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Employment agreement dated January 1, 2002

 EXHIBIT 10.2 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 (John R. Gibson) 
  
 This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”), entered into effective January 1, 2002, is between American Pacific Corporation., a Delaware corporation
having its principal place of business at 3770 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 300, Las Vegas Nevada 89109 (the “Company”), and John R. Gibson, an individual residing in Clark County, Nevada (the ”Executive”) (collectively,
“the parties”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 1.    The Company, through its subsidiary corporations, is engaged in the manufacture of specialty chemicals, including perchlorate chemicals, sodium
azide and HalotronTM fire suppression agents, the design and manufacture of
environmental protection products and other products as may be acquired or developed over time, and real estate development. 
  
 2.    Executive has been employed by the Company since February 1, 1992, and is currently serving as the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer. 
  
 3.    The Company desires to continue to employ Executive and to assure itself of the continued services of Executive
for the term of this Agreement, and Executive desires to be employed by the Company for such period, upon the following terms and conditions. 
  
 AGREEMENT 
  
 ACCORDINGLY, the parties agree as follows: 
  
 1.    Period of Employment 
  
 a.    Basic Term.    The Company shall continue to employ Executive to render services to the Company in the position and
with the duties and responsibilities described in Section 2 from the date of this Agreement through December 31, 2004 (the “Term Date”), unless Executive’s employment is terminated sooner in accordance with Section 4 below.

  
 b.    Annual Renewal.    Each year the term and provisions of this
Agreement shall automatically extend for a total three-year period, to and including the year in which the Executive attains age seventy (70), unless either party notifies the other in writing to the contrary at least 30 days prior to the applicable
December 31 date that it, or he, does not want the term to so extend. If the Company provides such notice, the severance benefits and arrangements described in Section 4c shall apply at the end of the existing term of the Agreement. Regardless of
the Term Date, this Agreement shall end on December 31 of the year in which the Executive attains age seventy (70). 
  
 2.    Position, Duties, Responsibilities 
  
 a.    Position:    Executive is employed by the Company to render services to the Company in the positions of Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and shall
perform all services appropriate to those positions, as well as such other services as may reasonably be assigned by the Company. The duties assigned to the Executive may be, but need not be, the same duties that are presently assigned to the
Executive, and may be changed from time to time. Initially, the Executive shall act as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall have all of the responsibilities and duties, including fiduciary duties, associated with such position. In
addition, during such periods of time as the Executive serves as the Chairman of the Board, President, or other officer of the Company, the Executive’s service as an officer shall additionally be governed by the Company’s Bylaws from time
to time in effect, and by the laws of the state of the Company’s incorporation. Executive shall at all times perform his duties and discharge his responsibilities under this Agreement and under applicable law diligently and conscientiously, and
to the best of his ability, and shall 

 
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 direct his best efforts to further and maximize the business and interests of the Company and its shareholders, in accordance with sound
business practices and applicable laws and regulations. Executive shall report to the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 b.    Other Activities.    Except upon the prior written consent of the Company, Executive will not (i) accept any other employment, or (ii) engage, directly or indirectly, in any other
business activity (whether or not pursued for pecuniary advantage) that is or may be in conflict with, or that might place Executive in a conflicting position to that of, the Company. Without limitation, the Executive shall not act in any advisory
or other capacity for any individual, firm, association or corporation other than the Company and its subsidiary corporations in matters in any way pertaining to any business or undertaking in any way similar to or competitive with the business or
activities of the Company and its subsidiary corporations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, while the Company does not request Executive’s service on the boards of directors of other corporations, the Company does not, in principle, object to
such service where Executive would have no conflict of interest with duties owed to the Company. 
  
 c.    Proprietary Information.    “Proprietary Information” is all information and any idea in whatever form, tangible or intangible, pertaining in any manner to the business
of the Company and its subsidiary corporations, or its employees, clients, consultants, or business associates, which was produced by any employee of the Company or its subsidiary corporations, in the course of his or her employment or otherwise
produced or acquired by or on behalf of the Company or its subsidiary corporations. All Proprietary Information not generally known outside of the Company’s organization, and all Proprietary Information so known only through improper means,
shall be deemed “Confidential Information.” Without limiting the foregoing definition, Proprietary and Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to: (i) formulas, teaching and development techniques, processes, trade
secrets, computer programs, electronic codes, inventions, improvements, and research projects; (ii) information about costs, profits, markets, sales, and lists of customers or clients; (iii) business, marketing, and strategic plans; and (iv)
employee personnel files and compensation information. Executive should consult any Company procedures instituted to identify and protect certain types of Confidential Information, which are considered by the Company to be safeguards in addition to
the protection provided by this Agreement. Nothing contained in those procedures or in this Agreement is intended to limit the effect of the other. 
  
 d.    General Restrictions on Use.    During the Period of Employment, Executive shall use Proprietary Information, and shall disclose Confidential
Information, only for the benefit of the Company and as is necessary to carry out his responsibilities under this Agreement. Following termination, Executive shall neither, directly or indirectly, use any Proprietary Information nor disclose any
Confidential Information, except as expressly and specifically authorized in writing by the Company. The publication of any Proprietary Information through literature or speeches must be approved in advance in writing by the Company. 

 
 3.    Compensation. 
  
 In consideration of the services to be rendered under this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to the following: 
  

a.    The Company shall continue to pay Executive as compensation for services a base salary at the annual rate of $366,800, or at such higher rate
as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may determine from time to time. Such salary shall be payable in accordance with the standard payroll procedures of the Corporation. Once the Corporation’s Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors has increased such salary, it thereafter shall not be reduced. The annual compensation specified in this Section 3, together with any increases in such compensation that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may
grant from time to time, is referred to in this Agreement as “Base Compensation.” 

 
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 b.    The Company (or the employing subsidiary corporation) shall review the above Base Compensation
on or about June 1 of each calendar year, and may make any increase it deems appropriate. Any such increase shall be made effective as soon as may be practicable following each review. 
  
 c.    Executive shall be eligible to participate in all the Company’s (or the employing subsidiary corporation’s) benefit plans, and to
receive perquisites of employment, as established by the Company, and as may be amended from time to time in the Company’s sole discretion at least equal to those provided to other Company officers. 
  
 4.    Termination of Employment 
  
 a.    Termination By Death.    Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon the death of Executive. Company
shall pay to Executive’s beneficiaries or estate, as appropriate, any compensation then due and owing, and shall continue to pay Executive’s salary and benefits, through the second full month after Executive’s death. As of the date of
death, all stock options available to Executive through the Term Date shall be deemed accelerated and vested, and may be exercised by the appropriate representative beneficiary of Executive’s estate. Thereafter, all obligations of Company under
this Agreement shall cease. Nothing in this Section shall affect any entitlement of Executive’s heirs to the benefits of any life insurance plan or other applicable benefits. 
  
 b.    Termination By Disability.    If, in the sole opinion of the Company, Executive shall be prevented from properly
performing his duties hereunder by reason of any physical or mental incapacity for a period of more than ninety (90) days in the aggregate in any twelve-month period, then, to the extent permitted by law, Company may terminate Executive’s
employment. Company shall pay to Executive all compensation to which Executive is entitled up through the last day of the month in which the 90th day of incapacity occurs, and thereafter, all of Company’s obligations under this Agreement shall
cease. Nothing in this Section shall affect Executive’s rights under any disability plan in which he is a participant. 
  
 c.    Termination By Company Not For Cause.    At any time, Employer may terminate the Period of Employment Not For Cause for any reason by providing Executive thirty (30) days’
advance written notice, provided that Executive shall, in addition to all compensation due and owing through the last day actually worked, receive the following: 
  
 (i)  The Company shall pay Executive a severance payment equal to three years of the Executive’s then current Base Compensation. The severance payment will
be made in the form of salary continuation for three years (the “Severance Period”), payable on the Company’s normal payroll schedule. 
  
 (ii)  During the Severance Period, Executive will continue to receive other perquisites of employment that he would have received had he remained employed as the Company’s Chairman of
the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer. 
  
 (iii)  The Company shall provide Executive and his
covered dependants, if any, with continuing health insurance coverage throughout the Severance Period. Upon conclusion of Severance Period, Executive is eligible to elect to convert his health insurance benefits under COBRA for a period of up to
eighteen (18) months. 
  
 (iv)  All shares of stock granted to Executive and all unexercised options to
purchase Company stock that are unvested at the time of the termination of employment shall become fully vested and exercisable. 
  
 (v)  The amount of any payment provided for in this Section 4.c shall not be reduced, offset or subject to recovery by the Company by reason of any compensation earned by Executive as the result of 

 
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 employment by another employer during the Severance Period so long as Executive does not violate the provisions of Section 6.d below.

  
 (vi)  The severance benefits described in this Section 4.c shall be conditioned upon Executive’s
continued observance of the obligations described in Section 6.d throughout the Severance Period. Should Executive engage in or pursue any of the activities described in Section 6.d at any time during the Severance Period, all severance benefits
described in this Section 4.c shall cease. In addition, receipt of the benefits described in this Section 4.c are contingent upon Executive executing a release of claims against the Company. 
  
 d.    Termination By Company For Cause.    At any time, and without prior notice, the Company may terminate Executive’s
employment For Cause (as defined below). The Company shall pay Executive all compensation then due and owing; thereafter, all of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement shall cease. Termination for “Cause” shall mean
termination of Executive’s employment because of Executive’s (i) involvement in fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement related to the business or property of the company; (ii) conviction for, or guilty plea to, a felony; (iii) willful
material breach of this Agreement; (iv) willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties under this Agreement, provided, however, that if such Cause is reasonably curable, the company shall not terminate Executive’s employment
hereunder unless the Company first gives notice of its intention to terminate and the grounds of such termination, and the Executive has not, within thirty (30) days following receipt of this notice, cured such Cause. 
  
 e.    By Executive Not for Good Reason.    At any time, Executive may terminate the Period
of Employment for any reason, with or without cause, by providing Employer thirty (30) days’ advance written notice. Employer shall have the option, in its complete discretion, to make termination of the Period of Employment effective at any
time prior to the end of such notice period, provided Employer pays Executive all compensation due and owing through the last day actually worked, plus an amount equal to the base salary Executive would have earned through the balance of the above
notice period, thereafter, all of Employer’s obligations under this Agreement shall cease. 
  
 f.    By Executive for Good Reason.    Executive may terminate, without liability, the Period of Employment for Good Reason (as defined below), provided Executive gives Employer ninety
(90) days’ advance written notice of the reason for termination and his intent to terminate this Agreement. During this period, Employer shall have an opportunity to correct the condition constituting Good Reason. If the condition is remedied
within this period, Executive’s notice to terminate shall be rescinded automatically; if not remedied, termination of the Period of Employment shall become effective upon expiration of the above notice period. In this event, Employer shall pay
Executive all compensation due and owing through the last day actually worked including any accrued but unused vacation. Employer shall also have the option, in its complete discretion, to make termination effective at any time prior to the end of
the notice period, provided that Employer pays Executive all compensation due and owing through the balance of the notice period (not to exceed ninety (90) days). Executive shall be entitled to exercise his right to terminate this Agreement for Good
Reason only if he gives the required notice not more than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of the event that is the basis for the Good Reason. If Executive terminates the Period of Employment for Good Reason pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 4.f, Executive shall receive the severance benefits described in and pursuant to the terms of subparagraph 4.c above. 
  
 The
following shall constitute a termination by Executive for “Good Reason”: (A) without Executive’s express written consent there is an assignment to the Executive of any duties or the reduction of the Executive’s duties, either of
which is materially inconsistent with Executive’s position or responsibilities with the Company in effect immediately prior to such assignment, except in connection with the termination of employment For Cause (as defined in Section 4.d above),
or due to disability or death; (B) there is a reduction by the Company in the Executive’s annual salary then in effect; (C) a material reduction by the Company in the kind or level of benefits provided to Executive under any benefit plan of the
Company in which the Executive is participating with the result 

 
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 that Executive’s overall benefits package is significantly reduced; (D) any material breach by the Company of any material provision of
this Agreement; or (E) a relocation of Executive’s principal place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles, provided and only if such change, reduction or relocation is effected by the Employer without Executive’s
consent. 
  
 g.    Good Faith Commitment to Negotiate Transition
Agreement.    Company and Executive mutually agree to negotiate in good faith with regard to a Transition Agreement, which would be offered to Executive in the event that he is replaced as Chairman of the Board, President,
and/or Chief Executive Officer of the Company. For his part, Executive agrees that he will utilize his best efforts to assist in a smooth transition to any successor Chairman of the Board, President, and/or Chief Executive Officer. 

 
 h.    Corporate Transaction. 
  
 (i)  Corporate Transaction Defined.    For purposes of this Agreement, a “Corporate Transaction” shall include any of the following
transactions to which the Company is a party: (A) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity and securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s
outstanding securities are transferred to holder different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such merger; (B) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in liquidation or
dissolution of the Company; (C) any reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities are
transferred to holder different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such merge; or (D) any cash dividend paid by the Company that, in the aggregate with all other dividends paid in any twelve month period, is greater than the
combined earnings of the Company for the Company’s two fiscal years prior to such dividend payment date. In addition, a Corporate Transaction shall also include a “Change of Control” as such term is defined in the Company’s 2001
Stock Option Plan, a “Capital Change of the Company” as such term is defined in the Company’s 1997 Stock Option Plan, a “Corporate Capital Transaction” as such term is defined in the Company’s 1991 Stock Option Plan, a
“Change in Control” as such term is defined in the Indenture of the Company’s Senior Notes or a “Change in Control” as such term is defined in the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. 

 
 (ii)  Acceleration of vesting at time of Corporate Transaction.    Should a Corporate Transaction
take place, all shares of stock granted to Executive and all unexercised options to purchase Company stock granted to the Executive that are unvested at the time of the Corporate Transaction shall become fully vested and exercisable. 

 
 (iii)  Benefits Upon Occurrence of Corporate Transaction.    Upon a the occurrence of a Corporate
Transaction and subject to the obligations in Section 6.d-.e below, Executive shall be entitled to the benefits described in Section 4.c above regardless of whether the Executive’s employment is terminated in connection with such Corporate
Transaction. In the event the event the Executive collects benefits pursuant to this Section 4.h(iii) the Executive shall lose the right to terminate the Agreement for Good Reason. 
  
 5.    SECTION 280G PAYMENTS 
  
 a.    Gross-Up Payment.    In the event it is determined that any payment or distribution of any type to or for the benefit of the employee, pursuant to this Agreement or
otherwise, by the Corporation, any Person who acquires ownership or effective control of the Corporation, or ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation (within the meaning of section 280G of the Code and the regulations,
including proposed regulations, thereunder) or any affiliate of such Person (the “Total Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such
excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the Employee shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that,
after payment by the Employee of all taxes, (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect 

 
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 to such taxes), including any Excise Tax, imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Employee retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the
Excise Tax imposed upon the Total Payments. 
  
 b.    Determination by
Accountant.    All mathematical determinations and determinations as to whether any of the Total Payments are “parachute payments” (within the meaning of section 280G of the Code and the regulations, including
proposed regulations, thereunder), in each case which determinations are required to be made under Section 5, including whether a Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, shall be made by an independent accounting firm
selected by the Employee from among the largest four accounting firms in the United States (the “Accounting Firm”). The Accounting Firm shall provide to the Corporation and to the Employee its determination (the “Determination”),
together with detailed supporting calculations regarding the amount of any Gross-Up Payment and any other relevant matter, within ten days after the occurrence of an event which would trigger a parachute payment, or at such earlier time following
such an event as is requested by the Employee (if the Employee reasonably believes that any of the Total Payments may be subject to the Excise Tax). If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Employee, it shall furnish
the Employee with a written statement that such Accounting Firm has concluded that no Excise Tax is payable (including the reasons therefore) and that the Employee has substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on the Employee’s federal
income tax return. If a Gross-Up Payment is determined to be payable, it shall be paid to the Employee within ten days after the Determination is delivered to the Corporation or the Employee. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding
upon the Corporation and the Employee, absent manifest error. 
  
 As a result of uncertainty in the application of
section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments not made by the Corporation and members of the Corporation should have been made (“Underpayment”), or
that Gross-Up Payments will have been made by the Corporation and members of the Corporation that should not have been made (“Overpayments”). In either such event, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment or
Overpayment that has occurred. In the case of an Underpayment, the Corporation promptly shall pay, or cause to be paid, the amount of such Underpayment to or for the benefit of the Employee. In the case of an Overpayment, the Employee shall, at the
direction and expense of the Corporation, take such steps as are reasonably necessary (including the filing of returns and claims for refund), follow reasonable instructions from, and procedures established by, the Corporation, and otherwise
reasonably cooperate with the Corporation to correct such Overpayment; provided, however that (1) Employee shall not in any event be obligated to return to the Corporation an amount greater than the net after-tax portion of the Overpayment that he
has retained or recovered as a refund from the applicable taxing authorities and (2) this provision shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the intent of Section 5(a), which is to make the Employee whole, on an after-tax basis, from the
application of the Excise Tax, it being understood that the correction of an Overpayment may result in the Employee repaying to the Corporation an amount that is less than the Overpayment. 
  
 6.    Termination Obligations 
  
 a.    Return of Company’s Property.    Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that all personal property, including, without limitation, all books, manuals, records,
reports, notes, contracts, lists, blueprints, and other documents, or materials, or copies thereof, and equipment furnished to or prepared by Executive in the course of or incident to Executive’s employment, belong to Company and shall be
promptly returned to Company upon termination of Executive’s employment. 
  
 b.    Representations and Warranties Survive Termination of Employment.    The representations and warranties contained herein, except Executive’s obligations under Section 2.b,
shall survive termination of Executive’s employment and expiration of this Agreement. 

 
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 c.    Cooperation in Pending Work.    Following any termination of
Executive’s employment, Executive shall fully cooperate with Company in all matters relating to the winding up of pending work on behalf of Company and the orderly transfer of work to other employees of Company. Executive shall also cooperate
in the defense of any action brought by any third party against Company that relates in any way to Executive’s acts or omissions while employed by Company. If Executive’s cooperation in the defense of any such action requires more than ten
(10) hours of Executive’s time, the Executive and Company shall agree on appropriate remuneration for Executive’s time and expenses. 
  
 d.    Noncompetition.    Executive acknowledges and agrees that during his employment with the Company, he has had access to confidential information and
the activities forbidden by this subsection would necessarily involve the improper use and disclosure of this confidential information. To forestall this use or disclosure, Executive agrees that during the Severance Period described in Section 4.c,
or for two years after the termination of Executive for reasons other than by Company Not for Cause, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) divert or attempt to divert from the Company (or any Affiliate) any business of any kind in which
it is engaged; (ii) employ or recommend for employment any person employed by the Company (or any Affiliate); or (iii) engage in any business activity that is competitive with the Company (or any Affiliate) in any state where the Company conducts
its business, unless Executive can prove that any of the above actions was done without the use of confidential information. In addition to the above restrictions on noncompetitive activity, and regardless of whether any use of confidential
information is involved, Executive agrees that during the Severance Period Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit any customer of the Company (or any Affiliate) known to Executive (while he was employed by the Company) to have been
a customer with respect to products or services competitive with products or services offered by the Company; or (ii) solicit for employment any person employed by the Company (or any Affiliate). 
  

e.    Confidential Information. 
  
 (i)  The Executive shall never, either during the Term of the Executive’s Employment by the Company or thereafter, use or employ for any purpose or disclose to any other individual or
entity any Confidential Information. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that all Confidential Information is proprietary to the Company, is extremely important to the Company’s business, and that the use by or disclosure of such Confidential
Information to a Competitor could materially and adversely affect the Company, its business and its customers. 
  
 (ii)  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Company” shall refer to the Company and each of its subsidiary corporations, and any other corporation or entity that is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by the Company or that is under common ownership or control with the Company. 
  
 (iii)  For purposes of
this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean information in any form that is not generally known to the public that relates to the Company’s past, present or future operations, processes, products or services, or to
any research, development, manufacture, purchasing, accounting, engineering, marketing, merchandising, advertising, selling, leasing, financing or business methods or techniques (including without limitation customer lists, records of customer
services, usages and requirements, sketches and diagrams of Company or customer facilities and like and similar information relating to actual or prospective customers) that is or may be related thereto. All information disclosed to the Executive or
to which the Executive obtains access during any Term of the Executive’s Employment with the Company, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, or to which the Executive obtains access by reason of his employment by the Company, that the
Executive has a reasonable basis to believe is or may be Confidential Information, shall be presumed for purposes of this Agreement to be Confidential Information. 

 
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 7.    Notices 
  
 All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand or mailed, postage prepaid, by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the Company: 
  
 American Pacific
Corporation 
 3770 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 300 
 Las Vegas, NV 89109 
  
 and to Executive at: 
  
 The Executive’s address as set forth on the signature page to this Agreement. 
  

Executive and the Company shall be obligated to notify the other party of any change in address. Notice of change of address shall be effective only when made in accordance with this
Section. 
  
 8.    Entire Agreement 
  

This Agreement is intended to be the final, complete, and exclusive statement of the terms of Executive’s employment by The Company. Except for any stock option agreements and any other
agreements evidencing a loan or trust from the Company to Executive (including but not limited to the Trust Agreement for American Pacific Corporation, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan dated November 23, 1999, and the American Pacific
Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan dated January 1, 1999), this Agreement supersedes all other prior and contemporaneous agreements and statements pertaining in any manner to the employment of Executive and it may not be contradicted
by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous statements or agreements. To the extent that the practices, policies, or procedures of Company, now or in the future, apply to Executive and are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the
provisions of this Agreement shall control. 
  
 9.    Amendments, Waivers 

 
 This Agreement may not be modified, amended, or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by Executive and by a duly authorized
representative of Company other than Executive. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, remedy, or power under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, or
power under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, remedy, or power provided herein or by law or in equity. 
  
 10.    Assignment; Successors and Assigns 
  
 Executive agrees that he will not assign, sell, transfer, delegate or otherwise dispose of, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, or by operation of law, any rights or obligations under this Agreement, nor shall Executive’s
rights be subject to encumbrance or the claims of creditors. Any purported assignment, transfer, or delegation shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the consolidation of the Company with, or its merger into, any other
corporation, or the sale by the Company of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, or the assignment by the Company of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder to any successor in interest. In the event of a
change in ownership or control of the Company, the terms of this Agreement will remain in effect and shall be binding upon any successor in interest. Notwithstanding and subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure
to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns, and shall not benefit any person or entity other than those enumerated above. 

 
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 11.    Severability; Enforcement 
  

If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person, place, or circumstance, shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable, or
void, the remainder of this Agreement and such provisions as applied to other persons, places, and circumstances shall remain in full force and effect. 
  
 12.    Governing Law 
  
 The validity, interpretation,
enforceability, and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Nevada. 
  
 13.    Arbitration 
  
 Any claim or controversy between Executive and Company or its
successor arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the then current Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association and shall be the exclusive remedy for all
Arbitrable Claims. Company and Executive agree that arbitration shall be held in or near Clark County, Nevada, before an arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of Nevada. The arbitrator shall have authority to award or grant both legal,
equitable, and declaratory relief. Such arbitration shall be final and binding on the parties. The Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this section pertaining to Arbitration. 
  
 This Agreement to arbitrate survives termination of Executive’s employment. 
  
 In any dispute arising under or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. 
  
 14.    Acknowledgment of Parties 
  
 The parties acknowledge (a) that they have consulted with or have had the opportunity to consult with independent counsel of their own choice concerning this Agreement, and (b) that they have read and
understand the Agreement, are fully aware of its legal effect, and have entered into it freely based on their own judgment and not on any representations or promises other than those contained in this Agreement. 

 
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 15.    Date of Agreement 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 
  
 
	 “Company”
 
	 American Pacific Corporation
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    LINDA G.
FERGUSON        
 

	  	 	 Vice President—Administration
 
	 
	 “Executive”
 
	 
	  	 	 /s/    JOHN R.
GIBSON        
 

	  	 	 John R. Gibson
 
	 
	 Address:
  
 7409 Doe
Avenue
 Las Vegas, Nevada 89117
 

 
  
 CONCUR: Dated, 27 July 2002, Full Management & Compensation
Committee met and unanimously approved. 
  
 
	 Management & Compensation Committee,
American Pacific Corporation
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    BERLYN D.
MILLER        
 

	  	 	 Berlyn D. Miller
 Committee
Chairman
 

 

 
 10Exhibit 4.1

                            AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT TO
                     AMENDED AND RESTATED SECURITY AGREEMENT

     AMENDMENT  NUMBER EIGHT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED  SECURITY  AGREEMENT  (this
"Amendment"),  dated as of August 23, 2002 by and among UNION ACCEPTANCE FUNDING
CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation, as Seller (in such capacity, the "Seller"),
UAFC  CORPORATION,  a Delaware  corporation,  as debtor (in such  capacity,  the
"Debtor"),  UNION  ACCEPTANCE  CORPORATION,   an  Indiana  corporation  ("UAC"),
individually  and in its capacity as  collection  agent (in such  capacity,  the
"Collection Agent"), ENTERPRISE FUNDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"),  MBIA INSURANCE CORPORATION,  a New York stock insurance company, as
financial guaranty insurer (the "Insurer") and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national
banking  association  ("Bank of America"),  individually and as collateral agent
for the Company,  the Bank  Investors,  and the Insurer (in such  capacity,  the
"Collateral   Agent")  amending  that  certain  Amended  and  Restated  Security
Agreement  dated  as of May 12,  2000 (as the  same  may be  amended,  restated,
supplemented or modified from time to time, the "Security Agreement").

     WHEREAS, in order to induce the Insurer and the Collateral Agent to consent
to the  extension of the  Termination  Date until August 25, 2003 subject to the
terms and conditions of this Amendment,  and in  consideration  of the foregoing
and of other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged,  the parties hereto mutually desire to make certain  amendments to
the Security Agreement as hereinafter set forth.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

     SECTION  1.  Defined  Terms.  As used  in this  Amendment,  and  except  as
otherwise  provided  in this  Section 1,  capitalized  terms shall have the same
meanings assigned thereto in the Security Agreement.

          (a) Section 1.1 of the Security  Agreement is hereby amended by adding
     the following definitions in alphabetical order therein:

          "Back-up  Servicing  Agreement" shall mean the agreement or agreements
     pursuant to which an entity  acceptable  to the  Insurer  agrees to perform
     back-up servicing  functions as provided therein and as successor  servicer
     under the Servicing Agreements and the Security Agreement if so required.

          "Servicing Agreement" shall mean each of the following agreements,  as
     the same may be amended, restated,  supplemented or otherwise modified from
     time to time:

               (A) the Pooling and Servicing  Agreement among UAC Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          BNY Midwest  Trust  Company,  as successor to Harris Trust and Savings
          Bank as trustee dated as of March 1, 1998;

               (B) the Pooling and Servicing  Agreement among UAC Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          BNY Midwest  Trust  Company,  as successor to Harris Trust and Savings
          Bank as trustee dated as of June 1, 1998;

               (C) the Pooling and Servicing  Agreement among UAC Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          BNY Midwest  Trust  Company,  as successor to Harris Trust and Savings
          Bank as trustee dated as of September 1, 1998;

               (D) the Pooling and Servicing  Agreement among UAC Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          BNY Midwest  Trust  Company,  as successor to Harris Trust and Savings
          Bank as trustee dated as of November 1, 1998;

               (E) the Pooling and Servicing  Agreement among UAC Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          BNY Midwest  Trust  Company,  as successor to Harris Trust and Savings
          Bank as trustee dated as of February 1, 1999;

               (F) the Trust and Servicing  Agreement  among UAC  Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          Wachovia Trust  Company,  National  Association,  formerly First Union
          Trust Company,  National  Association as owner trustee dated as of May
          1, 1999;

               (G) the Trust and Servicing  Agreement  among UAC  Securitization
          Corporation as seller,  Union  Acceptance  Corporation as servicer and
          Wachovia Trust  Company,  National  Association,  formerly First Union
          Trust Company,  National Association as owner trustee dated as of July
          23, 1999;

               (H) the Trust and Servicing  Agreement  among UAC  Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          Wachovia Trust  Company,  National  Association,  formerly First Union
          Trust  Company,  National  Association  as owner  trustee  dated as of
          August 1, 1999;

               (I) the Trust and Servicing  Agreement  among UAC  Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          Wachovia Trust  Company,  National  Association,  formerly First Union
          Trust  Company,  National  Association  as owner  trustee  dated as of
          November 1, 1999;

               (J) the Trust and Servicing  Agreement  among UAC  Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          Wachovia Trust  Company,  National  Association,  formerly First Union
          Trust  Company,  National  Association  as owner  trustee  dated as of
          February 1, 2000;

               (K) the Trust and Servicing  Agreement  among UAC  Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          Wachovia Trust  Company,  National  Association,  formerly First Union
          Trust Company,  National Association as owner trustee dated as of June
          1, 2000;

               (L) the Trust and Servicing  Agreement  among UAC  Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          Wachovia Trust  Company,  National  Association,  formerly First Union
          Trust  Company,  National  Association  as owner  trustee  dated as of
          November 17, 2000;

               (M) the Trust and Servicing  Agreement  among UAC  Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          Wachovia Trust  Company,  National  Association,  formerly First Union
          Trust  Company,  National  Association  as owner  trustee  dated as of
          February 24, 2001;

               (N) the Trust and Servicing  Agreement  among UAC  Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          Wachovia Trust  Company,  National  Association,  formerly First Union
          Trust  Company,  National  Association  as owner  trustee  dated as of
          September 25, 2001; and

               (O) the Trust and Servicing  Agreement  among UAC  Securitization
          Corporation as depositor, Union Acceptance Corporation as servicer and
          Wachovia Trust  Company,  National  Association,  formerly First Union
          Trust Company, National Association as owner trustee dated as of March
          18, 2002.

     "Servicing Term Agreements" shall mean the agreement or agreements pursuant
to which  the term of UAC as  servicer  under  each  Servicing  Agreement  shall
terminate and UAC shall be reappointed for a period of 60 days ending on October
31, 2002.

          (b)  Section  1.1 of the  Security  Agreement  is  hereby  amended  by
     deleting the definition of "Commitment  Termination  Date" and replacing it
     with the following (solely for convenience changed language is italicized):

          "Commitment  Termination  Date"  shall mean August 25,  2003,  or such
     later date to which the Commitment  Termination Date may be extended by the
     Debtor,  the Agent and the Bank  Investors  not later than 30 days prior to
     the then current Commitment Termination Date.

     (c) Section 1.1 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
definition of "Termination Date" and replacing it with the following (solely for
convenience changed language is italicized):

          "Termination  Date" shall mean the  earliest of (i) that  Business Day
     designated by the Debtor to the Agent as the  Termination  Date at any time
     following  60  days'  written  notice  to  the  Agent,  (ii)  the  date  of
     termination of the liquidity commitment of the Liquidity Provider under the
     Liquidity  Provider  Agreement,  (iii)  the  date  of  termination  of  the
     commitment  of  the  Credit  Support  Provider  under  the  Credit  Support
     Agreement,  (iv) the day on which a  Termination  Event occurs  pursuant to
     Section  7.1,  (v) two business  days prior to the  Commitment  Termination
     Date, (vi) August 25, 2003,  unless extended prior to such date pursuant to
     a Revolving  Period Extension (as defined in the Insurance  Agreement),  or
     (vii) the day on which UAC's term as Collection  Agent shall  terminate and
     shall not be extended pursuant to Section 6.1A hereof.

     SECTION 2. Amendment to Article VI. Article VI of the Security Agreement is
hereby  amended  to add  the  following  section  as  Section  6.1A  immediately
following Section 6.1 thereof:

          SECTION 6.1A Successor Collection Agent.  Notwithstanding  Section 6.1
     of this Agreement, the parties hereby agree that the initial term of UAC as
     Collection  Agent  shall  terminate  at 11:59  p.m.  on  August  26,  2002;
     provided, however, UAC shall act as successor Collection Agent for a 60-day
     term  commencing at 12:00 a.m. on August 27, 2002 and  terminating at 11:59
     a.m.  on October  31,  2002 (the  "Servicing  Term"),  unless  such term is
     extended for an additional  60-day term (such term, an "Extended  Servicing
     Term") in writing  executed by the Insurer prior to the  expiration of such
     Servicing Term. Any Extended Servicing Term may be similarly extended prior
     to its  expiration.  Upon  the  expiration  of the  Servicing  Term  or any
     subsequent   Extended  Serving  Term  without   renewal,   all  rights  and
     obligations  of UAC as  successor  Collection  Agent under the  Transaction
     Documents  shall  terminate and all authority and power of UAC as successor
     Collection  Agent  shall  pass to and be  vested  in the  back-up  servicer
     designated pursuant to the Back-up Servicing Agreement or such other entity
     as shall be designated by the Insurer. UAC shall, on or before September 4,
     2002 and on the date that is three (3)  Business  Days from the end of each
     Settlement  Period,  deliver to the  Insurer a tape  containing  the master
     record of the Receivables as of the end of the previous  Settlement  Period
     in such form as the Insurer shall reasonably require.  UAC hereby agrees to
     cooperate with the Insurer and the back-up servicer  designated pursuant to
     the Back-up  Servicing  Agreement or other  successor  Collection  Agent in
     effectuating  the complete  transfer of the servicing,  administration  and
     collection  functions  from  UAC to the  back-up  servicer  or  such  other
     successor Collection Agent in accordance with the Transaction Documents and
     this Agreement.

          SECTION 3. Amendment to Section 7.1.

          (a) Section  7.1(o) of the  Security  Agreement  is hereby  amended by
     deleting such  paragraph  and  replacing it with the following  (solely for
     convenience added language is italicized):

               (o) the Insurer  shall have given notice that a Trigger Event (as
          defined in the  Insurance  Agreement)  has occurred and is  continuing
          under the Insurance Agreement;

          (b) Section 7.1 of the Security  Agreement is hereby amended  deleting
     the word  "and" at the end of  subsection  (p)  thereof  and by adding  the
     following subsections (r)-(u) in alphabetical order at the end thereof:

               (r) the Servicing Term Agreements shall not be fully executed and
          in full force and effect by September 6, 2002;

               (s) the Back-up  Servicing  Agreement shall not be fully executed
          and in full force and effect by October 31, 2002;

               (t) UAC shall cease to be the Collection Agent and

               (u) the Transaction Documents shall not be amended to reflect the
          changes  required by either S&P or Moody's to restore or maintain  the
          Insurer's  shadow  rating  with  respect  to the Policy at BBB or Baa2
          respectively  within five (5) Business Days of notice from the Insurer
          that such amendments are necessary.

     SECTION 4. Limited Scope.  This amendment is specific to the  circumstances
described  above  and does not imply any  future  amendment  or waiver of rights
allocated to the Debtor,  the Collection  Agent, the Agent,  the  Administrative
Agent, the Insurer or the Collateral Agent under the Security Agreement.

     SECTION 5.  Effectiveness.  This  Amendment  shall  become  effective as of
August 23, 2002 when counterparts of this Amendment shall have been accepted and
agreed to by each of the parties hereto.

     SECTION 6. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE LAWS OF THE  STATE  OF NEW  YORK,  WITHOUT  REGARD  TO
CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY
OTHER JURISDICTION.

     SECTION 7.  Severability;  Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in
any  number  of  counterparts  and  by  different  parties  hereto  in  separate
counterparts,  each of which when so executed  shall be deemed to be an original
and all of  which  when  taken  together  shall  constitute  one  and  the  same
instrument.   Any  provisions  of  this   Amendment   which  are  prohibited  or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability  without  invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render  unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.

     SECTION 8.  Ratification.  Except as expressly  affected by the  provisions
hereof,  the Security Agreement as amended shall remain in full force and effect
in accordance  with its terms and ratified and confirmed by the parties  hereto.
On and after the date hereof,  each reference in the Security Agreement to "this
Agreement",  "hereunder",  "herein" or words of like import  shall mean and be a
reference to the Security Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have executed and delivered  this
Amendment Number Eight as of the date first written above.

                                        ENTERPRISE FUNDING CORPORATION,
                                          as Company

                                        By: _______________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                        UAFC CORPORATION,
                                          as Debtor

                                        By: _______________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                        UNION ACCEPTANCE FUNDING
                                          CORPORATION, as Seller

                                        By: _______________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                        UNION ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION,
                                          individually and as Collection Agent
                                        By: _______________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                        BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
                                          individually and as Collateral Agent
                                         and Bank Investor

                                        By: _______________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                        MBIA INSURANCE CORPORATION, as
                                          Insurer

                                        By: _______________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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