American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc.
FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, DATED MARCH 3, 2008
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.37 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Execution Copy </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This First Amendment to Employment Agreement (this &#147;Amendment&#148;) is made as of March&nbsp;3<I>, </I>2008, between American Tire Distributors,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the &#147;Company&#148;), and Richard P. Johnson (the &#147;Executive&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>RECITALS
</U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A. The Company and the Executive are party to that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;31, 2005 (the
&#147;Agreement&#148;), pursuant to which the Company employed the Executive. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">B. Section&nbsp;8.2 of the Agreement provides that the Agreement may be modified only by a writing signed by each of the parties thereto. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">C. The Company and the Executive now desire to amend the Section&nbsp;2 of the Agreement as more particularly set forth herein. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>AGREEMENTS </U></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. <U>Amendment to the Agreement</U>. The first sentence in Section&nbsp;2 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:6%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section&nbsp;6 hereof, the period of Executive&#146;s employment by the Company
(&#147;the Period of Employment&#148;) as (i)&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board shall be for four (4)&nbsp;years commencing on the Effective Date and (ii)&nbsp;Chairman of the Board only shall be fore two (2)&nbsp;years
commencing on the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>No Other Changes</U>. Except as expressly amended pursuant to this
Amendment, the remaining terms of the Agreement remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective
when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature and a facsimile signature shall constitute an original for all purposes. </FONT></P> <P
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Richard P. Johnson</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Richard P. Johnson</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ William E. Berry</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">William E. Berry</FONT></TD></TR>
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