AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.13
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Employer and
Employee on the Effective Date. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not otherwise defined
have the meanings given to such terms in the Appendix of Key Terms, which is attached to and
considered a part of this Agreement for all purposes.
RECITALS
A. Employer desires to employ Employee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
B. Employee desires to be employed by Employer on such terms and conditions.
AGREEMENT
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. Employment. Employer agrees to employ Employee, and Employee hereby accepts such
employment, on the terms and conditions set forth herein for a term commencing on the Commencement
Date and ending on the date on which employment is terminated in accordance with Section 5 of this
Agreement (the “Term”).
2. Duties. During the Term of Employee’s employment by Employer:
a. Employee shall have the position of Title reporting to Carlyle’s Chief Executive Officer(s)
or equivalent and will have authority consistent with such position.
b. Employee shall concentrate Employee’s activities during the Term on (i) bringing Carlyle’s
financial processes and reporting in line with public company standards and maintaining to such
standards thereafter, (ii) cultivating and maintaining good working relationships with external
stakeholders, (iii) leading public company-related investor relations efforts, (iv) acting as key
advisor and partner to senior leaders of the firm, (v) leading and developing strategy for Carlyle
projects with a key financial component, (vi) recruiting and leading Carlyle’s accounting and
finance professionals, and (vii) such other responsibilities, consistent with Employee’s position,
as may reasonably be assigned to Employee from time to time by Employer.
c. Employee shall devote Employee’s energies, attention, reasonable best efforts and full and
exclusive business time to the business and affairs of Employer, provided, however, that
nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Employee from engaging in (i) personal investment
activities, (ii) activities consented to by Employer pursuant to Section 2f below, (iii)
serving as a member of the board of directors of the companies named on Exhibit A hereto,
if any, or (iv) charitable, professional, and community activities, in each case so long as such
activities do not materially conflict or interfere with the proper performance of Employee’s duties
hereunder.
d. Employee acknowledges and agrees that during the Term Employee owes a fiduciary duty of
loyalty, fidelity, and allegiance to act at all times in the best interests of Carlyle and Employer
and to do no act that would knowingly injure the business, interests or reputation of Employer or
Carlyle. In keeping with these duties, Employee shall make full disclosure during the Term to
Employer of all significant business opportunities that pertain to Carlyle’s business, and, during
the Term, Employee shall not appropriate for Employee’s own benefit business opportunities
concerning the subject matter of the fiduciary relationship.
e. Employee shall at all times comply with (i) all applicable laws, rules and regulations that
are related to Employee’s responsibilities assumed hereunder, and (ii) all written corporate and
business policies and procedures of Carlyle and Employer that are applicable to Employee in the
Office Location, including without limitation the New York Attorney General’s Code of Conduct (the
“Code of Conduct”).
f. Employee shall not, without the prior written approval of Employer, receive compensation or
any direct or indirect financial benefit for services rendered during the Term to any Person other
than the Employer. As used herein, the term “Person” shall include all natural persons,
corporations, business trusts, associations, companies, partnerships, joint ventures and other
entities and governments and agencies and political subdivisions.
3. Location. Employee’s office shall be located at Employer’s offices in Office Location,
provided that Employee is expected to travel during the Term to the extent reasonably necessary to
conduct Carlyle business.
4. Compensation. As compensation for Employee’s services, Employer shall pay Employee the
following compensation, subject to Section 6 below:
a. Employer shall pay to Employee the Base Salary Amount per annum throughout the Term
(payable in accordance with Employer’s payroll policies, but in no event less frequently than once
every month). The Base Salary Amount may be prospectively increased by Employer from time to time
in its discretion, depending upon Employee’s performance.
b. Employer intends to pay bonuses to Employee from time to time. To the extent Employee
receives less than the 2011 Guaranteed Bonus Amount during calendar year 2011, Employer shall pay
the shortfall to you within 30 days after the end of calendar year 2011. To the extent Employee
receives less than the 2012 Guaranteed Bonus Amount during calendar year 2012, Employer shall pay
the shortfall to you within 30 days after the end of calendar year 2012 (the 2012 Guaranteed Bonus
Amount together with the 2011 Guaranteed Bonus Amount, collectively the “Guaranteed Bonus Amount”).
For periods following calendar year 2012, bonuses will be payable to Employee in Employer’s
discretion.
c. Employee shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses for travel, lodging,
entertainment, and other business expenses in connection with Employer’s or Carlyle’s business to
the extent such expenses are consistent with Carlyle’s internal reimbursement guidelines.
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d. Employee shall be afforded, as incidences of employment, health, insurance, pension and
vacation benefits on terms at least as beneficial, and to the same extent as that offered to other
employees at the level of Title for the Office Location.
e. To the extent permitted by applicable securities and other laws, Employee may be permitted
(but not obligated) to make personal investments on an unpromoted basis directly in investments
made by Carlyle and its investment funds during the Term, provided that the amounts available for
personal investment by Employee shall be determined by Carlyle in a manner consistent with policies
established for coinvestments by other employees at the level of Title for the Office Location.
Coinvestments with respect to investments made by a particular Carlyle investment fund may require
Employee to make a commitment to invest in all investments acquired by such fund during the Term,
in accordance with internal coinvestment policies adopted by Carlyle with respect to such fund.
f. Upon commencement of your employment with Employer and upon execution of the relevant
agreements, you will be admitted as a global partner of Carlyle (i.e., a member of TCG
Holdings, L.L.C., TCG Holdings II, L.P. and their respective sister entities (collectively, the
“Holdings Entities”)) in accordance with the operating agreements of the Holdings Entities (the
“Holdings Agreements”) and Carlyle’s policies and procedures for admission of new global partners
including executing the relevant subscription agreements. Such global partnership interest is
subject to the terms and conditions of the Holdings Agreements and subscription agreements for the
relevant entities, including provisions relating to vesting. Your partnership share (i.e., your
Sharing Ratio and Base Sharing Ratio, as such terms are defined in the Holdings Agreements) may be
prospectively adjusted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Holdings Agreements and
will be reviewed annually, beginning with year-end 2011.
5. Termination. Employee’s employment with Employer shall be terminable as follows:
a. automatically upon Employee’s death;
b. by Employer, subject only to such notification requirements as are required by this
Section 5b:
(i) | upon Employee’s incapacitation by accident, sickness or other circumstance which renders Employee mentally or physically incapable of performing the duties and services required of Employee hereunder for a period of at least 180 days during any 12-month period; | ||
(ii) | for “Cause,” which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean Employee has (A) engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the duties required of Employee hereunder, (B) willfully engaged in conduct that Employee knows or, based on facts known to Employee, should know is materially injurious to Employer or any of its affiliates, (C) breached any material provision of this Agreement (with the exception of Section 7(c), which is addressed in sub-section (F) below), |
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(D) | been convicted of, or entered a plea bargain or settlement admitting guilt for, fraud, embezzlement, or any other felony under the laws of the United States or of any state or the District of Columbia or any other country or any jurisdiction of any other country (but specifically excluding felonies involving a traffic violation); (E) been the subject of any order, judicial or administrative, obtained or issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or similar agency or tribunal of any country, for any securities violation involving xxxxxxx xxxxxxx, fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty or willful misconduct (including, for example, any such order consented to by Employee in which findings of facts or any legal conclusions establishing liability are neither admitted nor denied); or (F) breached any provision of Section 7(c); or |
(iii) | for any other reason whatsoever, upon 30 days notice to Employee; and |
c. by Employee, subject only to such notification requirements as are required by this
Section 5c:
(i) | for “Good Reason,” which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean (A) a material breach of this Agreement by Employer, or (B) a significant, sustained reduction in or adverse modification of the nature and scope of Employee’s authority, duties and privileges during the Term (whether or not accompanied by a change in title), but in each case only if such Good Reason has not been corrected or cured by Employer within 30 days after Employer has received written notice from Employee of Employee’s intent to terminate Employee’s employment for Good Reason and specifying in detail the basis for such termination; or |
(ii) | for any other reason whatsoever, upon 30 days notice to Employer. |
6. Effect of Termination. Upon the termination of Employee’s employment, Employee shall
receive the following compensation, provided that Employee agrees at the time of such termination
to release Employer and its affiliates from further claims and liabilities relating to Employee’s
employment and the termination of employment (other than claims for indemnification pursuant to
Section 8):
a. If at any time before the second anniversary of the Commencement Date (i) Employee’s
employment is terminated pursuant to Section 5c(i) and Employer could not have terminated
Employee’s employment for Cause pursuant to Section 5b(ii), or (ii) Employee’s employment
is terminated pursuant to Section 5b(iii), Employer shall pay cash severance to Employee,
within 60 days after the date of such termination, in an amount equal to (x) the unpaid portion of
the Base Salary Amount that Employer would have paid Employee from the date of such termination
through the second anniversary of the Commencement Date if Employee’s employment had not
terminated, (y) the excess of the sum of the Guaranteed Bonus Amount provided for in Section
4b over bonuses actually paid to Employee pursuant to Section 4b, and (z) if terminated
without cause within eighteen months of the Commencement Date, the sum of 2,500,000 in Currency
unless there has been a vesting date of Carlyle shares listed on a stock
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exchange; provided,
however, that the aggregate amount of severance payable pursuant to this Section 6a will in
no event be less than 25% of the Base Salary Amount.
b. If at any time on or after the second anniversary of the Commencement Date (i) Employee’s
employment is terminated pursuant to Section 5c(i) and Employer could not have terminated
Employee’s employment for Cause pursuant to Section 5b(ii), or (ii) Employee’s employment
is terminated pursuant to Section 5b(iii), Employer shall pay cash severance to Employee,
within 60 days after the date of such termination, in an amount equal to 25% of the Base Salary
Amount.
c. In the case of a termination of Employee’s employment at any time for any reason other than
a termination pursuant to Section 5c(i) or 5b(iii), Employer shall pay to Employee, within
30 days after the effective date of the termination (to the extent not previously paid), the base
salary compensation at the rate then in effect under Section 4a above, but only to the
extent such compensation has accrued through the effective date of such termination.
d. The sole liability of Employer under this Agreement upon a termination of Employee’s
employment shall be (i) to pay the amounts expressly provided for in this Section 6 as
being due and owing upon such termination, (ii) to reimburse Employee pursuant to Section
4c for business expenses incurred by Employee during the Term, (iii) to honor the vested
portion of any equity participation granted to Employee, and (iv) to comply with any other
obligations under this Agreement which expressly survive termination of Employee’s employment or
pursuant to any other written agreements between Employee and Employer or pursuant to any employee
benefit plan.
7. Records and Confidential Data.
a. All memoranda, notices, files, records and other documents made or compiled by Employee
during the Term in the ordinary course of business (other than business cards and names and contact
information retained in Employee’s rolodex), or made available to Employee concerning the business
of Carlyle (including, without limitation, any “best practices” materials made available to
Employee), shall be Employer’s property and shall be delivered to Employer at its request therefor
or automatically on the termination of this Agreement.
b. Employee acknowledges that, in and as a result of Employee’s employment hereunder, Employee
will be making use of and/or acquiring confidential or proprietary information developed by Carlyle
and its affiliates that is of a special and unique nature and value to Carlyle, including, but not
limited to, the nature and material terms of business opportunities and proposals available to
Carlyle and financial records of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx investment funds, and investors in such funds
(the “Confidential Information”). Employee shall not at any time, directly or indirectly, disclose
to any person (other than Carlyle) any Confidential Information (regardless of whether such
information qualifies as a “trade secret” under applicable law) which has been obtained by or
disclosed to Employee as a result of Employee’s employment by Employer unless (i) authorized in
writing by Employer, (ii) such information, knowledge or data is or becomes available to the public
generally without breach of this Section 7b, (iii) disclosure is required to be made
pursuant to an order of any court or government agency, subpoena or legal process; (iv) disclosure
is made to officers, directors or
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affiliates of Employer or Carlyle (and the officers and directors
of such affiliates), and to auditors, counsel, and other professional advisors to Employer or
Carlyle or (v) disclosure is required to a court, mediator or arbitrator in connection with any
litigation or dispute between Employer and Employee. Employee shall immediately supply Employer
with a copy of any legal process delivered to Employee requesting Confidential Information. Prior
to any disclosure of Confidential Information, Employee shall notify Employer and shall permit
Employer to seek an order protecting the confidentiality of such information. Employee agrees that
Employee’s obligations under this Section 7b may be enforced by specific performance and
that breaches or prospective breaches of this Section 7b may be enjoined.
c. Employee will not discuss Employer’s fundraising efforts, or the name of any fund vehicle
that has not had a final closing of commitments, to any reporter or representative of any press or
other public media.
d. Employee represents that Employee’s employment by Employer does not and will not breach any
confidentiality agreement with any former employer, including any agreement to keep in confidence
or refrain from using information acquired by Employee prior to Employee’s employment by Employer.
During Employee’s employment by Employer, Employee agrees that Employee will not violate any
non-solicitation agreements Employee entered into with any former employer or improperly make use
of, or disclose, any information or trade secrets of any former employer or other third party, nor
will Employee bring onto the premises of Employer or use any unpublished documents or any property
belonging to any former employer or other third party, in violation of any lawful agreements with
that former employer or third party. Employee agrees that Employer shall have no responsibility of
liability to Employee or any other Person in the event it is determined that the provision of
services to Employer hereunder violates any non-compete provision between Employer and his former
employer.
The obligations under this Section 7 shall survive the termination or expiration of this
Agreement and any termination of Employee’s employment.
8. Indemnification. Employer will cause each investment fund to which Employee provides
investment advice to indemnify, defend and hold Employee harmless for all losses, costs, expenses
or liabilities based upon or related to acts, decisions or omissions made by Employee in good faith
during the Term while performing services on behalf of such investment fund (and/or any of its
portfolio companies) within the scope of Employee’s employment for Employer, provided that such
acts, decisions or omissions do not constitute fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence. The
obligations of Employer and such investment funds under this Section 8 shall survive any
termination of the Employee’s employment.
9. Non-Solicitation/Non-Competition. Employee agrees that, for a period of six months
after the last day that Employee is employed by Employer or an affiliate thereof, Employee will
not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Employer: (i) participate in any
capacity, including as an investor or an advisor, in any transaction that, as of the date of
termination, Carlyle or any of its affiliates was actively considering investing in or offering to
invest in and known to Employee; (ii) solicit, contact or identify investors in any investment
partnership or fund controlled by Carlyle and its affiliates (to the extent Employee
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knows that
such Person is an investor, directly or indirectly, in such partnership or fund) on behalf of any
person; or (iii) induce any current employee of Employer or its affiliates to become employed by
Employee or any person employing Employee. The parties acknowledge and agree that the restrictions
set forth in this Section 9 are believed by the parties to be reasonable and necessitated
by legitimate business needs. In the event that any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction
shall determine this Section 9 to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the parties
agree that this Section 9 shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of
time for which it may be enforceable, and/or over the maximum geographical area as to which it may
be enforceable, and/or to the maximum extent in any and all respects as to which it may be
enforceable, all as determined by such court or tribunal. The parties further agree that Employer
and Employee each will be entitled (without posting bond or security) to injunctive or other
equitable relief, as deemed appropriate by any such court or tribunal, to prevent a breach of the
other party’s obligations set forth in this Section 9, The obligations under this
Section 9 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
10. Governing Law. The validity of this Agreement and any of the terms or provisions as
well as the rights and duties of the parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the
Governing Jurisdiction, without reference to any conflict of law or choice of law principles in the
Governing Jurisdiction that might apply the law of another jurisdiction.
11. Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the parties with and
supersedes and replaces any prior agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter
herein.
12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple original counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute but one and the
same document.
13. Arbitration.
a. Except as provided in Section 12b, any dispute, claim or controversy arising in
connection with this Agreement or otherwise in connection with Employee’s employment with Employer
(including any statutory claims), Employee’s carried interest participation, and Employee’s
personal coinvestments shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association(except as modified herein). No such
arbitration proceedings shall be commenced or conducted until at least 60 days after the parties,
in good faith, shall have attempted to resolve such dispute by mutual agreement; and the parties
hereby agree to endeavor in good faith to resolve any dispute by mutual agreement. If mutual
agreement cannot be attained, any disputing party, by written notice to the other (“Arbitration
Notice”) may commence arbitration proceedings. Such arbitration shall be conducted before a panel
of three arbitrators, one appointed by each party within 30 days after the date of the Arbitration
Notice, and one chosen within 60 days after the date of the Arbitration Notice by the two
arbitrators appointed by the disputing parties. A court of competent jurisdiction presiding over
the Arbitration Location shall appoint any arbitrator who has not been appointed within such time
periods. Judgment may include costs and attorneys fees and may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction. The arbitration shall be conducted in the Arbitration Location or such other location
as Employer and
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Employee may agree, in the English language and all monetary awards shall be in
Currency. Arbitration shall be the sole method of resolving disputes not settled by mutual
agreement. The determination of the arbitrators shall be final, not subject to appeal, and binding
on all parties and may be enforced by appropriate judicial order of any court of competent
jurisdiction.
b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any claim or controversy arising in
connection with this Agreement for which the remedy is equitable or injunctive relief, the
aggrieved party shall be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of
competent jurisdiction.
13. Benefits. Employer shall receive the benefit of all provisions of this Agreement on
its own behalf and as trustee on behalf of all other relevant Carlyle entities and the portfolio
companies.
14. Non-Disparagement. Employer and Employee covenant and agree that Employee shall not
disparage, and shall at all times speak well of, Carlyle and its affiliates, and their respective
principals and businesses, and Employer shall not authorize disparaging remarks regarding Employee.
The previous sentence shall not apply, however, in the case of any disparagement which is made (i)
in testimony pursuant to a court order, subpoena, or legal process, (ii) to a court, mediator or
arbitrator in connection with any litigation or dispute between Employer and Employee, (iii) among
Carlyle and its affiliates or (iv) exclusively to Employer or Employee in the course of Employer’s
supervision or review of Employee’s job performance. The parties further agree that Employer and
Employee each will be entitled (without posting bond or other security) to injunctive or other
equitable relief, as deemed appropriate by any such court or tribunal, to prevent a breach of the
other party’s obligations set forth in this Section 14. The obligations of the Employee and
Employer under this Section 14 will survive termination of this Agreement.
15. Background Investigation. Employee’s employment is contingent upon Employer’s
satisfactory completion of its background investigation on Employee, which shall be completed
within 90 days of Commencement Date. In addition, Employer may require that a background
investigation be conducted by an independent third party. An unsatisfactory background
investigation or a delay in the process due to lack of response from the Employee for requested
information will result in the termination of the offer of employment and in the event Employee’s
employment has commenced, such employment shall be termination and such termination shall be deemed
“for Cause”.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
EMPLOYER: | THE CARLYLE GROUP EMPLOYEE CO., L.L.C. | ||||
By: | |||||
Name: | |||||
Title: | |||||
EMPLOYEE:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
EXHIBIT A
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEATS
1. | |||||||
2. | |||||||
3. | |||||||
4. | |||||||
5. | |||||||
OR
o Check here if Employee is not a board member as of the Commencement Date. |
Employee Initials: _____________________
Initials of Officer of Employer: _________________________
Initials of Officer of Employer: _________________________
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
EMPLOYER: | THE CARLYLE GROUP EMPLOYEE CO., L.L.C. | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Managing Director | ||||
EMPLOYEE:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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EXHIBIT A
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEATS
1. | ||||||
2. | ||||||
3. | ||||||
4. | ||||||
5. | ||||||
OR
þ Check here if Employee is not a board member as of the Commencement Date. |
Employee
Initials: /s/ AF
Initials of Officer of Employer: /s/ DR
Initials of Officer of Employer: /s/ DR
APPENDIX OF KEY TERMS
This Appendix of Key Terms shall be construed for all purposes as part of the Amended and Restated
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) to which it is attached. The undersigned Employer and
Employee agree that, for purposes of the Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them below:
Employment Agreement Terms
a. | “Arbitration Location” means Washington, D.C. | |
b. | “Base Salary Amount” means 275,000 per annum in Currency. | |
c. | “Carlyle” means TC Group, L.L.C. and its affiliates, collectively operating under the trade name “The Carlyle Group.” | |
d. | “Commencement Date” means March 28, 2011. | |
e. | “Currency” means US Dollars. | |
f. | “Effective Date” means February 9, 2011. | |
g. | “Employee” means Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
h. | “Employer” means The Carlyle Group Employee Co. L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company. | |
i. | “Governing Jurisdiction” means Washington, DC. | |
j. | “2011 Guaranteed Bonus Amount” means 1,725,000 in Currency. | |
k. | “2012 Guaranteed Bonus Amount” means 1,725,000 in Currency. | |
l. | “Investors” mean investors (other than (directly or indirectly) Carlyle and its beneficial owners, members, employees and affiliates). | |
m. | “Office Location” means Washington, D.C. | |
n. | “Term” has the meaning given to it in Section 1 of the Agreement. | |
o. | “Title” means Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Employer and Employee have executed this Appendix of Key
Terms as of the Effective Date.
EMPLOYER: | THE CARLYLE GROUP EMPLOYEE CO., L.L.C. | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. | ||||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. | |||||
Managing Director | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. X’Xxxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxx X. X’Xxxxxxx | |||||
Managing Director | |||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||
Managing Director | |||||
EMPLOYEE:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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