Document:

Exhibit
10.16

[VWR Letterhead]

Date:       June 11, 2004

To:          George A. Gunther

Re:          Your VWR Employment Contract

Dear George:

As you know, VWR has
redesigned several aspects of the management compensation program, including a
Management Equity and Option Program (“Equity Program”) that we believe builds
a strong basis to foster a performance-based culture and generate shareholder
wealth, including the potential for individual wealth creation.  As a senior leader, you are included in all
the new management compensation programs, including the opportunity to
participate in the Equity Program.

At the same time, VWR’s
philosophy regarding employment contracts has changed and VWR will not be
renewing or offering employment contracts to its employees and leaders in the future,
except as may be required by local law. 
VWR and its new owners believe that an individual’s participation in the
management compensation programs, while at the same time having an employment
contract, is inconsistent with our performance-based culture and our overall
compensation philosophy.

To summarize our
discussions regarding employment contracts:

	
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  Effective immediately, you will be included in all new management
  compensation programs, including the opportunity to participate in the Equity
  Program.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.

  	
   

  	
  As of June 30, 2005, your current employment contract will be
  terminated.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  For purposes of your current employment contract termination
  benefit calculation only, your salary and target bonus amount will be
  frozen as of April 6, 2004.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
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  On June 30, 2005, you will either

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  i.

  	
   

  	
  elect to remain
  with VWR as an “at will” employee in your then current job function, at your
  then current compensation level, and will continue to participate in VWR’s
  employee benefit programs at then current benefit levels, but without any
  employment contract (unless required by local law), or

  

 

 

	
   

  	
  ii.

  	
   

  	
  elect to leave VWR and VWR will pay to you, in accordance with your
  Employment Agreement, the contractual termination benefit due, calculated
  with your frozen salary and target bonus amount.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  5.

  	
   

  	
  If required by local law, on July 1, 2005, a new “statutory minimum”
  employment agreement will be agreed between you and VWR.

  

 

We believe that total
management alignment with VWR’s goals, philosophy and culture will enable VWR
to substantially increase our revenues and profits and that the potential
benefits of the new management compensation systems far outweigh the benefits
afforded by your employment contract. 
We trust, after due consideration, that you will conclude the same.

Sincerely, 

	
  James W. Rogers

  Chairman of the Board

  	
  Walter W. Zywottek

  President & CEO

  

 

2Exhibit
10.17

[Logo and Letterhead of VWR International, Inc.]

June 28, 2004

Mr. Charles F. Canfield

5460 Daybreak Drive

Libertyville, IL  60048

Dear Chuck:

I am pleased to confirm the terms of the offer of
employment to you at VWR International, Inc.’s (“VWR”) offices in West Chester,
Pennsylvania.  The offer is as follows:

	
  Position:

  	
   

  	
  Senior Vice President Human Resources

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Salary:

  	
   

  	
  $250,000 per year, payable in installments on VWR’s regular payroll
  dates.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Start Date:

  	
   

  	
  July 6, 2004

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Annual Bonus:

  	
   

  	
  You will be eligible to participate in VWR’s management incentive
  program with a target bonus of 75% of base salary.  Your bonus will be prorated and guaranteed for the fiscal year
  ending 2004.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Stock Purchase:

  	
   

  	
  You will be provided the opportunity to invest in up to [ten thousand
  (10,000)] equity shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value
  $0.01 per share, of the top tier company that will acquire VWR.  The per share purchase price will be the
  same per share price as that paid by the Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VI
  Limited Partnership — $100 per share. 
  Our expectation is that you would buy a minimum of [one thousand five
  hundred (1,500)] shares.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  The purchase of
  the shares will be made pursuant to a management stock subscription agreement
  that is substantially similar to those for use by other officers of VWR.  An outline of the stock subscription
  agreement is enclosed.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Stock Options:

  	
   

  	
  For each share purchased, you will receive a grant of options to
  purchase two (2) shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $100 per
  share (the “Options”).  The Option
  grant will be made pursuant to a management stock option agreement.

  

 

 

	
  Benefits:

  	
   

  	
  You will be entitled to participate in all health, welfare and other
  similar benefits available to senior executives of VWR.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Housing:

  	
   

  	
  You will be provided our full management relocation program.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Other:

  	
   

  	
  Additional terms:  This offer
  is contingent upon your not being subject to any contract that would be
  violated by your employment with VWR; and your successful completion of a
  physical and drug/alcohol screening prior to your start date.

  

 

Chuck, we are excited to have you join our team.  If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to call me.

	
   

  	
  Sincerely,

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  \s\ Walter
  Zywottek

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Walter Zywottek

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  cc:  Jim Rogers; Richard J. Schnall

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Accepted
  And Agreed

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  \s\
  Charles F. Canfield

  	
   

  
	
  Charles
  F. Canfield

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  

 

2Exhibit
10.18

[Logo and Letterhead of VWR International, Inc.]

June 25, 2004

Mr. Ted Pulkownik

716 Silvermine Road

New Canaan, CT  06840

Dear Ted:

I am pleased to confirm the terms of the offer of
employment to you at VWR International, Inc.’s (“VWR”) offices in West Chester,
Pennsylvania.  The offer is as follows:

	
  Position:

  	
   

  	
  Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy & Initiates

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Salary:

  	
   

  	
  $250,000 per year, payable in installments on VWR’s regular payroll
  dates.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Start Date:

  	
   

  	
  July 12, 2004

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Annual Bonus:

  	
   

  	
  You will be eligible to participate in VWR’s management incentive
  program with a target bonus of 75% of base salary.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Stock Purchase:

  	
   

  	
  You will be provided the opportunity to invest in up to [ten thousand
  (10,000)] equity shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value
  $0.01 per share, of the top tier company that will acquire VWR.  The per share purchase price will be the
  same per share price as that paid by the Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VI
  Limited Partnership — $100 per share. 
  Our expectation is that you would buy a minimum of [one thousand five
  hundred (1,500)] shares.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  The purchase of
  the shares will be made pursuant to a management stock subscription agreement
  that is substantially similar to those for use by other officers of VWR.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Stock Options:

  	
   

  	
  For each share purchased, you will receive a grant of options to
  purchase two (2) shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $100 per
  share (the “Options”).  The Option
  grant will be made pursuant to a management stock option agreement.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Benefits:

  	
   

  	
  You will be entitled to participate in all health, welfare and other
  similar benefits available to senior executives of VWR.

  

 

 

	
  Housing:

  	
   

  	
  You will be provided $3,000 a month for up to 36 months for temporary
  housing and VWR will pay for two (2) trips home per month.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Other:

  	
   

  	
  Additional terms:  This offer
  is contingent upon your not being subject to any contract that would be
  violated by your employment with VWR; and your successful completion of a
  physical and drug/alcohol screening prior to your start date.

  

 

Ted, we are excited to have you join our team.  If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to call me.

	
   

  	
   

  	
  Sincerely,

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  \s\ Walter
  Zywottek

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Walter Zywottek

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  cc:  Jim Rogers; Richard J. Schnall

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Accepted
  And Agreed

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Ted
  Pulkownik

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

2Exhibit
10.19

EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT,
dated as of the 1st day of January, 2001, between VWR International, Inc., a
Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”) and Stephen J. Kunst (the “Employee”).

WHEREAS, the Employee has
been employed by EM Industries, Incorporated, an affiliate of the Company, and
has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, prior to the
date hereof;

WHEREAS, the Employee
possesses unique knowledge of the business and affairs of the Company,
including its policies, methods, personnel and operations; and

WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) believes it to be in the
best interests of the Company to secure the Employee’s employment by the
Company in the capacity and under the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and agreements
hereinafter set forth, the Company and Employee agree as follows:

1.             Effective Date. 
This Employment Agreement shall become effective on the date first
written above ( the “Effective Date”).

2.             Employment. 
The Company hereby employs the Employee and the Employee hereby accepts
employment all upon the terms and conditions herein set forth.

3.             Duties. 
The Employee shall perform such management duties for the Company and
its affiliates as may from time to time be assigned and which are consistent
with his job function.  During the Term
(as set forth in paragraph 8 hereof), the Employee shall have the same job
function as he held immediately prior to the date of this Employment
Agreement.  The Employee hereby promises
to perform and discharge, well and faithfully, all duties of his position.  If Employee is elected as a director or
officer of any affiliate of the Company, the Employee shall serve in such
capacity or capacities without further compensation.

4.             Extent of Services.  The Employee shall devote his entire time, attention and energies
to the business of the Company and shall not during the term of this Employment
Agreement be engaged in any other business activity whether or not such
business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage; but
this shall not be construed as preventing the Employee from investing his
personal assets in businesses which do not compete with the Company in such
form or manner as will not require any services on the part of the Employee in
the operation of the affairs of the companies in which such investments are
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that of an investor, nor shall this be construed as
preventing the Employee from purchasing securities in any corporation whose
securities are regularly traded provided that such purchases shall not result
in his collectively owning beneficially at any time one percent (1%) or more of
the equity securities of any corporation engaged in a business competitive to
that of the Company, without the express prior written consent of the Company.

5.             Compensation.

(a)           For services rendered under this
Employment Agreement, the Company shall pay the Employee a salary determined
annually by the Board of Directors (the “Base Salary”), payable (after
deduction of applicable payroll taxes) in equal semimonthly installments.  Employee’s Base Salary as of the Effective
Date shall be $225,000.  The Employee
shall also be eligible for and participate in such fringe benefits as shall be
generally provided to executives of the Company, including medical insurance
and retirement programs which may be adopted from time to time during the term
hereof by the Company.

(b)           The Board of Directors shall review
the Employee’s compensation at least once a year and effect such increases in
the Base Salary as the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, determines
are merited, based upon the Employee’s performance and consistent with the
Company’s compensation policies.  At the
conclusion of each Fiscal Year, the Employee shall be eligible for, and the
Board of Directors in its sole discretion may award, an executive bonus based
on the achievement of objectives established by the Board of Directors in line
with the rules of the Company’s bonus plan.

(c)           The Company agrees that the Employee
shall be immediately entitled to participate in the VWR Long Term Incentive
Plan (“LTIP”) and the Employee shall receive an allocation of 7,000 units under
the LTIP effective as of January 1, 2001. 
Future allocation opportunities for Employee will target 100% of the
Employee’s grade midpoint for each calendar year in which the Employee is
eligible to participate in the LTIP.

6.             Paid Time Off. 
During the term of this Employment Agreement, the Employee shall be
entitled to the same number of paid days off pursuant to the Company’s
customary paid time off policy.

7.             Expenses. 
During the term of this Employment Agreement, the Company shall
reimburse the Employee for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
the Employee in connection with the business of the Company and in performance
of his duties under this Employment Agreement upon the Employee’s presentation
to the Company of an itemized accounting of such expenses with reasonable
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8.             Term.  The
Employee’s employment under this Employment Agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall expire on the third year anniversary date
thereof.  The term of employment shall
automatically be extended for consecutive periods of one (1) year each unless
notice of termination of employment is given by either party hereto at least
ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the initial or any renewal term, in
which case, this Agreement shall terminate at the end of such initial or
renewal term, as the case may be.  In
the case of a renewal and unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both parties,
the terms and conditions of this Employment Agreement shall apply to any
renewals or extensions thereto. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, at its election,
terminate the Employee’s employment hereunder as follows:

(i)            Upon thirty (30) days’ notice if the
Employee becomes physically or mentally incapacitated or is injured so that he
is unable to perform the services required of him hereunder and such inability
to perform continues for a period in excess of twenty-six (26) weeks and is continuing
at the time of such notice; or

(ii)           For “Cause” upon notice of such
termination to the Employee.  For
purposes of this Employment Agreement, the Company shall have “Cause” to
terminate its obligations hereunder upon (A) the reasonable determination by
the Board of Directors that the Employee has failed substantially to perform
his duties hereunder (other than as a result of his incapacity due to physical
or mental illness or injury), which failure amounts to a repeated and
consistent neglect of his duties hereunder, (B) refusal to carry out any lawful
direction of the Board of Directors or lawful regulation or policy of the
Company, (C) the reasonable determination by the Board of Directors that the
Employee has engaged or is about to engage in conduct materially injurious to
the Company, (D) the Employee’s having been convicted of a felony or a
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, (E) a material breach by the Employee of
any of the other covenants or representations herein or any other agreement between
Employee and the Company, or (F) fraud, theft, embezzlement or misappropriation
of Company property or funds; or

(iii)          Without Cause at any time upon notice
of such termination to the Employee; or

(iv)          Upon the death of the Employee.

In addition, the Employee
shall have the right to terminate this Employment Agreement upon notice to the
Company if, without his consent, his responsibilities and duties on the date
hereof are materially reduced (a “Material Demotion”) and such Material
Demotion continues for ten (10) business days after the date of notice to the
Company.  A Material Demotion shall be
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Employee shall be
entitled to receive salary continuation pay as provided by, and subject to the
terms and conditions of, subparagraph 9(c) below.

9.             Payment Upon Termination.

(a)           If this Employment Agreement is
terminated pursuant to paragraph 8(i) above, the Employee shall receive
disability pay from the date of such termination until the third anniversary of
the Effective Date at the rate of 50% of the Base Salary, reduced by applicable
payroll taxes and further reduced by the amount received by the Employee during
such period under any Company-maintained disability insurance policy or plan or
under Social Security or similar laws. 
Such disability payments shall be paid periodically to the Employee as
provided in paragraph 5(a) for the payment of salary.

(b)           If the Employment Agreement is terminated
pursuant to paragraph 8(ii) or 8(iv) above, the Employee shall receive no
salary continuation pay or severance pay.

(c)           If this Employment Agreement is
terminated pursuant to paragraph 8(iii) above or as a result of the Employee
having terminated this Employment Agreement following a Material Demotion, the
Employee shall receive salary continuation pay for the remainder of the
contractual term, but not in any event for less than twenty-four months from
the date of such termination, equal to the Employee’s most recent annual salary
plus his or her target bonus (as determined under the bonus plan last in effect
for the Employee); provided, however, that the salary continuation payments
shall cease if the Employee shall, directly or indirectly, be in breach of his
obligations under paragraph 13 hereof. 
Such salary continuation payments (less applicable payroll taxes) shall
be paid periodically to the Employee as provided in paragraph 5(a) for the
payment of the Base Salary.

(d)           If the Company shall decide not to
renew this Employment Agreement, the Employee shall receive severance pay, for
a period of twenty-four months following the date of expiration of the then
current term, equal to the Employee’s most recent annual salary plus his or her
target bonus (as determined under the bonus plan last in effect for the
Employee); provided, however, that the severance payments shall cease if the
Employee shall, directly or indirectly, be in breach of his obligations under
paragraph 13 hereof.  Such severance
payments (less applicable payroll taxes) shall be paid periodically to the
Employee as provided in paragraph 5(a) for the payment of the Base Salary.  The Employee hereby agrees to make a smooth
transition of responsibilities during that ninety (90) day period and the
Employee further agrees not to take any legal action against the Company
related to said non-renewal and termination of employment.

(e)           During the salary continuation or
severance period, the Employee shall be under no obligation to mitigate the costs
to the Company of the salary continuation or severance payments, and, provided
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his obligations under paragraph 13 hereof, no
compensation that the Employee may receive from another employer during the
salary continuation or severance period shall be offset against amounts owed to
Employee hereunder.

10.           Representations.  The Employee hereby represents to the
Company that (a) he is legally entitled to enter into this Employment Agreement
and to perform the services contemplated herein and is not bound under any
employment or consulting agreement to render services to any third party, (b)
he has the full right, power and authority, subject to no rights of third parties,
to grant to the Company the rights contemplated by paragraph 11 hereof, and (c}
he does not now have, nor within the last three years has had, any ownership
interest in any business enterprise (other than interest in publicly traded
corporations where his ownership does not exceed one percent (1%) or more of
the equity capital) which is a customer of the Company, any of its
subsidiaries, or from which the Company or any of its subsidiaries purchases
any goods or services or to whom such corporations owe any financial
obligations or are required or directed to make any payments.

11.           Inventions.  The Employee hereby sells, transfers and
assigns to the Company or to any person or entity designated by the Company all
of the entire right, title and interest of the Employee in and to all
inventions, ideas, disclosures and improvements, whether patented or
unpatented, and copyrightable material, made or conceived by the Employee,
solely or jointly, during the term hereof which relate to methods, apparatus,
designs, products, processes or devices, sold, leased, used or under
consideration or development by the Company or any of its affiliates or which
otherwise relate to or pertain to the business, functions or operations of the
Company or any of its affiliates or which arise from the efforts of the
Employee during the course of his employment for the Company or any of its
affiliates.  The Employee shall
communicate promptly and disclose to the Company, in such form as the Company
requests, all information, details and data pertaining to the aforementioned
inventions, ideas, disclosures and improvements; and the Employee shall execute
and deliver to the Company such formal transfers and assignments and such other
papers and documents as may be necessary or required of the Employee to permit
the Company or any person or entity designated by the Company to file and
prosecute the patent applications and, as to copyrightable material, to obtain
copyright thereof.  Any invention relating
to the business of the Company and its affiliates and disclosed by the Employee
within one year following the termination of this Employment Agreement shall be
deemed to fall within the provisions of this paragraph unless proved to have
been first conceived and made following such termination.

12.           Disclosure of Information.  The Employee recognizes and acknowledges
that the trade secrets, know-how and proprietary processes of the Company and
its affiliates as they may exist from time to time are valuable, special and
unique assets of the business of the Company and its affiliates, access to and
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essential to the performance of the Employee’s duties
hereunder.  The Employee will not,
during or after the term of his employment by the Company or any of its
affiliates, in whole or in part, disclose such secrets, know-how or processes
to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any reason or
purpose whatsoever, nor shall the Employee make use of any such property for
his own purposes or for the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other
entity (except the Company and its affiliates) under any circumstances during
or after the term of his employment, provided that after the term of his
employment these restrictions shall not apply to such secrets, know-how and
processes which are then in the public domain (provided that the Employee was
not responsible, directly or indirectly, for such secrets, know-how or
processes entering the public domain without the Company’s consent).

13.           Non-Competition.  During the term of Employee’s employment
hereunder and (a) for a period beginning on the date of termination of
Employee’s employment hereunder for any reason (other than a termination by the
Company pursuant to paragraph 8(iii) hereof) and ending on the later of two (2)
years after the date of this Agreement or two (2) years after any such
termination of employment, or (b) for a period beginning on the date of any
termination of Employee’s employment hereunder pursuant to paragraph 8(iii)
hereof and ending two (2) years after the date of the last payments to be made
to Employee pursuant to paragraph 8(iii}, Employee shall not, with the
organizations identified or otherwise described in the last sentence of this
paragraph 13, directly or indirectly: (i) engage anywhere in the distribution
or supply of laboratory equipment, chemicals or supplies to the scientific
marketplace in competition with any product which at any time during the term
of such employment has been sold or distributed by the Company; (ii) be or
become a stockholder, partner, owner, officer, director or employee or agent
of, or a consultant to or provide financial or other assistance to, any such
organization; (iii) seek in competition with the business of the Company to
procure orders from or do business with any customer of the Company; (iv)
solicit, or contact with a view to the engagement or employment by, any person
or entity of any person who is an employee of the Company; (v) seek to contract
with or engage (in such a way as to adversely affect or interfere with the
business of the Company) any person or entity who has been contracted with or
engaged to supply or deliver products, goods, materials or services to the
Company; or (vi) engage in or participate in any effort or act to induce any of
the customers, associates, consultants, partners, or employees of the Company
or any of its affiliates to take any action which might be disadvantageous to
the Company or any of its affiliates; provided, however, that nothing herein
shall prohibit the Employee from owning, as a passive investor, in the
aggregate not more than 2% of the outstanding publicly trades stock of any
corporation so engaged.  The duration of
the Employee’s covenants set forth in this paragraph 13 shall be extended by a
period of time equal to the number of days, if any, during which the Employee
is in violation of the provisions hereof. 
For purposes hereof, Employee shall be deemed to be acting in
competition with the Company if he engages in the activities identified in the
first sentence of this section with Fisher Scientific International Inc.,
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Ventro, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Mallinckrodt-Baker
Chemical Co. or any other distributor or supplier of laboratory equipment,
chemicals or supplies to the scientific marketplace having annual sales in
excess of $50,000,000.  The Board of
Directors may periodically revise the list of competitive organizations by
written notice to Employee, which notice, the Employee hereby agrees, shall
automatically amend this Employment Agreement. 
It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this
paragraph 13 shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws
and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is
sought.  Accordingly, if any particular
portion of this paragraph 13 shall be adjudicated to be invalid or
unenforceable, this paragraph 13 shall be deemed amended to delete therefrom
the portion thus adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, such deletion to
apply only with respect to the operation of this paragraph in the particular
jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made.

14.           Injunctive Relief.  If there is a breach or threatened breach of
the provisions of paragraph 11, 12 or 13 of this Employment Agreement, the
Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining the Employee from such
breach.  Nothing herein shall be
construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies for such
breach or threatened breach.

15.           Insurance.  The Company may, at its election and for its
benefit, insure the Employee against accidental loss or death, and the Employee
shall submit to such physical examination and supply such information as may be
required in connection therewith.

16.           Notices.  Any notice required or permitted to be given
under this Employment Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and if sent
by registered mail to the Employee at his home address as reflected on the
records of the Company, in the case of the Employee, or VWR International,
Inc., 1310 West Goshen Parkway, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380, in the case
of the Company.

17.           Relocation Expenses.  The Employee will be eligible for relocation
assistance in accordance with the Company’s Relocation Policy; provided
however, that the requirement to purchase a new home within six months after
the Employee’s start date shall be waived.

18.           Waiver of Breach.  A waiver by the Company or the Employee of a
breach of any provision of this Employment Agreement by the other party shall
not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the other
party.

19.           Governing Law.  This Employment Agreement shall be governed
by and construed and enforce in accordance with the laws of the State of
Pennsylvania without giving effect to the choice of law or conflict of laws
provisions thereof.

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20.           Assignment.  This Employment Agreement may be assigned,
without the consent of the Employee, by the Company to any of its affiliates,
or to any other person, partnership, corporation, or other entity which has
purchased substantially all the assets of the Company, provided such assignee
assumes all the liabilities of the Company hereunder.

21.           Entire Agreement.  This Employment Agreement contains the
entire agreement of the parties and supersedes any and all agreements, letter
of intent or understandings between the Employee and (a) the Company, (b) any
of the Company’s principle shareholders, affiliates or subsidiaries regarding
employment.  This Employment Agreement
may be changed only by an agreement in writing signed by a party against whom
enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, extension or discharge is
sought.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have executed this Employment Agreement as of the day first herein
above written.

	
  VWR INTERNATIONAL, INC

  	
   

  	
  STEPHEN J. KUNST

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Walter W. Zywottek

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Stephen J.
  Kunst

  	 

	
   

  	
  Walter W. Zywottek

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
  Chief Executive Officer

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	 

	
  Witness:

  	
  /s/
  Adrianne Miller

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Adrianne
  Miller

  	
   

  	
   

  
						

 

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