Exhibit
10.11
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(“ Agreement ”), made between Alexandria Real
Estate Equities, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and
Dean Shigenaga (“ Employee ”), amends and
restates in its entirety the original Executive Employment
Agreement between the Company and Employee effective as of
January 1, 2007 (the “ 2007 Agreement
”). This Agreement is effective retroactive to
January 1, 2007 (the “ Effective Date
”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Employee is employed by the Company as its Chief
Financial Officer (“ CFO ”), having initially
been party to an offer letter agreement dated December 5, 2000
(the “ Offer Letter ”); and
WHEREAS, the Offer Letter was replaced by the 2007 Agreement
effective January 1, 2007, pursuant to which Employee was
employed as a Senior Vice President and the CFO; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ Employee
as a Senior Vice President and the CFO, and Employee is willing to
continue such employment by the Company, on the amended and
restated terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. POSITION; DUTIES;
LOCATION.
Employee agrees to continue to be employed by and to continue to
serve the Company as a Senior Vice President and the CFO, and the
Company agrees to employ and retain Employee in such
capacity. In addition, Employee agrees to serve in such
capacities for the Company’s subsidiaries, and in such
additional capacities consistent with Employee’s current
position as a senior executive of the Company, as may be determined
by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board
”). Employee shall devote such of his business time,
energy, and skill to the affairs of the Company and its
subsidiaries as shall be necessary to perform the duties of such
positions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to any
written policies of the Company, nothing in this Agreement shall
preclude Employee from: (i) engaging in charitable and
community affairs and not-for-profit activities, so long as they
are consistent with his duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement; (ii) managing his personal investments;
(iii) serving on the boards of directors of non-profit
companies; and (iv) serving on the boards of directors of
other for-profit companies; provided, however, that, prior to
accepting a position on any such for-profit board of directors,
Employee shall obtain the approval of the Board (or, if applicable,
the appropriate committee thereof), which shall not be unreasonably
withheld; and provided, further, however, that Employee shall
submit to the Board (or the appropriate committee thereof) a list
of
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any
for-profit boards of directors on which Employee is serving as of
the Effective Date of this Agreement or thereafter. Employee
shall continue to report to the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer. Employee shall be based in Los Angeles, except for
required travel on the Company’s business.
SECTION 2. COMPENSATION AND OTHER
BENEFITS.
In consideration of Employee’s employment, and except as
otherwise provided herein, Employee shall receive from the Company
the compensation and benefits described in this
Section 2. Employee authorizes the Company to deduct and
withhold from all compensation to be paid to Employee any and all
sums required to be deducted or withheld by the Company pursuant to
the provisions of any federal, state, or local law, regulation,
ruling, or ordinance, including, but not limited to, income tax
withholding and payroll taxes.
2.1 Base Salary.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, as of
January 1, 2008, the Company agrees to pay Employee a base
salary at the rate of $ 290,000 per year, less standard
payroll deductions and withholdings, payable on the Company’s
regular payroll schedule (the “ Base Salary
”). Employee’s Base Salary shall be reviewed no
less frequently than on each anniversary of the Effective Date by
the Board (or such committee as may be appointed by the Board for
such purpose). The Base Salary payable to Employee shall be
increased on each such anniversary date (and such other times as
the Board or a committee of the Board may deem appropriate) to an
amount determined by the Board (or a committee of the Board).
Each such new Base Salary shall become the base for each successive
annual increase; provided, however, that such increase, at a
minimum, shall be equal to the cumulative cost-of-living increment
as reported in the “Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles,
California, All Items,” published by the U.S. Department of
Labor (using January 1, 2007 as the base date for
comparison). Any increase in Base Salary or other
compensation shall in no way limit or reduce any other obligations
of the Company hereunder and, once established at an increased
specified rate, Employee’s Base Salary shall not be reduced
unless Employee otherwise agrees in writing.
2.2 Bonus.
Employee shall be eligible to receive a bonus for each
fiscal year of the Company in an amount to be determined in the
sole discretion of the Board (or a committee of the Board) based
upon its evaluation of Employee’s performance and the
performance of the Company during such year and such other factors
and conditions as the Board (or a committee of the Board) deems
relevant. Any such bonus shall be payable within 185 days
after the end of the Company’s fiscal year to which such
bonus relates (the “ Bonus Year ”); provided
that, in the event that Employee terminates employment with the
Company for any reason other than a termination by the Company for
Cause, after the end of the Bonus Year and prior to the date when
such bonuses are paid by the Company to senior executives, then
Employee shall receive the same bonus that would have been awarded
to Employee in the absence of such termination and it shall be paid
to Employee at the same time that bonuses are paid by the Company
to other senior executives.
2.3 Restricted Stock;
Options. Employee shall be eligible for equity awards
from time to time as shall be determined by the Compensation
Committee of the Board (the “ Compensation Committee
”) in its sole discretion, and subject to such vesting,
exercisability,
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and other provisions as the Compensation Committee may determine in
its discretion, after reviewing the performance of both Employee
and the Company. Any new equity awards, and any equity awards
that Employee has already been granted by the Company prior to the
Execution Date of this Agreement (as defined herein), shall be
governed in all respects by the terms of the applicable stock
option or restricted stock agreements, grant notice and plan
documents. This Agreement does not alter or affect any equity
awards granted to Employee by the Company prior to the Execution
Date of this Agreement (whether in the form of stock options or
shares of restricted stock), except as specifically provided in
Sections 3.4(b), 3.5 and 3.7(b) hereof.
2.4 Vacation.
Employee shall be entitled to accrue and use paid vacation in
accordance with the terms of the Company’s vacation policy
and practices.
2.5 Other Benefits.
Employee shall be eligible to participate in such of the
Company’s benefit and deferred compensation plans as may be
made available to executive officers of the Company, including,
without limitation, the Company’s stock incentive plans,
annual incentive compensation plans, profit sharing/pension plans,
deferred compensation plans, annual physical examinations, dental
plans, vision plans, sick pay, medical plans, personal catastrophe
and accidental death insurance plans, financial planning,
automobile arrangements, retirement plans and supplementary
executive retirement plans, if any. For purposes of
establishing the length of service under any benefit plans or
programs of the Company, Employee’s employment with the
Company shall be deemed to have commenced on December 27,
2000.
2.6 Reimbursement for
Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Employee for
all reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses (including, but not
limited to, business entertainment expenses) incurred by Employee
for the purpose of and in connection with the performance of his
services pursuant to this Agreement. Employee shall be
entitled to such reimbursement upon the presentation by Employee to
the Company of vouchers or other statements itemizing such expenses
in reasonable detail consistent with the Company’s
policies. In addition, Employee shall be entitled to
reimbursement for: (i) dues and membership fees in
professional organizations and industry associations in which
Employee is currently a member or becomes a member; and
(ii) appropriate industry seminars and mandatory continuing
education. The amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement
pursuant to this Section 2.6 during a calendar year shall not
affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any
other calendar year. Without extending the time of payment
that would apply in the absence of this sentence, the Company shall
reimburse Employee for any expense eligible for reimbursement
pursuant to this Section 2.6 on or before the end of the
calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was
incurred. The Company shall pay Employee for all reasonable
attorney’s fees, disbursements and costs incurred by Employee
in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of
this Agreement, within 15 days following presentation of invoices
which have been paid.
SECTION 3. TERMINATION; SEVERANCE.
3.1 Termination.
Employee is employed at-will, meaning that either the
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Company or Employee may terminate Employee’s employment at
any time, with or without Cause, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
3.2 Compensation and
Benefits Upon Termination. Upon the termination of
Employee’s employment for any reason, the Company shall pay
Employee all of Employee’s accrued and unused vacation and
unpaid Base Salary earned through Employee’s last day of
employment (the “ Separation Date ”).
3.3 Termination For
Cause. The Company shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement for Cause (as defined herein) immediately upon written
notice to Employee, which notice shall specify the reason for and
the effective date of such termination. In that event, the
Company shall pay Employee the compensation set forth in
Section 3.2 of this Agreement, and Employee shall not be
entitled to any further compensation from the Company, including
severance benefits.
3.4 Termination Without
Cause. The Company shall be entitled to terminate
Employee’s employment without Cause (as defined herein)
immediately upon written notice to Employee. In that event,
Employee shall receive the following severance benefits:
(a) Salary
Continuation. The Company shall pay Employee severance
in an amount equal to one (1) year of Base Salary, less
standard payroll deductions and withholdings, and paid in
accordance with Section 3.9. The Company’s
obligation to provide, or continue to provide, such severance
payments will cease immediately and in full in the event that
Employee materially breaches any of his continuing obligations to
the Company (including, but not limited to, any continuing
obligations under this Agreement or the Proprietary Information
Agreement (as defined in Section 4)).
(b) Accelerated
Vesting. The Company shall accelerate the vesting of any
equity awards previously granted to Employee by the Company
(whether in the form of stock options or shares of restricted
stock) such that the shares that would have vested in the one
(1) year period following the Separation Date, had
Employee’s employment not been terminated, shall be deemed
vested as of the Separation Date; provided, however, that if
Employee’s employment is terminated without Cause following a
Change in Control (as defined herein), the Company shall accelerate
the vesting of any equity awards previously granted to Employee by
the Company such that all of the unvested shares shall be deemed
vested as of the Separation Date.
(c) Bonus.
The Company shall pay Employee a bonus for the year in which
the Separation Date occurs in the amount that Employee earned for
the previous year, if any.
(d) Restricted
Stock Grants. The Company shall grant to Employee, fully
vested, the pro rata amount of: (1) any annual
performance-based grants of restricted stock that may have been
determined by the Compensation Committee for the Company’s
fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the Separation Date
occurs but which have not yet been made to Employee as of the
Separation Date; or (2) in the event that such annual
performance-based
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grants have not yet been determined for the Company’s fiscal
year prior to the fiscal year in which the Separation Date occurs,
the average of the amounts of any such grants that Employee
received during the preceding two fiscal years. In either
event, the proration shall be based on the number of months of
completed service during the fiscal year of termination divided by
twelve (12).
3.5 Termination Upon Death
or Disability. The Agreement shall terminate immediately
upon Employee’s death or Disability (as defined
herein). In that event, the Company shall provide Employee
with the compensation set forth in Section 3.2 of this
Agreement, as well as the severance benefits set forth in Sections
3.4(a) and (b); provided that the full acceleration of vesting
provided for a termination without Cause following a Change in
Control shall not apply in the event of a termination for death or
Disability.
3.6 Resignation.
Employee shall be entitled to resign at any time upon written
notice to the Company thirty (30) days prior to the effective date
of such resignation, which shall be specified in Employee’s
notice of resignation. Unless Employee’s resignation is
for Good Reason following a Change in Control, upon
Employee’s resignation, the Company shall pay Employee the
compensation set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement, and
Employee shall not be entitled to any further compensation from the
Company, including severance benefits.
3.7 Resignation For
Good Reason Following A Change In Control. Employee
shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason
following a Change in Control. In that event, Employee shall
receive the following severance benefits:
(a) Salary
Continuation. The Company shall pay Employee severance
in an amount equal to one (1) year of Base Salary, less
standard payroll deductions and withholdings, and paid in
accordance with Section 3.9. The Company’s
obligation to provide, or continue to provide, such severance
payments will cease immediately and in full in the event that
Employee materially breaches any of his continuing obligations to
the Company (including, but not limited to, any continuing
obligations under this Agreement or the Proprietary Information
Agreement).
(b) Accelerated
Vesting. The Company shall accelerate the vesting of any
equity awards previously granted to Employee by the Co