Exhibit 99.i.14
FORM OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT entered into as of the ____ day of _________,
2001, by and between MCG Finance Corporation (the "Company"), a Delaware
corporation, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, an individual (the "Executive") (hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "parties").
WHEREAS, the Executive has heretofore been employed by the Company as
its Chief Credit Officer and is experienced in all phases of the business of the
Company and the Company desires to retain the services and employment of the
Executive on the terms set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Company recognizes the Executive's extraordinary
experience and relationships in the Company's industry, and the Company desires
to retain the services and employment of the Executive;
WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company have entered into an Employment
Agreement dated December 16, 1998 (the "Prior Agreement"); and
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into this
Agreement which will replace the Prior Agreement and will provide for the
continued employment of the Executive by the Company upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective agreements of the
parties contained herein, it is agreed as follows:
1. Term. The initial term of employment (the "Term") under this
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Agreement shall be for the period commencing on the date hereof, and shall
continue in effect until the fourth anniversary hereof, provided however that
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(a) if the consummation of the first public offering of the Common Stock of MCG
Capital Corporation, the parent of the Company (the "Parent") pursuant to a
registration statement (other than on Form S-8 or Form S-4 or a successor form
thereto) filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange
Commission does not occur by the earlier of (1) the 20th day following the
effective date of the filing of the Form N-8A with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to which the Company will register under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended as a closed-end investment company or (2)
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December 31, 2001, then the Prior Agreement shall be automatically re-instated
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and this Agreement shall be automatically terminated and superceded by the Prior
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Agreement, and (b) if the Term would otherwise expire prior to the expiration
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of twelve (12) months after the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined
below), then the Term shall not expire prior to the expiration of twelve-months
after such Change in Control so long as either the Executive consents to such
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extension of this Agreement or the Company causes all of the Executive's Tier 1,
Tier 2 and Tier 3 Shares that are still Forfeitable thereupon become
Non-Forfeitable.
2. Employment. (a) The Executive shall be employed as the Chief Credit
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Officer of the Company or such other position(s) as may be mutually agreed upon
in writing by the parties. The Executive shall perform the duties, undertake the
responsibilities and exercise the authority customarily performed, undertaken
and exercised by persons situated in a similar executive capacity.
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(b) The Executive shall devote his full working time attention
and skill to the performance of such duties, services and responsibilities, and
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will use his best efforts to promote the interests of the Company. The Executive
will not, without prior written approval of the Board of Directors of the
Company (the "Board"), engage in any other activities that would interfere with
the performance of his duties as an employee of the Company, are in violation of
written policies of the Company, are in violation of applicable law, or would
create a conflict of interest with respect to the Executive's obligations as an
employee of the Company. The Executive may (1) serve on corporate, civil or
charitable boards or committees, (2) deliver lectures and teach at educational
institutions, (3) serve as a personal representative or trustee, (4) manage his
personal, financial and legal affairs, and (5) invest personally in any business
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where no conflict of interest exists between such investment and the business of
the Company, as long as the foregoing activities do not require a material time
commitment by the Executive.
3. Base Salary. The Company agrees to pay or cause to be paid to the
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Executive during the term of this Agreement a base salary at the rate of
$175,000 per annum (such base salary, as may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with this Section, the "Base Salary"). Such Base Salary shall be
payable in accordance with the Company's customary practices applicable to its
executives. Such Base Salary shall be reviewed (and may be adjusted) at least
annually by the Board or an authorized committee of the Board. Such Base Salary
may be reduced only if such reduction is implemented by the Company as part of
an overall general salary reduction plan among all of its employees and such
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reduction to the Base Salary on a percentage basis is equal to or less than the
percentage reduction otherwise implemented under such plan.
4. Employee Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in
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all employee benefit plans, practices and programs maintained by the Company or
the Parent and made available to employees of the Company generally including,
without limitation, all pension, retirement, profit sharing, savings, medical,
hospitalization, disability, dental, life or travel accident insurance benefit
plans, vacation and sick leave. The Executive's participation in such plans,
practices and programs shall be on the same basis and terms as are applicable to
employees of the Company generally.
5. Executive Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to participate
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in all executive benefit or incentive compensation plans now maintained or
hereafter established by the Company or the Parent for the purpose of providing
compensation and/or benefits to executives of the Company. Unless otherwise
provided herein, the Executive's participation in such plans shall be on the
same basis and terms as other similarly situated executives of the Company. No
additional compensation provided under any of such plans shall be deemed to
modify or otherwise affect the terms of this Agreement or any of the Executive's
entitlements hereunder.
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6. Other Benefits.
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(a) Fringe Benefits and Perquisites. The Executive shall be
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entitled to all fringe benefits and perquisites generally made available by the
Company or the Parent to the Company's executives.
(b) Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all reasonable
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expenses, subject to reasonable documentation, incurred by the Executive in
furtherance of the Company's business, including, without limitation, traveling
and entertainment expenses, and to reimburse the Executive for all such
reasonable expenses advanced by him and not reimbursed prior to the date of this
Agreement.
7. Termination. The Executive's employment hereunder may be terminated
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under the following circumstances:
(a) Disability. The Company may terminate the Executive's
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employment after having established the Executive's Disability or the Executive
can terminate if he has established his Disability. For purposes of this
Agreement, "Disability" means a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the
Executive's ability to substantially perform his duties under this Agreement for
at least one hundred eighty (180) days during any 365-consecutive-day period.
The Executive shall be entitled to the compensation and benefits provided for
under this Agreement for any period during the term of this Agreement and prior
to the establishment of the Executive's Disability during which the Executive is
unable to work due to a physical or mental infirmity. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, until the Termination Date
specified in a Notice of Termination (as each term is hereinafter defined)
relating to the Executive's Disability, the Executive shall be entitled to
return to his position with the Company as set forth in this Agreement in which
event no Disability of the Executive will be deemed to have occurred.
(b) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive's
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employment for "Cause". A termination for Cause shall mean (1) if the Executive
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has been convicted of a felony (other than a traffic offense) or (2) a
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termination evidenced by a resolution adopted in good faith by two-thirds (2/3)
of the Board that the Executive (i) failed to substantially perform his duties
and obligations with the Company (other than a failure resulting from the
Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness) which, if it is the
first instance of such conduct, is not cured within thirty (30) days after a
written notice of demand for substantial performance has been delivered to the
Executive specifying the manner in which the Executive has failed to
substantially perform (and, if it is any instance of such conduct after the
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first instance thereof and opportunity to cure, then no such opportunity to cure
need be provided with respect to such conduct), or (ii) willfully engaged in
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conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company,
monetarily or otherwise; provided, however, that no termination of the
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Executive's employment shall be for Cause as set forth in clause (ii) above
until (y) there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a written
notice setting forth that the Executive was guilty of the conduct set forth in
clause (ii) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail, and (z) the
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Executive shall have been provided an opportunity to be heard by the Board (with
the assistance of the Executive's counsel if the Executive so desires). No act,
nor failure to act, on the Executive's part, shall be considered "willful"
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unless he has acted or failed to act, with an absence of good faith and without
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reasonable belief that his action or failure to act was in the best interest of
the Company. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, no failure to perform by the Executive after Notice of Termination is
given by the Executive shall constitute Cause for purposes of this Agreement.
(c) Good Reason. The Executive may terminate his employment
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for "Good Reason" at any time within three (3) months of his knowledge of its
occurrence. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean the
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occurrence of any of the events or conditions described in the following
Subsections hereof:
(i) a change in the Executive's status, title, position or
responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) that
represents a demotion from his status, title, position or
responsibilities as in effect immediately prior thereto; the
assignment to the Executive of any material duties or position
responsibilities that are inconsistent with such status,
title, or responsibilities; or any removal of the Executive
from or failure to reappoint or reelect him to any of such
positions or positions of substantially similar status, title
or responsibility), except in connection with the termination
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of his employment for Disability, Cause, as a result of his
death of by the Executive other than for Good Reason;
(ii) a reduction in the Executive's Base Salary from the
Base Salary in effect in the prior year (unless such reduction
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is implemented in accordance with Section 3);
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(iii) the Company's requiring the Executive to be based at
any place outside a 50-mile radius from the office in which
the Executive is employed on the date hereof, except for
reasonably required travel on the Company's business;
(iv) the failure by the Company to (A) continue in effect
any material compensation or benefit plan, or (B) provide the
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Executive with compensation and benefits at least equal (in
terms of benefit levels and/or reward opportunities) to those
provided for under each employee benefit plan, program and
practice; provided, however, if the Executive's participation
in (A) or (B) above shall be reduced or altered on the same
basis and terms as other similarly situated executives of the
Company, it shall not be Good Reason;
(v) any material breach by the Company of any provision of
this Agreement, including failure to pay Base Salary.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the occurrence of any conduct or circumstance
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covered under Clauses (i), (iv) or (y) shall not constitute Good Reason if
(y) such particular conduct or circumstance has not previously occurred during
the Term of this Agreement and (z) such conduct or circumstance is cured by the
Company within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof has been delivered
to the Company by the Executive specifying the nature of such Good Reason,
provided however that such cure period shall be limited to five (5) business
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days in the instance of a failure by the Company to pay Base Salary under
Clause (v).
(d) Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement,
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"Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following events:
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(1) An acquisition in one or more transactions (other than
directly from the Company or the Parent, as applicable) of any voting
securities of the Company or the Parent by any Person (as defined
below) immediately after which such Person has Beneficial Ownership
(as defined below) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined
voting power of the Company's or the Parent's, as applicable, then
outstanding voting securities; provided, however, in determining
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whether a Change in Control has occurred, voting securities which are
acquired in a "Non-Control Acquisition" (as hereinafter defined) shall
not constitute an acquisition which would cause a Change in Control. A
"Non-Control Acquisition" shall mean an acquisition by (i) an employee
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benefit plan (or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained by (A) the
Company or the Parent or (B) any corporation or other Person of which
a majority of its voting power or its voting equity securities or
equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or
the Parent (for purposes of this definition, a "Subsidiary"), (ii) the
Company, the Parent or their Subsidiaries, or (iii) any Person in
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connection with a "Non-Control Transaction" (as hereinafter defined);
(2) The individuals who, as of the date hereof are members of
the Company's or the Parent's Board of Directors, as applicable in
each case, (the "Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to constitute
at least a majority of the members of the Board or, following a Merger
(as defined below), the board of directors of the ultimate Parent
Corporation (as defined below); provided, however, that if the
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election, or nomination for election by the Company's or the Parent's
common stockholders, as applicable, of any new director was approved
by a vote of at least a majority of the Company's or the Parent's
Incumbent Board, as applicable (or, with respect to the directors who
are not "interested persons" as defined in the Investment Company Act
of 1940, by a majority of the directors who are not "interested
persons" serving on the Company's or the Parent's Incumbent Board, as
applicable), such new director shall, for purposes of this Agreement,
be considered as a member of the Company's or the Parent's Incumbent
Board, as applicable; provided further, however, that no individual
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shall be considered a member of the Company's or the Parent's
Incumbent Board, as applicable, if such individual initially assumed
office as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies
or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Company's or
the Parent's Board, as applicable (a "Proxy Contest") including by
reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Proxy
Contest; or
(3) The consummation of:
(i) A merger, consolidation or reorganization involving
the Company or the Parent, as applicable, (a "Merger") or an
indirect or direct subsidiary of the Company or the Parent, as
applicable or to which securities of the Company or the Parent,
as applicable, are issued, unless:
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(A) the stockholders of the Company or the Parent, as
applicable, immediately before a Merger, own, directly or
indirectly immediately following the Merger, more than fifty
percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the
outstanding voting securities of (x) the corporation
resulting from the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation") if
fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of
the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving
Corporation
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is not Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by
another Person or group of Persons (a "Parent Corporation"),
or (y) if there is one or more Parent Corporations, the
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ultimate Parent Corporation,
(B) the individuals who were members of the Company's
or the Parent's Incumbent Board, as applicable, immediately
prior to the execution of the agreement providing for a
Merger constitute at least a majority of the members of the
board of directors of (x) the Surviving Corporation or (y)
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the ultimate Parent Corporation, if the ultimate Parent
Corporation, directly or indirectly, owns fifty percent
(50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Corporation,
and
(C) no Person other than (1) the Company, (2) the
Parent, (3) any Subsidiary, (4) any employee benefit plan
(or any trust forming a part thereof) maintained by the
Company, the Parent, the Surviving Corporation, any
Subsidiary, or the ultimate Parent Corporation, or (5) any
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Person who, together with its Affiliates (as defined below),
immediately prior to a Merger had Beneficial Ownership of
fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding voting
securities, owns, together with its Affiliates, Beneficial
Ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
(x) the Surviving Corporation or (y) the ultimate Parent
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Corporation.
Each transaction described in clauses (A) through (C) above
shall herein be referred to as a "Non-Control Transaction".
(ii) A complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Company or the Parent (other than where assets of the
Company or the Parent are transferred to or remain with a
Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company or the Parent).
(iii) The direct or indirect sale or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or
the Parent to any Person (other than (A) a transfer to a
Subsidiary, (B) under conditions that would constitute a
Non-Control Transaction with the disposition of assets being
regarded as a Merger for this purpose, or (C) the
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distribution to the Company's or the Parent's
stockholders, as applicable, of the stock of a Subsidiary or
any other assets).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur
solely because any Person (the "Subject Person") acquired Beneficial Ownership
of more than the permitted amount of the then outstanding voting securities as a
result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company or the Parent, as
applicable, which, by reducing the number of voting securities then outstanding,
increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject
Persons, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation
of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the
Company or the Parent, as applicable, and after such share acquisition by the
Company or the Parent, as applicable, the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial
Owner of any additional voting securities which increases the percentage of the
then outstanding voting securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person,
then a Change in Control shall occur. "Affiliate" means, with respect to any
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Person, any other Person that,
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directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. "Beneficial
Ownership" means ownership within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act. "Person" means "person" as such term is used for purposes of
Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, any
individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust,
unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof or any other entity or any group of Persons.
(e) Notice of Termination. Any purported termination by the
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Company or by the Executive shall be communicated by written Notice of
Termination to the other. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of
Termination" shall mean a notice which indicates the specific termination
provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail
the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the
Executive's employment under the provision so indicated. For purposes of this
Agreement, no such purported termination of employment shall be effective
without such Notice of Termination. For the purposes of this Agreement, after a
Notice of Termination has been delivered to the Executive by the Company, he may
not terminate his employment for Good Reason or otherwise. After the Executive
has terminated his employment for Good Reason or otherwise, the Company may not
deliver a Notice of Termination to the Executive terminating his employment.
(f) Termination Date, Etc. "Termination Date" shall mean (1)
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in the case of the Executive's Death, the Executive's date of Death, (2) if the
Executive's employment is terminated for Disability, the date on which the
Notice of Termination is given, (3) if the Executive terminates his employment,
on the date such termination is announced by the Executive, and (4) if the
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Executive's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in
the Notice of Termination, which shall not be longer than seven (7) days after
the Notice of Termination.
8. Compensation Upon Termination. Upon termination of the Executive's
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employment during the term of this Agreement (including any extensions thereof),
the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits:
(a) If the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company
for Cause or by the Executive (other than for Good Reason), then the Company
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shall pay the Executive all amounts earned or accrued hereunder through the
Termination Date but not paid as of the Termination Date, including (i) Base
Salary, (ii) reimbursement for any and all monies advanced or expenses incurred
in connection with the Executive's employment for reasonable and necessary
expenses incurred by the Executive on behalf of the Company for the period
ending on the Termination Date, (iii) vacation pay, (iv) any bonuses or
incentive compensation with respect to the fiscal year ended prior to the fiscal
year in which the Termination Date occurs that was earned and unpaid and (v) any
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previous compensation which the Executive has previously deferred (including any
interest earned or credited thereon) (collectively, "Accrued Compensation"). The
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Executive will forfeit any Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Shares (as defined in the
Restricted Stock Agreement between the Executive and the Parent (the "RSA"))
that are Forfeitable Shares (as defined in the RSA) as to which the forfeiture
restrictions have not lapsed as of the Termination Date.
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(b) If the Executive's employment terminates for Disability or
for reason of the Executive's death, then the Executive shall be entitled to the
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benefits provided below:
(i) the Company shall pay the Executive or his
beneficiaries all Accrued Compensation;
(ii) the Company shall pay to the Executive or his
beneficiaries an amount equal to the bonus or incentive
award (which, for this purpose, shall not include the
restricted stock under the RSA) that the Executive would have
been entitled to receive in respect of the fiscal year in which
the Executive's Termination Date occurs had he continued in
employment until the end of such fiscal year, calculated as if
all performance targets and goals (if applicable) had been fully
met by the Company and/or the Parent, as applicable and by the
Executive, as applicable, for such year, multiplied by a fraction
the numerator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year
through the Termination Date and the denominator of which is 365
(a "Pro Rata Bonus"); and
(iii) (A) With respect to the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Shares,
for purposes of determining the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Shares with
respect to which forfeiture restrictions have lapsed, the
Executive will be considered to remain an Executive through the
end of the fourth three-month period beginning immediately after
the end of the three-month period in which the Termination Date
occurs. The Executive will forfeit any Tier 1 and Tier 2 Shares
as to which the forfeiture restrictions have not lapsed as of the
end of that fourth three-month period.
(B) With respect to the Tier 3 Shares, the following
Tier 3 Shares shall become non-forfeitable to the same extent as
if Executive had remained employed by the Company through
September 30, 2005: (i) the Tier 3 Shares allocable to the
Performance Period (as defined in the RSA) in which the
Termination Date occurs, (ii) the Tier 3 Shares allocable to the
Performance Periods ending before the beginning of the
Performance Period in which the Termination Date occurs and (iii)
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the pro rata portion(determined on a quarterly basis) of the Tier
3 Shares allocable to the Performance Period immediately after
the Performance Period in which the Termination Date occurs as if
the Termination Date occurred one year after the last day of the
three-month period in which the Termination Date occurs;
provided, however, that in all cases that the True-Up Average
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Total Return (as defined in the RSA) after the Termination Date
is inapplicable.
(c) If the Executive's employment with the Company shall be
terminated (1) by the Company other than for Cause, death, Disability
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or as provided in Section 8(d), or (2) by the Executive for Good
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Reason, then the Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided
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below:
(i) the Company shall pay the Executive all Accrued
Compensation and a Pro Rata Bonus (which Pro Rata Bonus shall
be calculated based upon actual performance by the Company
and/or the Parent, as applicable during such fiscal year
rather than
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assuming all applicable performance targets and goals had been
fully met by the Company and/or the Parent, as applicable);
(ii) the Company shall pay the Executive as severance pay
and in lieu of any further salary for periods subsequent to
the Termination Date, in twenty-four (24) equal monthly
installments on the first business day of each month, an
amount in cash equal to 1/24th of two (2) times the sum of (A)
the Executive's Base Salary at the highest rate in effect at
any time within the current or the prior three (3) fiscal year
periods preceding the Termination Date (or if the Executive's
employment is terminated after a Change in Control, the
Executive's Base Salary immediately prior to the Change in
Control, if greater) and (B) the "Bonus Amount" (as defined
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below). The term "Bonus Amount" shall mean the total amount of
all cash bonus or incentive compensation received or earned by
the Executive (which, for this purpose, shall not include the
restricted stock under the RSA) during the three (3) fiscal
year periods immediately preceding the Termination Date
divided by three
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(3);
(iii) for twenty-four (24) months following the
Termination Date, the Company shall at its expense continue on
behalf of the Executive and his dependents and beneficiaries
the life insurance, disability, medical, dental and
hospitalization benefits which were being provided to the
Executive at the time Notice of Termination is given (or, if
the Executive is terminated following a Change in Control, the
benefits provided to the Executive at the time of the Change
in Control, if greater). The benefits provided in this Section
8(c)(iii) shall be no less favorable to the Executive, in
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terms of amounts and deductibles and costs to him, than the
coverage provided the Executive under the plans providing such
benefits at the time Notice of Termination is given (or, if
the Executive is terminated following a Change in Control, at
the time of the Change in Control if more favorable to the
Executive). The Company's obligation hereunder with respect to
the foregoing benefits shall be limited to the extent that the
Executive obtains any such benefits pursuant to a subsequent
employer's benefit plans, in which case the Company may reduce
the coverage of any benefits it is required to provide the
Executive hereunder as long as the aggregate coverage of the
combined benefit plans is no less favorable to the Executive,
in terms of amounts and deductibles and costs to him, than the
coverage required to be provided hereunder. This Subsection
(iii) shall not be interpreted so as to limit any benefits to
which the Executive or his dependents may be entitled under
any of the Company's or the Parent's employee benefit plans,
programs or practices following the Executive's termination of
employment, including without limitation, retiree medical and
life insurance benefits;
(iv) With respect to the Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Shares,
the forfeiture restrictions will lapse on the Termination Date
and such shares shall become Non-Forfeitable Shares (as
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defined in the RSA) on such date.
(d) If the Executive's employment with the Company shall be
terminated by the Company (other than for Cause, death or Disability) by an
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affirmative vote of more than 50%
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of the number of directors constituting the entire Board, then the Executive
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shall be entitled to the benefits provided below:
(i) the Company shall pay the Executive all Accrued
Compensation and a Pro Rata Bonus (which Pro Rata Bonus shall be
calculated based upon actual performance by the Company and/or
the Parent, as applicable during such fiscal year rather than
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assuming all applicable performance targets and goals had been
fully met by the Company and/or the Parent, as applicable);
(ii) the Company shall pay the Executive as severance pay
and in lieu of any further salary for periods subsequent to the
Termination Date, in twenty-four (24) equal monthly installments
on the first business day of each month, an amount in cash equal
to 1/24th of two (2) times the sum of (A) the Executive's Base
Salary at the highest rate in effect at any time within the
current or the prior three (3) fiscal year periods preceding the
Termination Date (or if the Executive's employment is terminated
after a Change in Control, the Executive's Base Salary
immediately prior to the Change in Control, if greater) and (B)
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the "Bonus Amount" (as defined Section 8(c)(ii));
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(iii) for twenty-four (24) months following the Termination
Date, the Company shall at its expense continue on behalf of the
Executive and his dependents and beneficiaries the life
insurance, disability, medical, dental and hospitalization
benefits which were being provided to the Executive at the time
Notice of Termination is given (or, if the Executive is
terminated following a Change in Control, the benefits provided
to the Executive at the time of the Change in Control, if
greater). The benefits provided in this Section 8(d)(iii) shall
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be no less favorable to the Executive, in terms of amounts and
deductibles and costs to him, than the coverage provided the
Executive under the plans providing such benefits at the time
Notice of Termination is given (or, if the Executive is
terminated following a Change in Control, at the time of the
Change in Control if more favorable to the Executive). The
Company's obligation hereunder with respect to the foregoing
benefits shall be limited to the extent that the Executive
obtains any such benefits pursuant to a subsequent employer's
benefit plans, in which case the Company may reduce the coverage
of any benefits it is required to provide the Executive hereunder
as long as the aggregate coverage of the combined benefit plans
is no less favorable to the Executive, in terms of amounts and
deductibles and costs to him, than the coverage required to be
provided hereunder. This Subsection (iii) shall not be
interpreted so as to limit any benefits to which the Executive or
his dependents may be entitled under any of the Company's or the
Parent's employee benefit plans, programs or practices following
the Executive's termination of employment, including without
limitation, retiree medical and life insurance benefits;
(iv) On the Termination Date: (a) with respect to the
Executive's Tier 1 Shares that are still Forfeitable Shares, the
forfeiture restrictions will lapse with respect to all such Tier
1 Shares, and (b) with respect to the Executive's Tier 2 Shares
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that are still Forfeitable Shares, the forfeiture restrictions
will lapse with
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respect to all such Tier 2 Shares that are otherwise scheduled to
become Non-Forfeitable during the current quarter and during the
immediately succeeding quarter, and (c) with respect to the
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Executive's Tier 3 Shares, the forfeiture restrictions will lapse
with respect to all Tier 3 Shares for which a Performance Based
Criteria Test (as defined in the RSA) has been satisfied on or
prior to the Termination Date. On the Termination Date, all such
shares as to which the forfeiture restrictions lapse shall become
Non-Forfeitable Shares (as defined in the RSA).
(e) The amounts provided for in Sections 8(a), 8(b)(i), (ii),
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8(c)(i) (with respect to Accrued Compensation only) and 8(d)(i) (with respect to
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Accrued Compensation only) shall be paid within ten (10) business days after the
Executive's Termination Date, and the amounts provided for in Sections 8(c)(i)
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and 8(d)(i) with respect to Pro Rata Bonus shall be paid to the Executive in
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accordance with the Company's customary timing for paying such bonuses or
incentive awards.
(f) The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount
of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or
otherwise and no such payment shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any
compensation or benefits provided to the Executive in any subsequent employment
other than as provided under Section 8(c)(iii) and 8(d)(iii).
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(g) Executive's entitlement to any other compensation or
benefits shall be determined in accordance with the Company's employee benefit
plans and other applicable programs and practices then in effect.
(h) Vesting and Severance Rights Upon a Change of Control. The
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RSA will govern the applicability of forfeiture restrictions relating to Tier 1,
Tier 2 and Tier 3 Shares upon a Change in Control. Upon a Change of Control, if
the Executive enters into a new or amended employment agreement with the
acquiring or surviving entity, then such new or amended agreement shall
supercede this Agreement and govern the extent to which the Executive is
thereafter entitled to severance. Alternatively, upon a Change of Control, if
the Executive does not enter into a new or amended employment agreement with the
acquiring or surviving entity and does not otherwise agree to be employed by the
acquiring or surviving entity during the severance period, then this Agreement
shall terminate and the Executive shall thereupon be entitled to the severance
set forth in Section 8(c)(i, ii and iii).
9. Employee Covenants.
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(a) Confidentiality. The Executive shall not, without the
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prior express written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, use for
any purpose any Confidential Information (as defined below) in any way, or
divulge, disclose or make available or accessible any Confidential Information
to any person, firm, partnership, corporation, trust or any other entity or
third party unless (i) such disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in
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connection with the performance by the Executive of his duties as an executive
of the Company or (ii) such disclosure is required by applicable law or (iii)
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the Executive is requested or required by a judicial or arbitration body or
governmental agency (by oral question, interrogatories, requests for information
or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to
disclose any such information, in which case the Executive will (A) promptly
notify the Company of such request or requirement, so that the Company may seek
an appropriate protective order and (B) cooperate with the Company, at its
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expense, in seeking such an order. "Confidential Information" means all
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information respecting the business and activities of the Company, the Parent
and any of their Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, respecting the
clients, customers, suppliers, employees, consultants, prospects, computer or
other files, projects, products, computer disks or other media, computer
hardware or computer software programs, underwriting, lending or investment
standards, marketing plans, financial information, methodologies, know-how,
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processes, trade secrets, policies, practices, projections, forecasts, formats,
operational methods, product development techniques, research, strategies or
information agreed to with third-parties to be kept confidential by the Company,
the Parent and any of their Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the immediately
preceding sentence, Confidential Information shall not include any information
that is, or becomes, a part of the public domain or generally available to the
public (unless such availability occurs as a result of any breach by the
Executive of this Agreement) or any business knowledge and experience of the
type usually acquired by persons engaged in positions similar to the Executive's
position with the Company, to the extent such knowledge and experience is
non-Company specific and not proprietary to the Company, the Parent or any of
their Subsidiaries.
(b) Non-Competition. During the period commencing on the date
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hereof and ending two (2) years after the Termination Date (the "Applicable
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Period"), and provided the Company complies with all of its obligations set
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forth in Section 8 hereof, the Executive shall not, without the prior written
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consent of the Company, engage in any business or activity, whether as an
employee, consultant, partner, principal, agent, representative, stockholder
(other than as the holder of an interest of two percent (2%) or less in the
equity of a publicly traded corporation) or other individual, corporate or
representative capacity, or render any services or provide any advice or
assistance to any business, person or entity, if such business, activity, person
or entity competes anywhere in the United States with the Company, the Parent or
any of their Subsidiaries in respect of (i) any then current product, service or
business of the Company, the Parent or any of their Subsidiaries on the
Termination Date or (ii) any product, service or business as to which the
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Company, the Parent or any of their Subsidiaries has begun preparing to develop
or offer as of the Termination Date. Nothing herein shall be construed to
prevent the Executive from being employed by any person or entity in a line of
business or activity that does not compete with (i) products, services or
businesses offered or conducted by the Company, the Parent or their Subsidiaries
as of the Termination Date, or (ii) products, services or business which the
Company, the Parent or any of their Subsidiaries has begun preparing to develop
or offer as of the Termination Date. A product, service or business shall not be
deemed to compete with the Company, the Parent or their Subsidiaries if it is
offered in any industry or market sector in which the Company, the Parent and
their Subsidiaries do not compete nor have begun preparing to compete as of the
Termination Date. If termination of employment is due to the expiration of the
Term, this Section 9(b) shall not be applicable.
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(c) Non-Solicitation. During the period commencing on the date
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hereof and ending two (2) years after the Termination Date (the
"Non-Solicitation Period"), the Executive shall not, divert, solicit or lure
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away the patronage of (1) any client or business of the Company, the Parent or
any of their Subsidiaries as of or within the two (2) year period prior to the
Termination Date or (2) any prospective client or business of the Company, the
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Parent or any of their Subsidiaries. As used herein, "prospective client" means
any client that the Company, the Parent or any of their Subsidiaries (i) has
solicited within the two (2) year period prior to the Termination Date, (ii) is
soliciting as of the Termination Date, or (iii) as of the Termination Date, is
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maintained in the Company's or the Parent's data base of prospective clients.
Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Executive from soliciting
clients or prospective clients of the Company, the Parent or their Subsidiaries
with respect to products, services or businesses which the Company, the Parent
and their Subsidiaries neither offer or conduct, nor have begun preparing to
develop or offer, as of the Termination Date. The Executive shall not, during
the Non-Solicitation Period, directly or indirectly, recruit, hire or assist
others in recruiting or hiring, or
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otherwise solicit for employment, any employees of the Company, the Parent or
any of their Subsidiaries. The provisions of this Section 9(c) shall not be
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deemed to limit in any way the provisions of any other Section of this
Agreement.
(d) Interpretation. The parties hereto recognize that the laws
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and public policies of the various states of the United States may differ as to
the validity and enforceability of covenants similar to those set forth in
Sections 9(b) and (c). It is the intention of the parties that the potential
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restrictions on the Executive's activities imposed by Sections 9(b) and (c) be
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reasonable in both duration and geographic scope and in all other respects, it
being understood that the business conducted by the Company, the Parent and
their Subsidiaries is nationwide in scope. It is also the intention of the
parties that the provisions of Sections 9(b) and (c) be enforced to the fullest
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extent permissible under the laws and policies of each jurisdiction in which
enforcement may be sought, and that in the event that any provision of Sections
9(b) and (c) shall, for any reason, be held invalid or unenforceable in any
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respect, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any
other provision hereof, and such invalid or unenforceable provision shall be
construed by limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent
permissible under applicable law. If applicable law does not permit an invalid
or unenforceable provision to be so construed, then the invalid or unenforceable
provision shall be stricken and the remaining portions of Sections 9(b) and (c)
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shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. In addition, if any
provision of Sections 9(b) and (c) shall be determined to be invalid or
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unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall be deemed to apply only
with respect to the operation of such provision in the particular jurisdiction
in which such determination is made and not with respect to any other provision
or jurisdiction.
(e) Remedies. The Executive agrees that any breach of the
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terms of this Section 9 would result in irreparable injury and damage to the
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Company for which the Company would have no adequate remedy at law; the
Executive therefore also agrees that in the event of said breach or any threat
of breach, the Company shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and
restraining order from a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent such breach
and/or threatened breach and/or continued breach by the Executive and/or any and
all persons and/or entities acting for and/or with the Executive, without having
to prove damages. The availability of injunctive relief shall be in addition to
any other remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity but
remedies other than injunctive relief may only be pursued in an arbitration
brought in accordance with Section 13 of this Agreement. The terms of this
paragraph shall not prevent the Company from pursuing in an arbitration any
other available remedies for any breach or threatened breach of this Section 9,
including but not limited to the recovery of damages from the Executive.
The provisions of this Section 9 shall survive any termination
of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action by the
Executive against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or
otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of
the covenants and agreements of this Section 9; provided, however, that this
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paragraph shall not, in and of itself, preclude the Executive from defending
himself against the enforceability of the covenants and agreements of this
Section 9.
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(f) Return of Materials. Upon the request of the Company and,
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in any event, upon termination of employment, the Executive will leave with the
Company all memoranda,
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notes, records, manuals, or other documents and media (in whatever form
maintained, whether documentary, computer storage or otherwise) pertaining to
the Company's or the Parent's business, including all copies thereof; other than
such documents and items that are personal to the employee (e.g., pay stubs,
personal tax documentation and other compensation or employment related
materials).
(g) Ownership of Executive Developments. All copyrights,
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patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights associated with
any ideas, concepts, techniques, inventions, processes, or works of authorship
developed or created by the Executive during the course of performing work for
the Company, the Parent or their clients, including, but not limited to,
software programs, manuals, publications and reports (collectively, the "Work
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Product") belongs and shall belong exclusively to the Company and shall, to the
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extent possible, be considered a work made by the Executive for hire for the
Company within the meaning of Title 17 of the United States Code. To the extent
the Work Product may not be considered work made by the Executive for hire for
the Company, the Executive agrees to assign, and automatically assign at the
time of creation of the Work Product, without any requirement of further
consideration, any right, title, or interest he may have in such Work Product.
Upon request of the Company, the Executive shall take such further actions,
including execution and delivery of instruments of conveyance, as may be
appropriate to give full and proper effect to such assignment. Notwithstanding
anything else in this Agreement, any ideas, concepts, techniques, inventions,
processes or works of authorship developed or created by the Executive on the
Executive's own time, and which have no application in the business of the
Company or the Parent ("Executive Work Product"), shall not be considered Work
Product, and the Company shall have no interest in any such Executive Work
Product.
(h) Consequences of Challenging Enforceability of Non-Compete.
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If at any time the Executive or his subsequent employer successfully challenges
the enforceability of the Non-compete and/or Non-solicitation provisions of
Sections 9(b) and 9(c), then all references to 2 years and/or 24 months in
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Sections 7(c)(ii), 7(c)(iii), 7(d)(ii), 7(d)(iii), 9(b) and 9(c) shall instead
be references to the time period that such non-compete and non-solicitation
restrictions actually remain in effect, and (2) the amount of Base Salary and
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Bonus Amount that the Executive may receive as severance under Sections 7(c)(ii)
and/or 7(d)(ii) shall automatically be reduced proportionately.
10. Treatment of Section 280G.
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(a) Tax Payment. In the event it shall be determined that any
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payment (other than the payment provided for in this Section 10(a)) or
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distribution of any type to or for the benefit of the Executive, by the Company,
any Affiliate of the Company, any Person who acquires ownership or effective
control of the Company or ownership of a substantial portion of the Company's
assets (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code"), and the regulations thereunder) or any Affiliate of
such Person, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (the "Total Payments"), is or will be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or
penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any
such interest and penalties, are collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"),
then the Executive shall be entitled to receive a payment in an amount equal to
the Excise Tax imposed upon the
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Total Payments; provided, however that the Total Payments shall be reduced (but
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not below zero) if and to the extent that a reduction in the Total Payments
would result in the Executive retaining a larger amount, on an after-tax basis
(taking into account federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax)
than if the Executive received the entire amount of such Total Payments and the
amount equal to the Excise Tax. Unless the Executive shall have given prior
written notice specifying a different order to the Company to effectuate the
foregoing, the Company shall reduce or eliminate the Total Payments by first
reducing or eliminating the portion of the Total Payments which are not payable
in cash and then by reducing or eliminating cash payments, in each case in
reverse order beginning with payments or benefits which are to be paid the
farthest in time from the Determination (as hereinafter defined). Any notice
given by the Executive pursuant to the preceding sentence shall take precedence
over the provisions of any other plan, arrangement or agreement governing the
Executive's rights and entitlements to any benefits or compensation.
(b) Determination By Accountant. All mathematical
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determinations, and all determinations as to whether any of the Total Payments
are "parachute payments" (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), that
are required to be made under this Section 10(a), including determinations as to
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whether a Excise Tax is required, the amount of such Excise Tax and amounts
relevant to the last sentence of this Section 10(b) or whether the Total Payment
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should be reduced, shall be made by an independent accounting firm selected by
the Executive from among the five (5) largest accounting firms in the United
States (the "Accounting Firm"), which shall provide its determination (the
"Determination"), together with detailed supporting calculations regarding the
amount of any Excise Tax and any other relevant matter, both to the Company and
the Executive by no later than ten (10) days following the Termination Date, if
applicable, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company or the Executive
(if the Executive reasonably believes that any of the Total Payments may be
subject to the Excise Tax). If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax
is payable by the Executive, it shall furnish the Executive and the Company with
an opinion reasonably acceptable to the Executive and the Company that no Excise
Tax is payable (including the reasons therefor) and that the Executive has
substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on his federal income tax
return. If an Excise Tax is determined to be payable, it shall be paid to the
Executive within ten (10) days after the Determination (and all accompanying
calculations and other material supporting the Determination) is delivered to
the Company by the Accounting Firm. Any determination by the Accounting Firm
shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive, absent manifest error. As a
result of uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time
of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible
that Excise Tax payments not made by the Company should have been made
("Underpayment"), or that Excise Tax payments will have been made by the Company
which should not have been made ("Overpayments"). In either such event, the
Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment or Overpayment
that has occurred. In the case of an Underpayment, the amount of such
Underpayment (together with any interest and penalties payable by the Executive
as a result of such Underpayment) shall be promptly paid by the Company to or
for the benefit of the Executive. In the case of an Overpayment, the Executive
shall, at the direction and expense of the Company, take such steps as are
reasonably necessary (including, if reasonable, the filing of returns and claims
for refund), and otherwise reasonably cooperate with the Company to correct such
Overpayment, provided, however, that (1) the Executive shall not in any event be
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obligated to return to the Company an amount greater than the net after-tax
portion of the Overpayment that he
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has retained or has recovered as a refund from the applicable taxing authorities
and (2) this provision shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the
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intent of Section 10(a), it being understood that the correction of an
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Overpayment may result in the Executive repaying to the Company an amount which
is less than the Overpayment. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall
be paid by the Company.
11. Successors and Assigns.
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(a) Except as provided in Section 8(h) hereof, this Agreement
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its
successors and assigns. The term "Company" as used herein shall include such
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successors and assigns. The term "successors and assigns" as used herein shall
mean a corporation or other entity acquiring all or substantially all the
assets and business of the Company (including this Agreement) whether by
operation of law or otherwise.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder
shall be assignable or transferable by the Executive, his beneficiaries or legal
representatives, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's
legal personal representative.
12. Fees and Expenses. The Company shall pay all legal fees and related
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expenses (including the costs of experts, evidence and counsel) in excess of
$50,000 incurred by the Executive as they become due as a result of (i) the
Executive's termination of employment (including all such fees and expenses, if
any, incurred in contesting or disputing any such termination of employment),
(ii) the Executive's hearing before the Board as contemplated in Section 7(b) of
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this Agreement, or (iii) the Executive's seeking to obtain or enforce any right
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or benefit provided by this Agreement or by any other plan or arrangement
maintained by the Company under which the Executive is or may be entitled to
receive benefits; provided, however, that if the Executive is successful in
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enforcing any such rights or benefits provided under this Agreement, then the
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Company shall reimburse the Executive for the first $50,000 of such fees and
expenses incurred by the Executive.
13. Arbitration. Except as set forth in Section 9(e) hereof, any and
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all disputes, claims and controversies between the Company or any of its
Affiliates and the Executive arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or
the breach thereof, or otherwise arising out of or relating to the Executive's
employment or the termination thereof shall be resolved by binding arbitration
in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association. The arbitration shall take place in the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area. The arbitrator shall have no authority to award punitive
damages. The award of the arbitrator shall be final and judgment thereon may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction. The parties shall share the costs of
the arbitration equally, unless otherwise ordered by the arbitrator. Judgment
upon the arbitration award may be entered in any federal or state court having
jurisdiction.
14. Notice. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other
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communications provided for in the Agreement (including the Notice of
Termination) shall be in writing and shall
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be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or sent by certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective
addresses last given by each party to the other, provided that all notices to
the Company shall be directed to the attention of the Board with a copy to the
Secretary of the Company. All notices and communications shall be deemed to have
been received on the date of delivery thereof or on the third business day after
the mailing thereof, except that notice of change of address shall be effective
only upon receipt.
15. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent
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or limit the Executive's continuing or future participation in any benefit,
bonus, incentive or other plan or program provided by the Company, the Parent or
any of their subsidiaries and for which the Executive may qualify, nor shall
anything herein limit or reduce such rights as the Executive may have under any
other agreements with the Company, the Parent or any of their subsidiaries.
Amounts which are vested benefits or which the Executive is otherwise entitled
to receive under any plan or program of the Company, the Parent or any of their
subsidiaries shall be payable in accordance with such plan or program, except as
explicitly modified by this Agreement.
16. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified,
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waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to
in writing and signed by the Executive and the Company. No waiver by either
party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or
compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by
such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or
conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreement or
representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the
subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set
forth in this Agreement.
17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
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and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without
giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
18. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
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severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.
19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
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between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, if any,
understandings and arrangements, oral or written, between the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be
executed by its duly authorized officer and the Executive has executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
MCG Finance Corporation
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Name: ___________________________
Title: ___________________________
Executive: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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