EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This
Employment
Agreement is entered
into as of the 19th day of December,
2006 by and between
HARVEY ELECTRONICS, INC., a New York corporation (the
"Company"), and MARTIN W. McCLANAN ("Executive").
In
consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement,
the
Company and Executive agree as follows:
1.
Employment. During the term of this Agreement (as defined in
Section 2),
the Company shall employ Executive, and Executive hereby accepts
such employment
by the Company, in
accordance with the
terms and conditions
set forth in this
Agreement.
a)
Position and Duties.
Executive shall serve
as Interim Chief
Executive
Officer and President of the Company or in such other position with
the Company,
as the Board of
Directors of the
Company shall,
from time to time,
specify.
Executive shall perform all duties, services and responsibilities and
have such
authority and powers
for, and on behalf of,
the Company as are
customary and
appropriate for such
position designated
by, as are established
from time to
time by, or in accordance with procedures established by, the
Company's Board of
Directors.
(b)
Performance.
Executive shall
perform the duties called for under this
Agreement to the best of his ability and shall devote an
appropriate
amount of
his business time (no less than 40 hours per week), energies,
efforts and skill
to such duties during the term of his employment and shall not
accept employment
with any other
employer or
business or engage in any other
business of any
nature whatsoever,
in any capacity
whatsoever,
unless approved in
writing in
advance by the
Board of Directors of the Company. During the term of this
Agreement, Executive
shall be physically present in the Metropolitan New
York/New Jersey or
other Harvey related
business location area not less than
fifteen (15) business days out of every calendar month. Vacation days shall be
excluded from this requirement.
2.
Term. The term of
Executive's employment
under this
Agreement shall
begin on the date
hereof and
shall continue until January 31, 2007 (the
"Termination Date").
Subject to Section 4
hereof, at any time on or before the
Termination Date or
any Extended
Termination
Date (as defined
herein), the
Company may, at its sole option, extend this Agreement for a period of one
(1)
month (the expiration of any extension being referred to herein as
the "Extended
Termination Date");
provided, however, that the Company may extend this
Agreement no more than three (3) times for an aggregate of three
(3) months.
3.
Compensation,
Expenses
and Benefits. As full compensation for
Executive's
performance of his duties pursuant to this Agreement, the Company
shall pay Executive
during the term of
this Agreement,
and Executive shall
accept as full payment for such performance, the following
aggregate amounts and
benefits:
(a)
Salary. As salary for
Executive's
services to be
rendered under this
Agreement, the Company
shall pay Executive a
monthly salary of
$21,500, such
salary to be paid in
accordance
with the regular payroll practices of the
Company.
(b)
Business Expenses. Within seven (7) days of the presentation of
receipts therefor, the
Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for airfare for
weekly round trips between New York and his Continental U.S.
location per month
(coach class;
lowest available fare), rental car while in the New York
area
(lowest available
rate for mid-sized vehicle) and for lodging in either
Metropolitan New York
or New Jersey,
provided that the cost of said lodging
shall not exceed
$3,500 per month. In
addition, the Company
shall reimburse
Executive, or cause
him to be reimbursed, for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred
by him in the
performance
of his duties hereunder or in
furtherance of the business and/or interests of the Company. While
traveling out
of the San Francisco
area on Company related matters, Executive shall be
entitled to a $35 per
day pier diem meal
allotment.
If legitimate business
entertainment expenses
exceed $35 per day, Executive will need to file for
expense reimbursement
and not receive a per diem allocation for that day.
Executive will
be entitled to a $50 per week communications allocation
regardless of
location. The communications allocation is intended to cover
cellular phone, home office phone, mobile Wi-Fi and other forms of
paid internet
connectivity. Such
expenses, will not be reimbursed by the
Company beyond the
agreed amount. Other
out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed provided, that
(i) such expenses are
incurred in accordance
with Company policy, and (ii)
Executive furnishes to
the Company an itemized account (including receipts),
satisfactory to the Company, in substantiation of such
expenditures.
(c)
Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to 5 paid vacation days per
three
month period with the first accruing between October 1,
2006-December 31, 2006.
(d)
Options. Upon the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall grant
Executive a
"non-qualified stock
option" (the "Option")
pursuant to the
Free
Standing Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as
Annex A.
The parties
agree that Executive shall be granted certain "piggy-back"
registration rights to
the extent the shares
of common stock
underlying
the
Option are not covered
by an effective
registration
statement.
The parties
further acknowledge
and agree that the number of shares and exercise prices set
forth in Annex A reflect a one-for-four reverse split consummated
by the Company
on November 10, 2006.
Executive further
agrees and acknowledges that he shall
not sell any shares of the Company's common stock underlying the Option
until a
period commencing one
year from the later of the Termination Date and the final
Extended Termination
Date and Executive further agrees and acknowledges that he
shall not sell more than 25,000 Option Shares in any three-month
period.
Should Executive
purchase shares of the
common stock of the Company outside of
the scope of this Agreement and the option granted hereunder, Executive agrees
that such purchases shall be made pursuant to a plan meeting the
requirements of
Rule 10b5-1(c) under
the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
prohibition on the sale of shares set forth in this Agreement shall
not apply to
such shares, provided,
however, that
Executive acknowledges that to the extent
Executive purchases
such shares at any time the Executive is deemed an
"affiliate" (as such
term is defined under Rule 144(a)(1) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Act")) of the Company, such shares shall be
"restricted
securities" (as such
term is defined under
Rule 144(a)(3) of
the
Act) and may only be resold pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption under the Act.
.
(e)
Executive shall have the right to participate, on the same basis
and to
the same extent as other executive employees of the Company,
in the Company's
employee benefit programs, if any, including, without limitation,
group life and
medical insurance programs covering Executive and his
dependents.
(f)
Indemnification;
Directors and Officers Insurance. The Company shall,
to the fullest
extent authorized or permitted by the New York Business
Corporation Law,
the Company's Charter and the Company's By-Laws, defend,
indemnify and hold Executive, his heirs, executors, administrators and other
legal representatives,
harmless from and against any and all claims, suits,
debts, causes of
action, proceedings or other actions, at law or in equity
("Claims"), which
any person or entity may have had, now has or may in the
future have with
respect to Executive's
service to the Company
as an officer,
director, executive
or agent thereof, including any costs and reasonable
attorney fees incurred in connection with defending such Claims.
This provision
shall survive the termination of this agreement.
(g)
The Company shall deduct from Executive's compensation hereunder and
any other payment,
any federal, state, or city withholding taxes, social
security
contributions, and any
other amounts which may be required to be
deducted or withheld
by the Company
pursuant to any
federal, state,
or city
laws, rules, or regulations.
4.
Termination.
The
Company or Executive can terminate this Agreement on thirty (30)
days'
notice to the other party; provided however this Agreement shall terminate
immediately upon Executive's death.
5.
Effects of Expiration or Termination.
(a)
Expiration
under Section 2 or Termination under Section 4. If this
Agreement expires
or Executive's employment with the Company under this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 4, the
Company's obligations
under
this Agreement,
including obligations under Section 3, shall end except for the
Company's obligation
to: (i) reimburse Executive (or his estate) for all
out-of-pocket expenses incurred and unpaid pursuant to Section
3(b); (ii) pay to
Executive (or his estate) any salary and accrued vacation,
pursuant to
Sections
3(a) and (c), actually earned, accrued and unpaid through the date of
termination and (iii)
indemnify Executive as provided under
section 3(e). All
unvested options as of the termination of this Agreement shall be
forfeited.
(b)
Rights and
Obligations.
Termination of Executive's employment under
this Agreement
shall not affect any party's rights and obligations under
Sections 3 (subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 5(a), 6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11 and 12, such
rights and
obligations
shall continue and survive the
termination of Executive's employment and this Agreement.
6.
Solicitation
of Employees
and Consultants. Upon expiration of this
Agreement or termination of Executive's employment with the Company under this
Agreement pursuant to Section 4, Executive shall not for a period
of three years
following the date of
such termination,
without the written consent of the
Company, directly or indirectly:
(i)
solicit, recruit,
or attempt to hire any
person who is then
employed
by, or is a consultant
to, the Company or who, to Executive's knowledge, was
employed by, or was a
consultant to, the
Company at any time during the period
of Executive's employment with the Company under this Agreement;
or
(ii)
encourage,
solicit or entice any
such person to terminate his or her
employment or consultation with the Company, or employ or engage
any such person
as an employee, or independent contractor of any person or entity
other than the
Company or a Company subsidiary.
This
provision will not
apply to Executive's
appointment of the Company's
employees, board
members or consultants
to serve on the board
of directors of
another company,
provided such
appointment
is to the board of
directors of a
company whose interests are not adverse to the Company.
7.
Covenant Not to Compete/ Non Disparagement.
(a)
During the term of Executive's employment under this Agreement
and for
a period of three years following expiration of this Agreement or the
termination of
Executive's
employment
with the Company under
this Agreement
pursuant to Section 4, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
himself, or
through or for an individual, person or entity wherever located:
(i) engage in
any activities
or perform any
services for a company that specializes in the
sale and custom
installation of audio
visual and home
theater products for
consumers or, businesses located in the states of Alabama, South
Carolina, North
Carolina, Kentucky,
Tennesee, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York,
Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Massachusetts,
Vermont, New
Hampshire, Maine, Florida, Georgia, Texas,
or any other
jurisdiction or state
in which the Company
does business (the
"Prohibited Area"); or
(ii) be employed by, consult with, own any capital stock
of, or have any
financial interest of
any kind in, any
individual, person
or
entity, wherever
located, for a company that specializes in the sale and custom
installation of audio
visual and home theater products for consumers or
businesses in a Prohibited Area; provided that Executive may own,
for investment
purposes up to 1% of the securities of any such publicly
traded company whose
securities (i) trade or are listed on a national securities exchange registered
under Section 6 of the
Securities
and Exchange
Act of 1934,
as amended (the
"Exchange Act") or
(ii) are quoted on the National Association of Securities
Dealers' electronic
bulletin board or any
other
"over-the-counter
market"(so
long as Executive is not otherwise affiliated with such
business).
(b)
Each of the parties agrees that it will not, and will instruct,
as the
case may be, each of its respective representatives, officers and
members of its
board of directors not to, make any statements, written or oral, which would
be
reasonably likely to
disparage or damage
the other party.
Executive further
acknowledges and
agrees that, following
the expiration of the Agreement or
termination of Executive's employment with the Company pursuant to
Section 4, he
will not make any
statement about the
Company or his service
thereto, or any
related matter, without the prior written consent of the Company.
Following the
expiration of this Agreement or termination of Executive's
employment
with the
Company pursuant to Section 4, Executive further agrees to provide
assistance to
and shall cooperate with the Company upon its reasonable request
with respect to
matters within
the scope of
Executive's
duties and
responsibilities
during
employment. The
Company agrees and
acknowledges that it
shall, to the maximum
extent possible under then prevailing circumstances, coordinate any
such request
with Executive's other commitments and responsibilities to minimize the degree
to which such request interferes with such commitments and
responsibilities. The
Company agrees that it will reimburse Executive for reasonable
travel expenses
(i.e., travel,
meals, and lodging) that Executive may incur in providing
assistance to the Company hereunder.
8.
Solicitation of Company Customers. Upon expiration of this Agreement
or
termination of
Executive's
employment
with the Company under
this Agreement
pursuant to Section 4, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
at any time
within three years after the date of such termination, solicit any entity that,
to Executive's
knowledge, was a
customer of the Company within the year before
the date of such
termination, to
perform services or
supply products for such
customer of a similar nature to those services performed or
products provided by
the Company to such customer.
9.
Intellectual Property/Confidential Information; Return of
Documents.
(a)
Executive covenants
and undertakes that he will not at any time during
or after the expiration of this Agreement or termination of Executive's
employment with the
Company under this Agreement pursuant to Section 4, in
perpetuity, reveal,
divulge, or make known to any person, firm, corporation, or
other business organization (other than the Company or its
affiliates, if
any),
or use for
his own account or for the account of another, directly or
indirectly, any customer lists, pricing policies, marketing plans
or strategies,
financial information,
trade secrets, "know-how", or any other secret or
confidential
information of any
kind used by the
Company (the
"Confidential
Information") during
his employment by the Company, and made known (whether or
not with the knowledge and permission of the Company, whether or not developed,
devised, or otherwise
created in whole or in
part by the efforts of Executive,
and whether or not a matter of public knowledge unless as a result
of authorized
disclosure) to Executive by reason of his employment by the Company.
Executive
further covenants
and agrees
that he shall
retain and use the Confidential
Information in trust
for the sole benefit of the Company, its successors and
assigns.
(b)
Executive shall
promptly communicate
and disclose to the
Company all
inventions, ideas, discoveries, improvements, modifications, writings,
artistic
or creative material,
or other intellectual property in any form whatsoever
(hereinafter
"Inventions"),
conceived, developed,
or made by him
during his
employment by the Company, whether solely or jointly with others,
and whether or
not patentable or copyrightable, (a) which relate to any matters or
business of
the type carried on or being developed by the Company, or (b) which result from
or are suggested by any work done by him in the course of his
employment by the
Company. Executive
shall also promptly
communicate and disclose to the Company
all other data obtained by him concerning the business or affairs
of the Company
in the course of his employment by the Company.
(c)
All written materials,
records, and documents (in any form) made
by
Executive or
coming into his possession during the term of this Agreement
concerning the
business or affairs of the Company shall be the sole property
of
the Company, and,
upon the expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment with the Company under this Agreement
pursuant to Section
4, or upon the request of the Company during the term hereof,
Executive shall
promptly deliver the original and all copies (whether physical or
electronic) of
same to the Company.
Executive agrees to
render to the Company such reports of
the activities
undertaken by Executive o