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6-Jan-2009
Change in Directors or Principal Officers
On December 29, 2008, the Company amended and restated its change of control/severance agreements with its executive officers, including named executive officers. Under certain conditions, these agreements may provide a cash payment, payment of health insurance premiums and vesting of unvested stock options to its executive officers, including named executive officers Edward (Ted) West, Stephen Markowski, Stacey Giamalis, Jonathan Ewert and Michael Schoen. The amended and restated agreements contain provisions intended to achieve documentary compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 409A.
Pursuant to the agreements, if the Company experiences a Change of Control and within 12 months thereafter the executive officer's employment is terminated without Cause or he or she resigns for Good Reason, or if the executive officer's employment by the Company is terminated without Cause or he or she resigns for Good Reason, then the executive officer would receive a cash payment representing 6, 9 or 12 months' worth of his or her target cash compensation, depending upon his or her position with the Company, and the Company would pay on his or her behalf, health insurance premiums under COBRA for the same number of months after such a termination or resignation.
Regarding the Company's named executive officers, the following benefits would be received in the event of such a termination or resignation: (i) Mr. West would receive a cash payment equal to 12 months' worth of his then-current base salary and 100% of the greater of his target annual cash incentive bonus for the year prior to such termination or resignation or the year of such termination or resignation, and the Company would pay his health insurance premiums under COBRA for a period of 12 months after such a termination or resignation; (ii) Mr. Markowski would receive a cash payment equal to 9 months' worth of his then-current base salary and three-quarters of his target annual cash incentive bonus, and the Company would pay his health insurance premiums under COBRA for a period of 9 months after such a termination or resignation; (iii) Ms. Giamalis would receive a cash payment equal to 9 months' worth of her then-current base salary and three-quarters of her target annual cash incentive bonus, and the Company would pay her health insurance premiums under COBRA for a period of 9 months after such a termination or resignation; (iv) Mr. Ewert would receive a cash payment equal to 6 months' worth of his then-current base salary and one-half of his target annual cash incentive bonus, and the Company would pay his health insurance premiums under COBRA for a period of 6 months after such a termination or resignation; and (v) Mr. Schoen would receive a cash payment equal to 6 months' worth of his then-current base salary and one-half of his target annual cash incentive bonus, and the Company would pay his health insurance premiums under COBRA for a period of 6 months after such a termination or resignation. If an executive officer, including a named executive officer, is terminated for Cause at any time, or resigns without Good Reason at any time, that executive officer will not be entitled to any benefits under the change of control/severance policy.
In addition, pursuant to the agreements, if the Company experiences a Change of Control and within 12 months thereafter the executive officer's employment is terminated without Cause or he or she resigns for Good Reason, then all of the executive officer's then-unvested stock options shall immediately vest.
A Change of Control means the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of the Company by another entity by means of consolidation or merger pursuant to which the then current stockholders of the Company shall hold less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the surviving corporation; provided, however, that a reincorporation of the Company in another jurisdiction shall not constitute a Change of Control.
Cause means that the executive officer: (i) is convicted of, or pleads nolo
contendere to, any felony or other offense involving moral turpitude or any
crime related to his or her employment, or commits any unlawful act of personal
dishonesty resulting in personal enrichment in respect of his or her
relationship with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate or otherwise
detrimental to the Company in any material respect; (ii) fails to consistently
perform his or her material duties to the Company in good faith and to the best
of his or her ability; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
permitted to terminate him or her pursuant to this clause unless it has first
provided him or her with written notice and an opportunity to cure such failure;
(iii) willfully disregards or fails to follow instructions from the Company's
senior management or board of directors to do any legal act related to the
Company's business; (iv) willfully disregards or violates material provisions of
the Company's Code of Conduct or other corporate policies; (v) exhibits habitual
drunkenness or engages in substance abuse which in any way materially affects
his or her ability to perform his or her duties and obligations to the Company;
or (vi) commits any material violation of any state or federal law relating to
the workplace environment.
A resignation for "Good Reason" means that the executive officer resigns from
all positions he or she then holds with the Company and its affiliates as a
result of (i) (A) the Company making a material adverse change in the executive
officer's position causing such position to be of materially reduced stature or
responsibility, (B) a material reduction of the executive officer's base salary,
(C) the executive officer being required to relocate his primary work location
to a location that would increase the executive officer's one way commute
distance by more than fifty (50) miles, or (D) a material reduction of the
executive officer's target bonus percentage (provided that fluctuation in actual
bonus amounts earned and paid in material accordance with the provisions of the
bonus plan in which the executive officer participates will not constitute "good
reason"), (ii) the executive officer provides written notice to the Company's
General Counsel within the sixty (60) days immediately following such material
change or reduction, (iii) such material change or reduction is not remedied by
the Company within thirty (30) days following the Company's receipt of such
written notice and (iv) the executive officer's resignation is effective not
later than ninety (90) days after the expiration of such thirty (30) day cure
period.
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