EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.5
CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE THE REGISTRANT HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND IS THE TYPE THAT THE REGISTRANT TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL. REDACTED INFORMATION IS INDICATED BY [***]
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Executive Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into effective as of Commencement Date set forth below by and between PHM Services, Inc., (“Employer”) and Xxxxxx Xxxxx (“Employee”) pursuant to the following terms and conditions.
Notwithstanding the abovementioned, (i) all remaining unvested portions of any Option Grant shall be accelerated and will vest immediately upon a Change of Control and (ii) any remaining restrictions or forfeiture with respect to any Restricted Stock grant will immediately terminate upon a Change of Control. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Change of Control” shall mean the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Employer and/or Parent; any merger, consolidation or acquisition of the Employer and/or Parent with, by or into another corporation, entity or person; or any change in the ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting capital stock of the Employer and/or Parent in one or more related transactions.
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(2) a monetary amount equal to the value of any accrued, but unused, vacation vested pursuant to Section 3(D); and (3) any reimbursable expenses incurred by Employee under Section 3(E) but un-reimbursed on the Termination Date, provided that such expenses and required substantiation and documentation are submitted within ninety (90) days of the Termination Date and that such expenses are reimbursable under Employer’s reimbursement policy (all of the foregoing, cumulatively, the “Final Compensation”).
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Upon termination of this Contract during the Initial Term “For Cause,” Employer shall have no further obligations to Employee, other than Employer’s obligation to pay Final Compensation.
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In the event of a termination of this Agreement by Employee with “Good Reason”, Employer shall be obligated to pay Employee the Final Compensation as well as the Severance Payment, upon Employee’s execution and delivery of the Release. The Severance Payment shall be paid in roughly equivalent installments throughout the remainder of the Employment Term in accordance with Employer’s normal payroll practices.
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The following terms as used in this Section 5 and the below Section 6 shall have the meanings described below:
“Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries or otherwise, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Employer, where "control" means the ability to direct management or policies through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Client” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, business or other entity, whether for-profit or not-for-profit (i) that is a business entity or individual with whom Employer or an Affiliate has contracted or negotiated or to whom Employer or an Affiliate has provided Covered Services during the course of Employee’s employment; (ii) who refers patients to Employer or an Affiliate; (iii) who provides diagnostic services to or on behalf of Employer or an Affiliate during the course of Employee’s employment; (iv) insurance companies, health care providers and such health care provider’s insurance companies who have a contractual or other relationship with, or makes payments to, Employer or an Affiliate, or (v) who is a customer of Employer or an Affiliate during the course of Employee’s employment or becomes a prospective customer to whom Employer or an Affiliate has within the last twelve months of Employee’s employment with Employer has had direct and substantive communications regarding the sale or provision of health care equipment, supplies, and services.
“Covered Services” means (i) the sale or provision of health care equipment, supplies, and services for sleep apnea sufferers, chronic respiratory failure patients, oxygen therapy patients, and the provision of respiratory support services through the use of state of the art specialized medical equipment and highly trained respiratory therapists; (ii) the sale or provision of other products or services offered or provided by Employer or an Affiliate.
“Restricted Period” means the Employment Period and a period of one (1) year following the Termination Date for any reason whatsoever.
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“Confidential Information,” as used in this Section 7, means, but is not necessarily limited to, any information relating to the business or affairs of Employer and any Affiliate, which may include, in whole or part, information concerning: accounts, sales, sales volume, sales methods, sales proposals, Clients, prospect lists, manuals, formulae, products, processes, methods, financial information or data, business and financial strategies, methods or practices, patients or customers of Employer or any of its subsidiaries, pricing data or lists, business plans, financial models, compositions, ideas, improvements, inventions, research, computer programs, computer related information or data, system documentation, software products, patented products, copyrighted information, know-how and operating methods and any other trade secret or proprietary information developed, owned, possessed or used by Employer. “Confidential Information” shall not include information that: (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure of such information by Employee; or (ii) is or becomes available to Employee on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Employer, any of its subsidiaries or their respective representatives and Clients and such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other obligation of secrecy to, the Employer or any of its subsidiaries.
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If Employee violates the noncompetition and/or non-solicitation covenants of this Agreement and Employer brings legal action for injunctive or other relief, then Employer will not be deprived of the benefit of the full Restricted Period, as a result of the time involved in obtaining the relief. Accordingly, Employee agrees that the regularly scheduled expiration date of such Restricted Period will be extended by the same amount of time that Employee is determined to have violated such covenant.
It is further agreed that Sections 5, 6, or 7 of this Agreement will be regarded as divisible, and if any part of such covenant is declared invalid, unenforceable, or void as to time, area or scope of activities, a court with appropriate jurisdiction shall be authorized to rewrite, substitute, and enforce provisions which are valid; and the validity and enforceability of this Agreement as modified will not be affected.
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If to Employer:PHM Services, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xx. Xxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy to:Xxxx Xxxxxx
000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
If to Employee: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
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With a copy to: | [to be supplied] |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the date written below.
PHM SERVICES, INC. By: Name: Title: | Employee: Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
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