[Form of] Change in
Control Agreement
This
document is a Change in
Control Agreement (this “Agreement”), is
dated as of January 1, 2009, and is by and between
[Insert Name of
Officer] (“Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]”) and
Ferro
Corporation (the “Company”), an Ohio
corporation.
Background
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A.
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The Board of
Directors (the “Board”) of the Company recognizes that,
as is the case with many publicly-held corporations, the
possibility of a change in control exists;
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B.
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The Board also
recognizes any such change in control could engender uncertainty
among members of the Company’s management team that could
result in distraction or departure of key management personnel at a
time when the services of such management team members are
particularly critical to the Company and its
shareholders;
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C.
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The Board has
determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders to foster the continued employment of key management
personnel during such periods of possible uncertainty;
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D.
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Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] is a key member of the Company’s management team;
and
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E.
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The Company and
Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] desire to enter into this Agreement to
accomplish that objective.
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Agreement
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the matters stated above and other
good and valuable consideration, and intending to be legally bound
by this Agreement, Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] and the Company hereby
agree as follows:
Article 1- General
Provisions
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1.1
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Overview of
the Agreement. The
purpose of this Agreement is to reinforce and encourage Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name]’s continued attention and dedication to her
assigned duties in the face of potential distractions arising from
a Potential Change in Control (as defined in Section 2.1 below)
and/or a Change in Control (as defined in Section 3.1 below).
In order to achieve this purpose, in this Agreement the Company
undertakes to make or provide Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] certain
payments and benefits, and to take certain actions in connection
with, a Potential Change in Control and/or Change in Control. By
this Agreement, however, the parties do not intend to create, and
have not created, a contract of employment, express or implied,
between Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] and the Company and Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s employment remains “at will.”
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1.2
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Definitions. Appendix A sets forth the definitions of
certain terms used in this Agreement. Those terms shall have the
meanings set forth on Appendix A where used in this Agreement
and identified with initial capital letters.
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1.3
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Construction. For purposes of this Agreement:
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(A)
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The term
“parties” means Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] and
Ferro.
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(B)
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The term
“today” means the date written in the Preamble to this
Agreement.
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(C)
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All currency
amounts stated in this Purchase Agreement are in United States
Dollars.
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(D)
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All references
to sections of statutes, such as the Exchange Act or the Internal
Revenue Code, also refer to any successor provisions to such
sections.
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1.4
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Term. The term of this Agreement (the
“Term”) is the period beginning today and ending on
December 31, 2010; provided, however , that, beginning
December 31, 2009, and on each anniversary of such date (such
date and each annual anniversary thereof being called the
“Renewal Date” below), the Term will automatically be
extended so as to terminate two years from such Renewal Date,
unless, at least 90 days before a Renewal Date, the Company
has given Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] written notice that the Term will
not be so extended; and provided further that, if a Change
in Control occurs during the Term, then the Term will automatically
be extended and will not terminate earlier than the last day of the
24 th month after the month in which such Change in
Control occurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, but except as otherwise provided in Section 2.3
below, the Term will expire immediately if Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s employment terminates for any reason before a Change
in Control occurs.
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Article 2 – Potential Change in
Control
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2.1
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Meaning of
“Potential Change in Control.” For purposes of this Agreement, a
“Potential Change in Control” shall have occurred if
and when any of the following occurs:
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A.
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Accumulation
of Ownership. Any Person
becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities
of the Company representing 20% or more of either the then
outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the combined
voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;
or
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B.
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Proxy
Solicitation. Any Person
commences a solicitation (as defined in Rule 14a-1 of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act) of proxies or
consents which has the purpose of effecting or would (if
successful) result in a Change in Control; or
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C.
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Tender or
Exchange Offer. A tender
or exchange offer for voting securities of the Company, made by a
Person, is first published or sent or given (within the meaning of
Rule 14d-2(a) of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Exchange Act); or
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D.
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Change in
Control Agreement. The
Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would
result in a Change in Control; or
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E.
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Public
Announcement. The Company
or any Person publicly announces an intention to take or to
consider taking actions which, if consummated, would constitute a
Change in Control; or
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F.
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Board
Determination. The Board
adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this
Agreement, a Potential Change in Control has occurred.
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2.2
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Actions on
Potential Change in Control. Within five business days after a Potential
Change in Control occurs, the Company will deposit into an
irrevocable trust account (the “Trust Account”) funds
necessary to satisfy the requirements of this Section 2.2 to
secure the payments and benefits provided Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]
under this Agreement.
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A.
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Trustee. The trustee (the “Trustee”) will be
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (or its successor in
interest). (If for any reason The Bank of New York Mellon
Corporation (or its successor in interest) cannot or will not serve
as Trustee, then the parties will choose another financial
institution satisfactory to both the Company and Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] (or Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s executor or other personal
representative) or, if the parties cannot agree on such Trustee,
then a financial institution appointed by a court of competent
jurisdiction.)
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B.
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Trust
Agreement. The Company
and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation have previously
executed and delivered to each other a Trust Agreement (the
“Trust Agreement”) in connection with this Agreement
and corresponding agreements between the Company and other key
Ferro executives. Ferro reserves the right to negotiate from time
to time amendments, modifications, restatements, and clarifications
of the Trust Agreement, so long as, after giving effect to each
such amendment, modification, restatement or clarification, the
security provided to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] under this
Article 2 would not be materially or adversely affected
thereby. Ferro will make available to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] a copy
of the Trust Agreement (as so amended, modified, restated, or
clarified) upon request. Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] hereby consents to
the Trust Agreement (as the same may be so amended, modified,
restated, or clarified from time to time in accordance with this
Section 2.2.B) and acknowledges that the Trustee and its
successors and assigns will have the right to rely, and will rely,
upon such consent. The Company will pay all fees and expenses of
the Trustee.
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C.
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Trust
Account. As provided in
the Trust Agreement, the Company intends the Trust Account to be a
“Rabbi Trust,” meaning that, upon deposit of funds into
the Trust Account, the Company will have no right to request or
demand the return of funds in the Trust Account (except as provided
in Section 2.2.G below) but that such funds will be available
to satisfy valid claims of the Company’s general creditors in
the event of the Company’s bankruptcy. Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]
will have no right to accelerate any payments from the Trust
Account in the event of the Company’s bankruptcy. The Company
has agreed in the Trust Agreement to notify the Trustee immediately
in the event of the Company’s insolvency or bankruptcy. Under
no circumstances, however,
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(1)
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will the
Company fund or be obligated to fund the Trust, solely to the
extent that and solely for so long as, doing so would result in
taxable income to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] by reason of
Section 409A(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, or
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(2)
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will any Trust
assets at any time be located or transferred outside of the United
States (within the meaning of Section 409A(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code).
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For
the avoidance of doubt, if funding the Trust is prohibited under
clause (1) above at the time of the Potential Change in Control,
the Company shall fund the Trust at the earliest such time after
the Potential Change in Control, if any, that funding the Trust
would not result in taxable income to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] by
reason of Section 409A(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
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D.
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Deposit into
Trust. Within five
business days after a Potential Change in Control occurs, the
Company will deposit into the Trust Account an amount (the
“Trust Amount”) equal to –
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(1)
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12 times
Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s base salary at the time the Potential
Change in Control occurs (the “Base Trust Amount”),
or
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(2)
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If less than
the Base Trust Amount, such amount as may have been determined by a
final arbitral award rendered in accordance with this Agreement
determining that a specific lesser amount fully secures the
Company’s obligations to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] under this
Agreement, or
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(3)
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If less than
the Base Trust Amount, such other amount as to which the Company
and Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] have agreed in writing.
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The
Company will maintain the Trust Amount on deposit with the Trustee
until the Company has fully performed its obligations under this
Agreement.
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Investment
of Funds in the Trust Account. The Company will have the right to instruct the
Trustee to invest all or any part of the funds in the Trust Account
in time deposits or certificates of deposit with, or repurchase or
other obligations of, the Trustee, in its individual corporate
capacity, or any of its domestic or foreign branches, or any other
bank (as determined by the Company), or obligations issued or
guaranteed by the United States or any of its agencies or
instrumentalities, provided that no such investment will be for a
period in excess of 90 days. The Trustee will have no
liability whatsoever for following the instructions of the Company
regarding any such investment, or for any loss in value of the
Trust Account as a consequence of any such investment or the
liquidation thereof.
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Alternative
Forms of Trust Funds. The
Company may, if it so chooses, meet its obligation to keep amounts
on deposit in the Trust Account through –
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(1)
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Deposits of
cash or liquid assets;
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(2)
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One or more
letters of credit deposited in the Trust Account; or
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(3)
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Any combination
of the foregoing.
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The
Company shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to
substitute one form of permitted deposit in the Trust Account for
another form of permitted deposit in the Trust Account.
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Disbursement
of Trust Funds. Generally, The Trustee will disburse funds from
the Trust Account only as follows:
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(1)
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If both parties
deliver to the Trustee a joint instruction to disburse funds from
the Trust Account to the Company and/or Mr./Ms. [Insert Name], then
the Trustee will disburse funds from the Trust Account as so
instructed.
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(2)
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If Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] delivers to the Trustee a certificate stating that
the Company is in default of its obligations to Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] under this Agreement, then the Trustee will disburse from the
Trust Account to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] the amount that Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] certifies is owing to her under this
Agreement.
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(3)
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If either party
delivers to the Trustee a final arbitral award rendered in
accordance with this Agreement, then the Trustee will disburse
funds from the Trust Account as prescribed in such arbitral
award.
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(4)
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If a Potential
Change in Control has occurred but a Change in Control did not
occur within 12 months thereafter, then Trustee will disburse
the entire balance, as the same may have increased or decreased as
a consequence of the investments described in Section 2.2.E
above, of the Trust Account to the Company.
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If either party
delivers to the Trustee a signed waiver and release from Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] waiving any further claim to the funds held in the
Trust Account, then Trustee will disburse the entire balance, as
the same may have increased or decreased as a consequence of the
investments described in Section 2.2.E above, of the Trust
Account to the Company.
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2.3
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Termination
After a Potential Change of Control But Before a Change of
Control. In order to
protect Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] if her employment with the Company is
terminated after a Potential Change in Control occurs but before a
Change in Control occurs, the following provisions will
apply:
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A.
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If the Company
terminates Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s employment Without Cause
(as defined in Section 3.2.B below) after a Potential Change
in Control occurs but before a Change in Control occurs (whether or
not such Change in Control ever actually occurs), and such
termination was at the request or direction of a Person who has
entered into an agreement with the Company the consummation of
which would constitute a Change in Control, then such termination
will be deemed to be, and will be treated as if it were, a
termination by the Company Without Cause after a Change in Control
and will be governed by Section 3.2.B below.
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B.
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If Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] terminates her employment for Good Reason (as defined
in Section 3.2.C below) after a Potential Change in Control
occurs but before a Change in Control occurs (whether or not such
Change in Control ever actually occurs) and the circumstance or
event which constitutes Good Reason occurs at the request or
direction of a Person who has entered into an agreement with the
Company the consummation of which would constitute a Change in
Control, then such termination will be deemed to be, and will be
treated as if it were, a termination by Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] for
Good Reason after a Change in Control and will be governed by
Section 3.2.C below.
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Article 3 – Change in
Control
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3.1
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Meaning of
“Change in Control.” For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change
in Control” will be deemed to have occurred if and when any
of the following occurs:
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A.
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Accumulation
of Ownership. Any Person
becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities
of the Company representing 25% or more of either
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(1)
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The
then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the
“Outstanding Company Common Stock”), or
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(2)
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The combined
voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
“Outstanding Company Voting Securities”);
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provided, however , that, for purposes of this Section 3.1.A,
the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in
Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company,
(ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliated Company or
(iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that satisfies
the conditions set forth in Sections 3.1.C(1), 3.1.C(2), and
3.1.C(3) below; or
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B.
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Certain
Changes in Board Membership. The following individuals (the “Incumbent
Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
number of Directors then serving:
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(1)
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Individuals who
are Directors today, and
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(2)
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New Directors
(other than a Director whose initial assumption of office occurs as
a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect
to the election or removal of directors or other actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
Person other than the Board) whose appointment or election by the
Board or nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least
two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) of the Directors then
still in office who either were Directors as of today or whose
appointment, election, or nomination for election was previously so
approved or recommended; or
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Merger or
Consolidation; Sale of Assets. Consummation of a reorganization, merger,
statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar transaction
involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Business
Combination”), in each case unless, following such Business
Combination,
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(1)
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All or
substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the
Beneficial Owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the
Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately before such
Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more
than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a
non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) and the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors (or, for a
non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body), as the case may
be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination
(including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such
transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their
ownership immediately before such Business Combination of the
Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting
Securities, as the case may be,
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No Person
(other than a corporation resulting from such Business Combination
or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or
such corporation resulting from such Business Combination)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of,
respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the
corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of
such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior to the Business Combination, and
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(3)
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At least a
majority of the members of the board of directors (or, for a
non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body) of the entity
resulting from such Business Combination were members of the
Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business
Combination; or
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Liquidation;
Dissolution. Approval by
the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.
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3.2
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The
Company’s Obligations Generally . If Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s employment
terminates after a Change in Control occurs, then the Company will
pay or provide Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] payments and benefits
described in this Article 3, depending upon the circumstances
under which her employment terminates as follows:
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A.
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Termination
With Cause. Within two
years following a Change in Control, the Company will have the
right to terminate Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s employment with or
without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause”
shall mean any of the following reasons:
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(1)
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Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] has been convicted of a felony or Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] has
entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony);
or
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(2)
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Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] is guilty of dishonesty resulting or intended to result
directly or indirectly in significant gain or personal enrichment
to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] that is materially and demonstrably
injurious to the Company; or
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(3)
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Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] fails willfully and on a continuing basis substantially to
perform her duties with the Company (other than any such failure
resulting from incapacity due to mental or physical illness) after
the Applicable Board demands in writing that Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]
perform such duties, which demand must specifically identify the
manner in which the Applicable Board believes that Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] has not substantially performed her duties, and such failure
results in demonstrably material injury to the Company.
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B.
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Termination
Without Cause. The
Company will have the right to terminate Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s employment at any time after a Change in Control but,
unless such termination meets the requirements of
Section 3.2.A above, such termination will constitute a
termination “Without Cause.”
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C.
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Termination
for Good Reason. At any
time within two years after a Change in Control, Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] will have the right to terminate her employment with the
Company for any of the following reasons (such reasons constituting
“Good Reason” under this Agreement) to which Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] has not given her prior written consent:
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(1)
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The assignment
to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] of any duties inconsistent with Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name]’s status as a senior executive officer of the
Company, a change in Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s title or a
substantial adverse alteration in the nature or status of Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name]’s responsibilities or reporting relationship
(whether or not occurring solely as a result of the Company’s
ceasing to be a publicly traded entity), in each case from those in
effect immediately before the Change in Control; or
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(2)
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The removal of
Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] from or failure to re-elect Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] to any positions held by Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] immediately
before the Change in Control (except in connection with termination
of Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s employment for Cause, Disability
or Retirement or as a result of Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s death
or voluntary termination without Good Reason); or
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(3)
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A reduction by
the Company in Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s annual base salary
and/or annual incentive target as in effect immediately before the
Change in Control or as the same may be increased from time to
time; or
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(4)
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The relocation
of Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s principal place of employment to a
location which increases Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s one-way
commuting distance by more than 25 miles over Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s one-way commuting distance immediately before the
Change in Control, except for required travel on the
Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with
Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s business travel obligations
immediately before the Change in Control; or
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(5)
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The failure by
the Company to pay to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] any portion of Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name]’s current compensation, or to pay to Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] any portion of an installment of deferred
compensation under any deferred compensation program of the
Company, within five business days of the date such compensation is
due; or
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(6)
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The failure by
the Company to continue in effect any Benefit Plan in which Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] participates immediately before the Change in Control
unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute
or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such Benefit
Plan, or the failure by the Company to continue Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s participation therein (or in such substitute or
alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in
terms of the amount or timing of payment of benefits provided and
the level of Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s participation relative
to other participants, as existed immediately before the Change in
Control; provided, however , that the Company may make
modifications in such Benefit Plans so long as such modifications
are required by law or are generally applicable to all salaried
employees of the Company who participate in such plans and to all
salaried employees of any Person in control of the Company who
participate in such plans and do not discriminate against
highly-paid employees of the Company.
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The failure by
the Company to provide Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] with the number of
paid vacation days to which Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] is entitled in
accordance with the Company’s normal vacation policy in
effect immediately before the Change in Control (or pursuant to a
special vacation agreement or arrangement then in effect with
respect to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]);
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(8)
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Any purported
termination of Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s employment which is
not effected pursuant to a Termination Notice satisfying the
requirements of Section 8.1 below (and for purposes of this
Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective);
or
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(9)
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Any failure of
the Company to obtain assumption of this Agreements, as set forth
in Section 10.1 below.
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For
purposes of determining whether Good Reason exists, the following
will apply:
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(i)
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Any claim by
Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] that Good Reason exists shall be presumed to
be correct unless the Company establishes to the Board by clear and
convincing evidence that Good Reason does not exist.
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(ii)
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Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s right to terminate her employment for Good Reason
will not be affected by her incapacity due to physical or mental
illness.
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(ii)
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Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s death following delivery of a notice of termination
for Good Reason will not affect Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s
estate’s entitlement to severance payments benefits provided
hereunder upon a termination of employment for Good
Reason.
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(iv)
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Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s continued employment will not constitute consent to,
or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act
constituting Good Reason.
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(v)
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A voluntary
resignation by Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] for any reason at any time
during the 90-day period commencing on the first anniversary of the
Change in Control will conclusively constitute Good
Reason.
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3.3
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Salary and
Benefit Continuation on Termination After a Change in
Control. If Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name]’s employment is terminated for any reason
within two years following a Change in Control and during the Term,
then the Company will –
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A.
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Pay Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] through the Termination Date her full unreduced
salary ( i.e. , her salary immediately before the
Termination Date) or, if higher, Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s
highest base salary rate in effect at any time during the calendar
year immediately preceding the Change in Control, and
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B.
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Provide Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] through the Termination Date with all compensation
and benefits to which she would otherwise have been entitled under
the terms of the applicable compensation and benefit plans,
programs, or arrangements of the Company or any Affiliate of the
Company as in effect immediately before the Termination Date or, if
more favorable to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name], as in effect immediately
before the Change in Control.
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3.4
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Severance
Payments. In addition to
any payments or benefits Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] may be entitled to
receive under Section 3.3 above and Article 4 below, if a
Change in Control occurs and Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s
employment is terminated during the Term (i) by the Company
Without Cause (other than by reason of Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s death), (ii) by the Company by reason of Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name]’s Disability or (iii) by Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] for Good Reason, then the Company will pay Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] the following amounts, and provide Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] the
following benefits (collectively, the “Severance
Payments”):
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A.
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Annual
Incentive Plan. Within
five business days after the Termination Date, the Company will pay
Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] a lump sum amount, in cash, equal
to–
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(1)
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the pro rata
portion of Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s annual incentive
compensation under the Annual Incentive Plan for the calendar year
in which the Termination Date occurs, such amount to be determined
by multiplying Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s targeted annual
incentive compensation amount by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of days in such calendar year which had elapsed as of
the Termination Date and the denominator of which is 365;
plus
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(2)
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if Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] has not then been paid her annual incentive
compensation under the Annual Incentive Plan for the calendar year
immediately preceding her Termination Date, Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s targeted annual incentive compensation amount for
that preceding year.
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B.
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Termination
Payment. Within five
business days after the Termination Date, the Company will pay
Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] a lump sum termination payment, in cash,
equal to the product of –
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(a)
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Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s annual base salary (including the annual amount of
any periodic cash allowances to which Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] is
entitled) as in effect immediately before the Termination Date
(without giving effect to any reduction in base salary, which
reduction constitutes an event of Good Reason) or, if higher, the
highest base salary rate in effect with respect to Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] at any time during the calendar year immediately preceding
the Change in Control (the applicable amount being referred to
herein as the “Base Salary”), and
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(b)
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Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s target annual incentive compensation amount under the
Company’s Annual Incentive Plan for the fiscal year in which
occurs the Termination Date (without giving effect to any reduction
in targeted annual incentive compensation caused by an adverse
change in Mr./Ms. [Insert Name]’s Annual Incentive Plan
participation) or, if higher, for the fiscal year in which occurs
the Change in Control (or, if no such target annual incentive
compensation amount was determined for the fiscal year(s) in which
occurs the Termination Date or the Change in Control, the target
annual incentive compensation amount for the fiscal year prior to
the fiscal year(s) in which occurs the Termination Date or the
Change in Control, respectively),
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C.
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Welfare Plan
Benefit Continuation. The
Company will provide Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] (and, if applicable, her
dependents) with welfare benefits substantially similar to, and at
the same after-tax cost to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] (and, if
applicable, her dependents), those provided to Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name] (and, if applicable, her dependents) under the Welfare Plans
in which Mr./Ms. [Insert Name] is participating or to which she is
entitled immediately before the Termination Date or, if more
favorable to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name], those provided to Mr./Ms.
[Insert Name] (and, if applicable, her dependents) under the
Welfare Plans immediately before the Change in Control. The Company
will provide such benefits for 24 months after the Termination
Date in such a manner that such benefits (and the costs and
premiums thereof) are excluded from the Mr./Ms. [Insert
Name]’s income for Federal income tax purposes and, if the
Company reasonably determines that providing continued coverage
under one or more of its Welfare Plans contemplated herein could be
taxable to Mr./Ms. [Insert Name], the Company shall provide such
benefits at the level required hereby through the purchase of
individual insurance coverage at no greater cost to Mr.
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