SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND
GENERAL RELEASE
THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL
RELEASE, dated as of JULY 1, 2009 (the “Agreement”), by and
between CHEMTURA CORPORATION, a DELAWARE corporation (the “Company”) and XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX (the “Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to
terminate the Executive’s employment as set forth in this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, except as otherwise set forth
herein, the parties intend that this Agreement shall set forth the terms of the
Executive’s termination and that this Agreement shall supersede all prior
agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter contained
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Termination. The
Executive’s employment with and service to the Company and each of its
subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “Company Group”),
hereby is terminated and the Executive hereby resigns from all offices and
directorships with the Company Group, effective as of July 1, 2009 (the “Separation
Date”). The Executive shall continue to receive his base
salary at the current annual rate of $425,000 through the Separation Date; provided that, prior to the
Separation Date, (a) the Executive does not terminate his employment with the
Company Group for any reason, except where agreed by the Company in writing, in
its sole discretion; and (b) the Company does not terminate the Executive’s
employment with the Company Group for cause. Notwithstanding any
provision contained herein, if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the
Executive for any reason, in accordance with Section 1(a) or (b), all payments
and benefits provided to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall cease,
and the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional payments or benefits
by the Company pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes of this
Section 1(b), the term “cause” shall mean: (i) theft, fraud or embezzlement;
(ii) conduct or plans to engage in conduct that would be in violation of the
terms of this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement described below in
Section 6(a); (iii) willful disregard for or neglect by the Executive of his
duties or the interests of the Company; (iv) conviction of a felony or any
criminal offense; (v) breach of fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty or other breach
of trust; (vi) any willful act against the material financial interests of the
Company; or (vii) willful destruction of property of the Company.
2. Separation Pay and
Benefits. In consideration of the covenants set forth herein
and the waiver and release of claims set forth below, and provided, that the Executive does not
revoke this Agreement during the Revocation Period (as defined below), the
Company shall provide the Executive with the following separation payments and
benefits:
(a) Separation
Pay. The Company shall pay the Executive separation pay equal
to $200,000. This separation pay will be paid in substantially equal
installments over a period of six (6) months, in accordance with the Company’s
regular payroll practices (but in no event less than biweekly), and commencing
on the next regularly scheduled payroll date that is at least ten (10) business
days after the Effective Date, as defined below (the “Severance
Period”). In the event of the Executive's death prior to the
end of the Severance Period, the Company shall pay any remaining separation pay
described above to the Executive's estate in accordance with the payment
schedule described above.
(b) Annual
Bonus. The Executive shall not be eligible for any bonus for
calendar year 2009, or any prior or subsequent year, whether under the Chemtura
Corporation 2009 Management Incentive Program or an other company plan, program
or arrangement.
(c) Treatment of Equity-Based
Compensation. Except as otherwise provided in this Section
2(c), the Executive’s rights as of the Separation Date with respect to all
equity-based compensation awards previously granted or awarded to the Executive
under any equity-based compensation plans of the Company, including, without
limitation, the 1998 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the “1998
LTIP”) and the 2006 Chemtura Corporation Long-Term Incentive
Plan (the “2006
LTIP”, and, together with the 1998 LTIP and the individual grant
documents, the “Equity
Plans”), including the Executive’s rights with respect to vesting,
exercise and expiration of such awards, shall be determined in accordance with
and subject to the terms of the applicable Equity Plan.
(i) Stock
Options. All employee stock options granted under the Equity
Plans that are outstanding but unvested as of the Separation Date shall be
forfeited as of the Separation Date. Attached hereto as Attachment 1
is a list of the Executive’s outstanding stock option awards as of the
Separation Date.
(ii) Restricted Stock
Units. All grants of restricted stock units under the Equity
Plans that are outstanding but unvested as of the Separation Date shall be
forfeited as of the Separation Date. Attached hereto as Attachment 2
is a list of the Executive’s outstanding restricted stock unit awards as of the
Separation Date.
(d) 401(k) Plan. Supplemental
Savings Plan. The Executive shall remain eligible
to participate in the Chemtura Corporation Employee Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) and the
Chemtura Corporation Supplemental Savings Plan (the “SSP”) until the
Separation Date, in accordance with the terms of the 401(k) Plan and the SSP,
respectively. The Executive shall cease to accrue benefits under the
401(k) Plan and the SSP, respectively, on the Separation Date. At the
Executive’s direction and in accordance with the terms of the 401(k) Plan, the
Company will subsequent to the Separation Date, cause the 401(k) Plan to
distribute an amount equal to the then-vested account balance in the
Executive’s 401(k) Plan account. Such amount, less any amounts which
the Company shall be required to withhold pursuant to applicable law, will be
paid to the Executive or to a qualified rollover account, as the Executive shall
elect.
The
Executive’s SSP account consists of contributions (and associated earnings) made
prior to March 18, 2009 (the “Petition Date, and
such amounts, “Pre-Petition
Amounts”) and contributions (and associated earnings) made after the
Petition Date (“Post-Petition
Amounts”). The Company will subsequent to the Separation Date
cause the SSP to distribute Post-Petition Amounts, if any, to the Executive in
accordance with the Executive’s prior election and otherwise in accordance with
the terms of the SSP, after withholding amounts required to satisfy tax
withholding and other amounts required to be held-back. Pre-Petition
Amounts, however, are subject to creditor claims and, pursuant to the applicable
provisions of chapter 11 of title 11 of the United Stated Code, cannot be
distributed outside of a plan of reorganization. Accordingly, upon
the Executive’s separation from service, the Company will not distribute
Pre-Petition Amounts to the Executive. The Executive will have the
opportunity to file a proof of claim with respect to Pre-Petition
Amounts. A statement of the Executive’s benefits under the Plans
shall be provided to the Executive separately.
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(e) Medical, Dental and Vision
Insurance. The Executive and, as applicable, his eligible
dependents shall continue to be eligible to participate in the Company’s group
medical insurance program at the active employee rate, until the earlier of the
June 30, 2010, and the date on which the Executive becomes eligible to
participate in another group medical plan, provided, that the Executive and, as
applicable, his dependents, are eligible for and have elected to participate in
such Company group medical plan as of the Separation Date. The
Executive agrees to promptly notify the Company in writing in the event that the
Executive and/or his eligible dependents becomes eligible for coverage under
another group medical plan following the Separation Date. Any medical
coverage elected by the Executive for him and/or his eligible dependents
pursuant to this Section 2(e) shall be pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ("COBRA"), and will run
concurrent with and be applied toward any continuation coverage period for which
the Executive and/or his eligible dependents are eligible under
COBRA. Specific information regarding COBRA will be sent to the
Executive separately.
(f) Accrued
Vacation. The Company shall pay the Executive by such date as
required by applicable law, for any vacation that is accrued but unused as of
the Separation Date, minus withholding and other applicable
deductions.
(g) Outplacement
Services. Up to 12 months of outplacement services, measured
from the Separation Date, will be made available to the Executive through the
Company’s vendor, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx. The Executive must use the
Company’s vendor, and the value of this benefit will not be available to the
Executive in cash. More detail regarding this benefit, including when
and where it will be available to the Executive, will be provided
separately.
(h) No Other Compensation or
Benefits. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein,
the Executive agrees that he shall not be entitled to any compensation or
benefits under or to participate in any past, present or future employee benefit
plans programs or arrangements of any member of the Company Group (including,
without limitation, pursuant to the Chemtura Corporation Executive and Key
Employee Severance Plan, or any other plan, program or arrangement providing
severance or similar benefits) on or after the Separation Date, or otherwise
arising out of or relating to the Executive’s separation from employment with
the Company Group, or the actions contemplated by this Agreement, and the
Executive expressly waives any right to such compensation, benefits and
participation. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company
Group or any member thereof to continue any employee benefit plan, or obligate
the Company Group or any member thereof to provide or make available to the
Executive any particular employee benefit, and the Company reserves the right to
amend, modify or terminate any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement at
any time, for any reason.
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3. Return of
Property. The Executive shall, on or prior to the Separation
Date, surrender to the Company any and all property of the Company Group in the
Executive’s possession or under his control and all property made available to
the Executive in connection with her employment by the Company, including,
without limitation, all (i) confidential or proprietary information concerning
the Company Group or any of its customers or operations, (ii) original and
duplicate copies of all of his work product, (iii) keys, security access codes,
Company credit cards, files, calendars, books, records, notes, notebooks,
customer lists, proposals to customers, manuals, computer programs, papers,
electronically stored information and any other magnetic and other media
materials, including any duplicate copies, as applicable, (iv) computer
equipment (including any desktop and/or laptop computers, handheld computing
devices, home systems, printers, computer disks and diskettes) and fax
machines.
4. Cooperation. From
and after the Separation Date, the Executive shall cooperate in all reasonable
respects with the Company Group and their respective directors, officers,
employees, attorneys and experts in connection with the conduct of any action,
proceeding, investigation or litigation involving the Company Group, and about
which the Executive may have relevant information. Such cooperation
and assistance shall be provided at a time and in a manner which is mutually and
reasonably agreeable to the Executive and the Company, and shall include
providing information and documents, submitting to depositions, providing
testimony and general cooperation to assist the Company.
5. Unfavorable Comments;
Confidentiality of this Agreement.
(a) Public Comments by the
Executive. The Executive agrees to refrain from making,
directly or indirectly, now or at any time in the future, whether in writing,
orally or electronically: (i) any derogatory comment concerning the
Company Group or any of their current or former directors, officers, employees
or shareholders, or (ii) any other comment that could reasonably be expected to
be detrimental to the business or financial prospects or reputation of the
Company Group.
(b) No
Publications. The Executive covenants and agrees that, for a
period commencing on the Separation Date and continuing for one year thereafter,
unless he gets written permission in advance from the Company, he will refrain
from publishing any book, article or other written material involving or
relating to the Company or any other member of the Company Group, their
respective directors, officers or employees (any such book, article or other
written material, a “Publication”), and
from collaborating in or providing any information in connection with the
preparation of a Publication that is distributed or disseminated to the general
public or any group or segment thereof, including, without limitation, any trade
or industry. It shall not be a violation of this covenant (i) if the
Executive provides information to a person whom he does not know, and has no
reasonable basis for knowing, is a journalist, reporter, author, editor,
publisher or other person involved in print or other media (each, an “Author”), unless the
Executive knows, or has a reasonable basis for knowing, that such person intends
to forward such information to an Author who uses it in a Publication involving
or relating to the Company or any other member of the Company Group, their
respective directors, officers or employees or (ii) if the Executive provides
information that does not involve or relate to the Company or any other member
of the Company Group, their directors, officers or employees to an Author and
does not know, and has no reasonable basis for knowing, that such Author will
use such information in a Publication involving or relating to the Company or
any other member of the Company Group, their respective directors, officers or
employees.
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(c) Confidentiality of this
Agreement. The Executive agrees that the terms of this
Agreement (other than the fact of the Executive’s separation of employment from
the Company and the date thereof) are confidential and that the Executive may
not disclose any of such terms to any other person other than his attorney,
financial or tax adviser, accountant or spouse, provided, that the Executive
shall be responsible for any breach of confidentiality by any such individual,
and provided further, however,
that this provision shall not apply to any provision of this Agreement
that becomes known to the public other than by violation of this Section
5(c). The Executive agrees that he shall instruct his attorney,
financial and tax adviser, accountant and spouse not to disclose such terms to
any other person.
6. Confidentiality; Work
Product; Non-Solicitation; Non-Competition.
(a) The
terms of the Confidentiality and Assignment of Work Product Agreement, dated
June 29, 2009 and entered into between the Executive and the Company (the “Confidentiality
Agreement”), as well as the terms of Section 8 of the Chemtura
Corporation Executive and Key Employee Severance Plan (the “Executive Severance
Plan”) hereby are incorporated by reference into and are expressly made
part of this Agreement, as if such terms were stated fully herein.
(b) The
Executive acknowledges that he has received and is receiving good, valuable and
sufficient consideration in exchange for the provisions of this Section 6,
including those provisions incorporated into this Agreement by reference to the
Confidentiality Agreement and the Executive Severance Plan.
(c) In
the event the Executive violates any provision of this Agreement as to which
there is a specific time period during which the Executive is prohibited from
taking certain actions or from engaging in certain activities, then in such
event, such violation will toll the running of the applicable time period from
the date of such violation until such violation will cease.
7. Exclusive
Property. The Executive confirms that all Confidential
Information is and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company
Group. All business records, papers and documents kept or made by the
Executive relating to the business of the Company Group shall be and remain the
property of the Company Group. The Executive further confirms that,
on or prior to the Separation Date, the Executive shall have surrendered to the
Company all copies and extracts of any written Confidential Information acquired
or developed by the Executive during any such employment, shareholding or
association, and that the Executive has not removed or taken from the premises
of any member of the Company Group any written Confidential Information or any
copies or extracts thereof. The Executive shall promptly make all
disclosures, execute all instruments and papers and perform all acts reasonably
necessary to vest and confirm in the Company Group, fully and completely, all
rights created or contemplated by this Section 7.
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8. Certain
Remedies. Without intending to limit the remedies available to
the Company Group, the Executive agrees that a breach of any of the covenants
contained in this Agreement may result in material and irreparable injury to the
Company Group for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be
possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event
of such a breach or threat thereof, any member of the Company Group shall be
entitled to seek a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent
injunction, or both, without bond or other security, restraining the Executive
from engaging in activities prohibited by the covenants contained in this
Agreement or such other relief as may be required specifically to enforce any of
the covenants contained in this Agreement. Such injunctive relief in
any court shall be available to the Company Group in lieu of, or prior to or
pending determination in, any arbitration proceeding.
9. Release.
(a) In
consideration of the payments and benefits provided to the Executive under this
Agreement, the Executive agrees to accept the compensation, payments, benefits
and other consideration provided for in this Agreement in full resolution and
satisfaction of, and hereby IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY RELEASES, REMISES
AND FOREVER DISCHARGES the Company Group from any and all agreements, promises,
liabilities, claims, demands, rights and entitlements of any kind whatsoever, in
law or equity, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, fixed or
contingent, apparent or concealed, which the Executive, his heirs, executors,
administrators, successors or assigns ever had, now have or hereafter can, shall
or may have for, upon, or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever
existing, arising or occurring at any time on or prior to the date the Executive
executes this Agreement, including, without limitation, any and all claims
arising out of or relating to the Executive’s employment, shareholding,
association, service, compensation and benefits with the Company Group and/or
the termination thereof, and any and all contract claims, benefit claims, tort
claims, fraud claims, claims for bonuses, commissions, sales credits, etc.,
defamation, disparagement, or other personal injury claims, severance claims,
claims related to any bonus compensation, claims for accrued vacation pay,
claims under any federal, state or municipal wage payment, discrimination or
fair employment practices law, statute or regulation, and claims for costs,
expenses and attorneys’ fees with respect thereto, except that the Company’s
obligations under this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in
accordance with their terms. This release and waiver includes,
without limitation, any and all rights and claims under Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended, the
Civil Rights Act of 1866 (42 U.S.C. § 1981), as amended, the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act, as amended, the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment
Act, as amended (including the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act), the
Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act, as
amended, the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, the Family and Medical
Leave Act, as amended, the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act or any state or local equivalent, each as amended, the Connecticut Fair
Employment Practices Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. 46a-58 et seq., as amended,
the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-51kk et seq., as amended, the
Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110a et seq., as amended,
Connecticut wage and hour laws, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-58 et seq., as amended,
state tort and contract laws, and any other federal, state or local statute,
ordinance, regulation, law or constitutional provision.
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(b) For
the purpose of implementing a full and complete release and discharge of claims,
the Executive expressly acknowledges that this Agreement is intended to include
in its effect, without limitation, all the claims described in the preceding
paragraphs, whether known or unknown, apparent or concealed, and that this
Agreement contemplates the extinction of all such claims, including claims for
attorney’s fees. The Executive expressly waives any right to assert
after the execution of this Agreement that any such claim, demand, obligation,
or cause of action has, through ignorance or oversight, been omitted from the
scope of this Agreement.
(c) For
purposes of this Section 9, the term Company Group includes, individually or
collectively, each respective past, present and future direct and indirect
parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, employee benefit plans,
predecessors, successors, insurers, and assigns, and each respective past,
present and future officers, directors, shareholders, representatives, agents
and employees, in their official and individual capacities, and all other
related individuals and entities, jointly and individually, and this Section 9
shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by all such entities and
individuals.
(d) The
Executive represents and warrants that he has not assigned any of the claims
being released under this Section 9.
(e) Nothing
in this Agreement is intended to prevent or shall be construed as preventing the
Executive from participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) or similar
government agency or from filing a charge of discrimination with the EEOC or
similar government agency; provided, however, that no
such action shall result in an award of damages (including without limitation
punitive damages), costs, attorney’s fees, fines, penalties, or other relief to
the Executive, whether monetary or otherwise (collectively, “Damages”), and the
Executive waives any right to such Damages.
10. Miscellaneous.
(a) Entire
Agreement. Except as set forth expressly herein, this
Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties
hereto with respect to the matters covered hereby and supersedes and replaces
any express or implied, written or oral, prior agreement, plan or arrangement
with respect to the terms of the Executive’s employment and the termination
thereof which the Executive may have had with the Company Group, including,
without limitation, the Chemtura Corporation Executive and Key Employee
Severance Plan. Subject to the foregoing, all prior and
contemporaneous discussions and negotiations have been and are merged and
integrated into, and are superseded by, this Agreement with respect to the
matters contained herein.
(b) Modification;
Amendment. This Agreement may not be changed orally, and no
modification, amendment or waiver of any of the provisions contained in this
Agreement, nor any future representation, promise or condition in connection
with the subject matter of this Agreement shall be binding upon any party hereto
unless made in writing and signed by such party.
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(c) No Admission of
Wrongdoing. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
deemed to constitute an admission or evidence of any wrongdoing or liability on
the part of the Company Group, or any member thereof, nor of any violation of
any federal, state or municipal statute, regulation or principle of common law
or equity. The Company Group, and each member thereof, expressly deny
any wrongdoing of any kind in regard to the Executive’s employment or
termination.
(d) Withholding
Taxes. Any payments made or benefits provided to the Executive
under this Agreement shall be reduced by any applicable withholding
taxes.
(e) Sufficiency of
Consideration. The Executive understands and agrees that he is
receiving compensation, payments and/or benefits under this Agreement which are
in excess of those to which he is entitled from the Company Group, and that such
compensation, payments and/or benefits are being provided to him in
consideration for his acceptance, execution of and compliance with, and in
reliance upon his representations in, this Agreement, and the Executive
acknowledges that such consideration is adequate and satisfactory to
him.
(f) Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Connecticut applicable to contracts
executed in that state, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws
principles thereof.
(g) Waiver. The
failure of any party to this Agreement to enforce any of its terms, provisions
or covenants shall not be construed as a waiver of the same or of the right of
such party to enforce the same. Waiver by any party hereto of any
breach or default by another party of any term or provision of this Agreement
shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach or default.
(h) Severability. In
the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remainder of the Agreement shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby. Moreover, if any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement shall be held to be excessively broad as
to duration, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting
and reducing them so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent allowed by
applicable law.
(i) Notices. Unless
otherwise provided expressly herein, any notices required or made pursuant to
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when
delivered or mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, as follows:
if
to the Executive:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
00 Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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if
to the Company:
Chemtura
Corporation
000
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
ATTN.:
Human Resources
or to
such other address as either party may furnish to the other in writing in
accordance with this Section 10(i). Notices of change of address
shall be effective only upon receipt.
(j) Descriptive
Headings. The paragraph headings contained herein are for
reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
(k) Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, which, together, shall
constitute one and the same agreement.
(l) Successors and
Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon (i) the Company, its
successors and assigns, and any company with which the Company may merge or
consolidate or to which the Company may sell all or substantially all of its
assets and (ii) the Executive and the Executive’s executors, administrators,
heirs and legal representatives. The Executive may not sell or
otherwise assign his rights, obligations, or benefits under this Agreement and
any attempt to do so shall be void.
(m) Litigation. The
parties shall use their best efforts and good faith to settle all disputes by
amicable negotiations. Any judicial proceeding brought against any of
the parties to this Agreement or any dispute arising out of this Agreement or
any matter related hereto may be brought in the courts of the State of
Connecticut or in the United States District Court for the State of Connecticut,
and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the parties to this
Agreement accepts the jurisdiction of said courts. Each of the
Executive and the Company also agrees not to bring any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court or
forum. Each of the Executive and the Company waives any defense of
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding so brought and
waives any bond, surety, or other security that might be required of the other
party with respect thereto. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any
action or proceeding so brought shall be conclusive and may be enforced by a
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law or at
equity. For purposes of this Agreement, a “final judgment” shall
mean a judgment that cannot be appealed or is not appealed in the applicable
time period.
11. Execution and Return;
Revocation. This Agreement must be executed by the Executive
and must be returned to the Company’s
Corporate Human
Resources Department not later than the 21st day
following the Executive’s receipt of this Agreement. This Agreement
may be revoked by the Executive within the seven (7)-day period commencing on
the date the Executive signs this Agreement (the “Revocation
Period”). No such revocation by the Executive shall be
effective unless it is in writing, signed by the Executive and received by the
Company’s Corporate Human Resources Department prior to the expiration of the
Revocation Period. In the event of any such revocation by the
Executive, all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall terminate
and be of no further force and effect as of the date of such
revocation. Because this Agreement affects the Executive’s legal
rights, (including rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967, and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, each as amended), the
Executive should and hereby is advised to consult with an attorney prior to
signing this Agreement.
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12. Effective Date of
Agreement. This Agreement shall not become effective until the
day following the last day of the Revocation Period (the “Effective
Date”). In the event that the Executive fails to execute this
Agreement in its entirety and without modification and return this Agreement on
a timely basis, or the Executive so executes, but then elects to revoke this
Agreement within the Revocation Period, this Agreement will be of no force or
effect, and neither the Executive or the Company Group will have any rights or
obligations hereunder.
13. Compliance with Code Section
409A. To the extent that Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code
and the guidance thereunder would require any payment or benefit otherwise
provided for by this Agreement to be delayed in order to prevent any accelerated
or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, then, to the extent permitted
by Section 409A of the Code, the Company will defer the applicable payment or
benefit hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately
paid or provided to the Executive) until the date that is six (6) months
following the Separation Date (or the earliest date as is permitted under
Section 409A of the Code). If any payments or benefits are deferred
due to such requirements, such amounts will be paid in a lump sum to the
Executive at the end of such six (6) month period. If the Executive
dies during such six-month period, the amounts withheld on account of Section
409A of the Code will be paid to the Executive’s estate within fifteen (15) days
of the Executive’s death. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, all payments under this Agreement are intended to comply with Section
409A of the Code, and this Agreement will be administered and interpreted in
accordance with such requirements and applicable guidance issued thereunder by
the Internal Revenue Service and/or the Department of the Treasury, and if
necessary, any applicable provision of this Agreement shall be deemed amended to
comply with Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued
thereunder. The Company reserves the right to modify the terms of
this Agreement as necessary to comply with such Section of the Code and
applicable guidance. Further, for purposes of the limitations on
nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, each payment
of compensation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment of
compensation. Any amounts payable solely on account of an involuntary
separation from service of the Executive within the meaning of Section 409A of
the Code shall be excludible from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code,
either as involuntary separation pay or as short-term deferral amounts to the
maximum possible extent. Any reimbursements or in-kind benefits provided
under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including, where applicable, the
requirement that (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during the
period of time specified in this Agreement (or if no period is specified, the
lifetime of the Executive), (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for
reimbursement, or in kind benefits provided, during a calendar year may not
affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in kind benefits to be
provided, in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible
expense will be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following
the calendar year in which the expense is incurred, and (iv) the right to
reimbursement or in kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for
another benefit. In no event may the Executive, directly or indirectly,
designate the calendar year of a payment.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Agreement as of the date first
set forth above and the Executive has executed this Agreement as of the date set
forth below.
CHEMTURA CORPORATION | |||
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By:
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Name | |||
Title | |||
BY
SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AFFIRMS
THAT: (1) HE IS COMPETENT; (2) HE WAS AFFORDED A REASONABLE TIME
PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 21 DAYS TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER THIS AGREEMENT AND HAS
BEEN ADVISED TO DO SO WITH AN ATTORNEY OF HIS CHOICE; (3) HE HAS READ AND
UNDERSTANDS AND ACCEPTS THIS DOCUMENT AS FULLY AND FINALLY RESOLVING, WAIVING
AND RELEASING ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND RIGHTS WHICH HE MAY HAVE AGAINST THE
COMPANY GROUP (AS DEFINED ABOVE), INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL
CLAIMS AND RIGHTS UNDER THE FEDERAL AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT; (4) NO
PROMISES OR INDUCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO HIM EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS
AGREEMENT; AND (5) HE HAS SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT FREELY, KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY, INTENDING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY ITS TERMS.
ACCEPTED
AND AGREED:
_______________________________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Date:
_________________________
STATE
OF _____________________)
.:ss
COUNTY OF
____________________)
On this ___ day of
_______________(month), ___________(year), before me personally
came________________________, to me known, and known to me to be the person
described in, and who executed, the foregoing Agreement, and who duly
acknowledged to me that he executed the same.
__________________________________
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ATTACHMENT
1
STOCK OPTION SUMMARY AS OF
JULY 1, 2009
GRANT
DATE
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TOTAL
GRANTED
SHARES
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PLAN
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FMV$
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TOTAL
VESTED
SHARES
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VESTED
SHARES EXPIRE
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|||||
2/16/2007
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23,000
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2006
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12.06
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11,500
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10/1/2009
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|||||
2/28/2008
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135,000
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2006
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8.71
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33,750
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10/1/2009
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|||||
TOTAL
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45,250
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*The
equity awards identified on this Attachment were made to the Executive prior to
March 18, 2009 (the “Petition Date, and
such awards, “Pre-Petition
Awards”). Pre-Petition Awards are subject to the applicable
provisions of chapter 11 of title 11 of the United Stated Code, and cannot be
distributed outside of a plan of reorganization. Accordingly, upon
the Executive’s separation from service, the Executive will not be able to
exercise and the Company will not distribute any vested Pre-Petition
Awards. The Executive will have the opportunity to file a proof of
claim with respect to such Pre-Petition Awards.
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ATTACHMENT
2
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
SUMMARY AS OF JULY 1, 2009
GRANT
DATE
|
SHARES
GRANTED
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VESTED
RSU
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SHARES
UNVESTED
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5/8/2006
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1,000
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1,000
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0
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2/16/2007
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7,100
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7,100
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12/17/2007
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50,000
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33,333
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2/28/2008
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45,000
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45,000
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TOTAL
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1,000
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85,433
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*The
equity awards identified on this Attachment were made to the Executive prior to
March 18, 2009 (the “Petition Date, and
such awards, “Pre-Petition
Awards”). Pre-Petition Awards are subject to the applicable
provisions of chapter 11 of title 11 of the United Stated Code, and cannot be
distributed outside of a plan of reorganization. Accordingly, upon
the Executive’s separation from service, the Executive will not be able to
exercise and the Company will not distribute any vested Pre-Petition
Awards. The Executive will have the opportunity to file a proof of
claim with respect to such Pre-Petition Awards.
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