SECOND AMENDMENT
TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Second Amendment to Employment Agreement entered into as of the 17th day of
January, 2001 between HydroChem Industrial Services, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, ("Employer"), and Xxxxxxx Xxxx, an individual ("Employee").
WHEREAS, Employer and Employee are parties to an Employment Agreement dated as
of September 26, 1997 and a First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of
June 28, 1999 (collectively, the "Employment Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, Employer and Employee desire to amend the Employment Agreement as
hereinafter set forth;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
At the end of the second line in section 5 (a)(ii) of the
Employment Agreement, the phrase "six months" shall be deleted,
and the phrase "twelve months" shall be substituted therefor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employer and Employees have signed this Second Amendment to
Employment Agreement as of the date first hereinabove set forth.
EMPLOYER EMPLOYEE
HydroChem Industrial Services, Inc. /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxx
By: /s/ B. Xxx Xxxxxx, Jr.
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B. Xxx Xxxxxx, Jr., Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer