EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.2
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, made and entered
into as of the 8th day of April, 2008 by and between CONCURRENT COMPUTER
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Concurrent" or the "Company"), and Xxx
Xxxxxx (the "Employee").
W I T N E
S S E T H :
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WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ
the Employee and the Employee desires to accept such employment with the
Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, the parties agree as follows:
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1.
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Employment
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The Company hereby employs the Employee
and the Employee hereby accepts employment with the Company for the term set
forth in Section 2 below, in the position and with the duties and
responsibilities set forth in Section 3 below, and upon other terms and
conditions hereinafter stated.
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2.
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Term
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The term of employment hereunder shall
commence on April 23, 2008 and shall continue for a period of four (4) years
ending on the fourth anniversary of the commencement date (the
“Term”). The initial four-year Term automatically shall extend for
one additional year on such fourth anniversary date and on each subsequent
annual anniversary of such date unless the Company or the Employee notifies the
other at least 120 days before such anniversary date that no such extension will
be effected.
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3.
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Position;
Duties; Responsibilities
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3.1 It
is intended that at all times during the Term of employment hereunder, the
Employee shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. The Employee agrees to perform such senior executive officer
and managerial services customary to such position as are necessary to the
operations of the Company and as may be assigned to him from time to time by the
Company's Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors").
3.2 Throughout
the Term of employment hereunder, the Employee shall devote his full time and
undivided attention during normal business hours to the business and affairs of
the Company, as appropriate to his responsibilities and duties hereunder, except
for reasonable vacations and illness or other disability, but nothing in this
Agreement shall preclude the Employee from devoting reasonable periods required
for serving as a director or member of any advisory committee of not more than
two (at any time) "for profit" organizations involving no conflict of interest
with the interests of the Company (subject to approval by the Board of
Directors, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), or from engaging
in charitable and community activities, or from managing his personal
investments, provided such activities do not materially interfere with the
performance of his duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement.
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4.
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Compensation
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4.1 Salary
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For services rendered by the Employee
during the Term of employment hereunder, the Employee shall be paid a salary,
payable in accordance with the then existing applicable payroll policy of the
Company, at an annualized rate of $370,000, for 2008, such salary to be reviewed
annually.
4.2 Annual
Bonus Opportunity
During the Term of employment
hereunder, the Employee will be eligible for a bonus opportunity under the
Company’s Annual Incentive Plan, which currently provides an annual bonus
opportunity in a target amount of sixty-five percent (65%) of the then current
base salary (pro-rated based on the Employee's start date, as applicable) with a
maximum bonus of 150% of the target bonus. The targets and objectives
for each year and other terms and conditions of the bonus opportunity shall be
established in advance of each year by the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors with the input of the Chief Executive Officer.
4.3 Employee
Benefit Plans
During the Term of employment
hereunder, the Employee will be eligible to participate in all employee benefit
programs of the Company now or hereafter made available to senior executives, in
accordance with the provisions thereof as in effect from time to
time. In any event, the Employee shall be entitled to vacation days
at the rate of four weeks per calendar year or such greater amount as may be
provided by Company policies in effect from time to time.
4.4 Restricted
Stock; Stock Options; Long Term Incentive Plans
The Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors will grant to the Employee an award of 300,000 shares of Restricted
Stock as soon as practicable after the Employee joins the
Company. The terms of the award shall provide for the lapse of
restrictions as follows: restrictions on 75,000 shares shall lapse on
the first anniversary of the grant date; restrictions on 75,000 shares shall
lapse on the second anniversary of the grant date; restrictions on 75,000 shares
shall lapse on the third anniversary of the grant date; and restrictions on
75,000 shares shall lapse on the fourth anniversary of the grant date. In
addition, the award will provide that all restrictions shall lapse in the event
of a Termination Without Due Cause as described in Section 5.4, a change in
control as described in Section 5.5 or constructive termination of employment by
the Company as described in Section 5.6. The Restricted Stock
award shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions of the terms
of the Concurrent Computer Corporation Second Amended and Restated 2001 Stock
Option Plan (“2001 Stock Option Plan”) and the award
document. “Change in control” shall have the same meaning as in the
2001 Stock Option Plan, as amended from time to time. A copy of the
current definition of “change in control” is attached as Exhibit A.
The Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors will grant to the Employee an option to purchase an aggregate
600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock as soon as practicable after the
Employee joins the Company. The per share exercise price of the
option will be the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the grant
date. The terms of the award shall provide for vesting over a 4 year
term at the rate of 25% on each anniversary of the grant date. In addition, the
award will provide for full vesting in the event of a Termination Without Due
Cause as described in Section 5.4, a change in control as described in Section
5.5 or constructive termination of employment by the Company as described in
Section 5.6. The options shall be subject to and governed by the
terms and conditions of the terms of the 2001 Stock Option Plan and the option
award document.
Beginning with fiscal year 2009 and
during the Term of employment hereunder, the Employee will be eligible to
participate in long term incentive programs of the Company now or hereafter made
available to senior executives, in accordance with the provisions thereof as in
effect from time to time, and as deemed appropriate by the Compensation
Committee to be applicable to this position.
4.5 Business
Expense Reimbursements
During the Term of employment
hereunder, the Employee will be entitled to receive reimbursement by the Company
for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him (in accordance with
the policies and procedures established by the Company for its senior
executives), in connection with his performing services
hereunder. Reimbursements shall be made in accordance with Employer’s
normal expense reimbursement policies and procedures for its senior executives
(including timing), and such reimbursement will be made no later than the last
day of the Employee’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the
expense was incurred. The expenses paid by
Employer during any taxable year of the Employee will not affect the expenses
paid by Employer in another taxable year. This right to reimbursement
is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another
benefit.
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5.
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Consequences
of Termination of Employment
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5.1 Death
In the event of the death of the
Employee during the Term of employment hereunder, the estate or other legal
representatives of the Employee shall be entitled to continuation of the
Employee’s salary in effect under Section 4.1 as of his date of death for a
period of six months. Payment will be made in substantially equal
installments on the first and fifteenth day of each calendar month or if such
date is not a business day, on the next following business day (each a “Pay
Date”) beginning with the first Pay Date after the date of the Employee’s death
and continuing until payments equal six months’ salary.
5.2 Continuing
Disability
Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the Company is hereby given the option to terminate
the Employee's employment in the event of the Employee's Continuing
Disability. Such option shall be exercised by the Company by giving
notice to the Employee of the Company's intention to terminate his employment
due to Continuing Disability not earlier than 15 days from the receipt of such
notice.
In the event of the termination of the
Employee's employment due to Continuing Disability, the Employee shall be
entitled to salary and bonus accrued and due through the period ending on the
date of his termination and any other rights and benefits he may have under the
employee benefit plans and programs of the Company, generally, will be
determined in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and
programs.
For purposes hereof, "Continuing
Disability" shall mean the inability to perform the essential functions
connected with the Employee's duties hereunder, with or without reasonable
accommodation, which inability shall have existed or shall reasonably be
expected to exist for a period of 180 days, even though not consecutive, in any
24 month period. In the event the Employee does not agree with the
Company that his inability may reasonably be expected to exist for such period,
the opinion of a qualified medical doctor selected by the Employee and
reasonably satisfactory to the Company shall be determinative.
5.3 Termination
by the Company for Due Cause
Nothing herein shall prevent the
Company from terminating the employment of the Employee for Due
Cause. The Employee shall be entitled to salary and bonus accrued and
due through the period ending on the date of his termination, the bonus, if any,
earned but not paid for the fiscal year ending prior to his termination and any
other rights and benefits he may have under the employee benefit plans and
programs of the Company, generally, shall be determined in accordance with the
terms of such plans and programs. The term "Due Cause", as used
herein, shall mean that (a) the Employee has committed a willful serious act,
such as embezzlement, against the Company intended to enrich himself at the
expense of the Company or has been convicted of a felony involving moral
turpitude; (b) the Employee has (i) willfully and grossly neglected his duties
hereunder or (ii) intentionally failed to observe specific lawful directives or
policies of the Board of Directors, which directives or policies were consistent
with his positions, duties and responsibilities hereunder, and which failure
had, or continuing failure will have, a material adverse effect on the Company;
(c) the Employee's undertaking to provide any chief executive officer
certification required under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 ("Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act") without taking reasonable and appropriate steps to determine whether the
certification was accurate; or (d) the Employee's failure to fulfill any of his
duties under, or violation of any provision of, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act,
including, but not limited to, failure to establish and administer effectively
systems and controls necessary for compliance with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act. Prior to any such termination, the Employee shall be given
written notice by the Board of Directors that the Company intends to terminate
his employment for Due Cause under this Section 5.3, which written notice shall
specify the particular acts or omissions on the basis of which the Company
intends to so terminate the Employee's employment, and the Employee (with his
counsel, if he so chooses) shall be given the opportunity, within 15 days of his
receipt of such notice, to have a meeting with the Board of Directors to discuss
such acts or omissions and given reasonable time to remedy the situation, if it
is deemed by the Board of Directors, in their good faith business judgment, to
be remediable. In the event of such termination, the Employee shall
be promptly furnished written specification of the basis therefore in reasonable
detail.
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5.4 Termination
by the Company other than for Due Cause
The foregoing notwithstanding, the
Company may terminate the Employee's employment for whatever reason it deems
appropriate; provided, however, that in the event such termination is not based
on death or disability as provided in Sections 5.1 or 5.2, above, or on Due
Cause as provided in Section 5.3 above, or on either party’s election not to
renew the Term for an additional period pursuant to Section 2 above, the
Employee will be entitled to receive Severance Compensation (as defined below);
provided Employee executes a release in a form acceptable to the
Company.
For purposes of the foregoing,
"Severance Compensation" shall consist of (a) salary continuation for a period
of 12 months from the date of such termination (the "Salary Continuation
Period"), at the rate in effect, pursuant to Section 4.1 above, immediately
prior to such termination, (b) an immediate lump sum payment equal to the
amount, if any, paid as an annual bonus in the year preceding the Employee’s
termination of employment. and (c) Employee shall be entitled to
continue coverage under the Company’s hospitalization and medical plan (the
“Health Plan”) for himself and his eligible dependents who were covered under
the Health Plan at the time of his termination as required by Section 4980B of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), but during the
Salary Continuation Period, Employee shall be eligible to continue such coverage
at the same premium charged to active employees during such
period. The salary continuation payments shall be made in
substantially equal installments on the first and fifteenth day of each calendar
month or if such date is not a business day, on the next following business day
(each a “Pay Date”) beginning with the first Pay Date after the date of the
Employee’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations, rulings and
other guidance issued thereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”). and ending when
twelve months’ salary has been paid to Employee. The lump sum payment
shall be paid on the first Pay Date after the Employee’s separation from
service.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Company reasonably determines that the amounts payable under this Section 5.4
are on account of an “involuntary separation from service” (as defined in
Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(n)), then the Company shall make the salary
continuation payments and the lump sum payment as called for to the extent that
the total amount of such payments in first 6 months after separation from
service does not exceed the “separation pay allowance” described
below. To the extent that the payments called for in the first 6
months after separation from service exceed the separation pay allowance, such
excess amount shall be accumulated and distributed in a single sum on the first
business day that is 6 months and one day after the date of the Employee’s
separation from service (or if earlier, upon the date of death of the
Employee). If Company reasonably determines that the amounts payable
under this Section 5.4 are not on account of an
“involuntary separation from service” (as defined in Treasury Regulation section
1.409A-1(n)), no amount shall be distributed to the Employee before the date
that is 6 months after the date of the Employee’s separation from service (or,
if earlier, the date of death of the Employee) and any amounts that
would have been distributed during the 6 months after Executive’s separation
from service (or prior to death) will be accumulated and distributed in a single
sum on the first business day that is 6 months and one day after the date of the
Employee’s separation from service (or, if earlier, upon the date of death of
the Employee). The “separation pay allowance” means an amount that is
two times the lesser of (x) Employee’s annualized compensation based on
Employee’s annual rate of pay for the calendar year preceding the calendar year
in which Employee’s separation from service occurs or (y) the compensation limit
in effect under Code section 401(a)(17) for the calendar year in which such
separation from service occurs.
Except as specifically set forth in
this Section 5.4, the Employee shall not be entitled to any other compensation
or benefits following a termination of employment by the Company as provided in
this Section 5.4.
5.5 Termination
Following Change of Control
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If there is a "change of control"
(defined below) and within one year after such "change of control", the
Employee's employment is terminated by the Company (other than for Due Cause,
disability or non-renewal of the Term), or within three months after a “change
in control” Employee resigns for any reason (other than death), disability or
non renewal of the Term) the Employee will be entitled to receive Severance
Compensation as described in Section 5.4.
"Change of control" shall have the same
meaning as in the 2001 Stock Option Plan, as amended from time to
time. (A copy of the current definition is attached as Exhibit
A.)
5.6 Constructive
Termination of Employment by the Company without Due Cause
Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, if the Company:
(A) demotes
or otherwise elects or appoints the Employee to a lesser office than set forth
in Section 3.1 or fails to elect or appoint him to such position;
or
(B) causes
a material change in the nature or scope of the authorities, powers, functions,
duties or responsibilities attached to the Employee's position as described in
Section 3.1; or
(C) materially
decreases the Employee's salary or annual bonus opportunity below the most
recent levels provided for by the terms of Sections 4.1 and 4.2; or
(D) materially
reduces the Employee's benefits under any employee benefit plan, program, or
arrangement of the Company (other than a change that affects all employees
similarly situated) from the level in effect upon the Employee's commencement of
participation; or
(E) commits
any other material breach of this Agreement, then such action (or inaction) by
the Company, unless consented to in writing by the Employee, shall constitute a
termination of the Employee's employment by the Company other than for Due Cause
pursuant to Section 5.4 above. If, within thirty (30) days of
learning of the action (or inaction) described herein as a basis for a
constructive termination of employment, the Employee (unless he has given
written consent thereto) notifies the Company in writing that he wishes to
effect a constructive termination of his employment pursuant to this Section
5.6, and such action (or inaction) is not reversed or otherwise remedied by the
Company within 30 days following receipt by the Company of such written notice,
then effective at the end of such second 30 day period, the employment of the
Employee hereunder shall be deemed to have terminated pursuant to Section 5.4
above.
5.7 Voluntary
Termination by the Employee
In the event the Employee terminates
his employment of his own volition (other than as provided in Section 5.5
above), or the Term of employment terminates due to an election by either party
not to renew the Term pursuant to Section 2 above, such termination shall
constitute a voluntary termination and in such event the Employee shall be
limited to the same rights and benefits as provided in connection with
termination for Due Cause under the second sentence of Section 5.3
above. For the purposes hereof, a decision by the Employee to
voluntarily retire shall constitute a voluntary termination.
5.8 Other
Resignations
In the event the Employee's employment
with the Company is terminated (either by the Company or by the Employee), the
Employee acknowledges and agrees that he will resign from any and all other
positions that the Employee then holds as an employee, officer or director of
(a) the Company and (b) the Company's subsidiaries and affiliates.
5.9 Payment
Date
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The Company may choose to make salary
continuation payments called for under this Agreement on its regular payroll
closest to the Pay Date called for under this Agreement; provided that payment
on such regular payroll date is in compliance with Section 409.
6. Protective
Agreement
Concurrently with entering into this
Agreement, the Employee will enter into a Protective Agreement in favor of the
Company substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto (the "Protective
Agreement").
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6.
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Successors
and Assigns
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7.1 Assignment
by the Company
This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the Company or any corporation or other entity to
which the Company may transfer all or substantially all its assets and business
and to which the Company may assign this Agreement, in which case "Company" as
used herein shall mean such corporation or other entity.
7.2 Assignment
by the Employee
The Employee may not assign this
Agreement or any part thereof without the prior written consent of the Company,
which consent may be withheld by the Company for any reason it deems
appropriate.
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7.
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Arbitration
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Except as
provided below, any disputes or claims of any kind or nature, including as to
arbitrability under this Agreement, between the Employee and the Company arising
out of, related to, or in connection with any aspect of the Employee’s
employment with the Company or its termination, including all claims arising out
of this Agreement and claims for alleged discrimination, harassment, or
retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil
Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, or any other federal, state, or local law, shall be
settled by final and binding arbitration in Xxxxxx County,
Georgia. Either party may file a written demand for arbitration with
the American Arbitration Association pursuant to its National Rules for the
Resolution of Employment Disputes. The arbitration shall be conducted
by a single neutral arbitrator who is a member of the Bar of the State of
Georgia, has been actively engaged in the practice of law for at least fifteen
(15) years, and has substantial experience in connection with business
transactions and interpretation of contracts. In considering the
relevancy, materiality, discoverability, and admissibility of evidence, the
arbitrator shall take into account, among other things, applicable principles of
legal privilege, including the attorney-client privilege, the work product
doctrine, and appropriate protection of the Company’s Trade Secrets and
Confidential Information. Upon the request of either party, the
arbitrator’s award shall be written and include findings of fact and conclusions
of law. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be
entered by any court having jurisdiction. Any arbitration of any
claim by the Employee may not be joined or consolidated with any other
arbitration(s) by or against the Company, including through class
arbitration. The prevailing party in any such arbitration, or in any
action to enforce this Section or any arbitration award hereunder, shall be
entitled to recover that party’s attendant attorneys’ fees and related expenses
from the other party to the maximum extent permitted by law. The
Company shall be responsible for payment of all mediation and arbitration filing
and administrative fees, and all fees and expenses of the mediator or
arbitrators, irrespective of the outcome, as to any federal statutory claims by
the Employee or as may otherwise be required by law for this Agreement to be
enforceable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
the Company may seek temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive relief
against the Employee at any time without resort to arbitration. The
parties agree that this Agreement involves interstate commerce and that this
arbitration provision is therefore subject to and governed by the Federal
Arbitration Act. The parties confirm their agreement by initialing
below:
_KLS________ __DM_____
Company Employee
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8.
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Governing
Law
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This Agreement shall be deemed a
contract made under, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Georgia (without reference to the principles of
conflicts of law).
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9.
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Entire
Agreement
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This Agreement, including the
Protective Agreement, contains all the understandings and representations
between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all undertakings and agreements, whether oral or in writing, if any
there be, previously entered into by them with respect thereto.
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Amendment
or Modification; Waiver
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No provision in this Agreement may be
amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is agreed to in writing,
signed by the Employee and an officer of the Company thereunto duly
authorized. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement, no waiver by any party hereto of any breach by another party hereto
of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other
party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar provision or condition
at the same or any prior or subsequent time.
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Notices
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Any notice to be given hereunder shall
be in writing and delivered personally or sent by certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the party concerned at the
address indicated below or to such other address as such party may subsequently
give notice of hereunder in writing:
COMPANY: Concurrent
Computer Corporation
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Chairman, Board of
Directors
With a copy to:
King & Spalding LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx
EMPLOYEE: Xxx
Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Severability
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In the event that any provision or
portion of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for
any reason, the remaining provisions or portions of this Agreement shall be
unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
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Withholding
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Anything to the contrary
notwithstanding, all payments required to be made by the Company hereunder to
the Employee or his estate or beneficiaries, shall be subject to withholding of
such amounts relating to taxes as the Company may reasonably determine it should
withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. In lieu of
withholding such amounts, in whole or in part, the Company may, in its sole
discretion, accept other provision for payment of taxes as required by law,
provided it is satisfied that all requirements of law affecting its
responsibilities to withhold such taxes have been satisfied.
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Survivorship
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The respective rights and obligations
of the parties hereunder shall survive any termination of this Agreement to the
extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and
obligations.
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References
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References in this Agreement to the
Employee shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his legal
representatives.
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Titles
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Titles to the sections in this
Agreement are intended solely for convenience and no provision of this Agreement
is to be construed by reference to the title of any section.
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Counterparts
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This Agreement may be executed in
several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
CONCURRENT
COMPUTER CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Executive
Vice President and General Counsel
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EMPLOYEE
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxxxx
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Exhibit
A
DEFINITION
OF CHANGE IN CONTROL FROM
CONCURRENT
COMPUTER CORPORATION SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2001 STOCK OPTION
PLAN
(As in
Effect April 8, 2008)
NOTE: The
following definition is included for informational purposes only and will change
if, and to the extent that, the Concurrent Computer Corporation Second Amended
and Restated 2001 Stock Option Plan (“2001 Stock Option Plan”) is
amended. All capitalized terms in this Exhibit A are defined in the
2001 Stock Option Plan.
“Change
of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
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(a)
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the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any “person” or “group” (as those
terms are defined in Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d), and 14(d) of the Exchange
Act and the rules thereunder, including, without limitation, Rule
13d-5(b)) of “beneficial ownership” (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act) of securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors (“voting securities”) of the Company that represent
35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
voting securities, other than
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(i)
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an
acquisition by a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any person controlled by the Company or by any employee benefit
plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any
person controlled by the Company,
or
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(ii)
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an
acquisition of voting securities by the Company or a corporation owned,
directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the
Company, or
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(iii)
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an
acquisition of voting securities pursuant to a transaction described in
clause (c) below that would not be a Change of Control under clause
(c);
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(b)
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a
change in the composition of the Board that causes less than a majority of
the directors of the Company to be directors that meet one or more of the
following descriptions:
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(i)
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a
director who has been a director of the Company for a continuous period of
at least 24 months, or
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(ii)
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a
director whose election or nomination as director was approved by a vote
of at least two-thirds of the then directors described in clauses (b)(i),
(ii), or (iii) by prior nomination or election, but excluding, for the
purpose of this subclause (ii), any director whose initial assumption of
office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened (y) election
contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf
of a person or group other than the Board or (z) tender offer, merger,
sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, consolidation,
reorganization, or business combination that would be a Change of Control
under clause (c) on consummation thereof,
or
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(iii)
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who
were serving on the Board as a result of the consummation of a transaction
described in clause (c) that would not be a Change of Control under clause
(c);
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(c)
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the
consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or
indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of
(x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or
(y) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets or (z) the acquisition of assets or stock of another
entity, in each case, other than in a
transaction
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(i)
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that
results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before
the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding
or by being converted into voting securities of the Company or the person
that, as a result of the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly,
the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company
(the Company or such person, the “Successor Entity”)) directly or
indirectly, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the Successor
Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction,
and
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(ii)
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after
which more than 50% of the members of the board of directors of the
Successor Entity were members of the Board at the time of the Board’s
approval of the agreement providing for the transaction or other action of
the Board approving the transaction (or whose election or nomination was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members who were members
of the Board at that time), and
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(iii)
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after
which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing
35% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity, unless
the Board determines in its discretion that beneficial ownership by a
person or group of voting securities representing 35% or more of the
combined voting power of the Successor Entity shall not be deemed a Change
of Control; or
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(d)
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a
liquidation or dissolution of the
Company.
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For
purposes of clarification, an acquisition of Company securities by the Company
that causes the Company’s voting securities beneficially owned by a person or
group to represent 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s
then outstanding voting securities is not to be treated as an “acquisition” by
any person or group for purposes of clause (a) above. For purposes of clause (a)
above, the Company makes the calculation of voting power as if the date of the
acquisition were a record date for a vote of the Company’s shareholders, and for
purposes of clause (c) above, the Company makes the calculation of voting power
as if the date of the consummation of the transaction were a record date for a
vote of the Company’s shareholders.
Exhibit
B
PROTECTIVE
AGREEMENT
I, the undersigned, in consideration of
and as a condition to my employment by Concurrent Computer Corporation (the
"Company"), do hereby agree with the Company as follows:
1. Noncompete
and Nonsolicitation of Customers or Employees. During my employment
by the Company, I will devote my full time and best efforts to the business of
the Company and I will not, directly or indirectly, alone or as a partner,
officer, director, employee or holder of more than 5% of the common stock of any
other organization, engage in any business activity which competes directly or
indirectly with the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold
by the Company. I also agree that, following any termination of such
employment, I will not, directly or indirectly, for any period in which I
receive severance payments from the Company, plus one (1) year, (a) engage in or
provide any services substantially similar to the services that I provided to
the Company at any time during the last twelve (12) months of my employment to
or on behalf of any person or entity that competes with the Company in the "real
time" or "video-on-demand" businesses anywhere in the continental United States,
which I acknowledge and agree is the primary geographic area in which the
Company competes in these businesses and thus, by virtue of my senior executive
position and responsibilities with the Company, also the primary geographic area
of my employment with the Company, (b) solicit or attempt to solicit, for the
purpose of competing with the Company in its "real time" or "video-on-demand"
businesses, any customers or active prospects of the Company with which I had
any material business contact for or on behalf of the Company at any time during
the last twelve (12) months of my employment, or (c) recruit or otherwise seek
to induce any employees of the Company to terminate their employment or violate
any agreement with the Company.
2.
Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information. Except as may be
required in the performance of my duties with the Company, or as may be required
by law, I will not, whether during or after termination of my employment with
the Company, reveal to any person or entity or use any of the trade secrets of
the Company for as long as they remain trade secrets. I also agree to
these same restrictions, during my employment with the Company and for a period
of three (3) years thereafter, with respect to all other confidential
information of the Company, including its technical, financial and business
information, unless such confidential information becomes publicly available
through no fault of mine or unless it is disclosed by the Company to third
parties without similar restrictions.
Further, I agree that any and all
documents, disks, databases, notes, or memoranda prepared by me or others and
containing trade secrets or confidential information of the Company shall be and
remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and that upon termination
of my employment or prior request of the Company I will immediately deliver all
of such documents, disks, databases, notes or memoranda, including all copies,
to the Company at its main office.
Further, I agree that all Company
property, such as, but not limited to cell phone(s), personal computer,
software, PDAs, etc., shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the
Company, and that upon termination of my employment or prior request of the
Company I will immediately return all such property, to the
Company.
3.
Inventions and Copyrights. If at any time or times during my
employment (or within six (6) months thereafter if based on trade secrets or
confidential information within the meaning of Paragraph 2 above), I make or
discover, either alone or with others, any invention, modification, development,
improvement, process or secret, whether or not patented or patentable
(collectively, "inventions") in the field of computer science or
instrumentation, I will disclose in reasonable detail the nature of such
invention to the Company in writing, and if it relates to the business of the
Company or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold
by the Company, such invention and the benefits thereof shall immediately become
the sole and absolute property of the Company provided the Company notifies me
in reasonable detail within ninety (90) days after receipt of my disclosure of
such invention that it believes such invention relates to the business of the
Company or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold
by the Company. I also agree to transfer such inventions and benefits
and rights resulting from such inventions to the Company without compensation
and will communicate without cost, delay or prior publications all available
information relating to the inventions to the Company. At the
Company's expense I will also, whether before or after termination of my
employment, sign all documents (including patent applications) and do all acts
and things that the Company may deem necessary or desirable to effect the full
assignment to the Company of my right and title to the inventions or necessary
to defend any opposition thereto. I also agree to assign to the
Company all copyrights and reproduction rights to any materials prepared by me
in connection with my employment.
4.
Conflicting Agreements. I represent that I have attached to this
Agreement a copy of any written agreement, or a summary of any oral agreement,
which presently affects my ability to comply with the terms of this Agreement,
and that to the best of my knowledge my employment with the Company will not
conflict with any agreement to which I am subject. I have returned
all documents and materials belonging to any of my former
employers. I will not disclose to the Company or induce any of the
Company's employees to use trade secrets or confidential information of any of
my former employers.
5.
Miscellaneous.
(a) I
hereby give the Company permission to use photographs of me, during my
employment, with or without using my name, for any reasonable business purposes
the Company deems necessary or desirable.
(b) The
Company shall have, in addition to any and all remedies of law, the right to an
injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief as may be
appropriate to prevent the violation of my obligations hereunder.
(c) I
understand that this Agreement does not create an obligation on the Company or
any other person to continue my employment for any period of time.
(d) This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Georgia. I agree that each provision of this Agreement shall be
treated as a separate and independent clause, and the unenforceability of any
clause shall in no way impair the enforceability of any of the other clauses.
Moreover, if one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for
any reason be held to be extensively broad as to scope, activity, time,
geographical area or subject so as to be unenforceable at law, such provision or
provisions shall be construed by the appropriate judicial body by limiting and
reducing it or them so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent compatible
with applicable law as it shall then appear.
(e) My
obligations under this Agreement shall survive the termination of my employment
regardless of the manner of such termination for the time periods set forth in
this Agreement, and shall be binding upon my heirs, executors and
administrators.
(f) The
term "Company" as used in this Agreement includes Concurrent Computer
Corporation and any of its subdivisions or affiliates. The Company
shall have the right to assign this Agreement to its successors and
assigns.
(g) The
foregoing is the entire agreement between the Company and me with regard to its
subject matter, and may not be amended or supplemented except by a written
instrument signed by both the Company and me. The section headings
are inserted for convenience only, and are not intended to affect the meaning of
this Agreement.
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
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