Exhibit 10.61
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of January 1,
2000 (the "Effective Date"), is made and entered into by and between Schein
Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), and Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx (the "Executive").
The Executive is currently employed as a Sr. Vice President of the
Corporation pursuant to an employment agreement, dated November 29, 1993 (the
"Prior Agreement"); and
The Corporation desires to secure the Executive's continued
participation in the manner hereinafter specified in the business of the
Corporation and to make provision for payment of reasonable compensation to the
Executive for such services and the Executive is willing to continue his or her
employment with the Corporation to perform the duties incident to such
employment upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and thus to
forego opportunities elsewhere; and
In replacement of the Prior Agreement, the parties desire to enter
into this Agreement, as of the Effective Date, setting forth the terms and
conditions of the employment relationship of the Executive with the Corporation
during the Term (as such term is hereinafter defined).
In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment Duties.
(a) Employment. The Corporation hereby agrees to employ the
Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to serve, as Executive Vice
President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel of the Corporation.
(b) Duties. The Executive shall report to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation and will have full authority to act on behalf of the
Corporation in a manner that is consistent with his or her title and position.
In such capacity, the Executive also agrees to perform such duties and exercise
such powers commensurate with his or her position as may from time to time be
reasonably requested of him or her by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board
of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board") or vested in him or her by the
bylaws of the Corporation. During the Term, the Executive shall:
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(1) devote substantially all of his or her business time, attention
and abilities to the business of the Corporation (including its
subsidiaries or affiliates, when so required); and
(2) faithfully serve the Corporation and use his or her best efforts
to promote and develop the interests of the Corporation.
2. Term of Employment. The term (the "Term") of the Executive's
employment hereunder shall be for a period commencing on the Effective Date, and
continuing until terminated by either the Corporation or the Executive in
accordance with the terms of Paragraph 4(a) below upon giving sixty (60) days
written notice ("Non-Continuation Notice").
3. Compensation. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and until
the termination of the Term as provided in Paragraph 2, the Corporation shall
pay compensation and provide benefits to the Executive as follows:
(a) Base Salary. The Corporation shall pay to the Executive a base
salary of $350,000 per annum during the Term (the "Base Salary"). The Executive
shall receive his or her salary in equal installments in accordance with the
Corporation's payroll practices in effect from time to time. The Corporation
will review the Executive's Base Salary at least once per year and may, in its
discretion, increase the Base Salary in accordance with the compensation
policies of the Corporation, as in effect from time to time.
(b) Benefit Continuation and Perquisites. The Executive shall
participate during the Term, in such pension, life insurance, health, disability
and medical insurance plans, and such other employee benefit plans and programs
(including an automobile or automobile allowance), for the benefit of employees
of the Corporation, and as may be maintained from time to time during the Term,
in each case to the extent and in the manner available to other executives or
officers of the Corporation of comparable level or position and subject to the
terms and provisions of such plans or programs.
(c) Incentive Bonus. The Corporation may pay a bonus to the
Executive as determined by the Corporation in accordance with the Corporation's
incentive plan or policies as in effect from time to time.
(d) Stock Options. From time to time as so approved by the Board or
the Stock Option Committee of the Board, the Executive may become eligible for
the grant of options to purchase shares of the Corporation's common stock, par
value of $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), pursuant to and subject to the terms
and conditions of the Corporation's 1999 Stock Option Plan (or other plan of the
Corporation) and any stock option agreement entered into by the Executive and
the Corporation.
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(e) Reimbursement of Expenses. The Corporation shall reimburse the
Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred personally by him or her on
behalf of the Corporation in accordance with the policies and procedures
applicable to similarly situated executives of the Corporation.
(f) Additional Compensation. The Corporation shall pay the Executive
additional compensation (the "Additional Compensation") which will be payable in
four (4) annual installments as follows: $150,000 on December 31, 2000, $150,000
on December 31, 2001, $150,000 on December 31, 2002 and $150,000 on December 31,
2003.
4. Termination and Compensation Payable Upon Termination or
Resignation.
(a) Earlier Termination of Term. Upon giving a Non-Continuation
Notice by either the Corporation or the Executive pursuant to Paragraph 2, and
subject to the Corporation's compliance with Paragraph 4(g), the Executive's
employment with the Corporation may be terminated or the Executive may resign
such employment prior to the expiration of the Term effective as of the end of
the sixty-day (60) day period following the date of the Non-Continuation Notice
(the "Termination Date") is given as follows:
(1) The Corporation may terminate the Executive's employment
hereunder for Cause (as defined hereunder), without Cause or upon the
Executive's Disability;
(2) The Executive's employment hereunder shall terminate
automatically upon his or her death; or
(3) The Executive may resign from his or her employment with the
Corporation with or without Good Reason (as defined hereunder).
(b) Definition of "Target Bonus". As used herein, the "Target Bonus"
shall mean the higher of 35% of the Executive's then-current Base Salary, and
(y) the highest annual bonus earned by the Executive in respect of any of the
two (2) years ending immediately prior to the Termination Date.
(c) Definition of "Cause". As used herein, "Cause" shall mean,
during the Term of this Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) the Executive's willful and continued failure to substantially
perform his or her duties under this Agreement for the Corporation or its
affiliates;
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(2) the commission by the Executive of fraud, misappropriation or
intentional material damage to the property or business of the
Corporation; or
(3) the commission of a felony by the Executive.
(d) Definition of "Disability". The Executive shall be considered to
have a "Disability" if he or she satisfies the definition set forth in the
Corporation's long-term disability benefit plan in which he or she is enrolled
at the time of the determination or if there is no such plan, for a continuous
period of six (6) months, he or she is unable to perform his or her duties under
this Agreement for reasons of health, and, in the opinion of a physician
appointed by the Corporation and reasonably acceptable to the Executive, such
disability will continue for a prolonged period of time.
(e) Definition of "Good Reason". As used herein, "Good Reason" shall
mean the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) the Corporation assigning the Executive to duties or
responsibilities that are inconsistent, in any significant respect, with
the scope of duties or responsibilities provided for under this Agreement;
(2) any reduction in the Executive's Base Salary or Additional
Compensation provided for under this Agreement; or
(3) except where expressly approved by the Executive, the relocation
of the Executive's principal place of business beyond a forty (40) mile
automobile drive from the New York side of the Lincoln Tunnel.
(f) Definition of "Change of Control". As used herein, "Change of
Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) an acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the
meaning of Section 13d-3 or 14d-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Act")) (a "Person") of beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Act) of more than 50% of the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors to the
Board (the "Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities"); excluding,
however, the following: (x) any acquisition by the Corporation, (y) any
acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Corporation or (z) any acquisition by any corporation
pursuant to a reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar corporate
transaction (in each case, a "Corporate
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Transaction"), if, pursuant to such Corporate Transaction, the conditions
described in (A), (B) and (C) of clause (3) of this Paragraph Section 4(f)
are satisfied;
(2) a change in the composition of the Board such that the
individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the Board
as of the Effective Date shall be hereinafter referred to as the
"Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority
of the Board; provided that, for purposes of this Paragraph 4(e)(2), any
individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the Effective
Date and whose election, or nomination for election by the Corporation's
stockholders, was approved by a majority of the members of the Board who
also are members of the Incumbent Board (or so deemed to be pursuant to
this proviso) shall be deemed a member of the Incumbent Board; but,
provided further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of
office is in connection with a Change of Control described in (1), (3) or
(4) of this Paragraph 4(f) or whose initial assumption of office occurs as
a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms
are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Act) or
other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be so deemed a member of
the Incumbent Board; or
(3) the approval by the stockholders of the Corporation of a
Corporate Transaction or, if consummation of such Corporate Transaction is
subject, at the time of such approval by stockholders, to the consent of
any government or governmental agency, the obtaining of such consent
(either explicitly or implicitly by consummation); excluding, however,
such a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (A) the beneficial owners
(or beneficiaries of the beneficial owners) of the outstanding Shares and
Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities immediately prior to such
Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more
than 60% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the
corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction and the combined
voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, in substantially
the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such
Corporate Transaction, of the outstanding Shares and Outstanding
Corporation Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (other
than the Corporation, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the
Corporation or the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction
and any Person beneficially owning, immediately prior to such Corporate
Transaction, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the outstanding Shares
or Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities, as the case may be) will
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively,
the outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from
such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the then
outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors and (C) individuals
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who were members of the Incumbent Board will constitute at least a
majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation
resulting from such Corporate Transaction; or
(4) the approval of the stockholders of the Corporation of (A) a
complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or (B) the sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the
Corporation; excluding, however, such a sale or other disposition to a
corporation with respect to which, following such sale or other
disposition, (x) more than 60% of the then outstanding shares of common
stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors will be then beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by the individuals and entities who were the
beneficial owners (or beneficiaries of the beneficial owners),
respectively, of the outstanding Shares and Outstanding Corporation Voting
Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in
substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to
such sale or other disposition, of the outstanding Shares and Outstanding
Corporation Voting Securities, as the case may be, (y) no Person (other
than the Corporation and any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of
the Corporation or such corporation and any Person beneficially owning,
immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, directly or
indirectly, 20% or more of the outstanding Shares or Outstanding
Corporation Voting Securities, as the case may be) will beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding
shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power
of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors and (z) individuals who were
members of the Incumbent Board will constitute at least a majority of the
members of the board of directors of such corporation.
(g) Payments to the Executive Upon Termination of Employment. In the
event that the Executive's employment with the Corporation is terminated prior
to the expiration of the Term pursuant to a Non-Continuation Notice for any of
the reasons provided in Paragraph 4(a), then the Corporation shall pay to the
Executive the following amounts on the date of such termination, and shall
provide to the Executive the following benefits, as applicable:
(1) In the event that the Executive's employment hereunder
terminates for any reason whatsoever (including for Cause), the
Corporation shall pay to the Executive: (i) an amount equal to his or her
accrued but unpaid Base Salary; (ii) any incentive compensation awarded to
the Executive but not yet paid for the year preceding the year of
termination; (iii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses
incurred in accordance with Paragraph 3(e) prior to the Termination Date;
and
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(iv) any amounts or benefits due under any equity or benefit plan, grant
or program in accordance with the terms of said plan, grant or program but
without duplication (such amounts specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii),
and (iv) referred to as "Accrued Obligations"). In addition, for
terminations other than cause, the Corporation will provide the Executive
with up to one year of outplacement services chosen by the Corporation at
a location convenient to the Executive.
(2) In the event that: (i) the Executive's employment hereunder is
terminated by the Corporation for any reason other than for Cause,
Disability or death, or (ii) the Executive terminates his or her
employment with Good Reason, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, the
Corporation shall also pay or provide to the Executive: (A) 100% of the
Executive's then-current Base Salary, payable in a lump sum no later than
thirty (30) days following such termination; (B) a lump sum payment equal
to the Target Bonus, payable no later than thirty (30) days following such
termination; (C) any unpaid Additional Compensation, payable in a lump sum
no later than thirty (30) days following such termination; and (D)
continued participation in the Corporation's welfare plans (as applicable
and including without limitation the split dollar insurance program, if
applicable) for the twelve (12) month period following the Termination
Date; provided that, such welfare coverage shall cease if the Executive
obtains other full-time employment providing for comparable welfare
benefits prior to the expiration of such twelve (12) month period. The
benefits provided under this clause (2) are in lieu of payments under any
severance policy of the Corporation.
(3) In the event that: (i) the Executive's employment hereunder is
terminated by the Corporation for any reason other than for Cause,
Disability or death within two (2) years following a Change of Control or
ninety (90) days prior to a Change of Control, or (ii) the Executive
terminates his or her employment with Good Reason within two (2) years
following a Change of Control or ninety (90) day prior to a Change of
Control, in lieu of the amounts described in clauses 2(A) and (B) above
and the benefits described in clause 2(D) above, in addition to the
Accrued Obligations and payment of any unpaid Additional Compensation as
provided in clause 2(C) above, the Corporation shall pay or provide to the
Executive: (A) a lump sum payment equal to three(3) times the sum (x) of
the Executive's then-current Base Salary, (y) the Target Bonus, and (z)
any Additional Compensation payable with respect to the year of
termination under Paragraph 3(f), payable no later than thirty (30) days
following such termination; and (B) continued participation in the
Corporation's welfare plans (as applicable, and including without
limitation the split-dollar insurance program, if applicable) for the
thirty-six (36) month period following the Termination Date; provided
that, such welfare plan coverage shall cease if the Executive obtains
other full-time employment providing for comparable welfare benefits prior
to the expiration of
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such thirty-six (36) month period. The benefits provided under this clause
(3) are in lieu of payments under any severance policy of the Corporation.
(h) Waiver and Release. No payment will be made under Paragraph
4(g), unless (x) the Executive first executes and delivers to the Corporation a
release in substantially the same form attached as Appendix A to this Agreement,
and (y) to the extent any portion of such release is subject to the seven-day
revocation period prescribed by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as
amended, or to any similar revocation period in effect on the date of
termination of the Executive's employment, such revocation period has expired.
5. Maximum Payment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
if it is determined that any payment made to the Executive, whether pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (including but not limited to any stock
option agreement), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any interest or penalties with
respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any interest or
penalties thereon, is herein referred to as an "Excise Tax"), then the Executive
shall be entitled to an additional payment or payments (a "Gross-Up Payment") in
an amount that will place him or her in the same after-tax economic position
that he or she would have enjoyed if the Excise Tax had not applied. The amount
of the Gross-Up Payment shall be determined by the nationally recognized firm of
accountants serving as the Corporation's independent auditors immediately prior
to the Change of Control which resulted in the application of the Excise Tax, in
their sole discretion, and shall be payable upon the Executive's demand.
6. Protection of the Corporation's Interests.
(a) Non-Competition Covenant. The Executive hereby covenants and
agrees that during the Term and for six (6) months following the end of the
Term, the Executive will not, without the prior written consent of the
Corporation, engage in Competition (as defined below) with the Corporation. For
purposes of this Agreement, if the Executive takes any of the following actions
the Executive will be engaged in "Competition": directly or indirectly accepting
employment or engaging in any business activity which would require the
Executive to be involved in the formulation, development, manufacture or sale of
any product which is the same as any product for which the Executive was engaged
in on behalf of the Corporation; provided, however, that "Competition" will not
include (x) working or engaging in any business activity with a new employer
that manufactured and sold the same product for which the Executive was engaged
in on behalf of the Corporation prior to the Executive's employment with such
new employer, (y) the mere passive ownership of securities representing less
than two percent (2%) of the vote or value of all the securities of any
enterprise and the exercise of rights appurtenant thereto or (z) participation
in management of any enterprise or business operation
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thereof other than in connection with the operation of such enterprise that is
engaged in Competition with the Corporation.
(b) Non-Solicitation Covenant. The Executive hereby covenants and
agrees that during the Term and for one (1) year following the end of the Term,
the Executive will not, without the prior written consent of the Corporation
attempt to, directly or indirectly, induce or influence any present or future
employee of the Corporation to give up, or to not commence, employment or a
business relationship with the Corporation.
(c) Confidentiality. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that
in the course of the Executive's employment with the Corporation the Executive
has obtained, or may obtain, confidential information, whether specifically
designated as such or not, and the Executive agrees to maintain in confidence
any confidential information obtained by or from the Corporation and will not,
during the Term or any time thereafter, either directly or indirectly, disclose
or use confidential information except with the prior written consent of the
Corporation or until such confidential information will be in the public domain
(other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure by the Executive).
(d) Disparagement. The Executive agrees not to publicly or privately
disparage the Corporation or any of the Corporation's products, services,
divisions, affiliates, related companies or current or former officers,
directors, trustees, employees, agents, administrators, representatives or
fiduciaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Executive nor the
Corporation will be restricted from providing information about the other as
required by a court or governmental agency or by applicable law. Further, the
Corporation and the Executive shall not be restricted from reporting information
regarding his or her performance while employed by the Corporation to internal
or external auditors, special counsel or investigators, any applicable
enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, insurance carriers or in litigation
involving the Executive or the Corporation. The Corporation agrees that it will
not publicly or privately disparage the Executive.
(e) Remedies.
(i) The Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants
contained in Paragraphs 6(a), (b), (c) or (d) may result in material
irreparable injury to the Corporation for which there is no adequate
remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such
injury precisely and that, in the event of such a breach or threat
thereof, the Corporation shall be entitled to a temporary restraining
order and/or a preliminary or permanent injunction, restraining the
Executive from engaging in such prohibited activities or such other relief
as may be required specifically to enforce any of the covenants contained
therein. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Corporation
from pursuing any other remedies for such breach or threatened breach.
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(ii) The restrictions set forth in Paragraphs 6(a), (b), (c) and (d)
are considered by the parties hereto to be reasonable for the purposes of
protecting the business of the Corporation. However, if any such
restriction is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too
great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it is the
intention of the parties that such restriction shall be interpreted to
extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or
geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.
7. Indemnification. The Corporation agrees to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless the Executive from and against any and all liabilities to which he
or she may be subject as a result of his or her employment hereunder (as a
result of his or her service as an officer or director of the Corporation or as
an officer or director of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates), as well as the
costs, including attorney's and other professional fees and disbursements, of
any legal action brought or threatened against him or her as a result of such
employment in accordance with the indemnification policies of the Corporation
and the indemnification agreement entered into between the Executive and the
Corporation, dated November 8, 1994 (the "Indemnification Agreement"), to the
fullest extent permitted by, and subject to the limitations of, applicable
corporate law.
8. Reimbursement of Legal and Related Expenses. In the event that
any dispute shall arise between the Executive and the Corporation relating to
his or her rights under this Agreement on or after a Change of Control, the
Corporation shall pay to the Executive all reasonable legal fees and expenses
incurred in connection with such dispute, unless it is finally determined that
the Executive's position in such dispute was frivolous.
9. Successors; Binding Agreement.
(a) Assumption by Successor. The Corporation will require any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the
Corporation expressly to assume and to agree to perform this Agreement in the
same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to
perform it if no such succession had taken place; provided, however, that no
such assumption shall relieve the Corporation of its obligations hereunder. As
used in this Agreement, the "Corporation" shall mean the Corporation as
hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as
aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law
or otherwise.
(b) Enforceability; Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Executive (and his or her personal
representatives and heirs) and the
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Corporation and any organization which succeeds to substantially all of the
business or assets of the Corporation, whether by means of merger,
consolidation, acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Corporation or otherwise, including, without limitation, by operation of law.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees or other beneficiaries.
If the Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to him or
her hereunder if he or she had continued to live, all such amounts, unless
otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement to his or her beneficiary.
10. Assignment. Neither party may assign this Agreement or any of
his or her or its rights, benefits, obligations or duties hereunder to any other
person, firm, corporation or other entity.
11 Withholding. The Corporation shall be authorized to withhold from
any award or payment it makes under the Agreement, the amount of withholding
taxes due with respect to such award or payment and to take such other action as
may be necessary in the opinion of the Corporation to satisfy all obligations
for the payment of such taxes.
12. Notices. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given when personally delivered or on the fourth business day after being placed
in the mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties hereto as follows
(provided that notice of change of address shall be deemed given only when
actually received):
As to the Corporation: Schein Pharmaceutical, Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
As to the Executive: To the address indicated on the signature page of this
Agreement (or if no address is indicated, to the last
known address of the Executive shown in the
Corporation's records)
The address of any of the parties may be changed from time to time by such party
serving notice upon the other parties.
13. Law Applicable. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
New Jersey (other than New Jersey principles of conflicts of laws). Any dispute
between the parties
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relating to this Agreement may be heard only in the federal
or state courts of New Jersey and both parties hereby submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of such courts.
14. Entire Agreement; Modification. Other than any stock option
agreement between the Corporation and the Executive and the Indemnification
Agreement, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and cancels all prior
or contemporaneous oral or written agreements and understandings between them
with respect to the subject matter hereof (including but not limited to the
Prior Agreement). This Agreement may not be changed or modified orally but only
by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, which instrument
states that it is an amendment to this Agreement.
15. Severability. Should any provision of this Agreement or any part
thereof be held invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect or impair
any other provision of this Agreement or any part thereof and the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not have any effect on
or impair the obligations of the Corporation or the Executive.
16. Rules of Construction. The captions in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope
or intent of any provisions or Paragraphs of this Agreement. All references in
this Agreement to particular Paragraphs are references to the Paragraphs of this
Agreement, unless some other reference is clearly indicated.
17. Execution. 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 agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and the Executive have executed
this Agreement, all as of the day and year first above written.
SCHEIN PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Esnon
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Authorized Officer
EXECUTIVE
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
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Address: 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx #0X
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Appendix A
GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS
This General Release of all Claims (this "Agreement") is entered into by
and among _____________ (the "Executive"), and Schein Pharmaceutical, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (as it may be renamed from time to time, and including its
subsidiaries and affiliates) (collectively, the "Corporation"), effective as of
_________ __, ____.
In consideration of the promises set forth in the Employment Agreement
between the Executive and the Corporation, dated ____________ __, _____, (the
"Employment Agreement"), as well as any promises set forth in this Agreement,
the Executive and the Corporation agree as follows:
(1) Return of Property
All Corporation files, access keys, desk keys, ID badges and credit cards,
and such other property of the Corporation as the Corporation may
reasonably request, in the Executive's possession must be returned no
later than the date of the Executive's termination from the Corporation
(the "Termination Date").
(2) General Release and Waiver of Claims
Except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph (2), in
consideration of the payments made and to be made, and benefits provided
and to be provided, to the Executive pursuant to the Employment Agreement,
the Executive hereby unconditionally and forever releases, discharges and
waives any and all claims of any nature whatsoever, whether legal,
equitable or otherwise, which the Executive may have against the
Corporation arising at any time on or before the Termination Date, other
than the Excluded Obligations. This release of claims extends to any and
all claims of any nature whatsoever, other than with respect to the
Excluded Obligations, whether known, unknown or capable or incapable of
being known as of the Termination Date or thereafter. This Agreement is a
release of all claims of any nature whatsoever by the Executive against
the Corporation, other than with respect to the Excluded Obligations, and
includes, other than as herein provided, any and all claims, demands,
causes of action, liabilities whether known or unknown including those
caused by, arising from or related to the Executive's employment
relationship with the Corporation including, without limitation, any and
all alleged discrimination or acts of discrimination which occurred or may
have occurred on or before the Termination Date based upon race, color,
sex, creed, national origin, age, disability or any other violation of any
Equal Employment Opportunity Law, ordinance, rule, regulation or order,
including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as
amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act, as amended (as further described in Section 4 below); the
Americans with Disabilities Act; claims under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"); or any other Federal,
state or local laws or regulations regarding employment discrimination or
termination of employment. This also includes claims for wrongful
discharge, fraud, or misrepresentation under any statute, rule, regulation
or under the common law.
The Executive agrees and understands and knowingly agrees to this release
because it is his or her intent in executing this Agreement to forever
discharge the Corporation from any and all present, future, foreseen or
unforeseen causes of action except for the obligations of the Corporation
set forth in the Employment Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive does not release, discharge
or waive any rights (the "Excluded Obligations") (i) to payments and
benefits provided for in the applicable subsection of Paragraph 4 of the
Employment Agreement, (ii) to payments provided for under Paragraphs 5 and
8 of the Employment Agreement, and (iii) to indemnification that he or she
may have under the By-Laws of the Corporation, the laws of the State of
Delaware, any indemnification agreement between the Executive and the
Corporation or any insurance coverage maintained by or on behalf of the
Corporation.
(3) Release and Waiver of Claims Under the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act
The Executive acknowledges that the Corporation advised him or her to
consult with an attorney of his or her choosing, and through this
Agreement advises him or her to consult with his or her attorney with
respect to possible claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967, as amended ("ADEA"), and the Executive acknowledges that he or
she understands that ADEA is a Federal statute that prohibits
discrimination, on the basis of age, in employment, benefits, and benefit
plans. The Executive wishes to waive any and all claims under the ADEA
that he or she may have, as of the Termination Date, against the
Corporation, and their respective shareholders, employees, or successors,
and hereby waives such claims. The Executive further understands that by
signing this Agreement he or she is in fact waiving, releasing and forever
giving up any claim under the ADEA against the Corporation that may have
existed on or prior to the Termination Date. The Executive acknowledges
that the Corporation have informed him or her that he or she has, at his
or her option, twenty-one (21) days following the Termination Date in
which to sign the waiver of this claim under ADEA, and he or she does
hereby knowingly and voluntarily waive said twenty-one (21) day period.
The Executive also understands that he or she has seven (7) days following
the date on which he or she signs this Agreement within which to
revoke the release contained in this paragraph by providing to the
Corporation a written notice of his or her revocation of the release and
waiver contained in this paragraph. The Executive further understands that
this right to revoke the release contained in this paragraph relates only
to this paragraph and does not act as a revocation of any other term of
this Agreement.
(4) Proceedings
The Executive has not filed, and agrees not to initiate or cause to be
initiated on his or her behalf, any complaint, charge, claim or proceeding
against the Corporation before any local, state or Federal agency, court
or other body relating to his or her employment or the termination of his
or her employment, other than with respect to the obligations of the
Corporation to the Executive under the Employment Agreement (each
individually, a "Proceeding"), and agrees not to voluntarily participate
in any Proceeding. The Executive waives any right he or she may have to
benefit in any manner from any relief (whether monetary or otherwise)
arising out of any Proceeding.
(5) Remedies
In the event the Executive initiates or voluntarily participates in any
Proceeding, or if he or she fails to abide by any of the terms of this
Agreement or his or her post-termination obligations contained in the
Employment Agreement, or if he or she revokes the ADEA release contained
in Paragraph 3 of this Agreement within the seven-day period provided
under Paragraph 3, the Corporation may, in addition to any other remedies
it may have, reclaim any amounts paid to him or her under the termination
provisions of the Employment Agreement or terminate any benefits or
payments that are subsequently due under the Employment Agreement, without
waiving the release granted herein. The Executive acknowledges and agrees
that the remedy at law available to the Corporation for breach of any of
his or her post-termination obligations under the Employment Agreement or
his or her obligations under Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Agreement would
be inadequate and that damages flowing from such a breach may not readily
be susceptible to being measured in monetary terms. Accordingly, the
Executive acknowledges, consents and agrees that, in addition to any other
rights or remedies which the Corporation may have at law, in equity or
under this Agreement, upon adequate proof of his or her violation of any
such provision of this Agreement, the Corporation shall be entitled to
immediate injunctive relief and may obtain a temporary order restraining
any threatened or further breach, without the necessity of proof of actual
damage.
The Executive understands that by entering into this Agreement he or she
will be limiting the availability of certain remedies that he or she may
have against the
Corporation and limiting also his or her ability to pursue certain claims
against the Corporation.
(6) Severability Clause
In the event any provision or part of this Agreement is found to be
invalid or unenforceable, only that particular provision or part so found,
and not the entire Agreement, will be inoperative.
(7) Non-Admission
Nothing contained in this Agreement will be deemed or construed as an
admission of wrongdoing or liability on the part of the Corporation.
(8) Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to agreements made and to be
performed in that State, without regard to conflicts of law principles;
and the parties agree to the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for
the District of Delaware, and agree to appear in any action in such courts
by service of process by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the
following addresses:
To the Corporation: 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
To the Executive: To the address indicated on the signature page of
this Agreement (or if no address is indicated, to
the last known address of the Executive as shown
in the Corporation's records)
THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE OR SHE HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT HE OR
SHE FULLY KNOWS, UNDERSTANDS, AND APPRECIATES ITS CONTENTS, AND THAT HE OR SHE
HEREBY EXECUTES THE SAME AND MAKES THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RELEASE AND AGREEMENTS
PROVIDED FOR HEREIN VOLUNTARILY AND OF HIS OR HER OWN FREE WILL.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this AGREEMENT as of the
date first set forth above.
SCHEIN PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
By:
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Authorized Officer
EXECUTIVE
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Address:
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