Exhibit 10.4
Amended
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SMARTPROS LTD.
AND
STANLEY WIRTHEIM
This Amended employment agreement
(the “Agreement”) dated as of July 1, 2008 is by and
between SmartPros Ltd., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Stanley Wirtheim, an individual
residing at 62-27 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston, New York 11362
(the “Executive”).
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Employment.
The Company shall employ the
Executive, and the Executive agrees to serve the Company, on the
terms and conditions set forth herein. The Executive shall serve as
Vice President & CFO of the Company and shall be based at the
Company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, New York. The Executive
hereby accepts such employment hereunder, except for absences
occasioned by illness and reasonable vacation periods, and agrees
to undertake the duties and responsibilities inherent in such
position and such other duties and responsibilities as the Company
shall from time to time reasonably assign to him. The Executive
shall report to and be supervised by the Board of Directors of the
Company (the “Board”) and the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company. The Executive shall use his best efforts, including
the highest standards of professional competence and integrity, and
shall devote his full business time and effort to the performance
of his duties hereunder. The Executive shall not engage in any
other business activity except that the Executive may engage from
time to time in such personal investment activities as do not
interfere with his day to day responsibilities to the Company. The
Executive shall be allowed to spend up to 1-2 days per month on his
current accounting practice.
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2.
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Compensation and
Benefits.
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2.1
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Salary.
During the Term (as defined below)
of this Agreement, the Executive shall be paid a salary at the rate
of $123,000 per annum (“the Base Salary”), payable as
customarily paid by the Company. During the Term of this Agreement,
executive’s base salary shall be reviewed at least annually
by the Board.
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2.2
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Bonus. In addition to his Base Salary, the Executive
may be entitled to bonuses at times and in amounts determined in
the discretion of the Board. Any incentive bonuses shall be paid as
soon as practicable after each year-end, and in all events by March
15 of the year following the year for which the bonus was
determined.
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2.3
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Benefits.
The Executive shall be entitled to
participate in all employee benefit programs or plans maintained by
the Company from time to time on the same basis as other similarly
situated executive employees of the Company. The Company will pay
the Executive a $300 per month car allowance. The Executive will be
entitled to 4 weeks paid vacation per year. The Company will pay
the Executive’s membership dues for the AICPA and the NY
Society of CPA’s.
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Reimbursement of
Expenses. The Company
shall reimburse the Executive in accordance with its general
reimbursement policies for all ordinary and necessary expenses
incurred by the Executive on behalf of the Company upon the
presentation of appropriate supporting documentation.
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Term; Termination; Rights upon
Termination.
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3.1
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Term. The Company agrees to employ the Executive, and
the Executive agrees to serve the Company for a period commencing
on July 1, 2008 and continuing until June 30, 2011 (the “End
Date”) unless otherwise amended or terminated pursuant to the
terms hereof (the “Term”).
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3.2
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Termination.
The Company may at any time,
terminate the employment of the Executive under this Agreement for
Cause (as defined below), or without Cause, immediately and without
any requirement of notice. The rights and obligations of the
parties upon any termination of the Executive’s employment
shall be as set forth in Section 3.3. For purposes of this
Agreement the term “Cause” shall mean (i) any act of
dishonesty or gross and willful misconduct with respect to the
Company, including without limitation, fraud or theft, on the part
of the Executive, (ii) conviction of the Executive of a felony,
(iii) Executive’s failure to reduce the time spent on his
private accounting practice in accordance with section 1 (iv)
failure to perform his duties in a satisfactory manner consistent
with industry standards of CFO’s in public companies (v) the
Executive’s failure to perform his assigned duties hereunder
after written notice and a 30 day opportunity to cure.
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3.3
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Rights Upon
Termination. In the event
that:
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(a)
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The
employment of the Executive is terminated by the Company without
Cause, then, for the remainder of the then current Term of
employment hereunder, then, (subject to Section 3.3(e)) within 30
days after the date of such termination of employment, the Company
shall pay to the Executive (x) a cash lump sum equal to
Executive’s Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of
termination calculated through the
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remainder of the then-current
term of employment, and (y) a bonus equal to the average of the
last two years annual bonuses received by the Executive multiplied
by the amount of whole and partial years remaining on the contract.
In addition, the Company shall provide to Executive all benefits
described in section 2.3 through the remainder of the then-current
term of employment. The obligations of the Company pursuant to this
Section 3.3(a) shall be in lieu of any other rights of the
Executive hereunder to compensation or benefits in respect of any
period before or after the date of such termination.
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(b)
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The
Executive’s employment terminates by reason of death or
disability, then the Company shall pay and provide to the Executive
or Executive’s estate or other successor in interest at the
time otherwise due under Section 2 all Base Salary and benefits due
to the Executive under Section 2 through the end of the sixth month
after the month in which the termination occurs, but reduced in the
case of disability by any payments received under any disability
plan, program or policy paid for by the Company. The obligations of
the Company pursuant to this Section 3.3(b) shall be and in lieu of
any other rights of the Executive hereunder to compensation or
benefits (excluding any tax-qualified retirement plan benefits) in
respect of any period before or after the date of such termination
and in lieu of any severance payment, and no other compensation of
any kind or any other amounts shall be due to the Executive by the
Company under this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the
term “disability” shall mean: (i) the Company’s
determination that Executive will be unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to
result in death, or last for a continuous period of not less than
12 months; (ii) by reason of any medically determinable physical or
mental impairment that can be expected to result in death, or last
for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, Executive is
receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than
three months under an accident and health plan covering employees
of the Company; or (iii) Executive is determined to be totally
disabled by the Social Security Administration.
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(c)
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The
employment of the Executive is terminated by the Company for Cause,
or by the Executive other than under circumstances described in
Section 3.3(a) or (b) above, the Executive shall not be entitled to
compensation or benefits granted hereunder beyond the date of the
termination of the Executive’s employment.
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(d)
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If
a Change in Control, as defined in Section 7, shall occur at any
time between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2011 then upon
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occurrence of such Change in
Control the Exe
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