Exhibit 99.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Change in
Control Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as
of June 17, 2008 between Somanetics Corporation, a Michigan
corporation (the “Company”), and [William M. Iacona]
[Mary Ann Victor] (“Employee”).
RECITALS
A. Employee is currently the
Company’s [Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Controller] [Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and
Secretary], and is a key employee of the Company.
B. The Company and Employee have
entered into a Change in Control, Invention, Confidentiality,
non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreement, dated as of
June 13, 2005 to provide for severance payments to Employee
upon specified terminations of employment in connection with a
change in control and to protect the Company’s technology,
proprietary information and personnel (the “Prior
Agreement”).
C. The Company and Employee
desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Therefore, the Company and Employee
agree as follows:
1.
Change in Control Severance .
1.1. Right
to Receive Benefits . Employee shall receive the severance
benefits described in Section 1.2 if (1) a “Change
in Control” (as defined in Section 1.3) occurs during
the “Period” (as defined in Section 1.4), and
(2) at any time during the period beginning 90 days
before the Change in Control occurs and ending one year after the
Change in Control occurs, Employee terminates Employee’s
employment with the “Entity” (as defined in
Section 1.5) for “Good Reason” (as defined in
Section 1.6) or the Entity terminates Employee’s
Employment without “Cause” (as defined in
Section 1.9).
1.2.
Severance Benefits . If Employee is entitled to the
severance benefits under Section 1.1, the Company shall pay
Employee an amount in cash equal to one times Employee’s
annualized base salary at the rate in effect on the date of this
Agreement, or, if higher, Employee’s base salary in effect
immediately before the earlier of Employee’s termination of
employment or the date the Change in Control occurs. This severance
benefit shall be paid to Employee in one undiscounted lump sum
within 10 business days after the date all of the conditions to
receiving the severance benefit, described in Section 1.1, are
met. The Company may withhold from such payment all federal, state,
city and other taxes to the extent such taxes are required to be
withheld by applicable law.
1.3.
“Change in Control” . For purposes of this
Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall mean:
1.3.1.
Acquisition of Shares . the acquisition by any individual,
entity or group (a “Person”), including any
“person” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, of 40% or
more of either (1) the then outstanding Common Shares of the
Company (the “Outstanding Common Shares”) or (2) the
combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the
Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(the “Outstanding Voting Securities”); excluding,
however, the following: (A) any acquisition directly from the
Company (excluding any acquisition resulting from the exercise of
an exercise, conversion or exchange privilege unless the security
being so exercised, converted or exchanged was acquired directly
from the Company), (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any
acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation
controlled by the Company, or (D) any acquisition by any
corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses
(1), (2) and (3) of Section 1.3.3; provided further,
that for purposes of clause (B), if any Person (other than the
Company or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the
Company) shall become the beneficial owner of 40% or more of the
Outstanding Common Shares or 40% or more of the Outstanding Voting
Securities by reason of an acquisition by the Company, and such
Person shall, after such acquisition by the Company, become the
beneficial owner of any additional Outstanding Common Shares or any
additional Outstanding Voting Securities and such beneficial
ownership is publicly announced, such additional beneficial
ownership shall constitute a Change in Control;
1.3.2.
Change in Board Control . individuals who, as of the date
hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”)
cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such
Board; provided that any individual who becomes a director of the
Company subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination
for election, by the Company’s shareholders was approved by
the vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising
the Incumbent Board shall be deemed a member of the Incumbent
Board;
1.3.3.
Reorganization, Merger or Asset Sale . the consummation of a
reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets, of the
Company (a “Corporate Transaction”); excluding,
however, a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (1) all or
substantially all of the individuals or entities who are the
beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Common Shares
and the Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such
Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the outstanding Common
Shares, and the combined voting power of the outstanding securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the
case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Corporate
Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as
a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or
indirectly) in
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substantially
the same proportions relative to each other as their ownership,
immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding
Common Shares and the Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case
may be, (2) no Person (other than: the Company; any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any corporation controlled by the Company; the
corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction; and any
Person which beneficially owned, immediately prior to such
Corporate Transaction, directly or indirectly, 40% or more of the
Outstanding Common Shares or the Outstanding Voting Securities, as
the case may be) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 40%
or more of, respectively, the outstanding Common Shares of the
corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the
combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such
corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
and (3) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board
will constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of
directors of the corporation resulting from such Corporate
Transaction; or
1.3.4.
Dissolution or Liquidation . the consummation of a plan of
complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
1.4.
“Period” . For purposes of this Agreement, the
“Period” will begin on the date of this Agreement and
end on the first to occur of (1) Employee’s death,
(2) Employee’s “Disability” (as defined in
Section 1.6), (3) 90 days after Employee’s
termination of employment with the Entity (voluntarily or
involuntarily and with or without Good Reason or Cause) if such
termination occurs before a Change in Control, and
(4) June 17, 2011. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(1) if Employee becomes entitled to the severance benefit
under Section 1.1, the provisions of this Section 1 will
continue until Employee is paid the severance benefit pursuant to
this Section 1, and (2) the other provisions of this
Agreement are not limited by the Period and will survive the end of
the Period.
1.5.
“Entity” . For purposes of this Agreement, the
“Entity” shall mean (1) in connection with a
Change in Control that results in an entity other than the Company
being a successor to the Company’s business, such new entity
(the “Successor”) beginning on the date of the Change
in Control, but the Successor shall be the Entity only if the
Successor is either bound by the terms of this Agreement as a
successor to the Company or offers to employ Employee beginning on
the date of the Change in Control on such terms that would not
constitute Good Reason for termination of Employee’s
employment if imposed by the Company, and (2) in all other
cases, the Company. For purposes of this Section 1.5, Employee
shall not be deemed to have terminated Employee’s employment
with the Entity for Good Reason and the Entity shall not be deemed
to have terminated Employee’s employment without Cause if (1)
a Successor who has purchased all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets has offered to employ Employee on such terms
that would not constitute Good Reason for termination of
Employee’s employment if imposed by the Company,
(2) Employee refuses such employment, and (3) the Company
terminates Employee’s employment for any reason or for no
reason.
1.6.
“Good Reason” . For purposes of this Agreement,
termination of Employee’s employment with the Entity for
“Good Reason” means Employee’s termination
of
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employment with
the Entity within one year following the initial existence of, one
or more of the following conditions arising without
Employee’s consent:
1.6.1. A
material diminution in Employee’s base compensation;
1.6.2. A
material diminution in Employee’s authority, duties or
responsibilities;
1.6.3. A
material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of
the supervisor to whom Employee is required to report, including a
requirement that Employee report to a corporate officer or employee
instead of reporting directly to the board of directors of a
corporation (or similar governing body with respect to an Entity
other than a corporation);
1.6.4. A
material diminution in the budget over which Employee retains
authority;
1.6.5. A
material change in the geographic location at which Employee must
perform the services; or
1.6.6. Any
other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach of the
Entity of this Agreement or any other agreement under which
Employee provides services;
provided that
Employee must provide notice to t
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