HOUSECALL MEDICAL RESOURCES, INC.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx 000, xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
April 10, 1997
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
c/o Housecall Medical Resources, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Building 400, suite 1825
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx:
We refer to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as
of January 1, 1996 (the "Employment Agreement") between Housecall Medical
Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and you. This
letter agreement sets forth our mutual agreement regarding the
termination of your employment with the Company and your continuing
obligations and restrictions, under the Employment Agreement. In
consideration of the mutual covenants herein continued, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Your employment by the Company
shall terminate pursuant to Section 7(a) (v) of the Employment Agreement
effective on April 11, 1997 (the "Termination Date").
2) CERTAIN PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS. The Company shall pay to
you the following amounts (and no other amounts) and shall provide to you
the following benefits in connection with the termination of your
employment.
(a) SEVERANCE. As provided in Section 7 (b) of the Employment
Agreement, the Company shall pay to you (i) any accrued and
unpaid portion of your Salary and previously awarded bonus, if
any, (ii) any unpaid reimbursements owed and any accrued, unpaid
amounts owed under benefit plans of the Company and (iii) as
severance pay ("Severance Pay"), the aggregate amount of Salary
which you would have otherwise been entitled to receive pursuant
to Section 4 of the Employment Agreement for the twelve-month
period (the "Severance Period") following the Termination Date.
(b) HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS. The Company shall pay for the
cost of continuing your health, life and disability insurance
benefits during the Severance Period, provided, however, that
such obligation shall terminate if you become entitle to receive
similar insurance benefits from any other source.
(c) AUTOMOBILE. The Company shall continue to pay you an
automobile allowance of up to $500 per month during the Severance
Period.
Except as described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), above, neither the
Company nor any of its affiliates, stockholders, officers or directors
shall have any other obligation or commitment to pay you any compensation
or to reimburse you or your representatives for expenses or fees incurred
in connection with your employment by the Company or the negotiation and
execution by you of this letter agreement.
3) YOUR OBLIGATIONS. You will continue to be bound by (The
Company shall pay to you the following amounts (and no other amounts) and
shall provide to you the following benefits in connection with the
termination of your employment. (i) the confidentiality provisions of
Section 6 of the Employment Agreement and (ii) the noncompetition and
nonsolicitation provisions of Section 9 of the Employment Agreement, said
Section 9 shall not prohibit you from being employed by a person or
entity that derives less than twenty percent (20%) of its gross revenues
(based on the calendar quarter ending on the date of your employment by
such person or entity) from the home healthcare field.
4) STOCK OPTIONS. (a) The following is a summary of the
number of vested stock options now held by you:
No. of Type of Exercise
Grant Date Vested Shares Option Price
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7/1/94 130,897 ISO $ 1.00/share
5/25/95 54,541 Non-Q $ 3.00/share
1/24/96 118,000 ISO $13.00/share
Effective upon the termination of your employment on April 11, 1997 as provided
in Section 1 above, all remaining unvested options under the options described
above shall terminate.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
stock option agreements governing the options granted to you, you shall be
entitled to exercise the vested stock options held by you until April 11, 1998.
You understand that any incentive stock options exercised more than three
months after the date of the termination of your employment by the Company
shall not constitute "incentive stock options" for purposes of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
9. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) All covenants and agreements contained herein
by and on behalf of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of
the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so
expressed or not.
(b) This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance
with the law of the State of New York.
(c) This Agreement, the Employment Agreement and the Option
Agreements constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified or amended,
except in writing.
(d) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
10. COOPERATION. During the Severance Period you shall cooperate
and consult with the Company and its officers as they may request from time
to time regarding matters relating to the Company, its subsidiaries and thei
respective businesses, in each case without further compensation.
