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Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
JOHN BEKKERS
AND
GOLD KIST, INC.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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Effective Date |
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Employment |
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Employment Period |
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Extent of Service |
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Compensation and Benefits |
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Base Salary |
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Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans |
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Welfare Benefit Plans |
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Expenses |
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Fringe Benefits |
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Vacation |
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Acceleration of Vesting of Equity Awards |
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Change in Control |
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Termination of Employment |
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Death or Retirement |
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Disability |
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Termination by the Company |
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Termination by Executive |
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Notice of Termination |
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Date of Termination |
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Obligations of the Company upon Termination |
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Termination by Executive for Good Reason; Termination by the Company Other Than for Cause or Disability |
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Death, Disability or Retirement |
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Cause; Other than Good Reason |
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Expiration of Employment Period |
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Resignations |
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Non-exclusivity of Rights |
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Full Settlement; No Mitigation |
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Costs of Enforcement |
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Certain Additional Payments by the Company |
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Restrictions on Conduct of Executive |
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General |
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Definitions |
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Restrictive Covenants |
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Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants |
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Arbitration |
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Successors |
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Miscellaneous |
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Governing Law |
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Captions |
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