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Exhibit 10.2
SEPARATION AGREEMENT
This Severance Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as
of June 29, 2000, by and between Xxxxxx X. Xxxx ("Employee") and Interlogix,
Inc. a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
Background
ITI Technologies, Inc. and SLC Technologies, Inc. entered an
Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated as of September 28, 1999
(the "Merger Agreement"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. The surviving
corporation was renamed Interlogix, Inc. Employee is currently the Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Company, as provided for in the Merger Agreement.
In addition to his services as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors,
the Company engaged Employee to provide services as an employee of the Company
pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement dated as of September 28, 1999
(the "Employment Agreement"). The Company and Employee now mutually desire to
terminate their employment relationship, all upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.
Terms
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations
and warranties, covenants, undertakings and agreements herein contained, the
Company and Employee, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Termination. Employee's employment with the Company will
terminate as of June 30, 2000 (the "Effective Date"). In accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, Employee's employment with the Company is permanently
and irrevocably severed as of the Effective Date. Employee waives any claim of
right to reinstatement of employment with the Company or any of its affiliates
or subsidiaries from and after the Effective Date.
2. Severance. Employee and the Company desire to resolve all
outstanding claims under the Employment Agreement. For consideration in the
amount of $1,153,802 (the "Severance Payment"), Employee and the Company shall
agree on the termination of the Employment Agreement. Employee and the Company
acknowledge and agree that the Company shall pay the Severance Payment to
Employee within ten (10) days of the date hereof, provided that the Company
shall not be obligated to pay the Severance Payment if Employee revokes this
Agreement pursuant to Section 19(b) hereof.
3. Board of Directors. Employee shall be entitled to remain a
Director of Interlogix, Inc. in accordance with the terms of that certain Voting
Agreement dated as of May 2, 2000 by and among Employee, Berwind Group Partners
and MLGA Fund II, L.P. Employee shall be entitled to receive the annual retainer
or quarterly Board attendance fees for service as a non-employee Director, for
so long as Employee serves as a non-employee Director. Employee
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shall receive fees for committee service and shall be entitled to stock options
granted to non-employee directors.
4. Office and Secretarial Support. As of the Effective Date,
the Company shall not be liable for any expenses arising from the rental of an
off-site office or secretarial support at such off-site office, except as
provided in this paragraph. As long as Employee's former assistant is employed
by the Company, the Company will offer her services to Employee at no cost to
Employee, until May 2, 2002. In the event that Employee's former assistant is
(i) no longer employed by the Company, or (ii) ceases to perform secretarial
services for Employee for any reason, the Company shall instead pay to Employee
$4,000 per month beginning with the first full calendar month following an event
described in (i) or (ii) above, and ending on May 2, 2002.
5. Automobile. The Company has furnished Employee with an
automobile. Employee shall be responsible for assuming the payments after June
30, 2000 under the lease for the vehicle currently being provided to him and the
Company shall have no obligation to pay or reimburse Employee for any operating
costs associated therewith after June 30, 2000. Employee shall directly pay the
insurance company for future insurance payments and name the Company as an
additional insured.
6. Withholding. All compensation to Employee made pursuant to
this Agreement shall be subject to such withholding as may be required by any
applicable laws.
7. Standard Group Benefits. Under the Employment Agreement
Employee was to receive all group benefits, other than pursuant to bonus or
equity-based compensation plans, that are made available to senior executives of
the Company as a matter of standard policy until May 2, 2003. Employee and
Company agree that subsequent to June 30, 2000 Employee shall not be eligible
for coverage or participation in any such plans except as follows:
(i.) Medical Plan.
(ii.) Dental Plan
(iii.) Vision Plan
(iv.) Life Insurance
(v.) Short-term disability
(vi.) Long-term disability
The Company will provide coverage to Employee under these plans as contemplated
by the Employment Agreement and will provide life and disability coverage
consistent with the annual salary provided in the Employment Agreement and
consistent with the benefits that are made available to senior executives as a
matter of standard policy. Employee will pay amounts paid by senior executives
of the Company for participation in such plans.
Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, by written notice to the Company at
least two months prior to the end of the Employment Period, Employee could elect
to waive the last
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$40,000 in salary payable under the Employment Agreement and in lieu of such
payment require the Company to provide health insurance coverage for Employee
and his spouse at the cost of the Company until Employee reaches the age of
sixty-five (65), pursuant to the health coverage generally made available to
senior executives of the Company as a matter of standard policy or substantially
similar coverage. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement Employee may
still elect that the Company provide health insurance coverage for Employee and
his spouse by giving notice to the Company by March 2, 2003 and making a
lump-sum payment of $40,000 to the Company prior to May 2, 2003.
8. Options. On May 2, 2000, the Company awarded Employee
options to acquire 20,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Options").
Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, the terms for the Options are consistent
with the standard terms for options granted pursuant to the Interlogix, Inc.
2000 Stock Incentive Plan, except that (i) the exercise price for the Options is
$24.1875, the fair market value on the date of the grant, (ii) the Options were
fully vested on the date of the grant, (iii) the Options will not expire prior
to ninety days following termination and (iv) Employee will not be permitted to
exercise Options covering 10,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock until May
2, 2001, and will not be permitted to exercise the remaining Options until May
2, 2002. Notwithstanding any of the other terms of the Employment Agreement or
this Agreement it is expressly agreed that the terms of the Options granted to
Employee under the Employment Agreement, as of May 2, 2000 are unaffected by
this Agreement and they shall remain outstanding with terms as outlined above
except that the Options will not expire until August 2, 2003 instead of ninety
days following termination as provided in the Employment Agreement.
In addition, the Company had previously awarded Employee
options to acquire 339,255 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Additional
Options") as set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The Company and Employee agree that
such Additional Options remain outstanding and in effect and shall expire as
indicated on Exhibit A notwithstanding the terms of the plans under which the
Additional Options were issued or the terms of the Additional Options. As of the
date hereof 323,755 Additional Options are vested and, notwithstanding the terms
under which the Additional Options were granted, the 15,500 outstanding
Additional Options which are not currently vested shall vest on June 30, 2000.
The Company and Employee will take such steps, as necessary, including amending
the plans under which the Additional Options were granted, so that the
Additional Options shall expire on the dates indicated on Exhibit A, as
applicable.
9. Employee's Representation and Warranty. Employee represents
and warrants that he is not a party to or otherwise subject to or bound by the
terms of any contract, agreement or understanding that in any manner would limit
or otherwise affect his ability to perform his obligations hereunder.
10. Employee's Covenants and Agreements;
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(a) Employee has entered into the Employee Stock
Option Agreements listed on Exhibit A to the Employment Agreement
(collectively, the "Specified Agreements"). The Company is entering
into this Agreement in reliance on the existence and validity of
Section 4 of the Specified Agreements, which is incorporated herein by
reference. Any breach of Section 4 of the Specified Agreements will be
deemed to be a breach of this Agreement.
(b) Except as specifically provided herein, any
rights of the Employee in connection with Employee's relationship with
the Company, or the termination thereof, shall be governed solely by
this Agreement, and this Agreement supersedes any prior oral or written
agreements between Employee and the Company in connection with, or
relating to, Employee's relationship with the Company, provided, that
the foregoing shall not be construed to supersede or nullify any
obligation of Employee to the Company under the Specified Agreements.
(c) Without limiting the foregoing, Employee shall
not make any statements that are materially injurious or disparaging to
the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees,
representatives or stockholders.
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts executed in and to be performed in that State, without giving effect
to the conflicts of law provisions thereof.
12. Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties, and their legal representatives, heirs,
successors and assigns, except that the duties and responsibilities of Employee
hereunder are of a personal nature and shall not be assignable in whole or in
part by Employee.
13. Duration. This Agreement shall continue to bind the
parties for so long as any obligations remain under the terms of this Agreement.
14. Notices. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall
be made in writing by hand-delivery, facsimile, certified or registered
first-class mail, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery to the other
party at the following addresses:
If to the Company, to:
Interlogix, Inc.
00000 X.X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
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With a required copy to:
Dechert Price & Xxxxxx
4000 Xxxx Atlantic Tower
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
If to Employee, to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
or to such other address as any of such party may designate in a written notice
served upon the other party in the manner provided herein. All notices required
or permitted hereunder shall be deemed duly given and received when delivered by
hand, if personally delivered; when delivered if delivered via facsimile
transmission; when delivered if sent by certified or registered first-class
mail; and on the day next succeeding the date of mailing if timely delivered to
an express air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
(b) Entire Agreement. This instrument, together with the Specified
Agreements, constitutes the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter
hereof among the parties hereto and replaces and supersedes as of the date
hereof, any and all prior oral and written agreements and understandings between
or among Employee, the Company and any subsidiary of the Company, including the
Employment Agreement, and the Letter Agreement dated March 15, 1993 among
Employee, the Company and Interactive Technologies, Inc. This Agreement may only
be modified by an agreement in writing executed by parties hereto.
15. Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement
or the Specified Agreements or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall, to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement and the Specified
Agreements or the application of any such term or provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable,
shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement and
the Specified Agreements shall be
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valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. If any of the
provisions contained in this Agreement or the Specified Agreements shall for any
reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, scope, activity or
subject, it shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be valid
and enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law or the
determination by a court of competent jurisdiction.
16. Waiver of Breach. The waiver by the Company of a breach of
any provision of this Agreement by Employee shall not operate or be construed as
a waiver of any other or subsequent breach by Employee of such or any other
provision. No delay or omission by the Company or Employee in exercising any
right, remedy or power hereunder or existing at law or in equity shall be
construed as a waiver thereof, and any such right, remedy or power may be
exercised by the Company or Employee from time to time and as often as may be
deemed expedient or necessary by the Company or Employee in its or his sole
discretion.
17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more Counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
18. Headings. The headings preceding the text of the sections
and subsections hereof are inserted solely for convenience of reference, and
shall not constitute a part of this Agreement, nor shall they affect its
meaning, construction or effect.
19. Release; Covenant not to Xxx.
(a) In consideration of the guarantee of the Severance Payment
and the other consideration set forth herein, to which Employee would otherwise
not be entitled, Employee (for himself, his heirs and his personal
representatives) hereby releases and discharges the Company, their respective
principals, owners, affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, successors and
predecessors, and all of their respective principals, owners, shareholders,
affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, successors, predecessors, partners,
employees, agents, officers and directors (collectively "Released Parties") for
any and all claims and/or causes of action, known or unknown, from the beginning
of time through the date hereof, which Employee may have or could claim to have
against the Released Parties, except for such claims arising solely from
Employee's status as a shareholder, option holder, elected officer or director
of the Company. This general release includes, but is not limited to, all claims
arising from Employee's status as an employee of the Company and all claims
arising from or during Employee's employment, all claims arising from the
termination of the Employee's employment, and all claims arising under federal,
state or local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based upon age, race,
sex, handicap, disability, national origin or any other protected
characteristic, including, but not limited to, any and all claims arising under
the common law, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical
Leave Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or claims growing out
of any other federal,
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state or local statute, rule or ordinance or any other legal restrictions,
expressed or implied, on the Company's right to control or terminate the
employment of its employees.
(b) Employee hereby on advice of counsel has freely and
knowingly waived the twenty-one (21) day consideration period provided for
releases under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Employee shall have until
the close of business on July 6, 2000 such date being seven days after the date
hereof, to revoke this Agreement in writing and, if Employee revokes this
Agreement in writing prior to the close of business on July 6, 2000, this
Agreement shall be null and void and have no further force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement
as of the day and year first written above and signed below.
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
INTERLOGIX, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President & CEO
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EXHIBIT A
Option Date of Exercise Options Expiration
Description Xxxxx Xxxxx Outstanding Date
Pre-Merger
Options Series D Apr-95 $16.50 21,755 04/18/2005
Series E Apr-95 $16.50 60,000 04/18/2005
Series D May-96 $16.50 100,000 05/08/2006
Series D May-98 $30.50 100,000 08/02/2003
Series D Aug-99 $23.63 57,500 08/02/2003
Post-Merger
Options
Consistent
with
Interlogix 05/02/2000 $24.19 20,000 08/02/2003
2000 Plan