<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000892553-17-000042.txt : 20170908
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000892553-17-000042
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170908
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170908
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170908

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHART INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000892553
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED PLATE WORK (BOILER SHOPS) [3443]
		IRS NUMBER:				341712937
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11442
		FILM NUMBER:		171077078

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			GARFIELD HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44125-5370
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4407531490

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			GARFIELD HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44125-5370
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style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">_____________________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">(ZIP Code)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code: (440)&#160;753-1490</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font 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registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Emerging growth company&#160;&#160;&#9744;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&#160;&#160;&#9744;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:78px;text-indent:-79px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">In connection with the Company&#8217;s planned corporate headquarters relocation to Canton, Georgia, Mary C. Cook, the Company&#8217;s current Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, informed the Company of her intent not to relocate to the Canton, Georgia facilities.  As a result, and in order to expedite the pursuit of other opportunities and an orderly transition of her duties, the terms of the Employment Agreement entered into by and between the Company and Ms. Cook on April 15, 2016 and amended effective as of December 19, 2016 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Employment Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) have been amended to reflect that, effective September 8, 2017, Ms. Cook will relinquish her duties as the Company&#8217;s Chief Accounting Officer and Controller and thereafter assist the Company in a new, non-executive officer role of Vice President of Finance until March 31, 2018. At such time, Ms. Cook&#8217;s employment with the Company shall terminate. Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, as amended, and absent any intervening event, Ms. Cook&#8217;s departure will be treated as a termination &#8220;without Cause&#8221; thereunder, and Ms. Cook shall be entitled to the corresponding compensation and benefits associated therewith.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The foregoing description of Amendment No. 2 to the Employment Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirely by reference to such amendment, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Jillian C. Evanko, the Company&#8217;s current Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will assist Ms. Cook in the orderly transition of her duties during the remainder of Ms. Cook&#8217;s tenure with the Company. As a result, on September 8, 2017, the Board elected Ms. Evanko as the Company&#8217;s Chief Accounting Officer, in which capacity she will serve in addition to her current position as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. </font></div><div style="line-height:144%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit No.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Description</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">10.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement, dated September 8, 2017, between the Company and Mary C. Cook</font></div></td></tr></table><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:86.66666666666667%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;"></td><td style="width:50%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Chart Industries, Inc.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Date:  September 8, 2017</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">By:  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Jillian C. Evanko</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;padding-left:12px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Jillian C. Evanko</font></div><div style="padding-left:36px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">3</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit No.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Description</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">10.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;font-size:11pt;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="gtls-20170908x8kexhibit101.htm"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement, dated September 8, 2017, between the Company and Mary C. 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<div><a name="sF66A17C2BA84A66A8FBE5D94BCDAFDB0"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This Amendment No. 2 is effective as of September 8, 2017 and hereby amends the Employment Agreement (the &#8220;Agreement&#8221;), dated as of April 15, 2016 and amended effective as of December 19, 2016, by and between Mary C. Cook (&#8220;Employee&#8221;) and Chart Industries, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;).  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Company and Employee desire to amend the Agreement; and</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the parties reserved the right to amend the Agreement pursuant to Section&#160;13.c thereof.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section&#160;13.c of the Agreement, and effective as of September 8, 2017, the parties hereby amend the Agreement as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:144%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:72px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Section 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;2(a) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Title</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. During the Employment Term, Employee shall serve as the Company&#8217;s Vice President of Finance. In such position, Employee shall have such duties, authority and responsibility as shall be determined from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which duties shall include providing services, consistent with the position of Vice President of Finance, as may be requested from time to time by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:144%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:72px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Section 2(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end of such Section 2(c):</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that the Company intends to relocate its headquarters to Canton, GA in the fourth quarter of 2017, at which time Employee shall be entitled to continue providing services for the duration of the Retention Period (as defined in Section 4A of the Agreement) from her current place of residence; provided, however, that Employee may be requested to make periodic trips (not to exceed one trip per month during the remainder of the Retention Period) to the Canton, GA headquarters.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:144%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:72px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The first sentence of Section 8 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:</font></div></td></tr></table><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;The Employment Term and Employee&#8217;s employment hereunder may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided that Employee will be required to give the Company at least 60 days advance written notice of any resignation of Employee&#8217;s employment; provided, further, that the Company shall provide Employee with at least 120 days advance written notice for any Termination of Employee&#8217;s employment by the Company without Cause.  Employee acknowledges that as of the date hereof the Company hereby provides Employee written notice that her employment is being terminated without Cause and her last date of employment will be March 31, 2018; provided, however, the Company reserves the right to terminate her employment for Cause, subject to the terms of the Agreement, prior to such date.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:144%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:72px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The parties acknowledge that no amendment or modification under this Amendment No. 2 shall constitute &#8220;Good Reason&#8221; for purposes of the Agreement.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:144%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:72px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">5.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This Amendment shall only modify the Agreement as set forth herein.  All other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:144%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:72px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">6.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms set forth in the Agreement.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment No. 2.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;text-indent:432px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">CHART INDUSTRIES, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:384px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Jillian C. Evanko</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:384px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">By: Jillian C. Evanko</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:384px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Its: Vice President, Chief Financial</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:384px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:384px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:384px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">EMPLOYEE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:384px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Mary C. 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