EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT OF JACK PACHECO
Exhibit 10.17
Execution Copy
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 28, 2008 (the
“Effective Date”), between Mirion Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and Xxxx Xxxxxxx (“Executive”).
In consideration of the mutual agreements set forth below and set forth in the
Confidentiality, Non-Interference and Intellectual Property Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), and for other good and valuable
consideration given by each party to this Agreement to the other, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Company agrees to hire Executive and Executive agrees to serve
the Company as an employee pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions that follow.
1. Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby
agrees to accept employment with the Company, upon the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement, effective on the Effective Date. Executive’s employment with the Company shall
continue, subject to earlier termination of such employment pursuant to the terms hereof until the
first (1st) anniversary of the Effective Date and thereafter shall automatically renew for
additional one (1) year periods, unless a notice of intent not to renew shall be delivered in
accordance with Section 11 by either the Chief Executive Officer, the Board of Directors or
Executive (as the case may be) at least forty-five (45) days prior to such anniversary date or one
year renewal period, as the case may be (such term, as and when so extended, the “Employment
Period”). If the Company provides Executive with a notice of non-renewal in accordance with
the above, the Company may in its discretion terminate Executive’s services as of the date of such
notice by paying to Executive all amounts that would otherwise have become due during the remainder
of the Employment Period.
2. Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive shall serve on a full-time basis
as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company. Executive’s duties and
responsibilities as CFO of the Company shall include those duties customarily associated with an
officer with a similar title, as reasonably may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board
of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) or Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Executive shall devote his full-time attention and energies and use his best efforts in his
employment with the Company. It is understood that during the Employment Period Executive may (i)
engage in personal activities such as charitable, civic and trade industry work and (ii) manage his
personal investments, so long as such activities do not conflict with his duties and
responsibilities hereunder.
3. Compensation and Benefits. In consideration of entering into this Agreement and as
full compensation for Executive’s services hereunder, during the Employment Period, Executive shall
receive the following compensation and benefits:
(a) Base Salary. The Company shall pay to Executive a base salary (“Base
Salary”) of $275,000 per year, payable in accordance with the payroll policies from time to
time in effect at the Company. Executive’s Base Salary may be subject to increase (but not
decrease) on an annual basis as the Board of Directors shall determine.
(b) Signing Bonus. Within ten (10) business days of the Effective Date, Executive
shall receive a one-time signing bonus equal to $35,000 (the “Signing Bonus”), which shall
be subject to Section 6(d).
(c) Incentive Bonuses. In addition to Base Salary and the Signing Bonus, during the
Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual incentive bonus based on the
achievement of annual goals determined by the Board of Directors at the time of the Board of
Directors’ approval of the Company’s annual budget and payable in accordance with the Company’s
policies in effect from time to time (the “Incentive Bonus”). The amount of the Incentive
Bonus shall be targeted at fifty percent (50%) of Base Salary, is subject to increase of up to a
maximum of one hundred percent (100%) of Base Salary and is subject to decrease, in each case, as
determined by the Board of Directors in their sole discretion.
(d) Stock Options. The Company has adopted a stock plan (the “Option Plan”)
pursuant to which executives of the Company selected by the Board of Directors will receive options
to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common
Stock”). The Company will award options to Executive to purchase 16,000 shares of Common Stock
(the “Options”), with time vesting, and at an exercise price equal to the then fair market
value of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, as determined by the Board of Directors. All Options
shall vest immediately in the event that either (i) American Capital Strategies, Ltd. or its
affiliates (“ACAS”) no longer own at least 50% of the outstanding capital stock of the
Company currently held by ACAS; provided that no such vesting shall occur as a result of
the initial public offering of the capital stock of the Company or a company affiliated with the
Company formed for the purpose of an initial public offering or (ii) all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company are sold, transferred or disposed of to a person (or group of persons
acting in concert) that is not an affiliate of ACAS. The Options will be granted under the Option
Plan on terms and on forms prescribed by the Board of Directors.
(e) Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks vacation per calendar
year, accrued in accordance with the usual vacation policies in effect at the Company.
(f) Other Benefits. Executive shall participate in and be eligible to receive, but
without duplication, all other benefits (i.e., benefits other than those of the types
covered in Sections 3(a) — (d)) offered to senior executives of the Company under and in accordance
with the provisions of any employee benefit plan adopted or to be adopted by the Company other than
any severance benefits offered to senior executives in
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accordance with any such plan. Except as set forth herein, Executive shall not be entitled to
any other benefits.
4. Reimbursement for Expenses. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be
entitled to incur on behalf of the Company reasonable and necessary expenses in connection with his
duties in accordance with Company’s policies and the Company shall pay for or reimburse Executive
for all such expenses upon presentation of proper receipts therefor. The Executive shall comply
with such reasonable limitations and reporting requirements with respect to such expenses as the
Board of Directors may establish from time to time.
5. Termination. Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated as follows:
(a) Automatically in the event of the death of Executive;
(b) At the option of the Company, by the Board of Directors or by written notice to Executive
or his personal representative in the event of the Permanent Disability of Executive. As used
herein, the term “Permanent Disability” shall mean a physical or mental incapacity or
disability which renders Executive unable to render the services required hereunder (A) for one
hundred twenty (120) days in any twelve (12) month period or (B) for a period of ninety (90)
consecutive days;
(c) At the option of the Company, by the Board of Directors for Cause (as defined in Section
6(f));
(d) At the option of the Company, by the Board of Directors at any time without Cause, subject
to the Company’s obligations under Section 6(c) hereof;
(e) At the option of Executive, at any time, for any reason, on sixty (60) days prior written
notice to the Company, which 60 day prior notice shall be waivable at the sole option of the
Company;
(f) At the option of Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Section 6(g)), on thirty (30)
days prior written notice to the Company, which 30 day prior notice shall be waivable at the sole
option of the Company; or
(g) By non-renewal as contemplated under Section 1 hereof.
6. Payments.
(a) Death. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment due to death, Executive or
his legal representatives shall be entitled to receive (i) an amount equal to Base Salary payable
through the date of termination, plus (ii) a pro rata portion of Executive’s Incentive Bonus, if
any, for the applicable period during the fiscal year ending on the date of termination (which
portion of the Incentive Bonus shall be reasonably determined by the Board of Directors as of the
date of termination of
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employment), payable at the same time as such payment would be made had the Executive
continued his employment with the Company. Executive or his legal representatives shall also be
entitled to any accrued and unpaid vacation pay or other benefits which may be owing in accordance
with the Company’s policies.
(b) Permanent Disability. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment due to
Permanent Disability, Executive or his legal representatives shall be entitled to receive (i) an
amount equal to Base Salary payable through the date of termination, plus (ii) a pro rata portion
of Executive’s Incentive Bonus, if any, for the applicable period during the fiscal year ending on
the date of termination (which portion of the Incentive Bonus shall be reasonably determined by the
Board of Directors as of the date of termination of employment), payable at the same time as such
payment would be made had Executive continued his employment with the Company. Executive or his
legal representatives shall also be entitled to any accrued and unpaid vacation pay or other
benefits which may be owing in accordance with the Company’s policies.
(c) Termination Without Cause. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company
at any time during the Employment Period without Cause (other than by non-renewal of this Agreement
in accordance with Section 1 hereof), Executive shall be entitled to an amount equal to (i) his
Base Salary through the date of termination plus (ii) his Base Salary for a period of
twelve (12) months from the date of termination, payable in accordance with the usual payroll
policies in effect at the Company as if Executive was employed at the time, plus (iii) a
pro rata portion of Executive’s Incentive Bonus, if any, for the applicable period during the
fiscal year ending on the date of termination (which portion of the Incentive Bonus shall be
reasonably determined by the Board of Directors as of the date of termination of employment),
payable at the same time as such payment would be made during Executive’s regular employment with
the Company. Executive shall also be entitled to any accrued and unpaid vacation pay or other
benefits which may be owing in accordance with the Company’s policies. Notwithstanding the above,
the parties agree that the Company can take reasonable actions to ensure that payments pursuant to
this Section 6(c) comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). If
the Company provides Executive with a notice of non-renewal in accordance with Section 1, the
Company may in its discretion terminate Executive’s services as of the date of such notice or as of
any other date during the remainder of the Employment Period, by paying to Executive all amounts
that would otherwise have become due during the remainder of the Employment Period.
(d) Termination for Cause or by Executive Without Good Reason . Except for Base
Salary through the day on which Executive’s employment was terminated and any accrued and unpaid
vacation pay or other benefits which may be owing in accordance with the Company’s policies or
applicable law, Executive shall not be entitled to receive severance or any other compensation or
benefits after the last date of employment with the Company upon the termination of Executive’s
employment hereunder pursuant to Section 5(c) or upon Executive’s termination of employment
hereunder pursuant to Section 5(e), without Good Reason. Additionally, in the event that
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Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated pursuant to Section 5(c) or by Executive
without Good Reason pursuant to Section 5(e) prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date,
Executive shall reimburse the Company for the full amount of the Signing Bonus.
(e) Termination by Executive for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is terminated
by the Executive at any time during the Employment Period for Good Reason, Executive shall be
entitled to (i) his Base Salary for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination,
payable in accordance with the usual payroll policies in effect at the Company as if Executive was
employed at the time, plus (iii) a pro rata portion of Executive’s Incentive Bonus, if any,
for the applicable period during the fiscal year in which termination occurs (which portion of the
Incentive Bonus shall be reasonably determined by the Board of Directors as of the date of
termination of employment), payable at the same time as such payment would be made during
Executive’s regular employment with the Company. Executive shall also be entitled to any accrued
and unpaid vacation pay or other benefits which may be owing in accordance with the Company’s
policies. Notwithstanding the above, the parties agree that the Company can take reasonable actions
to ensure that payments pursuant to this Section 6(e) comply with Section 409A of the Code.
(f) Cause Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause” shall
mean that Executive:
(i) committed or engaged in an act of fraud, embezzlement, sexual harassment or theft, in
connection with Executive’s duties for the Company or any subsidiary of the Company;
(ii) materially breached or defaulted under his agreements or obligations under this Agreement
or the Non-Disclosure Agreement or any similar agreement with the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company (which breach or default, if reasonably capable of cure, is not cured within two (2)
Business Days after written notice thereof is received by Executive or, if reasonably capable of
cure but not within two (2) Business Days, the Executive shall not have commenced cure in good
faith within such two (2) Business Days and completed such cure as promptly as reasonably practical
thereafter);
(iii) is convicted of, or pleads nolo contendere with respect to, a felony; or
(iv) engaged in an act of gross negligence or willful failure to perform his duties or
responsibilities, including the failure to follow in any material respect a direction or written
policy of the Board (which breach or default, if reasonably capable of cure, is not cured within
ten (10) Business Days after written notice thereof or, if reasonably capable of cure but not
within ten (10) Business Days, the Executive shall not have commenced cure in good faith within
such ten (10) Business Days and completed such cure as promptly as reasonably practical
thereafter).
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(g) Good Reason Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall
mean in the absence of the written consent of Executive:
(i) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary by the Company;
(ii) a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities with respect
to the Company, in each case, from those contemplated in Section 2 (other than isolated actions not
taken in bad faith and remedied by the Company within the cure period set forth below);
(iii) the requirement by the Company that Executive be based in an office which is more than
twenty (25) miles from the Company’s headquarters at Xxxxxx Ranch 8, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxxx, XX; or
(iv) any failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Executive provides written notice of
termination for Good Reason in reliance upon this Section 6(g), the Company shall have the
opportunity to cure such circumstances within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice. If
Executive does not deliver to the Company a notice of termination within the thirty (30) day period
after Executive has knowledge that an event constituting Good Reason has occurred, such event will
no longer constitute Good Reason.
(h) Condition to Payment. All payments and benefits due to Executive under this
Section 6 which are not otherwise required by law shall be contingent upon (i) execution by
Executive (or Executive’s beneficiary or estate) of a general release of all claims in a form
prescribed by the Board of Directors.
(i) No Other Severance. Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that, other than the
severance payment described in Section 6(c) and (e) hereof, upon termination, Executive shall not
be entitled to any other severance under any Company benefit plan or severance policy generally
available to the Company’s employees or otherwise.
(j) Survival. This Section 6 shall survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
7. Confidentiality Agreement. Simultaneous with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company and the Executive shall execute and deliver the Confidentiality Agreement
attached hereto as Attachment A incorporated herein by reference. The Confidentiality
Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the
Confidentiality Agreement.
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8. Indemnification. The Company will indemnify Executive in his capacity as an
officer or employee of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of the Company.
9. Withholding Taxes. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company may directly
or indirectly withhold from any payments under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other
taxes that will be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation.
10. Effect of Prior Agreements. This Agreement, together with the Confidentiality
Agreement and the Option Plan and related option award documentation constitute the sole and entire
agreements and understandings between Executive and the Company with respect to the matters covered
hereby and thereby, and there are no other promises, agreements, representations, warranties or
other statements between Executive and the Company in respect to such matters not expressly set
forth in these agreements. These agreements supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements,
understandings or other arrangements, whether written or oral, concerning the subject matter
thereof.
11. Notices. Any notice required, permitted, or desired to be given pursuant to any
of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or served for
all purposes when faxed, when delivered by hand, or received by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, or by nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to the party to
receive such notice at the following address or any other address substituted therefor by notice
pursuant to these provisions:
If to the Companies, at:
Mirion Technologies, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Compliance Officer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to Executive, at:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: xxxxxxxxxx
12. Assignability. The obligations of Executive may not be delegated and Executive
may not, without the Company’s written consent thereto, assign, transfer, convey, pledge, encumber,
hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this Agreement or any interest herein. Any such attempted
delegation or disposition shall be null and void and without effect. The Company and Executive
agree that this Agreement and all of the Company’s rights and obligations hereunder may be assigned
or transferred by the Company to and may be assumed by and become binding upon and may inure to the
benefit of any affiliate of or successor to the Company. The term “successor” shall mean any
other corporation or other business entity which, by merger, consolidation, purchase of the assets,
or otherwise, acquires all or a material part of its assets. Any assignment by the Company of its
rights or obligations hereunder to any affiliate of or successor to the Company shall not be a
termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement.
13. Modification. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except in writing
signed by the parties. No term or condition of this Agreement will be deemed to have been waived
except in writing by the party charged with waiver. A waiver will operate only as to the specific
term or condition waived and will not constitute a waiver for the future or act on anything other
than that which is specifically waived.
14. Governing Law. This Agreement has been executed and delivered in the State of
California and its validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement will be governed by the
laws of that state applicable to contacts made and to be performed entirely within that state.
15. Severability. All provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. In
the event any provision or restriction contained herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable in
any respect, in whole or in part, such finding will in no way affect the validity or enforceability
of any other provision of this Agreement. The parties hereto
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further agree that any such invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that
it will be enforced to the greatest extent permissible under law, and to the extent that any court
of competent jurisdiction determines any restriction herein to be unreasonable in any respect, such
court may limit this Agreement to render it reasonable in the light of the circumstances in which
it was entered into and specifically enforce this Agreement as limited.
16. No Waiver. Except as specifically contemplated in this Agreement, no course of
dealing or any delay on the part of the Company or Executive in exercising any rights hereunder
shall operate as a waiver of any such rights. No waiver of any default or breach of this Agreement
shall be deemed a continuing waiver of any other breach or default.
17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original by the party executing the same but all of which together
will constitute one and the same instrument.
18. Binding Arbitration.
(a) Generally. Executive and the Company hereby agree that any controversy or claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the employment relationship between Executive and the
Company, or the termination thereof, including the arbitrability of any controversy or claim, which
cannot be settled by mutual agreement will be finally settled by binding arbitration in accordance
with the Federal Arbitration Act (or if not applicable, the applicable state arbitration law) as
follows: Any party who is aggrieved will deliver a notice to the other party setting forth the
specific points in dispute. Any points remaining in dispute twenty (20) days after the giving of
such notice may, upon ten (10) days’ notice to the other party, be submitted to arbitration in San
Francisco, California, to the American Arbitration Association, before a single arbitrator
appointed in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the
American Arbitration Association, as such procedures and rules may be amended from time to time and
modified only as herein expressly provided. The arbitrator may enter a default decision against
any party who fails to participate in the arbitration proceedings. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Confidentiality Agreement shall not be
subject to this Section 18 and shall be resolved only in accordance with provisions of the
Confidentiality Agreement.
(b) Binding Effect. The decision of the arbitrator on the points in dispute will be
final, unappealable and binding, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. The parties agree that this provision has been adopted by the parties to
rapidly and inexpensively resolve any disputes between them and that this provision will be grounds
for dismissal of any court action commenced by either party with respect to this Agreement, other
than post-arbitration actions seeking to enforce an arbitration award. In the event that any court
determines that this arbitration procedure is not binding, or otherwise allows any litigation
regarding a
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dispute, claim, or controversy covered by this Agreement to proceed, the parties hereto hereby
waive any and all right to a trial by jury in or with respect to such litigation.
(c) Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by law, the
arbitrator will be authorized to apportion its fees and expenses as the arbitrator deems
appropriate and the Company will bear the fees and expenses of the arbitration but the arbitrator
will be authorized to award the prevailing party its fees and expenses (including attorney’s fees).
In the absence of such apportionment or award, each party will bear the fees and expenses of its
own attorney.
(d) Confidentiality. The parties will keep confidential, and will not disclose to any
person, except as may be required by law, the existence of any controversy under this Section 18,
the referral of any such controversy to arbitration or the status or resolution thereof. In
addition, the confidentiality restrictions set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect.
(e) Waiver. Executive acknowledges that arbitration pursuant to this agreement
includes all controversies or claims of any kind (e.g., whether in contract or in tort, statutory
or common law, legal or equitable) now existing or hereafter arising under any federal, state,
local or foreign law (except for any claims or controversy arising out of the Non- Solicitation
Agreement), including, but not limited to, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act and all similar federal,
state and local laws, and Executive hereby waives all rights thereunder to have a judicial tribunal
and/or a jury determine such claims.
(f) Acknowledgment. Executive acknowledges that before entering into this Agreement,
Executive has had the opportunity to consult with any attorney or other advisor of Executive’s
choice, and that this provision constitutes advice from the Companies to do so if Executive
chooses. Executive further acknowledges that Executive has entered into this Agreement of
Executive’s own free will, and that no promises or representations have been made to Executive by
any person to induce Executive to enter into this Agreement other than the express terms set forth
herein. Executive further acknowledges that Executive has read this Agreement and understands all
of its terms, including the waiver of rights set forth in Section 18(e).
19. Counsel Fees of Executive. The Company agrees to pay up to a total of $5,000 of
the reasonable actual fees and expenses of counsel to Executive incurred in connection with the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other agreements referenced herein.
This payment will be made to Executive within thirty (30) days following delivery of an invoice
from Executive to the Company, in reasonable detail, for the total fees and expenses incurred by
him in connection therewith.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day
written above.
| Mirion Technologies, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
| EXECUTIVE |
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| /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
| Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT OF
XXXX XXXXXXX
EXHIBIT A
CONFIDENTIALITY, NON- INTERFERENCE AND
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT
Attachment A to
Employment Agreement of Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Employment Agreement of Xxxx Xxxxxxx
CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-INTERFERENCE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”), dated as of March 28, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), among Mirion
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” and, for purposes of this
Agreement, any other direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, the “Companies”), and
Xxxx Xxxxxxx (“Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Companies are currently engaged in the business of, among other things, radiation
measurement and detection.
WHEREAS, Executive has been offered employment with the Company, and has entered into an
employment agreement dated of even date herewith with the Company (the “Employment
Agreement”). In such role, Executive will receive specific confidential information and
training relating to the businesses of the Companies, which confidential information and training
is necessary to enable Executive to perform Executive’s duties and to receive future compensation.
Executive will play a significant role in the development and management of the businesses of the
Companies and will be entrusted with the Companies’ confidential information relating to the
Companies, the Companies’ customers, manufacturers, distributors and others.
WHEREAS, Executive acknowledges that during the course of Executive’s employment with the
Company, Executive will be involved in the current and future businesses of the Companies, as set
forth above.
WHEREAS, it is a condition to the commencement of Executive’s employment by the Company that
Executive execute and deliver this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows:
1. Confidentiality.
(a) Executive shall not, during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company or at any
time thereafter, directly or indirectly, divulge, use, furnish, disclose, exploit or make available
to any person or entity, whether or not a competitor of the Companies, any Unauthorized disclosure
of Confidential Information.
As used herein, the term:
“Confidential Information” shall mean trade secrets, confidential or proprietary
information, and all other information, documents or materials, relating to, owned, developed or
possessed by either of the Companies, whether in tangible or intangible form. Confidential
Information includes, but is not limited to, (i) financial information, (ii) products, (iii)
product and service costs, prices, profits and sales, (iv) new business, technical or other ideas,
proposals, plans and designs, (v) business strategies, (vi) product and service plans, (vii)
marketing plans and studies, (viii) forecasts, (ix) budgets, (x) projections, (xi) computer
programs, (xii) data bases and the documentation (and information contained therein), (xiii)
computer access codes and similar information, (xiv) source codes, (xv) know-how, technologies,
concepts and designs,
including, without limitation, patent applications, (xvi) research projects and all
information connected with research and development efforts, (xvii) records, (xviii) business
relationships, methods and recommendations, (xix) existing or prospective client, customer, vendor
and supplier information (including, but not limited to, identities, needs, transaction histories,
volumes, characteristics, agreements, prices, identities of individual contacts, and spending,
preferences or habits), (xx) training manuals and similar materials used by the Companies in
conducting its business operations, (xxi) skills, responsibilities, compensation and personnel
files of employees, directors and independent contractors of either of the Companies, (xxii)
competitive analyses, (xxiii) contracts with other parties, (xxiv) product formulations, and (xxv)
other confidential or proprietary information that has not been made available to the general
public by the senior management of either of the Companies. Confidential Information shall not
include information that (I) is or becomes generally available to the public through no act or
omission on the part of Executive, (II) is hereafter received on a non-confidential basis by
Executive from a third party who has the lawful right to disclose such information, or (III)
Executive is required to disclose pursuant to court order or law.
“Unauthorized” shall mean: (i) in contravention of the policies or procedures of
either of the Companies; (ii) otherwise inconsistent with any measures taken by either of the
Companies to protect its interests in the Confidential Information; (iii) in contravention of any
lawful instruction or directive, either written or oral, of the board of directors, or an officer
or employee of either of the Companies empowered to issue such instruction or directive; (iv) in
contravention of any duty existing under law or contract; or (v) to the detriment of either of the
Companies.
(b) Executive further agrees to take all reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized persons
or entities from obtaining or using Confidential Information. Promptly upon termination, for any
reason, of Executive’s employment with the Companies, Executive agrees to deliver to the Companies
all property and materials within Executive’s possession or control which belong to either of the
Companies or which contain Confidential Information.
2. Non-Interference with Employees.
(a) During the term of Executive’s employment with the Company and for a term of two (2) years
commencing on the effective date of termination of Executive’s employment with the Company (the
“Non-Interference Period”), Executive shall not interfere with the business of the
Companies by soliciting, diverting, enticing away, or in any other manner persuading, or attempting
to do any of the foregoing (each, an “Employee Solicitation”), any person who is an
officer, employee or consultant of any of the Companies to accept employment with a third party.
3. Non-Solicitation of Customers.
(a) During the Non-Interference Period, Executive shall not directly or indirectly solicit,
divert, entice away, or in any other manner persuade, or attempt to do any of the foregoing, on (i)
any actual or prospective customer of any of the Companies to become a customer of any third party
engaged in a Restricted Business or (ii) any customer or supplier to cease doing business with any
of the Companies. A “prospective customer” for purposes of this
paragraph is a potential customer of any of the Companies that has, with Executive’s
knowledge, made substantive contact with any of the Companies during Executive’s employment.
(b) Because it is impossible to know which business or operations Executive will participate
in during Executive’s employment by the Company, Executive agrees that a reasonable definition of
“Restricted Business” shall mean any businesses or operations engaged in, or (with the
knowledge of Executive) proposed to be engaged in, by the Companies during Executive’s employment
with the Company. Executive also acknowledges that the Restricted Business is international in
scope. Accordingly, Executive agrees that the “Restricted Area” shall be North America,
Europe and Asia.
4. Intellectual Property. Executive agrees that during the term of Executive’s
employment with the Company, any and all inventions, discoveries, innovations, writings, domain
names, improvements, trade secrets, designs, drawings, business processes, secret processes and
know-how, whether or not patentable or a copyright or trademark, which Executive may create,
conceive, develop or make, either alone or in conjunction with others and related or in any way
connected with the Companies, their strategic plans, products, processes, apparatus or business now
or hereafter carried on by the Companies (collectively, “Inventions”), shall be fully and
promptly disclosed to the Company and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company (as
they shall determine) as against Executive or any of Executive’s assignees. Regardless of the
status of Executive’s employment by the Company, Executive and Executive’s heirs, assigns and
representatives shall promptly assign to the Company any and all right, title and interest in and
to such Inventions made during the term of Executive’s employment by the Company or within six
months thereafter. Except as set forth on Schedule 1 to this Agreement, there are no
Inventions with respect to any of the Companies conceived of, developed or made by Executive before
the date of this Agreement.
Whether during or after Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive further agrees to
execute and acknowledge all papers and to do, at the Company’s expense, any and all other things
necessary for or incident to the applying for, obtaining and maintaining of such letters patent,
copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights, as the case may be, and to execute,
on request, all papers necessary to assign and transfer such Inventions, copyrights, patents,
patent applications and other intellectual property rights to the Company, their successors and
assigns (as they shall determine). In the event that the Company is unable, after reasonable
efforts and, in any event, after ten (10) business days, to secure Executive’s signature on a
written assignment to the Company, of any application for letters patent, trademark registration or
to any common law or statutory copyright or other property right therein, whether because of his
physical or mental incapacity, or for any other reason whatsoever, Executive irrevocably designates
and appoints the Secretary of the Company as Executive’s attorney-in-fact to act on Executive’s
behalf to execute and file any such applications and to do all lawfully permitted acts to further
the prosecution or issuance of such assignments, letters patent, copyright or trademark.
5. No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon
Executive any right to continue in the employ of the Company or shall interfere with or restrict in
any way the right of the Company, subject to the terms of the Employment Agreement, to discharge
Executive at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause.
6. No Conflicting Agreements. Executive warrants that Executive is not bound by the
terms of a confidentiality agreement, non-competition or other agreement with a third party that
would conflict with Executive’s obligations hereunder or under the Employment Agreement.
7. Remedies.
(a) In the event of breach or threatened breach by Executive of any provision hereof, the
Company shall be entitled to (i) temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and without
the posting of any bond or other security, (ii) damages and an equitable accounting of all
earnings, profits and other benefits arising from such violation, (iii) recovery of all attorney’s
fees and costs incurred by the Companies in obtaining such relief, (iv) cessation of, and repayment
by Executive to the Companies of, any severance benefits payable or paid to Executive pursuant to
any agreement with the Companies, including pursuant to any employment, stock repurchase, severance
or benefit agreement, plan or program of any of the Companies or between Executive and any of the
Companies, and (v) any other legal and equitable relief to which either of them may be entitled,
including any and all monetary damages which the Companies may incur as a result of said breach or
threatened breach. The Companies may pursue any remedy available, including declaratory relief,
concurrently or consecutively in any order, and the pursuit of one such remedy at any time will not
be deemed an election of remedies or waiver of the right to pursue any other remedy.
(b) The period of time during which the restrictions set forth in Sections 2 and 3 hereof will
be in effect will be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the
terms of those provisions as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s
application for injunctive relief.
8. Early Resolution Conference. This Agreement is understood to be clear and
enforceable as written and is executed by both parties on that basis. However, should the Company
or Executive determine to later challenge any provision as unclear, unenforceable or inapplicable
to any activity, the Company or Executive will first notify each other in writing and meet with a
representative of the Company and a neutral mediator (if the Company elects to retain one at their
expense) to discuss resolution of any dispute between the parties with respect to such challenge.
Executive will provide this notification at least fourteen (14) days before Executive engages in
any activity on behalf of a Restricted Business or engages in other activity that could foreseeably
fall within a questioned restriction
9. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon Executive and
Executive’s heirs, assigns and representatives and the Company and its successors and assigns,
including without limitation any entity to which substantially all of the assets or the business of
the Company are sold or transferred. The obligations of Executive are personal to Executive and
shall not be assigned by Executive.
10. Severability. It is expressly agreed that if any restrictions set forth in this
Agreement are found by any court having jurisdiction to be unreasonable because they are too broad
in any respect, then and in each such case, the remaining provisions herein contained shall,
nevertheless, remain effective, and this Agreement, or any portion hereof, shall be considered to
be amended, so as to be considered reasonable and enforceable by such court, and the court shall
specifically have the right to restrict the time period or the business or geographical scope
of such restrictions to any portion of the time period, business or geographic areas to the extent
the court deems such restriction to be necessary to cause the covenants to be enforceable and, in
such event, the covenants shall be enforced to the extent so permitted and the remaining provisions
shall be unaffected thereby. In such event, the parties hereto agree to execute all documents
necessary to evidence such amendment so as to eliminate or modify any such unreasonable provision
in order to carry out the intent of this Agreement insofar as possible and to render this Agreement
enforceable in all respects as so modified. The covenants contained in this Section 10 shall be
construed to extend to separate jurisdictions or subjurisdictions of the United States in which the
Company, during the term of Executive’s employment, have been or are engaged in business, and to
the extent that any such covenant shall be illegal and/or unenforceable with respect to any
jurisdiction, said covenant shall not be affected thereby with respect to each other jurisdiction,
such covenants with respect to each jurisdiction being construed as severable and independent. Any
covenant on Executive’s part contained hereinabove, which may not be specifically enforceable,
shall nevertheless, if breached, give rise to a cause of action for monetary damages. The
restrictive covenant provisions of this Agreement shall govern to the extent there is any conflict
between their terms and the terms of any other agreement or understanding with the Company.
11. Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall
be in writing and be deemed given when delivered by hand or received by registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, or by nationally reorganized overnight courier service addressed to the
party to receive such notice at the following address or any other address substituted therefor by
notice pursuant to these provisions:
If to the Company, at:
Mirion Technologies, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Compliance Officer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Compliance Officer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to Executive, at:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: xxxxxxxxxx
12. Amendment. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, amended, waived or
discharged in any manner except by a written instrument executed by the Company and Executive.
13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings of the parties hereto, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof,
however, if any portion of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable by a court of law, then
solely the appropriate conflicting provisions of any other agreement binding upon Executive shall
control.
14. Waiver, etc. The failure of the parties to enforce at any time any of the
provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision,
nor in any way affect the validity of this Agreement or any provision hereof or the right of the
parties to enforce thereafter each and every provision of this Agreement. No waiver of any breach
of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the parties shall be effective unless set forth in a
written instrument executed by the party at issue, and no waiver of any such breach shall be
construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
15. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be wholly performed
therein without reference to conflicts of law principles, except as otherwise provided.
16. Enforcement. If any party shall institute legal action to enforce or interpret
the terms and conditions of this Agreement or to collect any monies under it, venue for any such
action shall be San Francisco, California. Executive irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of
the courts located in the State of California for all suits or actions arising out of this
Agreement. Each party hereto waives to the fullest extent possible, the defense of an inconvenient
forum, and each agrees that a final judgment in any action shall be conclusive and may be enforced
in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day
written above.
| Mirion Technologies, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
| EXECUTIVE |
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| /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
| Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
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