EXHIBIT 10.37
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Kevin Lilly
This Employment Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is effective as of November 20, 2008
(the “Effective Date”), by and between SPX Corporation
(the “Company”), and Kevin Lilly (the
“Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Executive previously entered into an employment agreement,
effective as of January 6, 2006, as amended (the
“Previous Employment Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Company desires to
employ the Executive as its Senior Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel;
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Executive desire to amend and restate the Previous Employment
Agreement as set forth below; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Executive have reached agreement concerning the terms and
conditions of his continued employment and wish to formalize that
agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual terms, covenants and conditions stated in this
Agreement, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Employment.
The Company employs the
Executive and the Executive hereby accepts continued employment
with the Company and appointment as its Senior Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel. During the Employment Term (as
hereinafter defined), the Executive will have the title, status and
duties of the Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
and will report directly to the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer. The Executive’s principal business office
shall be at the Company’s principal business office located
in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Executive’s principal
family residence shall be located within 50 miles of the
Company’s principal business office for the duration of the
Employment Term.
2.
Term of Employment.
The term of employment
(“Employment Term”) will commence on the Effective
Date, and will continue thereafter until one (1) year from the
Effective Date and will be automatically extended for subsequent
one (1) day periods for each day of the Employment Term that
passes after the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated by either
party in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
The intent of the foregoing provision is that the Agreement becomes
“evergreen” on the Effective Date so that on each
passing day after the Effective Date the Employment Term
automatically extends to a full one-year period.
3.
Duties. During the Employment Term:
(a)
The Executive will perform duties
assigned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or the
Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), from
time to time; provided that the Executive shall not be assigned
tasks inconsistent with those of the Senior Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel.
(b)
The Executive will devote his full
time and best efforts, talents, knowledge and experience to serving
as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel. However, the Executive may devote reasonable time to
activities such as supervision of personal investments and
activities involving professional, charitable, educational,
religious and similar types of activities, speaking engagements and
membership on other boards of directors, provided such activities
do not interfere in any material way with the business of the
Company; provided that, the Executive cannot serve on the board of
directors of more than one publicly-traded company without the
Board’s written consent. The time involved in such
activities shall not be treated as vacation time. The
Executive shall be entitled to keep any amounts paid to him in
connection with such activities ( e.g. , director fees and
honoraria).
(c)
The Executive will perform his
duties diligently and competently and shall act in conformity with
the Company’s written and oral policies and within the
limits, budgets and business plans set by the Company. The
Executive will at all times during the Employment Term strictly
adhere to and obey all of the rules and regulations in effect
from time to time relating to the conduct of executives of the
Company. Except as provided in (b) above, the Executive
shall not engage in consulting work or any trade or business for
his own account or for or on behalf of any other person, firm or
company that competes, conflicts or interferes with the performance
of his duties hereunder in any material way.
4.
Compensation and
Benefits. During
the Executive’s employment hereunder, the Company shall
provide to the Executive, and the Executive shall accept from the
Company as full compensation for the Executive’s services
hereunder, compensation and benefits as follows:
(a)
Base Salary
. The Company shall pay the
Executive at an annual base salary (“Base Salary”) of
four hundred, twenty five thousand dollars ($425,000). The
Board, or such committee of the Board as is responsible for setting
the compensation of officers, shall review the Executive’s
performance and Base Salary annually in January of each year,
and determine whether to adjust the Executive’s Base Salary
on a prospective basis. Such adjusted annual salary then
shall become the Executive’s “Base Salary” for
purposes of this Agreement. The Executive’s annual Base
Salary shall not be reduced after any increase, without the
Executive’s consent. The Company shall pay the
Executive’s Base Salary according to payroll practices in
effect for all officers of the Company.
(b)
Incentive Compensation
. The Executive shall be
eligible to participate in any annual performance bonus plans,
long-term incentive plans, and/or equity-based compensation plans
established or maintained by the Company for its officers,
including, but not limited to the SPX Corporation Stock
Compensation Plan, all as the Board (or appropriate Board
committee) may determine from time to time in its discretion.
For the
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2008 bonus plan year, the Executive
shall be eligible for a target bonus under the Company’s
bonus plan equal to eighty percent (80%) of his Base Salary
provided that all performance goals set by the Company are
met. The Board (or appropriate Board committee) will
determine and communicate to the Executive his annual bonus plan
participation for subsequent bonus plan years, no later than
March 31 of such bonus plan year. The Company will pay
the Executive’s annual performance bonus at the same time as
annual performance bonus payments for such year (if any) are made
to other participants with respect to such fiscal year, and in all
events within the two and one-half (2½) months following the
end of the calendar year in which the bonus is earned. Annual
performance bonuses are intended to qualify for the short-term
deferral exception to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
(c)
Executive Benefit
Plans . The
Executive will be eligible to participate in any executive benefit
plans offered by the Company including, without limitation,
medical, dental, short-term and long-term disability, life,
pension, profit sharing and nonqualified deferred compensation
arrangements, as the Board may determine in its discretion.
The Company reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue
any and all of the plans, practices, policies and programs at any
time without recourse by the Executive, so long as the Company
takes such action generally with respect to other similarly
situated officers.
(d)
Business Expenses
. The Company shall reimburse
the Executive for all reasonable and necessary business expenses
incurred in the performance of services with the Company, according
to the Company’s policies and upon Executive’s
presentation of an itemized written statement and such verification
as the Company may require, provided that such expenses shall be
reimbursed no later than December 31 of the year following the
year in which the expenses were incurred.
(e)
Perquisites
. The Company will provide the
Executive with all perquisites it provides to other similarly
situated officers. Such perquisites shall not be less than
those provided to the Executive on the Effective Date. The
Company will also reimburse the Executive for annual income tax
return preparation and financial planning up to $20,000 per
year. The Company will make such reimbursements in accordance
with the Company’s reimbursement practices, and in all events
no later than December 31 of the year following the year in
which the expense was incurred.
(f)
Vacation . The Executive will be entitled to vacation in
accordance with the Company’s vacation policy for officers,
but in no event less than 5 weeks per calendar year. The
maximum vacation accrual allowed from year to year and at any given
time will equal Executive’s annual entitlement. Once
the maximum accrual is reached, Executive will no longer accrue
vacation until the unused amount accrued is below the maximum level
allowed.
(g)
Retiree Medical
. The Executive shall be
entitled to receive retiree medical benefits during his lifetime in
accordance with the eligibility requirements and plan offerings for
access to retiree medical benefits provided generally to full-time
employees of the Company. The Executive may cover his spouse
or dependents eligible at the time
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of retirement. The cost of
such benefits for the Executive, his spouse and eligible
dependents, will be 100% of the premiums and shall be reimbursed by
the Company on an annual basis up to the date the Executive reaches
Medicare eligibility due to age, at which point such reimbursement
shall cease. Such reimbursement shall be made in accordance
with the Company’s reimbursement practices, and in all events
no later than December 31 of the year following the year in
which the premiums were incurred, and in accordance with the other
requirements of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulation
§1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv) (or any similar or successor
provisions). Depending on the plan, all or a portion of the
reimbursement may be taxable. Such benefits shall include
prescription drug coverage, but not dental or vision benefits
unless included in the medical plan. Upon reaching Medicare
eligibility due to age, Medicare shall become the primary payor of
medical/prescription benefits for the Executive, his spouse or
eligible dependents as applicable, and the reimbursement of
premiums for such coverage by the Company shall cease. In the
event that the Company terminates retiree access to medical and/or
prescription benefits generally for retirees, the Executive shall
be entitled to an annual reimbursement from the Company upon proof
of continued coverage for comparable medical and/or prescription
coverage under an individual policy or other group policy, subject
to a maximum total reimbursement of one and one-half times the
applicable premium of the plan in effect at the time retiree access
is terminated at the appropriate coverage level, and subject to
maximum annual inflation adjustment thereafter of five
(5) percent. Upon the death of the Executive, a
surviving spouse will continue eligibility and reimbursement as
described above. Surviving dependent children will not
receive premium reimbursement beyond the COBRA continuation
period. For all other COBRA qualifying events other than the
death of the Executive, reimbursement will cease upon commencement
of the COBRA continuation period.
5.
Payments on Termination of
Employment.
(a)
Definition of Termination of
Employment . For
purposes of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment with
the Company shall be deemed to be terminated when the Executive has
a “Separation from Service” within the meaning of Code
Section 409A, and references to termination of employment
shall be deemed to refer to a Separation from Service.
(b)
Termination of Employment for any
Reason . The
following payments will be made upon the Executive’s
termination of employment for any reason:
(i)
Earned but unpaid Base Salary
through the date of termination;
(ii)
Any annual incentive plan bonus, for
which the performance measurement period has ended, but which is
unpaid at the time of termination;
(iii)
Any accrued but unpaid
vacation;
(iv)
Any amounts payable under any of the
Company’s benefit plans in accordance with the terms of those
plans, except as may be required under Code
Section 401(a)(13); and
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(v)
Unreimbursed business expenses
incurred by the Executive on the Company’s behalf.
(c)
Termination of Employment for
Death or Disability . In addition to the amounts determined
under (b) above, if the Executive’s termination of
employment occurs by reason of death or disability, the Executive
(or his estate) will receive a pro rata portion of any bonus
payable under the Company’s annual incentive plan for the
year in which such termination occurs determined based on the
highest of (i) the actual annual bonus paid for the bonus plan
year immediately preceding such termination, or (ii) the
target bonus for the bonus plan year in which such termination
occurs. The Executive will be deemed to be disabled upon the
earlier of (i) the end of a six (6) consecutive month
period during which, by reason of physical or mental injury or
disease, the Executive has been unable to perform substantially all
of his usual and customary duties under this Agreement or
(ii) the date that a reputable physician selected by the
Board, and as to whom the Executive has no reasonable objection,
determines in writing that the Executive will, by reason of
physical or mental injury or disease, be unable to perform
substantially all of the Executive’s usual and customary
duties under this Agreement for a period of at least six
(6) consecutive months. If any question arises as to
whether the Executive is disabled, upon reasonable request
therefore by the Board, the Exec