Exhibit A
MISSION PRODUCE, INC.
EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AND CHANGE IN CONTROL PLAN
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
This Participation Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of , 20 between Mission Produce, Inc. (the “Corporation) and (the “Participant”).
WHEREAS, the Corporation’s Board of Directors has adopted the Mission Produce, Inc. Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan, effective as of August 7, 2023, and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), to provide certain benefits to eligible executives upon a qualifying termination of employment, as contemplated under the Plan;
WHEREAS, the Plan Administrator has decided to offer the Participant the opportunity to participate in the Plan, subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement;
WHEREAS, as a condition of eligibility to participate in the Plan, the Participant must agree to be bound by the nonsolicitation and non-disparagement provisions set forth herein and to the Corporation’s standard forms of Employee Confidential Information and Work Product Assignment Agreement (the “CIIA”) and Arbitration Agreement (the “Arbitration Agreement”), and the Participant agrees that participation in the Plan is good and valuable consideration for being subject to the restrictive covenants contemplated herein and in the CIIA and the Arbitration Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Participant acknowledges that the Participant has carefully reviewed the Plan and this Agreement, including the CIIA and Arbitration Agreement, and has decided that the Participant wishes to enter into such agreements on the terms and conditions set forth herein and therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Corporation and the Participant agree as follows:
1. Plan. The terms of the Plan are specifically incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be a part of and governed by the terms of the Plan, as amended from time to time subject to the limitations on amendment and termination in Section 10 of the Plan. The Participant is an intended third-party beneficiary of the Plan.
2. Non-Solicitation. The Participant agrees that during the period of the Participant’s employment, and for a period of 24 months following the effective date of the termination of the Participant’s employment for any reason, the Participant will not, either directly or indirectly, for the Participant or for any third party, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Board, (i)
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