EXHIBIT 10.23
AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of August 7, 2002 between Xxxx X. Mount ("Employee")
and Chemed Corporation (the "Company").
WHEREAS, Employee and the Company have entered into an Employment
Agreement dated as of November 5, 1997 and amended May 17, 1999, May 15, 2000
and January 2, 2002 ("Employment Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, Employee and the Company desire to further amend the
Employment Agreement in certain respects.
NOW, THEREFORE, Employee and the Company mutually agree that the
Employment Agreement shall be amended, effective as of August 7, 2002, as
follows:
A. The date, amended as of May 15, 2000, set forth in Section 1.2 of
the Employment Agreement, is hereby deleted and the date of May
3, 2005 is hereby substituted therefore.
B. The base salary amount set forth in the first sentence of Section
2.1 of the Employment Agreement is hereby deleted and the base
salary amount of $266,000 per annum is hereby substituted.
C. The amount of unrestricted stock award recognized in lieu of
incentive compensation in 2001 is $49,779.
Except as specifically amended in this Amendment No. 4 to Employment
Agreement, the Employment Agreement, as amended, shall
continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, conditions and
provisions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this amendatory
agreement as of the date first above written.
EMPLOYEE
/s/ Xxxx X. Mount
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CHEMED CORPORATION
/s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
President & Chief Executive Officer
