Document:

AET 06.30.2013 Exhibit 10.2

Exhibit 10.2

Deanna Fidler
Senior Vice President
Human Resources
860-273-3276

To    Kristi Matus (“you”)

Date    July 25, 2013

Subject    :  Separation Agreement

The purpose of this document is to confirm the agreement we have reached as a result of our discussions regarding the cessation of your employment with Aetna Life Insurance Company and/or one or more of its affiliated and related entities (collectively, the “Company”).  The terms of the agreement (“Agreement”) are as follows:

		
	1.
	You hereby resign your employment, effective July 5, 2013.  The last day you will be required to perform the duties of your present job or any other duties on behalf of the Company will be June 15, 2013.

		
	2.
	Consideration from Aetna

		
	a.
	From July 6, 2013 through July 5, 2014 (a period of 52 weeks), you will be paid salary continuation at your most recent rate of annual salary, in accordance with the Company's customary payroll schedule (currently bi-weekly).

		
	b.
	Aetna will make the following cash payments:

		
	i.
	an amount equal to the value of your previously-established target bonus for calendar year 2013.  This payment will be made to you within six weeks of the Effective Date of this Agreement and will be subject to all appropriate payroll taxes and other withholdings as required by law and Aetna practice;

		
	ii.
	the amount of $262,500.00.  This payment will be made to you within six weeks of the Effective Date of this Agreement and will be subject to all appropriate payroll taxes and other withholdings as required by law and Aetna practice;

		
	c.
	During the first nine weeks of the salary continuation period, you will continue to be eligible for regular employee benefits.  Participation in all benefit programs will stop at the end of this nine-week period.  However, you will be eligible for the continuation of group medical and dental benefits for the applicable COBRA period, the first two months of which you will be charged subsidized (employee) rates.  Thereafter, you will be charged regular (unsubsidized by Aetna) COBRA 

rates for the remainder of the COBRA continuation period.  A package regarding COBRA rights and enrollment information will be sent to you at the end of the nine weeks. The Company will mail to you a copy of Since You Are Leaving Aetna, which contains information about your employee benefits.  If there are any inconsistencies between this Agreement and Since You Are Leaving Aetna, the terms of this Agreement govern.  If you have any questions regarding your employee benefits, you should call the HR Contact Center at 1-800-AETNA HR (1-800-238-6247).

		
	d.
	The benefits set forth above are benefits (except for any COBRA rights) for which you would not otherwise be eligible under current Company plans and policies and is in lieu of any other separation benefits not specified in this Agreement, including the Company's Job Elimination Benefits Plan. 

		
	3.
	Subject to the provisions and limitations contained in the Company's policy (unless otherwise required by law), you will be paid for any Paid Time Off (PTO) that will be accrued and unused as of the end of the first nine weeks of the salary continuation period.  Payment will be made as soon as practical after the effective date of your resignation.

		
	4.
	Vesting and exercise of stock options and other equity awards and/or long-term incentive compensation awards are governed by the applicable agreements and plans.

		
	5.
	To assist you in your external job search efforts, you will be eligible to receive, for a period of 12 months from the effective date of your resignation, individual outplacement services as selected for you and paid for by the Company.  To arrange for these services, call Lee, Hecht, Harrison (toll-free) at 1-877-529-4433 within 30 days of the effective date of this Agreement.

		
	6.
	In consideration for the Company's agreement to provide the salary, benefits continuation and other consideration described above:

		
	a.
	You hereby release and give up any claim, and agree not to commence any claim, action or suit of any kind you and your heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns may have against the Company; its employee benefit plans and the trustees, fiduciaries, and administrators of those plans; its present and past employees, officers, directors, agents, and representatives; and each of their predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”), based on any event that occurred before you signed this Agreement, including all claims you had, have or may have based on your employment with and/or separation from the Company, including but not limited to any claims for salary, bonuses, severance pay, vacation pay or any benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), claims of harassment or discrimination based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, pregnancy, medical condition or disability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, or any other federal, state or local law prohibiting discrimination in employment or retaliation; any claims of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment 

Act, as amended by the Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act, or under any other federal, state or local law prohibiting age discrimination; claims of breach of implied or express contract; claims of misrepresentation, negligence, fraud, estoppel, defamation, infliction of emotional distress, violation of public policy; so-called “whistleblower actions”; wrongful or constructive discharge, or any other employment-related tort; any claim for costs, fees or other expenses, including attorneys' fees; all claims under any other federal, state or local law relating to employment; and any other claim that would otherwise entitle you to penalties, fees, recoveries or other damages or any form of relief to you under any other federal, state or local law, including but not limited to false claims or qui tam actions.

		
	b.
	However, this release does not apply to:

		
	i. 
	pension or 401(k) benefits vested as of the end of the first nine weeks of the salary continuation period;

		
	ii. 
	any welfare benefits accrued and vested on the Effective Date;

		
	iii. 
	to any claims that as a matter of law cannot be waived;

		
	iv. 
	any claims for indemnification, and coverage under applicable officers and directors liability insurance, for your acts and omissions to act occurring while you were an officer or employee of the Company, in accordance with Company indemnification policy, its charter and by-laws, and applicable law.

		
	c.
	Further, you promise that you will not file, or participate as an individual or member of a class or group in, any lawsuit or demand for arbitration against the Company or its current or former directors, employees or agents, concerning any claim you have released pursuant to this Agreement.  You agree that if you violate this promise, you will not be entitled to damages or any other relief, including costs and attorney's fees.

		
	7.
	In further consideration for the Company's agreement to provide the salary and benefits continuation described above, you promise that:

		
	a.
	unless required by law, you will not, for yourself or any other person or entity, directly or indirectly, divulge, communicate or in any way make use of any confidential, sensitive, or proprietary information acquired in the performance of your service for the Company, without the prior written consent of an appropriate Company officer;

		
	b.
	unless required by law, you will not disclose to any person or entity the terms and conditions of (prior to any required disclosure by the Company), or any information acquired in connection with, this Agreement, without the prior written consent of an appropriate Company officer, other than your legal, financial or career advisors, and the members of your immediate family, if they agree to maintain confidentiality;

		
	c.
	you shall provide assistance to and shall cooperate with the Company, upon its reasonable request and without additional compensation, with respect to matters within the scope of your duties and responsibilities during employment. (The 

Company agrees and acknowledges that it shall, to the maximum extent possible under then prevailing circumstances, coordinate (or cause an affiliate to coordinate) any such request with your other commitments and responsibilities to minimize the degree to which such request interferes with such commitments and responsibilities.)  The Company agrees that it will reimburse you for reasonable travel expenses (i.e., travel, meals, and lodging) that you may incur in providing assistance to the Company hereunder;

		
	d.
	You acknowledge that compliance with your promises contained in this Agreement or incorporated by reference is necessary to protect the business and good will of the Company and that any actual or prospective breach will cause injury or damage to the Company which will be irreparable and for which money damages will not be adequate.  You agree that if you breach or attempt to breach any of those covenants, the Company shall be entitled to obtain temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, without bond, to prevent irreparable harm or injury, and to money damages, together with any and all other remedies available under applicable law.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in and following any successful action by Company to enforce this Agreement, you understand and agree that (i) you shall be liable to pay the Company's reasonable attorney's fees and costs and (ii) the Company shall have no further obligation to pay you any benefits otherwise payable under this Agreement.  In the event that the Company initiates any action to enforce this Agreement and is unsuccessful, the Company will pay your reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in connection with such action.

		
	8.
	If any provision of this Agreement, including any provision incorporated by reference, is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator not to be enforceable in the manner set forth, you and the Company agree that it is the intention of the parties that such provision should be enforceable to the maximum extent possible under applicable law and that such court or arbitrator shall reform such provision to make it enforceable in accordance with the intent of the parties.

		
	9.
	This Agreement shall not in any way be construed as an admission by the Company or any of its agents that they have acted wrongfully with respect to you or any other person.

		
	10.
	You represent that:

		
	a.
	you have been granted any leave to which you were entitled under the Family and Medical Leave Act or related state or local leave or disability accommodation laws;

		
	b.
	you have no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases;

		
	c.
	you have not divulged any proprietary or confidential information of Company and will continue to maintain the confidentiality of such information consistent with Aetna's policies and any agreement(s) with Company and/or common law;

		
	d.
	you have disclosed to the Company any allegations or suspicions of wrongdoing by the Company, or any of its officers, agents, employees or representatives.  Such wrongdoing includes, but is not limited to: fraud, waste, violation of any law, 

violation of any regulation, violation of any other rule of law, violation of any duty imposed by any other regulatory or self-governing body, or violation any Aetna compliance obligation or duty;

		
	e.
	you have not been retaliated against for reporting any allegations of wrongdoing by Company or its officers.  Both parties acknowledge that this Agreement does not limit either party's right, where applicable, to file or participate in an investigative proceeding of any federal, state or local governmental agency.  To the extent permitted by law, you agree that if such an administrative claim is made, you shall not be entitled to recover any individual monetary relief or other individual remedies;

		
	f.
	all of the Company's decisions regarding your pay and benefits through the date of your separation of employment were not discriminatory based on age, disability, race, color, sex, religion, national origin or any other classification protected by law; 

		
	g.
	In addition, you confirm that no charge, complaint or action filed by you or on your behalf against the Company or any of its agents exists in any forum or form.  If any such charge, complaint or action has been or is filed, you will not be entitled to damages or any other relief, including but not limited to, costs and attorney's fees; and

		
	h.
	all documents and property of the Company, including those containing confidential, sensitive or proprietary information, have been returned to the Company.  

		
	11.
	Other Provisions:

		
	a.
	The provisions of any prior written agreement between you and the Company, including but not limited to stock option and other equity award agreements and long-term incentive compensation award agreements, regarding arbitration of employment-related disputes, cooperation with the Company, covenants not to compete, solicitation of company employees and/or others, and/or disclosure of confidential information shall remain in effect and are incorporated by reference into this Agreement.

		
	b.
	You shall promptly notify the Company's General Counsel if you are contacted by a regulatory or self-regulatory agency with respect to matters pertaining to the Company or by an attorney or other individual who informs you that he/she has filed, intends to file, or is considering filing a claim or complaint against the Company.

		
	c.
	If there is a prior written agreement between you and the Company regarding arbitration of employment-related disputes, the provisions of that agreement will apply to any claim or controversy with respect to application of, compliance with, or the interpretation of this Agreement. 

		
	12.
	This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Connecticut.  Any actions brought under this Agreement that are not required to be submitted to arbitration 

shall be exclusively brought in the state and federal courts in Connecticut.  Both parties hereto irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

		
	13.
	In the event any payment hereunder is required to be delayed to comply with the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the parties hereby agree to conform the payment provisions in this Agreement to so comply.

		
	14.
	The entire agreement between you and the Company is set out in this Agreement or incorporated by reference.  No other promises or representations have been made, and there is no oral understanding or agreement between you and the Company that is not contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement.

		
	15.
	You acknowledge that you:

		
	a.
	have been advised to consult an attorney before signing this Agreement and that you have had an opportunity to consult with an attorney of your choice;

		
	b.
	have read this Agreement in its entirety, understand its terms and knowingly and voluntarily consent to its terms and conditions; and

		
	c.
	have had the opportunity to consider the Agreement for at least 21 days and have elected to sign it on the date noted below; to the extent that this Agreement differs in any way, whether material or not, from any proposal previously communicated, verbally or in writing, to you, you agree that the terms contained herein supersede such other proposal; you have had sufficient time to consider this Agreement, and you waive any right you may have to additional time to review it.

This Agreement will become effective on the eighth day following the day you execute it.  After signing both copies of this Agreement, please return one copy to me and retain a copy for your records.  You may revoke this Agreement at any time prior to its effective date by giving written notice to me.

   Aetna Life Insurance Company

	
				
	By:
	/s/ Deanna Fidler
	 
	7/29/2013

	 
	Deanna Fidler, SVP - HR
	 
	Date

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	/s/ Kristi A. Matus
	 
	July 25, 2013

	 
	Kristi Matus
	 
	DateEXHIBIT 10.1

 

FINAL RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS

 

This FINAL RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS (“Agreement”) is by and between Compass Minerals International, Inc. (“the Company”), by and on behalf of itself and the Company Affiliates (as defined herein), and Keith E. Clark (“You”) (collectively the “parties”). This FINAL RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS shall become effective as of the Effective Date (as defined herein).

 

WHEREAS, You previously worked for the Company as VP & GM, N.A. Highway; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and You have agreed to conclude Your employment with the Company on the terms set forth herein as of July 9, 2013 ("Termination Date");

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.                   The Company agrees as follows in exchange for the consideration You are providing under this Agreement (provided this Agreement becomes effective and You do not revoke it):

 

a.                   The Company and/or one of the Company Affiliates (as defined herein) will on the first payroll payment date after the Effective Date (as defined herein) provide You with a lump sum severance payment in the amount of $614,827 (less applicable deductions and witholdings), to which amount You agree You are not otherwise entitled.

 

b.                   The Company and/or one of the Company Affiliates (as defined herein) will reimburse You for up to eighteen (18) months of any premium payments You make for any COBRA coverage You elect for the first eighteen (18) months following the date COBRA coverage takes effect.

 

c.                   The Company will provide You with eighteen (18) months of outplacement assistance through Lee Hecht Harrision at the level of its choosing.  Activation must occur by October 1, 2013.

 

d.                Compass Minerals is prepared to reimburse you up to $3,100 should you choose to convert your Compass Minerals Executive Disability Insurance with Mass Mutual to your own individual policy.  This will be reimbursed upon receipt of your invoice and payment.

e.                   So long as You have not breached this Agreement or any agreement referenced herein, the Company will pay You a pro-rated portion of the annual incentive payment You would have received had You remained employed with the Company through the end of the current year. In determining the pro-rated amount, the Company will multiply what would have been the full payment amount by the percentage determined by dividing the actual days worked in the year by 260. You will receive your pro-rated annual incentive payment at the same time annual incentive payments are made to active employees, but in no event later than March 15 following the year in which Your Termination Date occurs.

 

2.                   You agree as follows in exchange for the consideration the Company is providing under this Agreement:

a.                   The consideration provided in ¶ 1 is all of the consideration to which You are entitled in connection with Your departure from Company.

 

b.                   To the maximum extent permitted by law and without exception, You through your signature on this Agreement release and waive any and all claims, demands, or causes of action (collectively “claims”) known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that, as of the Effective Date, You have or could have against the Company and/or any or all of its current and/or former affiliated, related, or subsidiary corporations or entities, current and/or former directors, current and/or former officers, current and/or former fiduciaries, current and/or former employees, current and/or former agents, current and/or former successors, current and/or former assigns (collectively herein “the Company Affiliates”), all to the maximum extent permitted by law and without reservation, including but not limited to any and all claims related to the conclusion of Your employment with the Company.

 

c.                    The claims released and waived under this Agreement include, but are not limited to, any and all claims You and/or anyone acting on Your behalf hold or own or have at any time before the Effective Date held or owned against the Company and/or the Company Affiliates, including but not limited to, to the maximum extent permitted by law, claims under any federal and/or state Constitution; claims under any federal, state, and/or local common law, including but not limited to claims sounding in tort and/or contract; claims under any federal, state, and/or local public policy; claims under any federal, state, and/or local statute, regulation, ordinance, or other legislative or administrative enactment, including but not limited the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and any state wage payment act (including but not limited to the Missouri Wage Payment Act and/or the Kansas Wage Payment Act); claims for workers’ compensation retaliation and/or discrimination; claims for discrimination (including harassment) and/or retaliation under any federal, state, and/or local law, including but not limited to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Missouri Human Rights Act, the Kansas Act Against Discrimination, the Kansas Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and/or any other federal, state, and/or local statute, regulation, ordinance, or other legislative or administrative enactment; and claims under any practice and/or policy of the Company, including but not limited to any bonus, health, stock option, retirement, and/or benefit plan of the Company and/or any of the Company Affiliates.

 

Note 1:  The foregoing Release does not include any claims that You cannot release or waive by law, including but not limited to the right to file a charge with or participate in an investigation conducted by certain government agencies. However, You are releasing and waiving any right to any monetary recovery should any government agency (such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) pursue any claims on Your behalf.

Note 2:   Nothing in the foregoing Release is intended to limit or restrict (a) Your right to challenge the validity of this Agreement as to claims and rights asserted under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act or (b) Your right to enforce this Agreement.

 

Note 3: For information required by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, please see Exhibit A.

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d.                  The Company advised You/hereby advises You to consult with independent legal counsel regarding the tax treatment of any payments or benefits under this Agreement. In addition, neither the Company nor its Directors, officers, employees, or advisors has made any representations or warranties to You regarding the tax treatment of any payments or benefits under this Agreement, and none of them shall be liable for any taxes, interest, penalties, or other amounts owed by You.

 

e.                   You agree You remain bound by the Confidentiality Agreement You signed during Your employment with the Company.

 

f.                    You shall reasonably cooperate with the Company in any investigation or litigation/future investigation or litigation as requested by the Company.

 

g.                   You hereby reiterate Your agreement to the provisions of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement You signed with the Company, including but not limited to the following:

 

(i)            For 2 years after the Termination Date, You will not directly or indirectly, whether for Your benefit or for the benefit of a third party, recruit, solicit, or induce, or attempt to recruit, solicit, or induce:  (1) anyone employed by the Company to terminate employment with, or otherwise cease a relationship with, the Company; or (2) anyone employed by the Company at any time during the immediately preceding 12 months to provide services of any kind to a competitor of the Company. You further agree that, in the event any individual within the groups defined by (1) and (2) of this ¶ 2.g.(i) approaches You about providing services to a competitor of the Company, You shall reject such approach and not hire/otherwise engage/supervise such individual.

 

(ii) For 2 years after the Termination Date, You will not directly or indirectly solicit, divert, or take away, or attempt to solicit, divert, or take away, the business or patronage of any of the clients, customers, or accounts, or prospective clients, customers, or accounts, of the Company. You further agree You will not, for the period specified in this ¶ 2.g.(ii), do business in any way with any entity covered by this ¶ 2.g.(ii).

 

(iii) For 2 years after the Termination Date, You will not directly or indirectly compete with the business of the Company (which is (a) the production and marketing of salt, sulfate of potash, and magnesium chloride and (b) records retention). This agreement not to compete means You will not, among other things, whether as an employee, independent contractor, consultant, owner, officer, director, stockholder, partner, or in any other capacity (1) be affiliated with any business competitive with the Company; (2) solicit orders for any product or service that is competitive with the products or services provided by the Company; or (3) accept employment with a business that sells or buys products or services competitive with the products or services of the Company.

 

Note:         This ¶ 2.g. is intended only to restate the obligations to which You agreed in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement. Accordingly, any conflict between this ¶ 2.g. and the

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Restrictive Covenant Agreement shall be resolved according the terms of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement and the intent of that Restrictive Covenant Agreement.

 

h.                   You will not disparage in any way or make negative comments of any sort about the Company or any of the Company Affiliates, their customers, and/or their vendors, whether orally or in writing and whether to a third party or to an employee of the Company and/or the Company Affiliates.

 

i.                    You have returned to the Company any business records or documents relating to any activity of the Company and/or any of the Company Affiliates, including but not limited to files, records, documents, plans, drawings, specifications, equipment, software, pictures, and videotapes, whether prepared by You or not.

j.                     You agree that You are not entitled under any other agreement with the Company to receive any consideration other than or in addition to that which You are receiving under this Agreement.

k.                   You agree:

 

(i)            You received this Agreement on or before the Termination Date.

 

(ii)            The Company advised You/hereby advises You that You have 45 days from the Termination Date to consider this Agreement (although You may sign it sooner if You wish).

 

(iii)          The Company advised You/hereby advises You to consult with independent legal counsel before signing this Agreement.

 

(iv)          You may revoke this Agreement within 7 calendar days after You sign it by returning written revocation during that time to the Company (c/o Steven Berger at the Company's corporate headquarters) via certified mail, in the event of which this Agreement shall be void.

 

(v)          This Agreement shall be effective and enforceable on the 8th calendar day following the date You execute it, provided You do not earlier revoke it (“Effective Date”).

 

l.                    You have read this Agreement, understand its terms, and sign it voluntarily of Your own free will and upon advice of independent legal counsel (at Your option), without coercion or duress, and with full understanding of its significance and binding effect.

 

3.                   In addition to the foregoing, the parties agree:

 

a.                   Neither the existence of this Agreement nor anything in this Agreement shall constitute an admission of any liability on the part of You, the Company, or any of the Company Affiliates, the existence of which liability the parties expressly deny.

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b.                  Except as provided herein, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between You and the Company with respect to the matters contemplated hereby, and no modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be valid unless in writing and signed by You and the Company.

 

c.                   This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Kansas, the federal and state courts of which shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all actions related to this Agreement.

 

d.                   This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together one and the same Agreement.

 

e.                   They are not relying on any representation of any other party not contained herein and that, in the event of any dispute concerning this Agreement, the parties shall be considered joint authors and no provision shall be interpreted against any party because of alleged authorship.

 

f.                    This Agreement is binding on and inures to the benefit of the Company’s successors and assigns and Your heirs and assigns, and the Company may assign this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the prohibitions in paragraph 2.h. and the Confidentiality Agreement or the Restrictive Covenant Agreement referenced herein.

g.                  This Agreement shall not be strictly construed by or against either party, it being the parties’ intent that this Agreement shall be interpreted as reasonable and so as to enforce the parties’ intent and to preserve this Agreement’s purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties execute this Agreement on the day and year indicated below.

 

	
Date:

	6/28/13	
 

	/s/ Keith E. Clark	
	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Keith E. Clark

	
	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
	
 

	
 

	
 

	
On Behalf of the Company:

	
	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
	
Date:

	7/16/13	
 

	
By:

	
/s/ Steven N. Berger

	
	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
	
 

	
 

	
 

	
Title:

	
Senior Vice President, Corporate Services

	

 

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INFORMATION REGARDING GROUP TERMINATION PROGRAM

Exhibit A

The following is information concerning individuals eligible and selected to participate in the Group Termination Program ("Program") offered in connection with the business decision of Compass Minerals ("Company") to eliminate certain positions as part of a restructuring. The consideration/benefits provided under the Program are for the employees whose positions are being eliminated, provided the employee executes and does not revoke the Separation Agreement that this Exhibit A accompanies. This Exhibit A is provided pursuant to the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act and is intended to assist employees in making an informed decision on whether to execute the Separation Agreement accompanying this Exhibit A and that is a condition of receipt of consideration/benefits under the Program.

1.                   For purposes of the Program, the decisional unit is all incumbents in Executive Bands 1-4.

2.                   Of the employees in the decisions unit, Company eliminated the Chief Information Officer and certain Vice President positions based on need and function.

3.                   In determining which positions to eliminate, Company considered need and function.

4.                   Company specifically advises employees receiving a Separation Agreement as follows:

a.            You have 45 days to consider and sign the Separation Agreement. If you choose to sign it, then you must return it to Steven Berger within 45 days after you receive it.

b.            Once you sign the Separation Agreement, you have 7 days to revoke it (as set forth in the Separation Agreement).

c.            If you do not revoke the Separation Agreement, then it will become effective and enforceable on the 8th day after you sign it.

In the chart below, Company provides the job titles and ages of all employees in the decisional unit. As indicated above, Company eliminated only certain positions in the decisional unit. Accordingly, it has marked "Yes" in the "Selected" column for employees in eliminated positions and "No" in the "Selected" column for employees in non-eliminated positions.

If you have any questions about this Exhibit A, then please contact Steven Berger at 913-344-9831 or bergers@compassminerals.com.

	
TITLE

	
AGE

	
SELECTED

	
VP, Supply Chain & Tech

	
53

	
no

	
VP & GM C&I

	
52

	
no

	
VP & GM NA Highway Deicing

	
57

	
yes

	
VP, Human Resources

	
47

	
no

	
VP & GM Specialty Fertilizers

	
43

	
yes

	
VP, Manufacturing & Engineering

	
59

	
no

	
VP, Chief Information Officer

	
51

	
yes

	
CFO, Secretary, & VP CMP-UK

	
47

	
no

	
VP, EHS&S

	
50

	
no

	
VP, Strategic Development

	
56

	
no

	
Mine Manger

	
57

	
no

	
VP, Manufacturing C&I

	
54

	
no

	
VP, C&I Sales

	
53

	
no

	
Dir Eng Strategic Projects, Cnty Exec

	
55

	
no

	
Dir, Managing CMP-UK

	
58

	
no

	
VP, Tax, Assistant Secretary

	
62

	
no

	
Dir Advanced Manufacturing Tech

	
56

	
no

	
VP, Engineering

	
69

	
no

	
Sr. Dir, Global Sourcing

	
48

	
no

	
VP, Risk Mgmt an Financial Planning

	
54

	
no

	
VP, NA Rock Salt Deicing

	
59

	
yes

	
VP, Controller

	
58

	
no

	
VP, Strategic Projects

	
60

	
yes

 

 

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