EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.1
This
Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is effective as of January 15, 2009, by and
between Xxxxx X. Xxxx ("Employee”) and St. Xxxxxxx Software, a Delaware
corporation (“Employer”), located at 00000 Xxxxxx xx Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, XX
00000.
W I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS,
Employer desires to retain the services of Employee and Employee desires to be
employed by Employer upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
NOW,
THEREFORE, In consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and
covenants herein contained, Employee and Employer agree as follows:
1)
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Services;
Title. Employee shall be employed as Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer (the “Title”) and shall fully
and faithfully perform such services as Employer shall reasonably request
to be performed (the "Services"). The position shall report directly to
the Board of
Directors.
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2)
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Compensation, Benefits
and Reviews. Subject to all the other terms of this
Agreement, in connection with Employee's performance of the Services,
Employer shall:
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a)
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Pay
Employee's salary by check or direct deposit twice per month in equal
installments in accordance with Employer's regular salary payment
schedule, which shall be paid at the rate of $9,375 (before deductions
made at Employee's request, if any, and for deductions required by
federal, state and local law)
semi-monthly.
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b)
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Pay
Employee a quarterly performance bonus (if any), not to exceed $100,000 in
the aggregate, based on specific performance targets set forth in the
bonus plan established by the board of directors and attached hereto as
Exhibit
C.
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c)
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Employee
will be granted 165,000 non-qualified stock options to vest in equal
installments of 1/36 per month over a three (3) year period, starting on
the date of the grant, and until such options are vested in
full. The stock options’ exercise price will be priced at the
closing share price on the date of grant and will be subject to Employee
signing Employer’s form stock option agreement. The stock options shall be
governed by the St. Xxxxxxx Software, Inc. 2005 Stock Option Plan, as
it may be amended from time to
time.
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d)
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Grant
Employee the option to participate in the benefit plans offered by
Employer, including without limitation, insurance plans, 401(k) and other
savings plans, short and long term disability insurance, Section 125
(cafeteria) and similar pre-tax expense plans, holidays, PTO- Personal
Time Off, etc., which may be amended from time to time in Employer’s
discretion.
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e)
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Participate
in health insurance for Employee and Employee’s dependents, and such other
benefits as Employer shall determine to provide to all of its employees
from time to time.
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f)
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Reimburse
Employee for all reasonable travel, meals, lodging, communications,
entertainment and other business expenses incurred by Employee in
connection with Employee’s
employment.
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g)
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Grant
Employee four (4) weeks
vacation with pay for each twelve-month period, to be taken at times
agreed with Employer. Unused vacation shall accrue according to
the Employer’s accrued vacation policy, as may be amended from time to
time.
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3)
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Term and
Termination. (a) The term of this Agreement shall be for a period
of twelve (12) months (the “Initial Term”). Unless the parties enter into
a new contract before the expiration of the Initial Term then Employee’s
employment shall continue on an “at-will”
basis.
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b)
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Termination Without
Cause. In the event that during the Initial Term
Employee shall be terminated by Employer without “Cause” or terminated
following a Change of Control (as defined below) or if the Board of
Directors appoints a permanent Chief Executive Officer to replace
Employee, then Employee shall receive from Employer, with appropriate
deductions and withholdings, the compensation required by Paragraph 2(a)
for the remaining term of the Initial Term (the “Severance Period”)
following the date of such termination (the “Severance”), plus all accrued
but unpaid salary and vacation time and any applicable quarterly bonus
which has been earned but not yet paid to the date of
termination. In addition, the vesting of Employee’s stock
options shall accelerate. In no event will the Severance Period be longer
than six (6) months. The foregoing Severance shall be reduced
by the amount of any other compensation earned by the Employee during the
Severance Period as a result of his employment. Employee’s eligibility for
Severance is conditioned on Employee having first signed a release
agreement in the form attached as Exhibit B and a
termination certificate as provided for in Paragraph 4 in the form of
Exhibit
A.
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c)
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Termination For
Cause. Upon termination of Employee's employment with Employer for
“Cause”, Employer shall be under no further obligation to Employee for
salary or other compensation, except to pay all accrued but unpaid salary
and accrued vacation time up to the date of termination. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean that Employee: has been
negligent in the discharge of his or her duties to Employer or has acted
in a manner constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct; has been
dishonest or committed or engaged in an act of theft, embezzlement or
fraud, a material breach of confidentiality, an unauthorized disclosure or
use of inside information, customer lists, trade secrets or other
confidential information; has breached a fiduciary duty; has been
convicted of, or plead guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a
misdemeanor (other than minor traffic violations or similar offenses)
injurious to the reputation, business or assets of Employer; has
materially breached any of the material provisions of this Agreement; has
engaged in unfair competition with, or otherwise acted intentionally in a
manner injurious to the reputation, business or assets of, Employer or an
affiliate; has materially violated Employer’s policies and procedures, and
specifically a violation of Employer’s sexual harassment and/or
anti-discrimination policies, or a violation of Employer’s trade secrets
policies, or use or disclosure of Employer’s trade secrets for personal
gain; or has improperly induced a vendor or customer to break or terminate
any contract with Employer or an affiliate or induced a principal for whom
Employer or an affiliate acts as agent to terminate such agency
relationship.
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d)
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Change of
Control. Change of Control, for purposes of this Agreement, means a
change in the ownership or control of the Company (where the consideration
paid exceeds one dollar ($1) for each share of Employer’s common stock)
affected through any one of the following
transactions:
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(i) a
merger or consolidation approved by the Company’s stockholders in which
securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting
power of the Company’s outstanding securities are transferred to a person or
persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to
such transaction;
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(ii) any
stockholder-approved sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the Company’s assets in a complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Company; or
(iii) the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or related group of persons
(other than the Company or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with, the Company) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of
the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities pursuant
to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the Company’s
stockholders;
4.
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Termination
Certificate. Upon the termination of Employee's
engagement under this Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, Employee
agrees to sign, date and deliver to Employer a "Termination Certificate"
in the form of Exhibit A, and
to deliver and take all other action necessary to transfer promptly to
Employer all records, materials, equipment, drawings, documents and data
of any nature pertaining to any invention, trade secret or confidential
information of Employer or to Employee's engagement, and Employee will not
take with Employee any documents containing or pertaining to any
confidential information, knowledge or data of Employer that Employee may
produce or obtain during the course of Employee's engagement under this
Agreement. This Paragraph 4 shall survive indefinitely any termination of
this Agreement or Employee's
employment.
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5.
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Nondisclosure. Employee
agrees to keep confidential and not to disclose or make any use of (except
for the benefit of Employer), at any time, either during or after
Employee’s engagement under this Agreement, any trade secrets,
confidential information, knowledge, data or other information of Employer
relating to products, processes, know-how, designs, formulas, test data,
customer lists, business plans, marketing plans and strategies, pricing
strategies or other subject matters pertaining to any business or future
business of Employer or any of its clients, customers, Employees,
licensees or affiliates, which Employee may produce, obtain or otherwise
acquire or become aware of during the course of Employee’s engagement
under this Agreement. Employee further agrees not to deliver, reproduce or
in any way allow any such trade secrets, confidential information,
knowledge, data or other information, or any documentation relating
thereto, to be delivered or used by any third party without specific
direction or consent of a duly authorized officer of Employer. This
Paragraph 5 shall survive indefinitely any termination of this Agreement
or Employee's employment.
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6.
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Work for Hire;
Ownership of Intellectual Property. Employee understands and agrees
that all of Employee’s work and the results there arising out of or in
connection with the work performed for Employer, whether made solely by
Employee or jointly with others, during the period of Employee's
employment by Employer, that relate in any manner to the actual or
anticipated business, work, activities, research or development of
Employer or its affiliates, or that result from or are suggested by any
task assigned to Employee or any activity performed by Employee on behalf
of Employer, shall be the sole property of the Employer, and, to the
extent necessary to ensure that all such property shall belong solely to
the Employer, Employee by Employee’s execution of this Agreement transfers
to the Employer any and all right and interest Employee may possess in
such intellectual property and other assets created in connection with
Employee’s employment by Employer, and that may be acquired by Employee
during the term of this Agreement from any source that relates, directly
or indirectly, to Employer's business and future
business. Employee also agrees to take any and all actions
requested by Employer to preserve Employer's rights with respect to any of
the foregoing. This Paragraph 6 shall survive indefinitely any termination
of this Agreement or Employee's
employment.
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7.
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No Partnership; Not
Assignable by Employee. This Agreement is between Employee and
Employer, as at-will employer, and shall not form or be deemed to form a
partnership or joint venture. Employer’s rights, benefits, duties and
obligations under this Agreement shall inure to its successors and
assigns. Employee's rights, obligations and duties under this Agreement
are personal to Employee and may not be
assigned.
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8.
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Trade Secrets of
Others: Employee represents that Employee’s performance of all the
terms of this Agreement and as the Employer’s Employee does not, and will
not breach any agreement to keep in confidence any proprietary
information, knowledge or data acquired by Employee in confidence or in
trust before Employee’s engagement under this Agreement, and Employee will
not disclose to Employer or induce Employer to use any confidential or
proprietary information or material belonging to any other person or
entity. Employee agrees not to enter into any agreement, either written or
oral, in conflict with this Paragraph
8.
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9.
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Employee's
Representations and Warranties. Employee represents, promises,
understands and agrees that: (i) Employee is free to enter into this
Agreement; (ii) Employee is not obligated or a party to any engagement,
commitment or agreement with any person or entity that will, does, or
could conflict with or interfere with Employee's full and faithful
performance of this Agreement, nor does Employee
have any commitment, engagement or agreement of any kind requiring
Employee to render services or preventing or restricting Employee from
rendering services or respecting the disposition of any rights or assets
that Employee has or may hereafter acquire or create in connection with
his/her employment with Employer; (iii) Employee shall not use any
material or content of any kind in connection with Employer's products,
software or website that is copyrighted or owned or licensed by a party
other than Employer or that would or could infringe the rights of any
other party; (iv) Employee shall not use in the course of Employee’s
performance under this Agreement, and shall not disclose to Employer, any
confidential information belonging, in part or in whole, to any third
party; (vi) EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS “AT WILL”
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, AND HAS REVIEWED THIS AGREEMENT IN DETAIL BEFORE
AGREEING TO EACH AND ALL OF THE PROVISIONS; was allowed adequate
opportunity to seek legal counsel before signing this Agreement; and (vii)
no statement, representation, promise, or inducement has been made to
Employee, in connection with the terms of this Agreement, except as
expressly set forth in this
Agreement.
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10.
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Governing Law;
Arbitration. This Agreement shall be subject to and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and
without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles. In the event of any
dispute in connection with the Services, Employee’s employment or
termination thereof, relationship with the Employer, or this Agreement (or
any other agreement) that cannot be resolved privately between the
parties, resolution shall be through binding arbitration conducted in the
County of San Diego, California. Any arbitration shall be
conducted in accordance with the provisions of the California Code of
Civil Procedure, Part 3, Title 9 (commencing with Section 1280). Employer
will pay the cost of arbitration. The arbitration process shall
be in compliance with any laws or rules then in effect for employment
arbitration
agreements at the time of a demand for arbitration. The parties may obtain
discovery in aid of the arbitration in accordance with California Code of
Civil Procedure Section 1283.05. Nothing contained in this paragraph 10
shall limit either party’s right to seek temporary restraining orders or
injunctive or other equitable relief in the Superior Court of California
in connection with this Agreement. EMPLOYEE
UNDERSTANDS THAT BY AGREEING TO ARBITRATION IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE
BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER
BOTH EXPRESSLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN
A COURT OF LAW. This Paragraph 10 shall survive indefinitely any
termination of this Agreement or Employee's
employment.
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11.
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Entire Agreement;
Modification; Waiver; Construction Generally. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between Employer and Employee relating to
Employee’s employment with Employer, and supersedes all previous
agreements, whether oral or written. No provision of this Agreement shall
be construed strictly against any party, including, without limitation,
the drafter. Neither this Agreement nor any provision may be amended,
waived or modified in any way other than by a writing executed by the
party against whom such amendment, waiver or modification would be
enforced. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising with respect
to any right shall operate as a waiver. A waiver by any party of a breach
of any provision shall not be deemed a waiver of any later
breach. The exercise of any right or remedy by either party (or
by its successor), whether pursuant to this Agreement, to any other
agreement, or to law, shall not preclude or waive its right to exercise
any or all other rights and remedies. The headings or titles of the
several paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted solely for convenience
and shall not be used in the construction of any provision of this
Agreement. Words in the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa.
All references to the masculine or feminine shall mean all
genders.
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12.
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Assignment.
Employee acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement, and Employee’s
rights and obligations hereunder, may be assigned by Employer to any
affiliate, subsidiary or parent company of
Employer.
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EMPLOYER:
St.
Xxxxxxx Software, a Delaware corporation
Dated:
February 9, 2009
/s/
Xxxxxxxx X.
Polanen
Xxxxxxxx
X. Polanen
Director
EMPLOYEE:
Dated
February 9, 2009
/s/
Xxxxx X.
Xxxx
Xxxxx X.
Xxxx
Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
and
Chairman of Board of Directors
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EXHIBIT A
TERMINATION
CERTIFICATE
This is
to certify that undersigned does not have in the undersigned’s possession, nor
has undersigned failed to return, any customer information, records, files,
programs, documents, data, specifications, drawings, blueprints, reproductions,
sketches, notes, reports, proposals, or copies of them, or other documents or
materials, equipment, or other property or asset belonging to St. Xxxxxxx
Software (“Employer”), its successors and assigns.
Undersigned
further certifies that undersigned has fully complied with, and will continue to
comply with, all the terms of the Employment Agreement dated as of January 15,
2009 between Employer and the undersigned (the “Agreement").
Undersigned
further agrees that, in compliance with the Agreement, undersigned will preserve
as confidential any and all trade secrets, confidential information, knowledge,
data or other information of Employer relating to products, processes, know-how,
designs, formulas, test data, customer lists, business plans, marketing plans
and strategies, pricing strategies or other subject matters pertaining to any
business of Employer or any of its clients, customers, Employees, licensees or
affiliates, that Employee produced, obtained or otherwise acquired or became
aware of during the course of Employee’s engagement under the
Agreement.
EMPLOYEE:
_______________________________
Xxxxx X.
Xxxx
Date: __________________________
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EXHIBIT B
SEVERANCE
AGREEMENT
AND
GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS
This Severance Agreement and General
Release of All Claims (“Agreement”) is entered into between Xxxxx X. Xxxx
(“Employee”) and St. Xxxxxxx Software, and all related holding, parent or
subsidiary entities and their affiliates, directors, officers, representatives,
agents, principals, partners and employees, stockholders, predecessors and
successors and/or assigns, insurers, and attorneys (all collectively referred to
as “Employer”). (Employee
and Employer are hereinafter collectively referred to as “the
Parties”).
1. Termination of
Employment. Employee’s employment with Employer is terminated
effective ___________ (“ the termination date”).
2. Severance. In
consideration of and in return for the promises contained in this Agreement, and
as full and final compensation to Employee for all services as an
employee:
a.
Employee shall receive from Employer, with appropriate deductions and
withholdings, with the compensation required by Paragraph 3(b) of the Employment
Agreement dated January 15, 2009 (the “Employment Agreement”), payable in
accordance with Employer’s regular payroll practices, (the “Severance”) in
addition to all accrued and unused wages and vacation pay and any applicable
quarterly bonus which has been earned but not yet paid through the termination
date;
b.
Employee will continue on Employer’s medical plan up to and including Employee’s
termination date. Employee shall have the right to continue his/her medical and
dental insurance, at Employee’s sole expense, pursuant to the provisions of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ("COBRA") provided,
however, that Employee timely elects COBRA continuation. The COBRA
period shall be deemed to have commenced on the first of the month following the
date of termination;
c.
Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Severance provided for in this
Agreement is due under his Employment Agreement only if he signs this Agreement;
and
e.
Employer warrants and Employee acknowledges that the agreements described under
this Paragraph 2 constitute full payment of any and all claims of every nature
and kind arising out of or relating in any way to Employee’s employment by
Employer or the termination thereof, benefits owed, or any other claims as
outlined below.
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3. Employee’s Release of All Claims
Against Employer.
a. In
consideration of the above described payment, and for other good and valuable
consideration, Employee agrees that employment with Employer has terminated as
of the termination date, and that Employee has received full payment of all
wages, vacation accrued but not used, and any and all other sums due as a result
of such employment by Employer. In further consideration of and in
return for the promises and covenants undertaken herein, Employee does hereby
unconditionally, irrevocably and absolutely release and discharge Employer and
all related holding, parent or subsidiary entities and their affiliates,
directors, officers, representatives, agents, principals, partners and
employees, stockholders, predecessors and successors and/or assigns, insurers,
and attorneys from any and all liability, claims, demands, causes of action, or
suits of any type, whether in law and/or in equity, known or unknown, related
directly or indirectly or in any way connected with any transaction, affairs or
occurrences between them to date, including, but not limited to, Employee’s
employment with Employer and the termination of said Employment. This
Agreement shall include but not be limited to a release of claims arising under
any state or federal statute or common law regulating or affecting employment,
including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the
Fair Labor Standards Act, federal and state wage and hour laws including,
without limitation, the California Labor Code, California Government Code
Sections 12940 et seq., any applicable California Industrial Wage Orders, all as
amended, all claims for breach of contract, employment discrimination, sexual
harassment, wages, severance, overtime compensation, vacation, torts, fraud,
and/or claims any other local, state or federal law, rule, or regulation
relating to or affecting Employee’s employment by Employer, except any claim for
unemployment insurance or worker’s compensation.
b. In
further consideration of the above described payments and benefits, and for
other good and valuable consideration, Employee irrevocably and absolutely
agrees that he will not prosecute nor allow to be prosecuted on his behalf in
any administrative agency, whether federal or state, or in any court, whether
federal or state, any claim or demand of any type related to the matters
released above. It is the intention of the Parties that, with the
execution of this Agreement, Employer and all related holding, parent or
subsidiary entities and their affiliates, directors, officers, representatives,
agents, principals, partners and employees, stockholders, predecessors and
successors and/or assigns, insurers, and attorneys will be absolutely,
unconditionally and forever discharged of and from all obligations to or on
behalf of Employee related in any way to the matters
released. Employee represents that he has not filed any complaint,
charges or lawsuits against Employer and all related holding, parent or
subsidiary corporations (including their affiliates, officers, directors, and
employees) with any governmental agency or any court.
4. Left Intentionally
Blank.
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5. Unknown
Claims. Employee understands and agrees that this Agreement
extends to all claims of every nature, known or unknown, suspected or
unsuspected, past or present, and that any and all rights granted to Employee
under Section 1542 of the California Civil Code or any analogous federal law or
regulation are hereby expressly waived. Section 1542
provides:
“A
general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know of or
suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if
known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the
debtor.”
Employee certifies that he has read
this release, the quoted Civil Code section and that he fully understands this
release.
6. Binding
Effect. This Agreement and all promises and agreements set
forth in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
the respective parties, their legal successors, heirs, assigns, partners,
representatives, agents, attorneys, officers, directors and
shareholders.
7. Entire
Agreement. Employee further declares and represents that no
promise or representation not contained in this Agreement has been made to him
and acknowledges and represents that this Agreement contains the entire
understanding between the parties and contains all terms and conditions
pertaining to the compromise and settlement of the subjects referenced in this
Agreement. However, any proprietary or trade secrets agreement
or any agreement regarding ownership of intellectual property by Employer
entered into previously, as well as Paragraphs 4,5,6,8 and 10 of the Employment
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Employee further
acknowledges that the terms of this Agreement are contractual and not a mere
recital.
8. Left intentionally
blank
9. Confidential Information and
Trade Secrets. Employee acknowledges that all confidential
materials, records and documents concerning Employer that have come into
Employee’s possession during his/her employment with Employer have been returned
to Employer. Employee agrees not to disclose to any person or entity,
including any competitor of Employer and any future employer, any of Employer’s
trade secrets or other confidential information. Employee acknowledges all
Employer’s property obtained during the course of her employment with Employer
has been returned to Employer. To the extent that Employee has
entered into any Confidentiality, Proprietary or Trade Secrets agreement or any
agreement regarding ownership of intellectual property of Employer, if such
Agreements provide greater protection to Employer than this Agreement, such
other Agreements shall take precedence over this Agreement.
10. Interpretation and
Severability. The validity, interpretation, and performance of
this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the
State of California. This Agreement shall not be interpreted for or
against either party hereto on the ground that such party drafted or caused this
Agreement to be drafted. If any provision of this Agreement, or part
thereof, is held invalid, void or voidable as against public policy or
otherwise, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions, or parts thereof,
which may be given effect without the invalid provision or part. To
this extent, the provisions, and parts thereof, of this Agreement are declared
to be severable.
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11. Arbitration of
Disputes. Any dispute arising out of this Agreement or
Employee’s employment or termination shall be resolved by binding arbitration in
San Diego, California, pursuant to Paragraph 10 of the Employment Agreement, and
the findings of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the
parties.
12. Attorneys’
Fees. In any dispute involving this Agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to attorneys’ fees and costs.
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13.
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IF EMPLOYEE IS UNDER THE AGE OF
40, A SIGNATURE ON THIS RELEASE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE.
IF EMPLOYEE IS
OVER THE AGE OF 40, THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS
APPLY:
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Age Discrimination in
Employment Act Release.
A. Employee
acknowledges Employer hereby has advised Employee in writing to discuss this
Agreement with an attorney before executing it and that Employer has provided
Employee at least twenty-one (21) days within which to review and consider this
Agreement before signing it.
B. The Parties acknowledge
and agree that Employee may revoke this Agreement for up to seven (7) calendar
days following the execution of this Agreement, and that it shall not become
effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired. The
Parties further acknowledge and agree that such a revocation must be in writing,
addressed to Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq., at 0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000-000,
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 and received not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh (7th)
day following execution of this Agreement by Employee. If Employee
revokes this Agreement, it shall not be effective or enforceable and Employee
will not receive the monies and benefits described above.
C. If Employee does not revoke this
Agreement in the time frame specified in this Paragraph 20, the Agreement shall
become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the eighth (8th) day after it is signed by
Employee.
I have read the foregoing Severance
Agreement and General Agreement of All Claims and I accept and agree to the
provisions contained in this Agreement and execute it voluntarily and with full
understanding of its consequences.
PLEASE
READ CAREFULLY, THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND
UNKNOWN CLAIMS.
Dated:
________________, 200__
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_____________________________
Xxxxx X.
Xxxx
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EXHIBIT C
BONUS
PLAN
Total
Revenue Targets for 2009 (Subscription Revenues and Appliance
Revenues):
Quarter
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Q1
2009
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Q2
2009
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Q3
2009
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Q4
2009
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Target
Revenues
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$4,929,814
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$5,270,386
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$5,298,203
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$5,762,326
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Target
Bonus
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$18,750
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$18,750
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$18,750
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$18,750
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Employee
shall be entitled to a quarterly bonus, not to exceed $18,750 per quarter, if,
during the Initial Term of Employee’s Employment Agreement, St. Xxxxxxx
Software, Inc. (the “Company”) achieves actual quarterly total revenues of
eighty percent (80%) or more of the quarterly revenue targets listed
above. If during any quarter the Company actual total revenue
is 100% or more of the revenue target for a particular quarter, then Employee
shall be entitled to 100% of the target revenue bonus, or $18,750 for that
quarter. If the Company achieves 80% of the revenue target for a
particular quarter, then Employee shall be entitled to 80% of the targeted
revenue bonus, or $15,000 ($18,750 x 0.80), and anything above 80% will be
prorated. So by way of example, if the Company achieves 95% of the
revenue target for a particular quarter, then Employee shall be entitled to 95%
of the targeted revenue bonus, or $17,812.50 ($18,750 x 0.95). No
bonus will be paid in a quarter if the actual revenue for that quarter is less
than eighty percent (80%) of the revenue target for that quarter.
Operating
Income Targets for 2009:
Quarter
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Q1
2009
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Q2
2009
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Q3
2009
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Q4
2009
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Target
Income(Loss) from Operations
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$(481.565)
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$(150,007)
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$(53,227)
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$155,742
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Target
Bonus
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$6,250
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$6,250
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$6,250
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$6,250
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Employee shall be entitled to a
quarterly bonus of $6,250 per quarter if, during the Initial Term of Employee’s
Employment Agreement, the Company achieves (i) actual quarterly loss from
operations equal to or less than of the quarterly loss from operations targets
for Q1, Q2 and Q3, or (ii) actual quarterly profit from operations that is equal
to higher than of the quarterly profit from operations target for
Q4.
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