Exhibit 10.84
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT –
WILLIE F. JOHNSON
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “
Agreement ”), is made and entered into as
of ___, 2009 , by and between PRWT Services, Inc., a
Pennsylvania corporation (the “ Company ”),
and Willie F. Johnson (the “ Executive
”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the
Executive and the Executive desires to be employed by the Company,
on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.1. Term of Employment. The
Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall commence on
the date hereof (the “ Start Date ”) and shall
continue until December 31, 2012 (such period being herein referred
to as the “ Initial Term ,” and the period from
January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 and any additional
12-month period thereafter ending on December 31st shall
be referred to as an “ Employment Year
”). After the Initial Term this Agreement shall be
automatically renewed for a successive two (2) year period (the
“First Renewal Term”) . After the
First Renewal Term, and on the last day of any Employment Year
thereafter, this Agreement shall be automatically renewed for
successive one year periods (each such period being and the First
Renewal Term referred to herein as a “ Renewal Term
”), unless, either the Executive or the Company prior to the
expiration of the Initial Term, First Renewal Term, or thereafter,
the then current Employment Year, gives written notice of not less
than ninety (90) days that this agreement will not be renewed,
whereupon the term of the Executive’s employment (the “
Term ”) shall terminate upon the expiration of the
Initial Term or the then current Renewal Term, unless sooner
terminated pursuant to Section 5 hereof.
1.2. General .
1.2.1. During the Term, the Executive shall have
the title of Chairman of the Company and shall have such duties as
may be from time to time delegated to him by the Board of Directors
of the Company (the “ Board ”). The
Executive shall faithfully and diligently discharge his duties
hereunder and use his best efforts to implement the policies
established by the Board. The Executive’s
responsibilities shall include, among other things, to render
executive, policy, operations and other management services to the
Company of the type customarily provided by persons situated in
similar executive and management capacities.
1.2.2. The Executive
shall as a matter of priority and obligation devote the business
time required, and his attention, knowledge and skills, faithfully,
diligently and to the best of his ability, in furtherance of the
business and activities of the Company; provided ,
however , that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the
Executive from devoting reasonable periods of time required
for:
(i) serving as a director or member
of a committee of any organization or corporation involving no
conflict of interest with the interests of the Company and with the
written consent of the Company;
(ii) delivering lectures,
fulfilling speaking engagements, and any writing or publication
relating to his experience or area of expertise;
(iii) engaging in professional
organization and program activities;
(iv) managing his personal
investments;
(v) to the extent the Company has
given notice of non-renewal of this Agreement as provided in
section 1.1, seeking alternate employment; and
(vi) required time for
pursuing business opportunities that are not competitive with PRWT
pursuant to Section 7 herein;
provided that such activities do
not materially interfere with the due performance of his duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement as determined by the
Board.
1.3. Reimbursement of Expenses
.
1.3.1. The Company shall reimburse Executive for
all reasonable, documented out of pocket expenses incurred by him
in rendering his services hereunder, subject to and in accordance
with the Company’s reimbursement policy as same shall be in
effect and amended from time to time.
1.3.2. The Company shall pay to the Executive an
automobile expense allowance of not less than $1,000 per month
accruing from day to day. The Executive shall pay all
the expenses of maintaining, insuring and operating any automobile
for which such allowance is used.
1.3.3. The Company shall provide Executive with
monthly parking at 1835 Market Street, subject to availability, or
another equivalent parking facility (subject to the
Executive’s approval, which approval will not be unreasonably
withheld).
1.3.4. To the extent any reimbursements
referenced in Sections 1.3.1, 1.3.2 and 1.3.3 (and any other
reimbursements of costs and expenses provided for herein) are
includable in the Executive’s gross income for federal income
tax purposes, all such reimbursements and the automobile expense
allowance shall be made no later than March of the calendar year
next following the calendar year in which the expenses to be
reimbursed are incurred or the automobile expense allowance
accrued.
1.4. Consideration . In
consideration for the Executive’s execution of this
Agreement, the Company agrees that the Executive shall become
employed by the Company as set forth in this Agreement, and shall
be eligible to receive post-Term severance payments (Sections
5.4.2, 5.4.3 and 5.4.4) as set forth in this Agreement (subject to
his compliance with Sections 7 and 8 of this
Agreement). The Executive understands, acknowledges and
agrees that the Executive would not receive the consideration
specified in this Section 1.4, except for the Executive’s
execution of this Agreement and the fulfillment of the promises
contained herein.
2.1. Base Salary . During the
Term, the Executive shall be entitled to receive a base salary
(“ Base Salary ”) at a rate of six hundred
thousand dollars ($600,000.00) per annum, which Base Salary shall
be payable in arrears in equal installments not less frequently
than every two weeks in accordance with the payroll practices of
the Company, with such increases as may be recommended by the
Compensation Committee to the Board from time to time for
approval.
2.2. Incentive Bonus . The
Executive shall be eligible to receive, in the discretion of the
Board and the Board’s Compensation Committee, a target annual
incentive bonus of 100% of Base Salary for such Employment Year
(the “ Incentive Bonus ”) if the Company and
Executive achieve goals and objectives established by the Board for
such Employment Year. The goals and objectives to be met for
Executive to receive the Incentive Bonus shall be (a) reasonable
and in accord with the general interests of the Company; (b)
consistent with the Company’s incentive structure for its
similarly positioned executives; and (c) provided to Executive in
writing no later than ninety (90) days after the beginning of the
Employment Year for which they apply (provided that any such goals
and objectives shall apply only for the period of the Employment
Year after which they are accepted by the parties). Any
Incentive Bonus shall be paid in full in a single lump sum cash
payment during the calendar year next following the Employment Year
for which it is earned and vested (“ Payment Calendar
Year ”) upon the earlier of December 31 of the Payment
Calendar Year; or the date when any other executive of the Company
receives any bonus payment for the Employment Year, but in any
event no earlier than December 31 of the Employment
Year. Executive’s goals and objectives for the
determination of the payment of Executive’s Incentive Bonus
for 2009 shall be those in place for Executive as of January 1,
2009, or, if determined thereafter, upon the mutual agreement of
the parties.
2.3. Additional Compensation
. In addition to the Base Salary and the Incentive
Bonus, if any, the Executive shall be entitled to receive such
other cash bonuses and such other compensation in the form of
stock, stock options or other property or rights as may from time
to time be awarded him by the Board during or in respect of his
employment hereunder.
2.4. Prior Year Compensation.
The Company shall pay Executive’s incentive bonus in the
amount four-hundred and seventy-three thousand and seventy-six
dollars ($473,076.00) for calendar year 2008 (to be paid in accord
with the Company’s practices in effect as of December 31,
2008) on or before December 31, 2009. The payment of this bonus
shall not be reduced, or in any way be offset by, any other
payments to be made pursuant to this Agreement.
2.5. Contingent Compensation . If the
Executive has any liability for taxes as a result of any
transaction entered into by the Company and KBL Healthcare
Acquisition Corp. III or its affiliates (a “Transaction Tax
Liability”), the Company shall promptly pay the Executive the
amount of the Transaction Tax Liability, plus an additional amount
such that the net amount retained by the Executive after deduction
of any federal, state and local income and employment taxes owed by
reason of the Company’s reimbursement of the Transaction Tax
Liability is equal to the Transaction Tax Liability (collectively,
a “Tax Reimbursement”). The obligation of
the Company to pay any Tax Reimbursement shall survive the
termination of this Agreement or the Executive’s employment
for any reason, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein.
3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE . In
connection with his employment by the Company, the Executive shall
be based at the Company’s principal executive offices in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, subject to the mutual agreement of the
Executive and the Company to relocate him to another office of the
Company and provided that Executive shall undertake travel from
time to time as necessary to faithfully execute his duties
hereunder..
4.1. Benefit Plans . The
Executive shall, during the Term, be included to the extent
eligible thereunder in all employee benefit plans, programs or
arrangements of general application (including, without limitation,
any plans, programs or arrangements providing for retirement
benefits, options and other equity-based incentive compensation,
profit sharing, bonuses, disability benefits, health, and life
insurance, or vacation and paid holidays) which shall be
established by the Company or any affiliate of the Company, for, or
made available to, their respective senior executives (“
Benefits ”). During the Term, the Benefits
described in this paragraph 4 may only be reduced, and
Executive’s contributions therefor may only be increased as a
result of a general reduction or increase for senior
executives.
4.2. Vacation . The Executive
shall be entitled to not less than six (6) weeks vacation at full
pay for each calendar year during the Term, subject to increases
consistent with the Company’s policy for other similarly
situated employees, using Executive’s actual commencement
date of employment with the Company as the basis for determining
Executive’s tenure. Such vacation may be taken in
the Executive’s discretion, and at such time or times as are
not inconsistent with the reasonable business needs of the
Company.
5.
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
5.1. General . The
Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated
without any breach of this Agreement on the following
circumstances:
5.1.1. Death . The
Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall terminate
upon his death.
5.1.2. Disability . If, as a
result of the Executive’s Disability (as defined below), the
Executive shall have been absent from his duties under this
Agreement for sixty (60) consecutive days (which shall not include
any vacation time which Executive is entitled to exercise under
this Agreement), the Company may terminate the Executive’s
employment upon fifteen (15) days prior written notice; provided
that the Executive has not returned to full time performance of his
duties during such fifteen (15) day period. For purposes
hereof, “ Disability ” shall mean that the
Executive is unable to perform his normal and customary duties
hereunder as a result of physical or mental incapacity, illness or
disability.
5.1.3. Good Reason . The
Executive may terminate his employment for Good Reason at any
time. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Good
Reason ” shall mean:
(i) the failure by the Company to
comply with its material obligations and agreements contained in
this Agreement;
(ii) a material diminution or shift
of the executive responsibilities or a material modification of
title of the Executive with the Company without the consent of the
Executive; or
(iii) a reduction by the Company in
the Base Salary as in effect on the date hereof, or as the same may
be increased from time to time, without the express written consent
of the Executive.
provided, however
, the Executive must give notice to
the Company of the existence of the condition described in
paragraph 5.1.3 within a period not to exceed 120 days of the
initial existence of the condition, upon notice of which the
Company may, within 30 days thereafter, remedy or cure such
condition.
5.1.4. Cause . The Company may
terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement for
Cause. Termination for “ Cause ”
shall mean termination of the Executive’s employment because
of the occurrence of any of the following as determined by the
Board:
(i) the willful failure by the
Executive to substantially perform his obligations under this
Agreement (other than any such failure resulting from the
Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental incapacity,
illness or disease); provided , however , that the
Company shall have provided the Executive with written notice that
such actions are occurring and the Executive has been afforded a
reasonable opportunity of at least thirty (30) days to remedy or
cure same; or
(ii) the indictment of the
Executive for a felony or other crime involving moral
turpitude as defined by the Company’s Employee
Handbook and/or Code of Ethical Conduct; or
(iii) a material breach of Section
7 or Section 8 hereof or a breach of any representation contained
in this Agreement by the Executive; or
(iv) a material breach of fiduciary
duty involving personal profit; or
(v) the Executive having committed
acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful
misconduct (including theft, fraud, embezzlement, and securities
law violations) which is injurious to the Company, monetarily, or
otherwise. For purposes of this Section 5.1.4(v), no
act, or failure to act, on the part of the Executive shall be
considered “gross negligence” or “willful”
unless done, or omitted to be done, by him in bad faith and without
reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best
interest of the Company; or
(vi) the Executive having committed
any willful or material violation of, or willful or material
noncompliance with, any securities law, rule or regulation or stock
exchange regulation or rule relating to or affecting the Company,
including without limitation the Executive’s failure or
refusal to honestly provide a certificate in support of the chief
executive officer’s and/or principal executive
officer’s certification required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”). For purposes of
determining "Cause" under this Section 5.1.4(vi), no act or failure
to act on the party of Executive shall be deemed to be a violation
of or noncompliance with any securities law, rule or regulation or
stock exchange regulation or rule to the extent Executive has
relied in good faith on the written advice of the Company's General
Counsel in making the determination to act or fail to
act.
5.2. Notice of Termination
. Any termination of the Executive’s employment by
the Company or by the Executive (other than termination by reason
of the Executive’s death) shall be communicated by written
Notice of Termination to the other party of this
Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “
Notice of Termination ” shall mean a notice which
shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement
relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the
Executive’s employment under the provision so
indicated.
5.3. Date of Termination
. The “ Date of Termination ”
shall mean (a) if the Executive’s employment is
terminated by his death, the date of his death, (b) if the
Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to subsection
5.1.2 above, fifteen (15) days after Notice of Termination is given
(provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the
performance of his duties on a full-time basis during such fifteen
(15) day period), (c) if the Executive’s employment is
terminated pursuant to subsections 5.1.3 or 5.1.4 above, the date
specified in the Notice of Termination after the expiration of any
applicable cure periods, and (d) if the Executive’s
employment is terminated for any other reason, the date on which a
Notice of Termination is given.
5.4. Compensation upon Termination
.
5.4.1. Termination for Cause
. If the Executive’s employment shall be
terminated for Cause, the Company shall pay the Executive his Base
Salary through the Date of Termination in accordance with the
Company’s standard payroll practices, at the rate in effect
at the time Notice of Termination is given, and any Incentive Bonus
for a preceding Employment Year which Executive is entitled to
receive for that Employment Year which has not been paid as of the
Date of Termination, and all expenses and accrued Benefits arising
prior to such termination which are payable to the Executive
pursuant to this Agreement through the Date of Termination and any
accrued but unused vacation time to which Executive is entitled
under this Agreement as of the Date of Termination, to be paid at
the rate in effect at the time the Notice of Termination is given
and the Company shall have no further obligation with respect to
this Agreement. If Executive’s employment is
terminated for Cause, all vested and or unvested stock option
awards shall terminate immediately.
5.4.2. Termination Following Change in
Control . In the event the Executive’s employment
hereunder is terminated following a Change in Control (as defined
below) by the Company without Cause, by the Executive with Good
Reason, or by the Company for Disability then the provisions of subsection 5.4.3 herein shall
apply to any such termination as though there had been no Change in
Control for purposes of calculating severance pay during the
Severance Period.
For purposes of this Agreement, a “
Change in Control ” shall be deemed to occur
(i) when any “person” as defined in Section
3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“ Exchange Act ”), and as used in Section 13(d)
and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding the Executive, the
Company or any subsidiary or any affiliate of the Company or any
employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company (including any trustee of such plan
acting as trustee), becomes the