SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2025-03-07

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 <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline solid;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:10.2%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">This Separation Agreement and General Release (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline solid;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;) is entered into by and between Jack Pestello (&#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline solid;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Employee</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;), on the one hand, and Advantage Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline solid;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;), on the other hand.</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:10.2%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">WHEREAS, Company employs Employee pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement dated as March 28, 2023, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline solid;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Employment Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;);</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:10.2%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">WHEREAS, Employee&#x2019;s employment and all of Employee&#x2019;s positions with Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates will terminate effective as of May 1, 2025 (or such earlier date on which Employee&#x2019;s employment terminates for any reason, the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline solid;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Termination Date</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;);</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:10.2%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">WHEREAS, Employee seeks to obtain the payments and benefits provided under the Employment Agreement;</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:10.2%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">WHEREAS, Employee acknowledges that Employee has received all accrued wages, bonus, vacation/paid time-off and any other compensation due through the execution date of this Agreement, except as specifically provided in this Agreement; </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline solid;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:f