Effect on Other Benefits In no event shall the value, at any time, of the RSUs or any other payment under this Agreement be included as compensation or earnings for purposes of any other compensation, retirement, or benefit plan offered to employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company unless otherwise specifically provided for in such plan. The RSUs and the underlying shares of Common Stock (or their cash equivalent), and the income and value of the same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose including, but not limited to, calculation of any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy or end-of-service payments, holiday pay, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, pension or retirement benefits, or similar mandatory payments.
Relation to Other Benefits Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
No Impact on Other Benefits The value of the Participant’s Option is not part of his or her normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, retirement, welfare, insurance or similar employee benefit.
Effect of Agreement on Other Benefits Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the existence of this Agreement shall not be interpreted to preclude, prohibit or restrict Executive’s participation in any other employee benefit or other plans or programs in which he currently participates.
Other Benefits During the Term, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in or receive benefits under the Company’s employee benefit plans in effect from time to time, subject to the terms of such plans.
Expense Reimbursement and Other Benefits (a) During the term of Executive’s employment hereunder, pursuant to Applica’s Travel and Expense Policy and upon the submission of proper substantiation by the Executive, including copies of all relevant invoices, receipts or other evidence reasonably requested by Applica, Applica shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses actually paid or incurred by the Executive in the course of and pursuant to the business of Applica or any Affiliates.
(b) Executive shall participate in Applica’s Group Health and Hospitalization Plan, Group Life Insurance Plan, Group Disability Insurance Plan and all other insurances, or insurance plans (collectively, the “Welfare Benefits”), and executive benefits and bonuses covering Applica’s executive officers as are now or may in the future be in effect, subject to applicable eligibility requirements. Additionally, Applica shall provide the Executive with life insurance in an amount equal to five times his Base Salary. During the Term, Applica shall pay for (i) the Executive’s annual dues in a country club and (ii) tax preparation and financial planning for the Executive on an annual basis up to a maximum of 1% of his base salary.
(c) During the Term, Applica shall provide Executive with a monthly automobile allowance of $975.
(d) During the Term, the Executive will be entitled to four weeks’ paid vacation for each year. The Executive will also be entitled to the paid holidays and other paid leave set forth in Applica’s policies. Vacation days and holidays during any fiscal year that are not used by the Executive during such Fiscal Year may not be carried over and used in any subsequent Fiscal Year.
Vacation and Other Benefits Each Contract Year, Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation in accordance with Employer’s applicable policies and procedures for executive-level employees. Executive shall also be eligible to participate in and receive the fringe benefits generally made available to other executive-level employees of Employer in accordance with and to the extent that Executive is eligible under the general provisions of Employer’s fringe benefit plans or programs; provided, however, that Executive understands that these benefits may be increased, changed, eliminated or added from time to time during the Term as determined in Employer’s sole and absolute discretion.
PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION (a) If within eighteen (18) months after a Change in Control, the Company terminates Employee’s employment other than by reason of Employee’s death, Disability or for Cause, or if Employee terminates Employee’s employment for Good Reason, then the Employee shall be entitled to the following payments and benefits:
(i) The Company shall pay to Employee as compensation for services rendered, no later than five (5) business days following the date of termination, a lump sum severance payment equal to 2.50 multiplied by the sum of (A) Employee’s Base Salary, (B) the highest annual bonus that was paid to Employee in any of the three fiscal years ending prior to the date of termination under the Company’s Management Incentive Plan (the “MIP”), and (C) the highest cash bonus for a performance period of more than one fiscal year that was paid to Employee in any of the three fiscal years ending prior to the date of termination under the MIP.
(ii) The Company shall pay to Employee as compensation for services rendered, no later than five (5) business days following the date of termination, a lump sum payment equal to a pro rata portion (based on the number of days elapsed during the fiscal year and/or other bonus performance period in which the termination occurs) of Employee’s target bonus under the MIP for the fiscal year and for any other partially completed bonus performance period in which the termination occurs.
(iii) All waiting periods for the exercise of any stock options granted to Employee and all conditions or restrictions of any restricted stock granted to Employee shall terminate, and all such options shall be exercisable in full according to their terms, and the restricted stock shall be transferred to Employee as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.
(iv) Employee’s participation as of the date of termination in the life, medical/dental/vision and disability insurance plans and financial/tax counseling plan of the Company shall be continued on the same terms (including any cost sharing) as if Employee were an employee of the Company (or equivalent benefits shall be provided) until the earlier of Employee’s commencement of substantially equivalent full-time employment with a new employer or twenty- four (24) months after the date of termination; provided, however, that after the date of termination, Employee shall no longer be entitled to receive Company-paid executive physicals or, upon expiration of the applicable memberships, Company-paid airline memberships. In the event Employee shall die before the expiration of the period during which the Company is required to continue Employee’s participation in such insurance plans, the participation of Employee’s surviving spouse and family in the Company’s insurance plans shall continue throughout such period.
(v) Employee may elect upon termination to purchase any automobile then in the possession of Employee and subject to a lease of which the Company is the lessor by payment to the Company of the residual value set forth in the lease, without any increase for remaining lease payments during the term or other lease breakage costs. Employee may elect to have any such payment deducted from any payments due the Employee hereunder.
(vi) The entire balance credited to Employee’s account under the Company’s Supplemental Retirement Plan shall, no later than five (5) business days following the date of termination, be paid lump sum in cash to Employee.
(vii) The termination of Employee’s employment with the Company shall constitute a “retirement” from the Company for purposes of all Company compensation and benefits plans and programs to the extent Employee is otherwise eligible for “retirement” as defined by the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control.
(viii) All payments and benefits provided under this Agreement shall be subject to applicable tax withholding.
(b) Following Employee’s termination of employment for any reason, the Company shall have the unconditional right to reduce any payments owed to Employee hereunder by the amount of any due and unpaid principal and interest on any loans by the Company to Employee and Employee hereby agrees and consents to such right on the part of the Company.
Benefits Upon Termination (a) If this Agreement is terminated for any reason by the Company or by the Executive (in such a case, the date on which the Executive’s employment by the Company terminates is referred to as the “Severance Date”), the Company shall have no further obligation to make or provide to the Executive, and the Executive shall have no further right to receive or obtain from the Company, any payments or benefits or compensation or damages except as follows:
(i) The Company shall pay the Executive (or, in the event of his death, the Executive’s estate) his Accrued Obligations;
(ii) In the event of an Involuntary Termination, each outstanding option, restricted stock award or other stock-based award granted by the Company to the Executive shall be automatically accelerated so that such award shall be vested in full as of the Severance Date; and
(iii) In the event of a Change of Control Termination, the Company shall pay the Executive in one lump sum, subject to tax withholding and other authorized deductions, an amount equal to US$5 million (the “Severance Benefit”), subject to the Executive’s execution of the documents in accordance with clause 12.5(b).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause 12.3, if any of the events set forth in clause 12.1(b), which give rise to the Company’s option to terminate this Agreement, shall have occurred prior to the Severance Date or if the Executive shall be in breach of clauses 14, 15 or 16 (whether prior to or after the Severance Date) (x) the Executive shall not be entitled to claim any compensation or damages for or in respect of or by reason of such termination and (y) the Executive shall no longer be entitled to the additional benefits prescribed by clause 12.3(a)(ii).
(c) The Executive agrees that the payments contemplated by this clause 12.3 (and any applicable acceleration of vesting of an equity-based award in accordance with the terms of such award in connection with the termination of the Executive’s Appointment) shall constitute the exclusive and sole remedy for the Executive and the Executive covenants not to assert or pursue any other remedies, at law or in equity, with respect to any termination of the Appointment. The Company and the Executive acknowledge and agree that there is no duty of the Executive to mitigate damages under this Agreement. All amounts paid to the Executive pursuant to clause 12.3 shall be paid without regard to whether the Executive has taken or takes actions to mitigate damages.
Relationship to Other Benefits No payment under this Agreement shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan.