UST INC
EX-10.2: AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">&#091;UST INC. Letterhead&#093;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;November&nbsp;3, 2005
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Murray S. Kessler<BR>
President<BR>
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company<BR>
100 West Putnam Avenue<BR>
Greenwich, CT 06830

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Kessler:

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors of UST Inc. (&#147;UST&#148;) and the Board of Directors of U.S. Smokeless
Tobacco Company (the &#147;Company&#148;), a wholly owned subsidiary of UST, (together, the &#147;Boards of
Directors&#148; or the &#147;Board&#148;) have determined that it is in the best interests of UST and the Company
to amend the agreement entered into with you, dated September&nbsp;13, 2004 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;), in order
to reflect the fact that you shall hereafter be employed by UST and to make certain other
clarifying amendments, as set forth below. In connection with this amendment (the &#147;Amendment&#148;),
UST agrees that it shall undertake all of the obligations of the Company under the Agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree that the Agreement shall be amended as follows, effective as of November&nbsp;3, 2005:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;Each reference to the Company set forth in the Agreement shall be replaced with a reference
to UST, except where the context otherwise requires.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;Section&nbsp;3(h) of the Agreement is hereby amended to delete the final sentence thereof and to
add the following sentence in lieu of the aforementioned sentence: &#147;In the event of your
termination of employment with UST for any reason, if requested to do so by UST, you shall resign
from all offices or directorships that you may then hold with UST, the Company or any of their
affiliates, effective as of the date of such termination, in a form acceptable to UST and the
Company.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;The form of release referenced in Section 3(h) of the Agreement and attached thereto as
Annex 1 is hereby amended to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby, as set forth in Annex 1
hereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the Agreement shall remain unmodified and
in full force and effect.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this letter sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof, kindly sign and return
to UST the enclosed copy of this letter, which will then constitute our agreement with respect to
the Amendment.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By /s/ Daniel W. Butler
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 0px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
President
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">By /s/ Richard A. Kohlberger
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Senior Vice President,
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to as of the 7th day</DIV></TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 0px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Murray
S. Kessler
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Annex 1
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">RELEASE AGREEMENT
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;THIS RELEASE, entered into this &#091;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#093; day of &#091;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#093; by Murray S. Kessler,
residing at
&#091;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#093; (hereinafter referred to as the &#147;Employee&#148;).
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">W I T N E S S E T H:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Employee, UST Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;UST&#148;), and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco
Company, a Delaware corporation (&#147;USSTC&#148;), each having its principal offices in Greenwich,
Connecticut, entered into a letter agreement, dated as of September&nbsp;13, 2004 (as such Agreement may
be amended from time to time, the &#147;Agreement&#148;), pursuant to Section 3(h) of which the Employee
agreed and covenanted, to execute a general release of any and all claims he may have or may
believe he has against UST, its affiliates and/or their respective officers, directors, employees,
agents and representatives; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the employment of the Employee was terminated as of &#091;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#093;;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the benefits to be provided to the Employee pursuant to
the Agreement, it is agreed as follows:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">1. The Employee voluntarily, knowingly and willingly releases and forever discharges UST,
its subsidiaries and affiliates, together with their respective officers, directors,
partners, shareholders, employees and agents, and each of their predecessors, successors
and assigns, from any and all charges, complaints, claims, promises, agreements,
controversies, causes of action and demands of any nature whatsoever which against them the
Employee or his executors, administrators, successors or assigns ever had, now have or
hereafter can, shall or may have by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising
prior to the time the Employee signs this agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">2. The release being provided by Employee in this agreement includes, but is not limited
to, any rights or claims relating in any way to the Employee&#146;s employment relationship with
USSTC or UST, or the termination thereof, or under any statute, including the federal Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, or any other federal, state or local law or judicial decision.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">3. By signing this release agreement, the Employee represents that he has not and will not
in the future commence any action or proceeding arising out of the matters released hereby,
and that he will not seek or be entitled to any award of legal or equitable relief in any
action or proceeding that may be commenced on his behalf.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">4. By signing this release agreement, the Employee agrees to cooperate fully with UST and
its affiliates concerning reasonable requests for information about the business of USSTC
or UST or any of their affiliates or your involvement and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">participation therein; the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence
or which may be brought in the future against or on behalf of USSTC, UST or any of their
affiliates which relate to events or occurrences that transpired while you were employed by
USSTC and its affiliates; and in connection with any investigation or review by any
federal, state or local regulatory, quasi-regulatory or self-governing authority
(including, without limitation, the Securities and Exchange Commission) as any such
investigation or review relates to events or occurrences that transpired while the Employee
was so employed. The Employee&#146;s full cooperation shall include, but not be limited to,
being available to meet and speak with officers or employees of UST or any of its
affiliates and/or their counsel at reasonable times and locations, executing accurate and
truthful documents and taking such other actions as may reasonably be requested by UST or
any of its affiliates and/or their counsel to effectuate the foregoing. UST agrees to
reimburse you for any reasonable, out-of-pocket travel, hotel and meal expenses incurred in
connection with your performance of obligations pursuant to this paragraph 4 for which you
have obtained prior approval from UST.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">5. The Employee acknowledges that UST has hereby advised him to consult with an attorney of
his choosing prior to signing this release agreement. The Employee represents that he has
had the opportunity to review this agreement and, specifically, the release in paragraph 1,
with an attorney of his choice. The Employee also agrees that he has entered into this
agreement freely and voluntarily.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">6. The Employee acknowledges that he has been given at least twenty-one days to consider
the terms of this release agreement. Furthermore, once he has signed this release
agreement, the Employee shall have seven additional days from the date of signing this
release agreement to revoke his consent hereto. The release agreement will not become
effective until seven days after the date the Employee has signed it, which will be the
effective date of this release agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has executed this release agreement as of the date first set
forth above.
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Murray S. Kessler<BR>
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