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Exhibit 10.6

CHANGE IN CONTROL AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

This CHANGE IN CONTROL AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between XPO LOGISTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Carl Anderson (“Employee”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 7 below.

WHEREAS, Employee and the Company are entering into an offer letter (the “Offer Letter”) and Confidential Information Protection Agreement (“CIPA”) concurrently with the execution of this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) recognizes the possibility of an involuntary termination or reduction in responsibility may cause Employee to consider alternative employment opportunities, and as such, the Board has determined it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication and objectivity of Employee, notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of such an event; and 

WHEREAS, the Board believes that it is imperative to provide Employee with severance benefits upon certain terminations of Employee’s service to the Company that enhance Employee’s financial security and provide incentive to Employee to remain with the Company notwithstanding the possibility of such an event.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein and for other good and valuable consideration, Employee and the Company agree as follows:

1.Term of Agreement. Except to the extent renewed as set forth in this Section 1, this Agreement shall become effective as of November 8, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) and terminate the earlier of: (a) the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Expiration Date”); (b) the Date of Termination of Employee’s employment with the Company for a reason other than a Qualifying Termination or Qualifying CIC Termination; or (c) the date that all obligations of the parties hereto with respect to this Agreement have been satisfied. This Agreement shall renew automatically and continue in effect for one (1) year periods measured from the initial Expiration Date and each subsequent Expiration Date, unless the Company provides Employee notice of non-renewal at least ninety (90) days prior to the date on which this Agreement would otherwise renew. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3 or 4 hereof, the Company’s non-renewal of this Agreement shall not constitute a Qualifying Termination or Qualifying CIC Termination, as applicable.
2.At-Will Employment. The Company and Employee acknowledge that Employee’s employment is and shall continue to be “at-will,” as defined under applicable law. If Employee’s employment terminates for any reason, Employee shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages, awards or compensation other than as provided by this Agreement, pursuant to the terms of any incentive award agreement or employee benefit plan or required under applicable law.
3.Qualifying Termination. In the event of a Qualifying Termination, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 6 hereof, Employee shall be entitled to: 
(a)the Accrued Benefits; 
(b)cash payments (the “Severance Payments”) equal to (i) twelve (12) months' Base Salary, as in effect on the Date of Termination, plus (ii) the Target Bonus (each payable subject to the terms of Section 6 of this Agreement), which shall be paid in substantially equal installments over the 12-month period, following the Date of Termination, consistent with the Company's payroll practices, with the first installment to be paid within 65 days after the Date of Termination and with any installments that would otherwise have been paid prior to such date accumulated and paid in a lump sum on the first date on which payments are made in accordance with the terms of this sentence; provided that (A) any monies Employee earns from any other work, whether as an employee or as an independent 

contractor, while Employee is receiving the Severance Payments shall reduce, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount that the Company is obligated to pay Employee under this Section 3(b) and (B) Employee shall provide written notice to the Company, within two (2) business days from Employee’s receipt of any monies Employee earns from any other work while Employee is receiving the Severance Payments by detailing the date of receipt, gross and net amount, and source of such monies, by U.S. Mail and e-mail to Josephine Berisha, Chief Human Resources Officer, XPO Logistics, Five American Lane, Greenwich, CT  06831; e-mail [redacted]. Any monies the Company may deduct from the Severance Payments shall not include monies Employee is entitled to from his previous employer nor any monies Employee may earn from future Director roles in any public or private company;
(c)a cash payment equal to the prorated bonus for the performance year, defined as the product of (A) the Target Bonus and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from January 1 in the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (or from the Effective Date, if the Date of Termination occurs in 2022) through the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is 365; 
(d)to the extent Employee is eligible to elect to continue coverage under the Company’s group medical and dental benefits pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) and elects such benefits, the Company shall pay Employee's COBRA premiums for medical and dental coverage as in effect on the Date of Termination for a period of six (6) months from the Date of Termination. If, however, Employee secures other employment at any time during the six (6) month period following his Date of Termination and becomes eligible for any medical and dental benefits through such other employment, the Company’s obligation to pay Employee’s COBRA premiums for any medical or dental benefits under this Section 3(d) shall cease as of the end of the month in which Employee becomes eligible for any medical and dental benefits through such other employer.  Employee shall provide written notice to the Company, within two (2) business days from Employee’s eligibility for any medical and dental benefits through such other employer, by U.S. Mail and e-mail to Josephine Berisha, Chief Human Resources Officer, XPO Logistics, Five American Lane, Greenwich, CT  06831, e-mail [redacted].  Any continuation of Employee’s coverage under the Company’s group medical and dental benefits after the six (6) month period following his Date of Termination or after the month in which Employee becomes eligible for medical and dental benefits through such other employer shall be at the Employee’s sole expense. 
4.Qualifying CIC Termination. In the event of a Qualifying CIC Termination, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 6 hereof, Employee shall be entitled to the following payments, which shall be paid in one lump sum within 65 days after the Date of Termination (other than the Accrued Benefits, which shall be payable within 30 days of the Date of Termination or sooner when required under applicable law):
(a)the Accrued Benefits; 
(b)a cash payment (the “CIC Severance Payment”) equal to two (2) times the sum of (i) the Base Salary and (ii) the Target Bonus; 
(c)a cash payment equal to the product of (A) the Target Bonus and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from January 1 in the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (or from the Effective Date, if the Date of Termination occurs in 2022) through the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is 365;
(d)a cash payment equal to the amount of any annual bonus that the Company has notified Employee in writing that Employee has earned prior to the Date of Termination but is unpaid as of the Date of Termination; and
(e)to the extent Employee is eligible to elect to continue coverage under the Company’s group medical and dental benefits pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) and elects such benefits, the Company shall pay Employee's COBRA premiums for medical and dental coverage as in effect on the Date of Termination for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the Date of Termination.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the CIC Severance Payment relates to a transaction that does not satisfy the requirements of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5), any portion of the CIC Severance Payment that constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A, will be paid at the earliest date that is permitted in accordance with the schedule that is applicable to the Severance Payment.

5.Other Terminations. If Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company or by Employee for any reason other than a Qualifying Termination or a Qualifying CIC Termination, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Employee with compensation and benefits under Section 3 or Section 4 of this Agreement shall cease, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Employee hereunder except for payment of the Accrued Benefits. 
6.Conditions Precedent and Subsequent. The payments and benefits provided under Sections 3 and 4 of this Agreement (other than the Accrued Benefits) are subject to and conditioned upon (a) Employee having provided, within 60 days after the Date of Termination (or such greater period as required by law), a waiver and general release agreement in a form satisfactory to the Company that has become effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms, and (b) Employee's compliance with the CIPA. Employee shall, upon request by the Company, be required to immediately repay to the Company the net amount of the Severance Payments or CIC Severance Payment, as applicable, received by the Employee after all applicable minimum tax withholdings required by law, and the Company shall have no further obligation to pay, the Severance Payments or CIC Severance Payment, as applicable, in the event Employee receives, within six (6) months after the occurrence of the breach, written notice from the Company that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, Employee has breached Employee’s obligations under the CIPA or Employee shall be deemed to have been retroactively terminated for Cause; provided, however, that, in cases where Employee’s breach of Employee’s obligations under the CIPA is curable, Employee shall first be provided a 15-day cure period to cease, and to cure, such conduct. 
7.Definitions. The following terms referred to in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
(a)“Accrued Benefits” means payment by the Company to Employee for: (i) any unpaid Base Salary accrued by Employee through the Date of Termination; (ii) to the extent required by law, any unused vacation accrued by Employee through the Date of Termination, and (iii) any unpaid or unreimbursed business expenses accrued or incurred by Employee through the Date of Termination, which shall be paid to Employee within 30 days following the Date of Termination or earlier when required by applicable state law.
(b)“Affiliate” means (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, the Company and/or (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest.
(c)“Base Salary” means Employee’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to Employee’s termination.
(d)“Cause” means, as determined in the sole discretion of the Board, Employee’s (i) gross negligence or willful failure to perform Employee’s duties or willful refusal to follow any lawful directive of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or the Board; (ii) abuse of or dependency on alcohol or drugs (illicit or otherwise) that adversely affects Employee's performance of duties for the Company; (iii) commission of any fraud, embezzlement, theft or dishonesty, or any deliberate misappropriation of money or other assets of the Company; (iv) breach of any term of the CIPA or any agreement governing any of the long-term incentive compensation or equity compensation awards granted to Employee by the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective predecessors or successors, or breach of Employee’s fiduciary duties to the Company; (v) any willful act, or failure to act, in bad faith to the detriment of the Company; (vi) willful failure to cooperate in good faith with a governmental or internal investigation of the Company or any of its directors, managers, officers or employees, if the Company requests Employee’s cooperation; (vii) failure to follow the Company's code of conduct or ethics policy; or (viii) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any serious crime; provided that, the Company 
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will provide Employee with written notice describing the facts and circumstances that the Company believes constitutes Cause and, in cases where cure is possible, Employee shall first be provided a 15-day cure period. If, subsequent to Employee's termination of employment for any reason other than by the Company for Cause, it is determined in good faith by the Reporting Person that Employee's employment could have been terminated by the Company for Cause, Employee's employment shall, at the election of the Reporting Person at any time up to two (2) years after the Date of Termination but in no event more than six (6) months after the Reporting Person learns of the facts or events that could give rise to the termination for Cause, be deemed to have been terminated for Cause retroactively to the date the events giving rise to Cause occurred, provided that the Company's ability to deem an Employee’s employment under this sentence to be terminated for Cause shall lapse upon a Change in Control. Employee shall, upon request by the Company, be required to immediately repay to the Company the net amount of the Severance Payments or CIC Severance Payment, as applicable, received by the Employee after all applicable minimum tax withholdings required by law, and the Company shall have no further obligation to pay, the Severance Payments or CIC Severance Payment, as applicable, in the event Employee receives, within six (6) months after the Reporting Person learns of the facts or events that could give rise to the termination for Cause, written notice from the Company that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, Employee shall be deemed to have been retroactively terminated for Cause.
(e)“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i)    during any period, individuals who were directors of the Company on the first day of such period (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the first day of such period whose election, or nomination by the Board for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors shall be considered as though such individual were an Incumbent Director, but excluding for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person (as defined below) other than the Board (including without limitation any settlement thereof);
(ii)    the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, a sale of assets) involving the Company (each, a “Reorganization”) if such Reorganization requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders under the law of the Company’s jurisdiction of organization (whether such approval is required for such Reorganization or for the issuance of securities of the Company in such Reorganization), unless, immediately following such Reorganization, (1) individuals and entities who were the “beneficial owners” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act  of 1934, as amended from time to time, or a successor rule thereto (the “Exchange Act”) of the securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (“Company Voting Securities”) outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization continue to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Reorganization (including a corporation that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) (the “Continuing Company”) in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Reorganization (excluding, for such purposes, any outstanding voting securities of the Continuing Company that such beneficial owners hold immediately following the consummation of the Reorganization as a result of their ownership prior to such consummation of voting securities of any corporation or other entity involved in or forming part of such Reorganization other than the Company), (2) no “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) (each, a “Person”) (excluding (x) any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Continuing Company or any corporation controlled by the Continuing Company and (y) any one or more Specified Stockholder beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Continuing Company and (3) at least 50% of the members of the board of directors of the Continuing Company (or equivalent body) were Incumbent Directors at the time of the execution of the definitive agreement providing for such Reorganization or, in the absence of such an agreement, at the time at which approval of the Board was obtained for such Reorganization;
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(iii)    the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company unless such liquidation or dissolution is part of a transaction or series of transactions described in Section 7(e)(ii) above that does not otherwise constitute a Change in Control; or 
(iv)    any Person, corporation or other entity or “group” (as used in Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than (A) the Company, (B) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate, (C) any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the voting power of the Company Voting Securities or (D) any one or more Specified Stockholders, including any group in which a Specified Stockholder is a member) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this subparagraph (iv), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (w) any acquisition directly from the Company, (x) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or an Affiliate, (y) any acquisition by an underwriter temporarily holding such Company Voting Securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or any acquisition by a pledgee of Company Voting Securities holding such securities as collateral or temporarily holding such securities upon foreclosure of the underlying obligation or (z) any acquisition pursuant to a Reorganization that does not constitute a Change in Control for purposes of Section 7(e)(ii) above.
(f)“Change in Control Period” means the period of time commencing upon a Change in Control and ending two (2) years thereafter.
(g)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
(h)“Date of Termination” means the date of termination of Employee’s employment with the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Date of Termination of any U.S. Taxpayer occur until the Employee experiences a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and the date on which such separation from service takes place shall be the “Date of Termination.”
(i)“Disability” means the inability of Employee, due to illness, accident or any other physical or mental incapacity, to perform Employee's duties for the Company for an aggregate of 180 days within any period of 12 consecutive months, which inability is determined to be total and permanent by a board-certified physician selected by the Company, and the determination of such physician shall be binding upon Employee and the Company.
(j)“Good Reason” means, without first obtaining Employee's written consent: (i) the Company materially breaches the terms of this Agreement; (ii) the Company materially diminishes Employee's title, duties, authorities, reporting relationship(s), responsibilities or position from any of those in effect immediately preceding the Change in Control (including by virtue of Employee not having duties of a senior executive of a publicly-traded company) or as subsequently increased or enhanced; (iii) the Company materially reduces the Base Salary or Target Bonus; (iv) the Company requires that Employee be based in a location that is more than 35 miles from the location of Employee's employment immediately prior to a Change in Control; or (v) Employee not reporting directly and exclusively to the chief executive officer of a publicly traded company; provided that, the Company shall first be provided a 30-day cure period (the “Cure Period”), following receipt of written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the specific event, circumstance or conduct of the Company that constitutes Good Reason, to cease, and to cure, any event, circumstance or conduct specified in such written notice, if curable; provided further, that such notice shall be provided to the Company within 45 days of the occurrence of the event, circumstance or conduct constituting Good Reason. If, at the end of the Cure Period, the event, circumstance or conduct that constitutes Good Reason has not been remedied, Employee will be entitled to terminate employment for Good Reason during the 90-day period that follows the end of the Cure Period. If Employee does not terminate employment during such 90-day period, Employee will not be permitted to terminate employment for Good Reason as a result of such event, circumstance or conduct.
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(k)“Specified Stockholder” means Bradley S. Jacobs, Jacobs Private Equity LLC and its Affiliates, or any other entity or organization controlled, directly or indirectly, by Bradley S. Jacobs.
(l)“Qualifying CIC Termination” means a termination of Employee’s employment either by the Company without Cause (excluding by reason of Employee’s death or Disability) or by Employee for Good Reason, in either case, during the Change in Control Period.
(m)“Qualifying Termination” means a termination of Employee’s employment by the Company without Cause (excluding by reason of Employee’s death or Disability) outside of the Change in Control Period.
(n)“Reporting Person” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
(o)“Target Bonus” means the performance-based bonus Employee will have the opportunity to earn for each year during Employee's employment commencing in the 2022 fiscal year with a target as set forth in the Offer Letter, based upon Employee's achievement of performance goals that will be determined in the sole discretion of the Company. 
8.Miscellaneous. 
(a)Notices. 
(i)General Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall be effective only if it is in writing and shall be deemed to be given when delivered personally, or four days after it is mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or one day after it is sent by overnight courier service via UPS or FedEx and, in each case, addressed as follows (or if it is sent through any other method agreed upon by the parties) or to such other address as either party may designate by written notice to the other:
If to the Company, to:
XPO Logistics, Inc.
Five American Lane
Greenwich, CT 06831
Attention: Chief Human Resources Officer
If to Employee: If to Employee, to Employee’s principal residence as listed in the records of the Company.
(ii)Notice of Termination. Any termination of Employee’s employment by the Company for Cause will be communicated by a notice of termination to Employee, and any termination of Employee’s employment by Employee for Good Reason will be communicated by a notice of termination to the Company, in each case given in accordance with Section 8(a)(i) of this Agreement. The notice will indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, will set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination under the provision so indicated, and will specify the termination date (which will be not more than 30 days after the later of (A) the giving of the notice or (B) the end of any applicable cure period).
(b)Resignation. The termination of Employee’s employment with the Company for any reason will also constitute, without any further required action by Employee, Employee’s voluntary resignation from all officer and/or director positions held with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or controlled affiliates, and at the Board’s request, Employee shall execute any documents reasonably necessary to reflect the resignations.
(c)Section 409A. 
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(i)General.  The obligations under this Agreement are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or an exemption or exclusion therefrom and shall in all respects be administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.  Any payments that qualify for the “short-term deferral” exception, the separation pay exception or another exception under Section 409A of the Code shall be paid under the applicable exception to the maximum extent possible.  For purposes of nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, each payment of compensation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation.  All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement may only be made upon a “separation from service” under Section 409A of the Code to the extent necessary in order to avoid the imposition of penalty taxes on Employee pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.  In no event may Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment under this Agreement.
(ii)Delay of Payments.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if Employee is considered a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code (as determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company as in effect on the Date of Termination), any payment or benefit that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code that is otherwise due to be paid to Employee under this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s separation from service (as determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code) on account of Employee’s separation from service shall be accumulated and paid to Employee with Interest (based on the rate in effect for the month in which Employee’s separation from service occurs) on the first business day of the seventh month following the Employee’s separation from service (the “Delayed Payment Date”), to the extent necessary to avoid penalty taxes or accelerated taxation pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.  If Employee dies during the postponement period, the amounts and entitlements delayed on account of Section 409A of the Code shall be paid to the personal representative of Employee’s estate on the first to occur of the Delayed Payment Date or 30 calendar days after the date of Employee’s death.
(iii)Reimbursements.  With respect to reimbursements under this Agreement that are not exempt from Section 409A of the Code, the following rules shall apply: (i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during any one taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year, (ii) in the case of any reimbursements of eligible expenses, reimbursement shall be made on or before the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred, and (iii) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.  
(d)Section 280G.   
(i)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit by the Company or otherwise to or for the benefit of Employee, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (all such payments and benefits, including the payments and benefits under Section 4 of this Agreement, being hereinafter referred to as the “Total Payments”), would be subject (in whole or in part) to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the Total Payments shall be to the minimum extent necessary to avoid the imposition of the Excise Tax on the Total Payments, but only if (A) the net amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced (and after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income and employment taxes on such reduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such reduced Total Payments), is greater than or equal to (B) the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income and employment taxes on such Total Payments and the amount of the Excise Tax to which Employee would be subject in respect of such unreduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such unreduced Total Payments).  
(ii)The payment reduction contemplated in this Section 8(d) shall be implemented by reducing the payments/benefits in the same order as they are received by Employee.  If several payments/benefits are received simultaneously and their collective amount exceeds the remaining amount of reduction hereunder, such payments shall be reduced ratably, proportional to their individual amount.   
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(iii)All determinations regarding the application of this Section 8(d) shall be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”), subject to the final determination by the Internal Revenue Service or the court of competent jurisdiction if and when such final determination occurs.  For purposes of determinations, no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of the Accounting Firm (A) does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including by reason of Section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code) or (B) constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code, in excess of the “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) allocable to such reasonable compensation.  The costs of obtaining such determination and all related fees and expenses (including related fees and expenses incurred in any later audit) shall be borne by the Company.
(e)Waiver; Amendment. No provision of this Agreement shall be modified, waived or discharged unless the modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Employee and by an authorized officer of the Company (other than Employee). No waiver by either party of any breach of, or of compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement by the other party shall be considered a waiver of any other condition or provision or of the same condition or provision at another time.
(f)Clawbacks. Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Employee will be subject to any legally mandated policy relating to the recovery of compensation, solely to the extent that the Company is required to implement such policy pursuant to applicable law, whether pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or otherwise.
(g)Successors. Any successor to the Company (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Company’s business and/or assets shall assume the obligations under this Agreement and agree expressly to perform the obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform such obligations in the absence of a succession. For all purposes under this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include any successor to the Company’s business and/or assets which executes and delivers the assumption agreement described in this Section 8(g) or which becomes bound by the terms of this Agreement by operation of law. The terms of this Agreement and all rights of Employee hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Employee’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.
(h)Governing Law; Arbitration; Consent to Jurisdiction; and Waiver of Jury Trial.
(i)This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with its express terms, and otherwise in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to its principles of conflicts of law.
(ii)Any claim initiated by Employee arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be resolved by binding arbitration before a single arbitrator in the State of Delaware administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. 
(iii)Any claim initiated by the Company arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall, at the election of the Company, be resolved in in accordance with Section 8(h)(ii) or Section 8(h)(iv) of this Agreement.
(iv)Employee hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware; provided, however, that nothing herein shall preclude the Company from bringing any suit, action or proceeding in any other court for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Section 8 or enforcing any judgment or award obtained by the Company. Employee waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which Employee now or hereafter has to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in an 
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applicable court described in this Section 8(h)(iv), and agrees that Employee shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any court. Employee agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any suit, action or proceeding brought in any applicable court described in this Section 8(h)(iv) shall be conclusive and binding upon Employee and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction. EMPLOYEE EXPRESSLY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN THE EVENT THAT ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE BREACH THEREOF IS LITIGATED OR HEARD IN ANY COURT.
(v)The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all legal fees and costs (including reasonable attorney's fees and the fees of experts) from the losing party in connection with any claim arising under this Agreement.
(i)Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Offer Letter and the CIPA represent the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior arrangements and understandings regarding same.
(j)Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.
(k)Withholdings. All payments and benefits under this Agreement will be paid less applicable withholding taxes. The Company is authorized to withhold from any payments or benefits all federal, state, local, and/or foreign taxes required to be withheld from the payments or benefits and make any other required payroll deductions. 
(l)Counterparts and Headings. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures delivered by facsimile or electronic means (including by “pdf”) shall be deemed effective for all purposes. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be a part of or control or affect the meaning of any provision hereof.
Signature Page Follows.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the case of the Company by its duly authorized officer, as of the date set forth below.
XPO LOGISTICS, INC.

By:    /s/ Josephine Berisha            
Josephine Berisha
    Chief Human Resources Officer

Date:    10/9/2022                    
EMPLOYEE

By:    /s/ Carl Anderson            
    Carl Anderson

Date:    10-9-22                    

Signature page to Change in Control and Severance Agreement
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Exhibit 10.7
SIGN-ON RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT UNDER THE XPO LOGISTICS, INC. 2016 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN, dated as of November 8, 2022 (the “Grant Date”) between XPO LOGISTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “XPO”), and Carl Anderson.
This Sign On Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “Award Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions of an award of [●] restricted stock units (this “Award”) that are subject to the terms and conditions specified herein (each such restricted stock unit, an “RSU”) and that are granted to you under the XPO Logistics, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).  This Award provides you with the opportunity to earn, subject to the terms of this Award Agreement, shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value (each, a “Share”), or cash, as set forth in Section 3 of this Award Agreement.
You must affirmatively acknowledge and accept this Award Agreement within 120 days following the Grant Date.  A failure to acknowledge and accept this Award Agreement within such 120 day period will result in forfeiture of this Award, effective as of the 121st day following the Grant Date.  You must acknowledge and accept the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement electronically through the Morgan Stanley website.
THIS AWARD IS SUBJECT TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN INCLUDING THE PLAN RULES, AND THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 10 OF THIS AWARD AGREEMENT.  BY ACCEPTING THIS AWARD, YOU SHALL HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AWARD AGREEMENT.
SECTION 1.The Plan.  This Award is made pursuant to the Plan, all the terms of which are hereby incorporated in this Award Agreement.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern.
SECTION 2.Definitions.  Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement that are not defined in this Award Agreement have the meanings as used or defined in the Plan.  As used in this Award Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
“Business Day” means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are legally permitted to be closed in the City of New York.
“Cause” shall have the meaning given to such term in your Employment Agreement or, if there is no Employment Agreement in effect at the time of your termination, the meaning given to such term in the Plan.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Employment Agreement” means any individual employment agreement, change in control and severance agreement, or confidential information protection agreement between you and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Good Reason” shall having the meaning given to such term in your Employment Agreement or, if there is no Employment Agreement in effect at the time of your termination, the meaning given to such term in the Plan. 
“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, and the regulations and other interpretive guidance promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
“Settlement Date” means the tenth (10th) day following the date, if any, on which the RSUs vest pursuant to Section 3.
“Vesting Date” means the second anniversary of the Grant Date.
SECTION 3.Vesting and Settlement.
(a)Regularly Scheduled Vesting.  Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement, the Award shall vest on the Vesting Date subject to your continued employment through the Vesting Date (except as otherwise provided in Sections 3(b) and 3(c)).
(b)Termination of Employment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement or the Plan but subject to Section 3(c), all unvested RSUs will be forfeited upon your termination of employment for any reason prior to the Vesting Date, except that:
i.Death.  If your employment terminates by reason of your death, all outstanding RSUs shall vest in full immediately; and
ii.Involuntary Not for Cause.  If your employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company without Cause (and other than due to your Disability), prior to the Vesting Date, then you shall vest in a prorated portion of the Award, with proration based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the Grant Date through your termination of employment and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the period commencing on and including the Grant Date and ending on and including the Vesting Date.  Any RSUs that are outstanding on the date of your involuntary termination of employment without Cause (other than due to your Disability) that is covered by this Section 3(b)(ii) and that do not become vested pursuant to this Section 3(b)(ii) shall be forfeited.
(c)Change of Control.  Upon a Change of Control that occurs prior to the Vesting Date, if you remain employed at the time of such Change of Control, then all outstanding RSUs (including any RSUs replaced in compliance with Section 8(b) of the Plan) shall remain outstanding and unvested, and shall continue to vest in accordance with the time-based vesting conditions set forth in Section 3(a), subject to your continued employment through the Vesting Date, or shall vest upon your earlier termination of employment (i) due to your death, (ii) due to an involuntary termination by the Company without Cause (and other than due to your Disability), or (iii) due to your resignation for Good Reason.  Or, if such RSUs are not replaced in compliance with Section 8(b) of the Plan the RSUs shall vest immediately upon the completion of the Change of Control.
(d)Settlement of RSU Award.  If RSUs vest pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, then no later than the applicable Settlement Date, the Company shall 
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deliver to you or your legal representative either (i) one Share or (ii) a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value determined as of the Settlement Date of one Share, in each case, for each RSU that has been deemed earned and vested in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement; provided, that the Company shall have sole discretion to determine whether to settle such RSUs in Shares, cash or a combination thereof.
SECTION 4.Forfeiture of RSUs.  If you (a) breach any restrictive covenant (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes any non-compete, non-solicit, non-disparagement or confidentiality provisions) contained in any arrangements with the Company (including any Employment Agreement and the confidentiality covenant contained in Section 10(c) hereof) to which you are subject or (b) engage in fraud or willful misconduct that contributes materially to any financial restatement or material loss to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, your rights with respect to the RSUs shall immediately terminate, and you shall be entitled to no further payments or benefits with respect thereto and, if the RSUs are vested and/or settled, the Company may require you to forfeit or remit to the Company any amount payable, or the after-tax net amount paid or received by you, in respect of any RSUs; provided, however, that, (i) the Company may make such demand that you forfeit or remit any such amount at any time that is not later than six months after learning of the conduct described in this Section 4 and (ii) in cases where cure is possible, you shall first be provided a 15-day cure period to cease, and to cure, such conduct.
SECTION 5.No Rights as a Stockholder.  You shall not have any rights or privileges of a stockholder with respect to the RSUs subject to this Award Agreement unless and until Shares are actually issued in book-entry form to you or your legal representative in settlement of this Award.
SECTION 6.Non-Transferability of RSUs.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in its discretion, RSUs may not be sold, assigned, alienated, transferred, pledged, attached or otherwise encumbered except as provided in Section 9(a) of the Plan.  Any purported sale, assignment, alienation, transfer, pledge, attachment or other encumbrance of RSUs in violation of the provisions of this Section 6 and Section 9(a) of the Plan shall be void.
SECTION 7.Withholding, Consents and Legends.
(a)Withholding.  The delivery of Shares or cash pursuant to Section 3 of this Award Agreement is conditioned on satisfaction of any applicable withholding taxes in accordance with this Section 7(a) and Section 9(d) of the Plan.  No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in your gross income for Federal, state, local or foreign income tax purposes with respect to any RSUs, you shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any Federal, state, local and foreign taxes that are required by applicable laws and regulations to be withheld with respect to such amount.  In the event that there is withholding tax liability in connection with the settlement of the RSUs, if authorized by the Committee in its sole discretion, you may satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding tax liability by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares or cash you would be entitled to receive upon settlement of the RSUs, an amount in cash or a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value (which shall either have the meaning set forth in the Plan or shall have such other meaning as determined by the Company in accordance with applicable withholding requirements) equal to such withholding tax liability.
(b)Consents.  Your rights in respect of the RSUs are conditioned on the receipt to the full satisfaction of the Committee of any required consents that the Committee may determine to be necessary or advisable (including your consent to the Company’s supplying to 
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any third-party recordkeeper of the Plan such personal information as the Committee deems advisable to administer the Plan).
(c)Legends.  The Company may affix to certificates for Shares issued pursuant to this Award Agreement any legend that the Committee determines to be necessary or advisable (including to reflect any restrictions to which you may be subject under any applicable securities laws).  The Company may advise the transfer agent to place a stop order against any legended Shares.
SECTION 8.Successors and Assigns of the Company.  The terms and conditions of this Award Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.
SECTION 9.Committee Discretion.  The Compensation Committee of the Board shall have full and plenary discretion with respect to any actions to be taken or determinations to be made in connection with this Award Agreement, and its determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive.
SECTION 10.Dispute Resolution.
(a)Jurisdiction and Venue.  Notwithstanding any provision in your Employment Agreement, you and the Company irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of (i) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and (ii) the courts of the State of New York for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Award Agreement or the Plan.  You and the Company agree to commence any such action, suit or proceeding either in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or, if such suit, action or other proceeding may not be brought in such court for jurisdictional reasons, in the courts of the State of New York.  You and the Company further agree that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to the other party’s address set forth below shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in New York with respect to any matters to which you have submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 10(a).  You and the Company irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Award Agreement or the Plan in (A) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or (B) the courts of the State of New York, and hereby and thereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(b)Waiver of Jury Trial.  You and the Company hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right either of you may have to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Award Agreement or the Plan.
(c)Confidentiality.  You hereby agree to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, a dispute described in this Section 10, except that you may disclose information concerning such dispute to the court that is considering such dispute or to your legal counsel (provided that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of the dispute).
SECTION 11.Notice.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or 
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three Business Days after they have been mailed by U.S. certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party as set forth below:
						
	If to the Company:	XPO Logistics, Inc.
Five American Lane
Greenwich, CT 06831
Attention:  Chief Human Resources Officer

	If to you:	To your address as most recently supplied to the Company and set forth in the Company’s records

The parties may change the address to which notices under this Award Agreement shall be sent by providing written notice to the other in the manner specified above.
SECTION 12.Governing Law.  This Award Agreement shall be deemed to be made in the State of Delaware, and the validity, construction and effect of this Award Agreement in all respects shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
SECTION 13.Headings and Construction.  Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of this Award Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference.  Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of this Award Agreement or any provision thereof.  Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Award Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “but not limited to”.  The term “or” is not exclusive.
SECTION 14.Amendment of this Award Agreement.  The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate this Award Agreement prospectively or retroactively; provided, however, that, except as set forth in Section 15(d) of this Award Agreement, any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancelation or termination that would materially and adversely impair your rights under this Award Agreement shall not to that extent be effective without your consent (it being understood, notwithstanding the foregoing proviso, that this Award Agreement and the RSUs shall be subject to the provisions of Section 7(c) of the Plan).
SECTION 15.Section 409A.
(a)It is intended that the provisions of this Award Agreement comply with Section 409A, and all provisions of this Award Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A.
(b)Neither you nor any of your creditors or beneficiaries shall have the right to subject any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) payable under this Award Agreement to any anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment.  Except as permitted under Section 409A, any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) payable to you or for your benefit under this Award Agreement may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by you to the Company or any of its Affiliates.
(c)If, at the time of your separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A), (i) you shall be a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A and 
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using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time) and (ii) the Company shall make a good faith determination that an amount payable hereunder constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A, then the Company shall not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but shall instead pay it, without interest (except as otherwise provided in your Employment Agreement), on the first Business Day after such six-month period.  For purposes of Section 409A, each payment hereunder will be deemed to be a separate payment as permitted under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii).
(d)Notwithstanding any provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, in light of the uncertainty with respect to the proper application of Section 409A, the Company reserves the right to make amendments to this Award Agreement as the Company deems necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A.  In any case, you shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on you or for your account in connection with this Award Agreement (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A), and neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold you harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.
SECTION 16.Counterparts.  This Award Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.  You and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that signatures delivered by facsimile or electronic means (including by “pdf”) shall be deemed effective for all purposes.
SECTION 17.Section 280G.  Notwithstanding anything in this Award Agreement to the contrary and regardless of whether this Award Agreement has otherwise expired or terminated, unless otherwise provided in your Employment Agreement, in the event that any payments, distributions, benefits or entitlements of any type payable to you (“CIC Benefits”) (i) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this paragraph would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then your CIC Benefits shall be reduced to such lesser amount (the “Reduced Amount”) that would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to the Excise Tax; provided that such amounts shall not be so reduced if the Company determines, based on the advice of Golden Parachute Tax Solutions LLC, or such other nationally recognized certified public accounting firm as may be designated by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”), that without such reduction you would be entitled to receive and retain, on a net after tax basis (including, without limitation, any excise taxes payable under Section 4999 of the Code), an amount that is greater than the amount, on a net after tax basis, that you would be entitled to retain upon receipt of the Reduced Amount.  Unless the Company and you otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this Section 17 shall be made in writing in good faith by the Accounting Firm.  In the event of a reduction of benefits hereunder, benefits shall be reduced by first reducing or eliminating the portion of the CIC Benefits that are payable under this Award Agreement and then by reducing or eliminating the portion of the CIC Benefits that are payable in cash and then by reducing or eliminating the non-cash portion of the CIC Benefits, in each case, in reverse order beginning with payments or benefits which are to be paid the furthest in the future.  For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section 17, the Accounting Firm may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of the Code, and other applicable legal authority.  The Company and you shall furnish to the Accounting Firm such information and documents as the Accounting Firm may reasonably require in order to make a determination under this Section 17, and the Company shall bear the 
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cost of all fees the Accounting Firm charges in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section 17.  In connection with making determinations under this Section 17, the Accounting Firm shall take into account the value of any reasonable compensation for services to be rendered by you before or after the Change of Control, including any non-competition provisions that may apply to you and the Company shall cooperate in the valuation of any such services, including any non-competition provisions.
SECTION 18.Securities Trade Monitoring Policy.  You are required to maintain a securities brokerage account with the Company’s preferred broker in order to receive any Shares issuable under this Award, in accordance with the Company securities trade monitoring policy (the “Trade Monitoring Policy” ).  The Company’s preferred broker is currently Morgan Stanley.  Any Shares issued to you pursuant to this Award Agreement shall be deposited in your account with the Company’s preferred broker in accordance with the terms set forth herein.  You hereby acknowledge that you have reviewed, and agree to comply with, the terms of the Trade Monitoring Policy, and that this Award, and the value of any Shares issued pursuant to this Award Agreement, shall be subject to forfeiture or recoupment by the Company, as applicable, in the event of your noncompliance with the Trade Monitoring Policy, as it may be in effect from time to time.
SECTION 19.Imposition of Other Requirements.  The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on your participation in the Plan, on this Award and on any Shares acquired upon settlement of this Award, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require you to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Award Agreement as of the date first written above.

			
	XPO LOGISTICS, INC.

By 

Name:    Josephine Berisha
Title:    Chief Human Resources Officer

						
	CARL ANDERSON
	
		
		

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