AMENDED AND
RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(the “ Agreement ”) is dated as of May 14, 2009
(the “ Effective Date ”) by and between OCTAVIAN
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), and HARMEN BRENNINKMEIJER (the “
Executive ”).
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend and restate
that certain Employment Agreement dated October 30, 2008 by and
between the Company and the Executive, as amended on December 8,
2008 (the “ Prior Agreement ”) by entering into
this Agreement, the terms of which shall supersede and replace the
terms of the Prior Agreement and govern the relationship between
the parties hereto regarding the subject matter set forth herein as
of the date hereof.
WHEREAS, as of the Effective Date, the Company
desires to employ the Executive and to enter into an agreement
embodying the terms of such employment and the Executive desires to
accept such employment and enter into such an agreement on the
terms and conditions contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and mutual covenants herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of
Section 5 of this Agreement, the Executive shall be employed
by the Company for a period commencing on the Effective Date and
ending on December 31, 2013 (the “ Term ”).
The Term may be renewed in accordance with a writing
executed by both parties hereto.
(a)
Duties . The principal duties of the Executive
shall be to serve in the position of Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and of the Company’s subsidiary, Octavian
International Limited, a privately-held corporation incorporated
under the laws of the United Kingdom (“ Octavian
Limited ”). The Executive shall have the
duties and responsibilities delegated to him by the Company’s
Board of Directors (the “ Board ”), which shall
be consistent with those duties and responsibilities normally
associated with the position of chief executive officer and highest
ranking executive in corporations of similar size and nature to the
Company, and to render such other services as are reasonably
necessary or desirable to protect and advance the best interests of
the Company
(b)
Devotion of Time to Company’s Business
. The Executive shall use his best efforts, skill and
abilities to promote and protect the interests of the Company and
Octavian Limited and the Company’s other subsidiaries and
affiliates (sometimes collectively referred to hereafter as the
“ Company Affiliates ”), and devote all of his
working time and energies to the business and affairs of the
Company and the Company Affiliates. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein the Executive (i) may
serve on the boards of additional companies or organizations and
receive compensation for such services rendered; and (ii) may
engage in charitable, civic, fraternal, professional and trade
association activities, provided that in each such case the
activities engaged in by the Executive do not materially interfere
with his obligations to the Company and the Company Affiliates and
do not materially reduce the amount of his working time devoted to
the business and affairs of the Company and the Company
Affiliates
(c)
Service on the Board . During the Term, the Company agrees
to use its best efforts to cause the Executive to be elected to the
Board and to nominate the Executive as a member of the management
slate at each annual meeting of stockholders during the Term at
which the Executive’s election class comes up for
election. The Executive agrees to serve on the Board if
elected.
(d)
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance . The
Executive shall be entitled to the benefit of any directors and
officers insurance coverage which is maintained by the Company and
made available to senior executives of the Company. The
organizational documents of the Company shall contain provisions
requiring it to provide the Executive the maximum indemnity
protection allowed under applicable law.
3.
Compensation and Benefits .
(a)
Base Salary . The Executive shall be paid a base
salary during the Term, in consideration for his services provided
to the Company and the Company Affiliates, at the rate of Three
Hundred Thousand Euros (€300,000) per annum (the
" Base Salary "), payable in accordance with the
Company’s normal payroll practices.
(x) In
addition to the Base Salary payable to the Executive hereunder, and
subject to any adjustments as provided hereafter, the Company shall
issue to the Executive shares of the Company’s common stock,
par value $0.001 per share (” Common Stock ”),
subject to the Company’s achieving not less than the
following earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
amortization (“ EBITDA ”), as reported in the
Company’s audited financial statements for the applicable
periods described below (the “ Earn-Out Shares
”):
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
Number of
Shares of
Common
Stock
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
214,000
|
1
|
|
2009
|
|
$
|
9,200,000
|
|
|
|
642,000
|
|
|
2010
|
|
$
|
16,500,000
|
|
|
|
428,000
|
|
|
2011
|
|
$
|
21,900,000
|
|
|
|
428,000
|
|
|
2012
|
|
$
|
27,100,000
|
|
|
|
428,000
|
|
|
2013
|
|
$
|
35,726,016
|
|
|
|
640,000
|
|
1 Previously
received and acknowledged.
Earn-Out Shares shall only be issued to the
Executive, with respect to any year, to the extent that the Company
has reported EBITDA of at least the amount set forth for that
year. The Company’s failure to achieve the EBITDA
set forth above for any applicable year shall not preclude the
Executive from receiving Earn-Out Shares for any future years, to
the extent that the applicable EBITDA amounts are achieved for any
such future years. In the event that the Executive is
entitled to the issuance of Earn-Out Shares for any year provided
herein, the Company shall issue a certificate to the Executive for
the applicable number of shares on or before the earlier of ten
(10) days after (i) the date of filing of the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the applicable year or (ii) the
100 th
day after the end of the applicable
year.
(y) If the Company,
at any time during the period that any Earn Out Shares are issuable
hereunder: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise make a
distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any
other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of
Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of
reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of
shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the
Company, then in each case the number of Earn-Out Shares which the
Company shall issue to the Executive shall be multiplied by a
fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and of which
the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
(excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before
such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this
subparagraph (y) shall become effective immediately after the
record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective
immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision,
combination or reclassification. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the adjustment
provisions of this subparagraph (y) shall not be applicable to the
1-for-5.0174 reverse stock split that the Company’s
stockholders approved as of November 27, 2008, which the Company
expects to be effective on or around December 12, 2008 and no
adjustment shall be made to the number of Earn-Out Shares issuable
to the Executive with respect to such reverse stock
split.
(z) The Company
shall provide the Executive with prompt written notice after the
occurrence of any of the events described in subparagraph (y) above
that result in an adjustment to the Earn-Out Shares issuable to him
hereunder.
(ii) Warrant . In
addition to the Base Salary payable to the Executive and any other
compensation payable to the Executive hereunder, the Company, on
the Effective Date, shall issue to the Executive a warrant, in the
form of Exhibit A annexed hereto (the “ Warrant
”) pursuant to which the Executive shall have the right, for
a period of seven (7) years after the Effective Date, to purchase
up to 2,720,833 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
$3.10 per share, subject to certain adjustments as provided in the
Warrant.
(iii) Additional Compensation
. In addition to the Base Salary payable to the
Executive hereunder and any other compensation payable to the
Executive hereunder, the Executive also shall be entitled to
receive additional compensation, in consideration for his services
provided to the Company and the Company Affiliates, at such times
and in such amounts as shall be determined in the sole discretion
of the Board or any committee of the Board which determines such
compensation. The Board shall conduct a review not less
than once each year, and such additional compensation, if any,
shall be based on, among other things, the Executive’s and
the Company’s performance.
(c)
Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards, etc. In
addition to the other compensation payable to the Executive
hereunder, the Executive shall also be entitled to receive grants
of stock options, restricted stock and/or any other equity
incentive awards available to senior executives of the Company,
under equity incentive plans adopted by the Company, at such times
and in such amounts as shall be determined in the sole discretion
of the Board or any committee of the Board which determines such
equity grants.
(d)
Withholding . All salaries, bonuses and other
benefits payable to the Executive shall be subject to payroll and
withholding taxes as may be required by law. The
Executive shall be responsible to pay any income taxes with respect
to the Company’s provision of benefits payable or made
available to the Executive hereunder.
4.
Employee Benefits; Business Expenses .
(a)
Employee Benefits . During the Term, the
Executive and his dependents shall be entitled to participate in
the Company’s welfare benefit plans, fringe benefit plans and
any qualified or non-qualified retirement plans (the “
Company Plans ”) as in effect from time to time
(collectively, the “ Employee Benefits ”), on
the same basis as those benefits are made available to the other
senior executives of the Company, in accordance with the
Company’s policies as in effect from time to time.
(b)
Perquisites . During the Term, the Executive
shall be entitled to receive such perquisites as are made available
to other senior executives of the Company in accordance with the
Company’s policies as in effect from time to time as
determined by the Board; provided that the Executive shall be
entitled to not less than four (4) weeks of paid vacation per
annum, which shall be subject to the Company’s vacation
policy applicable to the other senior executives of the Company and
in accordance with the Company’s policies as in effect from
time to time.
(c)
Life Insurance . During the Term, the Company
will reimburse the Executive for a policy or policies insuring the
life of the Executive for a face amount up to a maximum of
US$10,000,000; provided, however , that the Company shall
not be required to reimburse the Executive for premiums in excess
of US$50,000 per annum.
(d)
Cell Phone . During the Term, the Company will
reimburse the Executive for all reasonable charges in connection
with his use of one (1) cell phone.
(e)
Expenses . The Executive shall be entitled to
reimbursement for reasonable and necessary business expenses
incurred by him in the performance of his duties and
responsibilities to the Company and the Company Affiliates, in
accordance with the Company’s reimbursement and expenses
policies, as in effect from time to time, including the
Company’s rules regarding proper documentation.
5.
Termination .
(a)
Definitions . For purposes of this
Agreement:
“
Cause ” shall mean (i) the Executive’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his material
duties with respect to the Company or the Company Affiliates as
provided hereunder, (ii) the conviction by the Executive of a crime
constituting a felony and (iii) the Executive shall have
committed any material act of malfeasance, disloyalty, dishonesty
or breach of trust against the Company.
“ Date
of Termination ” shall mean the date the Notice of
Termination is given to the respective party; provided, however,
that with respect to a termination for Cause by the Company, the
Date of Termination shall not occur prior to the expiration of any
applicable cure period.
“
Disability ” shall mean the Executive has become
physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable for a
period of three (3) consecutive months to perform substantially all
of the material elements of his duties with the Company or any
Company Affiliate. Any question as to whether the
Executive has a Disability as to which he (or his legal
representative) and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in
writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to
the Executive (or his legal representative) and the
Company. If the Executive (or his legal representative)
and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent
physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two
physicians shall select a third who shall make such determination
in writing. The determination of whether the Executive
has a Disability made in writing to the Company and the Executive
shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this
Agreement.
“ Good
Reason ” shall mean (i) the Company’s breach of any
of its material obligations or covenants set forth in this
Agreement, (ii) a material diminution in the title of the
Executive’s position with the Company or a material reduction
of the duties or responsibilities of the Executive, (iii) a
reduction in Base Salary or any material benefits provided to the
Executive, (iv) the assignment to the Executive of any duties or
responsibilities that are inconsistent, in any significant respect,
with his position; (v) the Company’s relocation of the place
where the Executive is to render his services to a location more
than one hundred twenty five (125) miles from its current location,
or (vi) any action by the Company which materially adversely
affects the ability of the Company or the Executive to perform
their respective obligations hereunder in a manner substantially
consistent with how such obligations were performed immediately
prior to the occurrence of such action.
“
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
employment under the provision so indicated, and shall be
communicated, in writing, to the other party hereto in accordance
with the provisions of Section 10(g) hereafter.
(b)
By the Company for Cause or by the Executive Without Good
Reason .
(i) The Term and the
Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the
Company for Cause, immediately upon the delivery of a Notice of
Termination by the Company to the Executive (except where the
Executive is entitled to a cure period, in which case such Date of
Termination shall be upon the expiration of such cure period, if
such matter constituting Cause is not cured) and shall terminate
automatically upon the Executive’s resignation (other than
for Good Reason or due to the Executive’s death or
Disability).
(ii) If the Executive’s
employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or if the
Executive resigns other than for Good Reason, the Executive shall
be entitled to receive:
(A)
any accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of
Termination;
(B) reimbursement
for any unreimbursed business expenses incurred by the Executive in
accordance with Company policy referenced in Section 4 above
prior to the Date of Termination (with such reimbursements to be
paid promptly after the Executive provides the Company with the
necessary documentation of such expenses to the extent required by
such policy); and
(C) such
Employee Benefits, if any, as to which the Company may be entitled
upon termination of employment hereunder (including under the
applicable provisions of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985, as amended.
Following the
Executive’s