Exhibit 10.4
AMENDED AND RESTATED DEFERRED
COMPENSATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP AND EDWARD J. FANEUIL
DECEMBER 2008
This agreement (the
“Agreement”) is entered into between Global GP LLC on
behalf of Global Partners LP (the “Company”) and Edward
J. Faneuil (the “Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Executive presently
serves as Executive Vice-President and General Counsel of the
Company; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of past
and future services performed by the Executive, the Company agrees
to provide deferred and other compensation to the Executive,
payable in the amounts and on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual promises made herein, the Executive and the Company
hereby agree as follows:
1.
Deferred
Compensation . The Company agrees to
pay to the Executive deferred compensation on the following terms
and conditions.
(a)
Except as
otherwise provided in Sections 1(b), 1(c), 1(d) or
1(e) below, the Company shall pay to the Executive the sum of
$70,000 per year (the “Deferred Compensation”) in equal
monthly installments of $5,833.33, subject to applicable
withholding, on the first business day of each month for 15 years
(180 months) commencing on the earlier of:
(i) August 1, 2014, and (ii) the first business day
of the month following the Executive’s “separation from
service” from the Company , as that phrase is defined in
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
(the “Code”) for reasons other than Cause (as defined
below), subject to earlier termination as provided in this
Agreement. Unless his employment is earlier terminated by the
Company for reasons other than Cause, the Executive must remain
continuously employed through the earlier of
(i) August 1, 2014; or (ii) an applicable payment
event set forth in Sections 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of this
Agreement to be eligible for benefits under this Agreement.
The Executive must be employed on the date of a distribution under
Section 1(e) of this Agreement, but a distribution under
Section 1(e) shall not otherwise alter the eligibility
requirements set forth in this Agreement. In exchange for and
as a requirement to receive the compensation set forth in this
Section 1(a) of this Agreement, the Executive and Company
(and its Affiliates) shall enter into a mutually acceptable general
release of claims accrued as of the date thereof in favor of the
Company and its Affiliates within 45 days following the
Executive’s “separation from service” from the
Company. The form and scope of such release shall be
acceptable to the Company and its Affiliates, the approval of which
shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Company and its
Affiliates.
(b)
The Deferred
Compensation shall be forfeited in its entirety in the event that
the Company terminates the Executive’s employment prior to
August 1, 2014 for Cause or if
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the Executive
terminates his employment for any reason other than death,
Disability, Constructive Termination (as that term is defined in
the Employment Agreement). On and after the date on which
Deferred Compensation payments commence hereunder, the Company may
terminate its obligations under this Agreement only for Cause or if
the Company subsequently determines within eighteen (18) months of
the Executive’s termination that circumstances which would
give rise to a for Cause termination of the Executive otherwise
existed at the time of the Executive’s earlier
termination.
(c)
In the event that
the Executive dies prior to having received any or all of the
aggregate amount of the Deferred Compensation payable under this
Section 1 (including if the Executive’s death occurs
before August 1, 2014), the Company shall pay to his
Beneficiary within sixty (60) days of the Executive’s date of
death a single lump sum payment in an amount equal to the present
value of the remaining payments that would have been paid to the
Executive had he not died. Such single lump sum payment shall be
calculated by applying a discount rate equal to the then applicable
10-year Treasury Note interest rate.
(d)
If there is a
Change in Control of the Company or if the Executive is determined
to have become Disabled prior to the Executive having received any
or all of the aggregate amount of the Deferred Compensation payable
under this Section 1 (including if the Change in Control or
determination that the Executive has become Disabled occurs before
August 1, 2014), the Company shall pay to the Executive within
sixty (60) days of the effective date of the Change in Control or
the determination that the Executive has become Disabled, a single
lump sum payment in an amount equal to the present value of the
remaining payments that would have been paid to the Executive had
the Change in Control not occurred or had the Executive not become
Disabled. Such single lump sum payment shall be calculated by
applying a discount rate equal to the then applicable 10-year
Treasury Note interest rate.
(e)
In the event of
an “Unforeseeable Emergency” as that term is defined in
Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall pay to the
Executive within fifteen (15) days of the occurrence of the
Unforeseeable Emergency the maximum amount allowable pursuant to
Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii) in a lump sum promptly
following the occurrence of such “Unforeseeable
Emergency.”
2.
Definitions
. For purposes of
this Agreement, the following definitions apply:
(a)
“Affiliates”
means all Persons directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by
or under common control with the Company, where control shall be
determined by a majority of voting power only.
(b)
“Beneficiary”
means the Person or Persons designated by the Executive in writing
to receive the payment of Deferred Compensation in the event of the
Executive’s death. The form of Beneficiary designation is
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B. Any Beneficiary
designation shall be effective only upon actual receipt by the
Company of such form. If no specific Beneficiary has been
designated, the Beneficiary shall be the Executive’s
estate.
(c)
“Cause” means
Executive (a) commits any material breach of any of his
obligations under this Agreement, which breach is not cured within
thirty (30) days of the
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Executive’s
receipt of written notice from the Company, (b) breaches the
obligations set forth on Exhibit “A” attached
hereto or in any noncompetition,nonsolicitation or confidentiality
provision included in the Employment Agreement, (c) engages in
gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his
duties on behalf of the Company, (d) is convicted or pleads no
contest to a crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude
or any felony, or (e) commits an act of embezzlement or
willful breach of a fiduciary duty to the Company or any of its
Affiliates.
(d)
“Change in
Control”. For purposes of this Agreement, a
“Change in Control” shall occur on the date that any
one person, entity or group (other than Alfred Slifka, Richard
Slifka or Eric Slifka, or their respective family members or
entities they control, individually or in the aggregate, directly
or indirectly (collectively referred to hereinafter as the
“Slifkas”)) acquires ownership of the membership
interests of the Company that, together with the membership
interests of the Company already held by such person, entity or
group, constitutes more than 50% of the total voting power of the
membership interests of the Company; provided, however, if any one
person, entity or group is considered to own more than 50% of the
total voting power of the membership interests of the Company, the
acquisition of additional membership interests by the same person,
entity or group shall not be deemed to be a Change in
Control. The definition of “Change in Control”
shall be interpreted, to the extent applicable, to comply with
Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (the “ Code ”), and the provisions of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A and any successor statute,
regulation and guidance thereto; provided, however, an
interpretation in compliance with Section 409A of the Code
shall not expand the definition of Change in Control in any way or
cause an acquisition by the Slifkas to result in a Change in
Control
(e)
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and its related
interpretive guidance, regulations and rulings.
(f)
“Disabled” means
that the Executive 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 be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve
(12) months, or the Executive is, by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period
of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits
for a period of not less than three months under an accident and
health plan covering employees of the Company.
(g)
“Employment Agreement”
means that certain Employment Agreement entered into by and between
the Company and Executive effective as of July 1, 2006, as
amended, or any successor employment agreement entered into by the
Company and the Executive.
(h)
“Person” means an
individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an
association, a partnership, an estate, a trust or any other entity
or organization, other than the Company.
3.
Confidential
Information and Restricted Activities . The Executive will be
subject to the terms and conditions relating to confidential
information, non-solicitation and non-competition set forth in
Exhibit A, which is incorporated into this Agreement by
reference.
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4.
Amendment and
Termination . This Agreement may be
amended or terminated only with the mutual written consent of the
Company and the Executive. In the event of any amendments
involving further deferrals of the Deferred Compensation, each
installment payment called for under Section 1 above shall be
treated, to the extent permissible under the Code, as a separate
payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.
5.
Section 409A; No
Guarantee of any Tax Consequences . The parties hereto
intend that this Agreement comply with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code and related regulations and Treasury
pronouncements (“ Section 409A ”) and this
Agreement shall be interpreted to comply with
Section 409A. If any provision provided herein results
in the imposition of an additional tax under the provisions of
Section 409A, the Executive and the Company agree that any
such provision will be reformed to avoid imposition of any such
additional tax in the manner that the Executive and the Company
mutually agree is appropriate to comply with Section 409A.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no guarantee of
any tax consequences under any section of the Code or state tax
laws, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the
Code.
6.
Delay in
Payments . Notwithstanding any
other provision with respect to the timing of payments hereunder,
if, at the time of the Executive’s termination, the Executive
is deemed to be a “specified employee” (within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and any successor
statute, regulation and guidance thereto) of the Company, then only
to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, any payments to which the
Exec
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