NORTEK INC
EXHIBIT 10.4
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AMENDED
AND RESTATED AGREEMENT made as of the 1st day of June, 2001 between Nortek, Inc., (the
"Company") and Richard J. Harris (the "Employee"),</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="3">W I T N E S S E T H:</FONT></P><BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Employee and the Company entered into an agreement dated March 7, 1983 to provide
financial inducements beyond the Employee&#146;s normal compensation;</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Employee&#146;s services are of substantial value to the Company, and as incentive
for him to render continuing services to the Company, the Company wishes to offer him
additional financial inducement beyond his normal compensation; and</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS,
the Employee wishes to continue in the employ of the Company;</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW,
THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed that the March 7, 1983 agreement shall be amended and
restated to read as follows:</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>1.     Normal Benefits.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject
to the terms hereof, the Company will pay to the Employee the sum of $1,833.33 per month
for a period of 180 consecutive months (&#147;Normal Benefits&#148;) beginning on the
first day of the month coinciding with or next following the later of (a) the Employee&#146;s
attainment of age sixty-five or (b) his retirement from the employ of the Company.
However, upon the attainment of age sixty-five, his retirement from the employ of the
Company and upon the request of the Employee, the Board of Directors or a committee
appointed by the Board of Directors (the &#147;Committee&#148;) may consent to (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), a lump-sum payout of the present value of
the Normal Benefits provided for above. For the purposes of this Agreement, present value
should be determined using the 30-year treasury rate for the month of October of the
calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the payment is to be made.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>2.     Early Benefits.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
at any time after the Employee attains age 60 he is for any reason (including termination
of service prior to age 60) no longer in the employ of the Company, he may request that
the Company, by approval of the Board of Directors or the Committee, commence the
benefits payable to him hereunder on the first day of any month. However, if approval is
given and payment begins before he attains age 65, his benefits (&#147;Early Benefits&#148;)
will be his Normal Benefits reduced equally over the 180 payments by 15%. The Committee
shall not unreasonably withhold approval of a request for Early Benefits.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>3.     Termination of Service.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
the Employee&#146;s service with the Company terminates for any reason prior to the
earliest of (a) the date on which he attains age 65, (b) the date of his death, (c) the
date on which the Company determines that he is totally and permanently disabled or (d)
July 19, 1996 (the earliest such date hereinafter referred to as his &#147;Vesting Date&#148;),
neither he nor any other person will have any rights, or be entitled to any benefits,
under this Agreement, and the Agreement will be terminated. If the Employee&#146;s
service with the Company terminates for any reason on or after his Vesting Date but prior
to his eligibility for Normal or Early Benefits, he or his beneficiary will nonetheless
become entitled to the appropriate benefits provided herein at such time as those
benefits would otherwise have been payable.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>4.     Disability Benefits.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
the employee becomes totally and permanently disabled prior to the commencement of any
benefits hereunder, he will be entitled to receive Normal Benefits beginning on the first
day of the month coinciding with or next following the date on which the Board of
Directors of the Company determines that he has become so disabled. Such benefits will be
in lieu of all other benefits hereunder. If the Employee becomes disabled after
commencement of his Normal Benefits or Early Benefits, such Normal or Early Benefits will
continue unchanged subject to the other provisions of this Agreement.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>5.     Death Benefits.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)
If the Employee dies prior to commencement of any benefits hereunder, his beneficiary or
beneficiaries will be entitled to Normal Benefits beginning as soon as practicable after
the Employee&#146;s death. If the Employee dies after commencement of Normal Benefits
(including those payable by reason of disability), such Normal Benefits will continue
unchanged (and to the extent reasonably practicable, uninterrupted), but will be paid to
his beneficiary or beneficiaries, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement. In
no event will (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate amount paid to all beneficiaries by reason
of this paragraph 5 and (B) the amount of any benefits paid to the Employee before his
death exceed (ii) the amount of benefits which would have been paid to the Employee had
he lived.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)
The Employee may, by written notice to the Company, designate a beneficiary or
beneficiaries (including a trust or trusts) to receive any benefits due under
subparagraph (a) above and the proportionate share to be paid to each beneficiary if he
designates more than one. If he designates only one beneficiary, he may designate a
contingent beneficiary. Any installments payable will be paid to his beneficiary or
beneficiaries as provided in subparagraph (a) above. If he has designated more than one
beneficiary, the installments will be divided among the beneficiaries in any proportions
designated by the Employee, and equally if no proportions have been designated. If more
than one beneficiary has been designated, and a beneficiary dies, any remaining payments
due to the deceased beneficiary will thereafter be divided equally among the surviving
beneficiaries. If only one beneficiary has been designated and that beneficiary dies, any
remaining installments will be paid to the contingent beneficiary. If, after the Employee
has died and the Company is ready to begin payment of benefits hereunder, there is no
living beneficiary or contingent beneficiary, the benefits will be paid to the Employee&#146;s
estate, provided there is one or more living individual beneficiary of such estate. If a
beneficiary or contingent beneficiary who has begun to receive payments after the death
of the Employee dies and there is no remaining beneficiary or contingent beneficiary, any
remaining installments will be paid to such deceased beneficiary&#146;s estate, provided
that there is one or more living individual beneficiary of such estate.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>6.     Change of Control.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
the event of a &#147;Change of Control&#148;, the Employee shall, notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, be paid, immediately after the Change of Control and
regardless of age, a lump-sum payment equal to the present value (computed using the
interest assumption stated in paragraph 1) of the unreduced Normal Benefit that would be
payable to the Employee upon retirement on or after age sixty-five under paragraph 1.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of this Agreement, a &#147;Change in Control&#148;shall be deemed to have
occurred if and when:</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)
The Company ceases to be a publicly-owned corporation having at least 500 stockholders; or</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)
there occurs any event or series of events that would be required to be reported in
response to Item 1(a) of a Form 8-K filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;); or</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)
the Company executes an agreement of acquisition, merger, or consolidation which
contemplates that after the effective date provided for in the agreement, all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company will be controlled by
another corporation or other entity; provided, however, that for purposes of this
paragraph (c), (i) if such an agreement requires as a condition precedent approval by the
Company&#146;s shareholders of the agreement or transaction, a Change in Control shall
not be deemed to have taken place unless and until such approval is secured and, (ii) if
the voting shareholders of such other corporation or entity shall, immediately after such
effective date, be substantially the same as the voting shareholders of the Company
immediately prior to such effective date, the execution of such agreement shall not, by
itself, constitute a &#147;Change in Control&#148;; or</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)
any Person (excluding the Employee) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the Common Stock (excluding
Special Common Stock) of the Company; or</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)
during any period of 24 consecutive months, commencing after the effective date of this
Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of the
Company shall cease to constitute at least a majority of the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors, unless the election of each director who was not a director at the beginning
of such period has been approved in advance by directors representing at least two-thirds
of (i) the directors then in office who were directors at the beginning of the 24-month
period, or (ii) the directors specified in clause (i) plus directors whose election has
been so approved by directors specified in clause (i).</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
the purposes of this Agreement, &#147;Person&#148;shall have the same meaning used in
Sections 13(d) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>7.     Review of Benefits.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
amount of the benefits payable under this Agreement will be reviewed by the Board of
Directors or the Committee once during every third calendar year. If the Board of
Directors or the Committee determines that the benefits provided for hereunder are, for
any reason, insufficient, it may increase the amounts of such benefits.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>8.     Forfeiture for Competition.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anything
to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the Employee shall not, without the written
consent of the Company, act as an employee, director or partner in any business in
competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries within a period of 180 months
after his termination of service with the Company. If the Employee acts in violation of
the terms of this paragraph, the Company may, in the sole discretion of its Board of
Directors, treat the Employee as having forfeited any benefits otherwise due under this
Agreement, and no amounts shall at any time thereafter be payable to the Employee or any
other person under this Agreement.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>9.     Arbitration of Disputes.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
dispute between the Company and the Employee or any beneficiary as to the proper
interpretation or application of any provision of this Agreement will be referred for
decision to three arbitrators: one will be selected by the Company, one will be selected
by the Employee (or the beneficiary or beneficiaries with whom the dispute exists), and
the third will be selected by the other two arbitrators so selected. A decision of the
majority of the arbitrators will be final and binding upon all parties.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>10.     Effect on Employment Relationship.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except
for the right to receive payment of the benefits provided for herein (subject to the
terms hereof) neither this Agreement nor any modification hereof will be construed as
giving to the Employee or any other person any legal or equitable rights against the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or against any officer or director of the
Company or of any subsidiary of the Company. The Agreement does not give the Employee any
right to be retained as an employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, and the
Employee will be subject to discharge to the same extent as if the Agreement had never
been executed.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>11.     Effect on Other Compensation.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
benefits provided hereunder are in addition to the Employee&#146;s regular compensation
and do not affect the Employee&#146;s right to participate in any other deferred
compensation arrangement or retirement plan which is now in effect or which may be
adopted by the Company in the future.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>12.     Rights of Employee and Other Persons.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
rights accruing to the Employee or any other person under this Agreement are solely those
of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. Nothing contained in the Agreement and
no action taken pursuant to its provisions will create or be construed to create a trust,
pledge or fiduciary relationship between the Company, the Board of Directors of the
Company or the Committee and the Employee or any other person. Nothing herein will be
construed to require that any fund be maintained or any amount be segregated for the
Employee&#146;s benefit.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
rights hereunder of the Employee or any other person will not be alienable by such
Employee or other person by assignment or by any other method and will not be subject to
being taken by creditors in any process.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Company and its successors and the Employee and his beneficiaries,
administrators and executors.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>13.     Severability.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions
will not be affected, and the Agreement will be construed and enforced as if the invalid
or unenforceable provision had not been included.</FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>14.     Governing Law.</U></FONT></FONT> </P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement will be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement in duplicate as of the
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT>By:<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD></TR>
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