EXHIBIT 10.2
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
January 12, 2009 (the “
Effective Date ”), by and between Multimedia
Games, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ” and/or “MGAM”), and Mick
Roemer, an individual (“ Executive
”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company desires to hire
Executive and Executive desires to become employed by the Company;
and
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive have
determined that it is in their respective best interests to enter
into this Agreement to govern the employment relationship on the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the
premises and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
1.
EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND
DUTIES
1.1
Employment . The Company hereby employs Executive, and
Executive hereby accepts employment by the Company, upon the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
1.2
Duties . Executive shall serve as Senior
Vice President of Sales and shall report
directly to the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer. Executive shall have the authority, and perform
the duties customarily associated with his titles and offices
together with such additional duties as may from time to time be
assigned by the Chief Executive Officer. With the
exception of the limited engagements agreed to in Exhibit A of this
Agreement, during the term of Executive’s employment
hereunder, Executive shall devote his full working time and efforts
to the performance of his duties and the furtherance of the
interests of the Company and shall not be otherwise employed or
engaged.
1.3
Term . Subject to the provisions of Section
1.6 below, the term of employment of Executive under this
Agreement shall commence on January 12, 2009 (the "Start Date"), and shall continue until
terminated by either party (the “ Employment
Term ”). Upon termination of this
Agreement, this Agreement shall expire and have no further effect,
except as otherwise provided in Section 5.5
below.
1.4
Compensation and
Benefits .
1.4.1
Base Salary
. In consideration of the
services rendered to the Company hereunder by Executive and
Executive’s covenants hereunder and in the Company’s
Agreement Regarding Proprietary Developments, Confidential
Information and Non-Solicitation attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“ Proprietary Agreement ”), during the
Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a salary at the
annual rate of Two Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars
($200,000.00) (the “ Base Salary ”),
less statutory and other authorized deductions and withholdings,
payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll
practices. The Chief Executive Officer will review the
Base Salary annually.
1.4.2
Bonuses . Executive shall be entitled to receive a quarterly
Incentive Bonus upon achievement of new sales and new placement
goals mutually agreed to by and between the Executive and the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer for each quarter. (the
“Incentive Bonus” ) It is expressly
agreed that the Incentive Bonus shall not exceed One Hundred
Thousand U.S. Dollars ($100,000.00) in any individual twelve
(12) month period. In addition to the Incentive Bonus, Executive
shall receive an annual bonus equal to 60% of Executive’s
then current Base Salary (the “ Target Bonus
”) upon achievement of bonus plan performance targets then in
effect as approved by the Chief Executive Officer, which bonus may
be as much as 100% of Executive’s then current Base Salary
for overachievement against said targets.
1.4.3
Any bonus payment shall be less statutory
and other authorized deductions and withholdings and payable at the
times when other management bonuses are paid; provided, however,
the Target Bonus shall be paid before the latter of: (i) the
15 th day of the third calendar month
following the calendar year that the bonus is earned; or (ii) the
15 th day of the third calendar month
following the end of the fiscal year of the Company that the bonus
is earned.
1.4.4
Benefits Package; Vacation;
Business Expenses .
As an employee of the
Company, Executive will be eligible to enroll in the
Company’s benefit programs (including short and long term
disability plans and reasonable Directors’ and
Officers’ coverage) as they are established from time to time
for senior-level executive employees. Executive shall
not be eligible for Company holidays and paid vacation as set forth
in the Company’s then current policies for
employees.
1.5
Stock Grant and Stock
Option . On January
12, 2009 Executive will be
granted one or more options (collectively, the “
Option ”) to purchase Two
Hundred Thousand (200,000) shares of the Company’s Common
Stock. Such Option will be granted pursuant to the
Company’s 2008 Employment Inducement Award Plan (the
“ Plan ”). The exercise price for the
Option shall be equal to the fair market value of the
Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant of such Option.
The Option will be immediately exercisable, but the Option shares
initially will be unvested and will vest 25% after one (1) year,
and will continue to vest over three (3) years in equal quarterly
installments during each of the following three
years. The Plan documents shall provide that, in the
event that, within one (1) year after a Change of Control, either
(i) Executive is terminated Without Cause pursuant to Section
1.6.4, or (ii) Executive resigns for Good Reason pursuant to
Section 1.7.2, Executive shall acquire a vested interest in, and
the Company's repurchase rights shall terminate with respect to all
unvested Option shares covered by the Option. In the
event Executive is terminated for any reason, then such termination
shall not affect in any manner Executive's right to receive or
exercise the options which have vested as of the date of
termination pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement. The terms of the Option will be as set forth
in the Plan documents. The Company will promptly prepare
and file a registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to the
Plan, and shall maintain the effectiveness of such registration
statement during the term of the Plan.
For
purposes of this Agreement, a “ Change of
Control ” shall mean: (a) the consummation of a
merger, consolidation or reorganization approved by the
Company’s stockholders, unless securities representing more
than 50% of the total combined voting power of the
outstanding voting securities of the successor corporation are
immediately thereafter beneficially owned, directly or indirectly
and in substantially the same proportion, by the persons who
beneficially owned the Company's outstanding voting securities
immediately prior to such transaction; or (b) the sale, transfer or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any
person, entity or group of persons acting in concert other than a
sale, transfer or disposition to an entity, at least 50% of the
combined voting power of the voting securities of which is owned by
the Company or by stockholders of the Company in substantially the
same proportion as their ownership of the Company immediately prior
to such sale; or (c) any transaction or series of related
transactions within a period of 12 months pursuant to which any
person or any group of persons comprising a "group" within the
meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (other than the Company or a person that, prior to
such transaction or series of related transactions, directly or
indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control
with, the Company) acquires (other than directly from the Company)
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule l3d-3 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of securities
possessing more than 35% of the total combined voting power of the
Company's securities outstanding immediately after the consummation
of such transaction or series of related transactions.
1.6
Termination . Executive’s employment and this
Agreement (except as otherwise provided hereunder) shall terminate
upon the occurrence of any of the following, at the time set forth
therefore (the time of any such termination being the “
Termination Date ”):
1.6.1
Death or Disability
. Immediately upon the death of Executive
or in the event that Executive has ceased to be able to perform the
essential functions of his duties, with or without reasonable
accommodation, for a period of not less than 180 days, due to a
mental or physical illness or incapacity; as determined in the good
faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer and confirmed by the
opinion of an independent medical physician (“
Disability ”) (termination pursuant to this
Section 1.6.1 being referred to herein as termination for
“ Death or Disability ”);
or
1.6.2
Voluntary Termination
. Thirty (30) days following
Executive’s written notice to the Company of termination of
employment; provided, however, that the Company may waive all or a
portion of the thirty (30) days notice and accelerate the effective
date of such termination (and the Termination Date) (termination
pursuant to this Section 1.6.2 being referred to
herein as “ Voluntary ” termination);
or
1.6.3
Termination For Cause
. Immediately following notice of
termination for Cause given by the Company. As used
herein, “ Cause ” means termination based
on any one of the following, as determined in good faith by the
Chief Executive Officer: (i) any intentional act of misconduct or
dishonesty by Executive in the performance of his duties under the
Agreement; (ii) any willful failure or refusal by Executive to
attend to his duties under this Agreement; (iii) any material
breach of this Agreement; (iv) Executive’s conviction of or
plea of “guilty” or “no contest” to any
crime constituting a felony or a misdemeanor involving theft,
embezzlement, dishonesty, or moral turpitude; or (v)
Executive’s unsatisfactory performance of his duties as
determined by the Chief Executive Officer and failure of Executive
to improve such performance in the reasonable judgment of the Chief
Executive Officer following the thirty (30)-day period after
Executive is provided written notice of such unsatisfactory
performance. In the event that the Chief Executive
Officer believes that an event has occurred that would constitute a
termination for Cause pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), prior
to terminating Executive, the Chief Executive Officer will notify
Executive of such belief in writing, including an explanation of
the concern, and Executive will have thirty (30) days to address
the concern to the Chief Executive Officer’s satisfaction
prior to the effectiveness of the termination; provided that the
Chief Executive Officer may instruct Executive to take a paid leave
of absence during such period.
1.6.4
Termination Without
Cause .
Notwithstanding any other
provisions contained herein, including, but not limited to Section
1.3 above, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment
following a thirty (30) day written notice of termination without
Cause given by the Company as approved by the Board of Directors
(termination pursuant to this Section 1.6.4 being referred to
herein as termination “ Without Cause
”).
1.6.5
Other Remedies
. Termination pursuant to Section 1.6.3
above shall be in addition to and without prejudice to any other
right or remedy to which the Company may be entitled at law, in
equity, or under this Agreement.
1.7
Severance and
Termination .
1.7.1
Voluntary Termination, Termination
for Cause, Termination for Death or Disability
. In the case of a termination
of Executive’s employment hereunder for Death or Disability
in accordance with Section 1.6.1 above, or Executive’s
Voluntary termination of employment hereunder in accordance with
Section 1.6.2 above, or a termination of Executive’s
employment hereunder for Cause in accordance with Section 1.6.3
above, or termination for failure to comply with the conditions
and/or limitations in Section 2 of this Agreement with regard to
Executive’s association with the Restricted Businesses listed
in Exhibit A (i) Executive shall not be entitled to
receive payment of, and the Company shall have no obligation to
pay, any severance or similar compensation attributable to such
termination, other than Base Salary earned but unpaid, vested
benefits under any employee benefit plan, and any unreimbursed
expenses pursuant to Section 1.4.3 hereof incurred by Executive as
of the Termination Date, and (ii) the Company’s other
obligations under this Agreement shall immediately
cease.
1.7.2
Termination Without Cause;
Resignation for Good Reason . Subject to the provisions set forth in
Section 1.7.3, in the case of a termination of Executive’s
employment hereunder Without Cause in accordance with Section 1.6.4
above, or Executive’s resignation with Good Reason, the
Company (i) shall pay Executive (a) in the event that the
Termination takes place on or before January 12, 2009, one (1) year
of Base Salary continuation (to be paid in accordance with the
Company’s normal payroll practices) and Target Bonus (be paid
at the end of the fiscal year within the time set forth in Section
1.4.2), subject to the tax withholding specified in Section 1.4.1
above or (b) in the event that the Termination takes place after
January 12, 2009, two years of Base Salary continuation (to be paid
in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices)
and two years of Target Bonus (to be paid at the end of
each fiscal year within the time set forth in Section
1.4.2); and (ii) if Executive elects to continue health coverage
under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“
COBRA ”), for a period up to one year after the
termination, the Company will pay Executive’s premiums, in an
amount sufficient to maintain the level of health benefits in
effect on Executive’s last day of
employment. Further, subject to the provisions set forth
in Section 1.7.3, in the event that there is a Change of Control
and within one year after the closing of the Change of Control,
Executive is terminated Without Cause or resigns for Good Reason,
(i) the Company shall pay Executive a lump sum equal to two (2)
years of Base Salary continuation (to be paid in accordance with
the Company’s normal payroll practices) and two years of
Target Bonus; (ii) if Executive elects to continue health coverage
under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“
COBRA ”), for a period up to one year after the
termination, the Company will pay Executive’s premiums, in an
amount sufficient to maintain the level of health benefits in
effect on Executive’s last day of employment; and (iii) the
Option will immediately vest as set forth in Section
1.5.
For purposes of this Agreement,
“ Good Reason “ means the occurrence of
any of the following: (i) the assignment to Executive of duties
materially inconsistent with his status as Senior Vice President of
Sales or a material adverse alteration in the nature or status of
his responsibilities, duties or authority; (ii) a material
reduction by the Company in Executive’s then Base Salary,
Target Bonus, or Incentive Bonus, a material reduction in other
benefits, or the failure by the Company to pay Executive any
material portion of his current compensation when due; (iii) a
requirement that Executive report to a primary work location that
is more than fifty (50) miles from the Company’s current
location in Austin, Texas or any office located in Reno or Las
Vegas, Nevada; (iv) the Company requiring Executive either (a) to
be based anywhere other than the location of the Company's
principle offices in Austin or any Office located in Reno or Las
Vegas, Nevada (except for required travel in the Company's business
to an extent substantially consistent with Executive's present
business obligations); or (viii) the failure of the Executive and
any successor company following a Change of Control to reach a
mutually agreeable employment agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Executive’s resignation shall not be treated
as a resignation for Good Reason unless (a) Executive notifies the
Company in writing of a condition constituting Good Reason within
forty-five (45) days following Executive’s
becoming aware of such condition; (b) the Company fails to remedy
such condition within thirty (30) days following such written
notice (the “ Remedy Period ”); and (c)
Executive resigns within thirty (30) days following the
expiration of the Remedy Period. Further, in the event
that Ex
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