executive through no wrongful act of Executive or any representative of
Executive; or (iii) Executive is required to disclose by applicable law,
regulation or legal process (provided that Executive provides Vishay with prior
notice of the contemplated disclosure and reasonably cooperates with Vishay at
its expense in seeking a protective order or other appropriate protection of
such information). Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding
sentence, Executive's obligation to maintain such disclosed information in
confidence shall not terminate where only portions of the information are in the
public domain. 

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     7.4 Non-Disparagement. Each of Executive
and Vishay (for purposes hereof, Vishay shall mean only the executive officers
and directors thereof and not any other employees) agrees not to make any public
statements that disparage the other party or, in the case of Vishay, its
respective affiliates, employees, officers, directors, products or services.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, statements made in the course of sworn testimony
in administrative, judicial or arbitral proceedings (including, without
limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings) shall not be
subject to this Section 7.4. 

     7.5
Acknowledgements Respecting Restrictive
Covenants. 

     (a) Executive
has carefully read and considered the provisions of this Section 7 and, having
done so, agrees that: 

		(i)		the restrictive covenants contained in this Section 7,
      including, without limitation, the scope and time period of such
      restrictions, are reasonable, fair and equitable in light of Executive’s
      duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and the benefits to be
      provided to him under this Agreement; and
	            		      	
		(ii)		such restrictive covenants are reasonably necessary to
      protect the legitimate business interests of
Vishay.

     (b) The
parties acknowledge that it is impossible to measure in money the damages that
will accrue to one party in the event that the other party breaches any of the
restrictive covenants contained in this Section 7 and that any such damages, in
any event, would be inadequate and insufficient. Therefore, if one party
breaches any restrictive covenant contained in this Section 7, the non-breaching
party shall be entitled to an injunction restraining the breaching party from
violating such restrictive covenant; provided, however, that a party must provide the
other party with not less than five (5) days written notice prior to instituting
an action or proceeding to enforce any restrictive covenant contained in this
Section 7. If the non-breaching party shall institute any action or proceeding
to enforce a restrictive covenant contained in this Section 7, the breaching
party hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such action or proceeding,
the claim or defense that the non-breaching party has an adequate remedy at law.

     (c) In the
event of a breach of any of the restrictive covenants contained in this Section
7, the parties agree that the non-breaching party, in addition to any injunctive
relief as described in Section 7.5(b), shall be entitled to any other
appropriate legal or equitable remedy. 

     (d) If any of
the restrictive covenants contained in this Section 7 are deemed by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of their extent, duration
or geographical scope or otherwise, the parties contemplate that the court shall
revise such extent, duration, geographical scope or other provision but only to
the extent required in order to render such restrictions enforceable, and
enforce any such restriction in its revised form for all purposes in the manner
contemplated hereby. 

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     7.6 Consideration. Executive hereby
acknowledges that Vishay’s obligation to make payments to Executive pursuant to
Section 4 and Section 6 of this Agreement is in consideration of Executive’s
agreement to be bound by and comply with the provisions of this Section 7.

8.
Miscellaneous. 

     8.1 Notices. Any notice, consent, request
or other communication made or given in accordance with this Agreement,
including any Notice of Intention and Notice of Termination, shall be in writing
and shall be sent either by (i) personal delivery to the party entitled thereto,
(ii) facsimile with confirmation of receipt, (iii) registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, or (iv) Federal Express or similar courier service.
The notice, consent request or other communication shall be deemed to have been
received upon personal delivery, upon confirmation of receipt of facsimile
transmission or courier service, or, if mailed, three (3) days after mailing.
Any notice, consent, request or other communication made or given in accordance
with this Agreement shall be made to those listed below at their following
respective addresses or at such other address as each may specify by notice to
the other: 

               To
Vishay: 

                              Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc.
                              63
Lincoln Highway
                              Malvern,
Pennsylvania 19355-2120
                              Attention:
Chief Financial Officer 

               To
Executive: 

                              Dr.
Lior E. Yahalomi
                              [Personal
Address Omitted] 

     8.2
Successors.

     (a) This
Agreement is personal to Executive and, without the prior written consent of
Vishay, shall not be assignable by Executive otherwise than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by Executive’s heirs and legal representatives. 

     (b) This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Vishay and its
successors and assigns. 

     8.3 Complete Understanding; Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement constitutes the complete understanding between the
parties with respect to the employment of Executive and, except as otherwise
provided herein, supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both
written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof,
and no statement, representation, warranty or covenant has been made by either
party with respect thereto except as expressly set forth herein. This Agreement
shall not be altered, modified, amended or terminated except by a written
instrument signed by each of the parties hereto. Any waiver of any term or
provision hereof, or of the application of any such term or provision to any
circumstances, shall be in writing signed by the party charged with giving such
waiver. Waiver by either party hereto of any breach hereunder by the other party
shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach, whether similar to or
different from the breach waived. No delay on the part of Vishay or 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 Vishay or Executive of any
such right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall retain his accrued rights, as of
the Effective Date, under the offer letter agreement, dated June 6, 2006,
between Vishay and Executive.

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     8.4 Withholding Taxes. Vishay may withhold
from all payments due to Executive (or his beneficiary or estate) under this
Agreement all taxes which, by applicable federal, state, local or other law,
Vishay is required to withhold therefrom. 

     8.5 Severability. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. If any
provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in part, the
remaining portion of such provision, together with all other provisions of this
Agreement, shall remain valid and enforceable and continue in full force and
effect to the fullest extent consistent with law. 

     8.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,
without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. 

     8.7 Arbitration. Except as provided in
Section 7.5 hereof, any dispute or controversy under this Agreement shall be
settled exclusively by arbitration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in accordance
with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment
may be entered on the arbitration award in any court having jurisdiction. The
arbitrator may award legal fees but shall not be obligated to do so. 

     8.8 Titles
and Captions. All Section titles or captions
in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit, extend
or describe the scope or intent of any provision hereof.

     8.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be
signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
and all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

9.
Section 409A of the Code. 

     (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if
Executive is a “specified
employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and determined pursuant to
procedures adopted by Vishay) at the time of his “separation from service”
(within the meaning of Section 409A) and if any portion of the payments or
benefits to be received by Executive under this Agreement upon his separation
from service would be considered deferred compensation under Section 409A, then
each portion of such payments and benefits that would otherwise be payable
pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following
Executive’s separation from service will instead be paid or made available on
the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month following the
date Executive incurs a separation from service, and (ii) Executive’s
death.

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     (b) Each
payment under this Agreement will be considered a “separate payment” and not one
of a series of payments for purposes of Section 409A. 

     (c) To the
extent any reimbursement or in-kind benefits due to Executive under this
Agreement constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A, any such
reimbursement or in-kind benefit shall be paid to Executive in a manner
consistent with Treas. Reg. section 1.409A-3(i)(l)(iv). 

          IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, Executive has executed this Agreement and, pursuant to the
authorization of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, Vishay
has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, all as
of the date above written. 

	VISHAY
      INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.  
	  
	  
	  
	By:
      /s/ Carl Fritz  
	Name: Carl
      Fritz  
	Title:
      Administrative President, Americas  
	  
	EXECUTIVE:  
	  
	  
	  
	/s/ Lior E.
      Yahalomi  
	Dr. Lior E.
      Yahalomi  

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Exhibit A 

Employment
Agreement
between
Vishay Intertechnology,
Inc. and Dr. Lior E.Yahalomi

Bonus Plan for Dr. Lior E.
Yahalomi

The plan is defined as follows:

	(d)	 	
      The maximum bonus is 50.0% of
      Executive’s base salary, whereby:

		     		
		 	·    	
      35.0%
      of maximum comes from the Adjusted Net Income of Vishay.

		 		
		 	·	
      7.5% maximum comes from Inventory
      Turns.

		 		
		 	·	
      7.5% comes from Personal Objectives.
      

		 		
	(e)	 	
      For all targets, the accepted budget
      for the business year is the reference point. If required by the
      situation, the budget can be replaced by targets determined by the Chief
      Executive Officer. 

		 		
	(f)	 	
      For the portion related to Adjusted
      Net Income, the following rules apply:

		 		
		 	·	
      No
      bonus below 80% of budgeted Adjusted Net Income.

		 		
		 	·	
      21.0%
      bonus at 100% of budgeted Adjusted Net Income. 

		 		
		 	·	
      35.0%
      bonus at 120% and above of budgeted Adjusted Net Income. 

		 		
		 	·	
      Linear
      between 80 – 100% and between 100 – 120%.

		 		
	(g)	 	
      For Inventory Turns below the
      budgeted level, it will be the Chief Executive Officer’s judgment that
      determines the bonus, if any. 

		 		
	(h)	 	
      The Personal Objectives shall be
      measurable and must be reconciled for every year between Executive and the
      Chief Executive Officer; provided; however, the Personal Objectives with
      respect to merger and acquisition activities shall be measurable and
      reconciled for every year between Executive and the
  Chairman.

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