CHANGE-IN-CONTROL AGREEMENT
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Exhibit 10.4
THIS IS A CHANGE-IN-CONTROL AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”), dated as
of July 28, 2008 (the “Effective Date”),
between West Pharmaceutical, Services, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, (the
“Company”) and
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
(“Executive”).
Background
The Board of Directors of the Company
and the Compensation Committee of the Board have determined that it is in the
best interests of the Company and its shareholders for the Company to make the
following arrangements with Executive. These arrangements provide for
compensation in the event Executive should leave the employment of the Company
under the circumstances described in this Agreement.
Agreement
In
consideration of Executive’s assuming the position of Chief Operating Officer,
and the mutual covenants and agreements herein, and intending to be legally
bound, the Company and Executive agree as follows:
1.
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Definitions. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the meanings set
forth below:
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(a)
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An
“Affiliate” of
any Person means any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled
by or under common control with such
Person.
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(b)
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“Change in
Control” means a change in control of a nature that would be
required to be reported in response to Item 1 of a Current Report on Form
8-K as in effect on the date of this Agreement pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Act”),
provided, that, without limitation, a Change in Control shall be deemed to
have occurred if:
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(i)
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Any
Person, other than:
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(1)
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the
Company,
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(2)
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any
Person who on the date hereof is a director or officer of the Company,
or
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(3)
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a
trustee or fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of
the Company,
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is or
becomes the “beneficial owner,” (as defined in Rule 13-d3 under the Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50%
of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;
or
(ii)
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During
any period of two consecutive years during the term of this Agreement,
individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of
Directors of the Company cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority thereof, unless the election of each director who was not a
director at the beginning of such period has been approved in advance by
directors representing at least two-thirds of the directors then in office
who were directors at the beginning of the period;
or
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(iii)
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The
shareholders of the Company approve: (A) a plan of complete liquidation of
the Company; or (B) an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets; or (C) a merger, consolidation,
or reorganization of the Company with or involving any other corporation,
other
than a merger, consolidation, or reorganization (collectively, a “Transaction”),
that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
entity), at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the Company (or the surviving entity, or an entity which as
a result of the Transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all
of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) outstanding immediately after the
Transaction.
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(c)
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“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
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(d)
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The
“Company’s
Business” means: (i) the manufacture and sale of stoppers,
closures, containers, medical-device components and assemblies made from
elastomers, metal and plastic for the health-care and consumer-products
industries, and (ii) any other business conducted by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates during the term of this Agreement and in
which Executive has have been actively
involved.
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(e)
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“Constructive
Termination” means the occurrence of any of the following
events:
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(i)
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The
Company requires Executive to assume any duties inconsistent with, or the
Company makes a significant diminution or reduction in the nature or scope
of Executive’s authority or duties from, those assigned to or held by
Executive on the Effective Date;
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(ii)
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A
material reduction in Executive’s annual salary or incentive compensation
opportunities;
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(iii)
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A
relocation of Executive’s site of employment to a location more than 50
miles from Executive’s site of employment on the Effective
Date;
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(iv)
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The
Company fails to provide Executive with substantially the same fringe
benefits that were provided to Executive as of the Effective Date, or with
a package of fringe benefits that, although one or more of such benefits
may vary from those in effect as of the Effective Date, is substantially
at least as beneficial to Executive in all material respects as such
fringe benefits taken as a whole;
or
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(v)
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A
successor of the Company does not assume the Company’s obligations under
this Agreement, expressly or as a matter of
law.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Constructive Termination will be deemed to have occurred
under any of the following
circumstances:
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(1)
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Executive
will have consented in writing or given a written waiver to the occurrence
of any of the events enumerated in clauses (i) through (v)
above;
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(2)
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Executive
will have failed to give the Company written notice stating Executive’s
intention to claim Constructive Termination and the basis for that claim
at least 10 days in advance of the effective date of Executive’s
resignation; or
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(3)
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The
event constituting a Constructive Termination has been cured by the
Company prior to the effective date of Executive’s
resignation.
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(f)
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"Payment"
means
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(i)
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any
amount due or paid to Executive under this
Agreement,
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(ii)
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any
amount that is due or paid to Executive under any plan, program or
arrangement of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries,
and
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(iii)
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any
amount or benefit that is due or payable to Executive under this Agreement
or under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company and any of its
Subsidiaries not otherwise covered under clause (i) or (ii) hereof which
must reasonably be taken into account under section 280G of the Code and
the Regulations in determining the amount of the "parachute payments"
received by Executive, including any amounts which must be
taken into account under the Code and Regulations as a result of
(1) the acceleration of the vesting of any option, restricted
stock or other equity award granted under any equity plan of the Company
or otherwise, (2) the acceleration of the time at which any payment or
benefit is receivable by Executive or (3) any contingent severance or
other amounts that are payable to
Executive.
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(g)
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"Person” means
an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or
other entity or organization.
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(h)
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"Regulations"
means the proposed, temporary and final regulations under section 280G of
Code or any successor provision
thereto.
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(i)
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“Restrictive
Period” means the period of time that commences on the Effective
Date hereof and ends on the first anniversary of the Termination
Date.
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(j)
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“Retirement
Plan” means the West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Employees’
Retirement Plan and any successor plan
thereto.
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(k)
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“Savings/Deferred Comp
Plan” means The Company’s 401(k) Plan, The Company’s Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation Plan for Designated Employees and any successor
plans or other similar plans established from time to time that may allow
executive officers to defer taxation of
compensation.
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(l)
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“Subsidiary” has
the meaning ascribed to the term by section 425(f) of the
Code.
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(m)
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“Termination
Date” is the date on which Executive ceases to be employed by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for any
reason.
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2.
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Termination
Following a Change in
Control.
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(a)
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Executive
will be entitled to the benefits specified in Section 3 (Benefits
Payable Upon Termination of Employment)
if,
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(i)
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at
any time within two years after a Change in Control has occurred,
Executive’s employment by the Company is
terminated:
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(1)
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by
the Company, other than by reason of death, disability, continuous willful
misconduct to the detriment of the Company, or retirement at Executive’s
normal retirement date under the Retirement Plan,
or
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(2)
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as
a result of Executive’s resignation at any time following Executive’s
Constructive Termination; or
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(ii)
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Executive
resigns for any reason within 30 days following the first anniversary of a
Change in Control.
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Except as
otherwise set forth in Section 2(b), Executive will not be entitled to the
benefits specified in Section 3 hereof if Executive’s employment terminates for
any other reason or if, at any time thereafter, Executive is in breach of any of
Executive’s obligations under this Agreement.
(b)
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If
the Company executes an agreement, the consummation of which would result
in the occurrence of a Change in Control, then, with respect to a
termination
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(i)
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by
the Company, other than by reason of death, disability, continuous willful
misconduct to the detriment of the Company, or retirement at Executive’s
normal retirement date under the Retirement Plan,
or
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(ii)
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as
a result of Executive’s resignation at any time following Executive’s
Constructive Termination occurring after the date of such agreement (and,
if such agreement expires or is terminated prior to consummation, prior to
the expiration or termination of such
agreement),
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a Change
in Control shall be deemed to have occurred as of the date of the execution of
such agreement and Executive will be entitled to the severance compensation
specified in Section 3 hereof.
3.
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Benefits
Payable Upon Termination of Employment. Upon termination
of employment as set forth in Section 2 (Termination
Following a Change in Control), Executive will be entitled to the
following benefits:
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(a)
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Severance
Compensation. Executive will be entitled to severance
compensation in an amount equal to three times the sum
of
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(i)
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Executive’s
highest annual base salary rate in effect during the year of the
termination of Executive’s employment,
plus
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(ii) the
aggregate amount of the annual bonuses paid or payable toExecutive for the three
fiscal years immediately preceding aChange in Control divided by the number of
fiscal years as towhich such bonuses were paid or payable;
provided, however,
that if at any time before the third anniversary of the Termination Date,
Executive either (x) elects retirement under the Retirement Plan, or (y) reaches
normal retirement age under the Retirement Plan if Executive had remained
employed by the Company, Executive’s severance compensation under this Section
3(a) will be reduced by an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying
such severance compensation by a fraction the numerator of which is the number
of days elapsed from the Termination Date until the date on which either of the
events described in clauses (x) or (y) first occurs, and the denominator of
which is 1095.
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The
severance compensation paid hereunder will not be reduced to the extent of
any other compensation for Executive’s services that Executive receives or
is entitled to receive from any other employment consistent with the terms
of this Agreement.
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(b)
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Equivalent of Vested
Savings/Deferred Comp Plan Benefit. The Company will pay
to Executive the difference, if any,
between
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(i)
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the
benefit Executive would be entitled to receive under the Savings/Deferred
Comp Plan if the Company’s contributions to the Savings/Deferred Comp Plan
were fully vested upon the termination of Executive’s employment,
and
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(ii)
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the
benefit Executive is entitled to receive under the terms of the
Savings/Deferred Comp Plan upon termination of Executive’s
employment.
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Any
such benefit will be payable at such time and in such manner as benefits
are payable to Executive under the Savings/Deferred Comp
Plan.
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(c)
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Unvested Equity
Awards. All stock options, other equity-based awards and
shares of the Company’s stock granted or awarded to Executive pursuant to
any Company compensation or benefit plan or arrangement, but which are
unvested, will vest immediately upon termination of Executive’s
employment. The provisions of this Section 3(c) will supersede the terms
of any such grant or award made to Executive under any such plan or
arrangement to the extent there is an inconsistency between the
two.
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(d)
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Employee and Executive
Benefits. Executive will be
entitled to a continuation of all hospital, major medical, medical,
dental, life and other insurance benefits not otherwise addressed in this
Agreement in the same manner and amount to which Executive was entitled on
the date of a Change in Control or on the date of Constructive Termination
of Executive’s employment (whichever benefits are more favorable to
Executive) until the earlier of
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(i)
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a
period of 36 months after termination of Executive’s
employment,
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(ii)
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Executive’s
retirement under the Retirement Plan,
or
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(iii)
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Executive’s
eligibility for similar benefits with a new
employer.
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Assistance
in finding new employment will be made available to Executive by the
Company if Executive so requests. Upon termination of Executive’s
employment, Company cars must be returned to the
Company.
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4. Additional
Payments.
(a)
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Gross-Up
Payment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, if it is determined that any Payment would be subject to the
excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code or any interest or
penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with
any interest or penalties thereon, is herein referred to as an "Excise Tax"),
then Executive shall be entitled to an additional payment (a "Gross-Up
Payment") in an amount that will place Executive in the same
after-tax economic position that Executive would have enjoyed if the
Excise Tax had not applied to the
Payment.
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(b)
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Determination of
Gross-Up Payment. Subject to the provisions of Section
4(c), all determinations required under this Section 4, including whether
a Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount of the Payments constituting
excess parachute payments, and the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, shall
be made by the accounting firm that was the Company's independent auditors
immediately prior to the Change in Control (or, in default thereof, an
accounting firm mutually agreed upon by the Company and Executive) (the
"Accounting
Firm"), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both
to Executive and the Company within fifteen days of the Change in Control,
the Termination Date or any other date reasonably requested by Executive
or the Company on which a determination under this Section 4 is necessary
or advisable. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise
Tax is payable by Executive, the Company shall cause the Accounting Firm
to provide Executive with an opinion that the Accounting Firm has
substantial authority under the Code and Regulations not to report an
Excise Tax on Executive's federal income tax return. Any
determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon Executive and
the Company. If the initial Gross-Up Payment is insufficient to
cover the amount of the Excise Tax that is ultimately determined to be
owing by Executive with respect to any Payment (hereinafter an "Underpayment"),
the Company, after exhausting its remedies under Section 4(c) below, shall
pay to Executive an additional Gross-Up Payment in respect of the
Underpayment.
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(c)
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Timing of
Payment. The Company shall pay to Executive the initial
Gross-Up Payment or any required Underpayment (i) if the Executive is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, on
the later of (A) the date that is at least six months after the date of
the Executive’s termination of employment or (B) the fifth business day
following the receipt by Executive and the Company of the Accounting
Firm's determination, or (ii) if the Executive is not a “specified
employee” within the meaning of Section 409A the fifth business day
following the receipt by Executive and the Company of the Accounting
Firm’s determination. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, any Gross-Up Payment or Underpayment must be paid on or before
the end of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in
which the applicable Excise Tax is
payable.
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(d)
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Procedures. Executive
shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of a
Gross-Up Payment. Such notice shall be given as soon as
practicable after Executive knows of such claim and shall apprise the
Company of the nature of the claim and the date on which the claim is
requested to be paid. Executive agrees not to pay the claim
until the expiration of the thirty-day period following the date on which
Executive notifies the Company, or such shorter period ending on the date
the Taxes with respect to such claim are due (the "Notice
Period"). If the Company notifies Executive in writing prior to
the expiration of the Notice Period that it desires to contest the claim,
Executive shall: (i) give the Company any information
reasonably requested by the Company relating to the claim; (ii) take such
action in connection with the claim as the Company may reasonably request,
including accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an
attorney reasonably selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to
Executive; (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in contesting
the claim; and (iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings
relating to the claim. Executive shall permit the Company to
control all proceedings related to the claim and, at its option, permit
the Company to pursue or forgo any and all administrative appeals,
proceedings, hearings, and conferences with the taxing authority in
respect of such claim. If requested by the Company, Executive
agrees either to pay the tax claimed and xxx for a refund or contest the
claim in any permissible manner and to prosecute such contest to a
determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of
initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts as the Company
shall determine; provided, however, that, if the
Company directs Executive to pay such claim and pursue a refund, the
Company shall advance the amount of such payment to Executive on an
after-tax and interest-free basis (the "Advance"). The
Company's control of the contest related to the claim shall be limited to
the issues related to the Gross-Up Payment and Executive shall be entitled
to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issues raised by the
Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority. If the
Company does not notify Executive in writing prior to the end of the
Notice Period of its desire to contest the claim, the Company shall pay to
Executive an additional Gross-Up Payment in respect of the excess
parachute payments that are the subject of the claim, and Executive agrees
to pay the amount of the Excise Tax that is the subject of the claim to
the applicable taxing authority in accordance with applicable
law. The Advance, any additional Gross-Up Payments and the
reimbursement of any related costs, expenses or taxes payable under this
Section 4(d) and/or Section 4(f) shall be made on or before the end of the
Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which any
additional taxes are payable by the Executive or if no additional taxes
are payable the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in
which the audit or litigation is
closed.
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(e)
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Repayments. If,
after receipt by Executive of an Advance, Executive becomes entitled to a
refund with respect to the claim to which such Advance relates, Executive
shall pay the Company the amount of the refund (together with any interest
paid or credited thereon after Taxes applicable thereto). If,
after receipt by Executive of an Advance, a determination is made that
Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to the claim
and the Company does not promptly notify Executive of its intent to
contest the denial of refund, then the amount of the Advance shall not be
required to be repaid by Executive and the amount thereof shall offset the
amount of the additional Gross-Up Payment then owing to
Executive.
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(f)
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Further
Assurances. The Company shall indemnify Executive and
hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any costs, expenses,
penalties, fines, interest or other liabilities ("Losses") incurred by
Executive with respect to the exercise by the Company of any of its rights
under this Section 4, including any Losses related to the Company's
decision to contest a claim or any imputed income to Executive resulting
from any Advance or action taken on Executive's behalf by the Company
hereunder. Subject to the last sentence of Section 4(d), the
Company shall pay all legal fees and expenses incurred under this Section
4 and shall promptly reimburse Executive, or cause the Trust to reimburse
Executive, for the reasonable expenses incurred by Executive in connection
with any actions taken by the Company or required to be taken by Executive
hereunder. The Company shall also pay all of the fees and
expenses of the Accounting Firm, including the fees and expenses related
to the opinion referred to in Section
4(b).
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5. Payment of
Severance Compensation.
The
severance compensation set forth in Section 3 (a) will be payable in 36 equal
monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month following the
month in which Executive’s employment terminates. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that the Executive is a “specified employee” within the
meaning of Code section 409A, the first six monthly installments shall be paid
in a lump sum on the first day of the month following or coincident with the
date that is six months following the Executive’s termination of employment and
all remaining monthly installments shall be paid monthly.
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6.
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Non-Disclosure
and Confidentiality. In addition to the covenants
contained herein, and as additional consideration, Executive agrees that
he will execute and comply with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement
with West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and its Subsidiaries attached
hereto as Exhibit
A.
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7.
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Legal
Fees. The Company will pay all legal fees and expenses
which Executive may incur as a result of the Company’s contesting the
validity or enforceability of this
Agreement.
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8.
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Payments
Final. In the event of a termination of Executive’s
employment under the circumstances described in this Agreement, the
arrangements provided for by this Agreement, and any other agreement
between the Company and Executive in effect at that time and by any other
applicable plan of the Company in which Executive then participates, will
constitute the entire obligation of the Company to Executive, and
performance of that obligation will constitute full settlement of any
claim that Executive might otherwise assert against the Company on account
of such termination. The Company’s obligation to pay Executive under this
Agreement will be absolute and unconditional and will not be affected by
any circumstance, including any set-off, counterclaim, defense or other
rights the Company may have against Executive or anyone else as long as
Executive is not in beach of Executive’s obligations under this
Agreement.
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9. Non-Competition.
(a)
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During
the Restrictive Period, Executive will not, and will not permit any of
Executive’s Affiliates, or any other Person, directly or indirectly,
to:
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i)
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engage
in competition with, or acquire a direct or indirect interest or an option
to acquire such an interest in any Person engaged in competition with, the
Company’s Business in the United States (other than an interest of not
more than 5 percent of the outstanding stock of any publicly traded
company);
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ii)
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serve
as a director, officer, employee or consultant of, or furnish information
to, or otherwise facilitate the efforts of, any Person engaged in
competition with the Company’s Business in the United
States;
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iii)
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solicit,
employ, interfere with or attempt to entice away from the Company any
employee who has been employed by the Company or a Subsidiary in an
executive or supervisory capacity in connection with the conduct of the
Company’s Business within one year prior to such solicitation, employment,
interference or enticement; or
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iv)
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approach,
solicit or deal with in competition with the Company or any Subsidiary any
Person which at any time during the 12 months immediately preceding the
Termination Date:
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(1)
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was
a customer, client, supplier, agent or distributor of the Company or any
Subsidiary;
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(2)
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was
a customer, client, supplier, agent or distributor of the Company or any
Subsidiary with whom employees reporting to or under the direct control of
Executive had personal contact on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary;
or
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(3)
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was
a Person with whom Executive had regular, substantial or a series of
business dealings on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary (whether or
not a customer, client, supplier, agent or distributor of the Company or
any Subsidiary).
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(c)
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For
the avoidance of doubt, Executive agrees that the phrase “Person engaged
in competition with the Company’s Business” as used in this Section
includes, the companies listed on Exhibit B to this
Agreement, and their Affiliates and
Subsidiaries.
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10.
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Vesting in
the Event of a Change in Control. In the event of a
Change in Control, all stock options, equity-based awards and shares of
the Company's stock granted or awarded to Executive pursuant to any
Company compensation or benefit plan or arrangement, but which are
unvested at that time, will vest immediately upon such Change in
Control. The provisions of this Section 10 will supersede the
terms of any such grant or award made to Executive under any such plan or
arrangement to the extent there is an inconsistency between the
two.
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11.
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Duration of
Agreement. This Agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall continue until terminated as provided in this
Section. This Agreement may be terminated only under the following
circumstances:
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(i)
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At
any time by the mutual written consent of Executive and the Company;
and
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(ii)
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By
the Company at the end of each successive two-year periods commencing on
the date of this Agreement by giving Executive written notice at least one
year in advance of such termination, except that such termination and
written notice will not be effective unless Executive will be employed by
the Company on the Termination
Date.
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12. Miscellaneous.
(a)
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In
consideration for the benefit of having the protection afforded by this
Agreement, Executive agrees that the provisions of Section 6 (Non-Disclosure
and Confidentiality) and Section 9 (Non-Competition) of this Agreement
apply to Executive, and Executive will be bound by them, whether or not a
Change in Control occurs or Executive actually receives the benefits
specified in Section 3 hereof.
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(b)
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This
Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Executive,
Executive’s personal representatives and heirs and the Company and any
successor of the Company, but neither this Agreement nor any rights
arising hereunder may be assigned or pledged by
Executive.
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(c)
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Executive
acknowledges that a breach of the covenants contained in Section 6 (Non-Disclosure
and Confidentiality) and Section 9 (Non-Competition)
will cause the Company immediate and irreparable harm for which the
Company’s remedies at law (such as money damages) will be inadequate. The
Company shall have the right, in addition to any other rights it may have,
to obtain an injunction to restrain any breach or threatened breach of
such Sections. The Company may contact any Person with or for whom
Executive works after Executive’s employment by the Company ends and may
send that Person a copy of this
Agreement.
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(d)
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Should
any provision of this Agreement be adjudged to any extent invalid by any
competent tribunal, that provision will be deemed modified to the extent
necessary to make it enforceable. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision hereof or Exhibit hereto shall in no way
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
hereof.
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(e)
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This
Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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(f)
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This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the
Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof and merges
and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings
between the Company and Executive with respect to such
matters.
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(g)
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This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, which together
shall constitute a single
agreement.
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[SIGNATURE
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have
duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES,
INC.
/s/ X.
Xxxxxxxxx By: /s/ D. E.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Xx. Ph.D.
Chief Executive
Officer
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EXHIBIT
A
Confidentiality
Agreement With
West
Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
_________________________________________
In consideration of my employment by
West Pharmaceutical Services, Incorporated, The Tech Group or any of each of
their subsidiaries or affiliates (the “Company”), and intending to be legally
bound, I, Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx, agree as follows:
1. INVENTIONS
COMPANY PROPERTY. In this Agreement the term “Inventions”
includes inventions, ideas, techniques, methods, developments, improvements and
all other forms of intellectual property. All rights in Inventions
which I conceive, make or obtain either alone or with others during my
employment by the Company (both before and after the date of this Agreement) and
within six months after my employment ends, are and shall be the property of the
Company except as set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement.
2. INVENTIONS
EXCLUDED. This Agreement does not apply to Inventions which
the Company determines in its sole discretion to be unrelated to any matter of
actual or potential interest to the Company unless they are conceived, made or
obtained in the course of my employment or with the use of the time, material or
facilities of the Company. This agreement also does not apply to
Inventions conceived, made or obtained by me before my employment by the
Company. As a matter of record, I include at the end of this
Agreement a list of such prior Inventions.
3. DISCLOSURE
AND PROTECTION OF INVENTIONS. I will make full and prompt
disclosure to the Company of all Inventions which are defined by Section 1 to be
the Company’s property. At the Company’s request and expense but
without additional compensation to me, I will at any time take such actions as
the Company reasonably considers necessary to obtain or preserve the Company’s
rights in such Inventions. These actions may include, but are not
necessarily limited to, signing and delivering applications, assignments and
other papers and testifying in legal proceedings.
4. CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION. I will not, during or after my employment with
the Company, use for myself or others, or disclose to others, any formulae,
trade secrets, know-how, Inventions which are the Company’s property, data
provided to the Company by clients, customers, or licensors, including
Inventions owned by Third Parties (as defined below), or other confidential
matters of the Company or its affiliates unless authorized in writing to do so
by the Company. I understand that (a) the Company keeps these matters
confidential and secret, (b) these confidential matters would be of great value
to competitors, and (c) if these confidential matters were known to the
Company’s competitor’s, the Company would be harmed. As used in this
agreement, “confidential matters of the Company” includes all information of a
technical, commercial or other nature and any other information not made
available to the general public, including, but not limited to information
covered by a confidentiality agreement.
5. THIRD
PARTIES. You understand that, in dealing with existing and potential
customers, clients, licensees, licensors, suppliers, contracting parties and
other third parties with which the Company has business relations or potential
business relations (“Third Parties”), the Company frequently receives
confidential and proprietary information and materials from these Third Parties
subject to the Company's understanding that the Company will maintain the
confidentiality of such information and the Company requires its employees and
consultants to do so. You agree to treat all such information and
materials as confidential information subject to this Agreement.
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6. PAPERS. All
correspondence, memoranda, notes, records, reports, drawings, lists,
photographs, plans and other papers and items received or made by me in
connection with my employment with the Company shall be the property of the
Company. I will deliver all copies of such materials to the Company
upon request of the Company and, even if it does not request, when my employment
by the Company ends.
7. ENFORCEMENT. I
acknowledge that a breach of this agreement will cause the Company immediate and
irreparable harm for which the Company’s remedies at law (such as money damages)
will be inadequate. The Company shall have the right, in addition to
any other rights it may have, to obtain an injunction to restrain any breach or
threatened breach of this Agreement. Should any provision of this
agreement be adjudged to any extent invalid by any competent tribunal, that
provision would be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it
enforceable. The Company may contact any person with or for
whom I work after my employment by the Company ends and may send that person a
copy of this agreement. If suit is brought to enforce this Agreement,
the party which substantially prevails on the merits is entitled to recover as
an element of costs of suit, and not as damages, reasonable attorneys' fees and
expenses and all expert witnesses' fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing
party.
8. BINDING
EFFECT; SEVERABILITY. My undertakings hereunder will bind me
and my heirs and legal representatives regardless of (a) the duration of my
employment by the Company, (b) any change in my duties or the nature of my
employment, (c) the reasons for manner of termination of my employment, and (d)
the amount of my compensation. The invalidity or unenforceability of
any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision hereof.
9. MISCELLANEOUS. This
agreement (a) shall in no way bind me or the Company to a specific term of
employment, (b) supersede any prior understandings and constitutes the entire
understanding between the Company and me about the subject matter covered by
this agreement, (c) may be modified or varied only in writing signed by the
Company and me, (d) will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of
the Company, and (e) will be governed by Pennsylvania law.
XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
/s/ X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Dated:
July 28,
2008
List below or on a separate page all
previous Inventions referred to in Section 3 above (if none please so
indicate).
US
Patents and Applications for three versions of armoring systems including
Affixable Armor Tiles, Mounting Systems, and Explosively Formed Projectile
Defeat Systems.
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EXHIBIT
B
Companies Engaged in
Competition with the Company
3-M Drug
Delivery Systems Division
AAI
Development Services
ABC
Laboratories, Inc.
Akron
Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc.
American
Stelmi Corporation (Stelmi)
X. Xxxxx
Medical Inc.
Xxxx
Corporation
Xxxxxx
International Inc.
Becton,
Xxxxxxxxx and Company (BD)
Bioject
Medical Technologies Inc.
Bioscreen
Testing Services, Inc.
Bodycote
Materials Testing, Inc.
Cardinal
Health Pharmaceutical Development
Cardinal
Health, Inc./ALARIS Medical Systems
Carmel
Pharma, Inc.
Catalent
Pharma Solutions, Inc.
Chemic
Laboratories, Inc
Chemir
Analytical Services
Ciba
Specialty Chemicals Corp.
Citech
CODAN US
Corporation
Columbia
Analytical Services, Inc.
|
Cyanta
Analytical Laboratories (subsidiary of
Chemir)
|
Duoject
Medical Systems Inc (Canada Company)
|
Xxxxxx
Clinical Services (part of Thermo Xxxxxx Scientific,
Inc)
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Laboratories, Inc.
Gerresheimer
Glass, Inc.
Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
Corporation
Helvoet
Pharma USA
Hospira,
Inc.
ICU
Medical, Inc.
Intertek/Quantitative
Technologies Inc (QTI)
Irvine
Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Itran-Xxxxxxxx
Rubber Corporation
Kokoku
Rubber, Inc.
Lancaster
Laboratories, Inc. (acquired by Xxxxxx )
Lexington
Rubber Group, Inc.
Maptech
Medi-Dose,
Inc./ EPS, Inc.
Metrics,
Inc.
Microbac
Laboratories, Inc.
Nektar
Therapeutics
Xxxxxx
Laboratories, Inc.
North
American Science Associates, Inc (NAMSA)
Pharmalytica
Services, LLC
Polymer
Solutions Incorporated
PPD
Incorporated
Quality
Control Laboratory (QC Lab)
Radius (A
Nypro Company)
XX Xxx
Group, Inc.
XXXXXX
North America, Inc.
SGS
Northview Laboratories
Sterigenics
International, Inc. (SteriPro Labs)
Synomics
Pharmaceutical Services LLC
The
Plasticoid Company
Toxikon
Corporation
Whitehouse
Analytical Laboratories, LLC
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