EX-10.5 20 file016.htm EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT -- DANIEL SINGLETON



                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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                  EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of January 23, 2006, between
Clarke American Corp., a Delaware corporation ("CAC" or the "Company"), and
Daniel Singleton (the "Executive").

                  WHEREAS, the Company wishes to employ the Executive, and the
Executive wishes to accept such employment, on the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement;

                  Accordingly, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as
follows:

     1. Employment, Duties and Acceptance.

          1.1 Employment, Duties. The Company hereby employs the Executive for
the Term (as defined in Section 2.1.), to render exclusive and full-time
services to the Company as Senior Vice President, Partnership Development
(Sales) or in such other executive position as may be mutually agreed upon by
the Company and the Executive, and to perform such other duties consistent with
such position as may be assigned to the Executive by the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company.

          1.2 Acceptance. The Executive hereby accepts such employment and
agrees to render the services described above. During the Term, the Executive
agrees to serve the Company faithfully and to the best of the Executive's
ability, to devote the Executive's entire business time, energy and skill to
such employment, and to use the Executive's best efforts, skill and ability to
promote the Company's interests. The Executive further agrees to accept
election, and to serve during all or any part of the Term, as an officer or
director of the Company and of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company,
without any compensation therefor other than that specified in this Agreement,
if elected to any such position by the shareholders or by the Board of Directors
(the "Board") or of any subsidiary or affiliate, as the case may be.

          1.3 Location. The duties to be performed by the Executive hereunder
shall be performed primarily at the offices of the Company in San Antonio,
Texas, subject to reasonable travel requirements on behalf of the Company.

     2. Terms of Employment; Certain Post-Term Benefits.

     2.1 The Term. This Agreement and the term of the Executive's employment
under this Agreement (the "Term") shall become effective as of the date hereof
(the "Effective Date") and will continue for a period of two years (the final
date of the two year period being referred to herein as the "Termination Date"),
subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section 4.

     2.2 End-of-Term Provisions. Prior to the end of the Term, the Company and
the Executive shall meet to discuss whether the Term should be extended.


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     The Company shall have the right at any time, however, to give written
notice of nonrenewal of the Term.

          2.3 Non-renewal of Term. The Term shall end earlier than the
     Termination Date provided in Section 2.1 or any extended termination date
     provided in Section 2.2, in either case if sooner terminated pursuant to
     Section 4. Non-extension of the Term shall not be deemed to be a
     termination of this Agreement by the Company, and the Executive shall not
     be entitled to receive severance benefits or any other payment pursuant to
     this Agreement.

     3. Compensation; Benefits.

          3.1 Salary. As compensation for all services to be rendered pursuant
     to this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay the Executive a base salary,
     payable in accordance with the Company's normal payroll practices, at the
     annual rate of not less than $300,000 less such deductions or amounts to be
     withheld as required by applicable law and regulations (the "Base Salary").
     In the event that the Company, in its sole discretion, from time to time
     determines to increase the Base Salary, such increased amount shall, from
     and after the effective date of the increase, constitute "Base Salary" for
     purposes of this Agreement.

     3.2 Incentive Compensation.

          3.2.1 Annual Bonus. The Executive will be eligible to receive a bonus
     with respect to 2006 and each later fiscal year ending during the Term
     computed in accordance with the provisions hereafter. If, with respect to
     any such fiscal year, the Company achieves "Consolidated EBITDA" (as
     defined below) of at least the percentage set forth in the table below of
     its business plan for such fiscal year, such bonus shall be the percentage
     set forth in the table below of Base Salary with respect to the fiscal year
     for which the bonus (any such bonus, an "Annual Bonus") was earned:

         PERCENTAGE OF CONSOLIDATED
           EBITDA IN BUSINESS PLAN             PERCENTAGE OF BASE SALARY
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                89.9% and below                          Nil
                90-94.9                                 67.5%
                95-99.9                                 71.25
               100-105                                  78.75
              105.1-110                                 82.5
              110.1-115                                 86.25
              115.1-120                                  90
              120.1-125                                 93.75
              125.1-130                                 97.5
              130.1-135                                101.25
              135.1-140                                  105
              140.1-145                                108.75
              145.1 and over                           112.5


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An Annual Bonus if earned in accordance with this Agreement shall be paid no
later than the fifteenth day of the third month next following the year with
respect to which such bonus was earned, provided that, except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Agreement, as a condition precedent to any bonus
entitlement the Executive must remain in employment with the Company at the time
that the Annual Bonus is paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
may be applicable, such Annual Bonus shall be subject to, and contingent upon,
such shareholder approval as is necessary to cause the Annual Bonus to qualify
as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder as well as approval of this Section 3.2.1 by
the Compensation Committee of Parent's board of directors.

For the purposes of this Agreement, "Consolidated EBITDA" means for any fiscal
year of CAC, consolidated net income for such fiscal year plus, without
duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such
consolidated net income for such fiscal year, the sum of (i) income tax expense,
(ii) interest expense, amortization or write-off of debt discount and debt
issuance costs and commissions (to the extent not already captured in interest
expense), discounts and other fees and charges associated with indebtedness,
(iii) depreciation and amortization expense (excluding amounts of prepaid
incentives under customer contracts), (iv) any extraordinary non-cash expenses
or losses, (v) any costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
acquisition of CAC by Parent or an affiliate, (vi) any auditing, legal,
reporting or administrative expenses incurred by CAC in complying with the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or other reporting obligations required
by securities laws applicable to publicly traded corporations (except to the
extent such expenses are of a type historically charged to the business in the
ordinary course), and (vii) all restructuring costs and minus (i) to the extent
included in the statement of such consolidated net income for such period, the
sum of (a) interest income, (b) any extraordinary or non-recurring income or
gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the
statement of such consolidated net income for such period, gains on the sales of
assets outside of the ordinary course of business), and (c) income tax credits
(to the extent not netted from income tax expense) and (ii) any cash payments
made during such period in respect of items described in clause (iv) above
subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or
losses were reflected as a charge in the statement of consolidated net income,
all as determined on a consolidated basis, all of the foregoing to be determined
by the Board or the Compensation Committee of Parent's board of directors, as
applicable, with a view to consistency with management projections disclosed as
presented to Parent in the Confidential Management Presentation dated August
2005. For the purposes of determining compensation milestones for any fiscal
year, Consolidated EBITDA will be adjusted by the Board or the Compensation
Committee of Parent's board of directors, as applicable, as appropriate for
material acquisitions or dispositions of any business or assets of or by the
Company or its subsidiaries for such fiscal year and thereafter.

          3.2.2 Long Term Incentive Plan. During the Term, the Executive shall
     participate in the Company's 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"). The
     Executive will receive 12% of the "LTIP bonus pool," as defined


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     in and in accordance with the LTIP (which will include a provision that the
     LTIP bonus pool will be 20% of Consolidated EBITDA achieved by CAC in
     excess of the target Consolidated EBITDA). If the Term is extended, the
     Executive shall participate in a new Long Term Incentive Plan that shall
     commence after the LTIP ends. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent
     that Section 162(m) of the Code may be applicable, the LTIP (and any
     subsequent Long Term Incentive Plan) shall be subject to, and contingent
     upon, such shareholder approval as is necessary to cause the LTIP to
     qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the
     Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

          3.3 Business Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse the
     Executive for all reasonable expenses actually incurred or paid by the
     Executive during the Term in the performance of the Executive's services
     under this Agreement, upon presentation of expense statements or vouchers
     or such other supporting information as the Company customarily may require
     of its officers provided, however, that the maximum amount available for
     such expenses during any period may be fixed in advance by the Board.

          3.4 Vacation. During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to a
     vacation period or periods of four (4) weeks taken in accordance with the
     vacation policy of the Company during each year of the Term. Vacation time
     not used by the end of a year shall be forfeited.

          3.5 Fringe Benefits. During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled
     to all benefits for which the Executive shall he eligible under any
     qualified pension plan, 401(k) plan, group insurance or other so-called
     "fringe" benefit plan which Clarke American provides to its executive
     employees generally.

     4. Termination.

          4.1 Death. If the Executive dies during the Term, the Term shall
     terminate forthwith upon the Executive's death. The Company shall pay to
     the Executive's estate: (i) any Base Salary earned but not paid; and (ii) a
     pro rated Annual Bonus based on the number of days of the fiscal year
     worked by the Executive. The Executive shall have no further rights to any
     compensation (including any Base Salary or Annual Bonus) or any other
     benefits under this Agreement.

          4.2 Disability. If, during the Term the Executive is unable to perform
     his duties hereunder due to a physical or mental incapacity for a period of
     6 months within any 12-month period (hereinafter a "Disability"), the
     Company shall have the right at any time thereafter to terminate the Term
     upon sending written notice of termination to the Executive. If the Company
     elects to terminate the Term by reason of Disability, the Company shall pay
     to the Executive promptly after the notice of termination: (i) any Base
     Salary earned but not paid, and (ii) a pro rated Annual Bonus based on the
     number of days of the fiscal year worked by the Executive until the date of
     the notice of termination, in each case less any other benefits payable to
     the Executive under any disability plan provided for hereunder or otherwise
     furnished to the Executive


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     by the Company. The Executive shall have no further rights to any
     compensation (including any Base Salary or Annual Bonus) or any other
     benefits under this Agreement.

          4.3 Cause. The Company may at any time by written notice to the
     Executive terminate the Term for "Cause" (as defined below) and, upon such
     termination, this Agreement shall terminate and the Executive shall be
     entitled to receive no further amounts or benefits hereunder, except for
     any Base Salary earned but not paid prior to such termination. For the
     purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" means: (i) continued neglect by the
     Executive of the Executive's duties hereunder, (ii) conviction of the
     Executive of any felony or any lesser crime or offense involving the
     property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (iii)
     willful misconduct by the Executive in connection with the performance of
     any material portion of the Executive's duties hereunder, (iv) commission
     of any act of fraud, personal dishonesty, disloyalty or defalcation, or
     usurpation of a Company opportunity, (v) any act that has a material
     adverse effect upon the reputation of and/or the public confidence in the
     company, or (vi) failure to comply with a reasonable order, policy or rule
     that constitutes material insubordination.

          4.4 Termination by Company without Cause. If the Executive's
     employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason
     of death or Disability), the Executive shall receive: (i) as severance pay,
     an amount equal to 18 months of Base Salary payable ratably in accordance
     with the Company's normal payroll practices, (ii) continuation for a
     12-month period following the date of termination of group health plan
     benefits to the extent authorized by and consistent with 29 U.S.C. ss. 1161
     et seq. (commonly known as "COBRA"), with the cost of the regular premium
     for such benefits shared in the same relative proportion by the Company and
     the Employee as in effect on the date of termination, (iii) pro-rated
     Annual Bonus for the year in which termination occurred if the Executive
     would have been eligible to receive such bonus hereunder (including due to
     satisfaction by the Company of performance milestones) had the Executive
     been employed at the time such Annual Bonus is normally paid, which
     pro-rated Annual Bonus will be paid at the time and in the manner such
     Annual Bonus is paid to other executives receiving such bonus payment, and
     (iv) Annual Bonus for the year prior to the year in which the Executive is
     so terminated if at the time of termination the Executive has earned an
     Annual Bonus payment for such prior year and has not yet been paid such due
     to such termination, which prior year Annual Bonus will be paid at the time
     and in the manner such prior year Annual Bonus is paid to other executives
     receiving such prior year Annual Bonus. The Executive shall have no further
     rights to any compensation (including any Base Salary or Annual Bonus) or
     any other benefits under this Agreement.

          4.5 Termination by Executive. The Executive is required to provide the
     Company with 60 days' prior written notice of termination. Upon termination
     of employment by the Executive, the Executive shall receive any Base Salary
     earned but not paid prior to such termination and shall have no further
     rights to any compensation (including any Base Salary or Annual Bonus) or
     any other benefits under this Agreement.


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          4.6 Release. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to
     the contrary, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that any and all
     payments, other than payment of any accrued and unpaid Base Salary to which
     the Executive is entitled under this Section 4 are conditioned upon and
     subject to the Executive's execution of a general waiver and release, in
     such form as may be prepared by the Company, of all claims, except for such
     matters covered by provisions of this Agreement which expressly survive the
     termination of this Agreement.

          4.7 Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
     Section 4, if any payments or benefits due to the Executive hereunder would
     cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section
     409A of the Code such payments or benefits shall be restructured in a
     manner which does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax. Without
     limiting the application of the preceding sentence, any payment of money
     due hereunder which is delayed in order to avoid the application of Section
     409A of the Code (e.g., a six-month delay in the commencement of severance
     pay, if necessary, if at the time of the Executive's termination of
     employment he is a "specified employee," as defined in Section 409A of the
     Code) shall be paid as soon as possible without causing the application of
     Section 409A.

     5. Protection of Confidential Information; Restrictive Covenants.

          5.1 From the Effective Date, the Company will share with Executive
     confidential and trade secret information regarding not only the Company
     but also its subsidiaries and affiliates. In view of the fact that the
     Executive's work for the Company will bring the Executive into close
     contact with many confidential affairs of the Company not readily available
     to the public, trade secret information and plans for future developments,
     the Executive agrees:

               5.1.1 To keep and retain in the strictest confidence all
          confidential matters of the Company, including, without limitation,
          "know how", trade secrets, customer lists, pricing policies,
          operational methods, technical processes, formulae, inventions and
          research projects, other business affairs of the Company, and any
          information whatsoever concerning any director, officer, employee,
          shareholder, partner, customer or agent of the Company or their
          respective family members learned by the Executive heretofore or
          hereafter, and not to disclose them to anyone outside of the Company,
          either during or after the Executive's employment with the Company,
          except in the course of performing the Executive's duties hereunder or
          with the Company's express written consent. The foregoing prohibitions
          shall include, without limitation, directly or indirectly publishing
          (or causing, participating in, assisting or providing any statement,
          opinion or information in connection with the publication of) any
          diary, memoir, letter, story, photograph, interview, article, essay,
          account or description (whether fictionalized or not) concerning any
          of the foregoing, publication being deemed to include any presentation
          or reproduction of any written, verbal or visual material in any
          communication medium, including any book, magazine, newspaper,
          theatrical production or movie, or television or radio programming or
          commercial; and

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               5.1.2 To deliver promptly to the Company on termination of the
          Executive's employment by the Company, or at any time the Company may
          so request, all memoranda, notes, records, reports, manuals, drawings,
          blueprints and other documents (and all copies thereof), including
          data stored in computer memories or on other media used for electronic
          storage or retrieval, relating to the Company's business and all
          property associated therewith, which the Executive may then possess or
          have under the Executive's control, and not retain any copies, notes
          or summaries.

          5.2 In support of Executive's commitments to maintain the
     confidentiality of the Company's confidential and trade secret information,
     during (i) the Term, and (ii) for a period of two years following
     termination of the Executive's employment for any reason, the Executive
     shall not in the United States and in any non-US jurisdiction where the
     Company may then do business: (a) directly or indirectly, enter the employ
     of, or render any services to, any person, firm or corporation engaged in
     any business competitive with the business of the Company or of any of its
     subsidiaries or affiliates; (b) engage in such business on the Executive's
     own account; and the Executive shall not become interested in any such
     business, directly or indirectly, as an individual, partner, shareholder,
     director, officer, principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant, or in
     any other relationship or capacity; (c) directly or indirectly, solicit,
     encourage or cause any client, customer or supplier of the Company to cease
     doing business with the Company, or to reduce the amount of business such
     client, customer or supplier does with the Company or (d) directly or
     indirectly, solicit or encourage to cease to work with the Company, or
     directly or indirectly hire, any person who is an employee of or consultant
     then under contract with the Company or who was an employee of or
     consultant then under contract with the Company within the six-month period
     preceding such activity without the Company's written consent.

          5.3 If the Executive commits a breach, or threatens to commit a
     breach, of any of the provisions of Sections 5.1 or 5.2 hereof, the Company
     shall have the following rights and remedies:

               5.3.1 The right and remedy to have the provisions of this
          agreement specifically enforced by any court having equity
          jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or
          threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to the Company and
          that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy to the Company;

               5.3.2 The right and remedy to require the Executive to account
          for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies,
          accruals, increments or other benefits derived or received by the
          Executive as the result of any transactions constituting a breach of
          any of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the Executive
          hereby agrees to account for and pay over such benefits to the
          Company. Each of the rights and remedies enumerated above shall be
          independent of the other, and shall be severally enforceable, and all
          of such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu
          of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company under law
          or in equity; and

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               5.3.3 In addition to any other remedy which may be available (i)
          at law or in equity, or (ii) pursuant to any other provision of this
          Agreement, the payments by the Company of Base Salary and the regular
          premium for group health benefits pursuant to Section 4.4 will cease
          as of the date on which such violation first occurs. In addition, if
          the Executive breaches any of the covenants contained in Sections 5.1
          and 5.2 and the Company obtains injunctive relief with respect
          thereto, the period during which the Executive is required to comply
          with that particular covenant shall be extended by the same period
          that the Executive was in breach of such covenant prior to the
          effective date of such injunctive relief.

          5.4 If any of the covenants contained in Sections 5.1 or 5.2, or any
     part thereof, hereafter are held by a court to be invalid or unenforceable,
     the same shall not affect the remainder of the covenant or covenants, which
     shall be given full effect, without regard to those portions found invalid.

          5.5 If any of the covenants contained in Sections 5.1 or 5.2, or any
     part thereof, are held to be unenforceable because of the duration of such
     provision or the area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court
     making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration
     and/or area of such provision and, in its reduced form, said provision
     shall then be enforceable.

          5.6 The Executive agrees (whether during or after the Executive's
     employment with the Company) not to issue, circulate, publish or utter any
     false or disparaging statements, remarks or rumors about the Company or its
     affiliates or the officers, directors, managers, customers, partners, or
     shareholders of the Company or its affiliates unless giving truthful
     testimony under subpoena.

          5.7 For purposes of this Section 5 only, the term "Company" includes
     the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

     6. Inventions and Patents.

          6.1 The Executive agrees that all processes, technologies and
     inventions (collectively, "Inventions"), including new contributions,
     improvements, ideas and discoveries, whether patentable or not, conceived,
     developed, invented or made by him during the Term shall belong to the
     Company, provided that such Inventions grew out of the Executive's work
     with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, are related in
     any manner to the business (commercial or experimental) of the Company or
     any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or are conceived or made on the
     Company's time or with the use of the Company's facilities or materials.
     The Executive shall further: (a) promptly disclose such Inventions to the
     Company; (b) assign to the Company, without additional compensation, all
     patent and other rights to such Inventions for the United States and
     foreign countries; (c) sign all papers necessary to carry out the
     foregoing; and (d) give testimony in support of the Executive's
     inventorship.



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          6.2 If any Invention is described in a patent application or is
     disclosed to third parties, directly or indirectly, by the Executive within
     two years after the termination of the Executive's employment by the
     Company, it is to be presumed that the Invention was conceived or made
     during the Term.

          6.3 The Executive agrees that the Executive will not assert any rights
     to any Invention as having been made or acquired by the Executive prior to
     the date of this Agreement, except for Inventions, if any, disclosed to the
     Company in writing prior to the date hereof.

     7. Intellectual Property.

     The Company shall be the sole owner of all the products and proceeds of the
Executive's services hereunder, including, but not limited to, all materials,
ideas, concepts, formats, suggestions, developments, arrangements, packages,
programs and other intellectual properties that the Executive may acquire,
obtain, develop or create in connection with and during the Term, free and clear
of any claims by the Executive (or anyone claiming under the Executive) of any
kind or character whatsoever (other than the Executive's right to receive
payments hereunder). The Executive shall, at the request of the Company, execute
such assignments, certificates or other instruments as the Company may from time
to time deem necessary or desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect,
protect, enforce or defend its right, title or interest in or to any such
properties.

     8. Notices.

     All notices, requests, consents and other communications required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given if delivered personally, sent by overnight courier or mailed
first class, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail (notices mailed
shall be deemed to have been given on the date mailed), as follows (or to such
other address as either party shall designate by notice in writing to the other
in accordance herewith):

                  If to the Company, to:

                  Clarke American Corp.
                  10931 Laureate Dr.
                  San Antonio, TX 78249
                  Fax:  (210) 561-8228
                  Attn:  CEO

                  If to the Executive, to:

                  Daniel Singleton
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     9. Governing Law; Dispute Resolution. This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard
to conflicts of laws provisions. Any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to Section 5 of this Agreement (or the breach thereof) shall be settled
by a federal court located in Bexar County, Texas; additionally each of the
parties hereto specifically waives any objection that it may otherwise have to
the jurisdiction or venue of any such courts or that such courts are an
inconvenient forum and acknowledges that service of process may be made by
mailing a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 8. Any
controversy or claim arising out of or related to any other provision of this
Agreement shall be settled by final, binding and non-appealable arbitration in
Bexar County, Texas by a single arbitrator. Subject to the following provisions,
the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable rules of
JAMS then in effect. Any award entered by the arbitrator shall be final, binding
and non-appealable and judgment may be entered thereon by either party in
accordance with applicable law in any court of competent jurisdiction. This
arbitration provision shall be specifically enforceable. The arbitrator shall
have no authority to modify any provision of this Agreement or to award a remedy
for a dispute involving this Agreement other than a benefit specifically
provided under or by virtue of the Agreement. Each party shall be responsible
for its own expenses relating to the conduct of the arbitration or litigation
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) and shall share the fees of
JAMS and the arbitrator, if applicable, equally.

     10. General.

     10.1 JURY TRIAL WAIVER. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT
TO A JURY TRIAL IN THE EVENT ANY ACTION ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE EXECUTIVE'S EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY IS LITIGATED OR HEARD
IN ANY COURT.

     10.2 Continuation of Employment. Unless the parties otherwise agree in
writing, continuation of the Executive's employment with the Company beyond the
expiration of the Term shall be deemed an employment at will and shall not be
deemed to extend any of the provisions of this Agreement, and Executive's
employment may thereafter be terminated "at will" by the Executive or the
Company and Executive will be entitled to fringe benefits which the Executive is
eligible to receive for so long as the Executive continues to be employed with
the Company.

     10.3 Headings. The section headings contained herein are for reference
purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.

     10.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties relating to the Executive's employment by the
Company, and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings,
written or oral, relating to the Executive's employment by the Company. No
representation, promise or inducement has been made by either party that is not
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Agreement, and neither party shall be bound by or liable for any alleged
representation, promise or inducement not so set forth.

     10.5 Assignment. This Agreement, and the Executive's rights and obligations
hereunder, may not be assigned by the Executive. The Company may assign its
rights, together with its obligations, hereunder (i) to any affiliate or (ii) to
third parties in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company; in any event the
obligations of the Company hereunder shall be binding on its successors or
assigns, whether by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially
all of its business or assets.

     10.6 Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, canceled,
renewed or extended and the terms or covenants hereof may be waived, only by a
written instrument executed by all of the parties hereto, or in the case of a
waiver, by the party waiving compliance. The failure of either party at any time
or times to require performance of any provision hereof shall in no manner
affect the right at a later time to enforce the same. No waiver by either party
of the breach of any term or covenant contained in this Agreement, whether by
conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or
construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such breach, or a waiver of
the breach of any other term or covenant contained in this Agreement.

     11. Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

11.1 As used herein, the term "subsidiary" shall mean any corporation or other
business entity controlled directly or indirectly by the corporation or other
business entity in question, and the term "affiliate" shall mean and include any
corporation or other business entity directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with the corporation or other business
entity in question.




                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement
as of the date first above written.

                                CLARKE AMERICAN CORP.


                                By:    /s/ Charles Dawson
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                                     Name:  Charles Dawson
                                     Title:  President & Chief Executive Officer


                                      /s/ Daniel Singleton
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                                     Daniel Singleton