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EXHIBIT 10.2(a)
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the 11th day of
November, 1999 by and between Universal Foods Corporation, a Wisconsin
corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), and Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx (hereinafter referred to as "Executive");
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Executive is presently employed by the Company as
its President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Board");
WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that the Executive's
contribution to the growth and success of the Company has been substantial;
WHEREAS, the Board desires to provide for the continued
employment of the Executive and to encourage the continued attention and
dedication to the Company of the Executive as a member of the Company's
management;
WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company intend that this
Agreement shall supersede and replace the Executive Employment Contract made and
entered into as of November 5, 1987, and amended as of May 10, 1988, by and
between the Company and the Executive (the "Prior Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company intend that in the
event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Amended and Restated Change of
Control Severance and Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of November
11, 1999, by and between the Executive and the Company (the "Change of Control
Agreement")), this Agreement shall be superseded and replaced by the Change of
Control Agreement; and
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WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to commit himself to
continue to serve the Company, on the terms and conditions herein provided;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the
mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto
mutually covenant and agree as follows:
1. Employment. The Company hereby agrees to continue to
employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to continue to serve the
Company, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
2. Term. The employment of the Executive by the Company
as provided in Section 1 of this Agreement will commence on the date hereof and
end on November 11, 2002, unless further extended or sooner terminated as
hereinafter provided (the "Employment Period"). On November 11, 2000, and on
November 11 of each year thereafter, the term of the Executive's employment
shall be automatically extended for one additional year unless at least ninety
days prior to such renewal date either party hereto shall give notice to the
other that the Employment Period shall not be so extended; provided, however,
that in no event shall the term of the Executive's employment extend beyond the
end of the calendar month in which the Executive's 65th birthday occurs and
provided further that no automatic extension of the term of the Executive's
employment shall occur if the Executive is disabled, as determined pursuant to
Section 8 of this Agreement, at the time such extension would otherwise
automatically become effective.
3. Position and Duties.
(a) During the Employment Period, the Executive shall
serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chairman
of the Board and shall have such responsibilities and authority as may from time
to time be assigned to the Executive by the Company's Board of Directors
consistent with his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company.
(b) During the Employment Period, and excluding any
periods of vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the
Executive shall devote substantially all his
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working time and efforts during normal business hours to the business and
affairs of the Company and, to the extent necessary to discharge the
responsibilities assigned to the Executive under this Agreement, use the
Executive's reasonable best efforts to carry out such responsibilities
faithfully and efficiently. It shall not be considered a violation of the
foregoing for the Executive to (A) serve on corporate, civic or charitable
boards or committees, (B) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or
teach at educational institutions and (C) manage personal investments, so long
as such activities do not significantly interfere with the performance of the
Executive's responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with
this Agreement or otherwise violate the provisions of Section 14.
4. Place of Performance. In connection with the
Executive's employment by the Company, the Executive shall be based in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (at the principal executive offices of the Company) except
for required travel on the Company's business to an extent substantially
consistent with his present business travel obligations.
5. Compensation and Related Matters.
(a) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the
Company shall pay to the Executive a salary at a rate of not less than $621,000
per annum pursuant to the Company's normal payroll practices (the "Base
Salary"). The Base Salary shall be reviewed on or before October 1 of each year
following the date of this Agreement, while this Agreement remains in force, to
ascertain whether in the judgment of the Board or such Committee to whom the
Board may have delegated authority, such Base Salary should be increased. If so
increased, the Base Salary shall not thereafter during the term of this
Agreement be decreased and the term Base Salary as utilized in this Agreement
shall refer to the Base Salary as so increased. Compensation of the Executive by
salary payments shall not be deemed exclusive and shall not prevent the
Executive from participating in any other compensation or benefit plan of the
Company. The base salary payments (including any increased salary payments)
hereunder shall not in any way limit or reduce any other obligation of the
Company hereunder, and no other compensation, benefit or payment hereunder shall
in any way limit or reduce the obligation of the Company to pay the Executive's
base salary hereunder.
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(b) Annual Bonus. In addition to the Annual Base Salary,
the Executive shall be eligible to be awarded, for each fiscal year or portion
of a fiscal year ending during the Employment Period, an annual bonus (the
"Annual Bonus") pursuant to the terms of the Company's Incentive Compensation
Plan for Elected Corporate Officers, or any successor or replacement plan.
(c) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive
shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses
incurred by the Executive in performing services hereunder, including all
expenses of travel and living expenses while away from home on business or at
the request of and in the service of the Company, provided that such expenses
are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures
established by the Company.
(d) Other Benefits. During the Employment Period: (i) the
Executive shall be entitled to participate in incentive, savings and retirement
plans, practices, policies and programs of the Company to an extent no less
favorable than the participation provided generally to other senior executives
of the Company; and (ii) the Executive and/or the Executive's family, as the
case may be, shall be eligible for participation in, and shall receive benefits
under, welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the
Company (including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental,
disability, employee life insurance, group life insurance, accidental death and
travel accident insurance plans and programs) to an extent no less favorable
than the participation and benefits provided to other senior executives of the
Company (and/or their families).
(e) Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive
shall be entitled to paid vacation that is no less favorable than the paid
vacation provided generally to other senior executives of the Company and to all
paid holidays given by the Company to its other senior executives.
(f) Office and Support Staff. During the Employment
Period, the Company shall furnish the Executive with office space, secretarial
assistance and such other facilities and services as shall be suitable to the
Executive's position and adequate for the performance of his duties as set forth
in Section 3.
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(g) Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period, the
Executive shall be entitled to fringe benefits and perquisites, which shall be
no less favorable than the fringe benefits and perquisites provided generally to
other senior executives of the Company.
6. Offices. The Executive agrees to serve without
additional compensation, if elected or appointed thereto, as a director of the
Company and any of its subsidiaries and in one or more executive offices of any
of the Company's subsidiaries, provided that the Executive is indemnified for
serving in any such capacities on a basis no less favorable than is currently
provided by the Company's By-laws.
7. Death. If the Executive shall die during the
Employment Period but prior to the delivery of a Notice of Termination (as
hereinafter defined) by the Company or by the Executive for Good Reason (as
hereinafter defined), the Company shall pay the Executive's estate or legal
representative, within thirty days following the Executive's Date of Termination
(as hereinafter defined), a lump sum payment equal to the sum of: (1) the
Executive's Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination, (2) the value of
the Executive's accrued, but unused, vacation days (based on the Executive's
Annual Base Salary) and (3) the product of (x) the average annual bonus earned
by the Executive for the three years immediately prior to the year in which the
Date of Termination occurs and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of full and partial months in the fiscal year in which the Date of
Termination occurs through the Date of Termination, and the denominator of which
is twelve, in each case to the extent not theretofore paid (the "Bonus Amount"),
and the Company shall have no further obligations to pay other benefits under
this Agreement. The amounts described in clauses (1), (2) and (3) shall be
hereinafter referred to as the "Accrued Obligations".
8. Disability.
(a) If during the Employment Period, the Company or the
Executive terminates the Executive's employment due to the Executive's
Disability, the Company shall pay the Executive (1) within thirty days following
the Executive's Date of Termination, a lump sum payment of the Accrued
Obligations and (2) commencing on the Date of Termination until he reaches age
65 or the termination of his Disability, whichever is first to occur, such
amounts which an individual in his earnings category would be normally entitled
to receive as full Long
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Term Disability ("LTD") coverage under the Company LTD plan then in effect, but
not less than 60% of his Base Salary as determined under Section 5(a) at the
time of the Date of Termination. During the term of his Disability, the
Executive also shall receive the employee benefits (or service credits therefor,
as the case may be) he would have been entitled to receive, as provided in
Section 5(d) (other than under incentive plans). The obligation to provide the
foregoing disability benefits shall survive the termination of this Agreement
provided the Disability was incurred before termination, and the Company shall
have no further obligations to pay compensation or benefits under this
Agreement.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" means
that (i) the Executive has been unable, for a period of 180 consecutive business
days, to perform the Executive's duties under this Agreement, as a result of
physical or mental illness or injury, and (ii) a physician selected by the
Company or its insurers, and acceptable to the Executive or the Executive's
legal representative, has determined that the Executive's incapacity is total
and permanent. A termination of the Executive's employment by the Company for
Disability shall be communicated to the Executive by written notice, and shall
be effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Executive (the
"Disability Effective Date"), unless the Executive returns to full-time
performance of the Executive's duties before the Disability Effective Date.
9. Termination by the Company.
(a) Termination for Cause. The Executive's employment may
be terminated by the Board at any time for Cause which shall be defined to mean
(I) conviction of the Executive of any act of fraud, theft or embezzlement or
(II) the commission of any of the following acts by the Executive which is
substantially injurious to the Company: dishonesty, gross misconduct, willful
disclosure of trade secrets, gross dereliction of duty or other grave misconduct
on the part of the Executive.
The Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for
Cause without (i) reasonable notice to the Executive setting forth the reasons
for the Company's intention to terminate for Cause, (ii) an opportunity for the
Executive, together with his counsel, to be heard
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before the Board and (iii) delivery to the Executive of a Notice of Termination
from the Board finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board the Executive
was guilty of conduct set forth above in this Section 9(a), and specifying the
particulars thereof in detail. In the event the Executive's employment is
terminated for Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to his accrued and unpaid
Base Salary through the date of termination and shall forfeit his right to any
and all compensation and benefits he would otherwise have been entitled to
receive under this Agreement.
(b) Termination without Cause. The Company has the right
to terminate the employment of the Executive without Cause, upon at least thirty
days' prior written notice, if such termination is approved by a majority vote
of the Board taken at a meeting duly called to consider such matter. In the
event of termination of the Executive's employment pursuant to this Section
9(b), the Company shall provide the Executive with the following "Termination
Benefits," and the Company shall have no further obligations to pay compensation
or benefits under this Agreement:
(i) a lump sum cash payment, within thirty days
following the Date of Termination, equal to the sum of: (A) the Accrued
Obligations, and (B) the product of (1) three and (2) the sum of the Base
Salary, plus the higher of Executive's most recent annual bonus or Executive's
target bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (if no target
bonus has been set for such year, the Executive's target bonus for the prior
year shall be used).
(ii) the Executive shall be credited with three
additional years of service for purposes of calculating his retirement benefit
under any supplemental or excess retirement plan of the Company in which he was
a participant as of the Date of Termination;
(iii) from the Date of Termination until 36 months
following the end of the month in which the Date of Termination occurs, the
Company shall continue benefits to the Executive (and/or the Executive's family)
at least equal to those which would have been provided to them in accordance
with the plans, programs, practices and policies described in Section 5(d)(ii)
if the Executive's employment had not been terminated or, if more favorable to
the Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to
other senior executives
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of the Company (and their families), (in addition, if the Executive is eligible
for "COBRA" continuation health coverage under Section 4980B of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor provision), such coverage
shall commence upon the end of the coverage for the Severance Period); provided,
however, that if the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is
eligible to receive medical or other welfare benefits under another
employer-provided plan, the medical and other welfare benefits described herein
shall be secondary to those provided under such other plan during such
applicable period of eligibility; and
(iv) the Executive shall be credited with three
additional years of service and age for purposes of eligibility for retiree
health benefits under the retiree health plan maintained by the Company.
10. Termination by the Executive.
(a) Without Good Reason. The Executive has the right to
terminate his employment at any time without Good Reason upon no less than
thirty days' prior written notice delivered to the Company. If the Executive
terminates his employment during the Employment Period for any reason other than
Disability or Good Reason, the Company shall pay a lump sum payment to the
Executive of the Accrued Obligations (other than the Bonus Amount), and the
Company shall have no further obligations to pay compensation or benefits under
this Agreement.
(b) For Good Reason. The Executive has the right to
terminate his employment for Good Reason upon thirty days' prior written notice
delivered to the Company within 120 days of the occurrence of one of the events
set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean,
without the Executive's written consent:
(i) any reduction in the Executive's Base
Salary;
(ii) the assignment to the Executive of any
duties inconsistent with, or the reduction of powers or functions associated
with, his positions, duties, responsibilities and status with the Company set
forth in Section 3;
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(iii) the Company's mandatory transfer of the
Executive to another geographic location other than a location within 35 miles
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin or to a location other than the Company's principal
executive offices, except for required travel on the Company's business to an
extent substantially consistent with the Executive's business travel obligations
as of the date hereof; or
(iv) any other material breach of this Agreement
by the Company.
An isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith, and
which is remedied by the Company within ten days after notice from the
Executive, shall not be treated as Good Reason under this Agreement. In the
event of a termination of employment by the Executive for Good Reason during the
Employment Period, the Executive shall be provided with the Termination Benefits
set forth in Section 9(b) hereof.
In the event that the Executive shall in good faith give a Notice of Termination
(as hereinafter defined) for Good Reason and it shall thereafter be determined
that Good Reason did not exist, the employment of the Executive hereunder shall,
at the Executive's option, continue after such determination; provided, that the
Executive continued his employment during the dispute concerning his alleged
Good Reason pursuant to his option to do so as provided in Section 11 and
provided further, that in no event shall such employment extend beyond the
Employment Period. If the Executive does not choose to continue his employment
hereunder after such determination, the employment of the Executive shall be
deemed to have terminated at the date of giving such purported Notice of
Termination by mutual consent of the Company and the Executive; provided,
however, that if the Executive exercises his option to continue his employment
during the period of dispute concerning his alleged Good Reason as provided in
Section 11, the Executive shall be entitled to compensation and benefits during
such continued employment in accordance with Section 5 of this Agreement.
11. Notice of Termination; Date of Termination. (a) Any
termination of the Executive's employment by the Company under Section 9 or by
the Executive under Section 10 shall be communicated by written Notice of
Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice
of Termination" shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific
termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and the date of the
Executive's
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termination and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's employment under
the provision so indicated. In the event that one party notifies the other that
a dispute exists concerning the termination of the Executive's employment, the
Executive's employment under this Agreement shall, at the Executive's option,
not be terminated until such dispute is finally resolved either by mutual
written agreement of the parties or in accordance with Section 16, as the case
may be; provided, however, that in no event shall such employment extend beyond
the Employment Period.
(b) Date of Termination. The Executive's "Date of Termination"
shall mean: (i) in the event of his death, the date of death; (ii) in the event
of his Disability, the Disability Effective Date; and (iii) in the event of any
other termination of employment, the date specified in the Notice of
Termination.
12. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement
shall prevent or limit the Executive's continuing or future participation in any
plan, program, policy or practice provided by the Company for which the
Executive may qualify, nor, subject to Section 24, shall anything in this
Agreement limit or otherwise affect such rights as the Executive may have under
any contract or agreement with the Company. Accrued benefits and other amounts
that the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy,
practice or program of, or any contract or agreement with, the Company on or
after the Date of Termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan,
policy, practice, program, contract or agreement, as the case may be, except as
explicitly modified by this Agreement.
13. Interest and Costs. In the event that any payments
due to the Executive hereunder shall fail to be paid when due, such unpaid
amounts shall bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum and if such unpaid
amounts are collected by law or through an attorney-at-law, the Executive shall
also be entitled to collect reasonable attorneys' fees and all costs of
collection. Within ten (10) days after the Executive's written request therefor,
the Company shall pay to the Executive, or such other person or entity as the
Executive may designate in writing to the Company, such reasonable attorneys'
fees and costs of collection in advance of the final disposition or conclusion
of any dispute, legal or arbitration proceeding with respect to such collection.
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14. Noncompetition; Nonsolicitation and Confidential
Information. (a) During the Employment Period and for a period of one year after
the Executive's Date of Termination (the "Noncompetition Period"), the Executive
shall not, within the United States, except as permitted by the Company's prior
written consent, engage in, be employed by, or in any way advise or act for, or
have any financial interest in any business which is a competitor of the
Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 14(a) shall not apply
during the Noncompetition Period if the Executive's employment is terminated
without Cause or the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason. The
ownership of less than five percent of any class of securities of any
corporation listed on a national securities exchange or regularly traded over
the counter even though such corporation may be a competitor of the Company as
specified above, shall not be deemed as constituting a financial interest in
such competitor.
(b) During the Noncompetition Period, other than on
behalf of the Company, the Executive shall not induce or solicit any employee of
the Company to terminate his or her employment.
(c) The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for
the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or
data relating to the Company and its respective businesses that the Executive
obtains during the Executive's employment by the Company and that is not public
knowledge (other than as a result of the Executive's violation of this Section
14(c) ("Confidential Information")). The Executive shall not communicate,
divulge or disseminate Confidential Information at any time during or after the
Executive's employment with the Company, except with the prior written consent
of the Company or as otherwise required by law or legal process.
(d) All computer software, business cards, telephone
lists, customer lists, price lists, contract forms, catalogs, the Company books,
records, files and know-how acquired while the Executive is an employee of the
Company are acknowledged to be the property of the Company and shall not be
duplicated, removed from the Company's possession or premises or made use of
other than in pursuit of the Company's business or as may otherwise required by
law or any legal process, or as is necessary in connection with any adversarial
proceeding against the Company and, upon termination of employment for any
reason, the Executive shall deliver to
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the Company, without further demands, all copies thereof which are then in his
possession or under his control.
(e) The provisions of Sections 14(a), (b), (c) and (d)
shall remain in full force and effect until the expiration of the period
specified herein notwithstanding the earlier termination of the Executive's
employment hereunder. In the event of a breach of the Executive's covenants
under this Section 14, it is understood and agreed that the Company shall be
entitled to injunctive relief, as well as any other legal remedies. For purposes
of this Section 14, the "Company" shall include all entities controlling,
controlled by or under common control with the Company.
15. Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute arising out of
this Agreement shall, at the Executive's option, be determined by arbitration
under the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect, other
than any requests for injunctive relief under Section 14(e), or by litigation.
Whether the dispute is to be settled by arbitration or litigation, the venue for
the arbitration or litigation shall be Milwaukee, Wisconsin or, if the Executive
is no longer residing or working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, such venue shall, at
the Executive's election, be the city in which the Executive resides. More
specifically, if litigation is the method for settling any such dispute, venue
for the litigation shall be in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County or, if the
Executive is no longer residing or working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, such venue
shall, at the Executive's election, be the county court for the county in which
the Executive resides. The parties consent to jurisdiction in the selected venue
notwithstanding their residence or situs.
16. Payment Obligations Absolute. The Company's
obligation during and after the term of the Executive's employment hereunder to
pay the Executive the compensation and to make the arrangements provided herein
shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstances, including, without limitation, any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which the Company may have against him or
anyone else, except as provided in Section 9(b)(iii). All amounts payable by the
Company hereunder shall be paid without notice (except as provided in Section
12) or demand. The Company will not seek to recover all or any part of any such
payment from the Executive or from whomsoever may be entitled thereto, for any
reason whatsoever, except as provided in Section 9(b)(iii).
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17. Strict Compliance. The Executive's or the Company's
failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of, or to assert any
right under, this Agreement (including, without limitation, the right of the
Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4(c)(i))
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or of any other
provision of or right under this Agreement.
18. Successors; Binding Agreement.
(a) The Company will require any successor (whether
direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by agreement in
form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly assume and agree
to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.
Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of
any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement. As used in this
Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any
successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which executes and delivers
the agreement provided for in this Section 18 or which otherwise becomes bound
by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law.
(b) This Agreement and all rights of the Executive
hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive should die while any
amounts would still be payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all
such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement to the Executive's devisee, legatee, or other
designee or, if there be no such designee, to the Executive's estate.
19. Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications required or permitted to be given by either party to the other
party by this Agreement (including, without limitation, any Notice of
Termination of employment) shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given when delivered personally or received by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, at the address of the other
party, as follows:
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If to the Company, to:
Universal Foods Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Secretary
If to Executive, to:
At the last address for the Executive in the
Company's records.
Either party hereto may change its address for purposes of this Section 19 by
giving fifteen (15) days prior notice to the other party hereto.
20. Severability. If any term or provision of this
Agreement or the application hereof to any person or circumstance shall to any
extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement or the
application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than
those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected
thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
21. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are inserted
for convenience of reference only and shall not be a part of or control or
affect the meaning of this Agreement.
22. Governing Law. This Agreement has been executed and
delivered in the State of Wisconsin and shall in all respects be governed by,
and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Wisconsin.
23. Payroll and Withholding Taxes. All payments to be
made or benefits to be provided hereunder by the Company shall be subject to
reduction for any applicable payroll-related or withholding taxes.
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24. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any and
all other oral or written agreements heretofore made relating to the subject
matter hereof (including, without limitation, the Prior Agreement) other than
the Change of Control Agreement, and constitutes the entire agreement of the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement
as of the date first written above.
UNIVERSAL FOODS CORPORATION ("Company")
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Vice President - Administration
[CORPORATE SEAL] Attest /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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EXECUTIVE
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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