EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT
This Executive Agreement (“Agreement”)
is entered into by and between Xxxxx X. Xxxxx (“Employee”)
and Professional Resources Ltd., for and on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries,
its affiliated companies (collectively, “Employer”),
and Halliburton Company and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies
(collectively, including without limitation the Employer, “Halliburton”),as
of 8th Dec.
2008 (the “Effective
Date”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Employee is currently
employed by Employer; and
WHEREAS, Employer is desirous
of continuing the employment of Employee after the Effective Date pursuant to
the terms and conditions and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement,
and Employee is desirous of entering the employ of Employer pursuant to such
terms and conditions and for such consideration.
NOW THEREFORE, for and in
consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, and obligations contained
herein, Employer and Employee agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1: EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES:
1.1 Employer
agrees to employ Employee, and Employee agrees to be employed by Employer, as of
the Effective Date and continuing until the date of termination of Employee’s
employment pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
1.2 As
of the Effective Date, Employee is employed as President – Eastern Hemisphere.
Employee agrees to serve in the assigned position or in such other executive
capacities as may be requested from time to time by Employer and to perform
diligently and to the best of Employee's abilities the duties and services
appertaining to such position as reasonably determined by Employer, as well as
such additional or different duties and services appropriate to such positions
which Employee from time to time may be reasonably directed to perform by
Employer.
1.3 Employee
shall at all times comply with and be subject to such policies and procedures as
Employer may establish from time to time, including, without limitation, the
Halliburton Company Code of Business Conduct (the “Code of Business
Conduct”).
1.4 Employee
shall, during the period of Employee's employment by Employer, devote Employee's
full business time, energy, and best efforts to the business and affairs of
Halliburton. Employee may not engage, directly or indirectly, in any other
business, investment, or activity that interferes with Employee's performance of
Employee's duties hereunder, is contrary to the interest of Halliburton, or
requires any significant portion of Employee's business time. The
foregoing notwithstanding, the parties recognize and agree that Employee may
engage in passive personal investments and other business activities which do
not conflict with the business and affairs of
Halliburton
or interfere with Employee's performance of his duties hereunder. Employee may
not serve on the board of directors of any entity other than a Halliburton
entity while employed by Employer without the approval thereof in accordance
with Employer’s policies and procedures regarding such service. Employee shall
be permitted to retain any compensation received for approved service on any
unaffiliated corporation’s board of directors to the extent permitted under a
Halliburton entity’s policies and procedures.
1.5 Employee
acknowledges and agrees that Employee owes a fiduciary duty of loyalty, fidelity
and allegiance to act at all times in the best interests of Halliburton and to
do no act which would, directly or indirectly, injure any such entity's
business, interests, or reputation. It is agreed that any direct or indirect
interest in, connection with, or benefit from any outside activities,
particularly commercial activities, which interest might in any way adversely
affect Halliburton, involves a possible conflict of interest. In keeping with
Employee's fiduciary duties to Employer, Employee agrees that Employee shall not
knowingly become involved in a conflict of interest with Halliburton, or upon
discovery thereof, allow such a conflict to continue. Moreover, Employee shall
not engage in any activity that might involve a possible conflict of interest
without first obtaining approval in accordance with the applicable Halliburton
entity's policies and procedures.
1.6 Nothing
contained herein shall be construed to preclude the transfer of Employee's
employment to another Halliburton entity (“Subsequent
Employer”) as of, or at any time after, the Effective Date and no such
transfer shall be deemed to be a termination of employment for purposes of
Article 3 hereof; provided, however, that, effective with such transfer, all of
Employer's obligations hereunder shall be assumed by and be binding upon, and
all of Employer's rights hereunder shall be assigned to, such Subsequent
Employer and the defined term "Employer" as used herein shall thereafter be
deemed amended to mean such Subsequent Employer. Except as otherwise provided
above, all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without
limitation, Employee's rights and obligations, shall remain in full force and
effect following such transfer of employment.
ARTICLE
2: COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
2.1 Employee's
base salary as of the Effective Date is four hundred thousand United States
dollars ($400,000) per annum, which shall continue to be paid in accordance with
the Employer's standard payroll practice for its executives. Employee’s base
salary may thereafter be increased from time to time with the approval of the
Compensation Committee of Halliburton Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation
Committee”) or its delegate, as applicable. Such increased base salary
shall become the minimum base salary under this Agreement and may not be
decreased thereafter without the written consent of Employee, unless comparable
reductions in salary are effective for all similarly situated executives of
Employer.
2.2 Employee
shall participate in the Annual Performance Pay Plan, or any successor annual
incentive plan approved by the Compensation Committee; provided, however, that
all determinations relating to Employee's participation, including, without
limitation, those relating to the performance goals applicable to Employee and
Employee's level of participation and payout opportunity, shall be made in the
sole discretion of the person or committee to whom such authority has been
granted pursuant to such plan's terms.
2.3 Employee
shall be nominated for participation in the Performance Unit Program, or any
similar successor long-term incentive program approved by the Compensation
Committee; provided, however, that all determinations relating to Employee’s
participation, including, without limitation, those relating to the performance
goals applicable to Employee and Employee’s level of participation and incentive
opportunity shall be made in accordance with applicable guidelines in place at
the time of nomination, and Employee’s participation shall further be subject to
such other terms and conditions as set forth in the Performance Unit Program
Terms and Conditions and other underlying documentation.
2.4 Employer
shall pay or reimburse Employee for all actual, reasonable and customary
expenses incurred by Employee in the course of his employment; including, but
not limited to, travel, entertainment, subscriptions and dues associated with
Employee's membership in professional, business and civic organizations;
provided that such expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with
Employer's applicable policies and procedures. Any reimbursement
provided hereunder during one calendar year shall not affect the amount or
availability of reimbursements in another calendar year. Any
reimbursement provided hereunder shall be paid no later than the earlier of (i)
the time prescribed under Employer's applicable policies and procedures, or (ii)
the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which Employee
incurred the reimbursable expense.
2.5 Employee
shall be allowed to participate, on the same basis generally as other executive
employees of Employer, in all general employee benefit plans and programs,
including improvements or modifications of the same, which on the Effective Date
or thereafter are made available by Employer to all or substantially all of
Employer's similarly situated executive employees. Such benefits, plans, and
programs may include, without limitation, medical, health, and dental care, life
insurance, disability protection, and qualified and non-qualified retirement
plans. Except as specifically provided herein, nothing in this Agreement is to
be construed or interpreted to increase or alter in any way the rights,
participation, coverage, or benefits under such benefit plans or programs than
provided to similarly-situated executive employees pursuant to the terms and
conditions of such benefit plans and programs. While employed by
Employer, Employee shall be eligible to receive awards under the Halliburton
Company 1993 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “1993
Plan”) or any successor stock-related plan adopted by Halliburton
Company's Board of Directors; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be
construed as a guarantee with respect to the type, amount or frequency of such
awards, if any, such decisions being solely within the discretion of the
Compensation Committee, or its delegate, as applicable.
2.6 Employer
shall not, by reason of this Article 2, be obligated to institute, maintain, or
refrain from changing, amending or discontinuing, any incentive compensation,
employee benefit or stock or stock option program or plan, so long as such
actions are similarly applicable to covered employees generally.
2.7 Employer
may withhold from any compensation, benefits, or amounts payable under this
Agreement all federal, state, city, or other taxes as may be required pursuant
to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.
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ARTICLE
3:
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TERMINATION
OF EMPLOYMENT AND EFFECTS OF SUCH
TERMINATION:
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3.1 Employee's
employment with Employer shall be terminated (i) upon the death of Employee,
(ii) upon Employee's Retirement (as defined below), (iii) upon Employee's
Permanent Disability (as defined below), or (iv) at any time by Employer upon
written notice to Employee, or by Employee in accordance with the PRL Employee
Handbook. This Agreement shall automatically terminate without action
or notice by either party at 5:00 p.m. (CST) on December 31, 2011, unless
earlier terminated by Employer at any time upon one hundred and eighty (180)
calendar days’ written notice to Employee and no such termination of this
Agreement shall be deemed a termination of employment for purposes of this
Article 3.
3.2 If
Employee's employment is terminated by reason of any of the following
circumstances, Employee shall not be entitled to receive the benefits set forth
in Section 3.4 hereof:
(i) Death.
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(ii)
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Retirement. “Retirement”
shall mean either (a) Employee's retirement at or after normal retirement
age (either voluntarily or pursuant to the applicable Halliburton entity's
retirement policy) or (b) the voluntary termination of Employee's
employment by Employee in accordance with Employer's early retirement
policy for other than Good Reason (as defined
below).
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(iii)
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Permanent
Disability. “Permanent
Disability” shall mean Employee's physical or mental incapacity to
perform his usual duties with such condition likely to remain continuously
and permanently as reasonably determined by a qualified physician selected
by Employer.
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(iv)
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Voluntary
Termination. “Voluntary
Termination” shall mean a termination of employment in the sole
discretion and at the election of Employee for other than Good Reason.
“Good
Reason” shall mean a termination of employment by Employee because
of a material breach by Employer of any material provision of this
Agreement or the applicable Long Term International Expatriate Assignment
Agreement, provided that (i) Employee provides written notice to Employer,
as provided in Section 6.2 hereof, of the circumstances Employee claims
constitute “Good Reason” within ninety (90) calendar days of the first to
occur of such circumstances, (ii) such breach remains uncorrected for
thirty (30) calendar days following written notice, and (iii) Employee’s
termination occurs within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the
date that the circumstances Employee claims constitute “Good Reason” first
occurred.
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(v)
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Termination for
Cause. Termination of Employee's employment by Employer for Cause.
“Cause”
shall mean any of the following: (a) Employee's gross negligence or
willful misconduct in the performance of the duties and services required
of Employee pursuant to this Agreement; (b) Employee's final conviction of
a felony; (c) a material violation of the Code of Business Conduct or (d)
Employee's material breach of any material provision of this Agreement
which remains uncorrected for thirty (30) calendar days following written
notice of such breach to Employee by Employer. Determination as
to whether or not Cause exists for termination of Employee's employment
will be made by the Compensation Committee, or its delegate, acting in
good faith.
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3.3 In
the event Employee's employment is terminated under any of the foregoing
circumstances, all future compensation to which Employee is otherwise entitled
and all future benefits for which Employee is eligible shall cease and terminate
as of the date of termination, except as specifically provided in Section 3.2.
Employee, or his estate in the case of Employee's death, shall be entitled to
pro rata base salary through the date of such termination, payment for any
properly documented but unreimbursed business expenses, and shall be entitled to
any individual annual incentive compensation not yet paid but earned and payable
under Employer's plans for the year prior to the year of Employee's termination
of employment, but shall not be entitled to any annual incentive compensation
for the year in which he terminates employment or any other payments or benefits
by or on behalf of Employer except for those which may be payable pursuant to
the terms of Employer's or any applicable Halliburton employee benefit plans (as
defined in Section 3.5), stock, stock option or incentive plans, or the
applicable agreements underlying such plans.
3.4 If
Employee's employment is terminated by Employee for Good Reason or by Employer
for any reason other than as set forth in Section 3.2 above, Employee shall be
entitled to (A) the payment provided for in (i) below, subject to the provisions
of Section 3.5, and (B) the payment provided for in (ii) below, as consideration
for Employee’s post-employment covenants under Article 5, subject to the
provisions of (iii) below:
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(i)
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A
single lump sum cash payment equal to two years of Employee's base salary
as in effect at the date of Employee's termination of
employment. Such benefit shall be paid as soon as
administratively practicable, but no later than the sixtieth (60th)
calendar day following Employee's termination of
employment.
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(ii)
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A
single lump sum cash payment equal to the value of Employee’s unvested
shares of Halliburton Company restricted stock in accordance with the
table below and based on the closing price quoted for Halliburton Company
common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of Employee’s
termination of employment or the last business day immediately preceding
the date of Employee’s termination of employment, with such payment, if
due Employee, to be paid on the sixtieth (60th)
calendar day following such second anniversary of Employee’s termination
of employment. (For example, if Employee holds 50,000 shares of unvested
restricted stock on the date of termination of employment, has at least
five (5) years of service, but less than seven (7) years of service, and
the closing price of Halliburton Company common stock on that date is $40
per share, the value for purposes of calculating the amount of the payment
in this (ii) would be equal to [(50,000 shares X 0.50) X $40 per share] or
[25,000 shares X $40 per share] or $1,000,000.) All remaining shares will be
forfeited.
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Consecutive
Years of Service
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Vested
Percentage
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Less
than two years
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0%
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At
least two, but less than five years
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25%
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At
least five, but less than seven years
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50%
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At
least seven, but less than ten years
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75%
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Ten
or more years
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100%
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(iii)
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Employee
understands and agrees that his right to all or any portion of the payment
provided for in Section 3.4(ii), and Employer’s obligation to make payment
of the entire amount or any portion thereof, are dependent and conditioned
on Employee’s compliance in full with all provisions contained in Article
5. Any failure on the part of Employee to comply with each
provision, including any attempt by or on behalf of Employee to have any
such provision declared unenforceable in whole or in part by an arbitrator
or court in any country or jurisdiction, shall excuse Employer forever
from the obligation to make the payment, in whole or in part, provided for
in Section 3.4(ii).
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3.5 The
benefits paid to Employee pursuant to Section 3.4(i) shall be in consideration
of Employee's continuing obligations hereunder after such termination,
including, without limitation, Employee's obligations under Article 4. Further,
as a condition to the receipt of such benefits, Employer, in its sole
discretion, shall require Employee to first execute a release, in the form
established by Employer, releasing Halliburton, and their officers, directors,
employees, and agents, from any and all claims and from any and all causes of
action of any kind or character, including, but not limited to, all claims and
causes of action arising out of Employee's employment with Employer and any
other Halliburton entities or the termination of such employment. The
release must be executed by Employee within a period designated by Employer,
which shall begin no earlier than the date of Employee’s termination of
employment and will end no later than the date that is fifty (50) calendar days
after the date of Employee’s termination of employment. The
performance of Employer's obligations under Section 3.4(i) and the receipt of
the benefits provided thereunder by Employee shall constitute full settlement of
all such claims and causes of action. Such release shall also include
the restrictions contained in Sections 3.6 - 3.9. Employee shall not
be under any duty or obligation to seek or accept other employment following a
termination of employment pursuant to which a benefit payment under Section
3.4(i) is owing and the amounts due Employee pursuant to Section 3.4(i) shall
not be reduced or suspended if Employee accepts subsequent employment or earns
any amounts as a self-employed individual. Employee's rights under Section
3.4(i) are Employee's sole and exclusive rights against Halliburton and
Halliburton's sole and exclusive liability to Employee under this Agreement, in
contract, tort, under statute or otherwise, for the termination of his
employment relationship with Employer. Employee agrees that all disputes
relating to Employee’s termination of employment, including, without limitation,
any dispute as to “Cause” or “Voluntary Termination” and any claims or demands
against Halliburton based upon Employee’s employment for any monies other than
those specified in Section 3.4(i), shall be resolved through the
Halliburton
Company
Dispute Resolution Plan as provided in Section 6.6 hereof; provided, however,
that decisions as to whether "Cause" exists for termination of the employment
relationship with Employee and whether and as of what date Employee has become
permanently disabled are delegated to the Compensation Committee, or its
delegate, in its sole discretion for determination and in any dispute by
Employee with any such determination the arbitrator’s decision shall be limited
to whether the Compensation Committee, or its delegate, reached such decision in
good faith. Nothing contained in this Article 3 shall be construed to
be a waiver by Employee of any benefits accrued for or due Employee under any
employee benefit plan (as such term is defined in the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended) maintained by Employer or Halliburton except
that Employee shall not be entitled to any severance benefits pursuant to any
severance plan or program of the Employer or Halliburton.
3.6 In
consideration of the access to the confidential information contained in Article
4, Employee agrees that, for a period of two (2) years following separation of
employment, the Employee will not directly or indirectly (a) solicit, induce to
terminate or reduce its business, or (b) agree to provide products and/or
services that compete directly with the material products and services provided,
marketed, and/or under development by Halliburton at any time during the three
(3) years preceding the Employee’s separation from employment with Employer for
any person or entity who paid or engaged Halliburton for products and/or
services, or who received the benefit of Halliburton’s products and/or services,
or with whom the Employee had any substantial dealings, while Employee was
employed by Employer, during the three (3) years preceding the Employee’s
separation from employment with Employer. However, this restriction
applies only to those products and/or services that the Employee was personally
involved in.
3.7 Employee
further agrees that Employee will not, during the two (2) year period following
separation of employment, solicit, directly or indirectly, or cause or permit
others to solicit, directly or indirectly, any person (i) formerly employed by
Halliburton during the six (6) month period immediately preceding or following
Employee’s termination of employment (“Former
Employee”) or (ii) employed by Halliburton (“Current
Employee”). The term “solicit”
includes, but is not limited to, the following (regardless of whether done
directly or indirectly): (a) requesting that a Former or Current
Employee change employment; (b) informing a Former or Current Employee that an
opening exists elsewhere; (c) assisting a Former or Current Employee in finding
employment elsewhere; (d) inquiring if a Former or Current Employee “knows of
anyone who might be interested” in a position elsewhere; (e) inquiring if a
Former or Current Employee might have an interest in employment elsewhere; (f)
informing others of the name or status of, or other information about, a Former
or Current Employee; or (g) any other similar conduct, the intended or actual
effect of which is that a Former Employee affiliates with another employer or a
Current Employee leaves the employment of Halliburton.
3.8 (a) In
consideration of the access to confidential information and so as to enforce the
confidentiality obligations contained in Article 4, the Employee specifically
agrees that, for a period of two (2) years following separation of employment,
except as permitted by Section 3.8(b) below, Employee will not engage, directly
or indirectly, either as proprietor, stockholder, partner, officer, member,
employee, consultant, or otherwise, in any existing or future business or in any
existing or future division or unit of a commercially diverse business
enterprise, that is owned in whole or in part or effectively controlled by any
of the following companies: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.; BJ Services Company;
Cameron International Corporation; Diamond Offshore Drilling; Ensco
International, Inc.; Exterran Holdings; Xxxxxx Industries, Inc. New; National
Oilwell Varco; Noble Corporation; Paradigm B.V.; Rowan Companies, Inc.;
Schlumberger Ltd.; Xxxxx International, Inc.; Tidewater, Inc.; Transocean, Inc.;
Xxxxxxxxxxx International New.
(b) The
above Section 3.8(a) notwithstanding, nothing in this Section 3.8 shall prohibit
Employee and his affiliates from owning, as passive investors, in the aggregate
not more than five percent of equity securities of any of the companies listed
in such Section 3.8(a).
3.9 Termination
of the employment relationship, regardless of reason or circumstances, does not
terminate those obligations imposed by this Agreement which are continuing
obligations, including, without limitation, Employee's obligations under
Articles 3.6 – 3.9 and 4.
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ARTICLE
4:
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OWNERSHIP
AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION:
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4.1 All
information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, works of authorship,
and inventions, whether patentable or copyrightable or not, which are conceived,
reduced to practice, authored, made, developed or acquired by Employee,
individually or in conjunction with others, in the scope of Employee's
employment by Employer, and/or during the term of Employee’s employment (whether
during business hours or otherwise and whether on Halliburton's premises or
otherwise) which relate to the business, products or services of Halliburton
(including, without limitation, all such information relating to any corporate
opportunities, research, financial and sales data, pricing and trading terms,
evaluations, opinions, interpretations, acquisition prospects, the identity of
customers or their requirements, the identity of key contacts within the
customer's organizations or within the organization of acquisition prospects, or
marketing and merchandising techniques, prospective names, and marks), and all
documents, things, writings and items of any type or in any media embodying any
of the foregoing (collectively, “Developments”),
and any and all proprietary rights of any kind thereto, including without
limitation all rights relating to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and
trademarks, shall be the sole and exclusive property of Halliburton, as the case
may be. Employee hereby assigns to Halliburton any and all rights
Employee might otherwise have in and to any such Developments, and any and all
proprietary rights of any kind thereto, including without limitation all rights
relating to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks.
4.2 In
connection with Employer’s employment of Employee, Halliburton shall provide to
Employee such Confidential Information of Halliburton as is reasonably necessary
for Employee to perform Employee’s obligations hereunder. Employee
agrees that “Confidential
Information” as used herein shall include, without limitation,
Halliburton’s trade secrets, confidential information concerning the businesses
of Halliburton, and their strategies, methods, products, software, books,
records, data and technical information concerning their products, equipment,
services, and processes, procurement procedures and pricing techniques, and the
names of and other information (such as credit and financial data) concerning
their vendors, customers and business affiliates. Employee agrees
that such Confidential Information constitutes valuable, special, and unique
assets which Halliburton uses in their business to obtain a competitive
advantage over their competitors. Employee further agrees that
protection of such Confidential Information against unauthorized disclosure and
use is of critical importance to Halliburton in maintaining their competitive
position. Employee shall not, at any time during or after the term of
employment, use or disclose any Confidential Information of Halliburton, except
to the extent needed to carry out Employee’s obligations
hereunder. Confidential Information shall not include information in
the public domain (but only if the same becomes part of the public domain
through a means other than a use or disclosure prohibited
hereunder). The above notwithstanding, a disclosure shall not be
unauthorized to the extent (i) it is required by law or by a court of competent
jurisdiction or (ii) it is required in connection with any judicial,
arbitration, dispute resolution or other legal proceeding in which Employee's
legal rights and obligations as an employee or under this Agreement are at
issue; provided, however, that Employee shall, to the extent practicable and
lawful in any such event, give prior notice to Employer and Halliburton of
Employee’s intent to disclose any such confidential business information in such
context so as to allow Halliburton an opportunity (which Employee will not
oppose) to obtain such protective orders or similar relief with respect thereto
as may be deemed appropriate, and that Employee shall limit any such disclosure
to that required by the foregoing circumstances.
4.3 All
written and electronic materials, records, and other documents and information
made by, or coming into the possession of, Employee during the term of
Employee’s employment that contain or disclose any Confidential Information of
Halliburton, and any and all proprietary rights of any kind thereto, including
without limitation all rights relating to patents, copyrights, trade secrets,
and trademarks, shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of
Halliburton, as the case may be. Upon termination of Employee’s
employment for any reason, Employee promptly shall deliver the same, and all
copies thereof, to Employer.
ARTICLE
5: POST-EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS
5.1 In
consideration of the access to the Confidential Information (as described in
Article 4) provided by Halliburton, and in consideration of the payment made
under Section 3.4(ii) to protect Halliburton’s Confidential Information, and the
goodwill, customer base, and contractual relationships of Halliburton, Employee
agrees to the provisions of Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4. Employee
further agrees that the provisions in Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4, and the
provisions in Article 4, shall survive the termination of Employee’s employment
regardless of the reason for or circumstances of such termination (and
regardless of whether such termination of employment is voluntary or involuntary
on Employee’s part).
5.2 Employee
agrees that, for a period of two (2) years following the termination of
Employee’s employment for any reason, Employee shall not, anywhere in the world,
directly or indirectly, either (a) solicit, encourage, or induce to terminate or
reduce its business with Halliburton, any person or entity who paid or engaged
Halliburton for products and/or services, or who received the benefit of
Halliburton’s products and/or services, or with whom the Employee had any
substantial dealings while Employee was employed by Employer, during the three
(3) years preceding the termination of Employee’s employment, or (b) provide any
products and/or services, that compete directly with products and/or services
provided, marketed, and/or under development by Halliburton at any time during
the three (3) years preceding the termination of Employee’s employment, to any
person or entity who paid or engaged Halliburton for products and/or services,
or who received the benefit of Halliburton’s products and/or services, or with
whom the Employee had any substantial dealings while Employee was employed by
Employer, during the three (3) years preceding the termination of Employee’s
employment; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions in Section 5.2(b)
apply only to those products and/or services of Halliburton with respect to
which the Employee was directly involved or knowledgeable.
5.3 Employee
further agrees that, for a period of two (2) years following the termination of
Employee’s employment for any reason, Employee shall not, anywhere in the world,
solicit, directly or indirectly, or cause or permit others to solicit, directly
or indirectly, any Former or Current Employee. The term “solicit”
as used in this Section 5.3 shall have the same meaning provided for such term
in Section 3.7 above.
5.4 Employee
further agrees that, for a period of two (2) years following the termination of
Employee’s employment for any reason, Employee shall not, anywhere in the world,
engage, directly or indirectly, either as proprietor, stockholder, partner,
officer, member, employee, consultant, or otherwise, in any business, or in any
division or unit of a commercially diverse business enterprise listed in Section
3.8(a) above, except as qualified by Section 3.8(b) above.
5.5 Employee
agrees that (a) the covenants contained in Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 hereof are
necessary for the protection of Halliburton’s business, goodwill and
Confidential Information, and (b) the compensation and other consideration
received by Employee, including access to Confidential Information, are based on
the parties’ agreement to such covenants. Employee represents and
warrants that the time, scope of activity and geographic area restricted by
Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 are reasonable, especially in view of the worldwide
scope of the business operations of Halliburton and the nature of the
Confidential Information, that the enforcement of those restrictions contained
in Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 would not be unduly burdensome to or impose any
undue hardship on Employee, and that Employee will be able to earn a reasonable
living while abiding by such covenants. Employee agrees that the
restraints and provisions of Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 are no greater than
necessary, and are as narrowly drafted as reasonably possible, to protect the
legitimate interests of Halliburton, including the Confidential Information of
Halliburton, including without limitation its trade secrets. Employee
irrevocably waives all defenses to the strict enforcement of the covenants
contained in Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4, and
agrees
that the breach or violation, or threat thereof, of the obligations and
covenants set forth in any of such Sections shall entitle Halliburton, as a
matter of right, to an injunction without the requirement of a bond, restraining
any further or continued breach or violation of said obligations and
covenants. The parties agree and acknowledge that the nature of
Halliburton’s business, including the locations of its projects, vendors,
customers, and potential customers, is global in nature. Accordingly,
the parties expressly agree that the foregoing restrictions on Employee need to
be global in territorial scope to adequately protect Halliburton’s Confidential
Information and goodwill, and that such global territorial restriction is
reasonable in view of Halliburton’s business, Employee’s position and
responsibilities with Employer, and Employee’s access to the Confidential
Information of Halliburton. If the scope of any restriction contained
in Sections 5.2, 5.3 or 5.4 is deemed by a court to be broader than reasonable,
which the parties agree should not be the case, then such restriction shall be
enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and Employee and Employer
hereby agree that such scope may be judicially modified accordingly in any
proceeding brought to enforce such restriction.
5.6 Employee
agrees that the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall remain confidential
as between the parties and he shall not disclose them to any other
person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Employee
will not respond to or in any way participate in or contribute to any public
discussion, notice or other publicity concerning, or in any way relating to,
execution of this Agreement or its terms and conditions. Employee
further agrees that he shall not make, directly or indirectly, whether in
writing, orally or electronically, any negative, derogatory or other comment
that could reasonably be expected to be detrimental to Halliburton, their
business or operations or any of their current or former employees, officers or
directors. The foregoing notwithstanding, Employee may disclose the
terms of this Agreement to his immediate family, attorneys and financial
advisors provided he informs them of this confidentiality provision and they
agree to abide by it.
ARTICLE
6: MISCELLANEOUS:
6.1 For
purposes of this Agreement, the terms “affiliate”
or “affiliated”
means an entity who directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Halliburton entity
or in which a Halliburton entity has a 20% or more equity interest.
6.2 For
purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for
herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
received by or tendered to Employee or Employer, as applicable, by pre-paid
courier or by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
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to Employer, to Halliburton Company at 0000 XxXxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, to the attention of the General Counsel, or to such
other address as Employee shall receive notice
thereof.
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to Employee, to his last known personal
residence.
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6.3 This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced, in all respects in
accordance with the law of the State of Texas, without regard to principles of
conflicts of law, unless preempted by federal law, in which case federal law
shall govern; provided, however, that the Halliburton Company Dispute Resolution
Plan and the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern in all respects with regard to
the resolution of disputes hereunder. Employee and Employer further
agree that any lawsuit, arbitration, or other proceeding arising out of or
related in any way to this Agreement or their relationship shall be commenced
and maintained only in the federal or state courts or before an arbitrator in
Xxxxxx County, Texas, and each party waives any current or future objection to
such venue and hereby further agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of any duly
authorized court or arbitrator in Xxxxxx County, Texas with respect to any such
proceeding.
6.4 No
failure by either party hereto at any time to give notice of any breach by the
other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of
this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or
conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.
6.5 It
is a desire and intent of the parties that the terms, provisions, covenants, and
remedies contained in this Agreement shall be enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law. If any such term, provision, covenant, or remedy of this
Agreement or the application thereof to any person, association, or entity or
circumstances shall, to any extent, be construed to be invalid or unenforceable
in whole or in part, then such term, provision, covenant, or remedy shall be
construed in a manner so as to permit its enforceability under the applicable
law to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any case, the remaining
provisions of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person,
association, or entity or circumstances other than those to which they have been
held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and
effect.
6.6 It
is the mutual intention of the parties to have any dispute concerning this
Agreement resolved out of court. Accordingly, the parties agree that
any such dispute shall, as the sole and exclusive remedy, be submitted for
resolution through the Halliburton Company Dispute Resolution Plan; provided,
however, that the Employer, on its own behalf and on behalf of Halliburton,
shall be entitled to seek a restraining order or injunction in any court of
competent jurisdiction to prevent any breach or the continuation of any breach
of the provisions of Articles 3.6 through 3.9, 4 and/or 5 pending initiation or
completion of proceedings under the Dispute Resolution Plan. Employee hereby
consents that such restraining order or injunction may be granted without the
necessity of the Employer posting any bond. The parties agree that
the resolution of any such dispute through such Plan shall be final and
binding. A copy of the Halliburton Company Dispute Resolution Plan,
as currently in effect, is attached to this Agreement for information
purposes. Halliburton Company reserves the right to amend, or
discontinue such Plan, in accordance with, and subject to, the Plan’s provisions
regarding same.
6.7 This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Halliburton, to the
extent herein provided, Halliburton and any other person, association, or entity
which may hereafter acquire or succeed to all or substantially all of the
business or assets of Employer by any means whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise. Employee's rights and
obligations under this Agreement are personal and such rights, benefits, and
obligations of Employee shall not be voluntarily or involuntarily assigned,
alienated, or transferred, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the
prior written consent of Employer, other than in the case of death or
incompetence of Employee.
6.8 This
Agreement replaces and merges any previous agreements, understandings and
discussions pertaining to the subject matter covered herein and therein. This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the
terms of Employee's employment, termination of employment and severance
benefits, and contains all of the covenants, promises, representations,
warranties, and agreements between the parties with respect to such
matters. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no
representation, inducement, promise, or agreement, oral or written, has been
made by either party with respect to the foregoing matters which is not embodied
herein, and that no agreement, statement, or promise relating to the employment
of Employee by Employer that is not contained in this Agreement shall be valid
or binding. Any modification of this Agreement will be effective only if it is
in writing and signed by each party whose rights hereunder are affected thereby,
provided that any such modification must be authorized or approved by the
Compensation Committee or its delegate, as appropriate.
6.9 Notwithstanding
any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, the following provisions
shall apply for purposes of complying with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code and applicable Treasury authorities (“Section
409A”):
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If
Employee is a “specified
employee,” as such term is defined in Section 409A, any payments or
benefits that are deferred compensation under Section 409A and are payable
or provided as a result of Employee’s termination of employment shall be
payable on the date that is the earlier of (a) the date that is six months
and one day after Employee’s termination, (b) the date of Employee’s
death, or (c) the date that otherwise complies with the requirements of
Section 409A.
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(ii)
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It
is intended that the provisions of this Agreement satisfy the requirements
of Section 409A and that the Agreement be operated in a manner consistent
with such requirements to the extent applicable. Therefore, the
Employer and Employee agree to construe the provisions of the Plan in
accordance with the requirements of Section
409A.
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[SIGNATURE
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employer
and Employee have duly executed this Agreement in multiple originals to be
effective on the Effective Date.
PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Title: HR
Manager
EMPLOYEE
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X.
Xxxxx
