EXHIBIT 10.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Roger Snow
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”)
is made and entered into as of the 31st day of December 2008, by
and between Shuffle Master, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the
“Company”), and Roger Snow (the
“Employee”), a resident of the State of Nevada.
RECITALS:
A. The
Company is in the business of developing, manufacturing,
distributing and otherwise commercializing card shufflers, table
games (both live and electronic) and related gaming equipment and
technology systems throughout the world (the
“Business”).
B. Company
and Employee want to create an at-will employment relationship that
protects the Company with appropriate confidentiality and
non-compete covenants, and compensates and rewards the Employee for
performing his obligations for the full term of this contract or
such shorter term, as may be determined in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
C. The
Company and Employee desire that Employee be employed by the
Company on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
D. The
Employee and Company have previously entered into an employment
agreement dated as of December 17, 2007 (the “Previous
Agreement”), as amended by that First Amendment dated
November 16, 2008.
E. The
Company and the Employee desire to amend and restate the Previous
Agreement solely in order to make changes to comply with Section
409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”).
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, Employee
and the Company agree as follows:
1. Employment. The
Company hereby employs Employee as its Executive Vice President,
reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or his
designee. Employee shall perform the duties of his
position as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or his
designee. Subject to the other terms and conditions
hereof, Employee’s employment under this Agreement with the
Company is for a term of three years (the “Term”),
beginning August 1, 2007 (the “Commencement Date”),
through July 31, 2010. The parties acknowledge that from
the Commencement Date through November 16, 2008, Employee was
employed as the Company’s Senior Vice President –
Products.
2. Salary,
Bonus and Benefits.
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a.
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From the Commencement Date through October 31, 2008, Employee
shall be paid an annual base salary of two hundred forty thousand
dollars ($240,000), paid in the same intervals as other employees
of the Company; and, for fiscal year 2007, Employee has received
all bonus amounts to which he is entitled. Further, if
employed full-time through October 31, 2008, then Employee will be
eligible to receive an executive bonus in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the executive bonus program authorized by the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) for
other senior management executives of the Company for fiscal year
2008, in a range of percentages, but with a target bonus of 50% of
Employee’s base salary, but, for fiscal year 2008, Employee
is guaranteed to receive a bonus of no less than Sixty Thousand
Dollars ($60,000).
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b.
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For any subsequent year after fiscal year 2008, Employee will
receive an annual base salary of no less than his annual base
salary for the immediately prior fiscal year of this Agreement, and
will also be eligible to participate in an executive bonus program
and/or in an individual performance bonus program as authorized by
the Board for said period.
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c.
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Other than the executive bonus program set forth herein, there
are no other bonus programs or amounts, including Employee’s
fiscal 2007 bonus program, applicable to Employee.
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d.
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At the next regular-scheduled Board meeting after the execution
hereof, Company shall recommend to the Board that the Employee be
issued 30,000 restricted stock units of the Company (the
“RSUs”). Notwithstanding any other provision
contained herein, or in the Plan, the RSUs shall vest one-half on
the second (2nd) anniversary of the initial grant date by the Board
of Directors (the “Grant Date”) and one-half on the
fourth (4th) anniversary of the Grant Date, provided the Employee
is still employed, on a full-time basis, with the Company on each
of said anniversary dates, but same may accelerate vest under
certain conditions, as set by the Board. Future equity
grants, if any, will be at the discretion of the Board of
Directors, provided, however, that such RSUs will be treated in
such a manner as to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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e.
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Any stock options, the RSUs, and any other equity grants
(“Equity”) issued at any time to Employee shall vest in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the
applicable grant by the Board, and, as may be otherwise applicable,
with any relevant terms and conditions of the Company’s 2004
Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as amended, or any
subsequent plan, provided, however, that such RSUs will be treated
in such a manner as to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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f.
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During the Term and provided the Employee is employed with the
Company on a full-time basis, Employee shall receive an annual golf
membership allowance in an amount not to exceed Six Thousand One
Hundred Dollars ($6,100) per year. The golf membership
allowance shall include the golf membership fee and any golf course
playing fees and cart fees. In the event of a
termination of Employee’s full-time employment by Company for
just cause or a voluntary termination by Employee, Employee shall
reimburse the Company for the prorated portion of the golf
membership allowance remaining in the Company’s fiscal
year.
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g.
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Employee’s salary is set in the expectation that
Employee’s full professional time will be devoted to
Employee’s duties hereunder.
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h.
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During Employee’s employment with the Company, the Company
will promptly pay or reimburse Employee for reasonable travel and
other expenses incurred by Employee in the furtherance of or in
connection with the performance of Employee’s
duties. Such reimbursement will be in accordance with
Company policies in existence from time to time.
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i.
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Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, Employee
shall be and is an employee “at will,” terminable at
any time, with or without just cause or notice.
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3. Outside
Services or Consulting. Employee shall devote
Employee’s full professional time and best professional
efforts to the Company. Employee may render other
professional or consulting services to other persons or businesses
from time to time during the Term, only if Employee meets all of
the following requirements:
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a.
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The services do not interfere in any manner with the
Employee’s ability to fulfill all of his duties and
obligations to the Company.
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b.
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The services are not rendered to any business that may compete
with the Company in any area of the Business or do not otherwise
violate paragraph 4 hereof.
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c.
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The services do not relate to any products or services, which
form part of the Business.
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d.
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Employee informs and obtains the prior written consent of the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
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4. Non-competition. In
consideration of the provisions of this Agreement, Employee hereby
agrees that he shall not, during the term of his full-time
employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months
thereafter:
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a.
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Directly or indirectly own, manage, operate, participate in,
consult with or work for any business that is engaged in the
Business anywhere in the United States or
Canada. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood
and agreed that Employee may hold up to one percent (1%) of the
shares of any publicly traded company.
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b.
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Either alone or in conjunction with any other person,
partnership or business, directly or indirectly, solicit, hire, or
divert or attempt to solicit, hire or divert any of the Employees,
independent contractors, or agents of the Company (or its
affiliates or successors) to work for or represent any competitor
of the Company (or its affiliates or successors), or to call upon,
on behalf of a competitor of or to the Business, any of the
customers of the Company (or its affiliates or successors).
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c.
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Directly or indirectly provide any services to any person,
company or entity, which is engaged in the Business anywhere in the
United States or Canada.
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5. Confidentiality;
Inventions.
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a.
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Employee shall fully and promptly disclose to the Company all
inventions, discoveries, software and writings that Employee may
make, conceive, discover, develop or reduce to practice either
solely or jointly with others during Employee’s employment
with the Company, whether or not during usual work
hours. Employee agrees that all such inventions,
discoveries, software and writing shall be and remain the sole and
exclusive property of the Company, and Employee hereby agrees to
assign, and hereby assigns all of Employee’s right, title and
interest in and to any such inventions, discoveries, software and
writings to the Company. Employee agrees to keep
complete records of such inventions, discoveries, software and
writings, which records shall be and remain the sole property of
the Company, and to execute and deliver, either during or after
Employee’s employment with the Company, such documents or
assignments as the Company shall deem necessary or desirable to
obtain such letters patent, utility models, inventor’s
certificates, copyrights, trademarks or other appropriate legal
rights of the United States and foreign countries as the Company
may, in its sole discretion, elect, and to vest title thereto in
the Company, its successors, assigns, or nominees. If,
after request, Employee fails to promptly execute any such
documents or assignments, Employee hereby appoints the Company as
its attorney-in-fact to execute, on Employee’s behalf and in
Employee’s name, any such documents or assignments.
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b.
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“Inventions,” as used herein, shall include
inventions, discoveries, improvements, ideas and conceptions,
developments and designs, whether or not patentable, tested,
reduced to practice, subject to copyright or other rights or forms
of protection, or relating to data processing, communications,
computer software systems, programs and procedures.
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c.
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Employee understands that all copyrightable work that Employee
may create while employed by the Company is a “work made for
hire,” and that the Company is the owner of the copyright
therein. Employee hereby assigns all right, title and
interest to the copyright therein to the Company.
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d.
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Employee has no inventions, improvements, discoveries, software
or writings useful to the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates
in the normal course of business, which were conceived, made or
written prior to the date of this Agreement.
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e.
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Employee will not publish or otherwise disclose, either during
or after Employee’s employment with the Company, any
published or proprietary or confidential information or secret
relating to the Company, the Business, the Company’s
operations or the Company’s products or
services. Employee will not publish or otherwise
disclose proprietary or confidential information of others to which
Employee has had access or obtained knowledge in the course of
Employee’s employment with the Company. Upon
termination of Employee’s employment with the Company,
Employee will not, without the prior written consent of the
Company, retain or take with Employee any drawing, writing or other
record in any form or nature which relates to any of the
foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall
have the right, as reasonably necessary, to retain copies of this
Agreement, any employee stock option and restricted stock
agreements, and any other documents, information or materials
related to Employee’s compensation or benefits from the
Company, in order to confidentially review such items with
Employee’s professional advisors or immediate family
members. In addition, and subject to the provisions of
paragraph 22 hereof, nothing in this paragraph 5(e) or in paragraph
5(f) below shall be construed to prevent or preclude Employee from
responding to legal process or testifying truthfully.
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f.
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Employee understands that Employee’s employment with the
Company creates a relationship of trust and confidence between
Employee and the Company. Employee understands that
Employee may encounter information in the performance of
Employee’s duties that is confidential to the Company or its
customers. For the Term hereof, and until the
information falls into the public domain, Employee agrees to
maintain in confidence all information pertaining to the Business
or the Company to which Employee has access including, but not
limited to, information relating to the Company’s products,
inventions, trade secrets, know how, systems, formulas, processes,
compositions, customer information and lists, res
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