First Amendment to
Employment Agreement Between
Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. and
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, M.D.
This amendment shall be the first Amendment to the Employment Agreement
("Agreement') between Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. ("Company") and Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx, M.D. ("Executive") which was entered into as of April 21, 1999.
WHEREAS, the Agreement provided for retirement benefits to be paid to Executive
under certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Company believes it is in the best interests of the Company to
provide an additional early retirement benefit to Executive, to allow for a
named beneficiary designation in the survivor benefit, and to clarify certain
other terms;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Delete Section 5(d) in its entirety and replace it with the following new
Section 5(d):
"(d) Retirement. Subject to the vesting schedule set forth below,
retirement benefits shall be payable to Executive beginning on the day
Executive attains age sixty-two (62), (1) if he is at that time still
employed by the Company, and he elects to retire from employment with the
Company, or (2) he is not at the time employed by the Company, and elects
to begin receiving retirement benefits. Notwithstanding the above
provision, the Executive and the Company may agree that the Executive may
continue to be employed by the Company and not to retire at age 62. In
addition, the Executive may elect an early retirement and may elect to
receive payment of the retirement benefit at anytime after attaining age 55
but before age 62 by providing written notice to the Company. Such early
retirement benefit will be actuarially adjusted solely for actual
retirement age and will be subject to the vesting schedule provided below.
The date on which the Executive retires shall be referred to as the
"Retirement Termination Date".
If Executive retires on or after reaching age 62, Executive will be
entitled to receive from the Company a retirement benefit which will
provide an annual lifetime benefit in an amount equal to three percent of
the total average annual Base Salary and bonus compensation for the years
beginning on or after January 1, 1999 times the total number of months of
service with the Company, including all months prior to January 1, 1999,
divided by 12 to a limit of 60% of Executive's total compensation defined
as the total amount of annual salary and maximum annual bonus that
Executive could have earned in the calendar year of Executive's termination
of employment with the Company. If Executive elects early retirement and
retires after reaching age 55 but before age 62, the annual payment shall
be adjusted so that the total amount of retirement benefits to be paid do
not exceed the actuarial equivalent of the amount which would then have
been payable in retirement benefits had Executive reached and retired at
age 62. For the purposes of determining actuarial equivalency, the
retirement benefit will be reduced by .25% per month for each month that
the actual retirement age is below age 62.
Retirement benefits will vest 50% if Executive is employed by the Company
on January 1, 2000 and the remaining 50% if the Executive is employed on
January 1, 2001 and 100% immediately upon a change in control, death or
disability. Such retirement benefit shall be paid in single annual payments
for the life of the Executive with the initial payment made to the
Executive on the Retirement Termination Date. The Company shall not be
obligated to pay any retirement benefit under this subsection if the
Executive is terminated for cause by the Company.
Executive may elect a beneficiary to receive a survivor benefit upon the
Retirement Termination Date. If Executive dies prior to retirement without
naming a beneficiary, then Executive's surviving spouse shall be deemed to
be his named beneficiary or if Executive has no surviving spouse, to his
issue per stirpes. If Executive dies prior to retirement, the Executive's
named beneficiary shall be entitled to elect a lump sum benefit, payable
immediately or in annual payments over the beneficiary's lifetime, of the
actuarial equivalent of the retirement benefit earned to the date of death.
For this purpose, the Company will use the lower of the U.S. Government
T-Xxxx Rate or 5% and a mortality table in general use at the time of the
Executive's death.
If Executive is employed by the Company on the Retirement Termination Date,
the Company shall pay to Executive his Base Salary as then in effect that
has accrued to the last day of the month in which the Retirement
Termination Date occurs and any non-reimbursed business expenses."
2. This Amendment shall be effective as of August 11, 1999.
3. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in
full force.
Signed and delivered ____16th_____ day of September, 1999 in the Company's
offices at 0 Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx.
By: Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
__Thomas P.Barbera____________ ___Mark D. Groban________
Name Name
__President And CEO___________ _Chairman_______________
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