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EXHIBIT 10.3
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL LTD., INC.
AND
XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX
DATED AS OF MARCH 20TH, 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Employment.....................................................................................1
2. Term...........................................................................................1
3. Compensation and Benefits......................................................................2
4. Termination....................................................................................3
5. Rights to Work Product.........................................................................6
6. Noncompetition, Nonsolicitation, Confidentiality and Related Matters...........................6
7. Successors; Binding Agreement..................................................................9
8. Settlement of Claims..........................................................................10
9. Fees and Expenses.............................................................................10
10. Notice........................................................................................10
11. Modification and Waiver.......................................................................10
12. Governing Law.................................................................................10
13. Severability..................................................................................10
14. Entire Agreement..............................................................................10
15. Headings......................................................................................11
16. Counterparts..................................................................................11
17. Definitions...................................................................................11
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AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made by and between
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL LTD., INC., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), and
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, an individual resident of Florida (the "Executive"), as of
this 20th day of March 1998.
The Company presently employs the Executive as its President and Chief
Operating Officer. The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board")
recognizes that the Executive's contribution to the growth and success of the
Company is substantial. The Board desires to provide for the continued
employment of the Executive and to make certain changes in the Executive's
employment arrangements which the Board has determined will reinforce and
encourage the continued dedication of the Executive to the Company and will
promote the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Executive is
willing to continue to serve the Company on the terms and conditions herein
provided.
As of the Effective Date, this Agreement supersedes, restates and
replaces in its entirety any prior understanding of the parties, whether written
or oral, including but not limited to the Employment Agreement dated July 16,
1996 by and between the Company and the Executive. Certain terms used in this
Agreement are defined in Section 15.
In consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants contained
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree (as of the Effective Date) that:
1. Employment. The Company shall continue to employ the
Executive, and the Executive shall continue to serve the Company, as President
and Chief Operating Officer upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. The
Executive shall have such authority and responsibilities as are consistent with
his position and which may be set forth in the Bylaws or assigned by the Board
or the Chief Executive Officer from time to time. The Executive shall devote his
full business time, attention, skill and efforts to the performance of his
duties hereunder, except during periods of illness or periods of vacation and
leaves of absence consistent with Company policy. The Executive may devote
reasonable periods of time to serve as a director or advisor to other
organizations, to perform charitable and other community activities, and to
manage his personal investments; provided, however, that such activities do not
materially interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder and are not in
conflict or competitive with, or adverse to, the interests of the Company.
2. Term. Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, the
Executive's employment under this Agreement shall be for a continuing term (the
"Term") of three years, which shall be extended automatically (without further
action of the Company or the Executive) each day for an additional day so that
the remaining term shall continue to be three years; provided, however, that
either party may at any time, by written notice to the other, fix the Term
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to a finite term of three years, without further automatic extension, commencing
with the date of such notice.
3. Compensation and Benefits.
a. The Company shall pay the Executive a salary at a rate of
not less than $175,000 per annum in accordance with the salary payment practices
of the Company. The Board (or an appropriate committee of the Board) shall
review the Executive's salary at least annually and may increase the Executive's
base salary if it determines in its sole discretion that an increase is
appropriate. The Company shall also pay (if applicable) to the Executive
directors' fees for his service on the Board of Directors of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries in accordance with the director compensation practices of
the Company.
b. The Executive shall participate in a management incentive
program and shall be eligible to receive quarterly payments of a bonus, in an
amount determined by the Compensation Committee based upon achievement of
targeted levels of performance and such other criteria as the Compensation
Committee shall establish from time to time pursuant to that program. In
addition, the Compensation Committee shall annually consider the Executive's
performance and determine if any additional bonus is appropriate. For the fiscal
year ending December 31, 1998, the annualyzed bonus for the Executive has been
set at $85,000 provided certain performance criteria are met.
c. The Executive shall continue to participate in the 1995
Phoenix International Ltd., Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan adopted by the Board
on October 21, 1995, as amended (the "Plan"), and be eligible for the grant of
additional stock options, restricted stock and other awards thereunder. Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to alter or amend the terms of any
outstanding grants or awards thereunder.
d. The Executive shall continue to participate in all
retirement, welfare, deferred compensation, life and health insurance (including
health insurance for Executive's spouse and his dependents), and other benefit
plans or programs of the Company now or hereafter applicable to the Executive or
applicable generally to employees of the Company or to a class of employees that
includes senior executives of the Company; provided, however, that during any
period during the Term that the Executive is subject to a Disability, and during
the 180-day period of physical or mental infirmity leading up to the Executive's
Disability, the amount of the Executive's compensation provided under this
Section 3 shall be reduced by the sum of the amounts, if any, paid to the
Executive for the same period under any disability benefit or pension plan of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
e. The Company shall provide to the Executive an automobile
owned or leased by the Company of a make and model appropriate to the
Executive's status (in the reasonable opinion of the Executive) or, in lieu
thereof, shall provide the Executive with an annual allowance of not less than
$12,000 to partially cover the cost of the business use of an automobile owned
or leased by the Executive.
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f. The Company shall reimburse the Executive's reasonable
expenses for dues and capital assessments for country and dining club
memberships currently held by the Executive; provided, however, that if the
Executive during the term of his employment with the Company ceases his
membership in any such clubs and any bonds or other capital payments made by the
Company are repaid to the Executive, the Executive shall pay over such payments
to the Company.
g. The Company shall continue to reimburse the Executive for
travel, seminar, and other expenses related to the Executive's duties which are
incurred and accounted for in accordance with the historic practices of the
Company.
4. Termination.
a. The Executive's employment under this Agreement may be
terminated prior to the end of the Term only as follows:
(i) upon the death of the Executive;
(ii) by the Company, in accordance with
applicable state and federal laws and
regulations, due to the Disability of the
Executive (meaning the inability of the
Executive to perform substantially all of
his current duties as required hereunder for
a continuous period of 90 days because of
mental or physical condition, illness or
injury) upon delivery of a Notice of
Termination to the Executive;
(iii) by the Company for Cause upon delivery of a
Notice of Termination to the Executive;
(iv) prior to a Change in Control, by the Company
without Cause upon no less than ninety (90)
days written notice to the Executive,
provided the Company satisfies the
provisions of Section 4d. hereof; and
(v) by the Executive for any reason upon
delivery of a Notice of Termination to the
Company within a 90-day period beginning on
the 30th day after any occurrence of a
Change in Control or within a 90-day period
beginning on the one year anniversary of the
occurrence of a Change in Control.
b. If the Executive's employment with the Company shall be
terminated during the Term (i) by reason of the Executive's death, or (ii) by
the Company for Disability or Cause, the Company shall pay to the Executive (or
in the case of his death, the Executive's estate) within 15 days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum cash payment equal to the Accrued
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Compensation and, if such termination is other than by the Company for Cause,
the Pro Rata Bonus.
c. If the Executive's employment with the Company shall be
terminated after a Change in Control either (i) by the Company without Cause or
otherwise in violation of this Agreement or (ii) by the Executive for any
reason, in addition to other rights and remedies available in law or equity, the
Executive shall be entitled to the following:
(i) the Company shall pay the Executive in cash
within 15 days of the Termination Date an
amount equal to all Accrued Compensation and
the Pro Rata Bonus;
(ii) the Company shall pay to the Executive in
cash at the end of each of the 36
consecutive 30-day periods following the
Termination Date an amount equal to
one-twelfth of the sum of the Base Amount
and the Bonus Amount;
(iii) for the period from the Termination Date
through the date that Executive attains the
age of 65 (the "Continuation Period"), the
Company shall at its expense continue on
behalf of the Executive and his dependents
and beneficiaries the life insurance,
disability, medical, dental and
hospitalization benefits provided to other
similarly situated executives who continue
in the employ of the Company during the
Continuation Period. The Company's
obligation hereunder with respect to the
foregoing benefits shall be limited to the
extent that the Executive obtains any such
benefits pursuant to a subsequent employer's
benefit plan, in which case the Company may
reduce the coverage of any benefits it is
required to provide the Executive hereunder
as long as the aggregate coverages and
benefits of the combined benefit plans is no
less favorable to the Executive than the
coverages and benefits required to be
provided hereunder. This subsection (iii)
shall not be interpreted so as to limit any
benefits to which the Executive or his
dependents or beneficiaries may be entitled
under any of the Company's employee benefit
plans, programs or practices following the
Executive's termination of employment,
including without limitation, retiree
medical and life insurance benefits; and
(iv) the restrictions on any outstanding
incentive awards (including stock options)
granted to the Executive under the Plan or
under any other incentive plan or
arrangement shall lapse and such incentive
award shall become 100% vested, all stock
options and stock appreciation rights
granted to the Executive shall become
immediately
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exercisable and shall become 100% vested,
and all stock options granted to the
Executive shall become 100% vested.
d. If, prior to a Change in Control, the company terminates
the Executive without Cause, the Company shall pay the Executive in cash:
(i) within fifteen (15) days of the Termination
Date, an amount equal to all Accrued
Compensation and the Pro Rata Bonus; and
(ii) at the end of each of the thirty-six (36)
consecutive thirty (30) day periods
following the Termination Date, an amount
equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the sum of
the Base Amount and the Bonus Amount, and
(iii) the restrictions on any outstanding
incentive awards (including stock options)
granted to the Executive under the Plan or
under any other incentive plan or
arrangement shall lapse and such incentive
award shall become 100% vested, all stock
options and stock appreciation rights
granted to the Executive shall become
immediately exercisable and shall become
100% vested, and all stock options granted
to the Executive shall become 100% vested.
e. The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount
of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or
otherwise, and no such payment shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any
compensation or benefits provided to the Executive in any subsequent employment
except as provided in Section 4(c)(iii).
f. In the event that any payment or benefit (within the
meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code")) to the Executive or for his benefit paid or payable or distributed
or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise in
connection with, or arising out of, his employment with the Company or a change
in ownership or effective control of the Company or of a substantial portion of
its assets (a "Payment" or "Payments"), would be subject to the excise tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties are incurred by
the Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with
any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Excise Tax"), then the Executive will be entitled to receive an additional
payment (a "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount such that after payment by the
Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties, other than interest
and penalties imposed by reason of the Executive's failure to file timely a tax
return or pay taxes shown due on his return, imposed with respect to such taxes
and the Excise Tax), including any Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment,
the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax
imposed upon the Payments.
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g. The severance pay and benefits provided for in this Section
4 shall be in lieu of any other severance or termination pay to which the
Executive may be entitled under any Company severance or termination plan,
program, practice or arrangement and shall be deemed to be in consideration of
the covenants made by Executive in Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement. The
Executive's entitlement to any other compensation or benefits shall be
determined in accordance with the Company's employee benefit plans and other
applicable programs, policies and practices then in effect.
h. In the event that the Executive's employment hereunder is
terminated for any reason, the Executive shall, and does hereby, tender his
resignation as a director of the Company and its affiliates effective as of the
date of termination.
5. Rights to Work Product. Except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, the Company alone shall be entitled to all benefits, profits and
results arising from or incidental to Executive's performance under this
Agreement. To the greatest extent possible, any work product, property, data,
documentation or information or materials prepared, conceived, discovered,
developed or created by Executive in connection with performing his employment
responsibilities during the Term ("Work Product") shall be deemed to be "work
made for hire" as defined in the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.A. ss. 101 et seq., as
amended, and owned exclusively and perpetually by the Company. Executive hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably transfers and assigns to the Company all
intellectual property or other rights, title and interest Executive may
currently have (or in the future may have) by operation of law or otherwise in
or to any Work Product. Executive agrees to execute and deliver to the Company
any transfers, assignments, documents or other instruments which the Company may
deem necessary or appropriate to vest complete and perpetual title and ownership
of any Work Product and all associated rights exclusively in the Company. The
Company shall have the right to adapt, change, revise, delete from, add to
and/or rearrange the Work Product or any part thereof written or created by
Executive, and to combine the same with other works to any extent, and to change
or substitute the title thereof, and in this connection Executive hereby waives
the "moral rights" of authors as that term is commonly understood throughout the
world including, without limitation, any similar rights or principles of law
which Executive may now or later have by virtue of the law of any locality,
state, nation, treaty, convention or other source. Unless otherwise specifically
agreed, Executive shall not be entitled to any compensation in addition to that
provided for in Section 3 of this Agreement for any exercise by the Company of
its rights set forth in this Section 5.
6. Noncompetition, Nonsolicitation, Confidentiality and Related
Matters.
(a) Executive acknowledges that during the course of his
employment, Executive will have significant access to, and involvement with, the
Company's Trade Secrets, Confidential Information and customers. Executive
further acknowledges that the Company has a reasonable and legitimate interest
in protecting its Trade Secrets, Confidential Information, and customer
goodwill. As a result Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants set
forth below are reasonable and necessary to protect and preserve the business
interests of the Company, including, but not limited to: the Company's Trade
Secrets; its
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Confidential Information; its relationships with its prospective or existing
customers; its customer goodwill; and the extraordinary and specialized training
that the Company has provided to the Executive. The Executive further
acknowledges and agrees that the Company would suffer great loss and irreparable
damage if the Executive should breach or violate any of the terms or provisions
of the covenants and agreements set forth in Section 5 or 6, and that money
damages will be insufficient to compensate for any breaches thereof. Executive
further acknowledges and agrees that the existence of any claim, demand, action,
or cause of action against the Company, whether predicated upon this Agreement
or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company
of any of the covenants contained in this Agreement. The Executive further
acknowledges and agrees that: each of these covenants and agreements in Sections
5 and 6 is separate, distinct and severable not only from the other covenants
and agreements but also from the remaining provisions of this Agreement; and,
the unenforceability of any covenants or agreements shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any of the other covenants or agreements or any
other provision or provisions of this Agreement. The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that if any of the provisions of Section 5 or 6 shall ever be deemed to
exceed the time, activity, or geographic limitations permitted by applicable
law, then such provisions shall be and hereby are reformed to the maximum time,
activity, or geographical limitations permitted by applicable law.
(b) Through exercise of his rights and performance of his
obligations under this Agreement, Executive will be exposed to "Trade Secrets"
and "Confidential Information" (as those terms are defined below). "Trade
Secrets" shall mean information or data of or about the Company including, but
not limited to, technical or nontechnical data, formulas, patterns,
compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes,
financial data, financial plans, products plans, or lists of actual or potential
customers, clients, distributors, or licensees, that: (i) derive economic value,
actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value
from their disclosure or use; and (ii) are the subject of efforts that are
reasonable under the circumstances to maintain their secrecy. To the extent that
the foregoing definition is inconsistent with a definition of "trade secret"
mandated under applicable law, the latter definition shall govern for purposes
of interpreting Executive's obligations under this Agreement. Except as required
to perform his or her obligations under this Agreement or except with Company's
prior written permission, Executive shall not use, redistribute, market,
publish, disclose or divulge to any other person or entity any Trade Secrets of
the Company. The Executive's obligations under this provision shall remain in
force (during or after the Term) for so long as such information or data shall
continue to constitute a "trade secret" under applicable law. Executive agrees
to cooperate with any and all confidentiality requirements of the Company and
Executive shall immediately notify the Company of any unauthorized disclosure or
use of any Trade Secrets of which Executive becomes aware.
(c) The Executive agrees to maintain in strict confidence and,
except as necessary to perform his duties for the Company, not to use or
disclose the Company's Confidential Information, either during the term of his
employment or for a period of two years after the Executive's last date of
employment, so long as the pertinent data or information remains Confidential
Information. "Confidential Information" shall mean any non-public information of
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competitively sensitive or personal nature, other than Trade Secrets, acquired
by the Executive, directly or indirectly, in connection with the Executive's
employment (including his employment with the Company prior to the date of this
Agreement), including (without limitation) oral and written information
concerning the Company or its affiliates relating to financial position and
results of operations (revenues, margins, assets, net income, etc.), annual and
long-range business plans, marketing plans and methods, account invoices, oral
or written customer information, and personnel information. Confidential
Information also includes information recorded in manuals, memoranda,
projections, minutes, plans, computer programs, and records, whether or not
legended or otherwise identified by the Company as Confidential Information, as
well as information which is the subject of meetings and discussions and not so
recorded; provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include
information that is generally available to the public, other than as a result of
disclosure, directly or indirectly, by the Executive, or was available to the
Executive on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to the Executive.
(d) Upon termination of employment, the Executive shall leave
with the Company all business records relating to the Company including, without
limitation, all contracts, calendars, and other materials or business records
concerning its business or customers, including all physical, electronic, and
computer copies thereof, whether or not the Executive prepared such materials or
records. Upon such termination, the Executive shall retain no copies of any such
materials.
(e) As set forth above, the Executive shall not disclose Trade
Secrets or Confidential Information. However, nothing in this provision shall
prevent the Executive from disclosing Trade Secrets or Confidential Information
pursuant to a court order or court-issued subpoena, so long as the Executive
first notifies the Company of said order or subpoena in sufficient time to allow
the Company to seek an appropriate protective order. The Executive agrees that
if he receives any formal or informal discovery request, court order, or
subpoena requesting that he disclose Trade Secrets or Confidential Information,
he will immediately notify the Company and provide the Company with a copy of
said request, court order, or subpoena.
(f) If the Executive's employment with the Company ceases for
any reason, including, but not limited to, termination or resignation, then for
a period of one year following the Executive's last day of employment with the
Company, the Executive shall not (without the prior written consent of the
Company) compete with the Company in any way. Specifically, Executive shall not
serve as an officer of, director of, employee of, or consultant to a Competing
Business in the Territory; shall not directly or indirectly form a Competing
Business in the Territory; and shall not directly or indirectly acquire more
than a 5% investment in a Competing Business in the Territory. For purposes of
section 6, subsections (f) through (h) of this Agreement, "Competing Business"
shall be defined as any business which engages in the development, marketing or
implementation of core retail banking software (the "Product") directly or
through a software service bureau to the banking or financial industry in the
Territory. The "Territory" shall be defined as the entire United States of
America, and any other country in which the Executive performed any of his job
duties on behalf of the Company, including but not limited to contacting by
telephone or correspondence
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customers or prospective customers within that country, during the last two
years of his employment with the Company.
(g) If the Executive's employment with the Company ceases for
any reason, including, but not limited to, termination or resignation, then for
a period of one year following the Executive's last day of employment with the
Company, the Executive shall not (without the prior written consent of the
Company) either directly or indirectly, on the Executive's own behalf or in the
service of or on behalf of others, solicit, divert, or appropriate, or attempt
to solicit, divert, or appropriate, to or for a Competing Business located in
the Territory, any person or entity that was a customer or a prospective
customer of the Company on the Executive's last date of employment.
(h) If the Executive's employment with the Company ceases for
any reason, including, but not limited to, termination or resignation, then for
a period of one year following the Executive's last day of employment with the
Company, the Executive shall not (without the prior written consent of the
Company) either directly or indirectly, on the Executive's own behalf or in the
service of or on behalf of others, solicit, divert, or hire away, or attempt to
solicit, divert, or hire away, to any Competing Business located in the
Territory, any person who was an employee of or consultant to the Company during
the period of Executive's employment. This provision shall apply to each and
every such employee or consultant of the Company, regardless of whether the
employee or consultant is full-time or temporary, the employment or engagement
is pursuant to written agreement, or the employment is for a determined period
or is at will.
i. The Executive and the Company hereby acknowledge that it
may be necessary to amend this Agreement from time to time to modify the terms
of this Section 6, the definition of the term "Territory," and the definition of
the term "Business," to reflect changes in the Company's business and affairs so
that the scope of the limitations placed on the Executive's activities by this
Section 6 accomplishes the parties' intent in relation to the then current facts
and circumstances. Any such amendment shall be effective only when completed in
writing and signed by the Executive and the Company.
7. Successors; Binding Agreement.
a. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the Company, its Successors and Assigns and the Company shall require
any Successors and Assigns to expressly assume and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place.
b. Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder
shall be assignable or transferable by the Executive, his beneficiaries or legal
representatives, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's
legal personal representative.
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8. Settlement of Claims. Following a Change in Control, the
Company's obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and
otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any
set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or defense which the Company may have against
the Executive or others. The Company may, however, withhold from any benefits
payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city, or other taxes as shall
be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.
9. Fees and Expenses. The Company shall pay all legal fees
and related expenses (including but not limited to the costs of experts,
accountants and counsel) incurred by the Executive as they become due as a
result of (a) the termination of the Executive's employment (including all such
fees and expenses, if any, incurred in contesting or disputing any such
termination of employment) and (b) the Executive seeking to obtain or enforce
any right or benefit provided by this Agreement; provided, however, that the
circumstances set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above occurred on or after a
Change in Control.
10. Notice. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and
all other communications provided for in the Agreement (including the Notice of
Termination) shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when personally delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses last given by each party
to the other; provided, however, that all notices to the Company shall be
directed to the attention of the Board with a copy to the Secretary of the
Company. All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received on
the date of delivery thereof.
11. Modification and Waiver. No provisions of this Agreement
may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or
discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and the Company.
No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party
hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to
be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or
dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent
time.
12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida
without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Any action
brought by any party to this Agreement shall be brought and maintained in a
court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Florida.
13. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.
14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, if
any, understandings and arrangements, oral or written, between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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15. Headings. The headings of Sections herein are included
solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or
interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
17. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
a. "Accrued Compensation" shall mean any earned, accrued but
unpaid compensation, as of the Termination Date. Accrued compensation may
include, as appropriate, (i) base salary, (ii) reimbursement for reasonable and
necessary expenses incurred by the Executive on behalf of the Company during the
period ending on the Termination Date, and (iii) bonuses and incentive
compensation, if any.
b. "Adequate Justification" shall mean the occurrence after a
Change in Control of any of the following events or conditions: (i) a material
failure of the Company to comply with the terms of this Agreement; (ii) any
relocation of the Executive outside the metropolitan area where the Company's
principal executive office is located that is not approved by members of the
Incumbent Board (as such term is defined under Section 15(i)(ii)); or (iii)
other than as provided for herein, the removal of the Executive from the
position of President and Chief Operating Officer or any other substantial
diminution in the Executive's authority or the Executive's responsibilities that
is not approved by members of the Incumbent Board.
c. "Base Amount" shall mean the Executive's annual base
salary in effect on the Termination Date. It may also include amounts of his
base salary that are deferred under the qualified and non-qualified employee
benefit plans of the Company, if those amounts are accrued and payable under the
terms of those benefit plans. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to modify or
amend those plans.
d. "Board" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
e. "Bonus Amount" shall mean the greater of (i) the most
recent annual bonus paid or payable to the Executive, or, if greater, the annual
bonus paid or payable for the full fiscal year ended prior to the fiscal year
during which a Change in Control occurred or (ii) the average of the annual
bonuses paid or payable during the three full fiscal years ended prior to the
Termination Date or, if greater, the three full fiscal years ended prior to the
Change in Control (or, in each case, such lesser period for which annual bonuses
were paid or payable to the Executive).
f. "Business" shall mean the development, marketing or
implementation of core retail banking software directly or through a software
service bureau to the banking and
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financial industry, and any other related business which the Company or any of
its affiliates is engaged in as of the date of termination of employment.
g. "Bylaws" shall mean the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the
Company, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
h. The termination of the Executive's employment shall be for
"Cause" if it is the result of:
(i) any act that (A) constitutes, on the part of
the Executive, fraud, dishonesty, or gross
malfeasance of duty, or conduct grossly
inappropriate to the Executive's office, and
(B) is demonstrably likely to lead to
material injury to the Company or resulted
or was intended to result in direct or
indirect gain to or personal enrichment of
the Executive; provided, however, that such
conduct shall not constitute Cause:
(A) unless (1) there shall have been
delivered to the Executive a
written notice setting forth with
specificity the reasons that the
Board believes the Executive's
conduct constitutes the criteria
set forth in clause (i), (2) the
Executive shall have been provided
the opportunity, if such behavior
is susceptible to cure, to cure the
specific inappropriate behavior
within 30 days following written
notice, and (3) after such 30-day
period, the Board of Directors
determines that the behavior has
not been cured, and (4) the
termination is evidenced by a
resolution adopted in good faith by
two-thirds of the members of the
Board (other than the Executive);
or
(B) if such conduct (1) was believed by
the Executive in good faith to have
been in or not opposed to the
interests of the Company, and (2)
was not intended to and did not
result in the direct or indirect
gain to or personal enrichment of
the Executive; or
(ii) the conviction (from which no appeal may be
or is timely taken) of the Executive of a
felony; or
(iii) the failure of the Executive to perform his
duties hereunder in a manner satisfactory to
the Board of Directors, as recommended by
the Chief Executive Officer and as
determined by the Board of Directors in its
sole discretion; provided, however, that the
Executive shall have 60 days to cure such
failure after receiving
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notice from the Company. The Company shall
be obligated to provide only one notice to
the Executive pursuant to this Section
16(h)(iii). Thereafter, the Company may
terminate the Executive, without the
Executive having a right to cure, if the
Executive fails to perform his duties in a
manner satisfactory to the Board of
Directors, as recommended by the Chief
Executive Officer and as determined by the
Board of Directors in its sole discretion.
i. A "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence during the
Term of any of the following events after:
(i) An acquisition (other than directly from the
Company) of any voting securities of the
Company (the "Voting Securities") by any
"Person" (as the term person is used for
purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934
Act")) immediately after which such Person
has "Beneficial Ownership" (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
0000 Xxx) of 20% or more of the combined
voting power of the Company's then
outstanding Voting Securities; provided,
however, that in determining whether a
Change in Control has occurred, Voting
Securities which are acquired in a
"Non-Control Acquisition" (as hereinafter
defined) shall not constitute an acquisition
which would cause a Change in Control. A
"Non-Control Acquisition" shall mean an
acquisition by (1) an employee benefit plan
(or a trust forming a part thereof)
maintained by (x) the Company or (y) any
corporation or other Person of which a
majority of its voting power or its equity
securities or equity interest is owned
directly or indirectly by the Company (a
"Subsidiary"), (2) the Company or any
Subsidiary, or (3) any Person in connection
with a "Non-Control Transaction" (as
hereinafter defined);
(ii) The individuals who, as of the date of the
Effective Date of this Agreement, are
members of the Board (the "Incumbent Board")
cease for any reason to constitute at least
two-thirds of the Board; provided, however,
that if the election, or nomination for
election by the Company's stockholders, of
any new director was approved by a vote of
at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board,
such new director shall, for purposes of
this Agreement, be considered as a member of
the Incumbent Board; provided, further,
however, that no individual shall be
considered a member of the Incumbent Board
if such individual initially assumed office
as a result of either an actual or
threatened "Election Contest" (as described
in Rule 14a-11 promulgated under the 0000
Xxx) or other actual or threatened
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solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
behalf of a Person other than the Board (a
"Proxy Contest") including by reason of any
agreement intended to avoid or settle any
Election Contest or Proxy Contest; or
(iii) Approval by stockholders of the Company of:
(A) A merger, consolidation or
reorganization involving the
Company, unless
(1) the stockholders of the
Company, immediately before
such merger, consolidation
or reorganization, own,
directly or indirectly,
immediately following such
merger, consolidation or
reorganization, at least
two-thirds of the combined
voting power of the
outstanding voting
securities of the
corporation resulting from
such merger or
consolidation or
reorganization (the
"Surviving Corporation") in
substantially the same
proportion as their
ownership of the Voting
Securities immediately
before such merger,
consolidation or
reorganization, and
(2) the individuals who were
members of the Incumbent
Board immediately prior to
the execution of the
agreement providing for
such merger, consolidation
or reorganization
constitute at least
two-thirds of the members
of the board of directors
of the Surviving
Corporation.
(A transaction described in clauses
(1) and (2) shall herein be
referred to as a "Non-Control
Transaction").
(B) A complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company; or
(C) An agreement for the sale or other
disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company to
any Person (other than a transfer
to a Subsidiary).
(iv) Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary, if the
Executive's employment is terminated prior
to a Change in Control and the Executive
reasonably demonstrates that such
termination (A) was at the request of a
third party who has indicated an intention
or taken steps reasonably calculated to
effect a Change in Control and who
effectuates a Change in Control (a
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"Third Party") or (B) otherwise occurred in
connection with, or in anticipation of, a
Change in Control which actually occurs,
then for all purposes of this Agreement, the
date of a Change in Control with respect to
the Executive shall mean the date
immediately prior to the date of such
termination of the Executive's employment.
j. "Compensation Committee" shall mean the compensation
committee of the Board.
k. "Competing Business" shall mean any business which engages
in the development, marketing or implementation of core retail banking software
(the "Product"), directly or through a software service bureau to the banking or
financial industry in the Territory.
l. "Confidential Information" shall mean any non-public
information of a competitively sensitive or personal nature, other than Trade
Secrets, acquired by the Executive, directly or indirectly, in connection with
the Executive's employment (including his employment with the Company prior to
the date of this Agreement), including (without limitation) oral and written
information concerning the Company or its affiliates relating to financial
position and results of operations (revenues, margins, assets, net income,
etc.), annual and long-range business plans, marketing plans and methods,
account invoices, oral or written customer information, and personnel
information. Confidential Information also includes information recorded in
manuals, memoranda, projections, minutes, plans, computer programs, and records,
whether or not legended or otherwise identified by the Company and its
affiliates as Confidential Information, as well as information which is the
subject of meetings and discussions and not so recorded; provided, however, that
Confidential Information shall not include information that is generally
available to the public, other than as a result of disclosure, directly or
indirectly, by the Executive, or was available to the Executive on a
non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to the Executive.
m. "Continuation Period" shall have the meaning ascribed to it
in Section 4(c)(iii).
n. "Disability" shall mean the inability of the Executive to
perform substantially all of his current duties as required hereunder because of
mental or physical condition, illness or injury.
o. "Effective Date" shall mean the date set forth in the
recitals.
p. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice of
termination from the Company or the Executive which specifies an effective date
of termination, indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement
relied upon, and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's employment under
the provision so indicated.
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q. "Plan" shall mean the 1995 Phoenix International Ltd., Inc.
Employee Stock Option Plan adopted by the Board on October 21, 1995, as amended.
r. "Pro Rata Bonus" shall mean an amount equal to the Bonus
Amount multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in
the fiscal year through the Termination Date and the denominator of which is
365.
s. "Successors and Assigns" shall mean a corporation or other
entity acquiring all or substantially all the assets and business of the Company
(including this Agreement), whether by operation of law or otherwise.
t. "Termination Date" shall mean, in the case of the
Executive's death, his date of death, and in all other cases, the date specified
in the Notice of Termination.
u. "Territory" shall mean the entire United States of America,
and any other country in which the Executive performed any of his job duties on
behalf of the Company, including but not limited to contracting by telephone or
correspondence customers or prospective customers within that country, during
the last two years of his employment with the company.
v. "Trade Secrets" shall mean information or data of or about
the Company, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical data,
formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques,
drawings, processes, financial data, financial plans, product plans, or lists of
actual or potential customers, clients, distributors, or licensees, that: (i)
derive economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to,
and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can
obtain economic value from their disclosure or use, and (ii) are the subject of
efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain their secrecy.
To the extent that the foregoing definition is inconsistent with a definition of
"trade secret" mandated under applicable law, the latter definition shall govern
for purposes of interpreting Executive's obligations under this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be
executed, and the Executive has signed this Agreement, effective as of the date
first above written.
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL LTD., INC. EXECUTIVE
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Chairman & CEO
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