Waiver of Breach. The failure at any time of a party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or to require performance by the other party of any of the provisions of this Agreement will not be construed to be a waiver of those provisions or to affect either the validity of this Agreement or any part of this Agreement or the right of either party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

Termination for Breach. Either party may terminate this Agreement (including all Statements of Work) if the other party breaches any material term of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days following written notice thereof from the non-breaching party.

Breach by Employee. In the event that Employee breaches this Agreement, the Released Parties may seek all remedies specifically identified in this Agreement or otherwise available at law and equity including, without limitation, specific performance of the Agreement. In the event that Employee breaches or repudiates this Agreement, Employee may be required, at the Company’s option, either to compensate the Company for all damages incurred as a result, or to return a sum of money representing the Separation Benefits, with the exception of one hundred dollars ($100.00), which amount shall constitute an irrevocable amount of consideration supporting this Agreement. This option of the Company, however, does not apply to any claims made by or on behalf of Employee under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act or the federal Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act. In the case of any such claims under those statutes, the Company and other Released Parties may receive only those remedies specifically allowed under such statutes.

Breach of Covenants. If CEO breaches any of the covenants and agreements contained in this [Section 6], then, in addition to any other rights or remedies of USPB, USPB shall have at its option the following specific rights and remedies: # CEO’s right to any payments pursuant to [Section 5(d)] [Noncompetition Compensation] may be terminated by USPB; # USPB shall have the right to enforce any legal or equitable remedy (including injunctive relief) that may be available to USPB; and # USPB shall be entitled to relief as necessary to remedy any willful breach of the covenants and agreements under this Section that injures USPB or National Beef Packing Company, LLC or its affiliates.

The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

For any Plan Year with respect to which the Plan is deemed Top-Heavy, the Employer shall make a special Employer contribution on behalf of each Participant who is not a Key Employee with respect to such Plan Year in an amount that, when added to the matching contribution, if any, made under the Plan on behalf of such Participant for such Plan Year, equals 3% of the Participant’s [Section 415] compensation (as defined in Section 3.8). Any such special Employer contributions that are used to satisfy the minimum contribution requirements shall be treated as matching contributions for purposes of the actual contribution percentage test and other requirements of Code Section 401(m). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.2, if a Participant in the Plan is

All terms used herein which are defined in Article 1, Article 8 or Article 9 of the UCC shall have the meanings given therein unless otherwise defined in this Agreement.

Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Sections 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.

Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.

NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT– Eligibility to receive an Incentive Award or the grant or payment of an Incentive Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Company, nor will it affect in any way the right of the Company or a Participant to terminate such employment at any time, with or without cause. In addition, the Company may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan.