Termination and Severance Pay A. In the event Employee is terminated by the Board before the expiration of the term of this agreement without just cause, and during that time Employee is willing and able to perform his duties under this Agreement, the Board shall continue to pay Employee's salary for a period of four (4) months after the date of termination (the "Severance Period") and shall continue Employee's then current health insurance coverage for a period of four (4) months. In the event Employer is not able to maintain Employee's health insurance coverage pursuant to the terms of the Township health insurance plan, then Employer shall pay to Employee, for a period of four (4) months, the cost of health insurance premiums at a rate that will continue substantially similar health benefits for Employee and Employee's family, if applicable, as provided under the then current township health insurance plan. In addition, the Board shall pay the cash value of any accrued vacation time. All of the above shall hereinafter be referred to as the Severance Compensation. The parties agree that this Severance Compensation shall constitute Employee's sole and exclusive remedy for termination without just cause
B. In the event Employee is terminated by the Board before the expiration of the term of this agreement with just cause, the Board shall have no obligation to pay the Severance Compensation set forth in Section 3A.
C. In the event the Board, at any time during the term of this Agreement, reduces the salary or other financial benefits of Employee in a greater percentage than an applicable across- the-board reduction for all employees of the Board, or in the event the Board refuses, following written notice, to comply with any other provision benefiting Employee herein, or Employee resigns following a written request by the Board that he resign, then, in that event, Employee may, at his option, be deemed to be "terminated without just cause" as of the date of such reduction, refusal to comply, or written request and Employee shall be entitled to the Severance Compensation as set forth in Section 3A. as if he were terminated without cause. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Board's failure to grant Employee a raise equivalent to that given any or all other Township Employees shall not be deemed a "reduction" as provided herein.
D. In the event Employee desires to voluntarily resign his position with the Board before the expiration of the above term of this employment, then Employee shall give the Board thirty (30) days notice in advance, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. In the event the Employee voluntarily resigns his position, he shall not be entitled to the severance pay provisions contained in Section 3A hereof.
E. For the purposes of Section 3. hereof, "just cause" shall mean the following:
(a) The Employee is convicted of a felony;
(b) The Employee has failed or neglected to carry out his duties hereunder in any material and significant respect, or has been guilty of misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice to him from the Board specifying the nature of such failure, neglect, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, unless such misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance is so egregious or of such a nature that it is of a criminal nature or it cannot be corrected.
F. If the Employee is permanently disabled or is otherwise unable to perform his duties because of sickness, accident, injury, mental incapacity or health for a period of eight successive weeks beyond any accrued sick leave and vacation time, the Board shall have the option to terminate this Agreement, and Employee shall receive the Severance Compensation set forth under Paragraph 3A. above.
Right to Severance Benefits The Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company Severance Benefits, as described in Section 3.3 herein, if there has been a Change in Control of the Company and if, within twenty-four (24) calendar months following the Change in Control, a Qualifying Termination of the Executive has occurred. The Executive shall not be entitled to receive Severance Benefits if he/she is terminated for Cause, or if his/her employment with the Company ends due to death, Disability, or Retirement or due to a voluntary termination of employment by the Executive without Good Reason.
Severance Payments and Benefits Subject to the provisions of paragraph 8 below, in the event of a Termination, in lieu of the amount otherwise payable under paragraph 4 above, the Company shall:
(a) Pay the Executive a lump-sum payment in cash no later than ten (10) business days after the date of Termination equal to the sum of:
(i) The sum of: (A) the Executive’s base salary through and including the date of Termination and any bonus amounts which have become payable, to the extent either has not theretofore been paid; (B) a pro rata portion of the Executive’s annual bonus for the fiscal year in which the date of Termination occurs in an amount equal to: (1) the Executive’s Bonus Amount (as defined below), multiplied by (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the fiscal year in which the date of Termination occurs through and including the date of Termination, and the denominator of which is three hundred sixty-five (365); (C) accrued and unpaid vacation pay through and including the date of Termination; and (D) unreimbursed business expenses through and including the date of Termination;
(ii) An amount equal to the product of the Applicable Multiple (as defined below) and the Executive’s annual salary in effect immediately prior to the date of Termination; and
(iii) An amount equal to the product of the Applicable Multiple and the Executive’s Bonus Amount; Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph 6(a), with respect to any amounts which constitute a deferral of compensation subject to Code Section 409A and provided the Executive is a “Specified Employee” (as defined under Code Section 409A), such amounts shall be paid to the Executive on the date which is six (6) months after his or her date of Separation from Service.
(b) Continue to provide the Executive (and, if applicable, the Executive’s dependents), for a twenty-four (24) month period following the date of Termination, with the same level of benefits described in paragraph 4(d) of this Agreement upon substantially the same terms and conditions (including contributions required by the Executive for such benefits) as existed immediately prior to the date of Termination (or, if more favorable to the Executive, as such benefits and terms and conditions existed immediately prior to the Change of Control), provided, that if the Executive cannot continue to participate in the Company plans providing such benefits, the Company shall otherwise provide such benefits on the same after-tax basis as if continued participation had been permitted, and further provided the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during the Executive’s taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, in the event the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and becomes eligible to receive welfare benefits from such employer, the welfare benefits described in this Agreement shall be secondary to such benefits during the period of the Executive’s eligibility, but only to the extent that the Company reimburses the Executive for any increased cost and provides any additional benefits necessary to give the Executive the benefits provided hereunder.
Other Severance Benefits Executive hereby agrees that in consideration for the payments to be received under Section 7(b) of this Agreement, Executive waives any and all rights to any payments or benefits under any severance plans or arrangements of the Company or their respective affiliates that specifically provide for severance payments, other than the Change in Control Severance Agreement between the Company and Executive (the “Change in Control Severance Agreement”); provided that any payments payable to Executive under Section 7(b) hereof shall be offset by any payments payable under the Change in Control Severance Agreement.
No Other Severance Benefits Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, the Executive covenants and agrees that Executive shall not be entitled to any other form of severance benefits from the Company, including, without limitation, benefits otherwise payable under any of the Company’s regular severance policies, in the event Executive’s employment hereunder ends for any reason and, except with respect to obligations of the Company expressly provided for herein, the Executive unconditionally releases the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, executives and stockholders, or any of them, from any and all claims, liabilities or obligations under this Agreement or under any severance or termination arrangements of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for compensation or benefits in connection with Executive’s employment or the termination thereof.
Separation Payments and Benefits Provided that Executive: (x) executes this Agreement and returns a copy of this Agreement that has been executed by Executive to the Company so that it is received by Cameron Turtle, Chief Operating Officer, 221 Crescent Street, Built 17, Suite 102B, Waltham, MA 02453 (email: ) no later than 5:00 pm CT on September 22, 2023; (y) does not revoke this Agreement during the Release Revocation Period (as defined below); and (z) remains in compliance with the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (including under Section 5), Executive shall receive the following separation payments and benefits:
(a) the Company shall pay to Executive aggregate severance payments of $623,000 (the “Severance Amount”), which Severance Amount shall be paid through salary continuation in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures, with the initial payment to occur on the first payroll date following the 60th day following the Separation Date, with the first installment to include a catchup payment for amounts covering the period from the date of Separation Date through the first payment date;
(b) if Executive timely elects continued coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), the Company shall pay the full amount of Executive’s COBRA premiums on behalf of the Executive for the Executive’s continued coverage under the Company’s health, dental and vision plans, including coverage for the Executive’s eligible dependents, for the Severance Period (as defined in the Severance Agreement);
(c) the Company shall pay to Executive a lump sum payment of $168,246.58 (the “Retention Bonus”) in accordance with the terms of that certain Incentive Agreement between Executive and the Company dated June 21, 2023 (the “Incentive Agreement”), which Retention Bonus shall be paid following the expiration of the Release Revocation Period but in no event later than December 31, 2023;
(d) effective as of the last day of the Consulting Period, all unvested Options scheduled to vest within the 12-month period following the last day of the Consulting Period shall immediately become fully vested and exercisable;
(e) all vested Options (after giving effect to Section 2(d) and Section 5(c)) will remain outstanding for six months following the last day of the Consulting Period and may be exercised during such period in accordance with the terms of the Award Agreements; and
(f) in the event that any sale, licensing, disposition, or monetization transaction or multiple transactions relating to pegtarviliase or any of the Company’s legacy development-stage assets is consummated prior to June 23, 2024, then, and only then, the Company will pay to Executive a cash bonus equal to: (i) 1.0% of the value of the upfront consideration received by the Company in such transactions, plus (ii) 0.5% of the risk-adjusted net present value of the contingent consideration payable to the Company in such transactions, in each case, to be paid within 30 days of the end of the calendar quarter in which such transaction is consummated, in each case, in accordance the parameters established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company on August 1, 2023. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the consideration referenced in this Section 2 represents the entirety of the amounts Executive is eligible to receive as severance pay and benefits from the Company or any other Company Party pursuant to the Severance Agreement and otherwise.
Termination Payments and Benefits If during a Change in Control Period, as defined in Section 8, the Employment Period of the Executive shall terminate other than by reason of a Nonqualifying Termination, as defined in Section 8, then the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive (or his executor, administrator or other legal representative, as the case may be) within 30 days following the Termination Date, as compensation for services rendered to the Company and in lieu of any severance amounts which otherwise would be payable to the Executive, the following amounts:
(i) the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum cash amount equal to the sum of (A) the Executive's Base Compensation, accrued vacation pay and reimbursable expenses incurred through the Termination Date, in each case to the extent not theretofore paid, (B) the Executive's annual bonus in an amount equal to the annualized (for any fiscal year consisting of less than 12 full months or with respect to which the Executive has been employed by the Company for less than 12 full months) bonus payable to the Executive by the Company for the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs (determined at the higher of the target or actual level of performance for such year), multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the fiscal year in which the termination occurs prior to the Termination Date and the denominator of which is 365 or 366, as applicable, (C) three times the Executive's highest annual rate of Base Compensation during the three full fiscal years prior to the Termination Date, (D) three times the greater of (I) the Executive's highest annual bonus payable during the three full fiscal years prior to the Termination Date and (II) the target bonus payable for the year in which the Termination Date occurs and (E) all accruals under the Zenith Electronics Corporation Supplemental Salaried Profit Sharing Retirement Plan; (ii) for a period of three years commencing on the Termination Date, or until such earlier date on which the Executive becomes covered under similar plans maintained by a subsequent employer, the Company shall continue to provide the Executive and his dependents with coverage, or shall provide substantially equivalent coverage, under all welfare benefit plans or arrangements (including group medical and dental, health and accident, long-term disability, short-term disability, group life insurance and executive insurance programs) with the same level of coverage, upon the same terms and otherwise to the same extent as such plans or arrangements shall have been in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as provided generally with respect to other peer executives of the Company. If the Company cannot provide such continued coverage or substantially equivalent coverage, the Company shall pay the Executive a lump sum cash amount equal to the present value of such coverage; and
(iii) the Company shall provide outplacement services appropriate for the Executive in accordance with industry standards (which shall not exceed 15% of the Executive's Base Compensation).
Termination and Severance Executive shall be entitled to receive benefits upon termination of employment only as set forth in this Section 4:
Limitation on Payments and Benefits Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount or benefit to be paid or provided under this Agreement would be an “Excess Parachute Payment,” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, but for the application of this sentence, then the payments and benefits to be paid or provided under this Agreement shall be reduced to the minimum extent necessary (but in no event to less than zero) so that no portion of any such payment or benefit, as so reduced, constitutes an Excess Parachute Payment; provided, however, that the foregoing reduction shall be made only if and to the extent that such reduction would result in an increase in the aggregate payment and benefits to be provided, determined on an after-tax basis (taking into account the excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, any tax imposed by any comparable provision of state law, and any applicable federal, state and local income and employment taxes). Whether requested by the Executive or the Company, the determination of whether any reduction in such payments or benefits to be provided under this Agreement or otherwise is required pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be made at the expense of the Company by the Company’s independent accountant. The fact that the Executive’s right to payments or benefits may be reduced by reason of the limitations contained in this Section 9.3 shall not of itself limit or otherwise affect any other rights of the Executive other than pursuant to this Agreement. In the event that any payment or benefit intended to be provided under this Agreement or otherwise is required to be reduced pursuant to this Section 9.3, cash Severance Benefits payable hereunder shall be reduced first, then other cash payments that qualify as Excess Parachute Payments payable to the Executive, then non-cash benefits shall be reduced, as determined by the Company.
Accrued Compensation and Benefits Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2 and 3 above, in connection with any termination of employment upon or following a Change in Control (whether or not a Qualifying Termination or CIC Qualifying Termination), the Company or its subsidiary shall pay Executive’s earned but unpaid base salary and other vested but unpaid cash entitlements for the period through and including the termination of employment, including unused earned vacation pay and unreimbursed documented business expenses incurred by Executive prior to the date of termination (collectively “Accrued Compensation and Expenses”), as required by law and the applicable Company or its subsidiary, as applicable, plan or policy. In addition, Executive shall be entitled to any other vested benefits earned by Executive for the period through and including the termination date of Executive’s employment under any other employee benefit plans and arrangements maintained by the Company or its subsidiary, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of such plans and arrangements, except as modified herein (collectively “Accrued Benefits”). Any Accrued Compensation and Expenses to which the Executive is entitled shall be paid to the Executive in cash as soon as administratively practicable after the termination, and, in any event, no later than two and one-half (2-1/2) months after the end of the taxable year of the Executive in which the termination occurs or at such earlier time as may be required by applicable law or Section 10 below, and to such lesser extent as may be mandated by Section 9 below. Any Accrued Benefits to which the Executive is entitled shall be paid to the Executive as provided in the relevant plans and arrangements.
