AMENDED AND
RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
DENTSPLY
INTERNATIONAL INC.
AND
JAMES G.
MOSCH
THIS AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is entered into February 19,
2008, by and between DENTSPLY International Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and James G. Mosch,
("Employee").
WHEREAS, the
Company and the Employee previously entered into an Employment
Agreement, dates as of November 1, 2002, setting forth the terms
and conditions of the Employee’s employment; and
WHEREAS, the
Company and the Employee desire to amend and restate the Employment
Agreement to make certain changes in such terms and
conditions;
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the
parties hereto, and intending to be bound, it is hereby agreed as
follows:
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1.1
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The
Company shall continue to employ Employee and Employee agrees to
continue to serve as a Senior Vice President of the Company,
responsible for the business activities and operations assigned by
the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Board of Directors effective
as of January 1, 2008, and, if elected thereto, as an officer or
director of any Affiliate, for the term and on the conditions
herein set forth. Employee shall be responsible for the activities
and duties presently associated with his position. Employee shall
perform such other services as shall from time to time be assigned
to him by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, or
the President of the Company depending on the needs and demands of
the business and the availability of other personnel, provided that
such services shall generally be similar in level of position and
responsibility as those set forth in this Agreement. Employee's
services shall be performed at a location suitable for the
performance of the Employee's assigned duties.
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1.2
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Employee shall
at all times devote his full business time and efforts to the
performance of his duties and to promote the best interests of the
Company and its Affiliates.
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2.
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Period of
Employment . Employment as
Senior Vice President shall continue under this Agreement from
January 1, 2008, and terminate on the happening of any of the
following events:
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2.1
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Death
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The date of death of Employee;
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2.2
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Termination by
Employee Without Good Reason . The date
specified in a written notice of termination given to the Company
by Employee not less than 180 days in advance of such specified
date, at which date the Employee's obligation to perform services
pursuant to this Agreement shall cease.
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2.3
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Termination by
Employee with Good Reason . Thirty (30)
days following the date of a written notice of termination given to
the Company by Employee to the effect that any one or more of the
following events (“Change Event”) has occurred and the
Company has failed within such thirty (30) day period to restore
the Employee to the position he was in prior to the Change Event
(provided, that such written notice of termination must have been
given by Employee within ninety (90) days of the Change
Event):
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(a)
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failure by the
Company to maintain the level of responsibility and status of the
Employee similar in all material respects to those of Employee's
position as of the date of the Agreement, or
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(b)
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a
reduction by the Company in Employee's base salary as in effect as
of the date hereof plus all increases thereof subsequent thereto;
other than any reduction which is insignificant or is implemented
as part of a formal austerity program approved by the Board of
Directors of the Company and applicable to all continuing domestic
executive employees of the Company, provided such reduction does
not reduce Employee's salary by a percentage greater than the
average reduction in the compensation of all employees who continue
as employees of the Company during such austerity program;
or
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(c)
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the
failure of the Company to maintain and to continue Employee's
participation in all material respects in the Company's benefit
plans as in effect from time to time on a basis substantially
equivalent to the participation and benefits of Company domestic
executive employees; or
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(d)
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any
material and uncorrected breach of the Agreement by the
Company.
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2.4
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Termination by
the Company . Upon written
notice of termination given to Employee by the Company, the
Employee's obligation to perform services pursuant to this
Agreement shall cease as of the date of such notice.
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3.
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Payments by the
Company
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3.1
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During the
Period of Employment, the Company shall pay to the Employee for all
services to be performed by Employee hereunder a salary of not less
than $359,000 per annum, or such larger amount as may from time to
time be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company or, if
applicable, by the Human Resources Committee of the Board (or its
successor), payable in accordance with the Company’s normal
pay schedule.
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3.2
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During the
Period of Employment, Employee shall be entitled to participate in
all plans and other benefits made available by the Company
generally to its domestic executive employees, including (without
limitation) benefits under any pension, profit sharing, employee
stock ownership, stock option, bonus, performance stock
appreciation right, management incentive, vacation, disability,
annuity, or insurance plans or programs. Any payments to be made to
Employee under other provisions of this Section 3 shall not be
diminished by any payments made or to be made to Employee or his
designees pursuant to any such plan, nor shall any payments to be
made to Employee or his designees pursuant to any such plan be
diminished by any payment made or to be made to Employee under
other provisions of this Section 3.
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3.3
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Upon
termination of the Period of Employment for whatever reason,
Employee shall be entitled to receive the compensation accrued and
unpaid as of the date of his termination. If Employee at the time
of termination is eligible to participate in any Company incentive
or bonus plan then in effect, Employee shall be entitled to receive
a pro-rata share of such incentive or bonus award based upon the
number of days he is employed during the plan year up to the date
of his termination. Such pro-rata amount shall be calculated in the
usual way and paid at the usual time.
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3.4
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If
the Period of Employment terminates upon the death of Employee, the
Company shall continue payment of his then current salary for a
period of 12 months from the date of death, together with his
pro-rata share of any incentive or bonus payments due for the
period prior to his death, to Employee's designated beneficiary or,
if no beneficiary has been effectively designated, then to
Employee's estate.
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3.5
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Except as
provided in Section 6, if the Period of Employment is terminated by
the Employee under Section 2.3, or by the Company under Section
2.4, the Company shall pay compensation and provide benefits to the
employee as provided in this Section 3.5 for a period (the
"Termination Period") beginning on the date of the termination
notice and ending on the earlier of: (i) the second annual
anniversary of the date of such termination notice; or (ii) the
date on which the Employee would attain age 65, as
follows:
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(a)
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Compensation
shall be paid to the Employee at the rate of salary being paid to
Employee under Section 3.1 immediately before the termination, in
accordance with the Company’s normal pay schedule;
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(b)
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Bonus and
incentive compensation shall be paid to the Employee in accordance
with plans approved by the Board of Directors and similar to those
in which the Employee participated at time of termination, at the
same time and using the same formula and calculations as if
termination had not occurred. The Employee shall not be entitled to
receive any further grants of stock options or equity incentives
under any stock option or similar such plan subsequent to the date
of termination notice, but equity incentive grants shall continue
to be exercisable during the Termination Period in accordance with
the equity incentive plan, as if termination had not occurred until
the end of the Termination Period;
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(c)
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Employee shall
receive the benefits that would have been accrued by the Employee
during the Termination Period from participation by the Employee
under any pension, profit sharing, employee stock ownership plan
("ESOP") or similar retirement plan or plans of the Company or any
Affiliate in which the Employee participated immediately before the
termination, in accordance with the terms of any such plan (or, if
not available, in lieu thereof be compensated for such benefits),
based on service the Employee would have had during the Termination
Period and compensation (and, if applicable, bonus and incentive
compensation) as determined under Section (a) (and, if applicable,
Subsection (b) above);
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(d)
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Employee shall
receive continued coverage during the Termination Period under all
employee disability, annuity, insurance, or other employee welfare
benefit plans, programs or arrangements of the Company or any
Affiliate in which Employee participated immediately before the
notice of termination, plus all improvements subsequent thereto
(or, if not available, in lieu thereof be compensated for such
coverage), provided that, such coverage shall terminate for any
such
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benefit on the
earlier of the following events: (i) the covered person becomes
eligible for similar type coverage under another employer’s
group plans (in which event the Company shall only be required to
provide compensation to Employee sufficient for Employee to acquire
benefits similar to those provided by the Company); (ii) the
covered person becomes eligible for Medicare health benefits; or
(iii) the covered person fails to pay the premium for such coverage
by the due date thereof (including any grace period provided under
the Plan or applicable law); and
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