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Exhibit 10.1

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

     This CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of [Date], between [Company] (the
“Company”), and [Name] (the “Employee”).

     WHEREAS, the Company has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and
encourage the continued attention and dedication of key members of the Company’s management to
their assigned duties without distraction in the face of potentially disturbing circumstances
arising from the possibility of a Change in Control (as defined below), although no such change is
now contemplated;

     WHEREAS, in order to induce the Employee to remain in the employ of the Company, the Company
agrees that the Employee shall receive the compensation set forth in this Agreement in the event
the Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated in connection with a Change in Control as
a cushion against the financial and career impact on the Employee of any such Change in Control;

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee agree that this Agreement shall replace and supersede
any existing Change in Control Agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate (as
defined below) and the Employee;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree that the
Agreement shall read as follows:

     1. Definitions. For all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the meanings specified in this Section unless the context clearly otherwise requires:

     (a) “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
such terms in Rule 12b-2 of Regulation 12B under the Exchange Act.

     (b) A Person shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of any securities: (i) that such
Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to
acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant
to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) or upon the exercise of
conversion rights, exchange rights, rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided,
however, that a Person shall not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of securities tendered
pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or
Associates until such tendered securities are accepted for payment, purchase or exchange; (ii) that
such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right
to vote or dispose of or has “beneficial ownership” of (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of
Regulation 13D-G under the Exchange Act), including without limitation pursuant to any agreement,
arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing; provided, however, that a
Person shall not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of any security under this clause (ii) as a
result of an oral or written agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such security if such

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agreement, arrangement or understanding (A) arises solely from a revocable proxy given in
response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the
applicable provisions of the Proxy Rules under the Exchange Act, and (B) is not then reportable by
such Person on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report); or
(iii) that are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person (or any Affiliate or
Associate thereof) with which such Person (or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates) has
any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy as described in the proviso to
clause (ii) above) or disposing of any voting securities of the Company; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section 1(b) shall cause a Person engaged in business as an
underwriter of securities to be the “Beneficial Owner” of any securities acquired through such
Person’s participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting until the expiration of 40
days after the date of such acquisition.

     (c) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

     (d) “Change in Control” shall have the meaning set forth in the attached Exhibit A to
this Agreement.

     (e) “Cause” shall mean (i) misappropriation of funds, (ii) habitual insobriety or
substance abuse, (iii) conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, or (iv) gross negligence in
the performance of duties, which gross negligence has had a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, assets, properties or financial condition of the Company. The determination
of Cause shall be made by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board at
a duly called meeting of the Board.

     (f) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     (g) “Continuation Period” means the [Multiplier]-year period beginning on the
Employee’s Termination Date.

     (h) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     (i) “Good Reason Termination” shall mean a Termination of Employment initiated by the
Employee upon one or more of the following occurrences:

          (i) any failure of the Company to comply with and satisfy any of the terms of this Agreement;

          (ii) any significant involuntary reduction of the authority, duties or responsibilities held
by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control;

          (iii) any involuntary removal of the Employee from the employment grade, compensation level or
officer positions which the Employee holds with the Company or, if the Employee is employed by a
Subsidiary or Affiliate, with the Subsidiary or Affiliate, held by the Employee immediately prior
to the Change in Control, except in connection with promotions to higher office;

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          (iv) any involuntary reduction in the Employee’s target level of annual and long-term
compensation as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control;

          (v) any transfer of the Employee, without the Employee’s express written consent, to a
location which is outside the general area in which the Employee’s principal place of business
immediately preceding the Change in Control may be located at such time by more than 50 miles,
other than on a temporary basis (less than 12 months); and

          (vi) the Employee being required to undertake business travel to an extent substantially
greater than the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control.

     (j) “Release” shall mean a release of any and all claims against the Company, its
Affiliates, its Subsidiaries and all related parties with respect to all matters arising out of the
Employee’s employment by the Company and its Affiliates and Subsidiaries, or the termination
thereof (other than claims relating to amounts payable under this Agreement or benefits accrued
under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) and
shall be in the form required by the Company of its terminating executives immediately prior to the
Change in Control.

     (k) “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation in which the Company, directly or
indirectly, owns at least a 50% interest or an unincorporated entity of which the Company, directly
or indirectly, owns at least 50% of the profits or capital interests.

     (l) “Termination Date” shall mean the effective date of the Employee’s Termination of
Employment, as specified in the Notice of Termination.

     (m) “Termination of Employment” shall mean the termination of the Employee’s actual
employment relationship with the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

     2. Notice of Termination. Any Termination of Employment upon or following a Change in
Control shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in
accordance with Section 13 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means
a written notice which (i) indicates the specific provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii)
briefly summarizes the facts and circumstances deemed to provide a basis for the Employee’s
Termination of Employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) if the Termination Date is
other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the Termination Date (which date shall not
be more than 15 days after the giving of such notice).

     3. Severance Compensation upon Termination of Employment.

     (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, in the event of the Employee’s involuntary
Termination of Employment by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate for any reason other than
Cause or in the event of a Good Reason Termination, in either event upon or within two years after
a Change in Control, the Employee, upon the execution of a Release, shall receive the amount
described in subsection (i) or (ii) below, whichever produces the greater benefit:

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          (i) The Employee shall receive the severance compensation and benefits (including without
limitation paid notice) that the Employee is entitled to receive under the terms of the Company’s
severance plan applicable to the Employee, which severance compensation and benefits shall be paid
in the manner and according to the terms of this Agreement, or

          (ii) The Employee shall receive the severance compensation and benefits described in
subsection (b) below.

     (b) If subsection (a)(ii) applies, the Employee shall receive the following amounts in lieu of
any severance compensation and benefits under the Company’s severance plan:

          (i) The Company shall pay to the Employee a lump sum cash payment equal to [Multiplier]
multiplied by the sum of (1) the Employee’s annual base salary plus (2) the Employee’s annual
bonus. The annual base salary for this purpose shall be the Employee’s annual base salary in
effect as of the date of the Employee’s Termination of Employment. The annual bonus shall be
calculated for this purpose as the greater of (x) the average annual cash bonus paid to the
Employee for the three full fiscal years of the Company preceding the fiscal year in which the
Termination Date occurs or (y) the Employee’s target annual cash bonus for the fiscal year in which
the Termination Date occurs. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the Employee has not
received an annual cash bonus for three full fiscal years, the Employee’s average annual cash bonus
shall be determined by dividing the total annual cash bonuses received by the Employee during the
preceding three full fiscal years by the number of full and fractional years for which the Employee
received an annual cash bonus during such three-year period.

          (ii) During the Continuation Period, the Employee shall continue to be entitled to participate
in the medical and dental, basic life insurance and supplemental life insurance plans of the
Company or Subsidiary or Affiliate (to the extent such benefits remain in effect for other
executives of the Company from time to time during the Continuation Period) based upon the amount
of benefit provided to the Employee as of the Employee’s Termination of Employment. The Employee
shall be responsible for making required contributions, on an after-tax basis, at the rate required
of all executive employees at the time of the Participant’s Termination of Employment of
thereafter. If it is not possible to continue any of the foregoing coverages without violation of
tax, legal or insurance requirements, the Company shall pay to the Employee a single lump sum
payment equal to the present value of the cost of such coverage for the Continuation Period on the
first day on which severance compensation is paid pursuant to subsection (c) below; provided that
if payment in a lump sum would cause taxation under section 409A of the Code, the Company shall pay
the cost of such coverage for each calendar year (or portion thereof) that falls within the
Continuation Period on the first business day during each such calendar year (or portion thereof)
on which payment can be made without causing taxation under section 409A.

          (iii) The Employee’s benefit under the Company’s executive retirement plan shall be calculated
as if the Employee had continued in employment during the Continuation Period, earning base salary
and bonus at the annual rate calculated under subsection (i) above.

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          (iv) The Company shall pay to the Employee an amount equal to the Employee’s target annual
cash bonus amount for the Company’s fiscal year in which the
Termination Date occurs, multiplied by the number of months (with a partial month counting as
a full month) elapsed in the fiscal year to the Termination Date and divided by 12, together with
any amounts previously deferred by the Employee under the Company’s annual bonus plan (with
interest thereon at the rate prescribed by such plan), as well as any amounts due but not yet paid
from the prior year under such plan.

     (c) Except as otherwise required by section 409A of the Code, the amounts described in
subsections (a) and (b) above shall be paid within 30 days after the end of the revocation period
for the Release. The Company shall provide the Release to the Employee on or before the
Termination Date, and the Employee shall execute the Release during the time period permitted by
applicable law. If payment is required to be delayed for a period of time after the Termination
Date (a “Postponement Period”) pursuant to section 409A of the Code, the accumulated
amounts withheld on account of section 409A of the Code, with accrued interest as described in
Section 5 below, shall be paid in a lump sum payment within five days after the end of the
Postponement Period. If the Employee dies during such the Postponement Period prior to the payment
of benefits, the amounts withheld on account of section 409A of the Code, with accrued interest as
described in Section 5 below, shall be paid to the personal representative of the Employee’s estate
within 60 days after the date of the Employee’s death. Payments under this Agreement shall be made
by mail to the last address provided for notices to the Employee pursuant to Section 13 of this
Agreement.

     4. Other Payments.

     Upon any Termination of Employment entitling the Employee to payments under this Agreement,
the Employee shall receive all accrued but unpaid salary and all benefits accrued and payable under
any plans, policies and programs of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, except for
benefits payable under the Company’s severance plan (other than as provided in Section 3(a)(i) of
this Agreement).

     5. Interest; Enforcement.

     (a) If payment of the amounts described in Section 3 or Section 10 is delayed pursuant to
section 409A of the Code, the Company shall pay interest at the rate described below on the
postponed payments from the Employee’s Termination Date to the date on which such amounts are paid.
If the Company shall fail or refuse to pay any amounts due the Employee under Section 3 or 10 on
the applicable due date, the Company shall pay interest at the rate described below on the unpaid
payments from the applicable due date to the date on which such amounts are paid. Interest shall
be credited at an annual rate equal to the rate announced by Mellon Bank, N.A. (or its successor)
as its “prime rate” as of the Employee’s Termination Date, plus 1%, compounded annually.

     (b) It is the intent of the parties that the Employee not be required to incur any expenses
associated with the enforcement of the Employee’s rights under this Agreement by arbitration,
litigation or other legal action, because the cost and expense thereof would

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substantially detract
from the benefits intended to be extended to the Employee hereunder. Accordingly, the Company
shall pay the Employee on demand the amount necessary to reimburse
the Employee in full for all reasonable expenses (including all attorneys’ fees and legal
expenses) incurred by the Employee in enforcing any of the obligations of the Company under this
Agreement. The Employee shall notify the Company of the expenses for which the Employee demands
reimbursement within 60 days after the Employee receives an invoice for such expenses, and the
Company shall pay the reimbursement amount within 15 days after receipt of such notice.

     6. No Mitigation. The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any
payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor
shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for herein be reduced by any compensation
earned by other employment or otherwise.

     7. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the
Employee’s continuing or future participation in or rights under any benefit, bonus, incentive or
other plan or program provided by the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and for
which the Employee may qualify.

     8. No Set-Off. The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this
Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any
circumstances, including, without limitation, any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or
other right which the Company may have against the Employee or others.

     9. Taxation.

     (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not pay
benefits under this Agreement earlier than the earliest date permitted by section 409A of the Code,
or later than the latest date permitted by section 409A, in order to enable the Executive to avoid
taxation under section 409A of the Code. Compensation that is subject to section 409A of the Code
shall only be paid upon an event permitted by section 409A, and this Agreement shall be
administered consistently with section 409A, to the extent applicable.

     (b) All payments under this Agreement shall be subject to all requirements of the law with
regard to tax withholding and reporting and filing requirements, and the Company shall use its best
efforts to satisfy promptly all such requirements.

     10. Gross-Up Payment.

     (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) below, in the event that it shall be
determined that any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation (within the meaning of
section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to or for the benefit of the Employee, whether paid or payable or
distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (a
“Payment”), would constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of section
280G of the Code, the Company shall pay to the Employee an additional amount (the “Gross-Up
Payment”) such that the net amount retained by the Employee after deduction of any Excise Tax
(as defined

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below), and any federal, state and local income tax, employment tax and Excise Tax
imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, shall be equal to the Payment. The term “Excise Tax”
means the excise tax imposed under section 4999 of the Code, together with any interest or
penalties
imposed with respect to such excise tax. For purposes of determining the amount of the
Gross-Up Payment, the Employee shall be deemed to pay federal income tax and employment tax at the
highest marginal rate of federal income and employment taxation in the calendar year in which the
Gross-Up Payment is to be made and state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of
taxation in the state and locality of the Employee’s residence on the Termination Date, net of the
maximum reduction in federal income taxes that may be obtained from the deduction of such state and
local taxes.

     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Gross-Up Payment described in subsection (a) shall not
be paid to the Employee if the aggregate Parachute Value (as defined below) of all Payments does
not exceed 110% of the Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below). The “Parachute Value” of a
Payment is the present value as of the date of the Change in Control of the portion of the Payment
that constitutes a “parachute payment” under section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, as determined by the
Accounting Firm (as defined below) in accordance with section 280G(b)(2) of the Code. The
“Safe Harbor Amount” is the maximum dollar amount of payments in the nature of compensation
that are contingent on a change in control (as described in section 280G of the Code) and that may
be paid or distributed to the Employee without imposition of the Excise Tax.

     (c) In the event that the Company does not pay a Gross-Up Payment as a result of subsection
(b), the aggregate present value of the Payments under the Agreement shall be reduced (but not
below zero) to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be an amount expressed in
present value which maximizes the aggregate present value of Payments under this Agreement without
causing any Payment under this Agreement to be subject to the Excise Tax, determined in accordance
with section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. Unless the Employee shall have elected another method of
reduction by written notice to the Company prior to the Change in Control, the Company shall reduce
the Payments under this Agreement by first reducing Payments that are not payable in cash and then
by reducing cash Payments. Only amounts payable under this Agreement (including without limitation
amounts described in Section 3(a)(i) above) shall be reduced pursuant to this subsection (c).

     (d) All determinations to be made under this Section 10 shall be made by an independent
registered public accounting firm selected by the Company immediately prior to the Change in
Control (the “Accounting Firm”), which shall provide its determinations and any supporting
calculations both to the Company and the Employee within 10 days of the Change in Control. Any
such determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Employee.

     (e) The Company shall pay the applicable Gross-Up Payment as and when the Excise Tax is
incurred on a Payment. The Gross-Up Payment shall be paid in accordance with section 409A of the
Code, to the extent applicable. If required in order to comply with section 409A of the Code, (i)
the Gross-Up Payment attributable to Payments other than severance compensation and benefits
described in section 3 shall be paid in a lump sum payment upon the closing of the Change in
Control, and (ii) the Gross-Up Payment attributable to severance compensation and

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benefits shall be
paid in a lump sum payment on the first day on which severance compensation is paid pursuant to
Section 3. If the amount of a Gross-Up Payment cannot be fully determined by the date on which the
applicable portion of the Payment becomes subject to the Excise Tax
(“Payment Date”), the Company shall pay to the Employee by the Payment Date an
estimate of such Gross-Up Payment, as determined by the Accounting Firm, and the Company shall pay
to the Employee the remainder of such Gross-Up Payment (if any) as soon as the amount can be
determined, but in no event later than 20 days after the Payment Date. If for any reason the
Gross-Up Payment is subject to interest or additional tax amounts described in section
409A(a)(1)(B) or section 409A(b)(4) of the Code (“Section 409A penalties”), the amount of
the Gross-Up Payment shall be determined by taking into account any amount necessary to pay the
Section 409A penalties.

     (f) In the event that upon any audit by the Internal Revenue Service, or by a state or local
taxing authority, of the Payment or Gross-Up Payment, a change is finally determined to be required
in the amount of taxes paid by the Employee, appropriate adjustments shall be made under this
Agreement such that the net amount which is payable to the Employee after taking into account the
provisions of section 280G, section 4999 and section 409A of the Code shall reflect the intent of
the parties as expressed in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (e) above, in the manner determined by
the Accounting Firm.

     (g) All of the fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm in performing the determinations
referred to in this Section shall be borne solely by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Accounting Firm of and from any and all claims, damages and expenses
resulting from or relating to its determinations pursuant to this Section, except for claims,
damages or expenses resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Accounting
Firm.

     11. Term of Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall be for three years from the
date hereof and shall be automatically renewed for successive one-year periods unless the Company
notifies the Employee in writing that this Agreement will not be renewed at least 60 days prior to
the end of the then current term; provided, however, that (i) if a Change in Control occurs during
the term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in effect for two years following such
Change in Control or until all of the obligations of the parties hereunder are satisfied or have
expired, if later, and (ii) this Agreement shall terminate if the Employee’s employment with the
Company terminates for any reason before a Change in Control (regardless of whether the Employee is
thereafter employed by a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company).

     12. Successor Company. The Company shall require any successor or successors (whether
direct or indirect, by purchase, merger or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business
or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Employee, to
acknowledge expressly that this Agreement is binding upon and enforceable against the Company in
accordance with the terms hereof, and to become jointly and severally obligated with the Company to
perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required
to perform if no such succession or successions had taken place. Failure of the Company to notify
the Employee in writing as to such successorship, to provide the Employee the opportunity to review
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this Agreement or to obtain such agreement prior to the
effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement. As used in this
Agreement, the Company shall mean the Company as defined above and any such successor or successors
to its business or assets, jointly and severally.

     13. Notice. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder or
necessary or convenient in connection herewith shall be in writing and shall be delivered
personally or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight
express courier service, as follows:

          If to the Company, to:

460 North Gulph Road

King of Prussia, PA 19406

Attention: Corporate Secretary

          If to the Employee, to the most recent address provided by the Employee to the Company
or a Subsidiary or Affiliate for payroll purposes,

or to such other address as the Company or the Employee, as the case may be, shall designate by
notice to the other party hereto in the manner specified in this Section; provided, however, that
if no such notice is given by the Company following a Change in Control, notice at the last address
of the Company or any successor pursuant to Section 12 shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes
hereof. Any such notice shall be deemed delivered and effective when received in the case of
personal delivery, five days after deposit, postage prepaid, with the U.S. Postal Service in the
case of registered or certified mail, or on the next business day in the case of overnight express
courier service.

     14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without giving effect to any conflict of laws provisions.

     15. Contents of Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements
with respect to the subject matter hereof (including without limitation any Change in Control
Agreement in effect between the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate and the Employee) and sets
forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement cannot be amended except pursuant to approval by the Board and a written
amendment executed by the Employee and the Chair of the Compensation and Management Development
Committee of the Board. The provisions of this Agreement may require a variance from the terms and
conditions of certain compensation or bonus plans under circumstances where such plans would not
provide for payment thereof in order to obtain the maximum benefits for the Employee. It is the
specific intention of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement shall supersede any
provisions to the contrary in such plans, and such plans shall be deemed to have been amended to
correspond with this Agreement without further action by the Company or the Board.

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     16. No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as
giving the Employee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary or
Affiliate.

     17. Successors and Assigns. All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective heirs,
representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto, except that the duties and
responsibilities of the Employee and the Company hereunder shall not be assignable in whole or in
part.

     18. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or application thereof to anyone
or under any circumstances shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions or applications of this Agreement which can
be given effect without the invalid or unenforceable provision or application.

     19. Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver. No right conferred upon the Employee by this
Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and each and every such right
or remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other right or remedy given hereunder
or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission by the Employee in
exercising any right, remedy or power hereunder or existing at law or in equity shall be construed
as a waiver thereof.

     20. Miscellaneous. All section headings are for convenience only. This Agreement may
be executed in several counterparts, each of which is an original. It shall not be necessary in
making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produce or account for any of the other
counterparts.

     21. Arbitration. In the event of any dispute under the provisions of this Agreement
other than a dispute in which the sole relief sought is an equitable remedy such as an injunction,
the parties shall be required to have the dispute, controversy or claim settled by arbitration in
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules then in effect
of the American Arbitration Association, before one arbitrator who shall be an executive officer or
former executive officer of a publicly traded corporation, selected by the parties. Any award
entered by the arbitrator shall be final, binding and nonappealable and judgment may be entered
thereon by either party in accordance with applicable law in any court of competent jurisdiction.
This arbitration provision shall be specifically enforceable. The arbitrator shall have no
authority to modify any provision of this Agreement or to award a remedy for a dispute involving
this Agreement other than a benefit specifically provided under or by virtue of the Agreement. The
Company shall be responsible for all of the fees of the American Arbitration Association and the
arbitrator and any expenses relating to the conduct of the arbitration (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses).

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, have executed this
Agreement as of the date first written above. By executing this Agreement, the undersigned
acknowledge that this Agreement replaces and supersedes any prior Change in Control Agreement or
understanding regarding the matters described herein.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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EXHIBIT A

AMERIGAS PROPANE, INC.

CHANGE IN CONTROL

For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean:

     (i) Any Person (except the Employee, his Affiliates and Associates, UGI Corporation
(“UGI”), any Subsidiary of UGI, any employee benefit plan of UGI or of any Subsidiary of
UGI, or any Person or entity organized, appointed or established by UGI or any Subsidiary of UGI
for or pursuant to the terms of any such employee benefit plan), together with all Affiliates and
Associates of such Person, becomes the Beneficial Owner in the aggregate of 20% or more of either
(i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of UGI (the “Outstanding UGI Common Stock”)
or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of UGI entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (the “UGI Voting Securities”); or

     (ii) Individuals who, as of the beginning of any 24-month period, constitute the UGI Board of
Directors (the “Incumbent UGI Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Incumbent UGI Board, provided that any individual becoming a director of UGI
subsequent to the beginning of such period whose election or nomination for election by the UGI
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the
Incumbent UGI Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent
UGI Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office
is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the
Directors of UGI; or

     (iii) Consummation by UGI of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (a “Business
Combination”), in each case, with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals
and entities who were the respective Beneficial Owners of the Outstanding UGI Common Stock and UGI
Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination do not, following such Business
Combination, Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the
corporation resulting from such Business Combination in substantially the same proportion as their
ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding UGI Common Stock and
UGI Voting Securities, as the case may be; or

     (iv) (A) Consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of UGI or (B) sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of UGI other than to a corporation with
respect to which, following such sale or disposition, more than 50% of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then owned beneficially,
directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
Beneficial Owners, respectively, of the Outstanding UGI Common Stock and UGI Voting Securities
immediately prior to such sale or disposition in substantially the same proportion as their
ownership of the Outstanding UGI Common Stock and UGI Voting Securities, as the case may be,
immediately prior to such sale or disposition; or

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     (v) Consummation by the Company, AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (the “Public Partnership”) or
AmeriGas Propane, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation (a “Propane Business Combination”), in each case, with respect to which all
or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the respective Beneficial Owners of
the Company’s voting securities or of the outstanding units of the Public Partnership (“Outstanding
Units”) immediately prior to such Propane Business Combination do not, following such Propane
Business Combination, Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, (a) if the entity resulting from
such Propane Business Combination is a corporation, more than 50% of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of such
corporation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such
Combination of the Company’s voting securities or the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, or,
(b) if the entity resulting from such Propane Business Combination is a partnership, more than
fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding common units of such partnership in substantially the
same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such Propane Business Combination of the
Company’s voting securities or the Outstanding Units, as the case may be; or

     (vi) (A) Consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the Public
Partnership or the Operating Partnership or (B) sale or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company, the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership other than to
an entity with respect to which, following such sale or disposition (I) if such entity is a
corporation, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors is then owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially
all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of the Company’s
voting securities or of the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale
or disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Company’s voting
securities or of the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or
disposition, or (II) if such entity is a partnership, more than 50% of the then outstanding common
units is then owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of the Company’s voting
securities or of the Outstanding Units, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or
disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Company’s voting
securities or of the Outstanding Units immediately prior to such sale or disposition; or

     (vii) UGI and its Subsidiaries fail to own more than 50% of the then outstanding general
partnership interests of the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership; or

     (viii) UGI and its Subsidiaries fail to own more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of
common stock of the Company or more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or

     (ix) The Company is removed as the general partner of the Public Partnership by vote of the
limited partners of the Public Partnership, or is removed as the general partner of the Public
Partnership or the Operating Partnership as a result of judicial or administrative proceedings
involving the Company, the Public Partnership or the Operating Partnership.

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EXHIBIT B

AMERIGAS PROPANE, INC

CHANGE IN CONTROL

MULTIPLIERS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name	 	Title	 	Multiplier
	 
	Eugene
V. N. Bissell

	 	President & Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	3	 
	 
	Jerry
E. Sheridan

	 	Vice President — Finance &
	 	 	2	 
	 

	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 	 	 
	 
	William
D. Katz 
	 	Vice President — Human
Resources
	 	 	2	 
	 

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AMERIGAS PROPANE, INC.

2000 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

ON BEHALF OF AMERIGAS PARTNERS, L.P.

RESTRICTED UNIT GRANT LETTER

     This RESTRICTED UNIT GRANT, dated as of January 1, 2006 (the “Date of Grant”), is delivered by
AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (the “Company”) to                      (the “Participant”).

RECITALS

     The AmeriGas Propane, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan on Behalf of AmeriGas Partners, L.P.,
as amended (the “Plan”) provides for the grant of restricted units (“Restricted Units”) with
respect to Common Units of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (“APLP”). A Restricted Unit is a phantom unit
that represents the value of one Common Unit of APLP. The Compensation/Pension Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) has decided to grant Restricted Units to the
Participant on the terms described below.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Grant Letter, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree
as follows:

1. Grant of Restricted Units. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Grant
Letter and in the Plan, the Committee hereby grants to the Participant                      Restricted Units.
The number of Restricted Units set forth above is the target award of Restricted Units. The
Restricted Units are contingently awarded and will be earned and payable if and to the extent that
the Performance Goals (described below) and other conditions of the Grant Letter are met. The
Restricted Units are granted with Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents (as defined in the
Plan).

2. Performance Goals.

     (a) The Participant shall earn the right to payment of the Restricted Units if the Performance
Goals described below are met for the Performance Period, and if the Participant continues to be
employed by the Company through December 31, 2008. The Performance Period is the period beginning
January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2008. The performance goals and other requirements of this
Section 2 are referred to as the “Performance Goals.”

     (b) The Restricted Units will be payable if APLP’s Total Shareholder Return (TSR) equals the
median TSR of a Comparison Group for the Performance Period. The Comparison Group is a group of
publicly traded master limited partnerships in the propane, pipeline and coal industries, as set
forth on the attached Exhibit A. In the event of any mergers, sales or other changes in the
companies listed on Exhibit A, the Committee may make such adjustments to the Comparison Group as
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may be higher or lower than the target award, or even zero, based on APLP’s TSR percentile
rank relative to the companies in the Comparison Group, as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	APLP’s TSR Rank	 	 
	(Percentile)	 	Percentage of Target Award Earned
	Highest

	 	 	200	%
	90th

	 	 	175	%
	75th

	 	 	150	%
	60th

	 	 	125	%
	50th

	 	 	100	%
	40th

	 	 	50	%
	less than 40th

	 	 	0	%

The target award percentage earned will be interpolated between each of the measuring points.

     (c) TSR shall be calculated by the Company using the comparative returns methodology used by
Bloomberg L.P. or its successor at the time of the calculation. The price used for determining TSR
at the beginning and the end of the Performance Period will be the average price for the 90-day
period preceding the beginning of the Performance Period (i.e., the 90-day period ending on
December 31, 2005) and the 90-day period ending on the last day of the Performance Period (i.e.,
the 90-day period ending on December 31, 2008).

     (d) The target award is the number of Restricted Units set forth in Section 1 above, which is
the amount designated for 100% (50th TSR rank) performance. The Participant can earn up to 200% of
the target award if APLP’s TSR percentile rank exceeds the 50th TSR percentile rank, according to
the foregoing schedule.

     (e) At the end of the Performance Period, the Committee will determine whether and to what
extent the Performance Goals have been met and the amount to be paid with respect to the Restricted
Units. Except as described in Section 3 below, the Participant must be employed by the Company on
December 31, 2008 in order for the Participant to receive payment with respect to the Restricted
Units.

3. Termination of Employment or Service.

     (a) Except as described below, if the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates on
or before December 31, 2008, the Restricted Units and all Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents
credited under this Grant Letter will be forfeited.

     (b) If the Participant terminates employment on account of Retirement (as defined in the
Plan), Disability (as defined in the Plan) or death, the Participant will earn a pro-rata portion
of the Participant’s outstanding Restricted Units and Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents, if
the Performance Goals and the requirements of this Grant Letter are met. The prorated portion will
be determined as the amount that would otherwise be paid after the end of the Performance Period,
based on achievement of the Performance Goals, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of calendar years during the Performance Period in which the Participant has been
employed by the Company and the denominator of which is three. For purposes of the

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proration calculation, the calendar year in which the Participant’s termination of employment
or service on account of Retirement, Disability, or death occurs will be counted as a full year.

     (c) In the event of termination of employment or service on account of Retirement, Disability
or death, the prorated amount shall be paid after the end of the Performance Period, pursuant to
Section 5 below.

     (d) The Committee may apply the Plan provisions applicable to transfers of employment and
reduction of responsibilities as the Committee deems appropriate.

4. Coordination with Severance Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Grant Letter to the
contrary, if the Participant receives severance benefits under a Severance Plan (as defined in the
Plan) and the terms of such benefits require that severance compensation payable under the
Severance Plan be reduced by benefits payable under this Plan, any amount payable to the
Participant with respect to Restricted Units and Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents after the
Participant’s termination of employment shall be reduced by the amount of severance compensation
paid to the Participant under the Severance Plan, as required by, and according to the terms of,
the Severance Plan.

5. Payment with Respect to Restricted Units. If the Committee determines that the
conditions to payment of the Restricted Units have been met, the Company shall pay to the
Participant, between January 1, 2009 and March 15, 2009, Common Units of APLP or cash, or a
combination of the two, as the Committee determines, equal to the amount to be paid according to
achievement of the Performance Goals.

6. Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents with Respect to Restricted Units.

     (a) Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents shall accrue with respect to Restricted Units and
shall be payable subject to the same Performance Goals and terms as the Restricted Units to which
they relate. Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents shall be credited with respect to the target
award of Restricted Units from the Date of Grant until the payment date. If and to that extent the
underlying Restricted Units are forfeited, all related Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents
shall also be forfeited.

     (b) While the Restricted Units are outstanding, the Company will keep records in a bookkeeping
Account (as defined in the Plan) for the Participant. On each payment date for a distribution paid
by APLP on its Common Units, the Company shall credit to the Participant’s account an amount equal
to the Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents associated with the target award of Restricted
Units held by the Participant on the record date for the distribution. No interest will be
credited to any such account.

     (c) The target amount of Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents (100% of the Restricted Unit
Distribution Equivalents credited to the Participant’s account) will be earned if APLP’s TSR rank
is at the 50th TSR percentile rank for the measurement period. The Participant can earn up to 200%
of the target amount of Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents if APLP’s TSR rank exceeds the
50th TSR percentile rank, according to the schedule in Section 2 above. Except as described in
Section 3(b) above, if the Participant’s employment with the

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Company terminates on or before December 31, 2008, all Restricted Unit Distribution
Equivalents will be forfeited.

     (d) Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents will be paid in cash at the same time as the
underlying Restricted Units are paid, after the Committee determines that the conditions to payment
have been met. Notwithstanding anything in this Grant Letter to the contrary, the Participant may
not accrue Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents in excess of $500,000 during any calendar year
under all grants under the Plan.

7. Withholding. The Participant shall be required to pay to the Company, or make other
arrangements satisfactory to the Company to provide for the payment of, any federal, state, local
or other taxes that the Company is required to withhold with respect to the payments under this
Grant Letter.

8. Change of Control. If a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs during the
Performance Period, the outstanding Restricted Units and Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents
shall be paid in cash in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the target award amount or (ii) the
award amount that would be paid as if the Performance Period ended on the date of the Change of
Control, based on the Company’s achievement of the Performance Goals as of the date of the Change
of Control, as determined by the Committee. If a former Participant is entitled to receive a
prorated award for the Performance Period pursuant to Section 3(b) above, the award will be the
prorated portion of the amount described in the preceding sentence. The Restricted Units and
Restricted Unit Distribution Equivalents shall be paid on the closing date of the Change of
Control.

9. Grant Subject to Plan Provisions. This grant is made pursuant to the Plan, the terms of
which are incorporated herein by reference, and in all respects shall be interpreted in accordance
with the Plan. The grant and payment of Restricted Units and Restricted Unit Distribution
Equivalents are subject to interpretations, regulations and determinations concerning the Plan
established from time to time by the Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Plan,
including, but not limited to, provisions pertaining to (i) the registration, qualification or
listing of the APLP Common Units, (ii) changes in capitalization of APLP and (iii) other
requirements of applicable law. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret and construe
the grant pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and its decisions shall be conclusive as to any
questions arising hereunder.

10. No Employment or Other Rights. The grant of Restricted Units shall not confer upon the
Participant any right to be retained by or in the employ of the Company and shall not interfere in
any way with the right of the Company to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time. The
right of the Company to terminate at will the Participant’s employment at any time for any reason
is specifically reserved.

11. No Unit Holder Rights. Neither the Participant, nor any person entitled to receive
payment in the event of the Participant’s death, shall have any of the rights and privileges of a
unit holder with respect to the APLP Common Units related to the Restricted Units, unless and until
certificates for APLP Common Units have been issued to the Participant or successor.

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12. Assignment and Transfers. The rights and interests of the Participant under this Grant
Letter may not be sold, assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred except, in the event of the
death of the Participant, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. If the Participant
dies, any payments to be made under this Grant Letter after the Participant’s death shall be paid
to the Participant’s estate. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall extend to
any successors or assigns of the Company and to the Company’s parents, subsidiaries, and
affiliates.

13. Applicable Law. The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of this
instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.

14. Notice. Any notice to the Company provided for in this Grant Letter shall be addressed
to the Company in care of the Corporate Secretary at the Company’s headquarters, and any notice to
the Participant shall be addressed to such Participant at the current address shown on the payroll
of the Company, or to such other address as the Participant may designate to the Company in
writing. Any notice shall be delivered by hand, sent by telecopy or enclosed in a properly sealed
envelope addressed as stated above, registered and deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office
regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its duly authorized officers to execute and attest
this Grant Letter, and the Participant has executed this Grant Letter, effective as of the Date of
Grant.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	AmeriGas Propane, Inc.	 	 
	Attest	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Assistant Secretary

	 	 	 	 	 	     Robert H. Knauss	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	     Vice President and General Counsel	 	 

I hereby acknowledge receipt of the Plan incorporated herein. I accept the Restricted Units
described in this Grant Letter, and I agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan and this Grant
Letter. I hereby further agree that all the decisions and determinations of the Committee shall be
final and binding on me and any other person having or claiming a right under this grant.

                                                            

Participant

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EXHIBIT A

Comparison Group

MLP Peer Group

AmeriGas Plus 22 Peers

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Ticker
	Propane MLPs:
	 	 	 	 
	AmeriGas Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	APU
	Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	FGP
	Heritage Propane Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	HPG
	Star Gas Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	SGU
	Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	SPH
	Inergy, L.P.

	 	 	 	NRGY
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Pipelines / Transportation MLPs:
	 	 	 	 
	Buckeye Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	BPL
	Gulfterra Energy Partners*

	 	 	 	GTM
	Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	EEP
	Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	EPD
	Kaneb Pipe Line Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	KPP
	Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	KMP
	Northern Border Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	NBP
	Pacific Energy Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	PPX
	Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

	 	 	 	PAA
	Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	SXL
	TC Pipelines, L.P.

	 	 	 	TCLP
	TEPPCO Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	TPP
	Valero, L.P.

	 	 	 	VLI
	Magellan Midstream Partners **

	 	 	 	MMP

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MLP Peer Group

AmeriGas Plus 22 Peers

	 	 	 	 	 
	Coal MLPs:
	 	 	 	 
	Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	ARLP
	Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	PVR
	Natural Resources Partners, L.P.

	 	 	 	NRP

 

			
	*	 	Formerly known as El Paso Energy Partners, L.P.
	 
	**	 	Formerly known as Williams Energy Partners, L.P.

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