EXHIBIT
10.22
PHASE FORWARD
880 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451, U.S.A.
Tel. (781) 890-7878
Fax. (781) 890-4848
This Executive Agreement (the "
Agreement "), by and among Phase Forward Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation (the " Company "), and the executive
name below (" Executive "), sets forth the terms and
conditions by which the Company will provide certain benefits for
Executive under certain circumstances in the event of a termination
of Executive's employment with the Company. The effective date of
this Agreement shall be the date of last execution as set forth
below (the " Execution Date ").
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PHASE FORWARD
INCORPORATED
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EXECUTIVE
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By:
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By:
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Name:
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Name:
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Title:
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Address:
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Date:
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WHEREAS , Executive currently is an employee of the Company
and an Officer (as hereinafter defined), and has made and is
expected to continue to make significant contributions to the
business, growth and financial strength of the Company;
WHEREAS , the Company recognizes that the uncertainty
regarding the consequences of a termination in Executive's
employment as an Officer of the Company adversely affects the
Company's ability to retain Executive;
WHEREAS , the Company further recognizes that, as is the
case for most publicly held companies, the possibility of a Change
in Control (as hereinafter defined) exists, which may alter the
nature and structure of the Company, and recognizes that the
uncertainty regarding the consequences of such an event adversely
affects the Company's ability to retain Executive as an
Officer;
WHEREAS , the Company desires to more closely align
Executive's interests with those of the shareholders of the Company
with respect to any Change in Control that may benefit the
shareholders;
WHEREAS , the Company desires to assure itself of both
present and future continuity of management in the event of a
Change in Control, and desires to induce Executive to remain
employed with the Company by establishing certain benefits for
Executive applicable under certain circumstances in the event of a
Change in Control, and Executive desires to be so induced;
and
WHEREAS , the parties desire to set forth in writing the
terms and conditions of their agreement with respect to the
provision of benefits for Executive applicable under certain
circumstances in the event of a Change in Control;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants and obligations herein contained, it is agreed
among the parties hereto as follows:
1.
Term . This
Agreement shall continue for a term commencing on the Execution
Date and ending on the date two years thereafter ("Initial Term"),
and shall be automatically renewed from year to year thereafter for
successive one-year terms (each a "Renewal Term") unless ninety
(90) days prior to
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the expiration of the initial term or any
renewal term, a party gives written notice of non-renewal to the
other party; provided that any such notice provided by the Company
any time during the period beginning on the date that is forty-five
(45) days prior to the date upon which a definitive agreement
for a Change in Control is publicly announced as having been
executed by the Company (the " Announcement Date ") and
ending on the first anniversary of the effective date of a Change
in Control, shall have no effect whatsoever, and the Agreement
shall continue in force until such time as otherwise terminated in
accordance with the terms hereof. If an effective notice of
non-renewal is given as permitted hereunder, this Agreement will
expire at the conclusion of either the initial term or the renewal
term, whichever is applicable, unless terminated earlier in
accordance with Section 2 hereof. The "Term" of this Agreement
shall include the Initial Term, as well as any Renewal Term, if
applicable, subject to termination at any time prior to the
expiration of the Term as provided in Section 2 hereof;
provided , however , that in the event of the first
Change in Control to occur during the Term (including after any
notice of non-renewal is given), the Term shall automatically
continue through the first anniversary of the effective date of
such Change in Control.
2.
At-Will Status
. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement, Executive will remain employed at-will, so that
Executive or the Company may terminate Executive's employment at
any time, with or without notice, for any or no reason, and this
Agreement shall not create or imply any right or duty of Executive
or the Company to have Executive remain in the employ thereof for
any period of time. This Agreement shall automatically terminate on
the earliest date of (a) Executive's Termination Date (as
hereinafter defined) if Executive's employment ceases for any
reason other than due to an Involuntary Termination Upon a Change
in Control or a Resignation for Good Reason Upon a Change in
Control (as such terms are hereinafter defined); or (b) the
date immediately following the one-year anniversary of the
effective date of the first Change in Control to occur during the
Term; provided, that, notwithstanding any provision in this
Agreement to the contrary, if Executive's employment is terminated
by the Company prior to a Change in Control for any reason other
than for Cause, or ceases due to an Involuntary Termination Upon a
Change in Control or a Resignation for Good Reason Upon a Change in
Control, this Agreement shall remain in effect until all
obligations of the parties hereunder have been fully
satisfied.
3.
Definitions
. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the meanings set forth herein:
a. "
Cause " shall mean any one or more of the following:
(i) Executive's willful failure or refusal (except due to
Disability (as hereinafter defined) or a condition reasonably
likely to be deemed a Disability with the passage of time) to
perform substantially his/her duties on behalf of the Company for a
period of thirty (30) days after receiving written notice
identifying in reasonable detail the nature of such failure or
refusal; (ii) Executive's conviction of, entry of a plea of
guilty or nolo contendere to, or admission of guilt in
connection with a felony; (iii) disloyalty, willful misconduct
or breach of fiduciary duty by Executive which causes material harm
to the Company; or (iv) Executive's willful violation of any
confidentiality, developments or non-competition agreement which
causes material harm to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause
unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a
resolution duly adopted by the Company's Board of Directors (the "
Board ") (excluding Executive if he is a Director) at a
meeting of the Board called and held for (but not necessarily
exclusively for) that purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive
and an opportunity for Executive, together with counsel of his
choice, to be heard by the Board) finding that Executive has, in
the good faith opinion of the Board, engaged in conduct
constituting Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in
reasonable detail.
b. "
Change in Control " shall mean the occurrence of any of the
following events:
(i) The
Company is merged or consolidated or reorganized into or with
another corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such
merger, consolidation or reorganization
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less than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such
surviving, resulting or reorganized corporation or person
immediately after such transaction is held in the aggregate by the
holders of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors of the Company (" Voting
Stock ") immediately prior to such transaction;
(ii) The
Company sells or otherwise transfers all or substantially all of
its assets to any other corporation or other legal person, and as a
result of such sale or transfer less than fifty percent (50%) of
the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of
such corporation or person immediately after such sale or transfer
is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of the
Company immediately prior to such sale or transfer;
(iii) Any
corporation or other legal person, pursuant to a tender offer,
exchange offer, purchase of stock (whether in a market transaction
or otherwise) or other transaction or event acquires securities
representing 30% or more of the Voting Stock of the Company, or
there is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1
(or any successor schedule, form or report), each as promulgated
pursuant to the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the " Exchange Act "), disclosing that any "person" (as
such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2)
of the Exchange Act) has become the "beneficial owner" (as such
term is used in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of
securities representing 30% or more of the Voting Stock of the
Company;
(iv) The
Company files a report or proxy statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act disclosing under
or in response to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any
successor schedule, form or report or item therein) that a change
in control of the Company has occurred; or
(v) If
during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the
beginning of any such period constitute the Board cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the
election, or the nomination for election by the Company's
stockholders, of each director of the Company first elected during
such period was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then still in office who were directors of the Company at
the beginning of any such period;
provided
, however , that a "Change
in Control" shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of
this Agreement solely because (i) the Company, (ii) an
entity in which the Company directly or indirectly beneficially
owns 50% or more of the Voting Stock, or (iii) any
Company-sponsored employee stock ownership plan or any other
employee benefit plan of the Company, either files or becomes
obligated to file a report or a proxy statement under or in
response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1, Form 8-K
or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report)
under the Exchange Act, disclosing beneficial ownership by it of
shares of Voting Stock or because the Company reports that a change
in control of the Company has occurred by reason of such beneficial
ownership.
c. "
Company " shall mean Phase Forward Incorporated, its
assigns, and its Successors.
d. "
Disability " shall mean any physical or mental disability
that renders Executive unable to perform his/her essential job
responsibilities for a cumulative period of 180 days in any
twelve-month period, where such disability cannot be reasonably
accommodated absent undue hardship.
e. "
Executive Office " shall mean those offices of the Company
domiciled in the United States that the Board in its reasonable
discretion may designate from time to time as constituting an
officer position pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act
and/or such other officers of the Company as the Board shall
designate from time to time. Any person holding an Executive Office
shall be an " Officer ."
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f. "
Incentive Pay Eligibility " shall mean the aggregate amount
of any cash compensation derived from any bonus, incentive,
performance, profit-sharing or similar agreement, policy, plan or
arrangement of the Company that Executive is eligible to receive
based upon the attainment of 100% target or quota with respect to
any one year; provided, however that Incentive Pay Eligibility
shall exclude any commission or bonus calculated on the basis of
sales or bookings that Executive is eligible to received under the
Company's 2004 Global Sales Incentive Compensation Plan or any
successor plan thereto ("Sales Plan"), but will include any bonus
calculated on the basis of (i) corporate objectives applicable
to all executives of the Company (if specified in the Sales Plan)
and (ii) any quarterly bonus calculated on the basis of
quarterly quota achievement specified in the Sales Plan, assuming
achievement of the greater of (x) 100% of the quarterly quota
or (y) the actual percentage of the quarterly quota achieved
prior to the Termination Date.
g. "
Involuntary Termination Upon a Change in Control " shall
mean the termination of the employment of Executive by the Company
without Cause at any time within the period beginning on the date
that is forty-five (45) days prior to the Announcement Date
and ending on the first anniversary of the effective date of a
Change in Control. "Involuntary Termination Upon Change in Control"
shall not include any termination of Executive's employment
(a) for Cause; (b) as a result of Executive's Disability;
(c) as a result of Executive's death; or (d) by Executive
for any reason.
h. "
Resignation for Good Reason Upon a Change in Control " shall
occur upon the receipt by the Company of Executive's notice
specified below, if any of the following "Events" occur without
Executive's prior written consent during the one-year period
beginning on the