Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated as
of this 17th day of December, 2007 between Veramark Technologies,
Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal office located at
3750 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford, New York 14534 (the
“Company”), and Anthony C. Mazzullo, an individual
residing at [*], Fairport, New York 14450
(“Executive”).
WHEREAS , the Company desires
to employ Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth,
and
WHEREAS , Executive desires
to serve in such capacity upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE , in
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained and intending to be bound, the parties agree as
follows:
1.
Employment — Duties .
(a) The Company hereby agrees to
employ Executive as President and Chief Executive of the Company,
and Executive hereby accepts such employment by the Company.
Executive shall report to, and be under the direction of the
Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) or a
duly authorized committee of the Board, and shall have such duties
as may be specified by the Board that are consistent with
Executive’s positions as President and Chief Executive
Officer. Executive’s duties may be changed from time to time
by the Board; provided, however, that Executive’s position,
authority, duties and responsibilities shall be no less senior and
executive in nature than those customarily performed by a president
and chief executive officer. Executive shall perform his duties for
the Company principally at the offices of the Company, provided,
however, that Executive acknowledges and agrees that travel in
furtherance of the Company’s business is required in
connection with the performance of Executive’s duties
hereunder. Executive agrees to devote his best efforts and all his
business time, skills and attention exclusively to the business and
the best interests of the Company. During the term of this
Employment Agreement, Executive shall not engage in any other
business activity; provided, however, that Executive may continue
to manage the current real estate rental properties owned by him in
Monroe County, New York, so long as doing so does not materially
interfere in the reasonable opinion of the Board with the rendering
by him of his services to the Company as contemplated in this
Agreement.
During the term of this Employment
Agreement, Executive shall be nominated for election as a director
commencing with the first annual meeting of stockholders to be held
following the Commencement Date and at each annual meeting of
stockholders following thereafter.
[*] Denotes
expurgated information
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2.
Term .
(a) Unless sooner terminated as
provided in Section 5 of this Employment Agreement, the
initial term of this Employment Agreement (the “Initial
Term”) shall commence on January 1, 2008
(“Commencement Date”) and end on December 31,
2010. On January 1, 2009, and each anniversary thereafter, the
term of this Employment Agreement will be automatically extended
beyond the Initial Term for additional successive one-year periods
unless either party notifies the other in writing not less than
ninety (90) days prior to each anniversary of the Commencement
Date that this Employment Agreement will not be extended.
(b) The termination of this
Employment Agreement, however arising, shall not affect any of the
provisions hereof as are expressed to operate or have effect after
the termination of Executive’s employment.
3.
Compensation .
(a) Base Salary . From
the Commencement Date, as compensation for Executive’s
services, the Company shall pay to Executive a salary at the rate
of Two Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($225,000)) per annum
(the “Salary”). The Salary shall be reviewed six
(6) months from the Commencements Date (on or about
July 1, 2008), twelve (12) months from the Commencement
Date (on or about January 1, 2009) and annually thereafter,
and may be increased (but not decreased) from period to period,
based on reviews of Executive’s performance and as determined
by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion. Any increase
authorized by the Board shall be effective as of a date determined
by the Board in its sole discretion.
The Salary shall be payable in
accordance with the executive payroll schedule in effect from time
to time at the Company (currently on a bi-weekly basis), but in no
event less frequently than monthly.
(b) Bonus .
(i)
Annual Performance Bonus . As additional compensation for
Executive’s services hereunder, Executive shall be eligible
for an annual performance bonus (the “Performance
Bonus”). Annually, and prior to the commencement of each
calendar year, the Board or an authorized committee shall establish
annual targets and objectives (the “Targets”),
including total revenues and operating income performance targets
(the “Financial Targets”) for Executive; provided,
however, that the Targets for calendar 2008 shall be established on
or before March 1, 2008. If the Targets are achieved for the
applicable calendar year, Executive shall be entitled to a
Performance Bonus payment of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000).
Should some, but less than all, of the Targets be achieved,
Executive shall be entitled to a Performance Bonus payment
established by the Board but in no event less than $20,000. In the
event that both of the Financial Targets are exceeded, Executive
shall receive an additional Performance Bonus payment of Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($20,000)
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for each
ten percent (10%) that both the Targets are exceeded up to a
maximum additional Performance Bonus payment of Sixty Thousand
Dollars ($60,000) [at one hundred thirty percent (130%) of both of
the Targets], for a maximum Performance Bonus award in any given
calendar year of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000).
The calculation of the Performance Bonus shall be determined by the
Board in its sole discretion within thirty (30) days of the
completion of the Company annual audit, which determination shall
be final and binding, and paid within thirty (30) days of such
calculation.
(ii)
Restricted Stock Award . Executive shall be eligible for an
award of Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) restricted shares
(“Restricted Shares”) of the Common Stock of the
Company subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s
1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The
Restricted Shares are performance based and Executive shall be
deemed to earn the such shares ratably over a three (3) year
period upon the achievement of total revenue, operating profit,
stock price and product development goals which shall be determined
by the Board on or before March 31, 2008. Should Executive
earn any of the Restricted Shares based on the goals established,
the Company, at the request of Executive, agrees to purchase from
the Executive up to fifty percent (50%) of the Restricted Shares
earned in any calendar year. Any such purchase shall be at the
option of the Executive upon written notice to the Company from the
Executive within one year of the date such Restricted Shares are
deemed earned. The purchase price for each such Restricted Shares
shall be the fair market value of the Company’s common stock
on the date such Restricted Shares were deemed earned, as
determined by the Board, consistent with prior practice. Payment
for such Restricted Shares shall be made within fifteen
(15) days of receipt of the aforementioned notice and receipt
of the certificate(s) representing the Restricted Shares duly
endorsed by the Executive.
4.
Benefit Plans, Vacations, Expenses .
(a) During the term of this
Employment Agreement, Executive shall be eligible to participate in
all medical, disability, bonus, stock option, 401(k) or other
benefit plans or arrangements generally made available by the
Company to its executive employees, and other perquisites generally
afforded from time to time to other executive employees of the
Company. Without limiting the foregoing:
(i) Company
shall reimburse Executive for the payment by Executive of monthly
dues in a country club and in a health club of Executive’s
choosing up to an annual cost of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000);
and
(ii) Executive
shall be entitled to receive four (4) weeks of paid vacation
in each full calendar year of this Employment Agreement.
(iii) The
Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable expenses incurred
by Executive in connection with performing services hereunder for
the Company in accordance with the Company’s policies in
effect from time to time for all executive officers of the Company;
provided that such expenses are necessary and appropriate to
Executive’s employment hereunder; and further provided that
Executive submits to the Company written, itemized expense accounts
and such additional substantiation and justification as the
Company
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may
reasonably request.
5.
Termination .
(a) Death .
Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon
Executive’s death.
(b) Cause . The Company
reserves the right to terminate this Employment Agreement and
Executive’s employment with the Company for Cause. As used
herein, “Cause” means:
(i) Executive’s
conviction for, or guilty plea or plea of nolo contendre with
respect to, any felony or any lesser crime involving moral
turpitude, theft or fraud;
(ii) Executive’s
misconduct or gross negligence which has resulted or is likely to
result in material damage to the Company or its reputation and
which is not cured within twenty (20) days after written
notice specifying such misconduct or gross negligence, provided
that Executive shall only be entitled to one (1) notice under
this provision;
(iii) Executive’s
act of fraud, dishonesty, or theft in respect to the Company;
(iv) Executive’s
failure or refusal to perform any of his material duties or to
carry out the lawful instructions of the Board or the President,
which is not cured within thirty (30) days after written
notice specifying the failure or refusal, provided that Executive
shall only be entitled to one (1) notice under this
provision;
(v) Executive’s
serious misconduct, unrelated to the Company’s business and
affairs, which, in the reasonable opinion of the Board, will bring
Executive or the Company into disrepute or seriously and
prejudicially affect the interests of the Company, or
(vi) Executive’s
breach of any covenant set forth in Section 7 of this
Employment Agreement.
Executive shall not be deemed to have
been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been
delivered to Executive a Notice of Termination (as hereinafter
defined in Section 5(e) below) specifying the particulars thereof.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Executive shall be afforded the
opportunity to meet with the Board or an authorized committee of
the Board to discuss and review the matters contained in the Notice
of Termination.
(c) Disability . The
Company reserves the right to terminate this Employment Agreement
and Executive’s employment with the Company as a result of
Executive’s Disability. As used herein
“Disability” means Executive’s physical or mental
disability or illness which renders Executive unable to perform the
essential functions of Executive’s duties in a reasonably
satisfactory manner under this Employment Agreement for a period of
six (6) consecutive months or One Hundred Eighty
(180) days within a twelve month (12) period.
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(d) Voluntary
Termination . Executive and the Company reserve the right to
terminate this Employment Agreement and Executive’s
employment with the Company by Voluntary Termination. As used
herein, “Voluntary Termination” shall mean termination
by (i) Executive on Executive’s own initiative or
(ii) by the Company on the Company’s own initiative for
reasons not specified under Sections 5(a) through
Section 5(c). Each party shall give the other at least ninety
(90) days prior written notice of any Voluntary Termination.
If Executive gives a Notice of Termination p
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