EXPONENT INC
EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN EXPONENT, INC. AND ROGER L. MCCARTHY
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">January&nbsp;5, 2007 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Roger L. McCarthy </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman
Emeritus </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exponent, Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">149 Commonwealth Drive </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Menlo Park, CA 94025 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dear Roger, </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">You have informed me of your decision to retire from your management responsibilities at Exponent but that you wish to continue to be an active consultant engaged in
client work with the Firm. We have agreed that this change in your role will commence on January&nbsp;1, 2007. This letter describes the key terms of your new role, and your new compensation arrangement with the Firm which is subject to the approval
of the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U><B>Effective Date</B></U>: January 1, 2007 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U><B>Title</B></U>: Your title will be Chairman Emeritus. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B><U>Employment Status</U></B>: You will be an exempt, 40% time, at-will employee of Exponent. However, in the event that your personal revenue falls below an average of $150,000 in a quarter in the trailing quarters of the then current
fiscal year, Exponent may consider an alternative arrangement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Benefits</U></B>: As a 40% time employee, you are not eligible for benefits.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Reporting</U></B>: You will report to Mike Gaulke. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B><U>Exponent Provided Support</U></B>: The Firm will provide you with: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">An office of the Firm&#146;s choosing </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Shared administrative support for Exponent business </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Use of a new computer every eighteen months (maximum of $5,000) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Use of a phone and will pay for company related calls </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Billing support </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Annual Base Compensation</U></B>: You will be paid
an annual base salary of $220,000 with payments made on a bi-weekly basis. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Quarterly Bonus</U></B>: You will receive a quarterly bonus equal to 60%
of your personal revenue (billable hours x bill rate) for the quarter, as reflected in your submitted time sheets, less the sum of: the amount of base salary paid during the </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">quarter and all non-billable expenses paid by the Firm during the quarter, except for those listed above. This quarterly bonus will be paid within 30 days
following the end of the quarter except the 4</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> quarter bonus which will be paid within 45 days. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Annual Bonus</U></B>: You will be eligible for an annual bonus at year end. The amount of this bonus will be equal to 75% of your personal revenue collected during
the year less the sum of: your annual base compensation, your quarterly bonuses, and all non-billable expenses paid by the Firm during the year, except for those listed above. In the event this difference is a negative number, the 4</FONT><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> quarter bonus will be reduced by this amount. If the resulting 4</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> quarter bonus is negative, this amount will be offset against future quarterly bonuses and annual bonuses. The annual bonus will be paid within 45 days of the
year-end. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Adjustment to Compensation Plan</U></B>: The above compensation plan was developed based upon the assumption that you will continue to
market the services of Exponent and that you will be successful in bringing in business that is equal to at least two times your personal revenue in addition to your personal revenue. This additional business, which will be referred to as &#147;Back
Office Revenue&#148;, will be determined after year-end as part of the Firm&#146;s RRS process of marketing credit determination for officers. Based upon your back office revenue for the year, your compensation plan may be adjusted for the following
year. In addition, should your back office multiple be greater than three, you will be eligible for an additional bonus, which would be determined and distributed by March&nbsp;15 of the following year. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Exclusive Arrangement</U></B>: In exchange for the above you agree to conduct all of your consulting through Exponent. The only exception to this exclusive
arrangement is for consulting or employment in a field, or by another firm, that is reasonably deemed by Exponent not to be competitive with the business of the Firm. However, the continued vesting of any unvested restricted stock units will be
governed by the provisions of the Restricted Stock Award Plan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Roger, the list of contributions you have made over the years is long and much appreciated.
As you move into this new non-management role, I look forward to your continued contributions and trust that this new arrangement is one that will benefit both you and the Firm. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Michael R. Gaulke</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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Acceptance</U> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">I, Roger L. McCarthy, Ph.D., hereby acknowledge and accept the term of my employment with Exponent as stated above </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Roger L. McCarthy</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Roger L. McCarthy</FONT></P></TD>
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