Amendment to Employment Agreement Regarding Education Expenses – Foster Wheeler Inc. and Rakesh K. Jindal

Summary

This letter agreement between Foster Wheeler Inc. and Rakesh K. Jindal amends Jindal's Employment Agreement to clarify the company's responsibility for his daughter's secondary school tuition and transportation costs. Effective April 1, 2010, the company will either pay these expenses directly or reimburse Jindal, with reimbursement provided as a lump sum within the same tax year. The amendment removes previous provisions on educational expenses and replaces them with these updated terms.

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Exhibit 10.98
March 15, 2010
Rakesh K. Jindal
29 Bluebird Court
Flemington, NJ 08822
Re: Education Expenses
Dear Rakesh:
     This confirms our agreement regarding the handling of your daughter’s education expenses. Specifically, we have agreed, effective as of April 1, 2010, to amend your Employment Agreement as follows:
  1.   Sections A-3 (c)(vi) (Educational expenses) and A-6(d)(iii)(6) (Educational expenses) of your First Amendment to the Employment Agreement (“First Amendment”) are deleted in their entirety.
 
  2.   New Sections A-3(l) and A-6(d)(xiv) are added to your First Amendment as follows:
 
      “The Company will pay the actual cost of your daughter’s tuition for, and transportation to and from, secondary school. The Company has the option of either paying such costs directly or reimbursing you for same. If the Company opts to reimburse you, it shall do so by way of lump sum payment promptly after the expenses are incurred, but in no event earlier than January 1 or later than December 31 of the taxable year to which they relate.”
     If you agree with the foregoing, please sign both copies of this letter amendment, returning one copy to me and retaining the other copy for your files.
     
 
  Very truly yours,
 
   
 
  FOSTER WHEELER INC.
 
   
 
  /s/ Raymond J. Milchovich
 
   
 
  Raymond J. Milchovich
 
  Chairman, President and CEO
Accepted and Agreed To:
     
/s/ Rakesh K. Jindal
   
 
   
Rakesh K. Jindal
   
Dated: 3/18/10