ENGINEERING ANIMATION INC
SC 14D9, EX-99.(E)(19), 2000-09-13
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                                                                 Exhibit (e)(19)

                   NON-COMPETITION/NO-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT
                                       BY
                                  JEFF D. TROM

     This Non-Competition/No-Solicitation Agreement ("Agreement") is entered
into as of September 5, 2000, by and between Jeff D. Trom ("Employee") and
Engineering Animation, Inc. ("EAI"), a Delaware corporation.

1.   BACKGROUND

     A.    Effective January 1, 1996, Employee entered into an Employment
         Agreement, as amended pursuant to Amendment No. 1 thereto on January 1,
         2000 (collectively, the "Employment Agreement"), between himself and
         EAI.

     B.    By agreement dated September 5, 2000, Unigraphics Solutions Inc. and
         its acquisition subsidiary (collectively, "UGS") have entered into an
         Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") wherein UGS will
         offer to purchase the outstanding common shares of EAI in accordance
         with the terms of the Merger Agreement and associated agreements.

     C.    As a condition and inducement to UGS entering into the Merger
         Agreement, the Employee has agreed to enter into new agreements, or to
         amend his current Employment Agreement and other similar agreements, to
         agree, among other things, not compete with business of EAI and its
         subsidiaries and not to solicit or to hire current or former EAI/ UGS
         employees for a period of 12 months following the termination of
         Employee's employment with EAI and/or UGS.

2.   AGREEMENT

     A.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Employment Agreement or
         any other agreement, the Employee agrees that the Restrictive Covenants
         set forth in Section 7 of the Employment Agreement shall remain in
         force and effect, and Employee shall comply with such Section 7
         obligations for (i) a period of 12 months after Employee's termination
         of employment, for any reason whatsoever, from EAI or (ii), if Employee
         accepts employment with UGS at the close of the transaction
         contemplated by the Merger Agreement, a period of 12 months after
         Employee's termination of employment, for any reason whatsoever, from
         UGS or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, or successors.

     B.    The last paragraph of Section 7 and Section 12(c) of the Employment
         Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.

     C.    Employee shall remain subject to Sections 8, 9, and 10 of the
         Employment Agreement in accordance with their terms.

     D.    If the merger contemplated in the Merger Agreement fails to close for
         any reason whatsoever, this Agreement shall be deemed to be null and
         void.

     E.    This Agreement supercedes all other agreements to the contrary.

     F.    The Employee agrees that the consideration for this Agreement,
         including, as applicable, continuation of employment with UGS/EAI,
         monetary and other inducements to remain

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         employed by UGS/EAI, and UGS' agreement to enter into the Merger
         Agreement, is appropriate and sufficient.

                                          ENGINEERING ANIMATION, INC.

                                                   /s/ JAMIE A. WADE
                                          By:
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                                                       Jamie A. Wade
                                                       Vice President

                                                        Jeff D. Trom

                                                    /s/ JEFF D. TROM
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