EXHIBIT 10.36
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of David A.
Kowalski
This Employment Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is effective as of November 20,
2008 (the “Effective Date”), by and between SPX
Corporation (the “Company”), and David A. Kowalski (the
“Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Executive previously entered into an employment agreement,
effective as of December 21, 2005, as amended (the
“Previous Employment Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Company desires to
continue to employ the Executive as an Officer and Segment
President;
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 as
an Officer and Segment President. During the Employment Term
(as hereinafter defined), the Executive will have the title, status
and duties of an Officer and Segment President and will report
directly to the Company’s Chief Operating Officer or the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
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, Chief Operating 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 and Officer and Segment
President.
(b)
The Executive will devote his full time and best efforts, talents,
knowledge and experience to serving as the Company’s Officer
and Segment President. 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,
fifty thousand dollars ($450,000). 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 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
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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 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
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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 Executive shall submit to reasonable
medical examination for the purpose of determining the existence,
nature and extent of any such disability. In accordance with
Section 10, the Board shall promptly give the Executive
written