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Form of 10% Junior Subordinated Promissory Note

 EXHIBIT 4.4 
 THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS PROMISSORY NOTE IS SUBORDINATED TO CERTAIN SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED HEREIN. 
 ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION 
 Form of 10% Junior Subordinated Promissory Note 
  

			
	 $[        ]1
	  	[            ]     , 2009

 SECTION 1. General. 
 (a) ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay, subject to the
further provisions hereof including, without limitation, Section 6 hereof, to [            ], a [            ] (together
with any person or entity to which this Note is assigned, the “Holder”), the principal amount of [            ] DOLLARS
($[        ]), maturing on September 30, 2011 (the “Maturity Date”). 
 (b)
This Note shall bear and accrue interest (the “Interest”) on the unpaid principal balance at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum, which shall compound annually, and shall be payable in the manner provided in
Section 1(c). Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, commencing on the date hereof. 
 (c) The outstanding principal amount of this Note shall be due and payable in eight (8) equal consecutive quarterly installments commencing on December 31, 2009, and on March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 of each year thereafter until paid in full. Interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears, together with each payment of principal. 
 (d) This Note is issued in payment of the $[        ] in dividends accrued and unpaid on shares of the
Company’s series A convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), previously held by the Holder and converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the “Common Stock”), and $[        ] in respect of fractional shares that would otherwise have been issuable upon the conversion of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Holder
acknowledges and agrees that the delivery of this Note and the payment of the principal amount hereof and accrued Interest thereon on the terms hereof satisfy the Company’s obligations to pay all accrued and unpaid dividends on the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock so converted and all amounts in respect of such fractional shares. 
  
  

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	 Will equal all accrued dividends on the Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock as of the conversion. 

 (e) As used herein, the Holder’s “Pro Rata Share” means
[    ]%, which is the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock previously held by the Holder and converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, by (ii) 372,500.

 SECTION 2. The Note. 
 The term “Note” as used herein refers to this Note and also refers to any Note executed and delivered by the Company in replacement hereof pursuant to Section 7 hereof. 
 SECTION 3. Non-Negotiability; Non-Transferability. 
 This Note shall not be negotiable, assignable or transferable, and no such negotiation, assignment or transfer shall be effective, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Company and the Holder;
provided, however, that the Holder may transfer or assign this Note to an affiliate of the Holder without the consent of the Company. 
 SECTION 4. Optional Prepayments. 
 The Company may, at its sole option at any time, prepay all or any portion of
the principal amount of this Note, without penalty or premium, in whole or in part, together with Interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount so prepaid. 
 SECTION 5. Mandatory Prepayments. 
 (a) The Company shall prepay a portion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note equal to the Holder’s Pro Rata Share of $4,000,000 (the “Initial Prepayment Amount”) and all accrued Interest thereon promptly
following the consummation of the initial public offering of its Common Stock as contemplated by the registration statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company with the Securities Exchange Commission (File No. 333-160634) (the
“IPO”); provided, that if the IPO results in gross proceeds to the Company of an amount equal to or greater than $70,000,000, the Company shall prepay a portion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note promptly
following the consummation of the IPO equal to the sum of (i) the Initial Prepayment Amount, and (ii) the Holder’s Pro Rata Share of an amount equal to 50% of the gross proceeds in excess of $70,000,000, together with all accrued
Interest on such aggregate principal amount, up to an aggregate amount equal to the original principal amount of this Note plus all accrued Interest thereon. 
 (b) If, after the consummation of the IPO, the Company consummates any public offering of newly-issued shares of its Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any similar or successor form) (a “Public Offering”), and the gross proceeds of such Public Offering to the Company are at least $10,000,000, the
Company shall, promptly following the receipt of proceeds upon the consummation of such Public Offering, prepay a portion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note in an amount equal to the Holder’s Pro Rata Share of 50% of the amount of
such gross proceeds, together with all accrued Interest thereon, up to an aggregate amount equal to the outstanding principal amount plus all accrued Interest thereon. The provisions of this Section 5(b) shall apply to each Public Offering
consummated by the Company until such time as the entire principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued Interest thereon, has been paid in full. 
  

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 (c) The Company shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of this Note and all accrued Interest
thereon upon (i) any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, other than any dissolution, liquidation or winding up in connection with any reincorporation of the Company in another jurisdiction,
(ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’ assets, (iii) the sale or transfer of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company or (iv) the merger or consolidation of the Company with another person or
entity, in each case in clauses (iii) and (iv) above, under circumstances in which the holders (together with any affiliates of such holders) of the voting power of outstanding capital stock of the Company, immediately prior to such
transaction, own less than 50% in voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Company or the surviving or resulting corporation or acquirer, as the case may be, immediately following such transaction. A sale (or multiple related sales) of
one or more subsidiaries of the Company (whether by way of merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale of all or substantially all assets or securities) which constitutes all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company shall be
deemed a transaction contemplated by clause (ii) above. 
 (d) With respect to any prepayments made by the Company pursuant to
Section 4 or this Section 5, such prepayments shall be applied first, in payment of the principal amount of this Note in inverse order of maturity. 
 SECTION 6. Subordination. 
 (a) The Company and the Holder agree that all indebtedness evidenced by this Note,
including principal, Interest and all other amounts payable hereunder shall, to the extent hereinafter set forth, be subordinate and junior to all obligations (the “Obligations”) of the Company and its affiliates under any third
party senior secured credit facility of the Company or any of its affiliates and any subsequent refinancing thereof, as such Obligations may be increased, extended or otherwise modified from time to time hereafter (collectively, “Senior
Indebtedness,” and documents related thereto, the “Loan Documents”). 
 (b) Unless otherwise
permitted by the Loan Documents, no payment, direct or indirect, shall be made by the Company on account of principal of, or Interest on, this Note or otherwise with respect to this Note or on account of the purchase or redemption or other
acquisition of this Note, unless and until the Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents; provided that the Company shall be permitted to pay, and the Holder shall be permitted to retain,
regularly scheduled payments of principal of, or Interest on, this Note as and when such payment shall become due and payable, so long as immediately before and after giving effect to each such payment, no default or event of default exists under
the Loan Documents (herein, a “Senior Default”). 
  

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 (c) Unless and until the Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full and the commitments to lend
thereunder have terminated pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents, except for the receipt of payments specifically permitted pursuant to Section 6(b), the Holder shall not (i) accept or receive (in cash or property or by setoff,
exercise of contractual or statutory rights or otherwise) any direct or indirect payment on account of this Note at any time a Senior Default exists and until the Company has notified the Holder in writing that such Senior Default has been waived or
is no longer continuing, (ii) demand or attempt to collect or commence any legal proceedings to collect, any payment on account of this Note, or (iii) commence or maintain any action, suit or any other legal or equitable proceeding against
the Company, or join with any creditor in any such proceeding, under any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar law, at any time prior to the Maturity Date of this Note, unless holders of Senior
Indebtedness shall also join in bringing such proceeding. 
 (d) In the event that the Company makes any payment with respect to this Note,
whether in cash, property or securities, at a time when a Senior Default exists, such payment shall be held by the Holder in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered to, the holders of Senior Indebtedness (or an agent
thereof) to be applied in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. 
 (e) No right of any present or future holder of Senior
Indebtedness to enforce the subordination of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act by any such holder or by the Company or by the failure of the Company to comply with this Note,
regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be charged with. 
 (f) The Holder agrees and consents that,
without notice to or assent by the Holder and without affecting the liabilities and obligations of the Company and the Holder and the rights and benefits of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, (i) the obligations and liabilities of the
Company and any other party or parties for or upon the Senior Indebtedness may, from time to time, be increased, renewed, refinanced, extended, modified, amended, restated, compromised, supplemented, terminated, waived or released; (ii) the
holders of the Senior Indebtedness and any representative or representatives acting on behalf thereof, may exercise or refrain from exercising any right, remedy or power granted by or in connection with any agreements relating to the Senior
Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any exercise or non-exercise by any such holder of any right, power, privilege or remedy under the Loan Documents or hereunder or any release by any such holder of any security for the payment of the
Senior Indebtedness); and (iii) any balance or balances of funds with any holder of Senior Indebtedness at any time outstanding to the credit of the Company may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be surrendered or released; in each case
all as any such holder and any representative or representatives acting on behalf thereof, may deem advisable, and all without impairing, abridging, diminishing, releasing or affecting the subordination of the subordinated indebtedness to the Senior
Indebtedness provided for herein. 
 (g) The Holder agrees that the holders of the Senior Indebtedness are entitled to rely upon the
provision of this Section 6 and may enforce the provisions of this Section 6 against the Holder. 
  

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 SECTION 7. Replacement of Note. 
 Upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, and in all cases (other than pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 7) upon reimbursement to the
Company of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, the Company will make and deliver a new Note of like tenor in lieu of this Note in the following circumstances (i) in the event of a prepayment or partial prepayment of the principal in
accordance with Section 4 or 5 hereof, or (ii) upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note and, in case of loss, theft, destruction or mutilation, of indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to it. Any Note made and delivered in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7 shall be dated as of the date through which Interest has been paid on this Note. 
 SECTION 8. Amendments and Waivers. 
 With the written consent of the Holder, any covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Note may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), or the Holder
and the Company may from time to time enter into agreements for the purpose of amending any covenant, agreement or condition of this Note or changing in any manner the rights of the Holder of this Note. Any such amendment or waiver shall be binding
upon each Holder of this Note and upon the Company. Upon the request of the Company, the Holder hereof shall submit this Note to the Company so that this Note may be marked to indicate such amendment or waiver, and any Note issued thereafter shall
bear a similar notation referring to any such amendment or continuing waiver. 
 SECTION 9. Event of Default. 

(a) In case of the occurrence of any of the following events (an “Event of Default”): 
 (i) default shall be made in the payment of the principal and/or of Interest on this Note, when and as the same shall become due and
payable (unless such payment is specifically prohibited by Section 6), whether at the due date thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise and, with respect to the payment of Interest on this Note, and such default shall continue unremedied
for 30 days; 
 (ii) the Company shall (A) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee or liquidator
for itself or all or a substantial part of its property, (B) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature, (C) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (D) be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent,
(E) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or petition or answer seeking a reorganization or an arrangement with its creditors, (F) take advantage of any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or
liquidation law or statute or file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any such law or (G) take any corporate action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

  

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 (iii) an order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval or
consent of the Company, by any court of competent jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking reorganization of the Company or all or a substantial part of the assets of the Company, or appointing a receiver, trustee or liquidator of the Company, and
such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for any period of 90 days; 
 then, subject to the provisions of Section 6 hereof,
the Holder may, upon not less than 20 days’ prior written notice to the Company and the holders of any Senior Indebtedness, declare this Note to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon this Note shall become forthwith due and payable, both as
to principal and Interest, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived. 
 (b)
Subject to Section 6 hereof, in case any one or more of the Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Holder may proceed to protect and enforce its rights either by suit in equity and/or by action at law, whether for the
specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Note or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Note, or proceed to enforce the payment of this Note or to enforce any other legal or equitable right of the Holder.

 (c) No remedy conferred hereunder is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and
shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise. No course of dealing between the Company and the Holder or any delay on the part of the Holder in exercising its rights
hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any rights of the Holder. 
 SECTION 10. Extension of Maturity. 
 Should the Maturity Date occur on a day other than a business day, the Maturity Date shall be extended to the next succeeding business day, and, in the
case of principal, Interest shall be payable thereon at the rate per annum herein specified during such extension. The term “business day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New
York, New York are not required to be open. 
 SECTION 11. Successors and Assigns. 
 The provisions of this Note shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and to the Holder and its
respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and duly appointed legal representatives, as applicable, who shall succeed to the Holder’s rights and obligations in, to and under this Note. 
 SECTION 12. Governing Law. 
 This Note will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without reference to its choice of law rules. 
  

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 SECTION 13. Consent to Jurisdiction, Etc. 
 The Company and the Holder hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or
in connection with, this Note shall be brought only to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York or the federal courts located in the County of New York in the State of New York, and each of the Company and the Holder hereby
consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have
to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The Company and the Holder agree that,
after a legal dispute is before a court as specified in this Section 13, and during the pendency of such dispute before such court, all actions, suits, or proceedings with respect to such dispute or any other dispute, including without
limitation, any counterclaim, cross-claim or interpleader, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on either the Company or the Holder anywhere in the world, whether
within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Each of the Company and the Holder hereto agrees that a final judgment in any action, suit or proceeding described in this Section 13 after the expiration of any period permitted for appeal
and subject to any stay during appeal shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable laws. 
 SECTION 14. Waiver of Jury Trial. 
 THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE. 
 SECTION 15. Severability. 
 Any provision of this Note that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this
Note, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction will not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by law, the Company and the Holder waive any provision of law which
renders any such provision prohibited or unenforceable in any respect. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed and delivered this Note as of the date first
written above. 
  

			
	ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

  

			
	Agreed to and accepted by
	
	[HOLDER]
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:Separation and General Release Agreement - W. Andrew Wright, III

 EXHIBIT 10.1(b) 
 SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 This Separation and General Release Agreement (this
“Agreement”), dated as of September 20, 2009, is made by and between Addus HealthCare, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Corporation”), and W. Andrew Wright, III, an individual domiciled in the State of
Illinois (“Executive” and, together with the Corporation, the “parties”). 
 WHEREAS, Executive is employed
by the Corporation pursuant to an Employment and Non-Competition Agreement dated as of September 19, 2006, and amended as of May 6, 2008 (as amended, the “Employment Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Addus HomeCare Corporation (“Holdings”); and 
 WHEREAS, Holdings is contemplating an initial public offering (the “Offering”), and in furtherance thereof, filed a registration
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2009 (as amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Offering may constitute a “QIPO,” as defined in the Contingent Payment Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2006, among Holdings, Addus Acquisition Corporation (“Addus
Acquisition”), Addus Management Corporation (“Addus Management”), the Corporation, the Executive and the other persons identified therein (the “Contingent Payment Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, Executive and the Corporation have mutually agreed to terminate their employment relationship and the Employment Agreement (except as
specifically provided for herein) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Employment
Agreement, the Executive has certain post-employment obligations to the Corporation with respect to non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, confidential information, non-disparagement and property of the Corporation; and 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is acknowledged hereby, and in consideration of the mutual covenants and
undertakings set forth herein, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Effective Date; Termination. This Agreement shall
automatically become effective upon the occurrence of all of the following events: (a) the Corporation’s receipt of this Agreement, executed by Executive, in accordance with Section 10 of this Agreement, (b) the expiration
of the seven-day revocation period, as set forth in Section 11 of this Agreement, and (c) the closing of the Offering, and only to the extent the Offering constitutes a QIPO (the “Termination Date”). For purposes of
clarification, the Termination Date shall mean the first date on which all three of the foregoing conditions precedent have occurred, and the parties shall have no obligations hereunder unless and until the Termination Date occurs. Executive and the
Corporation hereby agree that, effective on the Termination Date, Executive’s employment shall end, the Employment Agreement shall be terminated and of no further force or effect (except as 

 
specifically provided for herein), and the parties shall have no further obligations to each other, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement.
Executive shall be deemed to have voluntarily resigned from his employment as the Chairman of the Corporation effective on the Termination Date. 
 2. Compensation and Benefits.  
 (a) In exchange for and in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein,
including Executive’s release of all claims against the Corporation and the Company Releasees as set forth in Paragraph 3 below: 
 (i)
Within thirty (30) days following the Termination Date, the Corporation shall provide Executive with a lump sum payment equal to $982,560 less all applicable tax withholdings and deductions, payable in accordance with the Corporation’s
payroll practices and procedures; provided that if the Termination Date occurs after October 15, 2009, the foregoing lump sum payment shall be reduced by an amount equal to $1,250 multiplied by the number of days from October 15, 2009 to
and including the Termination Date. 
 (ii) Within thirty (30) days following the Termination Date, the Corporation shall provide
Executive with an additional lump sum payment equal to $150,000, less all applicable tax withholdings and deductions, payable in accordance with the Corporation’s payroll practices and procedures. 
 (iii) Within thirty (30) days following the Termination Date, the Corporation shall provide Executive with an additional lump sum payment equal to
$31,864, less all applicable tax withholdings and deductions, payable in accordance with the Corporation’s payroll practices and procedures, which amount represents an agreed-upon tax gross-up payment on the value of the Executive Life
Insurance benefits, group Basic Life Insurance Benefits, and car allowance benefits provided for hereunder. 
 (iv) The Corporation shall
continue to provide Executive with health and dental coverage as a retiree under the Corporation’s group medical insurance plan (currently, Blue Cross PPO) and group dental insurance plan, in accordance with the terms and conditions provided
for in such plans that are applicable to other senior executives of the Corporation from time to time, and such coverage shall continue until the Executive becomes eligible for enrollment in Medicare. In furtherance of this promise, the Corporation
agrees to establish a special retiree class within the plan and it shall enroll Executive in such class. Executive will not be required to take any unreasonable actions to effectuate the continuation of his health or dental coverage under this
provision. 
 (v) The Corporation shall pay Executive’s individual Executive Life Insurance policy premiums from the Termination Date
through and including September 19, 2011, subject to the terms and conditions of such policy. 
 (vi) The Corporation shall pay
Executive’s group Basic Life insurance premiums from the Termination Date through and including September 19, 2011, subject to the terms and conditions of such policy. 

 (vii) Within thirty (30) days after consummation of the QIPO, Executive shall assume the lease for
the car that was leased on his behalf prior to the Termination Date. In addition, the Corporation shall provide Executive with a monthly car allowance from the Termination Date through and including September 19, 2011, in a monthly amount equal
to $1,633 for each month ending prior to October 1, 2010 and $1,647 for each month beginning on and after October 1, 2010. 
 (viii) The Corporation will permit Executive to continue to have use of his existing office within the Corporation’s premises until 30 days after the date on which he is no longer a member of the board of directors of Holdings, at
which time Executive will be required to vacate such office. 
 (b) Executive acknowledges and agrees that unless he enters into this
Agreement, he would not otherwise be entitled to receive the consideration set forth in Section 2(a). Executive further acknowledges and agrees that, after the Termination Date, he shall not receive, and is not entitled to receive, any payments
or benefits from the Corporation or the Company Releasees, except as set forth in this Agreement. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the consideration set forth in Section 2(a) constitutes full accord and satisfaction for all amounts due
and owing to him, including all salary, bonus, draw, incentive compensation, reimbursements or other payments which may have been due and owing to him under his Employment Agreement or otherwise. Executive acknowledges and agrees that his
eligibility for, entitlement to, and accrual of, any payments or benefits from the Corporation, including, but not limited to, paid time off, expense reimbursements, and any other fringe benefits, shall terminate effective on the Termination Date,
except as specifically provided for herein. 
 (c) Executive acknowledges and agrees that his receipt of the payments and benefits set forth
in Section 2(a) of this Agreement is subject to and conditioned upon: 
 (i) The closing of the Offering, provided that the Offering
constitutes a QIPO; and 
 (ii) Executive’s continuing compliance with his contractual and legal obligations as set forth in
Section 9 of the Employment Agreement, and incorporated herein by reference. In the event that Executive fails to comply with such contractual and legal obligations, Corporation shall have no obligations to provide any further payments under
Section 2(a) of this Agreement, and all such payments shall immediately cease. 
 3. Mutual Release. 
 (a) General Release by Executive. 
  

	 	(i)	 In exchange for and in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, Executive, on behalf of himself and his spouse, domestic partner, children,
agents, assignees, heirs, executors, administrators, beneficiaries, trustees, legal representatives, and assigns, hereby waives, discharges and releases the Corporation and its current and former parents, subsidiaries, divisions, branches, 

	 	 
assigns and affiliated and related entities, and their respective predecessors, successors, employee benefit plans, and present and former directors,
officers, partners, shareholders, fiduciaries, employees, representatives, agents and attorneys, in their individual and representative capacities (the “Company Releasees”), from any and all actions, causes of action, obligations,
liabilities, claims and demands Executive may have, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, and whether specifically mentioned or not, regardless of when they accrued until the date Executive signs this Agreement, subject to
Section 3(a)(iii). 

  

	 	(ii)	This release includes, but is not limited to: (A) any claims based on Executive’s employment with the Corporation or the termination of such employment, including without
limitation the release of any claims for wrongful discharge or breach of contract (express, implied or otherwise), including any claims based on the Employment Agreement; (B) any claims of alleged employment discrimination, harassment or
retaliation on any basis, including age, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion, disability (or perceived disability), sexual orientation, veteran’s status, whistleblower status or marital status; (C) any claims
Executive may have under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; the Americans With Disabilities Act; the Illinois Human Rights Act; the
Illinois Wage Payment & Collection Act; or any other federal, state, or local laws or regulations, including any and all laws or regulations prohibiting employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation; and (D) any claims for
negligence, defamation or intentional tort. Executive hereby waives any right that he may have to seek or to share in any relief, monetary or otherwise, relating to any claim released herein, whether such claim was initiated by Executive or not.

  

	 	(iii)	This release does not include a release of any rights Executive may have to unemployment benefits. This release does not apply to any claims regarding, arising from or in any manner
relating to any rights Executive has under (A) the Contingent Payment Agreement, (B) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2006, among Holdings and the parties identified therein (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”), (C) the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2006, among Holdings, Addus Management, Addus Acquisition, the Corporation, Executive, as Sellers’ Representative, and the other persons
identified therein (the “Purchase Agreement”), or (D) this Agreement (including any breach hereof), in each case, arising from and after the date Executive signs this Agreement. 

 (b) General Release by the Corporation. 
  

	 	(i)	Executive warrants and represents that to his knowledge he has not engaged in any conduct which gives rise to liability to the Corporation. In reliance on this warranty and
representation, and in exchange for and in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the Corporation hereby waives, discharges and releases the Executive from any and all actions, causes of action, obligations, liabilities,
claims and demands the Corporation may have, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, and whether specifically mentioned or not, regardless of when they accrued until the date the Corporation signs this Agreement, subject to Section 3(b)(ii).

  

	 	(ii)	This release does not apply to any claims regarding, arising from or in any manner relating to any rights the Corporation has under (A) the Contingent Payment Agreement,
(B) the Registration Rights Agreement, (C) the Purchase Agreement, (D) the letter agreement, dated as of July 17, 2009, between Holdings and the Executive, or (E) this Agreement (including any breach hereof), in each case,
arising from and after the date the Corporation signs this Agreement. 

 4. Denial of Wrongdoing. It is agreed and
understood between the parties that nothing contained in this Agreement, nor the fact that Executive has been paid any remuneration under it, shall be construed, considered or deemed to be an admission of liability or wrongdoing by the Corporation
or any of the Company Releasees. The Corporation denies committing any wrongdoing or violating any legal duty with respect to Executive’s employment or the termination of such employment. Executive denies committing any wrongdoing with respect
to Executive’s employment or the termination of such employment, and the Corporation agrees that Executive’s employment is not being terminated for “reasonable cause” under the Employment Agreement, and that no grounds for such a
termination for “reasonable cause” exist. The terms of this Agreement, including all facts, circumstances, statements and documents, shall not be admissible or submitted as evidence in any litigation, in any forum, for any purpose, other
than to secure enforcement of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or as may otherwise be required by law. 
 5. Restrictive
Covenants. 
 (a) Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation. Executive acknowledges and agrees to adhere to his continuing contractual and
legal obligations as set forth in Paragraph 9(b) of the Employment Agreement and Section 11.2 of the Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Employment Agreement), including his obligations to the Corporation with respect to non-competition and
non-solicitation. 

 (b) Trade Secrets. Executive acknowledges and agrees to adhere to his continuing contractual and
legal obligations as set forth in Paragraph 9(c) of the Employment Agreement, including his obligations to the Corporation with respect to any Trade Secret (as defined in the Employment Agreement). 
 (c) Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges and agrees to adhere to his continuing contractual and legal obligations as set forth in
Paragraph 9(d) of the Employment Agreement, including his obligations to the Corporation with respect to confidential or proprietary information. 
 (d) Non-Disparagement. Executive acknowledges and agrees to adhere to his continuing contractual and legal obligations as set forth in Paragraph 9(e) of the Employment Agreement, including his obligations to the Corporation with
respect to non-disparagement. 
 (e) Return of Documents and Other Property. Executive acknowledges and agrees to adhere to his
continuing contractual and legal obligations as set forth in Paragraph 9(f) of the Employment Agreement, including his obligations to the Corporation with respect to the return of documents and other tangible property. 
 (f) Survival; Reasonableness. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of Paragraph 9 of the Employment Agreement survive the
termination of the Employment Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Corporation. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of Paragraph 9 of the Employment Agreement are reasonable and properly required for the
adequate protection of the business of the Corporation, and that such provisions will not substantially impair Executive’s ability to earn a livelihood, nor will such provisions cause Executive undue hardship. 
 (g) Remedies. Executive acknowledges and agrees that his breach of the provisions of Paragraph 9 of the Employment Agreement will cause the
Corporation to suffer irreparable harm and, therefore, that the Corporation shall be entitled to seek and obtain the remedies set forth in Paragraph 9(g) of the Employment Agreement. 
 6. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced and governed in accordance with and pursuant to the laws of the
State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. 
 7. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof and fully supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof, including the Employment Agreement, except as
specifically provided for herein. There is no other agreement except as stated herein. Executive acknowledges that neither Corporation nor any of the Company Releasees has made any promises to him concerning the subject matter hereof other than
those contained in this Agreement. 
 8. Modification. This Agreement may not be changed unless the change is in writing and signed by
Executive and a duly authorized representative of the Corporation. 

 9. General Provisions. The failure of any party to insist on strict adherence to any term hereof
on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term hereof. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts. The invalidity of any provision of
this Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provision hereof. 
 10. Review Period. Executive understands that he has
been given a reasonable period of twenty-one (21) days to review and consider this Agreement before signing it. Executive understands that he may use as much of this twenty-one-day period as he wishes prior to signing. Executive acknowledges
and agrees that he must sign and return the original Agreement to the Corporation, c/o Mark S. Heaney, President and Chief Executive Officer, 2401 South Plum Grove Road, Palatine, Illinois 60067, within twenty-one (21) days of the date he
receives this Agreement, and that if the Executive fails to do so, the entire Agreement shall be null and void and the parties shall have no obligations under the Agreement to one another. Executive acknowledges that, to the extent that Executive
decides to sign this Agreement prior to the expiration of the above period, such decision was knowing and voluntary on his part. The parties agree that any changes to this Agreement, whether material or immaterial, do not restart the running of the
twenty-one-day period. 
 11. Revocation Period. Executive may revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days of the date on which
Executive signs it by delivering a written notice of revocation to the Corporation, c/o Mark S. Heaney, President and Chief Executive Officer, 2401 South Plum Grove Road, Palatine, Illinois 60067, no later than the close of business on the seventh
day after Executive signs and delivers this Agreement to the Corporation. If Executive revokes this Agreement, the entire Agreement shall be null and void and the parties shall have no obligations under the Agreement to one another. 
 12. Tax Matters/Code Section 409A. All payments and benefits payable hereunder shall be subject to applicable taxes, tax withholdings and tax
reporting. The parties acknowledge and agree that Executive shall be responsible for paying all applicable taxes attributable to the payments and benefits provided for hereunder, except the employer’s share of any applicable payroll taxes.
Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Corporation has not provided him with advice regarding the tax treatment of any of the benefits or payments provided hereunder, including without limitation those benefits set forth in Section 2(a). In
particular, Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Corporation makes no representation with respect to the tax consequences of the compensation arrangements described in this Agreement under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or administrative guidance thereunder. Executive is advised to consult with his personal tax advisor regarding the tax treatment of all of the benefits or payments provided under this Agreement. 
 13. Legal Counsel. Executive is hereby advised of Executive’s right to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement, which includes
a general release. Executive hereby acknowledges his right to consult with an attorney and understands that whether or not Executive does so is his decision. 

 EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT UNLESS HE EXECUTES THIS AGREEMENT NO LATER THAN TWENTY-ONE DAYS AFTER THE DATE HE RECEIVES THIS AGREEMENT AND UNLESS THE CLOSING OF THE OFFERING OCCURS. 
 EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTANDS IT, AND IS VOLUNTARILY ENTERING INTO IT OF HIS OWN FREE WILL, WITHOUT DURESS OR COERCION, AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION OF ITS TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. 
  

							
	ADDUS HEALTHCARE, INC.	 		 	W. ANDREW WRIGHT, III
				
	By:	 	 /s/    Mark S. Heaney
	 		 	 /s/    W. Andrew Wright, III

	Name:	 	Mark Heaney	 		 	
	Title:	 	President & Chief Executive Officer	 		 	
	Date:	 	September 20, 2009	 		 	Date: September 20, 2009

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