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EX10-9XSIPrestated

Exhibit 10.9

POST HOLDINGS, INC. 

EXECUTIVE SAVINGS INVESTMENT PLAN

(Restated August 15, 2012) 

POST HOLDINGS, INC.
EXECUTIVE SAVINGS INVESTMENT PLAN
(Restated August 15, 2012)

TABLE OF CONTENTS	
			
	 
	 
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	PREAMBLE
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	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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	1.1
	“Account”
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	1.2
	“Acquiring Person”
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	1.3
	“Affiliate” or “Associate”
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	1.4
	“Allocation Date”
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	1.5
	“Beneficiary”
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	1.6
	“Board”
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	1.7
	“Change-in-Control”
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	1.8
	“Code”
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	1.9
	“Committee”
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	1.10
	“Company”
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	1.11
	“Compensation”
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	1.12
	“Compensation Deferrals”
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	1.13
	“Continuing Director”
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	1.14
	“Deferral Election”
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	1.15
	“Deferred Compensation Plan”
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	1.16
	“Discretionary Employer Contributions”
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	1.17
	“Effective Date”
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	1.18
	“Eligible Employee”
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	1.19
	“Fund”
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	1.20
	“Participant”
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	1.21
	“Plan”
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	1.22
	“Plan Year”
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	1.23
	“Ralcorp Amounts”
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	1.24
	“Separation from Service”
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	1.25
	“SIP”
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	1.26
	“Stock”
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	1.27
	“Unforeseeable Emergency”
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	1.28
	“Year of Service”
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	1.29
	“Rules of Construction”
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	ARTICLE II PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN
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	2.1
	Eligibility
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	2.2
	Commencement of Participation
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	ARTICLE III ACCOUNTS
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	3.1
	Compensation Deferrals
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	3.2
	Amount of Compensation Deferral
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	3.3
	Discretionary Employer Contributions and Credits
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	3.4
	Account Reflecting Deferred Compensation
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	3.5
	Credits or Charges
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	3.6
	Investment, Management and Use
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	3.7
	Valuation of Stock
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	3.8
	Continuation of Elections
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	ARTICLE IV FUNDS
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	4.1
	Fund Selection
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	4.2
	Exchange
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	ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTION OF ACCOUNT
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	5.1
	Time of Distribution
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	5.2
	Amount Distributed
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	5.3
	Method of Distribution
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	5.4
	Form of Payment
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	5.5
	Distribution Upon Death
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	5.6
	Designation of Beneficiary
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	5.7
	Shares Available
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	ARTICLE VI NON-ASSIGNABILITY
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	6.1
	Non-Assignability
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	ARTICLE VII VESTING
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	7.1
	Vesting
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	ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
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	8.1
	Power to Amend Plan
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	8.2
	Distribution of Plan Benefits Upon Termination
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	8.3
	When Amendments Take Effect
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	8.4
	Restriction on Retroactive Amendments
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	ARTICLE IX PLAN ADMINISTRATION
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	9.1
	Powers of the Committee
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	9.2
	Indemnification
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	9.3
	Claims Procedure
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	9.4
	Expenses
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	9.5
	Conclusiveness of Action
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	9.6
	Release of Liability
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	ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS
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	10.1
	Plan Not a Contract of Employment
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	10.2
	No Rights Under Plan Except as Set Forth Herein; Unsecured General 
Creditor Status
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	10.3
	Rules
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	10.4
	Withholding of Taxes
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	10.5
	Severability
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	10.6
	409A Compliance
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	10.7
	Participant Responsibility
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POST HOLDINGS, INC.
EXECUTIVE SAVINGS INVESTMENT PLAN
(Restated August 15, 2012)
PREAMBLE
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (“Ralcorp”) previously maintained the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan (the “Ralcorp Plan”).  Ralcorp distributed on a pro rata basis to the holders of Ralcorp common stock at least 80% of the outstanding shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) common stock owned by Ralcorp (“Spin-Off”).  The Company adopted the Post Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan effective January 1, 2012 (“Effective Date”), subject to the completion of the Spin-Off.  The Spin-Off was completed on February 3, 2012.
As of the Spin-Off, account balances of the Company’s employees and former employees under the Ralcorp Plan were converted into account balances under this Plan upon terms and conditions approved by the Committee, and the Company is responsible under this Plan for the payment of all liabilities and obligations for benefits unpaid with respect to all such transferred accounts.
The Company hereby restates this Plan effective August 15, 2012 in order to separate deferral elections from this Plan from deferral elections made under the Post Holdings, Inc. Savings Investment Plan (“SIP”), to eliminate the SIP refund deferral option and to allow for discretionary employer contributions.  These changes shall be effective August 15, 2012, except to the extent otherwise specified herein or to the extent necessary to avoid the adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code.
The Plan as set out herein is intended to be an unfunded retirement plan for a select group of management or highly compensated employees which, for deferrals after December 31, 2004, meets the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.  Deferrals prior to January 1, 2005 that are intended to be grandfathered under Section 409A of the Code are not governed by, covered under, or otherwise subject to the terms of this document.
The purpose of the Plan is to enhance the profitability and value of the Company for the benefit of its shareholders by providing a supplemental retirement program to attract, retain and motivate selected employees who make important contributions to the success of the Company. 

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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Plan, the following capitalized words and phrases have the meanings indicated, unless the context requires a different meaning:
1.1    “Account” means the bookkeeping account established for each Participant to reflect amounts credited to such Participant under the Plan, including any subaccount(s) established by the Committee to record different types of credits.
1.2    “Acquiring Person” means any person or group of Affiliates or Associates who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the outstanding Stock.
1.3    “Affiliate” or “Associate” shall have the meanings set forth as of March 1, 1994 in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
1.4    “Allocation Date” means each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.
1.5    “Beneficiary” means the person or persons designated by a Participant, or otherwise entitled, to receive any amount credited to his Account that remains undistributed at his death.
1.6    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
1.7    “Change in Control” means the time when (i) any person, either individually or together with such person’s Affiliates or Associates, shall become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the outstanding Stock and there shall have been a public announcement of such occurrence by the Company or such person or (ii) during any twelve (12) month period individuals who shall qualify as Continuing Directors shall have ceased for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that in the case of either clause (i) or clause (ii), a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred if the event shall have been approved prior to the occurrence thereof by a majority of the Continuing Directors who shall then be members of the Board.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, an event shall not be a Change in Control if it is not a change in control as that term is used in Section 409A of the Code.
1.8    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
1.9    “Committee” means the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
1.10    “Company” means Post Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation, and any successor thereto.

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1.11    “Compensation” means Compensation as that term is defined in the SIP, without regard to the limit of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code; provided, however, that Compensation shall mean base salary only with respect to amounts earned by a Participant for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013.
1.12    “Compensation Deferrals” means the percentage or dollar amount of a Participant’s Compensation which the Participant elects to defer pursuant to Article III of this Plan.
1.13    “Continuing Director” means any member of the Board of Directors of Post Holdings, Inc., while such person is a member of such Board, who is not an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person or of any such Acquiring Person’s Affiliate or Associate and was a member of such Board prior to the time when such Acquiring Person became an Acquiring Person, and any successor of a Continuing Director, while such successor is a member of such Board, who is not an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person or a representative or nominee of an Acquiring Person or of any Affiliate or Associate of such Acquiring Person and is recommended or elected to succeed the Continuing Director by a majority of the Continuing Directors.
1.14    “Deferral Election” means the form on which a Participant elects: (a) any Compensation Deferrals pursuant to Article III; and (b) the time, method, and form of payment pursuant to Article V.  The Deferral Election shall be in such form, including, specifically, by electronic means, as may be prescribed by the Committee.
1.15    “Deferred Compensation Plan” means the Post Holdings, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Key Employees.
1.16    “Discretionary Employer Contributions” means the amount, if any, of credits that may be awarded to a Participant pursuant to Section 3.3 of this Plan.
1.17    “Effective Date” means January 1, 2012.
1.18    “Eligible Employee” means an employee of the Company, or a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, who is a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees and who is eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan.
1.19    “Fund” means one or more of the measurement investment funds available under the Plan for purposes of crediting or debiting hypothetical investment gains and losses to the Accounts of Participants.  The investment funds available under the Plan shall be identical to the extent possible to those approved by the Employee Benefit Trustees Committee under the SIP.  Each Fund shall be subject to all terms, conditions and fees established from time to time by the Fund sponsor.
1.20    “Participant” means any Eligible Employee who satisfies the conditions for participation in the Plan set forth in Section 2.1.  In addition, Participant means any current or former employee of the Company or its subsidiaries whose name is listed on Appendix B hereto, to the extent an Account is credited with Ralcorp Amounts on behalf of such individual under this Plan.

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1.21    “Plan” means the Post Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan, as originally adopted and as from time to time amended.
1.22    “Plan Year” means the accounting year of the Plan, which ends on December 31.
1.23    “Ralcorp Amounts” means amounts credited to the Plan in accordance with Section 3.4.
1.24    “Separation from Service” means the date a Participant separates from service within the meaning of Code Section 409A. Generally, a Participant separates from service if the Participant dies, retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment with the Company, determined in accordance with the following:
(a)    Leaves of Absence.  The employment relationship is treated as continuing intact while the Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six (6) months, or, if longer, so long as the Participant retains a right to reemployment with the Company under an applicable statute or by contract. A leave of absence constitutes a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant will return to perform services for the Company. If the period of leave exceeds six (6) months and the Participant does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship is deemed to terminate on the first date immediately following such six (6)-month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a leave of absence is due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six (6) months, where such impairment causes the Participant to be unable to perform the duties of his or her position of employment or any substantially similar position of employment, a twenty-nine (29)-month period of absence shall be substituted for such six (6)-month period.
(b)    Dual Status.  Generally, if a Participant performs services both as an employee and an independent contractor, such Participant must separate from service both as an employee, and as an independent contractor pursuant to standards set forth in Treasury Regulations, to be treated as having a separation from service. However, if a Participant provides services to the Company as an employee and as a member of the Board, and if any plan in which such person participates as a Board member is not aggregated with this Plan pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(c)(2)(ii), then the services provided as a director are not taken into account in determining whether the Participant has a separation from service as an employee for purposes of this Plan.
(c)    Termination of Employment.  Whether a termination of employment has occurred is determined based on whether the facts and circumstances indicate that the Company and the Participant reasonably anticipated that no further services would be performed after a certain date or that the level of bona fide services the Participant would perform after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor, except as provided in section 1.24(b)) would permanently decrease to no more than twenty (20) percent of the average level of bona fide services performed (whether as an employee or an independent contractor, except as provided in section 1.24(b)) over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36)-month period (or the full period of services to the Company if the Participant has been providing services to the 

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Company less than thirty-six (36) months). For periods during which a Participant is on a paid bona fide leave of absence and has not otherwise terminated employment as described above, for purposes of this paragraph (c) the Participant is treated as providing bona fide services at a level equal to the level of services that the Participant would have been required to perform to receive the compensation paid with respect to such leave of absence. Periods during which a Participant is on an unpaid bona fide leave of absence and has not otherwise terminated employment are disregarded for purposes of this subsection (c) (including for purposes of determining the applicable thirty-six (36)-month (or shorter) period).  For the avoidance of doubt, no Participant shall be treated as incurring a Separation from Service, termination of employment, retirement, or other similar event for purposes of determining the right to distribution, vesting, benefits, or any other purpose under the Plan as a result of the Spin-Off (as defined in the Preamble).
(d)    Service with Related Companies.  For purposes of determining whether a Separation from Service has occurred, the “Company” shall include the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, as applicable, and any other entity that is aggregated with the Company or such subsidiary or affiliate pursuant to Code section 414(b) or (c).
1.25    “SIP” means the Post Holdings, Inc. Savings Investment Plan.
1.26    “Stock” means the Company’s $.01 par value common stock or any such other security outstanding upon the reclassification of the Company’s common stock, including, without limitation, any Stock, split-up, Stock dividend, or other distributions of stock in respect of Stock, or any reverse Stock split-up, or recapitalization of the Company or any merger or consolidation of the Company with any Affiliate, or any other transaction, whether or not with or into or otherwise involving an Acquiring Person.
1.27    “Unforeseeable Emergency” means a severe financial hardship to a Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, or a dependent (as defined in Code section 152 (without regard to 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B)) of the Participant, loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.  The Committee will determine the existence of an Unforeseeable Emergency, based on the supporting facts, circumstances, and documentation provided by the Participant.
1.28    “Year of Service” means a Participant’s Period of Service, as that term is used in the SIP, expressed in years.
1.29    “Rules of Construction”
(a)    Governing law.  The construction and operation of this Plan are governed by the laws of the State of Missouri.
(b)    Headings.  The headings of Articles, Sections and Subsections are for reference only and are not to be utilized in construing the Plan.
(c)    Gender.  Unless clearly inappropriate, all pronouns of whatever gender refer indifferently to persons or objects of any gender.

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(d)    Singular and plural.  Unless clearly inappropriate, singular items refer also to the plural and vice versa.
(e)    Severability.  If any provision of this Plan is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions are to remain in full force and effect and to be construed and enforced in accordance with the purposes of the Plan as if the illegal or invalid provision did not exist.

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ARTICLE II 

PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN

2.1    Eligibility.  Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Eligible Employees. If the Committee determines that a Participant no longer qualifies as being a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, the Participant shall cease to be eligible to make Deferral Elections, but will continue to participate in the Plan with respect to existing amounts credited to his Account.  A Committee determination that a Participant is no longer eligible may not result in a mid-year rescission of a Deferral Election.  
2.2    Commencement of Participation.  To participate in the Plan, an Eligible Employee shall defer Compensation earned during a Plan Year by making a Deferral Election in the manner set forth in Section 3.1.  In addition, participation of an Eligible Employee who has not otherwise commenced participation in the Plan shall commence when a Discretionary Employer Contribution, if any, is credited to the Account of such Eligible Employee pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.3. 

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ARTICLE III 

ACCOUNTS

3.1    Compensation Deferrals.  Each Plan Year, a Participant may elect to reduce his or her Compensation by the percentage or dollar amount set forth in an executed Deferral Election filed with the Committee or its designee, subject to the provisions of this Article III.  The Compensation Deferrals shall not be paid to the Participant, but shall be withheld from the Participant’s Compensation and an amount equal to the Compensation Deferrals shall be credited to the Participant’s applicable Account.  A Deferral Election is irrevocable for purposes of this Plan upon the beginning of the Plan Year (or the period otherwise described below in this Section) to which it applies.  Any Deferral Election shall be made prior to the commencement of the Plan Year (or other applicable period described below) in which the Compensation that is the subject of the Deferral Election will be earned.  The amount of a Participant’s Compensation deferred under this Plan by a Deferral Election shall be credited to the Participant’s Account as soon as administratively practicable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the discretion of the Committee or its designee, an individual who first becomes an Eligible Employee subsequent to the first day of any Plan Year (and was not previously eligible to participate in a plan which is treated with this Plan as one plan under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(c)(2)) may make a Deferral Election, applicable to the period from the Eligible Employee’s initial entry date to the end of the Plan Year, provided the Deferral Election is made within 30 days of becoming an Eligible Employee and prior to the performance of services by a Participant for the period covered by the election.  
Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary, a Participant’s Deferral Election shall not apply with respect to any annual or fiscal year bonuses (and earnings thereon for deferred bonuses) awarded under any annual or fiscal year bonus program maintained by the Company regardless of whether the payment of such bonus is deferred pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan or any other program providing for the deferral of compensation (provided that deferrals described in Section 3.8 of the Plan shall continue to apply to such bonuses to the extent applicable).
3.2    Amount of Compensation Deferral.  A Participant may elect to defer a minimum of 1% of his or her Compensation each Plan Year.  A Participant may elect to defer up to a maximum of 44% of his or her Compensation.
3.3    Discretionary Employer Contributions and Credits.  Apart from Compensation Deferrals, the Board shall retain the right to make discretionary contributions for any Participant under this Plan at the times and in the amount(s) designated by the Employer, in its sole discretion.  Amounts so credited will be considered a Participant’s Discretionary Employer Contributions.  An amount equal to any Company Matching Contributions that would have been required under the terms of the Plan in effect immediately prior to this restatement on August 15, 2012 shall be credited as Discretionary Employer Contributions with respect to any deferral election in effect under the terms of the Plan in effect immediately prior to this restatement, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, subject to the vesting schedule and other terms and conditions as set out in the Plan immediately prior to August 15, 2012.

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3.4    Account Reflecting Deferred Compensation.  The Committee shall establish and maintain a separate Account for each Participant which shall reflect the amount of the Participant’s Compensation Deferrals and Discretionary Employer Contributions under this Plan and all credits or charges under Section 3.5 from time to time. All amounts credited or charged to a Participant’s Account hereunder shall be in a manner and form determined within the sole discretion of the Committee.  The amount credited to an account under the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan as of the Spin-Off with respect to a Participant listed on Appendix B shall be credited to such Participant’s Account as Ralcorp Amounts under this Plan in a separate bookkeeping subaccount and shall include earnings and losses credited pursuant to Section 3.5.  Ralcorp Amounts shall be invested in accordance with Section 3.5(c) and Article IV and distributed in accordance with Article V.  On and after the Spin-Off, the Company shall assume all liabilities relating to the Ralcorp Amounts, and Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates shall have no liability therefor.
3.5    Credits or Charges
(a)    Earnings or Losses.  As of each Allocation Date during a Plan Year, a Participant’s Account shall be credited or debited with earnings or losses equal to the earnings, gain or loss on the Funds indicated as preferred by a Participant for the Plan Year or for the portion of such Plan Year in which the Account is deemed to be invested.
(b)    Balance of Account.  As of each Allocation Date, the amount credited to a Participant’s Account shall be the amount credited to his Account as of the immediately preceding Allocation Date, plus the Participant’s Compensation Deferral and Discretionary Employer Contribution credits since the immediately preceding Allocation Date, minus any amount that is paid to or on behalf of a Participant pursuant to this Plan subsequent to the immediately preceding Allocation Date, plus or minus any hypothetical investment gains or losses determined pursuant to Section 3.5(a) above. A Participant’s Account shall include the amount credited as any Company Matching Contributions and any other amounts credited under the terms of the Plan in effect prior to August 15, 2012.   
(c)    Change in Control.  Upon a Change in Control, all amounts deemed to be invested in the Post Holdings, Inc. Common Stock Fund shall be immediately converted to the Fund that is a money market fund.
3.6    Investment, Management and Use.  The Company shall have sole control and discretion over the investment, management and use of all amounts credited to a Participant’s Account until such amounts are distributed pursuant to Article V. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any notice, statement, summary or other communication provided to a Participant that may be interpreted to the contrary, the Funds are to be used for measurement purposes only, and a Participant’s election of any such Fund, the determination of credits and debits to his Account based on such Funds, the Company’s actual ownership of such Funds, and any authority granted under this Plan to a Participant to change the investment of the Company’s assets, if any, may not be considered or construed in any manner as an actual investment of the Account in any such Fund or to constitute a funding of this Plan.

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3.7    Valuation of Stock.  In any situation in which it is necessary to value Stock, the value of the Stock shall be the closing price as reported by the New York Stock Exchange – Composite Transactions on the date in question, or, if the Stock is not quoted on such composite tape or if the Stock is not listed on such exchange, on the principal United States securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on which the Stock is listed, or if the Stock is not listed on any such exchange, the average of the closing bid quotations with respect to a share of the Stock during the ten (10) days immediately preceding the date in question on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System or any system then in use, or if no such quotations are available, the fair market value on the date in question of a share of the Stock as determined by a majority of the Continuing Directors in good faith.
3.8    Continuation of Elections.  On the date of the Spin-Off, all deferral elections, including any SIP refund deferral elections, in effect under the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan with respect to Participants listed on Appendix B hereto shall transfer to, be recognized as a Deferral Election or SIP refund deferral election, as applicable, by, and remain in effect for the year or the applicable period to which it relates under this Plan.
For the avoidance of doubt, any deferral election, including, without limitation any such Deferral Election or SIP refund deferral election, in effect under the terms of the Plan in effect immediately prior to this amendment and restatement on August 15, 2012 shall continue and be recognized hereunder for the year or other applicable period to which it relates.

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ARTICLE IV 
 
FUNDS
4.1    Fund Selection.  The rate at which earnings and losses shall be credited to a Participant’s Account shall be determined in accordance with one or more Funds selected by the Participant; if a Participant does not select a Fund the Fund applicable for that Participant shall be the Fund that is a money market fund.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a Participant shall have one election in effect at any given time that applies to Fund selections under both this Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan, and the most recent Fund selection under either this Plan or the Deferred Compensation Plan shall apply to and shall supersede any previous Fund selection under the other plan.  Fund selections recognized under the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan immediately prior to the Spin-Off shall be recognized under this Plan until superseded or otherwise changed in accordance with this Plan; provided, however, that Ralcorp Amounts deemed invested in the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. stock fund immediately prior to the Spin-Off shall be deemed invested in a Fund selected by the Committee until the Participant elects a replacement Fund (if and to the extent permitted by the Committee).
If a Fund elected by a Participant is removed, a Fund selected by the Employee Benefit Trustees Committee under the SIP shall apply in its place until the Participant elects a replacement Fund.  For purposes of calculating earnings and losses attributable to a Fund, any amount shall be deemed to be invested in the Fund as of the date determined appropriate by the Committee. 
4.2    Exchange.  Subject to any limitations established by the Committee, including the timeliness of a request, a Participant may exchange Funds as of the close of each business day.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no exchange may be made between the Post Holdings, Inc. Common Stock Fund and any other Fund.  

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ARTICLE V
 DISTRIBUTION OF ACCOUNT
5.1    Time of Distribution.
(a)    General.  Payment of the vested amount credited to a Participant’s Account shall be made or commence within 90 days following the earlier of the following:  
(i)    a Change in Control of the Company (to the extent provided in an election form); 
(ii)    the occurrence of an Unforeseeable Emergency; provided that a withdrawal with respect to an Unforeseeable Emergency may not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the emergency need, plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets itself would not cause severe financial hardship); or
(iii)    Separation from Service.
(b)    Specified Employee.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, no portion of his or her Account shall be distributed on account of a Separation from Service before the earlier of (a) the date which is six (6) months following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, or (b) the date of death of the Participant.  Amounts that would have been paid during the delay will be paid on the first business day following the end of the six month delay.  The Company’s specified employees shall be determined in accordance with the special rules for spin-offs under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i)(6)(iii), or any successor thereto, for the period indicated in such regulation.
(c)    Deferred Time of Payment.  In the discretion of the Committee, a Participant may elect to modify the form and time at which payment of his benefit shall be paid, in accordance with the following:
(i)    any such election must be received by the Committee or its designee no less than twelve (12) months prior to the Participant’s scheduled payment date (or in the case of annual installments pursuant to Section 5.3(b) or (c), twelve (12) months prior to the date the first amount was scheduled to be paid), if applicable;
(ii)    the election shall not take effect until twelve (12) months after the date on which the new election is made; and
(iii)    the payment with respect to which such election is made is deferred for a period of not less than 5 years from the date the payment otherwise would have been made (or in the case of annual installments pursuant to Section 5.3(b) or (c), 5 years from the date the first amount was scheduled to be paid).

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, but subject to Section 5.1(b), Ralcorp Amounts shall be distributed at the time determined in accordance with the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan as of the Spin-Off.  Distribution elections effective under such Plan as of the Spin-Off with respect to Participants listed on Appendix B shall be recognized under this Plan, subject to permitted modifications described herein.
The Committee, in its discretion, may limit the number of times a Participant may modify his elected time of payment and establish such other limitations as it deems advisable for the proper administration of the Plan.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a Participant shall have one election in effect at any given time that applies to distributions under both this Plan and under the Deferred Compensation Plan, and the most recent distribution election under either this Plan or the Deferred Compensation Plan shall apply to and shall supersede any previous distribution elections under the other plan.
5.2    Amount Distributed.  The amount distributed to a Participant shall be determined as of the Allocation Date as of which distribution is made, or as of the most recent Allocation Date preceding the date as of which distribution is made, pursuant to the Committee’s practice for different methods of distributions, with actual payment occurring as soon as practicable thereafter.
5.3    Method of Distribution.  Distribution to a Participant under this Plan shall be made in the same form as the Participant has elected with respect to his benefits under the Deferred Compensation Plan.  If a Participant does not have such an election in effect under the Deferred Compensation Plan, he or she shall elect the method of distribution from among any of the following forms, as specified on the Participant’s Deferral Election, subject to change pursuant to Section 5.1(c): 
(a)    Single payment in the form(s) determined pursuant to Section 5.4;
(b)    Annual installments over five years; or
(c)    Annual installments over ten years.
A Participant may elect a different method of distribution for a distribution upon a Change in Control than upon a Separation from Service.  If a Participant does not make a timely election for the method of distribution, his method of distribution shall be a lump sum.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a Participant’s Account shall be paid in a lump sum if the balance does not exceed the dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code ($17,000 for 2012), and if the payment results in the termination and liquidation of the Participant’s entire interest under the Plan, and any other plans that are treated with this Plan as one plan under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(c)(2).  Distribution election forms in effect under the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan immediately prior to the Spin-Off for Participants listed on Appendix B shall be recognized under this Plan, subject to permitted modifications as described herein.

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5.4    Form of Payment.  All payments made pursuant to this Plan shall be in cash, except for amounts credited to the Post Holdings, Inc. Common Stock Fund, which shall be paid in Stock, subject in any case to the Committee’s discretion to change the form of payment. 
5.5    Distribution Upon Death.If a Participant dies before completing the payment of his Account, the unpaid Account balance shall be paid to a Participant’s designated Beneficiary in a single payment in the form(s) determined pursuant to Section 5.4 within sixty (60) days following the Participant’s date of death. 
5.6    Designation of Beneficiary.  A Participant shall designate a Beneficiary on a form to be supplied by the Committee.  The Beneficiary designation may be changed by the Participant at any time, but any such change shall not be effective until the Beneficiary designation form completed by the Participant is delivered to and received by the Committee. In the event that the Committee receives more than one Beneficiary designation form from the Participant, the form bearing the most recent date shall be controlling. If the Committee does not have a valid Beneficiary designation of a Participant at the time of the Participant’s death, then the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be the Participant’s estate.  The beneficiary designation, if any, in effect under the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan immediately prior to the Spin-Off with respect to Participants listed on Appendix B shall be recognized under this Plan and shall be deemed the Participant’s valid Beneficiary designation hereunder, subject to permitted changes as described herein.
5.7    Shares Available.  Subject to the provisions of this section, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be delivered to Participants and beneficiaries under the Plan shall be 1,000,000.  The shares of Stock with respect to which distributions may be made under the Plan shall be shares of Stock currently authorized but unissued or currently held or subsequently acquired by the Company as treasury shares of Stock, including shares of Stock purchased in the open market or in private transactions.  The Company shall make automatic and appropriate adjustments in the aggregate number and type of securities that may be issued, represented, and available for delivery to Participants and beneficiaries under the Plan to give effect to adjustments made in the number or type of shares through a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation, regardless of whether the Company is the surviving corporation, a statutory share exchange involving capital stock of the Company, a divestiture, distribution of assets to shareholders (other than ordinary cash dividends), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, stock compensation or exchange, rights offering, spin-off or other relevant change, provided that fractional shares of Stock shall be rounded to the nearest whole share of Stock, for which purpose one-half share shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.

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ARTICLE VI
NON-ASSIGNABILITY
6.1    Non-Assignability.  Neither a Participant nor any Beneficiary of a Participant shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, pledge, transfer or otherwise convey the right to receive his Account until his Account is actually distributed to a Participant or his Beneficiary. The portion of the Account which has not been distributed shall not be subject to attachment, garnishment or execution for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance and shall not be transferable by operation of law in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of a Participant or a Participant’s Beneficiary.

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ARTICLE VII
VESTING
7.1    Vesting.  Each Participant shall be fully (100%) vested in his or her Compensation Deferrals, and earnings thereon, at all times.  The vested percentage of any matching contributions credited as Ralcorp Amounts or Company Matching Contributions as described under the terms of this Plan prior to its restatement on August 15, 2012 and earnings thereon shall be determined in accordance with Appendix A, as applicable to such Ralcorp Amounts or Company Matching Contributions, respectively.  Upon a Participant’s Separation from Service, the amount credited to the Participant’s Account that is not vested shall be forfeited.
Effective August 15, 2012, unless otherwise determined by the Board prior to awarding any Discretionary Employer Contribution, amounts credited to the Discretionary Employer Contribution Account shall be subject to the vesting schedule set forth in Appendix A applicable to such Discretionary Employer Contributions.  The Committee shall have the discretion to reinstate forfeitures and again subject them to such vesting schedule if the Participant later becomes reemployed by the Employer.  

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ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
8.1    Power to Amend Plan.  The power to amend, modify or terminate this Plan at any time is reserved to the Committee, except that the Chief Executive Officer of the Company may make amendments to resolve ambiguities, supply omissions and cure defects, any amendments deemed necessary or desirable to comply with federal tax law or regulations to avoid adverse tax consequences, and any other amendments deemed necessary or desirable, which shall be reported to the Committee.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, modification or termination which would reasonably be considered to be adverse to a Participant or Beneficiary may apply to or affect the terms of any deferral of Compensation prior to the effective date of such amendment, modification or termination, without the consent of the Participant or Beneficiary affected thereby.  Any amendment made to this Plan shall be in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.  Any amendment made in accordance with this Section 8.1 is binding upon all Participants and their Beneficiaries, the Committee and all other parties in interest.
8.2    Distribution of Plan Benefits Upon Termination.Upon the full termination of the Plan, the Committee shall direct the distribution of the benefits of the Plan to the Participants in a manner that is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Article V and Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable.
8.3    When Amendments Take Effect.A resolution amending or terminating the Plan becomes effective as of the date specified therein.
8.4    Restriction on Retroactive Amendments.  No amendment may be made that retroactively deprives a Participant of any benefit accrued before the date of the amendment.

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ARTICLE IX
PLAN ADMINISTRATION
9.1    Powers of the Committee.  In carrying out its duties with respect to the general administration of the Plan, the Committee has, in addition to any other powers conferred by the Plan or by law, the following powers:
(a)    to determine all questions relating to eligibility to participate in the Plan;
(b)    to compute and certify to an appropriate party the amount and kind of distributions payable to Participants and their Beneficiaries;
(c)    to maintain all records necessary for the administration of the Plan that are not maintained by any recordkeeper;
(d)    to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to make and publish such rules for the administration of the Plan as are not inconsistent with the terms thereof;
(e)    to establish and modify the method of accounting for the Plan;
(f)    to employ counsel, accountants and other consultants to aid in exercising its powers and carrying out its duties hereunder; and
(g)    to perform any other acts necessary and proper for the administration of the Plan.
9.2    Indemnification
(a)    Indemnification of Members of the Committee by the Company.  The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee against any and all expenses and liabilities arising out of his action or failure to act in such capacity, excepting only expenses and liabilities arising out of his own willful misconduct or gross negligence. This right of indemnification is in addition to any other rights to which any member of the Committee may be entitled.
(b)    Liabilities for Which Members of the Committee are Indemnified.  Liabilities and expenses against which a member of the Committee is indemnified hereunder include, without limitation, the amount of any settlement or judgment, costs, counsel fees and related charges reasonably incurred in connection with a claim asserted or a proceeding brought against him or the settlement thereof.
(c)    Company’s Right to Settle Claims.  The Company may, at its own expense, settle any claim asserted or proceeding brought against any member of the Committee when such settlement appears to be in the best interests of the Company.

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9.3    Claims Procedure.  A Participant or Beneficiary or other person who feels he is entitled to a benefit or right provided under the Plan (hereinafter referred to as “Claimant”) may make a claim, i.e., a request for benefits under this Plan, pursuant to the Committee’s procedures.   
(a)    Company Action.  The Company shall, within 90 days after its receipt of such claim, make its determination. However, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, the Company shall furnish the Claimant, within 90 days after its receipt of such claim, written notification of the extension explaining the circumstances requiring such extension and the date that it is anticipated that such written statement will be furnished, and shall provide such Claimant with its determination not later than 180 days after receipt of the Claimant’s claim.
In the event the claim is denied, the Company shall provide such Claimant a written statement of the Adverse Benefit Determination, as defined in Subsection (d) below. The notice of Adverse Benefit Determination shall be delivered or mailed to the Claimant by certified or registered mail to his last known address, which statement shall contain the following:
(i)    the specific reason or reasons for Adverse Benefit Determination;
(ii)    a reference to the specific provisions of the Plan upon which the Adverse Benefit Determination is based;
(iii)    a description of any additional material or information that is necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim;
(iv)    an explanation of why that material or information is necessary; and
(v)    an explanation of the review procedure provided below, including applicable time limits and a notice of a Claimant’s rights to bring a legal action under ERISA after an Adverse Benefit Determination on appeal.
(b)    Procedures for Appealing an Adverse Benefit Determination.  Within 60 days after receipt of a notice of an Adverse Benefit Determination as provided above, if the Claimant disagrees with the Adverse Benefit Determination, the Claimant, or his authorized representative, may request, in writing, that the Committee review his claim and may request to appear before the Committee for such review.  If the Claimant does not request a review of the Adverse Benefit Determination within such 60 day period, he shall be barred and estopped from appealing the Company’s Adverse Benefit Determination.  Any appeal shall be filed with the Committee at the address prescribed by the Committee, and it shall be considered filed on the date it is received by the addressee.  In deciding any appeal, the Committee shall act in its capacity as a named Fiduciary.
The Claimant shall have the rights to:
(i)    submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits;

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(ii)    request, free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to his claim for benefits. 
(c)    Response on Appeal.  Within 60 days after receipt by the Committee of a written application for review of a Claimant’s claim, the Committee shall notify the Claimant of its decision by delivery or by certified or registered mail to his last known address; provided, however, in the event that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing such application, the Committee shall so notify the Claimant of its decision not later than 120 days after receipt of such application.
In the event the Committee’s decision on appeal is adverse to the Claimant, the Committee shall issue a written notice of an Adverse Benefit Determination on Appeal that will contain all of the following information, in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant:
(i)    the specific reason(s) for the Adverse Benefit Determination on Appeal;
(ii)    reference to specific plan provisions on which the benefit determination is based;
(iii)    a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; and a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring an action under ERISA Section 502(a).
(d)    Definition.  As used herein, the term “Adverse Benefit Determination” shall mean a determination that results in any of the following: the denial, reduction, or termination of, or a failure to provide or make payment (in whole or in part) for, a benefit, including any such denial, reduction, termination, or failure to provide or make payment that is based on a determination of the Claimant’s eligibility to participate in the Plan.
(e)    A Claimant may bring a legal action with respect to a claim only if (i) all procedures described above have been exhausted, and (ii) the action is commenced within ninety (90) days after a decision on review is furnished.  In light of the Company’s substantial contacts with the State of Missouri, the fact that the Company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Company’s establishment of, and the Committee’s maintenance of, this Plan in Missouri, any legal action brought by a Claimant shall be filed and conducted exclusively in the federal courts in the Eastern District of Missouri.
9.4    Expenses.  All expenses of the Committee with respect to the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
9.5    Conclusiveness of Action.  Any action on matters within the discretion of the Committee will be conclusive, final and binding upon all Participants and upon all persons claiming any rights under the Plan, including Beneficiaries.

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9.6    Release of Liability.  By participating in the Plan, each Participant and Beneficiary automatically releases the Company, its employees, the Committee, the Board and each member of the Board from any liability due to any failure to follow the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, unless such failure was the result of an action or failure to act that was undertaken by the Company in bad faith.  Further, by participating in the Plan, each Participant and Beneficiary automatically (1) releases Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., its employees, the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., the Board of Directors of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. and each member of such Board of Directors, and each of their affiliates, successors, predecessors, assigns, transferees, agents, counsel, plans, and insurers, from any and all liabilities in connection with the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan and this Plan, (2) agrees to the assignment and transfer of the rights, benefits, obligations, and other liabilities pursuant to the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan to the Company and this Plan, and (3) agrees that Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. shall not guarantee the payment of such transferred rights, benefits, obligations, and other liabilities in the event that the Plan and the Company fail to pay them or otherwise.

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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1    Plan Not a Contract of Employment.  The adoption and maintenance of the Plan does not constitute a contract between the Company and any Participant or to be a consideration for the employment of any person. Nothing herein contained gives any Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or derogates from the right of the Company to discharge any Participant at any time without regard to the effect of such discharge upon his rights as a Participant in the Plan.
10.2    No Rights Under Plan Except as Set Forth Herein; Unsecured General Creditor Status.  Nothing in this Plan, express or implied, is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon or give to any person, firm, association, or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their successors in interest, any right, remedy, or claim under or by reason of this Plan or any covenant, condition, or stipulation hereof, and all covenants, conditions and stipulations in this Plan, by or on behalf of any party, are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto.  The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.  The benefits paid under the Plan shall be paid from the general assets of the Company, and the Participants and any Beneficiary or their heirs or successors shall be unsecured general creditors of the Company with no special or prior right to any assets of the Company for payment of any obligations hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section shall preclude the Company, in its sole discretion, from establishing a “rabbi trust” or other vehicle in connection with the operation of this Plan, provided that no such action shall cause the Plan to fail to be an unfunded plan designed to provide deferred compensation benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees.  
10.3    Rules.  The Committee shall have full and complete discretionary authority to construe and interpret provisions of the Plan and to determine a Participant’s eligibility for benefits on a uniform, nondiscriminatory basis in similar fact situations.  The Committee may adopt such rules as it deems necessary, desirable or appropriate. All rules and decisions shall be uniformly applied to all Participants in similar circumstances.
10.4    Withholding of Taxes.  The Committee shall cause taxes to be withheld from an Account distributed hereunder as required by law, and shall comply with all reporting requirements applicable to amounts deferred and distributed under this Plan.
10.5    Severability.  If any provision of this Plan is determined to be invalid or illegal, the remaining provisions shall be effective and shall be interpreted as if the invalid or illegal provision did not exist, unless the illegal or invalid provision is of such materiality that its omission defeats the purposes of the parties in entering into this Plan.
10.6    409A Compliance.  If any provision of the Plan is determined not to comply with Section 409A of the Code, the non-compliant provisions shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code and implements the intent of the Plan as closely as possible.

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10.7    Participant Responsibility.  Each Participant is responsible for reviewing the accuracy of the Company’s implementation of Deferral Elections and investment allocations.  If a Participant fails to notify the Company of an improper implementation of a Deferral Election or investment allocation within thirty-one (31) days after receiving the first statement or other communication implementing the election or allocation, the Participant is deemed to have elected the implemented Deferral Election or investment allocation.

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APPENDIX A
VESTING PROVISIONS

The vested percentage of a Participant’s Discretionary Employer Contributions and earnings thereon shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

	
		
	Completed Years of Service
	Vested Percentage

	1
2
3
4 or more
	25%
50%
75%
100%

Prior service recognized for vesting purposes under the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan as of the Spin-Off shall be counted as years of service for vesting under this Plan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, matching contributions under the Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan credited as Ralcorp Amounts shall be subject to the vesting schedule in effect with respect to such amounts immediately prior the Spin-Off, and amounts credited as Company Matching Contributions under the terms of this Plan in effect prior to the restatement on August 15, 2012 shall be subject to the vesting schedule in effect with respect to such amounts immediately prior to such restatement.  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this amendment has been executed this 24th day of August 2012.

	
			
	POST HOLDINGS, INC.
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ William P. Stiritz
	 

	 
	William P. Stiritz
	 

	Title:
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	 

24EX10-25ThirdAmendmenttoCreditAgreement

Exhibit 10.25
Execution Version
THIRD AMENDMENT AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDMENT AND WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated as of September 13, 2012 and is entered into by and among POST HOLDINGS, INC., a Missouri corporation (the “Borrower”), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), acting with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Required Lenders and the Guarantor, and is made with reference to that certain CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 3, 2012 and amended as of May 14, 2012 and June 13, 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, and the other Agents named therein.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as set forth in the Credit Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment.
		
	SECTION I.    
	WAIVER

A.    Waiver. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in reliance on the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Required Lenders hereby waive: 
(a)    any Default that may have arisen or may arise in connection with the representations and warranties in Sections 5.05(a), 5.05(b) and 5.05(d) of the Credit Agreement and the covenants in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement, including any certification relating thereto, but in each case solely to the extent that such Default may have arisen or may arise as a result of errors in the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 and fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011 (or in the Pro Forma Financial Statements which were derived therefrom), which errors are described in the Borrower’s press release dated and filed with the SEC on Form 8-K on May 7, 2012;
(b)    any Default that may have arisen or may arise in connection with Section 6.03(a) of the Credit Agreement by not delivering a notice of Default with respect to any Default described in clause (a) above; and
(c)    any Event of Default that may have arisen or may arise under Sections 8.01(b) and 8.01(d) of the Credit Agreement, but solely to the extent any such Event of Default is a result of a Default described in clauses (a) or (b) above.
B.    Effective Period.  The waiver set forth in Section I.A. above shall be effective during the period beginning on the Third Amendment and Waiver Effective Date and ending upon the occurrence, if any, of a Waiver Termination Event.  As used herein, “Waiver Termination Event” shall mean the failure by the Borrower to deliver to the Administrative Agent on or prior to October 15, 2012 the Borrower’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 and the Borrower’s quarterly financial statements for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, in each case restated to correct any error in such financial statements as previously delivered, and otherwise in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement, as applicable.

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SECTION II.    AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.01 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:  the words “September 15, 2012” in Section 6.01(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the words “October 15, 2012”.
		
	SECTION III.
	 CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof only upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent (the date of satisfaction of such conditions being referred to herein as the “Third Amendment and Waiver Effective Date”):
A.    Execution. The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart signature page of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantor and the Required Lenders.
B.    Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties set forth in Section IV of this Amendment shall be true and correct.
C.    Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Administrative Agent), in accordance with the Credit Agreement, on or before the Third Amendment and Waiver Effective Date.
D.    Other Documents.  The Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have received a secretary’s certificate certifying as to the accuracy of the Borrower’s applicable Organization Documents and resolutions or other forms of organizational action of the Loan Parties authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, together with applicable incumbency certificates and such other documents, instruments or certificates as it may reasonably request.
		
	SECTION IV.
	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment and to grant the waivers set forth herein and amend the Credit Agreement in the manner provided herein, each Loan Party which is a party hereto represents and warrants to the Lenders that the following statements are true and correct in all material respects:
A.    Corporate Power and Authority.  Each Loan Party has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Amendment and to carry out the transactions contemplated by, and perform its obligations under, the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Agreement”).
B.    Due Authorization; No Contravention.  The execution and delivery by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the performance by each Loan Party of the terms hereof have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien (other than any Lien Permitted by Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement) under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any material contract to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law.

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C.    Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.  No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with  the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Amendment or the Amended Agreement, except for the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect.
D.    Binding Effect.  Each of this Amendment and the Amended Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
E.    Incorporation of Representations and Warranties from Credit Agreement.  The representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Amended Agreement are and will be true and correct on and as of the Third Amendment and Waiver Effective Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all respects on and as of such earlier date, in each case after giving effect to this Amendment.
F.    Absence of Default.  No event has occurred and is continuing or will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default, in each case after giving effect to this Amendment.
		
	SECTION V.
	ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT

The Borrower hereby confirms its pledges, grants of security interests and other obligations, as applicable, under and subject to the terms of each of the Loan Documents to which it is party, and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, such pledges, grants of security interests and other obligations, and the terms of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, as supplemented in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, are not impaired or affected in any manner whatsoever and shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall continue to secure all the Obligations.  
The Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and this Amendment and consents to the amendment of the Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment.  The Guarantor hereby confirms its guarantees, pledges, grants of security interests and other obligations under and subject to the terms of each of the Loan Documents to which it is party, and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, such guarantees, pledges, grants of security interests and other obligations, and the terms of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, as modified or supplemented in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, are not impaired or affected in any manner whatsoever and shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall continue to secure all the Obligations.  
The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that each Loan Document to which it is a party or otherwise bound shall continue in full force and effect and that all of its obligations thereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or limited by the execution or effectiveness of this Amendment.

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The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (i) notwithstanding the conditions to effectiveness set forth in this Amendment, the Guarantor is not required by the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to consent to the amendments to the Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment and (ii) nothing in the Credit Agreement, this Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to require the consent of the Guarantor to any future amendments to the Credit Agreement.
		
	SECTION VI.
	MISCELLANEOUS

A.    Limited Waiver.  The waiver set forth in Section I.A. hereof is effective solely for the purposes as set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as written.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Agent or Lender under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except as expressly stated herein, or constitute a course of dealing among the parties.  Except as expressly stated herein, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders reserve all rights, privileges and remedies under the Loan Documents. 
B.    Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Other Credit Documents. 
(i)    On and after the Third Amendment and Waiver Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement,” “thereunder,” “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Agreement.
(ii)    Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
C.    Loan Document.  This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document under the terms of the Amended Agreement.
D.    Headings.  Section and Subsection headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
E.    Applicable Law.  THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) THAT MAY BE BASED UPON, ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE IN ANY WAY HERETO OR THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION OR PERFORMANCE HEREOF OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  The provisions of Section 10.14(a), (b), (c) and (d), Section 10.15 and 10.16 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof.
F.    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
[Signature pages follow.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

	
			
	 
	Borrower:

	 
	 

	 
	POST HOLDINGS, INC.

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Robert V. Vitale

	 
	Name:
	Robert V. Vitale

	 
	Title:
	Chief Financial Officer

 

	
			
	 
	POST FOODS, LLC

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Robert V. Vitale

	 
	Name:
	Robert V. Vitale

	 
	Title:
	Vice President

 

 

 

	
			
	 
	ACKNOWLEDGED:

	 
	 

	 
	BARCLAYS BANK PLC, 
as Administrative Agent

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Craig J. Malloy

	 
	Name:
	Craig J. Malloy

	 
	Title:
	Director

 

	
			
	 
	Barclays Bank PLC

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Craig J. Malloy

	 
	Name:
	Craig J. Malloy

	 
	Title:
	Director

 

	
			
	 
	GreenStone Farm Credit Services, ACA/FLCA

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Jeff Pavlik

	 
	Name:
	Jeff Pavlik

	 
	Title:
	Vice President

 

	
			
	 
	AgFirst Farm Credit Bank

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ John W. Burnside Jr.

	 
	Name:
	John W. Burnside Jr.

	 
	Title:
	Vice President

 

	
			
	 
	CoBank, ACB

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Michael Tousignant

	 
	Name:
	Michael Tousignant

	 
	Title:
	Vice President

 

	
			
	 
	FCS Financial, FLCA

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Laura Roessler

	 
	Name:
	Laura Roessler

	 
	Title:
	Senior Lending Officer

 

	
			
	 
	PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Daniel Miller

	 
	Name:
	Daniel Miller

	 
	Title:
	Vice President

 

	
			
	 
	COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN- 
BOERENLEENBANK B.A., 
“RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL” NEW 
YORK BRANCH

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Brad Peterson

	 
	Name:
	Brad Peterson

	 
	Title:
	Executive Director

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Timothy J. Devane

	 
	Name:
	Timothy J. Devane

	 
	Title:
	Executive Director

 

	
			
	 
	THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Lori Cummins-Meyer

	 
	Name:
	Lori Cummins-Meyer

	 
	Title:
	Vice President

 

	
			
	 
	BANK OF THE WEST

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Roger Lumley

	 
	Name:
	Roger Lumley

	 
	Title:
	Senior Vice President

 

	
			
	 
	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Daniel R. Van Aken

	 
	Name:
	Daniel R. Van Aken

	 
	Title:
	Director

 

	
			
	 
	Farm Credit Services of America, PCA

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Steven L. Moore

	 
	Name:
	Steven L. Moore

	 
	Title:
	Vice President

 

	
			
	 
	Union Bank, N.A.

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Michael Gardner

	 
	Name:
	Michael Gardner

	 
	Title:
	Vice President

 

	
			
	 
	CREDIT SUISSE AG, Cayman Islands Branch

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Ari Bruger

	 
	Name:
	Ari Bruger

	 
	Title:
	Vice President

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Alex Verdone

	 
	Name:
	Alex Verdone

	 
	Title:
	Associate

 

	
			
	 
	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Brendan Korb

	 
	Name:
	Brendan Korb

	 
	Title:
	Vice President

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