NATIONAL PROPANE CORPORATION IES TOWER 200 FIRST STREET, S.E., SUITE 1700 CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA 52401 ---------------------------------------------------- June 6, 1996 Mr. Ronald D. Paliughi National Propane Corporation IES Tower 200 First Street, S.E.,...

                          NATIONAL PROPANE CORPORATION
                                   IES TOWER
                       000 XXXXX XXXXXX, X.X., XXXXX 0000
                           XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXX 00000
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                                                        June 6, 1996
 
Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
National Propane Corporation
IES Tower
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
 
Dear Xxx:
 
     Reference is made to the employment agreement dated as of April 24, 1993,
as amended (the 'Employment Agreement') between you and National Propane
Corporation. As we have agreed, in lieu of the provisions of the second sentence
of Article I, Section 2 of the Employment Agreement, the Term (as defined in the
Employment Agreement) shall be extended to January 2, 1998 and the provisions of
such second sentence shall be deleted from the Employment Agreement and shall be
of no further force and effect. In addition, the base salary payable to you
under the Employment Agreement shall be increased to $300,000 per annum,
effective June 15, 1996.
 
     Except as provided for herein, the Employment Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.
 
     If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign this letter in the
space provided below.
 
                                          Very truly yours,
 
     /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx                           /s/ Xxxxx X. May
     Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Director                     Xxxxx X. May, Director
 
 
     AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED
 
 
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx 
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx