AMENDED & RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This Amended &
Restated Employment Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is
entered into December 31, 2008, but is effective as of July 3,
2007 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between
The Shaw Group Inc., a Louisiana corporation (collectively with its
affiliates and subsidiaries hereinafter referred to as, the “
Company ”), and Roy Montgomery Glover (“
Employee ”). The Company and Employee may hereinafter
be referred to, individually, as a “ Party ”
and, collectively, as the “ Parties
”.
WHEREAS ,
the Company and Employee are parties to that certain Employment
Agreement dated as of July 3, 2007 (the “ Original
Agreement ”); and
WHEREAS ,
the Company and Employee desire to amend certain provisions of the
Original Agreement and to restate the Original Agreement in its
entirety.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants,
representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and
for other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
Employment . The Company hereby continues its employment of
Employee, and Employee hereby agrees to continued employment by the
Company, on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
2. Term
of Employment . Subject to the provisions for earlier
termination provided in this Agreement, the term of this Agreement
(the “ Term ”) shall be two years commencing on
the Effective Date and shall be automatically renewed on each day
following the Effective Date so that on any given day the unexpired
portion of the Term shall be two years. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provision, at any time after the Effective Date, the
Company or Employee may give
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written notice
to the other Party that the Term shall not be further renewed from
and after a subsequent date specified in such notice (the “
fixed term date ”), in which event the Term shall
become fixed, and this Agreement shall terminate on the second
anniversary of such fixed term date.
(a) During
the Term, Employee shall serve as the President of the Fossil
Division of the Power Group of the Company, or such other similar
position(s) as the Parties may mutually agree, with such duties and
responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned to him by the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board
”) or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, provided
that such duties and responsibilities are comparable to the
customary duties and responsibilities of such
position(s).
(b) Employee
agrees to devote Employee’s full attention and time during
normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company
and to use reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and
efficiently Employee’s duties and responsibilities. Employee
shall not, either directly or indirectly, enter into any business
or employment with or for any Person (defined below) other than the
Company during the Term; provided , however , that
Employee shall not be prohibited from making financial investments
in any other company or business or from serving on the board of
directors of any other company, subject in each case to the
provisions set forth in the Nonsolicitation and Noncompete
Agreement (defined below) and the Company’s Code of Conduct
or similar guidelines of which Employee is notified in writing. For
the purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Person
” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited or general
partnership,
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limited
liability company, joint venture, association, trust or other
entity or organization, whether or not a legal entity. Employee
shall at all times observe and comply with all lawful directions
and instructions of the Board of which Employee is notified in
writing.
(a)
Base Compensation . For services rendered by Employee under
this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Employee Employee’s
current base salary as of the Effective Date (“ Base
Compensation ”), per annum, payable in accordance with
the Company’s customary pay periods and subject to tax and
other customary withholdings. Employee’s Base Compensation
will be reviewed by the Board on an annual basis as of the close of
each fiscal year of the Company and may be increased as the Board
may deem appropriate. In the event the Board deems it appropriate
to increase Employee’s Base Compensation, that increased
amount shall thereafter be the Base Compensation for the purposes
of this Agreement. Employee’s Base Compensation, as increased
from time to time, may not be decreased unless agreed to by
Employee in writing. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the
Board from paying additional compensation to Employee in the form
of bonuses or otherwise during the Term.
(b)
Minimum Annual Bonus . During the Term, Employee will be
eligible to participate in the Company’s discretionary
management incentive program as established by the Board (as the
same may be amended from time to time), with an annual performance
bonus range of 0-200% of Employee’s bonus target (the “
Bonus Target ”), which Bonus Target shall initially be
an amount equal to 75% of Employee’s Base Compensation. The
Bonus Target may be adjusted
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annually.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee’s annual performance
bonus shall be not less than $250,000 each contract year. Annual
bonus payments will be subject to tax and other customary
withholdings.
(c)
Retention Amount . As additional consideration for this
Agreement, as well as the Nonsolicitation and Noncompete Agreement,
the Company agrees to place the sum of $1,000,000 in an interest
bearing account, which will be invested in accordance with the
Company’s deferred compensation policy (such amount, plus any
interest or other earnings accruing thereon, the “
Retention Amount ”). In the event that Employee
voluntarily terminates employment with the Company or is terminated
for Misconduct (as defined below) prior to the completion of four
years of continuous employment commencing on the Effective Date,
Employee shall forfeit all rights to any portion of the Retention
Amount. In the event that Employee completes four years of
continuous employment commencing on the Effective Date, Employee
shall receive the Retention Payment not later than 15 days
after the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date. In the event
that Employee is terminated by the Company for any reason other
than Misconduct prior to the fourth anniversary of the Effective
Date, Employee shall receive the Retention Payment on the first day
occurring after the date that is six months after the Date of
Termination (defined below). Employee shall be responsible for all
applicable taxes in respect of the Retention Amount.
(d)
Long Term Incentive Awards .
(i)
Not later than December 31 of each year during the Term,
pursuant to the Company’s customary Long Term Incentive
(defined below) award process, Employee will be granted Long Term
Incentives with
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an aggregate
value of $1,000,000. The actual number of shares will be will be
divided equally between restricted shares (or units) and option
shares. The grant of restricted shares or units will vest in annual
installments of 25% each, with full vesting after four years. The
grant of options will vest in annual installments of 25% each, with
full vesting after four years.
(ii)
All Long Term Incentive awards are subject to shareholders approval
of shares to be allocated to the Company’s Long Term
Incentive plan and are granted under the strict purview of the
Compensation Committee of the Board.
(iii)
The actual number of Long Term Incentives will be determined
utilizing the valuation methodology used for other similarly
situated executive officers of the Company.
(iv)
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the plan(s)
governing such Long Term Incentives, in the event that this
Agreement is terminated by Employee pursuant to
Section 7(a)(ii), (iv) or (v) or by the Company
pursuant to Section 7(a)(iii)(A) (other than for Misconduct)
or (iii)(D), Employee shall have not less than one year from the
Date of Termination in which to exercise all Long Term Incentives
granted to Employee by the Company on or before the Date of
Termination (including any Long Term Incentives that become vested
pursuant to Section 7); provided that in no event shall
such one year period extend the exercise period for any Long Term
Incentives awards beyond the date that is 10 years from the
date of grant of such Long Term Incentives awards.
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5.
Additional Benefits . In addition to the compensation
provided for in Section 4, Employee shall be entitled to the
following:
(a) Business
Expenses . The Company shall, in accordance with any rules and
policies that it may establish from time to time for its executive
officers, reimburse Employee for business expenses reasonably
incurred in the performance of Employee’s duties. It is
understood that Employee is authorized to incur reasonable business
expenses for promoting the business of the Company, including
reasonable expenditures for travel, lodging, meals and client or
business associate entertainment. Requests for reimbursement for
all business expenses must be accompanied by appropriate
documentation.
(b)
Vacation . Employee shall be entitled to four weeks of
vacation per year, without any loss of compensation or benefits.
Upon termination of employment of Employee for whatever reason,
Employee shall be paid for any unused vacation time based on
Employee’s Base Compensation as in effect immediately prior
to the Date of Termination.
(c) General
Benefits . Employee shall be entitled to participate in
(i) the various Employee benefit plans or programs provided to
employees of the Company in general, including, but not limited to,
health (including ExecuCare), dental, disability, accident and life
insurance plans and 401k plans, and (ii) the Flexible
Perquisites Plan, which provides an amount equal to 4% of
Employee’s Base Compensation in each calendar year in lieu of
customary perquisite benefits. Benefits are subject to the
eligibility requirements with respect to each of such benefit plans
or programs and
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such other
benefits or perquisites as may be approved by the Board during the
Term. Nothing in this Section 5(c) shall be deemed to prohibit the
Company from making any changes in any of the plans or programs
described in this Section 5(c), provided the change similarly
affects all executive officers of the Company that are similarly
situated.
6.
Confidentiality; Nonsolicitation and Noncompete .
(a) Employee
hereby acknowledges that the Company possesses certain Confidential
Information (defined below) that is peculiar to the businesses in
which the Company is or may be engaged. Employee hereby affirms
that such Confidential Information is the exclusive property of the
Company and that the Company has proprietary interests in such
Confidential information. For the purposes of this Agreement, the
term “ Confidential Information ” shall mean any
and all information of any nature and in any form that at the time
or times concerned is not generally known to Persons (defined
below) (other than the Company) that are engaged in businesses
similar to that conducted or contemplated by the Company (other
than by the act or acts of an employee not authorized by the
Company to disclose such information) which may include, without
limitation, the Company’s existing and contemplated products
and services; the Company’s purchasing, accounting, marketing
and merchandising methods or practices; the Company’s
development data, theories of application and/or methodologies; the
Company’s customer/client contact and/or supplier information
files; the Company’s existing and contemplated policies
and/or business strategies; any and all samples and/or materials
submitted to Employee by the Company; and any and all directly and
indirectly related records,
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documents,
specifications, data and other information with respect thereto.
Employee further acknowledges by signing this Agreement that the
Company has expended much time, cost and difficulty in developing
and maintaining the Company’s customers.
(b) Employee
shall (i) use the Confidential Information solely for the
purpose of performing Employee’s duties on behalf of the
Company and for no other purpose whatsoever, (ii) not,
directly or indirectly, at any time during or after
Employee’s employment by the Company, disclose Confidential
Information to any other Person (except to the Company’s
officers in connection with Employee’s duties on behalf of
the Company) or use or otherwise exploit Confidential Information
to the detriment of the Company, and (iii) not lecture on or
publish articles with respect to Confidential Information. In the
event of a breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this
Section 6(b), the Company shall be entitled, in addition to
any other remedies available to the Company, to an injunction
restraining Employee from disclosing such Confidential
Information.
(c) Upon
termination of employment of Employee for whatever reason, Employee
shall surrender to the Company any and all documents, manuals,
correspondence, reports, records and similar items then or
thereafter coming into the possession of Employee which contain any
Confidential Information; provided , however , that
the Company will provide Employee reasonable access to such
Confidential Information to the extent required by Employee in
connection with the defense of any cause of action, dispute,
proceeding or investigation made or initiated against Employee by
any Person
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other than the
Company related to the employment of Employee by the Company or the
performance by Employee of its duties in the course of such
employment.
(d) Employee
agrees that, as part of the consideration for this Agreement and as
an integral part hereof, Employee has executed, delivered and
agreed to be bound by the Nonsolicitation and Noncompete Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit A , as well as any
subsequent addenda thereto.
(a) This
Agreement may be terminated prior to the expiration of the Term
only under the terms and conditions set forth below:
(i)
Resignation (other than for Good Reason) . Employee may
resign Employee’s position at any time, including by reason
of retirement, by providing written notice of resignation to the
Company. In the event of such resignation (except in the case of
resignation for Good Reason (defined in Section 7(a)(iv)
below)), this Agreement shall terminate on the Date of Termination
(defined in Section 7(c) below), and Employee shall not be entitled
to further compensation pursuant to this Agreement other than the
payment of any Base Compensation and General Benefits (e.g., unused
vacation, unreimbursed business expenses, etc.) accrued and unpaid
as of the Date of Termination and the retention of any and all
option shares, restricted shares or units or other similar awards
granted to Employee by the Company under any long term incentive
plan(s) duly adopted by the Board (“ Long Term
Incentives ”) that have vested or become exercisable on
or before the Date of Termination in accordance with the plans
governing such Long Term Incentives (which Long Term Incentives
remain subject to, and
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must thereafter
be exercised in accordance with, the plan(s) governing such Long
Term Incentives).
(ii)
Death . If Employee’s employment is terminated due to
Employee’s death, (A) the Company shall pay to
Employee’s surviving spouse or estate, subject to customary
withholdings, not later than 30 days after Employee’s
death, (I) any Base Compensation and General Benefits accrued
and unpaid as of the date of Employee’s death, and
(II) a lump sum amount, in cash, equal to to the cost for
Employee to obtain one year of paid group health and dental
insurance benefits covering Employee’s spouse and dependents
that are substantially similar to those that Employee’s
surviving spouse and dependents were receiving immediately prior to
Employee’s death, (B) notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary in the plan(s) governing such Long Term Incentives,
Employee, as of the date of Employee’s death, shall become
immediately and totally vested in any and all Long Term Incentives
granted to Employee by the Company prior to the Date of Termination
that have not previously vested in full, and
(C) Employee’s surviving spouse or estate will receive
the Retention Amount in accordance with Section 4(c). After
all payments, benefits and vesting of Long Term Incentives under
this Section 7(a)(ii) have been paid or performed, this
Agreement shall terminate, and the Company shall have no
obligations to Employee or Employee’s legal representatives
with respect to this Agreement. This provision shall not be
exclu
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