EXECUTIVE SERVICE
AGREEMENT
Between
INNOSPEC FUEL
SPECIALTIES LLC
AND
MR. D E
WILLIAMS
EXECUTIVE SERVICE
AGREEMENT
Dated :
PARTIES
EMPLOYER:
Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC ("the Company").
EMPLOYEE:
Mr. David E Williams of 16309 E Oakwood drive, Centennial,
Colorado, 80016 ("you")
- INTERPRETATION
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- In this
Agreement
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"the Board"
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means the board of directors of
the Parent Company as the case may be and includes any committee of
the Board duly appointed by it;
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"Chairman"
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means any person or persons
jointly holding such office of the Parent Company from time to time
and includes any person(s) exercising substantially the functions
of a Chairman of the Parent Company;
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"Confidential
Information"
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includes but is not limited to
any trade secrets, names and contact details of customers and
prospective customers, purchasing and sales agents, suppliers,
prices charged to or charged by the Company and any Group Company,
financial and budget information, and any other information of a
confidential nature relating to the Company or any Group Company or
information which has been given to the Company or any Group
Company by a third party under a duty of confidence where such a
duty has been made known to you and which is not in the public
domain otherwise than by breach of your duties of confidentiality
to the Company and any Group Company.
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"Group Company"
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includes the Parent Company and
any holding company from time to time of the Company or any
subsidiary or associated company from time to time of the Company
or of any such holding company (for which purpose "holding company"
and "subsidiary" have the meanings ascribed to them by section 736
of the UK Companies Act 1985 as amended by the UK Companies Act
1989 and "associated company" means any company which any such
holding company or subsidiary holds or controls more than 20 per
cent. of the equity share capital).
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"Marketing
Information"
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means all and any information
(whether or not recorded in documentary form or on computer disc or
tape) relating to the marketing or sales of any product or service
of the Company or any Group Company including without limitation
sales targets and statistics, market share and pricing statistics,
marketing surveys and plans, market research reports, sales
techniques, price lists, discount structures, advertising and
promotional material, the names, addresses, telephone numbers,
contact names and identities of customers and potential customers
of and suppliers and potential suppliers to the Company or any
Group Company and the nature of their business operations, their
requirements for any product or service sold to or purchased by the
Company or any Group Company and all confidential aspects of their
business relationship with the Company and Group
Company.
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"Parent Company"
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means Innospec Inc. which is a
company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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"Termination Date"
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means the date on which your
employment under this Agreement terminates.
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- APPOINTMENT
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- The Company
appoints you to serve the Company and any other Group Company as
Vice President and General Counsel or in such other appointment as
may from time to time be agreed. In addition, the Company appoints
you to serve the Company and any other Group Company as Chief
Compliance Officer.
- The
appointment shall be deemed to have commenced on 17 th
September 2009 and shall continue until terminated by the Company
or Parent Company under this Agreement in accordance with clauses
10.1, 11 or 17.1.
- With your
prior consent, the Company or Parent Company may from time to time
appoint any other person or persons to act jointly with you in your
appointment.
- You warrant
that by virtue of entering into this Agreement you will not be in
breach of any express or implied terms or any contract with or any
other obligation to any third party binding upon you.
- DUTIES
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- You shall at
all times during the period of this Agreement;
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- devote your
working time, attention and ability to the duties of your
appointment.
- faithfully and
diligently perform those duties and exercise such powers consistent
with them which are from time to time assigned to or vested in
you;
- obey all
lawful and reasonable directions of the Board;
- use your best
endeavours to promote the interests of the Company and Group
Companies;
- keep the Board
promptly and fully informed on a regular basis or as circumstances
warrant (in writing if so requested) of your conduct of the
business or affairs of the Company and any other Group Company and
provide such explanations in connection therewith as the Board may
require;
- not at any
time knowingly make any untrue or misleading statement relating to
the Company or any Group Company;
- inform the
Chairman, or President and CEO, promptly if you receive a
solicitation from a competitor or potential competitor either on a
personal or business basis which could be prejudicial to the best
interests of the Company or its Group Companies.
- PLACE OF
WORK
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- You will be
employed at our Littleton site, but as a term of your employment
you may also be required to work at or from any other of the Group
Company's establishments whether inside or outside of the USA. You
may also be transferred or seconded between establishments when
necessary as required by business needs. Whilst this Agreement
provides for such transfer or secondment the Company and Parent
Company will give careful and sympathetic consideration to your
personal circumstances and career interests.
- REMUNERATION
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- Your basic
salary will be $205,000 per annum. Your salary will be reviewed on
1st March 2010 and every March thereafter. The fact that your
salary may be increased in any year or years during your employment
does not confer any right on you to receive any increase in any
subsequent year.
- The salary
referred to in this clause will be inclusive of any director's fees
to which you may be entitled.
- At the
absolute discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board, you
may participate in the Management Incentive Compensation Plan. Your
participation in the Management Incentive Compensation Plan (MICP)
will be subject always to such terms and targets as the
Compensation Committee of the Board may determine from time to
time. Your target bonus in this scheme will be set at 40% of your
base salary and the maximum bonus payable to you under this scheme
will be 92% of your base salary. The Compensation Committee reserve
the right to change both the target and maximum percentages at any
time.
- You will
qualify for a signing on bonus of $15,000, payable once you have
joined the Company. If you leave the organisation voluntarily
within two years of your start date, you will be required to repay
any signing on bonus you have received.
- LONG TERM
INCENTIVE PLAN
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- You will be
eligible to be considered for grants under the Parent Company's
long term incentive share option plans. Participation in the scheme
in any one year and the number of options awarded is discretionary
and is determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board in
line with their stated grant policy. The Compensation Committee
reserves the right to review and modify this grant policy at any
time. You will not be entitled to any compensation in lieu of any
options granted if as a result of such revision, there is a
decrease in the value or number of options granted to
you.
- You will be
required to hold 100% of your annual base salary in Innospec Inc.
stock. You will be expected to achieve this holding within four
years of your appointment. In order to facilitate this, you will be
eligible to participate in the Co Investment Stock Plan, which
requires you to use a proportion of your bonus to purchase shares
in Innospec Inc. Under the rules of this Plan, if, after three
years, you are still employed by Innospec in the role of VP and
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and are still holding
these shares, the Company will transfer additional shares to you.
The Compensation Committee reserves the right to review and modify
this Plan at any time
- In the event
of termination of your employment with the Company, any outstanding
options will be treated in line with the Rules of the relevant
Share Option Plan.
- HOURS OF
WORK
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- It is
recognised that the nature of your role will involve working
extended hours, either during the working week or at weekends. This
is accepted as a normal part of the working life of a global
business executive and does not warrant either extra payment or
time off in lieu.
- EXPENSES
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- The Company
shall reimburse to you all expenses reasonably incurred by you in
the proper performance of your duties subject to you complying with
such guidelines or regulations issued by the Company and Parent
Company from time to time in this respect and to the production by
you to the relevant company of such receipts or other evidence of
actual payment of the expenses as it may reasonably
require.
- BENEFITS
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- You will be
eligible to participate in the Company's benefit plans, subject to
all of the terms and conditions of the respective plans as
follows:
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- The Company
will provide medical and vision insurance for you and your
spouse/family.
- The Company
will provide dental insurance for you. You can pay a contribution
to provide cover for your spouse/family.
- You will be
entitled to participate in the Company long and short term
disability programs and life insurance program which provides cover
equal to one and quarter times base salary (there is an employee
contribution).
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- You will be
eligible to participate in the Company 401(k) plan from the
beginning of the month after your hire date. The Company will match
your first 6% at 50%. You become 100% vested in the Company's match
after 3 years of service
- You are
entitled to participate in the 401(k) Pension after completing one
year of service. The plan is funded at an approximate 8% to
12% of your base salary on a yearly basis. The funding is totally
discretionary by the Company. You become 100% vested in the plan
contributions after 3 years of service
- You will be
entitled to 15 Paid Time Off (PTO) days each year. This is
an all purpose time-off policy to use for vacation, illness or
injury, and personal business. You acknowledge that the Company has
recognized your prior experience and has provided you with the two
additional service related PTO days which are normally only
provided after three years of service with the Company and you
further acknowledge that you will therefore not be eligible for any
additional service related PTO days after you have completed three
years of service
- More complete
information on policies and benefits will be available in the
Employee Handbook issued to you by the Company when your employment
commences.
- The Company
reserves the right to review and modify any or all of the benefit
programs at any time
- EMPLOYMENT
BASIS
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- Your
employment with Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC is on an at-will
basis and either party can terminate the employment relationship at
any time, with or without cause and with or without notice.
In line with our normal practice, your initial three (3) months
with Innospec will be on a probationary basis and continued
employment will be contingent upon your ability in the role as well
as performance targets to be mutually agreed.
- Your role as
Vice President and General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer is
salaried and exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor
Standards Act.
- On termination
of employment pursuant to clause 10.1 you will:
(i)
deliver up to the Company in accordance with clause 20 all property
belonging to the Company or any Group Company; and
(ii)
resign in accordance with clause 21 from all offices and
appointments you hold in the Company and any Group
Company.
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- Before and
after termination of your employment, you will provide the Company
and/or any Group Company with assistance regarding matters of which
you have knowledge and/or experience in any proceedings or possible
proceedings in which the Company and/or Group Company is or may be
a party.
- You agree to
comply with all Company rules and policies as may be amended from
time to time regarding the holding and dealing (whether directly or
indirectly) of shares in the Company, subject to the Board's
discretion.
- CHANGE OF
CONTROL
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- In the event
that there is a Change of Control of the Parent Company, as defined
in Appendix 1, then, for the 12 months following the date of the
Change of Control,
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- If you
terminate for "Good Reason", as defined in Appendix 2, your
employment with the Company, you will be entitled to 24 months'
compensation from the date of the Change of Control defined as base
salary, bonus at target and any car allowance but excluding
compensation for pension contributions other benefits and any other
salary supplements.
- If the Company
terminates your employment under this agreement, other than
pursuant to clause 17 below, you will be entitled to 24 months'
compensation, as defined above in 11.1.1, from the date of such
notice.
- SICKNESS
ABSENCE
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- If you are
absent because of your own physical or mental illness or injury you
shall report this fact forthwith to the Chairman and complete any
self-certification forms or medical practitioner's certificates
which are required by the Company and Parent Company or as may be
required by law.
- If you are
absent because of your own physical or mental illness or injury
duly certified in accordance with the provisions of Clause 12.1 you
shall be paid such remuneration, if any, as the Chairman or
President and CEO shall determine from time to time or as may be
required by law. You will in all cases be paid in compliance with
the salary basis requirements of applicable wage and hour
laws.
- The provisions
of this clause will not prejudice or limit in any way the Company's
or Parent Company's right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
its terms. In particular but without limitation the Company and
Parent Company may terminate your employment pursuant to clause
10.1 for any reason and to clause 17.1 on the grounds set out in
that clause. The Company and Parent Company may terminate this
Agreement pursuant to such claus
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