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AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Employee Retention Agreement

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Title: AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Pennsylvania     Date: 5/1/2009
Industry: Medical Equipment and Supplies     Sector: Healthcare

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, Parties: dentsply international inc
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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:

 

1.

Services

 

 

1.1

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.

 

 

1.2

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.

 


 

2.

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:

 

 

2.1

Death . The date of death of Employee;

 

 

2.2

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.

 

 

2.3

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):

 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

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

 

 

(d)

any material and uncorrected breach of the Agreement by the Company.

 

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2.4

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.

 

 

3.

Payments by the Company

 

 

3.1

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.

 

 

3.2

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.

 

 

3.3

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.

 

 

3.4

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

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:

 

 

(a)

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;

 

 

 

(b)

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;

 

 

(c)

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);

 

 

(d)

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

 

 

(e)

In the event of t


 
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