ooenvtn June 1, 2026 Russell Hochman Sent via email Two Logan Square r00 North tgth street 17th Froor phlladerphra pA 19103 : +1,.267.857,87L5 . envlri.com Dear Russell: On behalf of Enviri ll Corporation ("Enviri" or the "Company"), I wish to confirm your position of Chief Executive Officer at an annual salary of g750000 1Seúen Hundred Fifty Thåusand Dollars), effective upon the date hereof. Effective in the 2026 plan year, you will be eligible for supplemental compensation annually as aparticipant in the Company's Annual lncentive Plan ('Alp;'j. Based on the achievement of Enviri,s overall objectives, the target award avaílable to you will be 100o/o ofyour base earnings for the applicable plan year. The AIP plan desígn and payout criteria are reviewed periodically, are subject to change and are at the sole discretion of the Enviri Board of Directors. Effective for the 2026 plan year, you will be eligible to part¡cipate in the Enviri lt corporatio n 2026 Omnibus lncentive Plan (the "Plan") at an annuìl targei level of 400ô/o ofyour base salary. lt is anticipated that the Plan will consist of restricted stock units ("RSUs,,) with a ratable vesting schedule of one-third of the grant award each year on the anniversary date of the grant. Participation is subject to the terms of the Plan. Plan design, share ownership requñements, participation and any grants in this reward program are rãviewed annually, "r" rub1".t to change and are at the sole discretion of the Enviri Board of Directors. your inclusion in the list of plan participants reflects the value we place on your role within the global Enviri team. we currently expect to make "founders grants" in the form of performance-based RSU awards to a group of employees who are critical to executing the strategy of Enviri. your position will beeligible for a founders grant. More information on the founoeis grants will be provided following Board of Directors' approval of this program. we also currently expect to adopt an Executive clC severance plan for the benefit of a group of key employees, including yourself. As a participant in the Executive CIC Severance plan, your severance benefits wouldl (i) replicate (and replace) the severance benefits you are entitled to receive under your current change in control agreement {i.e., a 2xmultiple) if you are terminated by Enviri without cause or resign for good reason during the two-year period following the datehereof; and (ii) provide for cEo-level 1i.e., a 3x multiple¡ severance benefits if you are terminated by Enviri without cause or resign for good reason duríng the two-year period following the dateof a future change in control of Envíri ln addition, *" "ip".t to also enter into a geneial severance arrangement with you pursuant to which you would be eligible for sevãrance benefíts(with a 1X multiple), in-addition to any rights to benefits set forth in the current change in control agreement or the CIC Executive Severance Plan, as applicable, in the event you are teiminated by
Enviri without cause or resign for good reason, at any time prior to the occurrence of a future change in control of Enviri. You will cont¡nue to be based at the new Corporate Headquarters in Center city philadelphia. ln this position you will report directly to Carolann Haznedar, Chair of Enviri's goard of Directors. Please be aware that, since your position will involve significant access to Enviri confidential information and/or valuable business relationships, you will be required to sign the Enviri confidentiality Agreement as a condition of our employment offer. While we hope our relationship will be mutually beneficial, it needs to be emphasized that our relationship (as wíth all of our employees) is "ãt-will", that is, you or the Company can end the relationship for any reason and at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. Please note your acceptance by signing and returning a copy of this letter. Should you have any questions, please reach out to me. Sincerely, ûr¡R*,," /{ã,f-deL Carolann Haznedar Chair of the Board Enviri llCorporation Cc: Personnel File (" LG Russell Hochman Date TwoLogansquare r00Northl8thstreet tTthFroor ph¡laderphrå pA191og r +7,267.857,8715,env1r|,com
i GONFIDENTIALITY AND NON.COMPETITION AGREEMENT THIS EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT ('Agreemenf') is gltered into, by and between Enviri ll Corporation and its aff¡t¡ates (collectively, ,'Enviri,), and Rússell Hochman (hereinafter, "you" or,'yout",). ln consideration of (a) Enviri hiring you as an at-will employee in such capacity as may be determined by.Enviri, (b).the expense, time and effort involveo ¡n piov¡¿¡ng you with åpeciätizeO añd unique training, (c) the access Enviri will provide you to certain trade ãécrets, and confidential and pioprietary information, as requìred by. your job duties, and/or (d) the access that you will be provided tö important customer.relationships and the associated customer goodwill of Enviril Enviri and you agree to the following legally binding terms: 1. Emolovment. You desire to.be employed by Enviri in a management, executive and/or leadership capacity. During the entire period that you are employed-by Enviri, you agree to devote your best efforts to advance the interests of Enviri. Your status is as an at-will employee, and Enviri is not obligated by this Agreement or by separate arrangements to.continue your employment for añy partiðular tirñe period or under any specific terms or conditions. You acknowledge and agrêå tnis Agreement is ancil6ry to the inception of your employment relationship with Envíri. - You represent and warrant that you have furnished Enviri with copies of any and all agreements, or other documents, if any, to which you are a party or by whiõh you are othenruise bound that may restrict you in the perfoimance of youi dutiås for Eríviri. This includes any Non-Competition or Confidentiality Agreementiwith any prior emfiðyers. vou further agree not to divulge to Enviri any trade äeirets, or confidentiai òr propr¡etary information of your prior employers. 2. Non-Disclosure of Enviri,s Gonfldsntial lnformation. Enviri is in the business of supp-lying- industrial services and manufacturing through diverse business units. ln the course of performing such activities, enviri acquireõ àna ãËverops trade secrets and confidential and proprietary iniormation which is not generally known in the industry. You. recognize that the knowledge and information acquired by you concerning Enviri's business plans, client/customerþrospects, client/customer lisís,'clienucùitomãr contacts, clienVcustomer data, proposals to clients/customers and potential clients/customeis, marketing plans, supplier and vendor lists and cost informat¡on, iotwáiè ãnã-ãärñprt"¡.programs, data processing systems and information contained iherein, ¡nuàntiáné,'product and other designs, technologies, price lists,_profit margins, financial statements, financial data,acquisition and divestiture plans, and any oti¡er trade ãecrets or confidential oipróprietary information, documents, reports, plans oi data, of or a¡ouiEnviri which is noi aireãoy available to the public (collectively, "Enviri confidential information") are valuáole, ápeciat andunique aspects of Enviri's busineàs. You recognize that such Envii¡ connoentiaiinformation would.not be provided !o y9, by Enviri in the a6sence of this signed ngreemeni nåcause ofthe risks that valuable Enviri confidential.information mijniãtherwise be divutged anct therebydamage Enviri's competitive position in the marketptacà] - Two Logan Square 100 North l8th Street 17th Floor , phlladelphia pA 19103 ¡: +!,267.857.871"5 , ..: envlrl.com
f You agree that you will not, during or after your employment with Enviri, (i) disclose, in whole or ín part, any Enviri confidential information to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever unless authorized in writing to do so by Enviri, or (ii) use any Enviri confidential information for your own purpose or for the benefit of any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity other than Enviri. After the term of your employment, the restrictions set forth in this paragraph will not apply to information which is then in the publíc domain (unless you are responsible, directly or indirectly, for such Enviri confidential information entering the public domain without Enviri's consent)" Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, you understand that nothing contained in this Agreement limits your ability to file a charge or complaint wilh any federal, stãte or local governmentel agency or commission ("Government Agencies"). You further understand that this Agreement does not limit your ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be commenced by any Government Agency including providing documents oiother information without noticeio Enviri. Furthermore, nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall be interpreted to prohibit disclosure of information to the limited extent permitted by and in accordance with the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ('DTSA"). Stated otherwise, disclosures that are protected by the DTSA as follows do not violate this Agreement. The DTSA provides that "(í)'An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that - (A) is made - (ij in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government offfcial, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected vioiation of law; or lfij is madã in a - complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal." The DTSA further provides that "(2) An individualwho files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceedíng, if the individual - (A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (B) does not diEclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.,, 3. lntellectual Prooertv. All inventions, improvements, processes, methods, procedures, systems, discoveries, concepts, know-how, data, databases, other works of authorship, technology, devices, products software, templates, documentation, specifications, compilations,îesigns, reports, or other creations or developments, and any enhancements, modificätions, or addítions to the foregoing or to any products or services òwned, marketed or used by Enviri, and any patents or patent application related thereto, and any and alltrademark, copyright, trade seóret and other intellectual property rights related thereto (cotlectively, the "lnieilãctual property") which you (either alone or in conjunction with others) conceive, make, create, author, obta¡n or develop duríng the term.of your employment with Enviri (whether during or outiide of working hours) and which are related in any way to Enviri's business or its techñobgy, or which are created using Enviri resources, whether 9¡ noJ i! is completed or reduced to-þractice during theperiod of your employment (collectively, "Enviri lntellectual Propedy"), will bd the jole property of Enviri. Enviri lntellectual Property d-oes ¡g! include any lnteitectiái propertf-¡f "ny,conceived, made, obtained or developed by you priarto your employment by Énu¡l'¡ ttrat ¡s expressly identified by you on the lntellectual Property Disclosure attached to this Agreement. Enviri lntellectual Property also does @!! include, anci this Agreement does not appfi tq àÀV lntellectual Prong.rty that.y.ou develop entirely on your own tiñe without us¡nõTntlii¡'s equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information, except tor tnteilãðtuãtÞioferty tnat: (1) relates to Enviri's business or actual or demonstrabiy anticipated research or dbveiopment; Two Logan Square 100 North lgth Street 17th Floor , phlladelphla pA 19109 +1.267,857.87!5 . envlri.com
É or (2) results from_any work performed by you for Enviri. You acknowledge and agree that all Ënviri lntelleclual Properly made by you (sofely or jointly with others) and which qùalifies as a "work made for hire" pursuant to the United States Copyright Act shall be deemeà a "work made for hire" of which Enviri shall be the legal author and owner upon creation. For all Enviri lntellectual Property that does not qualiff as a "work made for hire" deemed authored and owned by Enviri upon creation, you hereby assign to Enviri, and solely to the extent a present assignment is not effective you agree to assign to Enviri, all your right, title and interest in and to such Enviri lntellectual Property. You hereby waive any non-assignable rights, including moral rights, in and to such Enviri lntellectual Property. Enviri lntellectual Prõperty will belong to Enviri whether or not patent, trademark, copyright andlor other intellectual iropêrty rigfrt applications are or can be filed thereon. You will make full and prompt discloi¡ure toEnv¡r¡ ot all Enviri lntellectual Property and, at Enviri's request and expense (but without additional compensation to you), you will at any time and from time to time during and afiar your employment with Enviri, execute and deliver to Enviri such applicationé, assignments and other papers and take such other actions (including, but not iimiteo to, testiñ7ing in any legal proceedings) as Enviri, in its sole discretion, considers necessery or des¡rablelo formalizä, vest, perfect, enforce, defend or maintain Enviri's rights in and tosuch Enviri lntellectual P.roperty. ln the event Enviri is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort, to secure your signature on any document needed in connection with the actions specified in the preceáing pfl:agraph, you hereby irrevocably designate and appoint Enviri and Enviri's duly authorizeã officers and agents as your agent and attorney in fâit, which appointment is coúpled with an interest, to act for and in your behalf to execufe, veriñ7 and fiþ ä'ny such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of this parägraph with the same legal force and effect as if executed by you. 4. Non-Solicitation and Non.Gomoetition. (a) You agree that during your employment by Enviri and for a period of twelve (12) months after the cessation of such employment for any reason (hereinafter, "the Restricted Period"), including, but not limited to, by reason of youi voluntarìly resigning or being terminated for violalion- of company policies or deficiency in perfoimanõe, yãu shdl ãot, for yourself or on behalf of any other corporation, business,- parinership, indivídual, or other entity in any capacity (q: an employee, independent conkactor, owner, partner, or othen¡rise), directly or indirecfly: -- (i) .. en.g.age in any act or omission which is intended to interfere with or adversely affect the relationship (contractual or otherwise) of Enviriwith any customei iâs OenneO below) of Enviri, or otherwise induce or attempi to induce any suðh Customei not to do business with, cease doing business with, or ieduce or othenrise limit its business with, Enviri; (i¡) (A) induce, offer, assist, encourage or suggest that another business or enterprise offer employment to or enter,into a conlufiing ãr]angement with any Enviri employee, agent or representative, (B) induce, offer, asi¡st, encourage or suggest that any Enviri employee, consuitant, independent coniractoi, agent or representat¡ve terminate his orher emptoyment or business affiliation with Enviri; or(C-) othenriåe interfere with the employment or other business relationship between Ènü¡r¡ ano any employee,'ìnãäpenoent contractor, consurtiant, agent, vendor or other business reration; eiouioåà,'¡-orirçr,"r, g,"t general solicilations not specifically targeted at Enviri emptoyees oGîäG a breach ofthis Section a(a)(ii); or (iii) within the Restricted Area (as defined below): (A) engage in any business activity which, at the time of termination of.your e.mptoyment w¡ìr,'envírijr " cóíoó"tingActivity (as defined betow); or (B) engage iñ any Uui¡nbss âctivity for, Uäcomã ãmiloyeO ¡y, or TwoLogansquare 100North18rhstreet lTthFloor, phiraderphia pA19103 1 +1.267.857.8715 envlrl.com
d perform competing services for (as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, owner, partner, or othenuise) any Competitor (as defined below). (b) The term "Customer," as used in this paragraph 4, shall mean (i) any person or entity for whom Enviri is providing 3ny goods or services-or has provided goods ois'ervices during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding your iermination of emptoyment, anO 1i¡ any person or.entity with whom Enviri was communicating at any point during the twelve (î2j month period immediately preceding your termination of employinent to provlde goods or services, provided you were involved in or had knowledge oi súcn communicatio-n. (c) The term "Restricted Area," as used in this paragraph 4, shall mean (i) North America, and (ii) any other country in which Enviri (A) conduits buliness at the time of ihe termination of your employment or at any time during the twenty-fo u¡ (24) month period prior to the termination of your employment, or (B) in which Enú¡ri is pìanning, with your ìnvolvement, to conduct business at the time of the termination of your employmént. (d) The term'Competing Activity," as used in this paragraph 4, shall mean any activity that directly or.indirectly, competes with Enviri or is of the type'or character engaged ín or - competitive with that conducted by Enviri at the time of termination of your em[to*yment witn Enviri. (e) The term "Competitor," as used in this parag raph 4, shall mean any person or entity that engages in, directly or indirectly, Qfrv busin'ess ãctivity of the type or chaiacter engageð in or competitive with that conducted by Enviri at the time of term¡nai¡òn of your emptoyrñeñt witn Enviri. (f) This paragraph 4 shall not preclude you from owning up lo 2o/o of the stock of a publicly-traded company. (g) Agreement to this paragraph 4 is a material condition of your employment with Enviri. 5.. lmmediately upon the cessation gffoyl employment with Enviri for any reason or at any other time immedietely upon request of Enviri, you s-hall deliver to Enviri àff óorpány property, including, but not limited to, computers, personal data devices, cell phoneå, féyi or access cards, credit cards, and all Enviri confidential information (as o'enneä aoovã). -Ñótr,vitnstanoing the foregoing, nothing herein or elsewhere shall prevent ybu from retaining ând uiil¡z¡ng (¡) documents relating to your personal benefits, eni¡flemenís and obligationsl i¡¡)ãoðumentsrelating t9 Vour personal tax obligations, (iii) your physicat and etec[ron¡c Oêiú calendar, address book, and the like, and (iv) such oftêr reðoios and documenc aJmùreasonably be approved by the Enviri. 6.. (ql. - Agvlsç Fnyirl gf New Emnlovment. ln the event of a cessation of your emptoyment with Enviri, and during firé nestr¡cteo per¡oo oescribed in faragraph + above, yãu agree todisclose to Enviri, the name and address of any ne* árpíôyer or business affiliation within ten(10) days of your accepting such position. ln the event tñaïyou fait to notig E;v¡;i of such new employment or business afliliation as required above, tñe Restricte¿ ieiioU sfiaft neextended by a period equâl to the period of nòndisclosure. (b) Your Abilltv to Earn Livelihood. You acknowledge that, in the event of a cessation Two Logan Square 100 North lgth street 17th Froor philaderphra pA 19103 . +7,267.857,87!5 enviri.com
of your employment with Enviri, for any reason and at any time, you will be able to earn a livelihood without violating the provísions of paragraph 4 of this Agreement. your ability to earn a livelíhood without violating paragraph 4 of this Agreement is a material condition of your employment with Enviri. You and Enviri acknowledge that your rights have been limited by this Agreement only to the extent reasonably neces-ary to protec[the legitimate interests of Enviri. (c) ConstTpction and Severabilitv. lf any section, paragraph, term or provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, is determined by a competent court oi tribunal to be invalid or unenforceable, then the other parts of such dection, paragraph, term or provision shall not be affected thereby and shall be given full force and effeciwiihout regard to the invalid or unenforceable portions, and the iection, paragraph, term or provísioñ of this Agreement will be daemed modified to the extent neceslary to render'it valid and enforceable. (q) .E4folcement. You agree that if you violate the covenants and agreements set forth above (including paragraphs 2,3,4 and/or 5), Enviriwould suffer irreparañle harm, and that such harm to Enviri may be.impossible to measure in monetary damages. Accordingly, in addition to any other remedies which Enviri may have at law oi in equity, Enviri shall have the right to have all obligations, undertakings, agreements, covenants airo bttrer provisions of this Agreement specifically_ performed by you, añd Enviri shall have the right to olitain preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to secure specific performance, and tõ prevent a breach or contemplated breach, of this Agreement. ln such event, Enviri shall be entifled to an accounting and repayment of all profits, compensation, remunerations or benefits which you or others, direcUy or indírectly, have realized or may realize as a result of, growing out of, oi in conjunction with any violation of any partial or juètified liquídated damagés. Stich remedies shall be an addition to and not in limitation of any injunctive relief or othãr rights or remedies to which Enviri is or may be entitled at law or ín equity-under this Agreement aird that, in tne event Enviri seeks to enforce the terms of this Agreement through court proceedings, Enviri shall be entitled to reímbursement for all legal feés, costs and eipenses jncident to enforcement. 7. Miscellaneous. (a) Emolovment. This Agreement does not constitute a guarantee of employment. (91. Asslqt.lm.q1t. You may not assign this Agreement or any of your rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement to any party Yõu hereby consãnt áno agiee ihat Envi¡ may assign this Agreement and any of the rights or oblígations hereunder to an-y successor entity to Enviri by operation of law or otherwise or to anyihird party in connection with the sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or transfer, in whole or in part, of Enviri's control and/or ownership of its assets or business (including, but not limited'to, ifre assets related to the business unit or division of Enviri by which yo-u are employed, if applicable). ln such event, you agree to continue to be bound by the ierms of this Ágréerånt. (c-) Headi4gs. Th" headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only, and shall not be deemed to be a pañ ot this Agreement torãny furposes,and shall not in any way define or affect the meaning, constructiõn or scope oláhf of theprovisions of this Agreement. lol - 9ov-emllg-tawlnd Jur¡sd¡ct¡on. This Agreement shatl be construed under the laws of the Commonweatttr õleennsytvan¡a, and thä partiet consent and agree that thefederaland state courts located in eniladelpnia Counti], Pennsytvania shall-have exclusivejurisdiction over any dispute relating to this Agreemeni änolor your employment with Enviri. Two Logan sguare 1oo North leth street 17th Froor phiraderphra pA 19103 +7.267.857,87f5. envirl,com
!.1 Eltirq Aoreç,ment. This Agreement represents the entire understianding and agreement between the parties with respect to confidentiality, non-competition, nón-solicitation and ownership of intellectual property, and supersedes atl piior negotiaiions, aþreemãnts, discussions and proposals, both oraiand writt'en, between you an¿-enviri- ïNãÀgi"ãrìätt may- not be amended or modified, and no waiver hereundei shall be valid or bindiñg, untãss set forth in writing, duly executed by you and an authorized representative of Enviri. fp ê9t!9ryl9ggpe$. You acknowledge that you have carefutty read and considered the provisions of this Agreement, have had an opportunity to consult w¡tn an independenilegat counsel of your choosing, and accept employment on the terms set forth in tn¡JA'éreemént (g) Wâ¡Y9I- The failure by Enviri to enforce any right or remedy available to it under this Agreement shall not be construed to be a wa¡ver otiuõn right or remøy witn respeàt to anv other prior, concurrent_or subsequent breach or failure. Ndwaiver of rijtrts unOeitNs -- - Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing with specific refere-nce to Ûris Àlieement. (h). . Nolification' You agree that Enviri may notif, any third pafi about your obligations under this Agreement in order to ensure that you have performed àn'oryoui óoriàãtióñs -- hereunder. Upon Envirí'q reg.ues! you agree to provide Enviriwith infoimatioÀ, iiòruìing, uut not limited to, supplying details of your subsequent employment, sufficient 19 "érify thalñ; have not breached, or are not breaching, any covenaniinin¡s Agreement. Date te/t /t 6 Date Two Logan Square 100 North l8th Street 17th Floor philadetphia . pA 19103 t +!,267.857.87!5 ... envirl,com ENVIRI II CORPORATION By: é Signature
I ntellectual Property Disclosure and affirm that I make no claims to lntellectual Property that I conceived, made, or devel oped prior to the signing of this document. Witness tlr^/ôl Print Name LÚ acknowledge and affirm that the list set forth below is a complete list of I ntellectual Properly, conceived, made, obtained or developed by me priorto my employment byEnviri. I make no other claims to any lntellectual Property that I have conceived, made, ordeveloped prior to the signing of this document. List lntellectual Property and initialeach item Signed \Mtness Print Name Date Twologansquare looNorthlgthstreet lTthFroor philåderphre pA19103 ' +t.267,857,971S ,. envtrl,com Signed OR