Exhibit 10.1
Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement
Between The Walt Disney Company
And Robert A. Iger
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as
of December 23, 2008, by and between The Walt Disney Company,
a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”),
and Robert A. Iger (“ Executive ”)
amending and restating in its entirety Executive’s Employment
Agreement with Company dated as of January 31, 2008 (the
“ January 31 Agreement ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and its
subsidiaries have employed Executive in various senior officer
positions, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company;
WHEREAS, Executive and the Company
were on January 31, 2008 parties to an employment agreement,
dated as of October 2, 2005, which was scheduled to expire by
its own terms on September 30, 2010 (the “ 2005
Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the
Company’s desire to continue to secure the services of
Executive, the Company and Executive entered into the
January 31 Agreement, which superseded the 2005
Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive
desire to amend and restate the January 31 Agreement for the
purposes of making certain changes intended to ensure compliance
with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and to make
certain additional minor corrections in the January 31
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual covenants herein contained, the Company and Executive
hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment . Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Company
hereby employs Executive and Executive hereby accepts employment by
the Company for the period commencing on the date hereof and ending
on the last day of the fiscal year of the Company ending on
January 31, 2013 (or such earlier date as shall be determined
pursuant to Paragraph 7). The period during which Executive is
employed pursuant to this Agreement shall be referred to as the
“ Employment Period ”.
2. Position and Duties .
During the Employment Period, Executive shall serve as President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and in such other
position or positions with the Company and its subsidiaries,
consistent with his positions as President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, as the Board of Directors of the Company
(the “ Board ”) shall reasonably assign
Executive from time to time. Executive
shall be the most senior officer of the Company
and report directly and exclusively to the Board. During the
Employment Period, unless and until the Board exercises any
authority reserved to it under the Company’s By-Laws,
Executive shall have the duties, responsibilities and obligations
customarily exercised by individuals serving as the chief executive
officer in a company of the size and nature of the Company. During
the Employment Period, the Company shall also nominate Executive
for re-election as a member of the Board at the expiration of each
term of office, and Executive shall serve as a member of the Board
for each period for which he is so elected. During the Employment
Period, Executive shall devote substantially all his business time
to the services required of him hereunder, and shall perform such
services in a manner consonant with the duties of his position.
Executive shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any
applicable policy of the Company regarding service (including as a
director) on behalf of any other organization, provided that,
subject to the provisions of Paragraph 11(a), nothing herein shall
preclude Executive from ( i ) engaging in charitable
activities and community affairs, and ( ii ) managing
his personal investments and affairs, so long as the activities
listed in subclauses (i)-(ii) do not materially interfere,
individually or in the aggregate, with the proper performance of
his duties and responsibilities as the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer.
3. Compensation.
(a) Base Salary . During the
Employment Period, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary at
the annual rate of no less than $2,000,000. The amount of annual
base salary currently payable under this Paragraph 3(a) shall be
reduced, however, to the extent Executive elects in accordance with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”) and the regulations and interpretations
thereunder (“Section 409A”) to defer such salary under
the terms of any deferred compensation or savings plan or
arrangement maintained or established by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. Executive’s annual base salary payable
hereunder, without reduction for any amounts deferred as described
above, is referred to herein as the “ Base
Salary ”. The Company shall pay Executive the portion
of his Base Salary not deferred at the election of Executive in
accordance with its generally applicable policies for senior
executives, but not less frequently than in equal monthly
installments. Amounts of base salary accrued but deferred pursuant
to the terms of the employment agreement between Executive and the
Company, dated as of January 24, 2000 (the “ 2000
Agreement ”), shall be paid to Executive by the
Company, together with interest thereon (which interest shall
accrue at the rate of the applicable federal rate for mid-term
treasuries and which rate shall be reset annually on the basis of
the rate in effect for March for each year during which the
deferral shall be in effect), six months and one day after the date
upon which Executive incurs a separation from service with the
Company within the meaning of Section 409A or, if earlier,
promptly after Executive’s death; provided that, for purposes
of applying such Section 409A, the parties agree, as permitted
in accordance with the final regulations thereunder, a
“separation from service” shall occur when Executive
and
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the Company reasonably anticipate
that Executive’s level of bona fide services for the Company
(whether as an employee or an independent contractor) will
permanently decrease to no more than 40 percent of the average
level of bona fide services performed by Executive for the Company
over the immediately preceding 36 months. The determination of
whether and when a separation from service has occurred shall be
made in accordance with this subparagraph and in a manner
consistent with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(h).
(b) Incentive Compensation .
Executive shall be given the opportunity to earn an annual
incentive bonus in accordance with the annual bonus plan generally
applicable to the Company’s executive officers, as the same
may be in effect from time to time (the “ Annual
Plan ”). Executive’s target annual incentive
bonus opportunity under the Annual Plan during each fiscal year
during the term hereof (including the fiscal year commencing
October 1, 2007) shall be no less than $10,000,000. The actual
amount payable to Executive as an annual bonus under the Annual
Plan shall be dependent upon the achievement of performance
objectives established in accordance with the Annual Plan by the
Board or the committee of the Board responsible for administering
such Annual Plan (the “ Compensation Committee
”), which shall be substantially the same as the objectives
established under the Annual Plan for other senior executive
officers of the Company. Accordingly, depending on such
performance, the actual amount payable as an annual bonus to
Executive under the Annual Plan may be less than, greater than or
equal to the target bonus specified above. Any bonus payable
pursuant to this Paragraph 3(b) shall be paid at the same time as
annual bonuses are payable to other officers of the Company in
accordance with the provisions of the Annual Plan, subject to
Executive’s continued employment with the Company through the
date on which such bonuses are paid.
(c) Eligibility for Equity
Awards . Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Executive
shall be entitled to participate in any stock option, performance
share, performance unit or other equity based long-term incentive
compensation plan, program or arrangement generally made available
to senior executive officers of the Company, on substantially the
same terms and conditions as generally apply to such other
officers, except that the size of the awards made to Executive
shall reflect Executive’s position with the Company and the
Compensation Committee’s evaluation of Executive’s
performance and competitive compensation practices. During each
fiscal year during the term hereof (including the fiscal year
commencing October 1, 2007, Executive shall receive an annual
award with a target award value (which value shall be as determined
in accordance with the policies and practices generally applicable
to other senior executives of the Company) of not less than
$9,000,000; it being understood that the form of the award shall be
determined by the Compensation Committee and such form shall be
subject to the terms of the applicable plan or plans of the
Company. The Compensation Committee may increase the award value of
any award made in respect of any such fiscal year based on its
evaluation of Executive’s performance. The actual benefits
conveyed to
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Executive in respect of any such
awards may be less than, greater than or equal to the targeted
award value, as such benefits will be dependent on a series of
performance and other factors, such as the value of the
Company’s common stock and satisfaction of any applicable
vesting requirements and performance conditions.
4. Performance Based Stock Units
Award .
(a) Commencement Stock Units
. On October 2, 2005 (the “ Commencement
Date ”), the Company made a one-time grant to
Executive of 500,000 performance based stock units (each, a “
Commencement Stock Unit ”), pursuant to the
terms of each of the 2002 Executive Performance Plan (the “
Performance Plan ”) and the Amended and
Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan (the “ Stock
Plan ”) and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement. Units are notional units of measurement
denominated in shares of the Company’s common stock (each, a
“ Share ”) ( i.e. , one
Stock Unit is equivalent in value to one Share). The Commencement
Stock Units constitute Restricted Units as defined in
Section 2.2 of the Performance Plan.
(b) Vesting . Subject to the
continued employment requirement specified below, the Commencement
Stock Units shall become vested, if at all, based upon, and solely
to the extent that, as of the applicable Measurement Date and the
end of the Performance Period (as each such term is defined below)
ending on such Measurement Date, each of the following performance
criteria are achieved:
(i) the TSR (as defined below) of
the Company meets or exceeds the TSR for the Standard &
Poor’s 500 Composite Index (the “ S&P 500
Index ”) in each case, as reported by Bloomberg L.P.
(or such other reporting service that the Committee may designate
from time to time) with respect to:
(A) the performance periods which
are established in the TSR Table set forth below by reference to
the Measurement Dates set forth therein, and
(B) the number of Commencement Stock
Units eligible for vesting at the end of such performance period
(also determined in accordance with the table set forth below)
and
(ii) the 162(m) Performance
Condition (as defined below) is satisfied.
For the avoidance of doubt, if and
to the extent that one type of performance condition applicable to
any of the Commencement Stock Units (i.e., either a TSR condition
or a 162(m) Performance Condition, as the case may be) is not
satisfied as of the applicable Measurement Date, such Commencement
Stock Units shall not vest as of such date regardless of whether
the other type of performance condition is achieved. However,
any
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Commencement Stock Units that could, but do not,
vest as of the last day of the fiscal year ending on or about
September 30, 2008 or September 30, 2009 because either
or both the TSR condition or the 162(m) Performance Condition are
not met as of such date shall become vested as of the last day of
the fiscal year ending on or about September 30, 2009 or
September 30, 2010, as the case may be, if and to the extent
that the applicable performance criteria are met as of such date.
For example, subject to satisfaction of the continued employment
requirement set forth below, if the TSR condition and/or 162(m)
Performance Condition is not satisfied as of the last day of the
fiscal year ending on or about September 30, 2008, no
Commencement Stock Units will vest as of the last day of such
fiscal year, but if the TSR condition is satisfied and the 162(m)
Performance Condition is achieved as of the last day of the fiscal
year ending on or about September 30, 2009, Executive shall
become vested in 80% of the Commencement Stock Units as of the last
day of such fiscal year.
TSR TABLE
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TSR Shall be
Measured from Commencement Date to (each such date being
hereinafter referred to as a “ Measurement Date
”):
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The
Company’s TSR at the Applicable Measurement Date
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Aggregate Cumulative
Percentage of Total
Number of
Commencement Stock
Units That Become
Vested
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The end of the
fiscal year ending on or about September 30, 2008
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Meets or
exceeds the S&P 500 Index TSR (as defined below) for the
relevant period
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60%
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The end of the
fiscal year ending on or about September 30, 2009
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Meets or
exceeds the S&P 500 Index TSR for the relevant
period
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80%
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The end of the
fiscal year ending on or about September 30, 2010
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Meets or
exceeds the S&P 500 Index TSR for the relevant
period
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100%
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The Committee shall establish, in
accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m), one or
more performance conditions from among the performance objectives
permitted under the Performance Plan, as in effect on the date such
objectives are established, (the “ 162(m) Performance
Condition ”) with respect to three performance
periods (each, a “ Performance Period ”).
Such Performance Periods shall commence on or after the
Commencement Date and be of such duration as shall be selected by
the Committee, provided that one such Performance Period shall end
on the last day of the fiscal year ending on or about
September 30, 2008, one shall end on the last day of the
fiscal year ending on or about September 30, 2009 and one
shall end on the last day of the fiscal
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year ending on or about September 30, 2010.
The number of Commencement Stock Units that shall be subject to the
162(m) Performance Conditions with respect to a particular
Performance Period shall be the same number as are subject to the
TSR condition with a Measurement Date occurring on the last day of
such Performance Period. The performance conditions selected by the
Committee shall generally be consistent with the criteria
established for other senior executive officers of the Company, but
taking into account differences in the relevant performance
periods.
Except as otherwise provided in
Paragraphs 4(c), 7(b)(i), 7(b)(iii) and 7(d)(iii) hereof, the
Commencement Stock Units which are eligible to vest at any
Measurement Date shall become vested only if Executive remains
continuously employed by the Company from the Commencement Date
until the Measurement Date on which the performance is measured
(each such Measurement Date shall hereinafter be referred to as a
“ Vesting Date ”) ( e.g. ,
Executive must still be employed on September 30, 2009 to vest
in the portion of the Stock Units that could otherwise become
vested on such Measurement Date by reason of the achievement of the
applicable performance criteria).
“ TSR ”
shall mean, as of any Measurement Date, an amount equal to the
average of the total return figures, calculated on the basis of
weekly periodicity, as currently reported under “
Comparative Returns ” by Bloomberg L.P. (or any other
reporting service that the Committee may designate from time to
time) (i) for the Company and (ii) for the S&P 500
Index (the “ S&P 500 Index TSR ”), as
the case may be, for each of the four weeks immediately preceding
the determination date, it being understood that if any such
determination is made on the last trading day of any week, then
that week shall be treated as a preceding week.
(c) Accelerated Vesting . In
accordance with Section 11 of the Stock Plan (other than
subsection 11(c)) as currently in effect, upon the occurrence of a
Triggering Event within the 12-month period following a Change in
Control, the Commencement Stock Units shall become fully vested and
payable pursuant to Paragraph 4(d). For purposes of this Paragraph
4(c), “Triggering Event” and “Change in
Control” shall have the meanings given to such term in the
Stock Plan, as amended through October 2, 2008.
(d) Payment of Award . To the
extent that any Commencement Stock Units vest as of any applicable
Vesting Date (including by reason of the application of
Section 7(b)(i) or 7(b)(iii) and 7(d(iii)) hereof), the
Company shall, within 30 days of the later of the date on which
such Commencement Stock Units vest and the date of certification by
the Compensation Committee of the achievement of the performance
criteria applicable to the vesting of such Commencement Stock
Units, which shall in any event be done within 90 days of the
applicable Vesting Date (and in all events within 30 days following
vesting under Paragraph 4(c)), issue to Executive payment in
respect of the number of Commencement Stock Units that became
vested as of such date (or, if any Commencement Stock Units became
vested as of any prior Vesting Date, the remainder
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of ( i ) the maximum
aggregate number of Commencement Stock Units that could have become
vested as of such date minus ( ii ) the total number of
such Commencement Stock Units that shall have vested prior
thereto). Without limiting the generality of the immediately
preceding sentence, in no event shall any earned Commencement Stock
Units be paid later than the end of the Executive’s tax year
in which the Vesting Date occurs. The Commencement Stock Units
shall be paid in Shares. The Commencement Stock Units, whether or
not vested, will not confer any voting rights upon Executive,
unless and until Executive receives Shares as payment in respect of
such Commencement Stock Units.
(e) Dividend Equivalents .
Any dividends paid on Shares will be credited to Executive as
additional Commencement Stock Units as if the Commencement Stock
Units previously held by Executive were outstanding Shares, as
follows: Such credit shall be made in whole and/or fractional
Commencement Stock Units and shall be based on the fair market
value (as defined in the Stock Plan) of the Shares on the date of
payment of such dividend and the amount reported by the Company as
paid to shareholders in respect of such dividends, provided,
however, that if any dividend is paid in common stock of the
Company, the number of additional Commencement Stock Units (or
fractions thereof) credited in respect of each then outstanding
Commencement Stock Unit shall be equal to the number of shares of
common stock (or fractions thereof) distributed in respect of one
share of common stock. All such additional Commencement Stock Units
shall be subject to the same vesting requirements applicable to the
previously held Commencement Stock Units in respect of which they
were credited and shall be payable in accordance with Paragraph
4(d) hereof.
5. Extension Stock Option
Grant .
(a) Grant of Extension Stock
Options . On (or as soon as practicable, but not later than
five business days, after) the date this Agreement is executed (the
“ Extension Date ”), the Company shall
grant Executive options to purchase 3,000,000 shares of the
Company’s Common Stock (the “ Extension Stock
Option Grant ”). Such options shall be granted under
the terms of the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock and Incentive Plan
(the “ 2005 Stock Plan ”), and except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be subject to the terms
and conditions of the 2005 Stock Plan and the form of stock award
agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Option
Award Agreement ”). The options shall have a maximum
term of seven years from the Extension Date, provided that, subject
to Paragraph 7 of this Agreement, such options shall earlier
terminate as provided in the 2005 Stock Plan and the Option Award
Agreement. The per share exercise price of the Extension Stock
Option Grant shall be equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in
the 2005 Stock Plan ) on the date of grant. The Extension Stock
Option Grant shall become vested and exercisable as to 500,000
shares of stock on each of the first four anniversaries of the
Extension Date, and as to the remaining number of shares on the
fifth anniversary of the Extension Date, subject in each case
to
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Executive’s continued employment with the
Company through such anniversary of the Extension Date, and, if
applicable, to the provisions of the Option Award Agreement and the
2005 Stock Plan.
(b) Accelerated Vesting . In
accordance with Section 11 of the 2005 Stock Plan (other than
subsection 11.3) as currently in effect, upon the occurrence of a
Triggering Event within the 12-month period following a Change in
Control, the Extension Stock Option Grant shall become fully vested
and exercisable. For purposes of this Paragraph 5(b),
“Triggering Event” and “Change in Control”
shall have the meanings given to such terms in the 2005 Stock Plan,
as amended through October 2, 2008.
6. Benefits, Perquisites and
Expenses .
(a) Benefits . During the
Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible to participate in (
i ) each welfare benefit plan sponsored or maintained
by the Company and made available generally to its senior officers,
including, without limitation, each group life, hospitalization,
medical, dental, health, accident or disability insurance or
similar plan or program of the Company, and ( ii ) each
pension, profit sharing, retirement, deferred compensation or
savings plan sponsored or maintained by the Company for its senior
officers, in each case, whether now existing or established
hereafter, in accordance with the generally applicable provisions
thereof.
(b) Perquisites . During the
Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to receive such
perquisites as are generally provided to other senior officers of
the Company in accordance with the then current policies and
practices of the Company.
(c) Business Expenses . The
Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable
expenses incurred or paid by Executive during the Employment Period
in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder, upon
presentation of expense statements or vouchers and such other
information as the Company may require and in accordance with the
generally applicable policies and procedures of the
Company.
(d) Indemnification .
Executive and the Company are parties to an indemnification
agreement effective as of October 1, 2003 (the “
Indemnification Agreement ”), which shall
continue in full force and effect in accordance with its
terms.
7. Termination of Employment
.
(a) Early Termination of the
Employment Period . Notwithstanding Paragraph 1, the Employment
Period shall end upon the earliest to occur of ( i
) Executive’s death, ( ii ) a Termination
due to Disability, ( iii ) a Termination for Cause, (
iv ) the Termination Date specified in connection with
any exercise by the Company of its Termination Right or ( v
) a Termination for Good Reason. If the Employment
Period
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terminates as of a date specified
under this Paragraph 7, Executive agrees that, upon written request
from the Company, he shall resign from the Board and each other
position he holds with the Company and any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates, effective immediately following receipt of such request
from the Company (or at such later date as the Company may
specify).
(b) Benefits Payable Upon
Termination .
(i) (i) In the event of
Executive’s death during the Employment Period or a
Termination due to Disability, Executive or his beneficiaries or
legal representatives shall be provided the Unconditional
Entitlements, including, but not limited to, any such Unconditional
Entitlements that are or become payable under any Company plan,
policy, practice or program or any contract or agreement with the
Company by reason of Executive’s death or Termination due to
Disability. In the event of the Executive’s death during the
Employment Period or a Termination due to Disability, all
Commencement Stock Units shall become fully vested and shall be
payable to Executive or his beneficiaries or legal representatives
(i) in the event of death, in accordance with the terms of
Paragraph 4(d) hereof and (ii) in the event of a Termination
due to Disability, at the date or dates such amounts would have
been payable under Paragraph 4(d) without regard to such
termination, but assuming that the 162(m) Performance Condition and
the TSR conditions were satisfied. Additionally, the Grandfathered
Option Awards shall be or become exercisable to the extent provided
in, and remain exercisable for the period specified in, the 2000
Agreement, if applicable, or the terms and conditions of the
applicable plan and the applicable option agreements. Subject to
Paragraph 7(d), in the event of Executive’s death or
disability, any other stock options then held by Executive or his
permitted transferees (including the Extension Stock Option Grant)
shall be exercisable in accordance with the terms of the applicable
plan and the applicable option agreements.
(ii) In the event of
Executive’s Termination for Cause, Executive shall be
provided the Unconditional Entitlements.
(iii) In the event of a Termination
for Good Reason or the exercise by the Company of its Termination
Right, Executive shall be provided the Unconditional Entitlements
and the Company shall provide the Conditional Benefits to
Executive, subject to ( A ) Executive’s execution
of the Release, ( B ) Executive having not revoked such
Release within the seven-day revocation period permitted following
delivery of such Release and ( C ) Executive’s
execution of the Consulting Agreement. For Executive to become
entitled to the Conditional Benefits, Executive must deliver both
the executed Release and the executed Consulting Agreement to the
Company by no later than twenty-two (22) days following the
Termination Date.
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(iv) In the event of a Termination
for Good Reason or the exercise by the Company of its Termination
Right, any Grandfathered Option Awards shall remain exercisable for
the periods specified in the 2000 Agreement.
(c) Unconditional
Entitlements . For purposes of this Agreement, the “
Unconditional Entitlements ” to which Executive
may become entitled under Paragraph 7(b) are as follows:
(i) Earned Amounts . The
Earned Compensation shall be paid within 30 days following the
termination of Executive’s employment hereunder, or if any
part thereof constitutes a bonus which is subject to or conditioned
upon any performance conditions, within thirty (30) days
following the determination that such conditions have been met,
provided that in no event shall the bonus be paid later than
90 days following his termination of employment.
(ii) Benefits . All benefits
payable to Executive under any employee benefit plans (including,
without limitation any pension plans or 401(k) plans) of the
Company or any of its affiliates applicable to Executive at the
time of termination of Executive’s employment with the
Company and all amounts and benefits (other than the Conditional
Benefits) which are vested or which Executive is otherwise entitled
to receive under the terms of or in accordance with any plan,
policy, practice or program of, or any contract or agreement with,
the Company, at or subsequent to the date of his termination
without regard to the performance by Executive of further services
or the resolution of a contingency, shall be paid or provided in
accordance with and subject to the terms and provisions of such
plans, it being understood that all such benefits shall be
determined on the basis of the actual date of termination of
Executive’s employment with the Company. Notwithstanding the
immediately preceding sentence, Executive shall not be entitled to
any benefits under any severance plan or policy of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries.
(iii) Indemnities . Any right
which Executive may have to claim a defense and/or indemnity for
liabilities to or claims asserted by third parties in connection
with Executive’s activities as an officer, director or
employee of the Company or any of its affiliates pursuant to the
terms of the Indemnification Agreement referenced in Paragraph 6(d)
shall be unaffected by Executive’s termination of employment
and shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms.
(iv) Medical Coverage .
Executive shall be entitled to such continuation of health care
coverage as is required under, and in accordance with, applicable
law or otherwise provided in accordance with the Company’s
policies. Executive shall be notified in writing of his rights to
continue such coverage after the termination of his employment
pursuant to this Paragraph 7(c)(iv), provided that Executive timely
complies with the conditions to continue such coverage. Executive
understands and acknowledges that Executive is responsible to make
for all payments
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required for any such continued
health care coverage that Executive may choose to
receive.
(v) Business Expenses .
Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement, in accordance with
the Company’s policies regarding expense reimbursement as in
effect from time to time, for all business expenses incurred by him
prior to the termination of his employment.
(vi) Stock Options/RSUs .
Except to the extent additional rights are provided upon
Executive’s qualifying to receive the Conditional Benefits,
Executive’s rights with respect to any stock options and/or
restricted stock units granted to him by the Company shall be
governed by the terms and provisions of the plans (including plan
rules) and award agreements pursuant to which such stock options
and restricted stock units were awarded, as in effect at the date
Executive’s employment terminates.
(d) Conditional Benefits .
For purposes of this Agreement, the “ Conditional
Benefits ” to which Executive may become entitled
under Paragraph 7(b)(iii), provided he complies with the terms and
conditions thereof, are as follows:
(i) Remaining Salary . As
specified in further detail in paragraph 2 of the Consulting
Agreement, the Company shall pay Executive a lump sum amount equal
to the Consulting Amount as compensation for his consulting
services under the Consulting Agreement. If the Scheduled
Expiration Date is later than the end of the Consulting Agreement
Period, the Company shall also pay Executive the Severance Amount.
The Consulting Amount and the Severance Amount shall be paid on the
date that is six months and one day after the Termination Date (or
upon Executive’s death, if earlier).
(ii) Stock Options . All of
Executive’s Continuing Unvested Options shall become
exercisable in accordance with the applicable Original Stock Option
Award Documents, on the same basis as such options would have
become vested and exercisable if Executive had remained employed
under this Agreement through the Scheduled Expiration Date. Once
exercisable, all Continuing Unvested Options shall remain
exercisable until the Stock Option Termination Date. All of
Executive’s Remaining Stock Options that were vested and
exercisable at the Termination Date shall remain exercisable until
the Stock Option Termination Date. Notwithstanding any other term
or provision hereof, any of Executive’s stock options which
are not vested at the Termination Date, and which are not
Grandfathered Option Awards or Continuing Unvested Options, shall
automatically terminate upon the Termination Date. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, all of the Remaining Stock
Options shall continue to be subject to the Original Stock Option
Award Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of
Executive’s death prior to the Stock Option Termination Date,
all Continuing Unvested Options shall vest on the date of
Executive’s death and all
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Remaining Stock Options shall be
exercisable for the period following Executive’s death
determined under such Original Stock Option Award Documents on the
same basis as though Executive was employed on the date of his
death and regardless of when the Stock Option Termination Date
would otherwise have occurred. However, any provisions in the
Original Stock Option Award Documents relating to disability or
change in control of the Company shall not be operative after the
Termination Date with respect to any Remaining Stock
Options.
(iii) RSUs . The Remaining
Stock Units shall continue to vest in accordance with the terms of
the Original RSU Award Documents regardless of Executive’s
termination of employment. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, all such Remaining Stock Units shall be subject to, and
administered in accordance with, the Original RSU Award Documents.
Any of Executive’s restricted stock unit awards that have not
become vested on or before the Termination Date, and that are
outstanding at the Termination Date, but which are not Remaining
Stock Units, shall automatically terminate on the Termination Date.
Notwithstanding any term or provision of the Original RSU Award
Documents:
(A) any provisions in such Original
RSU Award Documents relating to disability shall not be applicable
to any such Remaining Stock Units after the Termination
Date;
(B) in the event of
Executive’s death after the Termination Date but prior to the
Scheduled Expiration Date, the terms and provisions of the Original
RSU Award Documents shall be interpreted and applied in the same
manner with respect to such Remaining Stock Units as if Executive
were an active employee on the date of his death; and
(C) to the extent that, under the
Company’s compensation practices and policies, any tranche of
Remaining Stock Units is subject to the achievement of performance
conditions which were imposed solely because Executive was an
executive officer of the Company who could have been a covered
employee within the meaning of Section 162(m) at the time
payment in respect of such award was expected to be made (the
“Applicable 162(m) Criteria”) and such Applicable
162(m) Criteria relate, in whole or in part, to any performance
period continuing after the end of the Company’s fiscal year
in which the Termination Date occurs, such Applicable 162(m)
Criteria shall be waived as of the Termination Date with respect to
such tranche of the Remaining Stock Units; provided, however, that
this Paragraph 7(d)(iii)(D) shall not be applicable if and to the
extent, in the reasonable opinion of tax counsel to the Company,
the presence of
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such provision would cause any stock
units intended to be qualified as other performance based
compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code
to fail to be so qualified at any time prior to Executive’s
Termination Date.
(iv) Pro-Rated Current Year
Bonus . A pro rata annual bonus for the year in which the
Termination Date occurs, determined on the basis of an assumed
full-year target bonus determined pursuant to Section 3(b) and
the number of days in the applicable fiscal year occurring on or
before the Termination Date. Such pro-rata current year bonus shall
be paid no later than the later of ( i ) two and a half
months after the end of Executive’s tax year in which the
Termination Date occurs and ( ii ) two and a half
months after the end of the Company’s tax year in which the
Termination Date occurs.
(v) Additional Distribution Rules
in Respect of Conditional Benefits . The following additional
rules shall apply with respect to distribution of the payments and
benefits, if any, to be provided to Executive under Paragraph
7(d)(i), (iii) and (iv) and, if applicable Paragraph
8:
(A) It is intended that each
installment of the payments and benefits provided under Paragraphs
7(d)(i), (iii) and (iv) shall be treated as a separate
“payment” for purposes of Section 409A. Neither
the Company nor Executive shall have the right to accelerate or
defer the delivery of any such payments or benefits except to the
extent specifically permitted or required by
Section 409A;
(B) Distribution in respect of any
tranche of Remaining Stock Units to which Paragraph 7(b)(iii)(D)
applies shall be made within 90 days following the later of the
date that ( i ) the service conditions that had
originally been specified for such tranche of Remaining Stock Units
under the applicable Original RSU Award Documents would otherwise
have been satisfied (had Executive continued to be employed) and (
ii ) the last performance measurement period applicable
in respect of such tranche of Remaining Stock Units under the
applicable Original RSU Award Documents would otherwise have
expired;
(C) Each installment of the payments
and benefits due under Paragraph 7(d)(i) and (iii), or Paragraph 8,
that would, absent this subsection, be paid within the six-month
period following Executive’s “separation from
service” from the Company (within the meaning of
Section 409A and as provided in Paragraph 7(g) hereof ) shall
not be paid until the date that is six months and one day after
such separation from service (or, if
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earlier, Executive’s death),
with any such installments that are required to be delayed being
accumulated during the six-month period and paid in a lump sum on
the date that is six months and one day following Executive’s
separation from service. (Any installments that qualify for the
exception under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) must be paid no later than the
last day of Executive’s second taxable year following the
taxable year of Executive’s in which the separation from
service occurs.) Any subsequent installments that would be payable
more than six months following Executive’s separation from
service shall be paid in accordance with the dates and terms set
forth herein.
(e) Definitions . For
purposes of this Paragraph 7 and, to the extent applicable,
Paragraph 8, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed
to them below:
“ Consulting
Agreement ” means the consulting agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B.
“ Consulting Agreement
Period ” means the period established under the
Consulting Agreement during which Executive shall be required to
provide consulting services to the Company.
“ Consulting
Amount ” means a lump sum amount equal to the
aggregate Base Salary which would have been earned by Executive had
his employment under this Agreement continued after the Termination
Date and through the earlier to occur of ( i ) the end
of the Consulting Agreement Period or ( ii ) any
earlier date that the Consulting Agreement terminates for any
reason whatsoever.
“ Continuing Unvested
Option s” means any of Executive’s stock
options (other than Grandfathered Option Awards, but including the
Extension Stock Option Grant) that were not vested and exercisable
at the Termination Date, but that would have become vested and
exercisable on or prior to the Latest Stock Option Vesting Date had
Executive continued to be employed by the Company through the
Scheduled Expiration Date.
“ Earned
Compensation ” means the sum of (a) any Base
Salary earned, but unpaid, for services rendered to the Company on
or prior to the date on which the Employment Period ends pursuant
to Paragraph 7(a) (but excluding any salary and interest accrued
thereon payment of which has been deferred) and ( b
) if Executive’s employment terminates due to
Executive’s death or in a Termination due to Disability or a
Termination for Good Reason or due to the Company’s exercise
of its Termination Right, in any case, after the end of a fiscal
year, but
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before the annual incentive
compensation payable for services rendered in that fiscal year has
been paid, the annual incentive compensation that would have been
payable to Executive for such completed fiscal year in accordance
with Paragraph 3(b).
“ Grandfathered Option
Awards ” means any stock options granted to Executive
prior to 2005 and outstanding on the Termination Date.
“ Latest Stock Option
Vesting Date ” means the date which is three months
after the Scheduled Expiration Date.
“ Original Stock Option
Award Documents ” means, with respect to any
Remaining Stock Option, the terms and provisions of the award
agreement and plan pursuant to which such Remaining Stock Option
was granted, each as in effect on the Termination Date.
“ Original RSU Award
Documents ” means, with respect to any tranche of
Remaining Stock Units, the terms and provisions of the award
agreement related to and the plan governing, such tranche of
Remaining Stock Units, each as in effect on the Termination
Date.
“ Release
” means the General Release in the form set forth in
Exhibit C attached hereto.
“ Remaining Stock
Options ” means any of Executive’s stock
options, other than the Grandfathered Option Awards, which are
(i) vested at the Termination Date or (ii) Continuing
Unvested Options.
“ Remaining Stock
Units ” means any of Executive’s restricted
stock units (including any Commencement Stock Units) outstanding at
the Termination Date (whether or not subject to performance
conditions) that, subject to the satisfaction of any applicable
performance conditions, would have become vested on or prior to the
Scheduled Expiration Date had Executive continued to be employed by
the Company through the Scheduled Expiration Date.
“ Scheduled Expiration
Date ” means January 31, 2013.
“ Severance
Amount ” means an amount equal to the aggregate Base
Salary which would have been earned by Executive under this
Agreement for the period commencing on the day after termination of
the Consulting Agreement Period and ending on the Scheduled
Expiration Date; provided that if the Company terminates the
Consulting Agreement due to Executive’s material breach of
the terms thereof, the Severance Amount shall be reduced to
zero.
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“ Stock Option
Termination Date ” means with respect to any
Remaining Stock Option the earlier to occur of (A) the date
which is eighteen (18) months after the Scheduled Expiration
Date and (B) the expiration of the stated term of such
award.
“ Termination for
Cause ” means a termination of Executive’s
employment by the Company due to (i) Executive’s
conviction of a felony or the entering by Executive of a plea of
nolo contendere to a felony charge; (ii) Executive’s
gross neglect, willful malfeasance or willful gross misconduct in
connection with his employment hereunder which has had a material
adverse effect on the business of the Company and its subsidiaries,
unless Executive reasonably believed in good faith that such act or
non-act was in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company;
(iii) a substantial and continual refusal by Executive in
breach of this Agreement to perform Executive’s duties,
responsibilities or obligations assigned to Executive in accordance
with the terms hereof (provided that such duties, responsibilities
or obligations are not inconsistent with his positions as Chief
Executive Officer and are otherwise lawful) that continues after
receipt by Executive of written notice from the Company identifying
the duties, responsibilities or obligations not being performed;
(iv) a violation by Executive of any policy of the Company
that is generally applicable to all employees or all officers of
the Companies including, but not limited to, policies concerning
insider trading or sexual harassment, or the Company’s code
of conduct, that Executive knows or reasonably should know could
reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on
the Company; (v) Executive’s failure to cooperate, if
requested by the Board, with any investigation or inquiry into his
or the Company’s business practices, whether internal or
external, including, but not limited to Executive’s refusal
to be deposed or to provide testimony at any trial or inquiry; or
(vi) any material breach by Executive of the provisions of
Paragraph 11; provided, however, that in the case of subclauses
(iv), (v) and (vi), Cause shall not exist if, such violation,
failure to cooperate or breach, if capable of being cured, shall
have been cured by Executive within 30 days after receipt of notice
thereof from the Company. Any Termination for Cause shall be
effected by a resolution of the majority of the members of the
Board, excluding Executive. Prior to the effectiveness of any such
termination, Executive shall be afforded an opportunity to meet
with the Board, upon reasonable notice under the circumstances, and
explain and defend any action or omission alleged to constitute
grounds for a Termination for Cause; provided that, the Board may
suspend Executive from his duties hereunder prior to such
opportunity and such suspension shall not constitute a breach of
this Agreement by the Company or otherwise form the basis for a
Termination for Good Reason. If Executive has, and utilizes, such
opportunity to be heard, the Board shall promptly reaffirm that
grounds for a Termination for Cause exist or reinstate Executive to
his position hereunder.
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“ Termination
Date ” means, subject to the provisions of Paragraph
7(g), the earlier to occur of (i) the date the Company
specifies in writing to Executive in connection with the exercise
of its Termination Right or (ii) the date Executive specifies
in writing to the Company in connection with any notice to effect a
Termination for Good Reason.
“ Termination due to
Disability ” means a termination of Executive’s
employment by the Company because Executive has been incapable,
after reasonable accommodation, of substantially fulfilling the
positions, duties, responsibilities and obligations set forth in
this Agreement because of physical, mental or emotional incapacity
resulting from injury, sickness or disease for a period of
(i) six consecutive months or (ii) an aggregate of nine
months (whether or not consecutive) in any twelve month period. Any
question as to the existence, extent or potentiality of
Executive’s disability shall be determined by a qualified
physician selected by the Company with the consent of Executive,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Executive or his
legal representatives or any adult member of his immediate family
shall have the right to present to such physician such information
and arguments as to Executive’s disability as he, she or they
deem appropriate, including the opinion of Executive’s
personal physician.
“ Termination for Good
Reason ” means a t