Common use of Compensation Benefits and Expenses Clause in Contracts

Compensation Benefits and Expenses. (a) As compensation for the services to be rendered by you pursuant to this agreement, the Company hereby agrees to pay you at a Semi-Monthly Rate equal to Eight Thousand Five Hundred Forty-one Dollars and Sixty-seven Cents ($8,541.67). The Semi-Monthly Rate shall be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company. (b) You shall be entitled to participate in annual incentive compensation plans, if any, that may be adopted by the Company from time to time and that are afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your position level (subject to the terms and conditions of any such annual incentive compensation plans). Should such an annual incentive compensation plan be adopted for any annual period, your target annual incentive compensation opportunity will be as established by the Company for each annual period, which may be up to 55% of your annualized rate (i.e., 24 X Semi-Monthly Rate) based on achievement of objectives specified by the Company each annual incentive compensation period (which may include Company-wide performance objectives, divisional or department performance objectives, individual performance objectives and/or subjective performance evaluations, allocated between and among such performance objectives and evaluations as the Company may determine in its sole discretion). Specific annual incentive compensation plan details, target incentive compensation opportunity and objectives for each annual compensation plan period will be set forth in written documents provided to you by the Company. Awards under annual incentive plans may be prorated for a variety of factors, including time employed by the Company during the year, adjustments in base compensation or target award percentage changes during the year, and unpaid leaves. You understand that the Company’s annual incentive compensation plans, their structure and components, specific target incentive compensation opportunities and objectives, and the achievement of objectives and payouts, if any, thereunder are subject to the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, or a committee thereof. (c) You shall be entitled to participate in such ordinary and customary benefits plans afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your level (subject to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans, your making of any required employee contributions required for your participation in such benefits, your ability to qualify for and satisfy the requirements of such benefits plans). (d) You are solely responsible for the payment of any tax liability that may result from any compensation, payments or benefits that you receive from the Company. The Company shall have the right to deduct or withhold from the compensation due to you hereunder any and all sums required by applicable federal, state, local or other laws, rules or regulations, including, without limitation federal and state income taxes, social security or FICA taxes, and state unemployment taxes, now applicable or that may be enacted and become applicable during your employment by the Company.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Autobytel Inc)

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Compensation Benefits and Expenses. (a) As compensation for the services to be rendered by you pursuant to this agreement, the Company hereby agrees to pay you at a Semi-Monthly Rate equal to Eight Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Five Hundred Forty-one Dollars and Sixty-seven Cents ($8,541.679,375.00). The Semi-Monthly Rate shall be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company. (b) You shall be entitled to participate in annual incentive compensation plans, if any, that may be adopted by the Company from time to time and that are afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your position level (subject to the terms and conditions of any such annual incentive compensation plans). Should such an annual incentive compensation bonus plan be adopted for any annual period, your target annual incentive compensation opportunity will be as established by the Company for each annual period, which may be up to 5535% of your annualized rate (i.e., 24 X Semi-Monthly Rate) based on achievement of objectives specified by the Company each annual incentive compensation period (which may include Company-wide performance objectives, divisional or department performance objectives, objectives and/or individual performance objectives and/or subjective performance evaluationsobjectives, allocated between and among such performance objectives and evaluations as the Company may determine in its sole discretiondetermine). Specific annual incentive compensation plan details, target incentive compensation opportunity and objectives for each annual compensation plan period will be set forth in written documents provided to you signed by the Companyparties. Awards under annual incentive plans may be prorated for a variety of factors, including time employed by the Company during the year, adjustments in base compensation or target award percentage changes during the year, and unpaid leaves. You understand that the Company’s annual incentive compensation bonus plans, their structure and components, specific target incentive compensation opportunities and objectives, and the achievement of objectives and payouts, if any, thereunder are subject to the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, or a committee thereof. You understand that you will not be eligible to participate in the Company’s 2010 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan. (c) Subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof, it is anticipated that upon commencement of employment you will be granted options to acquire 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares, exercise price, vesting, exercise, termination and other terms and conditions of these options shall be governed by and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable stock option plan and stock option award agreement. The granting and exercise of such options are also subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. (d) You shall be entitled to participate in such ordinary and customary benefits plans afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your level (subject to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans, your making of any required employee contributions required for your participation in such benefits, your ability to qualify for and satisfy the requirements of such benefits plans). (de) You are solely responsible for the payment of any tax liability that may result from any compensation, payments or benefits that you receive from the Company. The Company shall have the right to deduct or withhold from the compensation due to you hereunder any and all sums required by applicable federal, state, local or other laws, rules or regulations, including, without limitation federal and state income taxes, social security or FICA taxes, and state unemployment taxes, now applicable or that may be enacted and become applicable during your employment by the Company.

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Samples: Offer of Employment (Autobytel Inc)

Compensation Benefits and Expenses. (a) As compensation for the services to be rendered by you Executive pursuant to this agreementAgreement, the Company hereby agrees to pay you Executive a base annual salary (“Base Annual Salary”) at a Semi-Monthly Rate rate equal to Eight Thousand Five Hundred Forty-one Fifty Thousand Dollars and Sixty-seven Cents ($8,541.67)550,000.00) during the Employment Term. Executive’s Base Annual Salary shall be reviewed by the Board (or the Compensation Committee thereof) at least annually and may be increased by an amount approved by the Board (or the Compensation Committee thereof) in its sole discretion, and Executive agrees that the Company has not made any promises or guaranty of any increase in Base Annual Salary during the Employment Term. The Semi-Monthly Rate Company may not reduce Executive’s Base Annual Salary during the Employment Term without Executive’s prior written consent. The Base Annual Salary shall be paid in substantially equal bimonthly installments, in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company. Executive will not receive any compensation for Executive’s service as a member of the Company’s Board or any of its committees. (b) You Executive shall be entitled eligible to participate receive, at the time and in the form provided for in the Company’s annual incentive compensation plansplan, if any, that may be adopted by the Company from time to time and that are afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your position level (subject to the terms and conditions of any such annual incentive compensation plans). Should such an annual incentive compensation plan be adopted for any opportunity targeted at one hundred percent (100%) of Executive’s Base Annual Salary (“Target Bonus”) based upon annual periodperformance goals and the achievement of those goals, your target annual incentive compensation opportunity will be as established and determined at least annually (and consistently with the Company’s most recent proxy statement disclosure of the standards for providing cash-based incentive compensation) by the Company for each annual period, which may be up to 55% Board or the Compensation Committee of your annualized rate (i.e., 24 X Semi-Monthly Rate) based on achievement of objectives specified by the Company each annual incentive compensation period (which Board. Such performance goals may include Company-wide performance objectives, divisional or department departmental performance objectives, and/or individual performance objectives and/or subjective performance evaluationsobjectives, allocated between and among such performance objectives and evaluations as the Company Board or the Compensation Committee may determine in its sole discretion). Specific The Company may not reduce Executive’s targeted annual incentive compensation plan details, target opportunity percentage during the Employment Term without Executive’s prior written consent. The amount of annual incentive compensation opportunity payments, if any, that may be paid to Executive will be: (i) determined in the reasonable discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee; (ii) paid prior to March 15 of the year following the year for which such bonus is earned, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices and objectives be subject to the usual, required tax withholding; and (iii) subject to Executive’s continued employment with the Company through December 31 of the year for each annual which the bonus is payable. Executive’s bonus for calendar year 2018 will equal Executive’s actual payout under the Company’s 2018 incentive compensation plan period will based on actual performance for the entire year (but shall not be set forth in written documents provided to you by the Company. Awards under annual incentive plans may be less than 75% of Executive’s Target Bonus) and prorated for a variety the amount of factors, including time Executive was employed by the Company during the year, adjustments in base compensation or target award percentage changes during the year, and unpaid leaves. You understand that the Company’s annual incentive compensation plans, their structure and components, specific target incentive compensation opportunities and objectives, and the achievement of objectives and payouts, if any, thereunder are subject to the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, or a committee thereof2018. (c) You The Company will pay Executive a signing bonus in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), less applicable tax withholdings, (“Signing Bonus”). The Signing Bonus will be paid to Executive within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date. If prior to the first anniversary date of the Effective Date, Executive shall voluntarily terminate Executive’s employment with the Company without Good Reason or the Company terminates Executive’s employment with the Company for Cause, Executive shall repay the pro-rata portion (determined based on the quotient of the number of days elapsed since the Effective Date and 365) Signing Bonus to the Company within thirty (30) days of the effective date of Executive’s termination of employment. (d) Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parties, the Parties have entered into the Inducement Stock Option Award Agreement. Executive will be eligible to receive additional awards of stock options, restricted stock or other equity pursuant to any plans or arrangements the Company may have in effect from time to time. The Board or the Compensation Committee will determine in its discretion whether Executive will be granted any such equity awards and the terms of any such award in accordance with the terms of any applicable plan or arrangement that may be in effect from time to time and consistent with other grants made by the Company. (e) Executive shall be entitled to participate in such all ordinary and customary benefits plans afforded generally to persons executive employees of the Company (except to the extent employee contribution may be required under the Company’s benefit plans as they may now or hereafter exist), which shall in no event be less than the benefits generally afforded to the other executive employees of the Company as of the date hereof or from time to time, but in any event shall include any qualified or non-qualified pension, profit sharing and savings plans, any death benefit and disability benefit plans, life insurance coverages, any medical, dental, health and welfare plans or insurance coverages, and any stock purchase programs that are adopted or maintained by the Company generally for executive employees of the Company. The Company reserves the right to terminate or change the benefit plans it offers to Company executive employees at any time. (f) The Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive while employed under this Agreement that are submitted in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies and procedures. Executive’s business expenses shall be subject to review and approval by the Chairman of the Board in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies and procedures. (g) Each month, during the Employment Term, the Company will pay to Executive the Travel and Housing Accommodation Monthly Allowance. Should Executive elect to relocate to the Irvine, California area, the Travel and Housing Accommodation Monthly Allowance will cease and Company will pay actual moving costs from Atlanta, Georgia to the Irvine, California area plus actual sales brokerage fees incurred for the sale of Executive’s residence in Atlanta, Georgia, such moving and relocation assistance not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the aggregate. It is expressly understood that at no point during the Employment Term Executive shall be required to relocate from Atlanta, GA area. (h) Executive shall be covered by the Company’s directors and officers insurance policies and directors and officers indemnification agreements on the same basis as the Company’s other senior executive officers, as such insurance policies and coverage limits and conditions and such indemnification agreements may exist from time to time. (i) The Company will pay directly to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx for reasonable and documented legal fees, not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) incurred by Executive in the negotiation and review of this Agreement, after the Company’s receipt of appropriate documentation with respect to fees. (j) During the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the day before the sixtieth day following the Effective Date, Executive shall have the right to acquire in a direct private placement from the Company up to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 per value per share. The price of the shares shall be the closing price of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on the date Executive elects to exercise Executive’s right to purchase the shares, with the purchase of the shares and delivery of the payment for the shares to be made on the date Executive notifies the Company of Executive’s exercise of the right to acquire the shares. The exercise of such right, and the Company’s obligations to issues the shares shall be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations, including the availability of applicable exemptions from registration or qualification, and Executive being employed by the Company at your level (subject to the terms and conditions time of such benefit plans, your making the issuance of any required employee contributions required for your participation in such benefits, your ability to qualify for and satisfy the requirements of such benefits plans). (d) You are solely responsible for the payment of any tax liability that may result from any compensation, payments or benefits that you receive from the Company. The Company shall have the right to deduct or withhold from the compensation due to you hereunder any and all sums required by applicable federal, state, local or other laws, rules or regulations, including, without limitation federal and state income taxes, social security or FICA taxesshares, and state unemployment taxesconditioned on various requirements, now applicable or that may be enacted and become applicable during your employment by the Companyincluding Executive’s entering into a customary Company stockholder agreement.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (AutoWeb, Inc.)

Compensation Benefits and Expenses. (a) As compensation for the services to be rendered by you pursuant to this agreement, the Company hereby agrees to pay you based at a Semi-Monthly Rate equal to Thirteen Thousand Eight Thousand Hundred Seventy-Five Hundred Forty-one Dollars and Sixty-seven Zero Cents ($8,541.6713,875.00). The Semi-Monthly Rate shall be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company.. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (b) You shall be entitled to participate in annual incentive compensation plans, if any, that may be adopted by the Company from time to time and that are afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your position level (subject to the terms and conditions of any such annual incentive compensation plans). Should such an annual incentive compensation bonus plan be adopted for any annual period, your target annual incentive compensation opportunity will be as established by the Company for each annual period, which may be up to 55% of your annualized rate (i.e., 24 X Semi-Monthly Rate) based on achievement of objectives specified by the Company each annual incentive compensation period (which may include Company-wide performance objectives, divisional or department performance objectives, individual performance objectives and/or subjective performance evaluations, allocated between and among such performance objectives and evaluations as the Company may determine in its sole discretion). Specific annual incentive compensation plan details, target incentive compensation opportunity and objectives for each annual compensation plan period will be set forth in written documents provided to you by the Company. Awards under annual incentive plans may be prorated for a variety of factors, including time employed by the Company during the year, adjustments in base compensation or target award percentage changes during the year, and unpaid leaves. You understand that the Company’s annual incentive compensation plans, their structure and components, specific target incentive compensation opportunities and objectives, and the achievement of objectives and payouts, if any, thereunder are subject to the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, or a committee thereof. (c) You shall be entitled to participate in such ordinary and customary benefits plans afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your level (subject to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans, your making of any required employee contributions required for your participation in such benefits, your ability to qualify for and satisfy the requirements of such benefits plans). (d) You are solely responsible for the payment of any tax liability that may result from any compensation, payments or benefits that you receive from the Company. The Company shall have the right to deduct or withhold from the compensation due to you hereunder any and all sums required by applicable federal, state, local or other laws, rules or regulations, including, without limitation federal and state income taxes, social security or FICA taxes, and state unemployment taxes, now applicable or that may be enacted and become applicable during your employment by the Company.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Autobytel Inc)

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Compensation Benefits and Expenses. (a) As compensation for the services to be rendered by you pursuant to this agreement, the Company hereby agrees to pay you at a Semi-Monthly Rate equal to Eight Ten Thousand Five Four Hundred Forty-one Sixteen Dollars and Sixty-seven Seven Cents ($8,541.6710,416.67). The Semi-Monthly Rate shall be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company. (b) You shall be entitled to participate in annual incentive compensation plans, if any, that may be adopted by the Company from time to time and that are afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your position level (subject to the terms and conditions of any such annual incentive compensation plans). Should such an annual incentive compensation bonus plan be adopted for any annual period, your target annual incentive compensation opportunity will be as established by the Company for each annual period, which may be up to 55% of your annualized rate (i.e., 24 X Semi-Monthly Rate) based on achievement of objectives specified by the Company each annual incentive compensation period (which may include Company-wide performance objectives, divisional or department performance objectives, individual performance objectives and/or subjective performance evaluations, allocated between and among such performance objectives and evaluations as the Company may determine in its sole discretion). Specific annual incentive compensation plan details, target incentive compensation opportunity and objectives for each annual compensation plan period will be set forth in written documents provided to you by the Company. Awards under annual incentive plans may be prorated for a variety of factors, including time employed by the Company during the year, adjustments in base compensation or target award percentage changes during the year, and unpaid leaves. You understand that the Company’s annual incentive compensation plans, their structure and components, specific target incentive compensation opportunities and objectives, and the achievement of objectives and payouts, if any, thereunder are subject to the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, or a committee thereof. (c) You shall be entitled to participate in such ordinary and customary benefits plans afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your level (subject to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans, your making of any required employee contributions required for your participation in such benefits, your ability to qualify for and satisfy the requirements of such benefits plans). (d) You are solely responsible for the payment of any tax liability that may result from any compensation, payments or benefits that you receive from the Company. The Company shall have the right to deduct or withhold from the compensation due to you hereunder any and all sums required by applicable federal, state, local or other laws, rules or regulations, including, without limitation federal and state income taxes, social security or FICA taxes, and state unemployment taxes, now applicable or that may be enacted and become applicable during your employment by the Company.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Autobytel Inc)

Compensation Benefits and Expenses. (a) As compensation for the services to be rendered by you pursuant to this agreement, the Company hereby agrees to pay you at a Semi-Monthly Rate equal to Eight Thousand Five Hundred Forty-one Dollars and Sixty-seven Cents ($8,541.67). The Semi-Monthly Rate shall be paid in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company. (b) You shall be entitled to participate in annual incentive compensation plans, if any, that may be adopted by the Company from time to time and that are afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your position level (subject to the terms and conditions of any such annual incentive compensation plans). Should such an annual incentive compensation plan be adopted for any annual period, your target annual incentive compensation opportunity will be as established by the Company for each annual period, which may be up to 55% of your annualized rate (i.e., 24 X Semi-Monthly Rate) based on achievement of objectives specified by the Company each annual incentive compensation period (which may include Company-wide performance objectives, divisional or department performance objectives, individual performance objectives and/or subjective performance evaluations, allocated between and among such performance objectives and evaluations as the Company may determine in its sole discretion). Specific annual incentive compensation plan details, target incentive compensation opportunity and objectives for each annual compensation plan period will be set forth in written documents provided to you by the Company. Awards under annual incentive plans may be prorated for a variety of factors, including time employed by the Company during the year, adjustments in base compensation or target award percentage changes during the year, and unpaid leaves. You understand that the Company’s 's annual incentive compensation plans, their structure and components, specific target incentive compensation opportunities and objectives, and the achievement of objectives and payouts, if any, thereunder are subject to the sole discretion of the Company’s 's Board of Directors, or a committee thereof. (c) You shall be entitled to participate in such ordinary and customary benefits plans afforded generally to persons employed by the Company at your level (subject to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans, your making of any required employee contributions required for your participation in such benefits, and your ability to qualify for and satisfy the requirements of such benefits plans). (d) You are solely responsible for the payment of any tax liability that may result from any compensation, payments or benefits that you receive from the Company. The Company shall have the right to deduct or withhold from the compensation due to you hereunder any and all sums required by applicable federal, state, local or other laws, rules or regulations, including, without limitation federal and state income taxes, social security or FICA taxes, and state unemployment taxes, now applicable or that may be enacted and become applicable during your employment by the Company.. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Autobytel Inc)

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