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EXHIBIT 10.2
EXECUTION COPY
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT"), dated as of January
28,
2005, by and among Zeus Holdings Limited (the "PARENT"), a
Bermuda
corporation, Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd. (the "COMPANY"), and the
individual set
forth on ATTACHMENT 1 (the "EXECUTIVE").
WHEREAS, pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation among the
Company, Intelsat,
Ltd. ("Intelsat"), Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd., the Parent, Zeus
Merger One
Limited and Zeus Merger Two Limited dated as of August 16, 2004
(the
"TRANSACTION AGREEMENT"), Intelsat will become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of
the Parent and the Company will become an indirectly
wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Parent;
WHEREAS, the Executive is currently employed by Intelsat
pursuant
to the Prior Agreements as identified on ATTACHMENT 1; and
WHEREAS, subject to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, the Company desires
to employ the
Executive on a full-time basis and the Executive desires to be
so employed by
the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
covenants contained herein (including, without limitation, the
Company's
employment of the Executive and the advantages and benefits
thereby inuring
to the Executive) and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt,
adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by
each party
hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. EFFECTIVENESS OF AGREEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE
EXECUTIVE.
1.1 EFFECTIVENESS OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall become
effective upon the Closing (as defined in the Transaction
Agreement);
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the event that the transactions
contemplated by the
Transaction Agreement are formally abandoned, this Agreement
shall be null
and void AB INITIO and shall have no force and effect.
1.2 EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY. The Company hereby employs
the
Executive in the position set forth on ATTACHMENT 1 and the
Executive hereby
accepts such employment with the Company as of the Closing.
During the
Employment Period (as defined in Section 3), the Executive shall
directly and
exclusively report to, and perform such duties and services for
the Company,
as may be designated from time to time by the individual
specified on
ATTACHMENT 1, or such other person designated by the Company.
The
subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company shall hereinafter be
referred to
as, collectively, "AFFILIATES". During the Employment Period,
the Executive
shall devote all of his business time and attention to his
employment under
this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Executive may
continue to engage
in the outside activities set forth on ATTACHMENT 1 during the
Employment
Period. The Executive acknowledges that he shall be required to
travel on
business in connection with the performance of his duties
hereunder.
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1.3 LOCATION. During the Employment Period, the Executive's
principal place of employment shall be Bermuda.
2. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.
2.1 (a) SALARY. During the Employment Period, the Company
shall
pay the Executive for services during his employment under this
Agreement a
base salary of no less than the annual rate set forth on
ATTACHMENT 1 ("BASE
SALARY"). The Base Salary received by the Executive shall be
reviewed by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of the Company and,
following an initial
public offering of the Company or a direct or indirect
subsidiary or parent
of the Company, the Compensation Committee of the Board of the
Company or
such parent or subsidiary to be publicly-traded pursuant to such
initial
public offering (such applicable committee, the "COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE") no
less frequently than annually. Any and all increases to the
Executive's Base
Salary shall be determined by the Compensation Committee, in its
sole
discretion. During the Employment Period, such Base Salary shall
be payable
in equal biweekly installments pursuant to the Company's
customary payroll
policies in force at the time of payment, less any required or
authorized
payroll deductions. The Base Salary may be increased, but not
decreased,
during the Employment Period.
(b) ANNUAL BONUS. For each fiscal year during the Employment
Period, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual
discretionary
bonus with a maximum amount (the "MAXIMUM BONUS AMOUNT") up to
the percentage
of his Base Salary set forth on ATTACHMENT 1, subject to his
satisfaction of
objective performance criteria that have been pre-established by
the
Compensation Committee in a consistent manner with those of
senior executives
of Intelsat. For each fiscal year during the Employment Period,
the
Compensation Committee may award an additional bonus, in its
sole discretion,
to the Executive of up to 50% of the Executive's Maximum Bonus
Amount, in the
event of the Executive's significant out-performance of
objective performance
criteria that have been pre-established by the Compensation
Committee.
During the Employment Period, the Executive also will be
eligible to
participate in any deferred compensation plan that is sponsored
by Intelsat
in accordance with its terms.
(c) EQUITY COMPENSATION. (i) EXISTING EQUITY. The options
granted to the Executive under the Intelsat, Ltd. 2001 Share
Option Plan (the
"2001 PLAN OPTIONS") and the Intelsat, Ltd. 2004 Share Incentive
Plan (the
"2004 PLAN OPTIONS"), and the restricted stock granted to the
Executive (the
"RS"), all of which are listed on Schedule 1 hereto and continue
to be
outstanding as of the Closing, shall be treated as of the
Closing as set
forth herein, notwithstanding the provisions of the Transaction
Agreement:
(A) Each of the Executive's 2001 Plan Options shall be cancelled
in
exchange for a cash payment, on January 16, 2006, equal to
the
aggregate Spread (as defined in Section 2.1(c)(i)(D) below)
of
such options, less applicable withholding taxes.
(B) 75% of each vesting tranche of the Executive's 2004 Plan
Options
shall be cancelled in exchange for the crediting to an
account
(the "DEFERRED CASH ACCOUNT") on the terms set forth in
Section
2.1(c)(ii) below, of an amount
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equal to the aggregate Spread of the options so cancelled. 25%
of
each vesting tranche of the Executive's 2004 Plan Options
shall
be cancelled in exchange for a cash payment, as of the
Closing,
equal to the aggregate Spread of such options, less
applicable
withholding taxes.
(C) 75% of the Executive's RS shall be cancelled in exchange for
the
crediting to the Deferred Cash Account on the terms set forth
in
Section 2.1(c)(ii) below of an amount equal to $18.75 per
share
subject to the RS. 25% of each vesting tranche of the
Executive's
RS shall be cancelled in exchange for a cash payment, as of
the
Closing, equal to $18.75 for each RS so cancelled, less
applicable withholding taxes.
(D) The "SPREAD" of a 2001 Plan Option or a 2004 Plan Option
shall
mean the excess, if any, of (i) $18.75 over (ii) the
per-share
exercise price thereof.
(ii) DEFERRED CASH ACCOUNTS. Any amounts credited to a
Deferred
Cash Account pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(i)(B) or (C) shall
accrue interest at
the lesser of the interest rate applicable to the Parent's
revolving credit
agreement, as in effect from time to time, or 5% compound
interest per
annum. The Deferred Cash Account shall, subject to the
Executive's continued
employment hereunder on the vesting date and to Section 4 below,
vest and be
payable as follows: two-thirds of the balance shall be payable
to the
Executive on January 16, 2006 and the remaining one third shall
be paid on
the second anniversary of the Closing, in each case subject to
applicable
withholding.
(iii) PURCHASED PARENT SHARES. 100% of the after-tax
proceeds
payable to the Executive upon the Closing pursuant to the second
sentence of
each of clauses (B) and (C) of Section 2.1(c)(i) shall be
applied to purchase
shares of common stock of the Parent ("COMMON PARENT SHARES")
and Series A
9.75 percent preferred stock of the Parent ("PREFERRED PARENT
SHARES") at the
same price per share and in the same proportion that the
Investors purchase
such shares (such purchased Common Parent Shares and Preferred
Parent Shares,
"PURCHASED PARENT SHARES").
(iv) NEW PARENT RESTRICTED SHARES. The Executive shall receive
a
grant of a number of restricted Common Parent Shares as set
forth on
ATTACHMENT 1 ("NEW PARENT RESTRICTED SHARES") at or as soon as
practicable
following the Closing, having the terms and conditions provided
below and
such other terms and conditions not inconsistent therewith as
may be provided
for in the plan under which they are granted. The New Parent
Restricted
Shares shall provide that upon payment of any cash distribution
or dividend
on the Common Parent Shares to Parent shareholders generally,
the holder of
such New Parent Restricted Shares shall have credited to an
escrow account an
amount equal to the amount of cash (which cash amount shall be
credited with
interest at the rate set forth in Section 2.1(c)(ii)) or other
property that
would have been distributed to the Executive had the New Parent
Restricted
Shares not been subject to restriction, which escrow account
shall be
distributable as of, and will be distributed to the Executive as
soon as
practicable following, (subject to the provisions of Section
409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")), the
date upon which
such New Parent Restricted Shares vest. It shall be a condition
to the
Executive's receipt of New Parent Restricted Shares that he
become a party to
the Shareholders Agreement by and among the
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Parent and the Shareholders named therein as in effect as of the
Closing (the
"Shareholders Agreement"). The Executive acknowledges that the
New Parent
Restricted Shares will be subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this
Agreement and shall be subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture and
restrictions on transferability.
(A) VESTING OF NEW PARENT RESTRICTED SHARES. Fifty percent of
the
New Parent Restricted Shares shall vest in equal monthly
installments
commencing on February 27, 2005, subject to the Executive's
continued
employment on the date of vesting and to Section 4 below. The
remaining
fifty percent of the New Parent Restricted Shares shall vest at
the later of
(x) the sixth month anniversary of the Closing or (y) the
transition to a new
CEO of Intelsat, PROVIDED that the Executive reasonably
cooperates in the
implementation of such transition.
(B) ADJUSTMENT. In the event of any stock split, reverse
stock
split, dividend, merger, consolidation, recapitalization or
similar event
affecting the capital structure of the Parent, the number and
kind of shares
(or other property, including without limitation cash) subject
to the New
Parent Restricted Shares shall be equitably adjusted to prevent
the dilution
or enlargement of the value of the Executive's New Parent
Restricted Shares
(taking into account the amounts set aside in the escrow account
as a result
of such event).
(d) EXPATRIATE BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. During the
Employment
Period, the Executive shall be entitled to the expatriate
benefits and
perquisites set forth on ATTACHMENT 1.
(e) TRANSACTION-RELATED BONUS. The Executive shall be eligible
to
receive a cash bonus, based upon the achievement of the goals
set forth in
Schedule 2 hereto (the "PERFORMANCE GOALS"), in accordance with
the terms of
such schedule, which shall be payable on the Closing with
respect to the
Performance Goals that are achieved and verified as of the
Closing, and as
soon as practicable following the date that such Performance
Goals are
achieved and verified during the Employment Period with respect
to any other
Performance Goals. For the avoidance of doubt, and
notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, any bonus payable pursuant to this
Section 2.1(e)
shall not be taken into account in computing any benefits under
any plan,
program or arrangement of Intelsat or its Affiliates.
(f) BENEFITS. During the Employment Period, the Executive
shall
be eligible to participate, on the same basis and at the same
level as
similarly situated senior executives of Intelsat generally, in
any group
insurance, hospitalization, medical, vision, health and
accident, disability,
life insurance and enhanced executive life insurance, fringe
benefit and
retirement plans or programs of Intelsat now existing or
hereafter
established to the extent that he is eligible under the general
provisions
thereof (including eligibility provisions relating to
pre-privatization and
post-privatization employment status). The Executive shall
receive credit
for service prior to the Closing for all purposes to the extent
provided in
Section 3.8(b) of the Transaction Agreement. During the
Employment Period,
the Executive shall be entitled to a number of days of vacation
time annually
as set forth on ATTACHMENT 1, consistent with the Company's
policies at such
time as may be mutually agreed by the parties hereto.
(g) EXPENSES. During the Employment Period, pursuant to the
Company's customary reimbursement policies in force at the time
of payment,
the Executive shall be promptly reimbursed, subject to the
Executive's
presentation of vouchers or receipts therefor, for
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all expenses incurred by the Executive on behalf of the Company
in the
performance of the Executive's duties hereunder.
(h) EXECUTIVE AUTOMOBILE BENEFITS. During the Employment
Period,
the Company shall continue to provide the Executive with
automobile benefits
consistent with the level of such benefits as in effect from
Intelsat on the
date hereof.
3. EMPLOYMENT PERIOD. The Executive's employment under this
Agreement shall commence as of the Closing, and shall terminate
on the second
anniversary thereof, unless terminated earlier pursuant to
Section 4 (the
"EMPLOYMENT PERIOD").
4. TERMINATION AND FORFEITURE OF PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS.
4.1 TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY FOR CAUSE. The Executive's
employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the
Company for
Cause. Upon such a termination, the Company shall have no
obligation to the
Executive pursuant to this Agreement other than the payment of
the
Executive's earned and unpaid compensation through the effective
date of such
termination, except as otherwise required by law or by the terms
of the
Company's benefit plans. All New Parent Restricted Shares (and
the related
escrow account) that have not vested and the balance of the
Deferred Cash
Account that has not yet been paid as of the date of termination
shall be
forfeited as of the date of termination. Any Purchased Parent
Shares may be
repurchased by the Company at any time following such
termination of
employment at a price per Purchased Parent Share equal to the
lesser of (i)
the greater of (x) the Fair Market Value of such Purchased
Parent Share on
the date of the most recent valuation prior to such termination
minus (y) the
value of any dividends, distributions, or dividend equivalents
previously
paid to the Executive in respect of such Purchased Parent Share
(subject to
equitable adjustment in Parent's discretion to reflect
dividends,
distributions, corporate transactions, or similar events, to the
extent not
reflected in (y)) or $0, or (ii) (x) the amount paid by the
Executive to
purchase such Purchased Parent Share minus (y) the value of any
dividends,
distributions, or dividend equivalents previously paid to the
Executive in
respect of such Purchased Parent Share (subject to equitable
adjustment in
Parent's discretion to reflect dividends, distributions,
corporate
transactions, or similar events, to the extent not reflected in
(y)) but in
no event less than $0, and any Common Parent Shares held by the
Executive as
a result of the vesting of New Parent Restricted Shares shall be
cancelled
and no payment shall be made to the Executive for such Common
Parent Shares.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term "CAUSE" shall mean any
of
the following: (i) the Executive's failure to perform materially
his duties
under the Agreement (other than by reason of illness or
disability), (ii) the
Executive's commission of, or plea of no contest to, a felony or
his
commission of, or plea of no contest to, any other crime
involving moral
turpitude or his commission of a material dishonest act or fraud
against the
Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) any act or omission by
the Executive
that is the result of his misconduct or gross negligence and
that is, or may
reasonably be expected to be, materially injurious to the
financial
condition, business or reputation of the Company or any of its
Affiliates, or
(iv) the Executive's breach of any material provision of this
Agreement. Any
such occurrence described in clause (i) or (iv) of the preceding
sentence
that is curable shall constitute "CAUSE" only after
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the Company has given the Executive written notice of, and
twenty (20) business
days' opportunity to cure, such violation, and then only if such
occurrence is
not cured.
4.2 PERMANENT DISABILITY. If, during the Employment Period,
the
Executive becomes disabled within the meaning of the Company's
applicable
long-term disability plan, the Company shall have the right to
terminate the
Executive's employment with the Company upon written notice to
the
Executive. Upon such a termination, the Company shall have no
obligation to
the Executive other than to pay the Executive's earned and
unpaid
compensation through the effective date of such termination and
to treat the
New Parent Restricted Shares and any Deferred Cash Account as
described below
in this Section 4.2, except as otherwise required by law or by
the terms of
the Company's benefit plans. Upon termination for permanent
disability,
subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, the
balance of the
Executive's Deferred Cash Account (if any) shall vest and be
paid out as soon
as practicable following such termination of employment. Any New
Parent
Restricted Shares (and the related escrow account) that are not
vested as of
the date of termination shall vest as of the date of
termination. Any Common
Parent Shares held by the Executive as a result of the vesting
of New Parent
Restricted Shares and any Purchased Parent Shares may be
repurchased by the
Company at any time following December 31, 2009, PROVIDED, that
the purchase
price per share shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of such
share as
determined on the date of the most recent valuation prior to the
date of
repurchase.
4.3 DEATH. The Executive's employment with the Company shall
terminate automatically upon the death of the Executive and the
Company shall
have no obligation to the Executive or the Executive's estate
other than to
pay the Executive's earned and unpaid compensation through the
date of the
Executive's death, and to treat the New Parent Restricted Shares
and any
Deferred Cash Account as described below in this Section 4.3,
except as
otherwise required by law or by the terms of the Company's
benefit plans. In
the event of the Executive's termination of employment by reason
of the
Executive's death, subject to the provisions of Section 409A of
the Code, the
balance of the Executive's Deferred Cash Account (if any) shall
vest and be
paid out as soon as practicable following such termination of
employment.
Any New Parent Restricted Shares (and the related escrow
account) that are
not vested as of the date of death shall vest as of the date of
death. Any
Common Parent Shares held by the Executive as a result of the
vesting of New
Parent Restricted Shares and any Purchased Parent Shares may be
repurchased
by the Company at any time following December 31, 2009,
PROVIDED, that the
purchase price per share shall be equal to the Fair Market Value
of such
share as determined on the date of the most recent valuation
prior to the
date of repurchase.
4.4 TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE. The
Executive's
employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the
Company
without Cause. In such event, the Executive shall have the
rights set forth
in the subparagraphs below.
(a) SEVERANCE. Subject to the Executive's continued
compliance
with his obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall
have no
obligation to the Executive other than: (i) the payment of the
Executive's
earned and unpaid compensation through the effective date of
such
termination; (ii) the payment of any deferred bonus, subject to
the
provisions of Section 409A of the Code; (iii) the payment of an
amount equal
to the sum of the Executive's annual Base Salary plus the
Executive's Maximum
Bonus Amount, if any, (as in effect as of the
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date of termination), 50% of which shall be paid to the
Executive upon the later
of the first business day following the six month anniversary of
the date of
termination of employment or January 15, 2006 and the remainder
of which shall
be paid to the Executive in equal installments each month
thereafter for six
months; (iv) treatment of the Deferred Cash Account and the New
Parent
Restricted Shares (and, if applicable, Purchased Parent Shares)
as described
below in Section 4.4(b), (c) and (d), respectively; (v) on the
later of the
first business day following the six month anniversary of the
date of
termination of employment or January 15, 2006, payout of
benefits previously
accrued under Intelsat's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
and (vi)
executive outplacement benefits, except as otherwise required by
law or by the
terms of Intelsat's benefit plans (excluding severance plans);
PROVIDED, that in
the event that such termination is within six months following
the Closing, (A)
in lieu of the benefit set forth in clause (iii), the Company
shall pay the
Executive over a 24-month period commencing on the later of the
first business
day following the six month anniversary of the date of
termination of employment
or January 15, 2006 in equal monthly installments the product of
(x) two and a
half and (y) the sum of the Executive's annual base salary and
the Executive's
target bonus amount (each, as in effect as of immediately prior
to the Closing),
(B) in lieu of the benefit set forth in clause (iv) with respect
to any
Purchased Parent Shares, any Purchased Parent Shares shall be
returned to the
Company in exchange for a refund of the full purchase price
within 30 days
following such return and (C) in lieu of the benefit set forth
in clause (iv)
with respect to any Parent Restricted Shares, the Executive will
be paid a lump
sum cash amount within 30 days following the date of termination
of employment
equal to any amount withheld by the Company in connection with
any Section 83(b)
election made by the Executive with respect to the New Parent
Restricted Shares.
In the event that the Executive is eligible to receive the
severance benefits
provided for by this Section 4.4(a), the Executive shall not be
eligible to
receive severance benefits under any other Company plan, policy,
or agreement.
(b) DEFERRED CASH ACCOUNT. Subject to the provisions of
Section
409A of the Code, the Executive's Deferred Cash Account (if any)
will vest in
full and be paid out as soon as practicable following the later
of the first
business day following January 15, 2006 or the date of
termination of
employment.
(c) NEW PARENT RESTRICTED SHARES. Any unvested New Parent
Restricted Shares (and the related escrow account) shall be
forfeited as of
the date of termination; PROVIDED, that if the termination
without Cause
occurs within the six-month period after a Change of Control (as
defined in
Section 4.8 below), all unvested New Parent Restricted Shares
(and the
related escrow account) shall vest as of the date of
termination.
(d) REPURCHASE RIGHT. Any Common Parent Shares held by the
Executive as a result of the vesting of New Parent Restricted
Shares and any
Purchased Parent Shares may be repurchased by the Company at any
time
following December 31, 2009, PROVIDED, that the purchase price
per share
shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of such share as
determined on the
date of the most recent valuation prior to the date of
repurchase.
4.5 TERMINATION BY THE EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON. (a) During
the
Employment Period, the Executive's employment with the Company
may be
terminated by the Executive for Good Reason, if the Executive
provides the
Company with notice within 90 days following the Executive's
knowledge of the
event constituting Good Reason. In the event that
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the Executive terminates his employment with the Company for
Good Reason, the
Executive shall be entitled to the same payments and benefits
that he would have
been entitled to receive under Section 4.4 if his employment had
been terminated
by the Company without Cause and the Company shall be entitled
to the repurchase
rights thereunder.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "GOOD REASON"
shall
mean any of the following conditions or events without the
Executive's prior
consent: (i) a material diminution of the Executive's position
or
responsibilities that is inconsistent with the Executive's title
(PROVIDED
that (x) any change in the Executive's position or
responsibilities that
occurs as a result of a corporate transaction or (y) any change
in the
Executive's position or responsibilities pursuant to an
internal
reorganization, in each case, following which the Executive's
level of
position at the Company is not materially diminished shall not
give rise to
Good Reason under clause (i) or (ii) of this definition), (ii) a
material
breach by the Company of any terms of the Agreement, (iii) a
reduction in the
Executive's base salary or bonus potential other than as
provided in
ATTACHMENT 1, or the failure to pay the Executive any material
amount of
compensation when due, or, (iv) a relocation of the Executive's
principal
place of business more than fifty (50) miles away from the
location set forth
as the Executive's principal place of business in Section 1.3.
Any such
occurrence shall constitute "GOOD REASON" only after the
Executive has given
the Company written notice of, and twenty (20) business days'
opportunity to
cure, such violation, and then only if such occurrence is not
cured.
4.6 TERMINATION BY THE EXECUTIVE WITHOUT GOOD REASON. The
Executive may voluntarily resign from his employment with the
Company without
Good Reason, PROVIDED that the Executive shall provide the
Company with
ninety (90) days' advance written notice (which notice
requirement may be
waived, in whole or in part, by the Company in its sole
discretion) of his
intent to terminate. Upon such a termination, the Company shall
have no
obligation other than the payment of the Executive's earned but
unpaid
compensation through the effective date of such termination,
except as
otherwise required by law or by the terms of the Company's
benefit plans.
All unvested New Parent Restricted Shares, and any portion of
the Deferred
Cash Account that has not yet vested as of the date of
termination, shall be
immediately forfeited. Any Common Parent Shares held by the
Executive as a
result of the vesting of New Parent Restricted Shares and any
Purchased
Parent Shares may be repurchased by the Company at any time
following such
termination of employment at a purchase price per share equal to
the lesser
of (i) the greater of (x) the Fair Market Value of such share on
the date of
the most recent valuation prior to such termination minus (y)
the value of
any dividends, distributions, or dividend equivalents previously
paid to the
Executive in respect of such share (subject to equitable
adjustment in
Parent's discretion to reflect dividends, distributions,
corporate
transactions, or similar events, to the extent not reflected in
(y)) or $0,
or (ii) (x) Fair Market Value at Closing based on the Valuation
Research
valuation as of Closing (for Common Parent Shares held by the
Executive as a
result of the vesting of New Parent Restricted Shares) or the
amount paid by
the Executive to purchase such Purchased Parent Shares (for
Purchased Parent
Shares) minus (y) the value of any dividends, distributions, or
dividend
equivalents previously paid to the Executive in respect of such
share
(subject to equitable adjustment in Parent's discretion to
reflect dividends,
distributions, corporate transactions, or similar events, to the
extent not
reflected in (y)) but in no event less than $0.
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4.7 RELEASE OF CLAIMS AND COOPERATION. As a condition to
receiving the payments set forth in Section 4.4 or Section 4.5
upon a
termination by the Company without Cause (or upon expiration of
the
Employment Period) or by the Executive for Good Reason, the
Executive shall
be required to execute and not revoke a waiver and release of
claims in favor
of the Company and its Affiliates, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A
and, for a 180-day period following such employment termination,
shall make
himself reasonably available to provide transition services and
consultation
to the Company, subject to his other business and personal
commitments.
4.8 DEFINITION OF CHANGE OF CONTROL. A "CHANGE OF CONTROL"
shall
mean (i) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group
(within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities
Exchange Act of
1934, as amended from time to time) not affiliated with the
Parent or its
owners immediately prior to such acquisition of beneficial
ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
more than
50%, indirectly or directly, of the equity vote of the Parent
(other than any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or
maintained by the Company or any Affiliate) or (ii) consummation
of an
amalgamation, a merger or consolidation of the Parent or any
direct or
indirect subsidiary thereof with any other entity or a sale or
other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Parent following
which the voting securities of the Parent that are outstanding
immediately
prior to such transaction cease to represent (either by
remaining outstanding
or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
entity (or the
entity that owns substantially all of the Parent's assets either
directly or
through one or more subsidiaries) or any parent or other
Affiliate thereof)
at least 50% of the combined voting power of the securities of
the Parent or,
if the Parent is not the surviving entity, such surviving entity
(or the
entity that owns substantially all of the Parent's assets either
directly or
through one or more subsidiaries) or any parent or other
Affiliate thereof,
outstanding immediately after such transaction.
4.9 RESIGNATION. Upon a termination of employment, the
Executive
will upon the Company's request resign from all boards of
directors and
officer positions of the Company and any of its Affiliates.
5. COVENANTS.
5.1 The Executive understands that, in the course of his or
her
employment with the Company, he or she will be given access to
confidential
information and trade secrets including, but not limit to,
discoveries,
ideas, concepts, software in various stages of development,
designs,
drawings, specifications, techniques, models, data, source code,
object code,
documentation, diagrams, flowcharts, research, development,
processes,
procedures, "know-how," marketing techniques and materials,
marketing and
development plans, business plans, merger or acquisition
investigations,
customer names and other information relating to customers,
price lists,
pricing policies, and financial information ("CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION").
Confidential Information also includes any information described
above which
the Company obtains from another party and which the Company
treats as
proprietary or designates as Confidential Information, whether
or not owned
or developed by the Company. The Executive agrees that during
his employment
by the Company and thereafter to hold in confidence and not to
directly or
indirectly reveal, report, publish, disclose, or transfer any
Confidential
Information
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to any person or entity, or utilize any Confidential Information
for any
purpose, except in the course of the Executive's work for the
Company. The
Executive agrees to turn over all copies of Confidential
Information in his
control to the Company upon request or upon termination of his
employment with
the Company. For purposes of this Section 5.1, the "Company"
shall include
Affiliates of the Company. The Executive agrees to enter into as
of the Closing
Intelsat's general Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality
Agreement set forth
on EXHIBIT B.
5.2 The Executive agrees that, during his employment with
the
Company and for one (1) year thereafter (the "RESTRICTED
PERIOD"), he will
not, either directly or indirectly, hire Company employees or
former
employees (which shall for this purpose include any individual
employed by
the Company at any point during the year preceding such hiring),
induce,
persuade, solicit or attempt to induce, persuade, or solicit any
of the
Company's employees to leave the Company's employ, nor will he
help others to
do so. This means, among other things, that if the Executive's
employment
with the Company terminates (whether voluntarily or
involuntarily), he shall
refrain for one (1) year from giving any person or entity the
names of his
former, fell
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