Exhibit 10.9
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
dated March 3, 2009 and effective as of January 1, 2009, between
Perficient, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Jeffrey S. Davis
(“Employee”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company desires that Employee
continue to be employed by it and render services to it, and
Employee is willing to be so employed and to render such services
to the Company, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions
contained herein in consideration for, among other things, the
Company’s agreement to provide Employee with Confidential
Information pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and
Employee’s receipt of Confidential Information pursuant to a
relationship of trust and confidence and under conditions of
confidentiality and non use and non disclosure.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.
EMPLOYMENT. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions
contained in this Agreement, the Company hereby agrees to continue
to employ Employee and Employee agrees to continue in the employ of
the Company, for the period set forth in paragraph 2 hereof, to
render to the Company, its affiliates and/or subsidiaries the
services described in paragraph 3 hereof.
2.
TERM. Employee’s term of employment under this
Agreement shall be three years, commencing as of the date hereof
and continuing through and including December 31, 2011, unless
extended in writing by mutual agreement of the parties or earlier
terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein
(the “Employment Term”).
(a) Employee shall
serve as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company,
reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
(the “CEO”). Employee shall perform all
duties and services incident to the positions held by
him.
(b) Employee agrees to
abide by all By-laws and policies of the Company promulgated from
time to time by the Company.
4. BEST
EFFORTS. Employee agrees to devote his full business
time and attention, as well as his best efforts, energies and skill
to the discharge of the duties and responsibilities attributable to
his position.
(a) As compensation
for his services and covenants hereunder, Employee shall receive a
base salary (“Base Salary”), payable pursuant to the
Company’s normal payroll procedures in place from time to
time, at the rate of $285,000 per annum, less all necessary and
required federal, state and local payroll
deductions. The CEO may decide, in his sole discretion,
to increase Employee’s Base Salary from time to time during
the term of this Agreement.
(b) For each calendar
year, Employee shall be eligible to receive a bonus of up to
two-hundred percent (200%) of his Base Salary (“Target
Bonus”), less all necessary and required federal, state and
local payroll deductions. The criteria for determining
the amount of the bonus, and the conditions that must be satisfied
to entitle Employee to receive the bonus for any year during the
term of this Agreement shall be determined by the CEO, in his sole
discretion but in a manner consistent with that used to determine
Employee’s bonus in prior years. Payment of any
bonus to Employee shall be in accordance with bonus policies
established from time to time by the
Company. Such bonus will be paid not
later than the March 15 immediately following the end of the
calendar year to which the bonus relates.
6.
EXPENSES. Employee shall be reimbursed for business
expenses incurred by him which are reasonable and necessary for
Employee to perform his duties under this Agreement in accordance
with policies established from time to time by the
Company. Employee shall receive reimbursement for other
expenses consistent with past practice and as approved by the
CEO. The reimbursement of any such expense that is
includible in gross income for federal income tax purposes shall be
paid no later than the end of the calendar year following the
calendar year in which the expense was incurred.
(a) During the
Employment Term and any severance period hereunder, Employee shall
be entitled to participate in such group term insurance, disability
insurance, health and medical insurance benefits and retirement
plans or programs as are from time to time generally made available
to executive employees of the Company pursuant to the policies of
the Company; provided that Employee shall be required to comply
with the conditions attendant to coverage by such plans and shall
comply with and be entitled to benefits only to the extent former
employees are eligible to participate in such arrangements pursuant
to the terms of the arrangement, any insurance policy associated
therewith and applicable law, and, further, shall be entitled to
benefits only in accordance with the terms and conditions of such
plans. The Company may withhold from any benefits payable to
Employee all federal, state, local and other taxes and amounts as
shall be permitted or required to be withheld pursuant to any
applicable law, rule or regulation.
(b) Employee shall be
entitled to vacation in accordance with the Company’s
policies as may be established from time to time by the Company for
its executive staff, which shall be taken at such time or times as
shall be mutually agreed upon with the Company.
(a) The Employment
Term shall terminate on the date of Employee’s death, in
which event the Company shall, within 30 days of the date of death,
pay to his estate, Employee’s Base Salary, any unpaid cash
bonus awards, reimbursable expenses and benefits owing to Employee
through the date of Employee’s death together with a lump-sum
equal to one year’s Base Salary and Target
Bonus. Except as otherwise contemplated by this
Agreement, Employee’s estate will not be entitled to any
other compensation upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to
this subparagraph 8(a).
(b) The Employment
Term shall terminate upon Employee’s Disability. For purposes
of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean that
Employee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by
reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can by expected to last
for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. For
purposes of determining Employee’s Disability, the CEO may
rely on a determination by the Social Security Administration that
Employee is totally disabled or a determination by the
Company’s disability insurance carrier that Employee has
satisfied the above definition of Disability. In case of
such termination, Employee shall be entitled to receive his Base
Salary, any unpaid bonus awards, reimbursable expenses and benefits
owing to Employee through the date of termination within 30 days of
the date of the Company’s determination of Employee’s
Disability. In addition, the Company shall pay to
Employee an amount equal to one year’s Base Salary and Target
Bonus, payable in installments through regular payroll over the one
year period commencing on the date of the Company’s
determination of Employee’s Disability. Except as
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, Employee will not be
entitled to any other compensation upon termination of his
employment pursuant to this subparagraph 8(b).
(c)
In no event will the Employee or his estate have the discretion to
determine the calendar year of payment.
9. TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT.
(a) The Company shall have the right, upon
delivery of written notice to the Employee, to terminate the
Employee’s employment hereunder prior to the expiration of
the Employment Term (i) pursuant to a Termination for Cause or (ii)
pursuant to a Without Cause Termination. The Employee
shall have the right, upon delivery of written notice to the
Company, to terminate his employment hereunder prior to the
expiration of the Employment Term pursuant to a Constructive
Termination or otherwise by providing the Company with not less
than 30 days prior written notice.
(b) In the event that
the Company terminates the Employee’s employment pursuant to
a Without Cause Termination, or if the Employee voluntarily
terminates his employment pursuant to a Constructive Termination,
then the Company shall be obligated to pay Employee, within 30 days
of the date of Employee’s termination, in a lump-sum, his
Base Salary, any unpaid bonus awards, reimbursable expenses and
benefits owing to Employee through the day on which Employee is
terminated, together with a severance payment to the Employee in an
amount equal to one year’s Base Salary and Target
Bonus. Employee shall also be entitled to benefits
pursuant to paragraph 7 hereof for the one year period commencing
on the termination date. No other cash payments shall be
made, or benefits provided, by the Company under this Agreement in
the event of a Without Cause Termination or a Constructive
Termination; provided that all stock option grants and/or
restricted stock grants previously awarded to Employee shall
immediately vest in their entirety, regardless of the satisfaction
of any conditions contained therein, in the event of a Without
Cause Termination or a Constructive Termination. Except
as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, Employee will not be
entitled to any other compensation upon termination of this
Agreement pursuant to this subparagraph 9(b).
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including but not
limited to the provisions of Section 9 (b) or Section 10) if the
Employee is a “specified employee,” as defined in Code
Section 409A and the regulations thereunder, on the date of the
Employee’s employment is terminated, then amounts that
constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code
Section 409A that would otherwise have been paid during the
six-month period immediately following the date the
Employee’s employment terminated shall be paid on the first
regular payroll date immediately following the six-month
anniversary of the date the Employee’s employment terminates,
with interest on each amount for the period of the delay at the
rate of yield on U.S. Treasury Bills with the earliest maturity
date that occurs at least six months after such date of termination
of employment (as reported in the Wall Street Journal) from the
such date of employment termination to the date of actual
payment. Reimbursements or payments directly to the
service provider for health care expenses incurred during such six
month period, plus reimbursements and in kind benefits in an amount
up to the applicable dollar limit on elective deferrals to a 401(k)
plan under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code ($16,500 for 2009), and
other amounts that do not constitute nonqualified deferred
compensation subject to Section 409A, shall not be subject to this
six month delay requirement.
(c) In the event that
the Company terminates the Employee’s employment hereunder
due to a Termination for Cause or the Employee voluntarily
terminates employment with the Company for any reason (other than a
termination of employment by the Employee pursuant to a
Constructive Termination), the Employee shall not be entitled to
any severance, except that the Company shall be obligated to pay
Employee his Base Salary, any unpaid bonus awards, reimbursable
expenses and benefits owing to Employee through the day on which
Employee is terminated in a lump sum payment within 30 days after
the date of Employee’s termination of
employment. Except as otherwise contemplated by this
Agreement, Employee will not be entitled to any other compensation
upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this subparagraph
9(c).
(d) For purposes of
this Agreement, the following terms have the following
meanings:
(i) The term
“Termination for Cause” means, to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, a termination of the Employee’s
employment by the Company attributed to (a) the repeated or willful
failure of Employee to substantially perform his duties hereunder
(other than any such failure due to physical or mental illness)
that has not been cured reasonably promptly after a written demand
for substantial performance is delivered to Employee by the CEO,
which demand identifies the manner in which the CEO believes that
Employee has not substantially performed his duties hereunder; (b)
conviction of, or entering a plea of guilty or nolo
contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty
or to any other crime that constitutes a felony; (c)
Employee’s intentional misconduct, gross negligence or
material misrepresentation in the performance of his duties to the
Company; or (d) the material breach by Employee of any written
covenant or a