Second Amendment to Employment Agreement between HydroChem Industrial Services, Inc. and Donovan Boyd

Summary

This amendment updates the employment agreement between HydroChem Industrial Services, Inc. and Donovan Boyd. The main change is to extend a specified period in Section 5(a)(ii) of the original agreement from six months to twelve months. All other terms of the original agreement remain unchanged. Both parties have agreed to and signed this amendment as of January 17, 2001.

EX-10.13 4 0004.txt 2ND AMD. TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 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 Donovan Boyd, 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/ Donovan Boyd ---------------- Donovan Boyd By: /s/ B. Tom Carter, Jr. ---------------------- B. Tom Carter, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer