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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-510329
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121219
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:		20121220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121220

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHWEST PIPE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001001385
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL PIPE & TUBES [3317]
		IRS NUMBER:				930557988
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27140
		FILM NUMBER:		121277404

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98661
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3603976250

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98661
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December&nbsp;19, 2012 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OREGON</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>0-27140</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of incorporation)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>File Number)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5721 SE Columbia Way, Suite 200 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Vancouver, WA 98661 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(360) 397-6250 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item&nbsp;5.02.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On December&nbsp;19, 2012, Northwest Pipe Company (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into an Executive Employment
Agreement (the &#147;Employment Agreement&#148;) with Richard A. Roman pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Roman will serve as the Company&#146;s Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2013. The Employment Agreement
provides that Mr.&nbsp;Roman&#146;s initial annual base salary will be $240,000. Mr.&nbsp;Roman will not be eligible to participate in any of the Company&#146;s bonus plans or short-term or long-term incentive plans, but will continue to vest in any
bonus or incentive awards made to him before January&nbsp;1, 2013, so long as he continues to serve as an employee of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Roman also will be eligible to participate in all of the other employee benefit plans that are generally
available to the Company&#146;s employees. The Employment Agreement may be terminated by either Mr.&nbsp;Roman or the Company upon sixty days written notice. The Employment Agreement will also terminate in the event of Mr.&nbsp;Roman&#146;s death or
disability. Upon termination of the Employment Agreement for any reason, the Company will be required to pay Mr.&nbsp;Roman&#146;s base salary through the date of termination. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">During the two-year period beginning on January&nbsp;1, 2013, the Company will pay Mr.&nbsp;Roman additional compensation in the amount of $66,250 on the first day of each calendar quarter, provided that
no further payments will be made to Mr.&nbsp;Roman after the date he ceases to be a member of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors for any reason other than a &#147;Change in Control&#148; (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or
Mr.&nbsp;Roman&#146;s death or disability (&#147;Involuntary Termination&#148;). In the event of an Involuntary Termination, Mr.&nbsp;Roman would be entitled to a lump-sum payment of the amounts he would have received if he had continued to serve as
a member of the Board of Directors through December&nbsp;31, 2014. The Employment Agreement also includes standard confidentiality, non-solicitation and nondisclosure provisions. The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Scott Montross, the Company&#146;s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will replace Mr.&nbsp;Roman as the Company&#146;s President and Chief Executive Officer effective as of
January&nbsp;1, 2013. Mr.&nbsp;Montross will receive an annual base salary of $500,000, and will have a target short-term bonus participation fixed at seventy percent of base salary and a target long-term incentive compensation participation fixed
at one hundred fifty percent of base salary. Mr.&nbsp;Montross will also be eligible to participate in each of the benefit plans available to other executive officers of the Company. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On December&nbsp;19, 2012, Mr.&nbsp;Montross was elected to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2013,
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive Employment Agreement between Northwest Pipe Company and Richard A. Roman dated as of December&nbsp;19, 2012.</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SIGNATURE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 thereunto duly authorized on December&nbsp;20,
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5721&nbsp;SE&nbsp;Columbia&nbsp;Way,&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;200</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vancouver, WA 98661</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Richard A. Roman</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(&#147;Executive&#148;)</FONT></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EFFECTIVE DATE</B>: January&nbsp;1, 2013 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>RECITALS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Company wishes to obtain the services of Executive, and Executive wishes to
provide his services to Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Therefore, in exchange for the mutual promises set forth below, the parties agree as follows: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE I </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EMPLOYMENT, DUTIES AND TERM </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1 <B>Employment</B>. Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Company hereby employs Executive as its Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive hereby accepts such
employment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.2 <B>Duties</B>. Executive shall devote such time and efforts to Company and to fulfilling his duties under
this Agreement as Executive and the Board of Directors shall mutually agree. Executive shall comply with Company&#146;s policies and procedures to the extent they are not inconsistent with this Agreement, in which case the provisions of this
Agreement shall prevail. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.3 <B>Term</B>. This Agreement shall continue in effect from the Effective Date until terminated in
accordance with Article III. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.4 <B>Review</B>. The Board of Directors shall review Executive&#146;s performance and the
terms and conditions of this Agreement every six (6)&nbsp;months. It is anticipated that Executive&#146;s employment and this Agreement will be terminated at such time as Executive&#146;s time commitment is reduced to 25 percent of full-time or
less. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE II </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.1 <B>Base Salary</B>. For all
services rendered under this Agreement as an employee of Company, Company shall pay Executive an annual base salary in an amount mutually agreed to by the parties, which initially shall be at an annual rate of Two Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars
($240,000). Executive&#146;s Base Salary shall not be decreased unless agreed to in writing by the Executive. </FONT></P>
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participate in any of Company&#146;s bonus plans or short-term or long-term incentive plans; provided, however, that, so long as Executive continues to serve as an employee of the Company, Executive shall continue to vest in any bonus and short-term
and/or long-term incentive awards made to Executive prior to the Effective Date in accordance with the terms of the respective award agreements. Executive shall be entitled to all other benefits made available to employees of Company generally, and
to participate in all other Company-sponsored fringe benefit plans made available to other executives of Company (medical, dental, 401K, etc.), provided that Executive shall not be eligible for an automobile allowance. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.3 <B>Business Expenses</B>. Company shall, in accordance with, and to the extent of, its policies in effect from time to time, bear all
ordinary and necessary business expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in performing his duties as an employee of Company, provided that Executive accounts promptly for such expenses to Company in the manner prescribed from time to time by
Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.4 <B>Taxes and Withholding</B>. All amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to
withholding of amounts required to be withheld by law. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE III </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TERMINATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.1 <B>Termination</B>. This Article sets forth the terms for termination of this Agreement and Executive&#146;s employment. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any termination of
Executive&#146;s employment shall also constitute a termination of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.2 <B>Termination by Company or
Executive</B>. Executive may terminate this Agreement and his employment upon sixty (60)&nbsp;days written notice to Company. Company may terminate this Agreement and Executive&#146;s employment upon sixty (60)&nbsp;days written notice to Executive.
In the event of termination of Executive&#146;s employment pursuant to this Section&nbsp;3.2, Executive shall be paid his Base Salary through the date of termination; provided, however, that, in the event of termination by Company, Company shall
have the right to make such termination effective immediately upon notice, in which case Executive shall be paid Executive&#146;s Base Salary through the sixty (60)&nbsp;day notice period. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.3 <B>Termination in the Event of Death or Disability</B>. This Agreement shall terminate in the event of Executive&#146;s death or
Disability (as defined below). In the event of termination due to Executive&#146;s death or Disability pursuant to this Section&nbsp;3.3, Executive shall be paid his Base Salary through the date of termination. For purposes of this Agreement,
&#147;Disability&#148; means the inability of Executive to perform his duties under this Agreement, with or without reasonable accommodation, because of physical or mental incapacity for a period of at least 12 weeks. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.4 <B>Benefits Upon Termination</B>. Upon termination of employment for any reason, Executive shall be entitled to benefits as provided
under the terms of the applicable benefit plans and award agreements under which he is participating as of the termination date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.5 <B>Entire Termination Payment</B>. The compensation provided for in this Article&nbsp;III shall constitute Executive&#146;s sole remedy for termination of Executive&#146;s employment pursuant to
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this Article. Executive shall not be entitled to any other employment termination or severance payment that may be payable to Executive under any other agreement between Executive and Company or
under any policy in effect at, preceding or following the date of termination of Executive&#146;s employment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE IV
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.1 During the period beginning January&nbsp;1, 2013 and ending December&nbsp;31, 2014, Company shall pay Executive additional compensation as follows: on January&nbsp;1, 2013, and on the first day of
each calendar quarter thereafter through October&nbsp;1, 2014, Company shall pay Executive an amount in cash equal to Sixty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($66,250); provided, however, that, from and after the date that Executive ceases to
be a member of Company&#146;s Board of Directors, no further payments shall be made to Executive pursuant to this Article IV. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that Executive ceases to be a member
of Company&#146;s Board of Directors as a result of (i)&nbsp;Executive&#146;s death or Disability, or (ii)&nbsp;a Change in Control (as defined below), then all amounts remaining that would otherwise have been paid to Executive had he remained a
member of the Board of Directors through December&nbsp;31, 2014 shall be paid to Executive in a &#147;lump sum&#148; payment within 30 days after the date Executive ceases to be a member of Company&#146;s Board of Directors. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.2 For purposes of this Agreement, a &#147;Change in Control&#148; shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.2.1 The approval by the shareholders of Company of: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">a. any consolidation, merger or plan of share exchange involving Company (a &#147;Merger&#148;) in which Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of common stock
of Company (&#147;Company Shares&#148;) would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a Merger involving Company Shares in which the holders of Company Shares immediately prior to the Merger have the same proportionate
ownership of common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the Merger, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">b. any sale, lease, exchange or other
transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, the assets of Company; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">c.
the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.2.2 At any time during a period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (&#147;Incumbent Directors&#148;) shall cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof unless each new director elected during such two-year
period was nominated or elected by two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then in office and voting (with new directors nominated or elected by two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors also being deemed to be Incumbent Directors); or </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.2.3 Any Person (as defined below) shall, as a result of a tender or exchange offer, open
market purchases, or privately negotiated purchases from anyone other than Company, have become the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of securities of Company
ordinarily having the right to vote for the election of directors (&#147;Voting Securities&#148;) representing thirty percent (30%)&nbsp;or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, unless otherwise determined by the Board, no Change in Control shall be deemed to have
occurred for purposes of this Agreement if (a)&nbsp;Executive acquires (other than on the same basis as all other holders of Company Shares) an equity interest in an entity that acquires Company in a Change in Control otherwise described under
Section&nbsp;4.2.1, or (b)&nbsp;Executive is part of a group that constitutes a Person which becomes a beneficial owner of Voting Securities in a transaction that otherwise would have resulted in a Change in Control under Section&nbsp;4.2.3.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.3 For purposes of this Article IV, the term &#147;Person&#148; shall mean and include any individual, corporation,
partnership, group, association or other &#147;person,&#148; as such term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) or Section&nbsp;14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, other than Company or any employee benefit plan(s) sponsored by Company.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.4 If Executive continues to serve as a member of Company&#146;s Board of Directors following the termination of
Executive&#146;s employment in accordance with Article III, Company shall not be prohibited from paying Executive compensation for such Board service. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.5 This Article IV, and the rights and obligations created hereby, shall survive termination of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE V </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CONFLICT OF INTEREST </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.1 During the term of employment with Company, Executive will engage in no activity or employment which may conflict with the interest
of Company, and will comply with Company&#146;s policies and guidelines pertaining to business conduct and ethics. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE
VI </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.1 <B>Confidentiality</B>. &#147;Confidential Information&#148; is data, in both tangible and intangible form, that has been researched, compiled, developed and/or maintained by Company, and that is not
generally known within the industry. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets, customer lists, techniques, plans, methods, data, tables, calculations, information, ideas, knowledge, data, and know-how related to
products, processes, software, designs, formulae, tests, research, business and/or marketing plans and strategies, costs, profits, pricing, personnel and financial information, capitalization and other corporate data and information, and information
about or obtained from customers, authors, suppliers, consultants, licensees, or affiliates. Confidential Information also includes information Company has received from third parties in confidence. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.1.1 Executive shall not use or disclose Confidential Information, in any form, for any
purpose, except in the course of and for the purposes of Executive&#146;s employment with Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.1.2 Executive will
obtain no right, title or interest in the Confidential Information, or any related information or data. The Confidential Information and related information shall remain the sole property of Company. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.1.3 Executive shall return all Confidential Information, including all copies in any form, to Company immediately upon termination of
Executive&#146;s employment with Company, or earlier upon request. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.2 <B>Return of Property</B>. In the course of
Executive&#146;s employment with Company, Executive may be provided with equipment, supplies, keys, credits cards, software, and other property for business use (collectively, &#147;Company Property&#148;). Executive shall return all Company
Property immediately upon termination of Executive&#146;s employment, or otherwise immediately on Company&#146;s request. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.3
<B>Non-solicitation</B>. For one year after Executive&#146;s employment with Company terminates, regardless of the reason for termination, Executive shall not (a)&nbsp;directly or indirectly solicit business from any person or entity which then is
or was a Company customer, client or prospect during the twelve (12)&nbsp;months prior to termination, (b)&nbsp;induce any such person or entity to cease or reduce their business relationship with Company; (c)&nbsp;induce any person to leave the
employment of Company; or (d)&nbsp;directly or indirectly hire or use the services of any Company employee unless Executive obtains Company&#146;s written consent. Executive will not aid others in doing anything Executive is prohibited from doing
himself under this paragraph, whether as an employee, officer, director, shareholder, partner, consultant or otherwise. For purposes of this paragraph, the term &#147;solicit&#148; includes (i)&nbsp;responding to requests for proposals and
invitations for bids, (ii)&nbsp;initiating contacts with customers, clients, or prospects of Company for the purpose of advising them that Executive is no longer employed by Company and is available for work that is competitive with the services
offered by Company, and (iii)&nbsp;participating in joint ventures or acting as a consultant or subcontractor or employee of others who directly solicit business prohibited by this Agreement. The term &#147;Company employee&#148; includes any then
current employee of Company or any person who has left the employ of Company within the then previous six (6)&nbsp;months. The terms &#147;Company client&#148; and &#147;Company customer&#148; include any parent corporation, subsidiary corporation,
affiliate corporation or partner or joint venture of a client or customer. &#147;Company prospect&#148; means any person or entity to whom Company has submitted a bid or proposal within the then immediately preceding six (6)&nbsp;months. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.4 <B>Noncompetition</B>. For one year following the termination of Executive&#146;s employment for any reason, Executive will not
directly or indirectly &#147;Compete&#148; (as defined below) with Company anywhere Company is doing or planning to do business, nor will Executive engage in any other activity that would conflict with Company&#146;s business, or interfere with
Executive&#146;s obligations to Company. &#147;Compete&#148; means directly or indirectly: (i)&nbsp;have any financial interest in, (ii)&nbsp;join, operate, control or participate in, or be connected as an officer, employee, agent, independent
contractor, partner, principal or shareholder with (except as holder of not more than five percent (5%)&nbsp;of the outstanding stock of any class of a corporation, the stock of which is actively publicly traded) or (iii)&nbsp;provide services in
any capacity to those </FONT></P>
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participating in the ownership, management, operation or control of, and/or (iv)&nbsp;act as a consultant or subcontractor to, a Competitive Business (defined below). &#147;Competitive
Business&#148; means any corporation, proprietorship, association or other entity or person engaged in the sale, production and/or development of products or the rendering of services of a kind similar to or competitive with that sold, produced,
developed or rendered by Company as of the date Executive&#146;s employment terminates. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.5 <B>Continuation of
Obligations</B>. Except to the extent this Agreement provides otherwise, the restrictions of and Executive&#146;s obligations under this Article VI will continue after Executive&#146;s employment terminates, regardless of the reason for termination.
Executive hereby consents to Company providing a copy of this Agreement to any person or entity to whom Executive may provide services after his employment with Company terminates, whether as an employee or independent contractor. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6.6 <B>Consent to Injunction</B>. Executive acknowledges that Company would suffer irreparable harm for which monetary damages alone
would not adequately compensate Company if Executive breached his obligations under this Article VI. For that reason, Executive agrees Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to enjoin any breach or threatened breach under this Article VI and
that the amount of any bond required to be posted by Company in support of injunctive relief shall be no more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500). The injunctive relief provided for in this Section&nbsp;6.6 shall be in addition to any other available
remedies. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ARTICLE VII </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>GENERAL PROVISIONS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.1 <B>Successors and Assigns</B>. Except as otherwise
provided in Article&nbsp;VI, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, administrators, executors, legatees, and heirs. In that this Agreement is a personal services
contract, it may not be assigned by Executive. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.2 <B>Survival</B>. Articles IV, VI and VII shall survive termination of this
Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.3 <B>Notices</B>. All notices, requests and demands given to or made pursuant hereto shall, except as otherwise
specified herein, be in writing and be delivered or mailed to any such party at its address as set forth at the beginning of this Agreement. Either party may change its address, by notice to the other party given in the manner set forth in this
Section. Any notice, if mailed properly addressed, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, shall be deemed dispatched on the registered date or that stamped on the certified mail receipt, and shall be deemed received within the third business
day thereafter or when it is actually received, whichever is sooner. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.4 <B>Captions</B>. The various headings or captions in
this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.5
<B>Governing Law and Jurisdiction. </B>This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to conflict of law principles. The exclusive jurisdiction for any action to interpret or
enforce this Agreement shall be Portland, Oregon. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.6 <B>Attorney Fees. </B>In the event of any suit, action or arbitration to interpret or
enforce this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its attorney fees, costs, and out-of-pocket expenses, at trial and on appeal. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%;padding-bottom:0px; "><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.7 <B>Mediation</B>. In the case of any dispute arising under this Agreement which cannot be settled by reasonable discussion, the parties agree that, prior to commencing any proceeding, they will first
engage the services of a professional mediator agreed upon by the parties and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute through confidential nonbinding mediation. Each party shall bear one-half&nbsp;(<FONT SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">&nbsp;1</SUP></FONT><FONT SIZE="2">/</FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><SUB STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; top:.1ex">2</SUB></FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">) of the mediator&#146;s fees and expenses and shall pay all of its own attorneys&#146; fees and expenses related to the mediation. This Section&nbsp;7.7 shall not apply to any action to enforce
Executive&#146;s obligations under Article VI. </FONT></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.8 <B>Severability. </B>The provisions of this Agreement are
severable. The parties agree that any provision of this Agreement or its application that is held invalid shall be modified as necessary to render it valid and enforceable. If any provision of this Agreement or its application is held invalid and
cannot be modified to render it valid and enforceable, the invalidity shall not affect other obligations, provisions, or applications of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.9 <B>Waivers</B>. The failure of either party to demand strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a
waiver of any provision, term, covenant, or condition of this Agreement or of the right to demand strict performance in the future. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.10 <B>Modification</B>. This Agreement may not be and shall not be modified or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.11 <B>Entire Agreement</B>. Except for the bonus and short-term and/or long-term award agreements referred to in Section&nbsp;2.2 of
this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements, understandings, statements, representations or promises with respect to its subject matter,
including the Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement dated as of April&nbsp;21, 2011 (the &#147;Prior Agreements&#148;). On and after the Effective Date, neither Company nor Executive shall have any further rights or obligations under
the Prior Agreements. This Agreement was the subject of negotiation between the parties and, therefore, the parties agree that the rule of construction requiring that the agreement be construed against the drafter shall not apply to the
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>RICHARD A. ROMAN</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: December 19, 2012</FONT></TD>
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