Exhibit 10.1
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, effective as of September 1, 2009, by
and between SP Corporate Services LLC (“SP Corporate”),
a Delaware limited liability company, having an office at 590
Madison Avenue, 32 nd
Floor, New York, New York 10022, and
Point Blank Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), having an office at 2102 S.W. 2
nd Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33069.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to have SP
Corporate furnish certain services to the Company, as set forth on
Exhibit A attached hereto as it may be amended from time to
time pursuant to the terms hereof (the “Services”), and
SP Corporate has agreed to furnish Services, pursuant to the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement has been approved by the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Board”) and recommended Board approval, and the
disinterested directors of the Company unanimously approved this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to
be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.
Engagement of SP Corporate .
1.01. During the
term of this Agreement, SP Corporate shall provide to the Company
such Services, as more fully described and defined on Exhibit
A , as may be necessary or desirable or as may be reasonably
requested or required, in connection with the business, operations
and affairs, both ordinary and extraordinary, of the Company and
its subsidiaries and affiliates.
1.02. In performing
Services, SP Corporate shall be subject to the supervision and
control of the disinterested directors of the
Company. In no event shall SP Corporate incur an
obligation or enter into any transaction on behalf of the Company
involving in excess of $50,000 without the prior approval of the
disinterested directors of the Company, except that such
restriction shall not apply to James R. Henderson
(“Henderson”) acting in his capacity as an officer of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
1.03. While the
amount of time and personnel required for performance by SP
Corporate hereunder will necessarily vary depending upon the nature
and type of Services, SP Corporate shall devote such time and
effort and make available such personnel as may from time to time
reasonably be required for the performance of Services
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SP Corporate
shall make Henderson available to act as, and he shall devote such
time and effort as is necessary to fulfill the statutory and
fiduciary duties of, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
until such time as otherwise instructed or removed by the Board or
the resignation of Henderson.
1.04. Exhibit
A may be amended from time to time to provide for additional
Services, the elimination of certain Services, increases or
decreases to the compensation paid hereunder, or other changes,
upon the mutual agreement of the parties hereto.
Section 2.
Term . This Agreement shall commence effective as
of September 1, 2009, and shall terminate immediately upon written
notice given to the other party or immediately upon the death of
Henderson. The Company shall have the right during (but
not after) the term of this Agreement, but not the obligation, to
obtain and maintain one or more policies of life insurance on the
life of Henderson at the Company’s sole cost and expense, and
Henderson agrees to cooperate fully and execute such reasonable
documents as the Company shall request in connection with such
insurance.
Section 3.
Payments to SP Corporate .
3.01. In
consideration of Services furnished by SP Corporate hereunder, the
Company shall pay to SP Corporate a fixed monthly fee as set forth
in Section 3.02, which shall be adjustable annually upon mutual
agreement by the parties or at other times upon the amendment of
Exhibit A pursuant to Section 1.04, and the Company may
pay SP Corporate an annual cash bonus pursuant to the
Company’s annual incentive plan, subject to the sole and
complete discretion of the Compensation Committee of the
Board. In addition, the Company shall promptly reimburse
SP Corporate and Henderson for reasonable legal expenses incurred
in connection with this Agreement, shall promptly reimburse SP
Corporate for certain of Henderson’s reasonable living
expenses, including but not limited to his relocation, housing and
automobile expenses and SP Corporate hereby directs the Company to
make such reimbursement payments with respect to Henderson’s
reasonable living expenses directly to Henderson.
3.02. The Company
shall pay SP Corporate a fixed monthly fee in cash in amount set
forth on Exhibit A in advance on the first day of each
month.
Section 4.
Limitation on Liability . To the fullest extent
permitted by law and as consistent with the Company’s Second
Amended and Restated By-Laws and Certificate of Incorporation, as
may be amended from time to time (the “Company’s
Charter Documents”), SP Corporate shall not be liable to the
Company, any affiliate thereof or any third party for any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, penalties, obligations or expenses,
including reasonable legal fees and expenses, of any kind or nature
whatsoever due to any act or omission in connection with the
rendering of Services hereunder, unless that act or omission
constitutes gross negligence, willful misconduct or
fraud. Further, SP Corporate shall reasonably rely on
information provided to it about the Company, if any, that is
provided by the Company or the Company’s affiliates,
employees or agents. In no event shall SP Corporate be
liable for any error or inaccuracy of any report, computation or
other information or document produced in accordance with this
Agreement, for whose accuracy the Company assumes all
responsibility, unless resulting from the gross negligence, willful
misconduct or fraud of SP Corporate or SP Corporate’s
officers, directors, employees or agents.
Section 5.
Indemnity and D&O Insurance . To the fullest
extent permitted by law and as consistent with the Company’s
Charter Documents, the Company shall defend, indemnify, save and
hold harmless SP Corporate and Henderson from and against any
claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs or expenses, including
amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromises and
settlements, as fines and penalties and legal or other costs and
reasonable expenses of investigating or defending against any claim
or alleged claim of any nature whatsoever resulting from SP
Corporate’s or Henderson’s activities or services under
this Agreement (a “Claim”), except to the extent
occasioned by the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of
SP Corporate, Henderson or SP Corporate’s officers,
directors, employees or agents. At the request of SP
Corporate and/or Henderson, the Company will advance to them the
legal or other costs and reasonable expenses of investigating or
defending against any Claim in advance of the final disposition of
such Claim.&nbs
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