AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT 10.1
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AMENDED AND
RESTATED
This
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (βAgreementβ) is made by and between
Analysts International Corporation (the βCompanyβ) with headquarters at 0000 X.
00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
(βExecutiveβ).
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RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to retain Executive as an Employee of the Company, and
Executive desires to be so employed; and
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WHEREAS,
the Company and Executive previously executed an Employment Agreement on
November 1, 2007, which the parties wish to restate and amend as set forth
herein;
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NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive hereby
agree as follows:
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AGREEMENT
1.Β Β
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Terms
of Employment.
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1.1Β Β
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Relation to Prior
Agreement.Β Β As this is an Amended and Restated Agreement,
it replaces the prior Employment Agreement between the parities (dated
November 1, 2007) (the βPrior Agreementβ) in its entirety.Β Β For
the avoidance of doubt, the parties expressly acknowledge that any and all
stock options granted to Executive in connection with the Prior Agreement,
together with the agreements granting such options, shall remain in full
force and effect notwithstanding execution of this Amended and Restated
Employment Agreement.Β Β As provided in Section 3.4 below,
however, the applicable agreement granting such options to Executive shall
be amended as soon as reasonably practicable after the execution of
this Agreement to reflect the changes reflected in said Section
3.4.
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1.2Β Β
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Commencement
Date.Β Β This Agreement is effective as of November 1, 2007
(the βCommencement Dateβ).
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1.3Β Β
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Position.Β Β The Company will
employ Executive in the capacity of President and Chief Executive Officer.Β Β The
Companyβs Board of
Directors (βBoardβ) will also appoint or cause Executive to be appointed
as a member of the Board upon his commencement of
employment.Β Β Executive will continue to be a member of the Board
until the earlier of: (A) termination of Executiveβs employment by the
Company; (B) Executiveβs resignation from employment with the Company; (C)
Executiveβs resignation as a member of the Board; (D) the Boardβs failure
to nominate Executive for re-election and the subsequent completion of
Executiveβs term; (E) Executiveβs removal as a member of the Board
pursuant to Minnesota Statute Β§ 302A.223; or (F) failure of the Companyβs
shareholders to re-elect Executive to the
Board.
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1.4Β Β
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Effective as of the date on which
Executive is no longer a member of the Board, Executive will be deemed to
have resigned from any of its committees and from all boards or other
governing bodies (and committees) of each Company subsidiary, if and as
applicable, without need of any further action by Executive, the Company,
or any Company subsidiary.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Executive agrees to take any action deemed necessary or desirable by the
Company or any Company subsidiary to evidence his departure from the Board
and such governing bodies and
committees.
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Best
Efforts.Β Β During Executiveβs employment by the Company,
Executive agrees to devote his full time and best efforts to the interests
of the Company and to refrain from engaging in other employment or in any
activities that may be in conflict with the best interests of the
Company.Β Β Executive agrees to perform his duties to a level
consistent with the highest standards of one holding such position in
similar businesses or enterprises.Β Β Executive agrees not to
render services to anyone other than the Company (or its parent or
subsidiaries) for compensation as an employee, consultant, or otherwise during the
term of this Agreement.
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1.6Β Β
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Personal
Activities;
Boards of Directors.Β Β The provisions of Sections 1.2 and
1.3 of this Agreement will not be deemed to prohibit Executive from
devoting reasonable time to personal matters, or from serving on the boards
of directors of other companies, with or without compensation, including
but not limited to Benilde St. Margaretβs School, Video Guidance, and
Transport Security Boards of Directors, provided that such personal
activities do not interfere with Executiveβs primary duties to the
Company, present a conflict with or divergence from the interests of the
Company or violate the Boardβs policies relating to service as a board
member to publicly-held companies or codes of conduct for its employees.
After the date of this agreement, Executive will accept an appointment or
election to the board of another company only with the prior consent of
the Companyβs Board of
Directors.
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2.Β Β
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Term of
Employment.
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2.1Β Β
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Duration.Β Β Subject
to the provisions for termination set forth in Sections 6, 7 and 8 below,
the Original Term of this Agreement (βOriginal Termβ) will commence upon
the 1st day of November, 2007 and will
continue to and include the 31st day of October,
2010.
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2.2Β Β
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Extension of
Provisions.Β Β At the end of the Original Term, the
provisions of the Agreement will automatically renew for an additional one
(1) year term (βAdditional Termβ) commencing November 1, 2010, unless either party
gives notice of non-Βrenewal at least
ninety (90) days before the scheduled expiration of the
term.Β Β At the end of any Additional Term, the provisions of the
Agreement will automatically renew for an Additional Term, unless either
party gives notice of non-renewal at least ninety
(90) days before the scheduled expiration of the
term.
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3.Β Β
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Compensation and
Benefits.
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3.1Β Β
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Salary.Β Β For
all services rendered by Executive pursuant to this Agreement, the Company
will pay Executive an annual base salary (βBase Compensationβ) equal to
$450,000.Β Β Payment
will occur at regular payroll intervals in accordance with the Companyβs
standard payroll practices.Β Β The compensation committee of the
Board or the Board itself will review the Executiveβs compensation
annually and, in its sole discretion, may determine to increase such base
salary for the following year but cannot decrease the annual salary below
$450,000.
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3.2Β Β
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Incentive
Compensation.Β Β In addition to Executiveβs Base
Compensation, Executive will be eligible to earn additional cash incentive
compensation of between 30% and 70% of Base
Compensation in each year of employment during the Original Term or any
Additional Term (βIncentive Compensationβ).Β Β The potential Incentive
Compensation will be determined annually by the compensation committee of
the Board and shall be
contingent upon the Company and Executive meeting company and individual performance objectives
(βPerformance Objectivesβ) determined by the compensation
committee.Β Β The compensation committee will consider Executiveβs input in
setting the annual Performance
Objectives.
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3.3Β Β
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Long-term Incentive
Compensation.Β Β In addition, Executive shall be eligible
to be awarded stock options or restricted shares from the Companyβs stock
option and equity incentive plans at the sole discretion of the
compensation committee.
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3.4Β Β
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Stock
Options.Β Β In connection with the Prior Agreement and on
or about November 1,
2007, Executive was granted options to purchase 500,000 shares of the
Companyβs common stock with one-quarter being vested immediately and the
remainder vesting in even increments over three years from the date of the
grant.
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Such
options were incentive stock options to the extent that such options qualify as
incentive stock options as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section
422.Β Β The Company may issue such options from the plans as it deems
appropriate but to the extent possible shall issue the options as incentive
stock options.
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The stock
option agreement between the parties shall be amended to provide that in the
event of a Change of Control (as
defined in Exhibit A hereto) occurring on or after the effective date of
this Agreement, any and all options remaining unvested at the time of the Change
of Control shall vest immediately.Β Β Such amendment shall be prepared
and executed as soon as reasonably practicable after the execution of this
Agreement.
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3.5Β Β
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Deferred Compensation
Plan.Β Β Executive will be entitled to participate in the
Companyβs deferred compensation plan (known as the βRestated Special
Executive Retirement Planβ or βRestated SERPβ) at a participation rate of
fifteen percent (15%) of Base
Compensation.
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3.6Β Β
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Fringe
Benefits.Β Β Executive will be entitled to participate in
the Companyβs standard benefit programs, on the same terms as other senior
executives of the Company.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company will also provide Executive the
following:
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3.6.1Β Β
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Medical
Insurance
Costs.Β Β The Company will pay the full cost for family
health insurance coverage, including co-pays and deductibles, if any, for
Executive, Executiveβs spouse, and Executiveβs children (up to the maximum
age allowed by the Companyβs plan, provided they meet the terms of
eligibility for participation in the plan).Β Β In addition, the
Company will reimburse Executive for the unreimbursed cost of bi-annual
physicals for Executive and his spouse at the clinic of Executiveβs
choice.Β Β If the payments contemplated by this Section 3.6.1
create income tax liability for Executive, the Company shall withhold all
required taxes from such payments.
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3.6.2Β Β
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Paid Time
Off.Β Β Executive shall be entitled to paid time off at his
discretion and as business conditions warrant.Β Β If necessary due
to business conditions of the Company, Executive agrees to obtain
concurrence from the Chairman of the Board
prior to taking the paid time off.
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3.6.3Β Β
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Paid
Parking.Β Β The Company will provide Executive with a paid
indoor, underground parking spot, if available, at the Companyβs office
building presently located at 0000 Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx
00000.
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3.6.4Β Β
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Paid Legal
Fees.Β Β The Company will reimburse Executive (or pay
directly if it prefers) Executiveβs legal fees relating to services
rendered in connection with the preparation, negotiation and final review
of this Agreement.
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3.6.5Β Β
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Business
Expenses.Β Β Executive will be entitled to reimbursement of
all reasonable, business-related travel and other expenses (including spousal travel in
promotion of the Company) incurred by Executive in the ordinary
course of business on behalf of the Company, so long as such expenses are
incurred, documented and authorized pursuant to the Companyβs expense
reimbursement policies.
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Insurance
Policies.
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The
Company will keep all Directors and Officers insurance policies current and will
identify Executive, if appropriate, on all such policies.
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Location.
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Executive
will provide his services in the Minneapolis, Minnesota
area.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties recognize and
acknowledge that Executive may be required to spend considerable business time
in locations other than the Minneapolis, Minnesota area.
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Termination of
Employment by the Company.
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6.1Β Β
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For
Cause.Β Β For purposes of this Agreement, the Company will
have the right to terminate Executiveβs employment for
Cause.Β Β For purposes of this Agreement, βCauseβ shall
mean:
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6.1.1Β Β
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Executiveβs
substantial failure or neglect, or refusal to perform, the duties and
responsibilities of Executiveβs position and/or the reasonable direction
of the Board of
Directors;
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6.1.2Β Β
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The
commission by Executive of any willful, intentional or wrongful act that
has the effect of materially injuring the reputation, business or
performance of the Company;
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6.1.3Β Β
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Executiveβs
conviction of, or Executiveβs guilty or nolo contendere plea with respect
to, any crime punishable as a
felony;
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6.1.4Β Β
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Executiveβs
conviction of, or Executiveβs guilty or nolo contendere plea with respect
to, any crime involving moral turpitude;
or
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6.1.5Β Β
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Any
bar against Executive from serving as a director, officer or executive of
any firm the securities of which are publicly
traded.
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For
purposes of this Section 6.1, an act or failure to act by Executive shall not be
βwillfulβ unless it is done, or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without any
reasonable belief that Executiveβs action or omission was in the best interests
of the Company.
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Inability to
Perform.Β Β For purposes of this Agreement, the Company
will have the right to terminate Executiveβs employment upon the
occurrence of any of the following events (βInability to
Performβ):
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6.2.1Β Β
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Executive
becomes disabled for
a period of at least ninety (90) days to the extent that, in the
determination of the Board
of Directors, he is no longer able to report to work and to carry
on his duties on behalf of the Company;
or
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6.2.2Β Β
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Executive
dies.
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6.3Β Β
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Notice.Β Β In
the event that the Board determines that
Cause for termination exists, the Board shall deliver to
Executive written notice that an event of Cause has occurred after which
Executive shall have fifteen (15) days to cure such event of Cause to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Board.
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Termination for
Cause/Inability to Perform.Β Β The Company may terminate
Executiveβs employment at any time for Cause as defined within this
Agreement after giving Executive the notice and Executiveβs failure to
cure pursuant to Section 6.3 above and in any such case will have no
further obligation or liability to Executive.Β Β Likewise, if the
Company terminates Executive for Inability to Perform, the Company will
have no further obligation or liability to Executive except for offering
continuation of benefits as required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (βCOBRAβ) and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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6.5Β Β
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Termination Without
Cause.Β Β Executiveβs employment during the Original Term
or any Additional Term may be terminated by the Company without Cause upon
thirty (30) daysβ notice.Β Β If the Company terminates Executiveβs
employment without Cause during the Original Term or during any Additional
Term, Executive will continue to receive Base Compensation for a period of
twelve (12) months, provided that Executive signs all appropriate
paperwork, including providing a full release
of all claims to the Company, in a form acceptable to the
Company.Β Β The Company will also reimburse Executive for medical
insurance premium payments made under the Consolidated Omnibus
Reconciliation Act (βCOBRAβ), for a period of up to
six (6) months following the date of termination, provided that the
Company receives sufficient evidence of proof of such payments during the
COBRA period.Β Β For purposes of this Section 6.5, termination of
Executiveβs employment due to nonrenewal of Executiveβs employment
agreement at the end of the Original Term or any Additional Term, shall be
deemed a termination without Cause and entitle Executive to the payments
and benefits set forth in this Section
6.5.
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7.Β Β
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Termination of
Employment by Executive.
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7.1Β Β
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Resignation for Good
Reason.Β Β If Executive believes Good Reason to resign
exists, before resigning, he must first give the Company written notice of
the alleged Good Reason and an opportunity to cure within fifteen (15)
days of notice.Β Β If Executive resigns from his employment for
Good Reason, he will continue to receive Base Compensation for a period of
twelve (12) months, provided that Executive signs all appropriate
paperwork, including providing a full release
of all claims to the Company, in a form reasonably acceptable to the
Company.Β Β The Company will also reimburse Executive for all
medical insurance premium payments, made under COBRA, for a period of up
to six (6) months following the date of resignation for Good Reason,
provided that the Company receives sufficient evidence of proof of such
payments during the COBRA period.
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For
purposes of this Section 7.1, βGood Reasonβ will mean a good faith determination
by Executive, communicated in writing to the Board of Directors, that any one
or more of the following events has occurred:
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7.1.1Β Β
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a
reduction in Executiveβs Base Salary below $450,000;
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7.1.2Β Β
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a
requirement imposed on Executive that results in Executive being based at
a location that is outside of a fifty (50) mile radius of Executiveβs job
location immediately prior to the change in
location;
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7.1.3Β Β
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any material breach or unilateral
and material change in assignment or job title, but not including a change
in Executiveβs reporting structure in the event of a Change in
Control; or
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7.1.4Β Β
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Executiveβs discontinuance as a
member of the Board due to the events defined in Sections 1.2(D) and
1.2(E) except if: (i) the Boardβs failure to nominate Executive for
re-election is due to the requirements of the rules or regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission or The NASDAQ Stock Market; (ii)
Executiveβs removal under Minnesota Statute Section 302A.223 is pursuant
to an act of the Companyβs shareholders; or (iii) the parties to this
Agreement mutually agree that Executive should no longer serve on the
Board.
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7.2Β Β
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Notice.Β Β If
Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, he must provide
thirty (30) daysβ prior written notice to the
Company.
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7.3Β Β
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Resignation without
Good Reason.Β Β If Executive resigns from his employment
[or elects not to
renew the Agreement upon its expiration] without Good Reason, the
Company will have no further obligation or liability to
Executive.
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Change of Control
Obligations; Deferred Compensation
Payments.
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8.1Β Β
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Change of Control
Obligations.Β Β In the event of a change in control in the
ownership of the Company, the Companyβs and Executiveβs obligations, and
Executiveβs benefits, shall be governed by the Change of Control Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit A.Β Β Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event of a change in control (as the term βChange of Controlβ is
defined in Exhibit A), Executive shall have the additional right at the
six (6) month anniversary date after the Change of Control to resign and
receive the payments outlined in Section 7.1, provided that Executive
signs all appropriate paperwork, including providing a full release of all
claims to the Company in a form acceptable to the Company.Β Β To
exercise this right to resign and receive severance, Executive must give
written notice of intent to resign no sooner than four (4) months after a
Change of Control, and no later than five (5) months after a Change of
Control.
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Deferred Compensation
Payments.Β Β Deferred compensation covered by the Companyβs
nonqualified deferred compensation plan (Restated SERP) will be treated
and distributed in accordance with terms and conditions of the Restated
SERP.
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Delay of
Payment.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, to the extent that Executive is a βkey employeeβ
pursuant to the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code as of
the date that any severance benefits or other deferred compensation becomes
payable to the Executive hereunder, and such severance benefits are required to
be delayed until the date six months following Executiveβs termination of
employment in order to avoid additional tax under Section 409A of the Code (taking account of all applicable
authorities thereunder), payment and provision of such severance benefits
shall be delayed until the date six months after Executiveβs termination of
employment.
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Intellectual Property
Rights.
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10.1Β Β
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Non-infringement.Β Β Executive
agrees that all work products created or produced by Executive during the
course of his employment with the Company will be Executiveβs original work and will not
infringe upon or violate any patent, copyright, trade secret, contractual
or other proprietary right of any third
party.
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Disclosure.Β Β Executive
agrees to disclose and describe to the Company, on a timely basis, all
works of authorship, inventions and all other intellectual property that
Executive may solely or jointly discover, conceive, create, develop,
produce or reduce to practice while employed by the Company (βCompany
Inventionsβ).
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Assignment.Β Β Executive
hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company, or its designee,
Executiveβs entire right, title, and interest in and to all Company
Inventions.Β Β Executive represents that the Companyβs rights in
all such Company Inventions will be free and clear of any encumbrances,
liens, claims, judgments, causes of action or other legal rights or
impediments.
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Independent
development.Β Β NOTICE:
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Β§ 181.78, Executive is hereby notified that
the foregoing agreement does not apply to an invention for which no
equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information of the Company
was used and which was developed entirely on the employeeβs own time, and
(1) which does not relate (a) directly to the business of the Company (or
its Client) or (b) to the Companyβs (or its Clientβs) actual or
demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (2) which does not
result from any work performed by the employee for the Company or its
Clients.Β Β For purposes of this Section 10.4, the term βClientβ
shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 14.2 of this
Agreement.
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Works for
Hire.Β Β Executive acknowledges and agrees that all
original works of authorship which are made by Executive (solely or
jointly with others) within the scope of his employment and which are
protectable by copyrights, are βworks made for hireβ as that term is
defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. Β§ 101) and that, as
such, all rights comprising copyright under the United States Copyright
laws will vest solely and exclusively in his employer, the
Company.Β Β Executive hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
waives all so-called moral rights that may vest in Executive (whether
before, on or after the date hereof) in connection with Executiveβs
authorship of any copyright works in the course of his employment with the
Company, wherever in the world enforceable, including without limitation
the right to be identified as the author of any such works and the right
of integrity (i.e., not to have any
such works subjected to derogatory treatment), and Executive agrees never
to assert any such moral rights with respect to any Company
Invention.
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Enforcement;
Cooperation.Β Β Executive agrees to perform, during and
after his employment, all acts deemed necessary or desirable by the
Company to permit and assist it, at its expense, in obtaining and
enforcing the full benefits, enjoyment, rights and title throughout the
world in the Company Inventions hereby assigned to the
Company.Β Β Such acts may include, but are not limited to,
execution of documents and assistance or cooperation in the registration
and enforcement of applicable patents, copyrights, maskworks or other
legal proceedings.
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Attorney in
Fact.Β Β In the event that the Company is unable for any
reason, whether during or after Executiveβs employment by the Company, to
secure Executiveβs signature to any document required to apply for or
execute any patent, design rights, registered designs, trademarks,
copyright, maskwork or other applications with respect to any Company
Inventions (including improvements, renewals, extensions, continuations,
divisions or continuations in part thereof), Executive hereby irrevocably
designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and
agents as Executiveβs agents and attorneys-in-fact to act for and on his
behalf and instead of Executive, to execute and file any such application
and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and
issuance of patents, copyrights, maskworks or other rights thereon with
the same legal force and effect as if executed by
Executive.
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Confidentiality.
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11.1Β Β
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Confidential
nature of relationship.Β Β Executive
acknowledges that his employment by the Company creates a relationship of
confidence and trust with respect to Confidential Information (as
hereinafter defined).Β Β During the course of his employment with
the Company, the Company agrees to provide Executive with access to
Confidential Information.Β Β Executive expressly undertakes to
retain in strict confidence all Confidential Information transmitted or
disclosed to Executive by the Company or the Companyβs clients, and will
never make any use of such information except as (and then, only to the
extent) required to perform Executiveβs employment duties for the
Company.Β Β Executive will take such protective measures as may be
reasonably necessary to preserve the secrecy and interest of the Company
in the Confidential Information.Β Β If Executive becomes aware of
any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information by any
person or entity, Executive will promptly and fully advise the Company of
all facts known to Executive concerning such unauthorized use or
disclosure.
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Definition.Β Β βConfidential
Informationβ means all commercially sensitive information and data, in
their broadest context, originated by, on behalf of or within the
knowledge or possession of the Company or its clients (including any
subsidiary, division or legal affiliate thereof).Β Β Without in
any way limiting the foregoing, Confidential Information includes, but is
not limited to: information that has been designated as proprietary and/or
confidential; information constituting trade secrets; information of a
confidential nature that, by the nature of the circumstances surrounding
the disclosure, should in good faith be treated as proprietary and/or
confidential; and information and data conceived, discovered or developed
in whole or in part by Executive while employed by the Company.
Confidential Information also includes information of a confidential
nature relating to the Companyβs clients, prospective clients, strategic
business relationships, products, services, suppliers, personnel, pricing,
recruiting strategies, job candidate information, employee information,
sales strategies, technology, methods, processes, research, development,
systems, techniques, finances, accounting, purchasing and business
plans.
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Exclusions.Β Β Confidential
Information does not include information which: (A) is generic; (B) is or
becomes part of the public domain through no act or omission of Executive;
(C) was in Executiveβs lawful possession prior to the disclosure and was
not obtained by Executive in breach, either directly or indirectly, of any
obligation to the Company or any client of the Companyβs; (D) is lawfully
disclosed to Executive by a third party without restriction on disclosure;
or (E) is independently developed by Executive using his own resources,
entirely on his own time, and without the use of any Confidential
Information.
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11.4Β Β
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Protected Health
Information.Β Β If during the course of his employment with
the Company, Executive receives any βprotected health information,β as
that term is defined in 45 CFR, Part 164, Subpart E (βPrivacy of
Individually Identifiable Health Informationβ): (A) Executive agrees to
maintain all such information in strict confidence with the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); (B)
Executive agrees that he will make no use whatsoever of any such
information except as required to perform Executiveβs employment duties;
and (C) Executive agrees that he will never record, store, file or
otherwise maintain, in any computer or other storage device owned by the
Company or by Executive, any βprotected health information.β Executive
agrees to alert the Company promptly if he becomes aware of any misuse or
unauthorized disclosure of any such
information.
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Additional
Confidentiality Agreements.Β Β Executive agrees to execute
such additional non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements as the
Company or its clients may from time to time
request.
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Use
of Confidential or Material Non-Public Information;
Codes of Conduct.
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12.1Β Β
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Confidential or
Material, Non-Public Information.Β Β Executive acknowledges
that he is prohibited from using or sharing any Confidential Information
for personal gain or advantage (in securities transactions or otherwise),
or for the personal gain or advantage of anyone with whom Executive
improperly shares such information.Β Β Specifically as to
material, non-public information of the Company, Executive agrees to
comply with the Companyβs xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policy in effect at the
commencement of employment and as amended from time to
time.
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Β
12.2Β Β
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Codes of
Conduct.Β Β Executive agrees to carefully review, sign and
fully comply with any Code of Conduct (or similar policy) of the Company
either having general applicability to its employees or specifically to
Executive.
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13.Β Β
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Restrictions
against Solicitation;
Non-Interference.
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Β
During
his employment by the Company and for a period of eighteen (18) months after
termination of such employment for any reason, Executive agrees that he will not
engage in the following conduct.
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13.1Β Β
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Restrictions against
Solicitation.Β Β Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, hire or initiate any solicitation or recruitment effort for
the purpose of attempting to hire any employee of the Company or to induce
any employee of the Company to leave his employment with the
Company.
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Β
With
respect to job candidates with or about whom Executive, while employed by the
Company, had actual contact or knowledge, Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, initiate any solicitation or recruitment effort for the purpose of
attempting to hire any such candidate for or on behalf of his new employer or
any company in which Executive owns, directly or indirectly, an
interest.
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13.2Β Β
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Non-interference.Β Β Executive
will not, directly or indirectly, disrupt, damage, impair, impede or
interfere with the contractual relationship between the Company and any of
its clients.
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Β
14.Β Β
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Restrictions Against
Competition.
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Β
14.1Β Β
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Restricted
Period.Β Β During his employment by the Company and for a
period of eighteen
(18) months after termination of such employment for any reason,
Executive agrees not to
engage in any Competitive Acts with any Client or prospective Client of
the Company within the
prior 24 months prior to termination of Executiveβs
employment.
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Β
Β
1.1Β Β
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Definitions.Β Β For purposes of this
Section 14, the following terms shall be defined as
follows.
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Β
Β
βCompetitive
Actsβ means soliciting, selling, marketing, brokering, providing or managing any
Services for any Client, whether directly as an employee of a Client or
indirectly as an employee, subcontractor, partner or owner of a
Competitor.
Β
Β
βClientβ
means: (A) any Company client for whom Executive provided Services at any time
during the previous two years of Executiveβs employment with the Company; or (B)
any Company client or prospective client to whom Executive solicited, proposed,
marketed or sold Services at any time during the previous two years of
Executiveβs employment with the Company; (C) any third party having a written
partnership, alliance or teaming agreement or similar strategic business
relationship with the Company, for whom Executive provided Services at any time
during the previous two years of Executiveβs employment with the
Company.
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βCompetitorβ
means any third party offering technical consulting
services within the United States that compete with the Company or are
similar in kind or nature to the services provided by the
Company.
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15.Β Β
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Reasonableness
of Restrictions;
Representations of Executive; Extension of Restrictions;
Enforcement.
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Β
15.1Β Β
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Reasonableness of
Restrictions.Β Β Executive acknowledges that the
restrictions set forth in this Agreement are reasonable in terms of both
the Companyβs need to protect its legitimate business interests and
Executiveβs ability to pursue alternative employment opportunities in the
event his employment with the Company
terminates.
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Β
15.2Β Β
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Representations of
Executive.Β Β Executive represents that his performance of
all the terms of this Employment Agreement and his performance as an
employee of the Company does not and will not breach any agreement to keep
in confidence proprietary information, knowledge or data acquired by
Executive prior to his employment with the Company.Β Β Executive
will not disclose to the Company, or induce the Company to use, any
confidential or proprietary information or material belonging to any
previous employer of Executive or others.Β Β Executive is not a
party to any other agreement that would interfere with his full compliance
with this Executive Agreement.Β Β Executive agrees not to enter
into any agreement, whether written or oral, in conflict with the
provisions of this Agreement.
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Β
15.3Β Β
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Extension of
Restrictions.Β Β The period of all restrictions under this
Agreement will automatically be extended by a period equal in length to
any period in which Executive violates his obligations under this
Agreement.
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Β
15.4Β Β
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Enforcement.Β Β In
addition to any other relief or remedies afforded by law or in equity, if
Executive breaches Sections 13 or 14 of this Agreement, Executive agrees
that the Company shall be entitled, as a matter of right, to injunctive
relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.Β Β Executive
recognizes and hereby admits that irreparable damage will result to the
Company if he violates or threatens to violate the terms of Section 13 or
14 of this Agreement.Β Β This Section 15.4 shall not preclude the
granting of any other appropriate relief including, without limitation,
money damages against Executive for breach of Section 13 or 14 of this
Agreement.
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Β
16.Β Β
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Return
of Property;
Exit Interview.
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Β
16.1Β Β
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Return of property, Upon any termination of
his employment with the Company, Executive agrees to promptly return to
the Company: (A) all materials of any kind in Executiveβs possession (or
under Executiveβs control) incorporating Confidential Information or
otherwise relating to the Companyβs business (including but not limited to
all such materials and/or information stored on any computer or other
storage device owned or used by Executive); and (B) all Company property
in Executiveβs possession, including (but not limited to) computers,
cellular telephones, pagers, credit cards, keys, records, files, manuals,
books, forms, documents, letters, memoranda, data, tables, photographs,
video tapes, audio tapes, computer disks and other computer storage media,
all materials that include trade secrets, and all copies, summaries or
notes of any of the foregoing.
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Β
16.2Β Β
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Exit interview.Β Β Upon
any termination of his employment with the Company and upon request,
Executive agrees to participate in an exit interview conducted by
designated personnel and to provide a signed statement that all Company
materials and property have been returned to the
Company.
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17.Β Β
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Assignment.
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Β
This
Agreement sets forth personal obligations of Executive, which may not be
transferred or assigned by Executive.Β Β The Company may assign this
Agreement to any successor or affiliate.
Β
18.Β Β
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Non-Disparagement.
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Β
Executive
agrees not to engage in any form of conduct or make any statements or
representations to current or
prospective customers of the Company, media outlets, employees or management of
a corporation or business in direct competition with the Company, or otherwise
publish statements or representations to the public at large which may be
actionable, that disparage, characterize in demeaning manner orΒ question the Companyβs
business practices, products, advice, quality of employees and staff, or
otherwise harm the public reputation or good will of the Company, its employees,
or management.
Β
19.Β Β
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Indemnity; Cooperation
in Legal Actions.
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Β
19.1Β Β
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Indemnity.Β Β The
Company will indemnify Executive against any claims arising from or
related to his good faith performance of his duties and obligations
hereunder to the fullest extent allowed by Company By-laws and Minnesota
law.
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Β
19.2Β Β
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Cooperation in Legal
Actions.Β Β In connection with any action or proceeding
against Executive, whether pending or threatened, for which the Company is
obliged to indemnify Executive, the Company will pay or reimburse
Executive in advance of the final disposition for reasonable expenses,
including reasonable attorneysβ fees, necessarily incurred by
Executive.Β Β Executive will cooperate fully with the Company, at
no expense to Executive, in the defense of any action, suit, claim, or
proceeding commenced or threatened against the Company in conjunction with
any action, suit, claim or proceeding commenced or threatened against
him.Β Β In addition to the foregoing, Executive further agrees to
provide assistance to the Company, at the Companyβs expense, as may be
reasonably requested by the Company or its attorneys in connection with
the litigation of any action, suit, claim, or proceeding involving the
Company, whether not pending or to be commenced, which arises out of or is
related to any matters in which Executive was involved or for which he was
responsible during the term of his employment with the
Company.
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Β
20.Β Β
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Survival.
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Β
Β
The rights and obligations set forth in
Sections 6.5, 7.1, 8-11, 13-19 and 24 shall survive the termination or
expiration of this Agreement.Β Β The provisions of this Agreement
shall survive termination of Executiveβs employment regardless of whether
Executive resigns or is involuntarily discharged.
Β
Such
provisions of this Agreement shall survive termination of Executiveβs employment
regardless of whether Executive resigns or is involuntarily
discharged.
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21.Β Β
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Miscellaneous.
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Β
21.1Β Β
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Headings;
Construction.Β Β The headings of Sections and paragraphs
herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not
control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this
Agreement.Β Β This Agreement shall be construed without regard to
any presumption or other rule requiring construction hereof against the
party causing this Agreement to be
drafted.
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Β
21.2Β Β
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Benefit.Β Β Subject
to Section 17, nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is
intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto, any
rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this
Agreement.
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Β
21.3Β Β
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Waiver.Β Β Any
delay by either party in asserting a right under this Agreement or any
failure by either party to assert a right under this Agreement will not
constitute a waiver by the asserting party of any right hereunder, and the
asserting party may subsequently assert any or all of its rights hereunder
as if the delay or failure to assert rights had not
occurred.
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Β
21.4Β Β
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Severability.Β Β If
the final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction declares,
after the expiration of the time within which judicial review (if
permitted) of such determination may be perfected, that any term of
provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, (a) the remaining terms and
provisions hereof shall be unimpaired, and (b) the invalid or
unenforceable term or provision shall be deemed replaced by a term or
provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to
expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or
provision.
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Β
22.Β Β
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Entire
Agreement;
Amendment.
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Β
22.1Β Β
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Entire Agreement.Β Β Both
Executive and the Company agree that this Agreement, Exhibit A to this
Agreement and the
Executiveβs stock option agreement constitute the entire agreement
between them with respect to the subject matter thereof.Β Β There
were no inducements or representations leading to the execution of this
Agreement except as stated in this Agreement.Β Β Accordingly, this
Agreement (together with Exhibit A to this Agreement and any
contemporaneous stock option agreement between the Company and Executive)
expressly supersedes any and all prior oral and written agreements,
representations and promises between the parties relating to Executiveβs
employment with the Company.Β Β As noted in Section 1.1 above,
this is an
Amended and Restated Agreement which, with the attached Exhibit A ( Change
of Control Agreement), replaces the prior Employment Agreement between the
parities (dated November 1, 2007) (the βPrior Agreementβ) in its
entirety.Β Β For the avoidance of doubt, however, the parties
expressly acknowledge that any and all stock options granted to Executive
in connection with the Prior Agreement, together with the agreements
granting such options, shall remain in full force and effect
notwithstanding execution of this Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement.
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Β
22.2Β Β
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Amendment.Β Β This
Agreement may be amended or modified only with the written consent of both
Executive and the Company.Β Β No oral waiver, amendment or
modification will be effective under any circumstances
whatsoever.
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Β
23.Β Β
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Notices.
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Β
Any
notice hereunder by either party to the other shall be given in writing by
personal delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested.Β Β If
addressed to Executive, the notice shall be delivered or mailed to Executive at
the address most recently communicated in writing by Executive to the Company,
or if addressed to the company, the notice shall be delivered or mailed to the
Company at its executive offices to the attention of the Board of Directors of the Company with a copy to
the attention of the
General Counsel.Β Β A notice shall be deemed given, if by
personal delivery, on the date of such delivery or, if by certified mail, on the
date shown on the applicable return receipt.
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24.Β Β
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Governing Law;
Disputes; Arbitration of Termination of Employment for
Cause.
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Β
24.1Β Β
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Governing Law;
Disputes.Β Β This Agreement will be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Minnesota, as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to be
performed entirely within Minnesota between Minnesota
residents.Β Β Except as set forth in Section 24.2 below, the
undersigned each irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the United
States District Court for the District of Minnesota and the courts of the
State of Minnesota in any suit, action, or proceeding brought
under, based on or related to or in connection with this Agreement, and
each of the undersigned agrees that either of the aforesaid courts will be
the exclusive original forum for any such
action.
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Β
24.2Β Β
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Arbitration of
Termination of Employment for Cause.Β Β Any dispute arising
out of or relating to termination of Executiveβs employment for Cause
pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, shall be discussed between the
disputing parties in a good faith effort to arrive at a mutual settlement
of any such controversy.Β Β If, notwithstanding, such dispute
cannot be resolved, such dispute shall be settled by binding
arbitration.Β Β Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator
may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.Β Β The
arbitrator shall be a retired state or federal judge or an attorney who
has practiced securities or
business law or business litigation for at least 10
years.Β Β If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within 20
days, any party may request that the chief judge of the District Court for
Hennepin County, Minnesota, select an arbitrator.Β Β Arbitration
will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, and the
commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association,
unless such rules are inconsistent with the provisions of this
Agreement.Β Β Limited civil discovery shall be permitted for the
production of documents and taking of depositions.Β Β Unresolved
discovery disputes may be brought to the attention of the arbitrator who
may dispose of such dispute.Β Β The arbitrator shall have the
authority to award any remedy or relief that a court of this state could
order or grant; provided, however, that punitive or exemplary damages
shall not be awarded.Β Β The Company shall pay the fees and
expenses of the arbitrator.Β Β Unless otherwise agreed by the
parties, the exclusive location of any arbitration proceedings shall be
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
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Β
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have
executed this Amended and Restated Agreement by their signatures below, to be
effective as of November 1, 2007:
Β
Analysts
International Corporation
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
(βExecutiveβ)
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
Title:Β Chairman of
the Board of Directors
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By:Β /s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
Date signed:Β August 19,
2008
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Date signed:Β
August 19, 2008
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