EXHIBIT 10.11
As of July 12, 2001
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xxxxxxx:
This letter will set forth the agreement reached between you and Mercator
Software, Inc. ("Mercator") in connection with the termination of your
employment at Mercator.
The terms and provisions of this Letter Agreement ("Letter Agreement") are
important, and we encourage you to consult with your attorney before signing it.
You and Mercator hereby agree as follows:
1. The effective date of your termination of employment at Mercator was
July 12, 2001. You were paid your salary through July 12, 2001. This Letter
Agreement is in complete satisfaction and release of any and all rights you now
or may have under your Employment Agreement dated November 15, 2000 ("Employment
Agreement") by and between you and Mercator.
2. The Effective Date of this Letter Agreement is defined in paragraph 15
of this Letter Agreement.
3. In lieu of any payments specified in paragraph 6.4 and 6.5 or any other
provision of the Employment Agreement you will receive the following: (i)
payments from Mercator equivalent to your salary payments through April 11,
2002, for the period beginning with the Effective Date of this Letter Agreement
and ending April 11, 2002, Mercator will make these payments to you on a bi-
weekly basis in accordance with Mercator's regular payroll procedures; (ii) a
bonus of a total of $50,000 payable in two equal installments of $25,000 each,
the first 45 days after the Effective Date and the second 90 days after the
Effective Date. All stock options granted to you by Mercator will expire 3
months from the date of this letter, in accordance with the terms of the 1997
Equity Incentive Plan.
4. All your benefits from Mercator ceased on July 12, 2001. You are
eligible for COBRA which you will pay for yourself.
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5. Under Mercator's policies, you are entitled to payment for three
accrued, but unused, vacation days. This payment, less applicable withholding,
has already been made to you.
Confidentiality of Business Information:
6. During your employment with Mercator you were given access to or
acquired competitive and other business information from Mercator or from
employees, clients or customers of Mercator that is confidential and that cannot
be lawfully duplicated or easily acquired. You understand and agree that you
have a continuing obligation not to use, disseminate or otherwise disclose any
such proprietary information, confidential information or trade secrets
belonging to, concerning or referring to Mercator. You further understand and
agree that you have a continuing obligation not to use, disseminate or otherwise
disclose any proprietary or confidential information or trade secrets belonging
to, concerning or referring to any client or customer of Mercator.
You recognize and agree that should you breach any aspect of this
confidentiality provision, Mercator will suffer immediate and irreparable harm
and that money damages will be inadequate relief and inadequate to preserve and
protect the status quo. In the event that you breach any aspect of this
confidentiality provision, you agree that Mercator will be entitled to
injunctive relief enforcing this agreement, and for such purposes you consent to
the issuance by a court of competent jurisdiction of an appropriate temporary
restraining order, preliminary injunction and permanent injunction.
General Release and Waiver:
7. You, on your own behalf and on behalf of your heirs, agents, attorneys,
legal representatives and assigns, do hereby release and forever discharge
Mercator and its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents,
successors and assigns, of and from any and all claims, causes of action,
obligations, demands and liabilities whatsoever, of every name and nature, both
in law and at equity, known and unknown, anticipated and unanticipated, which
you had, have or hereafter may have, or which any person or entity may have on
your behalf, against Mercator, its shareholders, directors, officers, employees,
agents, successors and assigns, because of or arising from any matter or
thing which has happened, developed or occurred before your execution of this
General Release and Waiver, including, but not limited to, any and all claims
(i) arising from or in connection with your employment with Mercator, (ii)
arising from or in connection with the termination of your employment with
Mercator, and (iii) arising under or in connection with Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967, as amended, the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, or any other federal, state or local statutes, laws or regulations.
Without in any way limiting the general and full scope of this General
Release and Waiver, you acknowledge and confirm that this General Release and
Waiver covers any and all claims based on theories or contract, including but
not limited to the Employment Agreement, or
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tort, including, but not limited to, any and all claims of discrimination in
employment, including but not limited to claims of discrimination based on sex,
national origin, retaliation, sexual harassment, age, sexual orientation, race,
color, religion, disability, pregnancy, status as a working mother, veterans
status or marital status.
8. You represent that you have not filed, commenced or in any other way
participated in the bringing of an action, proceeding or claim of any kind,
judicial, administrative or otherwise, against Mercator or Mercator's
shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, successors, or assigns.
You agree that if an action, proceeding or claim of any kind is prosecuted in
your name or on your behalf, you waive and agree not to take any award of money,
damages, or other benefit from such action, proceeding or claim, and you agree
that if you are informed of any such action, proceeding or claim, you will
immediately request in writing, with a copy to Mercator, that the action,
proceeding or claim be discontinued.
9. You represent that you are not aware of any pending or threatened
action, c]aim or other proceeding against Mercator relating in any way to you or
your performance of your duties as an employee of Mercator. You represent that
you are not aware of any facts or circumstances relating in any way to you or
your performance of your duties as an employee of Mercator that constitute or
might constitute a violation or violations of Mercator's legal obligations.
10. You represent that you are not aware of any outstanding obligations
that you may have to Mercator. You represent that you do not have any
outstanding balances on your business credit card or other business charge
accounts provided through Mercator.
General Release and Waiver:
11. You and Mercator each agree that this Letter Agreement does not
constitute an admission by you that Mercator's position on any issue regarding
your employment is correct or an admission by Mercator that your position on any
issue regarding your employment is correct.
12. You acknowledge and confirm that the payments to you provided for in
this Letter Agreement are payments and benefits that you would not be entitled
to receive if you did not enter into this Letter Agreement with Mercator and
provide Mercator with the General Release and Waiver contained in this Letter
Agreement.
13. You acknowledge and confirm that Mercator has encouraged you to
consult a lawyer and that you have had the opportunity to consider this Letter
Agreement for a period of up to 21 days. You also acknowledge and confirm that
you have been represented by Xxxxxx & Samor, P.C., in connection with the
negotiation and execution of this Letter Agreement, and that you are executing
this Letter Agreement after having fully and carefully reviewed all of its terms
and provisions with Kleban, Somor, P.C., including specifically the General
Release and Waiver provisions contained in paragraph 7 of this Letter Agreement.
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14. You agree that any fees and expenses of your attorneys will be your
sole responsibility and you also agree that Mercator shall have no
responsibility for any such fees or expenses of your attorneys.
15. You understand that you may revoke this Letter Agreement at any time
during the 7 days following the date of your execution of this Letter Agreement
by giving notice of your revocation to me. You understand that this Letter
Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until the 7 day revocation
period has expired. If you do not revoke this Letter Agreement during the 7 day
revocation period, the 8th day following the date of your execution of this
Letter Agreement shall be the date when this Letter Agreement becomes effective
and enforceable, and such 8th day shall be referred to in this Letter Agreement
as the "Effective Date of this Letter Agreement." If you do revoke this Letter
Agreement during the revocation period, this Letter Agreement shall be null
and void in its entirety.
16. You agree that you will not disclose the terms and provisions of this Letter
Agreement to any person other than your immediate family, your attorneys and
your accountants who have a genuine need to know in connection with the
performance of their duties. You recognize and acknowledge that if you breach
any aspect of this provision, Mercator will suffer immediate and irreparable
harm and that money damages will be inadequate relief and inadequate to preserve
and protect the status quo. In the event that you breach any aspect of this
provision, Mercator will be entitled to injunctive relief enforcing this
agreement, and for such purposes you consent to the issuance by a court of
competent jurisdiction of an appropriate temporary restraining order,
preliminary injunction and permanent injunction
17. Mercator agrees that it will not disclose the terms and provisions of
this Letter Agreement to any person other than its employees, attorneys and
accountants who have a genuine need to know in connection with the performance
of their duties. Mercator recognizes and acknowledges that if it breaches any
aspect of this provision, you will suffer immediate and irreparable harm and
that money damages will be inadequate relief and inadequate to preserve and
protect the status quo. In the event that Mercator breaches any aspect of this
provision, you will be entitled to injunctive relief enforcing this agreement,
and for such purposes Mercator consents to the issuance by a court of competent
jurisdiction of an appropriate temporary restraining order, preliminary
injunction and permanent injunction.
18. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the
laws of the State of Connecticut. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in
connection with this Letter Agreement shall be resolved in a court of law of
competent jurisdiction within the State of Connecticut. Mercator hereby waives
any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient or proper, agrees that
any such court of law shall have in personam jurisdiction over it and consents
to service of process upon it by any means authorized by Connecticut law. You
hereby waive any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient or proper,
agree that any such court of law shall have in
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personam jurisdiction over you and consent to service of process upon you by any
means authorized by Connecticut law.
19. This Letter Agreement is the only agreement and the entire agreement
between you and Mercator regarding the termination of your employment with
Mercator and specifically supercedes the Employment Agreement. The terms and
provisions of this Letter Agreement may not be amended or modified except by
written agreement signed by us both.
20. You acknowledge and confirm that you have read this Letter Agreement
in its entirety, including specifically the General Release and Waiver
provisions contained in paragraph 7, that you understand all of the terms and
provisions in this Letter Agreement, that you have had a reasonable period of
time to consider all of the terms and provisions in this Letter Agreement, and
that you voluntarily agree to all of the terms and provisions in this Letter
Agreement.
21. Please sign the enclosed copy of this Letter Agreement to indicate
your agreement with its terms and provisions. Please have your signature
notarized. Please have the signed and notarized copy delivered to Mercator's
attorney, Xxxx X. Xxxxx, c/x Xxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, One Chase Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx 00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
Sincerely,
/s/ Xxx Xxxxx 9/10/01
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Xxx Xxxxx DATE
Director Human Resources
Agreed: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 8/21/01
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STATE OF NC )
)ss.
COUNTY OF GUILFORD )
On this 21st day of August 2001, before me personally appeared Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, to me known and known to me to be the individual described herein,
and who executed the foregoing Letter Agreement and who duly acknowledged to me
that she executed the foregoing Letter Agreement.
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF CONNECTICUT ) XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
)ss. NOTARY PUBLIC
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD ) GUILFORD COUNTY, NC
My Commission Expires 12/29/2004
On this 10th day of Sept. 2001, before me personally appeared Xxx Xxxxx, to
me known and known to me to be the individual described herein, and who executed
the foregoing Letter Agreement and who duly acknowledged to me that he executed
the foregoing Letter Agreement.
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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NOTARY PUBLIC
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES APR. 30, 2004
