EXECUTION COPY
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
by and between
DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC.
and
XXXXXX XXXXXX
Dated as of
June 1, 2002
EXECUTION COPY
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 1, 2002, by and
between XXXXXX XXXXXX (the "Employee") and DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"). As used herein, the term "Companies" shall
refer to the Company and its existing and future subsidiaries.
The Company desires to engage Employee to perform services for
the Companies, and Employee desires to perform such services, on the terms and
conditions set forth below:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment, Term.
The Company will employ the Employee in its business, and the
Employee will work for the Company, for a term of four (4) years, commencing as
of June 1, 2002 and ending on June 1, 2006, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement. Such period, including any extensions or
renewals thereof, is referred to herein as the "Employment Period".
2. Duties.
2.1 During the Employment Period, the Employee shall
serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and perform duties of an
executive character consisting of administrative and managerial responsibilities
on behalf of the Companies, and shall perform such other duties on behalf of the
Companies and exercise such authority as may from time to time reasonably be
delegated to the Employee by the Board of Directors of the Company consistent
with his abilities.
2.2 The Employee shall discharge his duties from the
Company's distribution center in Columbus, Ohio. The Employee shall also engage
in such reasonable travel in furtherance of his duties set forth in Section 2.1,
as shall be reasonably requested by the Company.
3. Devotion of Time.
Throughout the Employment Period, the Employee shall: (a)
devote substantially all of his working time to the business and affairs of the
Companies; (b) faithfully and diligently perform his duties in conformity with
the directions of the Board of Directors of the Company; (c) devote his best
efforts, energy and skill to the services of the Companies and the promotion of
their interests; and not take part in activities known by the Employee to be
detrimental to the best interests of the Companies.
4. Compensation.
4.1 In consideration for the services to be performed by
the Employee during the Employment Period hereunder, the Company shall
compensate the Employee at a base salary
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of $400,000 per annum (the "Base Salary"). Such salary shall be subject to
annual review based on the Companies' and the Employee's performance.
4.2 The Employee shall be eligible to receive, with
respect to each year of the Employment Period, a bonus (the "Bonus") based upon
the achievement of certain criteria to be mutually agreed upon by the Employee
and the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Bonus Plan").
5. Reimbursement of Expenses; Additional Benefits.
5.1 The Employee shall receive an automobile allowance
for the use of an automobile owned or leased by him in accordance with the
policies and procedures established by the Company from time to time for
executive employees.
5.2 The Company shall pay directly, or reimburse the
Employee for, all other reasonable and necessary business expenses and
disbursements incurred by the Employee for or on behalf of the Company in the
performance of his duties under this Agreement. For such purposes, the Employee
shall submit to the Company itemized written reports of such expenses in
accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company from time
to time.
5.3 The Employee shall be entitled to paid vacations
during the Employment Period in accordance with the then prevalent practices of
the Company for its senior executives; provided, however, that the Employee
shall be entitled to such paid vacations for not less than four (4) weeks per
annum.
5.4 During the Employment Period, the Employee shall be
entitled to participate in, and to receive benefits under, such employee benefit
plans of the Company (including, without limitation, pension, profit sharing,
bonus, group life insurance and group medical insurance plans) as may exist from
time to time for the Company's senior executives.
6. Representations and Warranties of the Employee.
The Employee represents and warrants to the Company that the
Employee is under no contractual or other restriction or obligation which
conflicts with, violates or is inconsistent with the execution of this
Agreement, the performance of his duties hereunder, or the other rights of the
Company hereunder.
7. Non-competition.
During the Employment Period, including any unexpired portion
thereof, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate,
join, control, participate in, invest in or otherwise be connected or associated
with, in any manner, including, without limitation, as an officer, director,
employee, distributor, independent contractor, independent representative,
partner, consultant, advisor, agent, proprietor, trustee or investor, any
Competing Business located in any state or region (including foreign
jurisdictions) where any of the Companies conducts business or is considering
doing business; provided, however, that ownership of 1% or less of the stock or
other securities of a corporation, the stock of which is listed on a national
securities exchange or is quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market's National
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Market, shall not constitute a breach of this Section 7, so long as the Employee
does not in fact have the power to control, or direct the management of, or is
not otherwise engaged in activities with, such corporation.
For purposes hereof, the term "Competing Business" shall mean
any business or venture which is engaged, directly or indirectly, in (a)
developing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and/or distributing (including
wholesale distribution) of automobile or truck glass or windshields or other
glass products utilized in vehicles; repairing, replacing or installing
automobile or truck glass or windshields or other glass products utilized in
vehicles; or selling or installing those kinds of automobile or truck
accessories sold by any of the Companies, (b) any other business engaged in or
actively being developed by any of the Companies, or (c) any other business
which is substantially similar to the whole or any significant part of the
business conducted by the Companies.
8. No Solicitation.
During the Employment Period, including any unexpired portion
thereof, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, including on behalf of,
for the benefit of, or in conjunction with, any other person or entity, (a)
solicit, assist, advise, influence, induce or otherwise encourage in any way,
any employee of any of the Companies to terminate its relationship with any of
the Companies for any reason, nor assist any person or entity in doing so, or
employ, engage or otherwise contract with any employee or former employee of any
of the Companies in a Competing Business or any other business unless such
former employee shall not have been employed by any of the Companies for a
period of at least one year, (b) interfere in any manner with the relationship
between any employee and any of the Companies or (c) contact, service or solicit
any existing clients, customers or accounts of any of the Companies on behalf of
a Competing Business, either as an individual on his own account, as an
investor, or as an officer, director, partner, joint venturer, consultant,
employee, agent or salesman of any other person or entity.
9. Confidential Information.
9.1 "Confidential Information" shall mean confidential
records and information, including, but not limited to, development, marketing,
purchasing, organizational, strategic, financial, managerial, administrative,
manufacturing, production, distribution and sales information, distribution
methods, data, specifications and processes (including the Transferred Property
as hereinafter defined) presently owned or at any time hereafter developed by
any of the Companies or its agents or consultants or used presently or at any
time hereafter in the course of the business of any of the Companies, that are
not otherwise part of the public domain.
9.2 The Employee hereby sells, transfers and assigns to
the Company, or to any person or entity designated by the Company, all of his
entire right, title and interest in and to all inventions, ideas, methods,
developments, disclosures and improvements (the "Inventions"), whether patented
or unpatented, and copyrightable material, and all trademarks, trade names, all
goodwill associated therewith and all federal and state registrations or
applications thereof, made, adopted or conceived by solely or jointly, in whole
or in part (collectively, the "Transferred Property"), prior to or during the
Employment Period which (a) relate to methods,
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apparatus, designs, products, processes or devices sold, leased, used or under
construction or development by any of the Companies or (b) otherwise relate to
or pertain to the business, products, services, functions or operations of any
of the Companies. The Employee shall make adequate written records of all
Inventions, which records shall be the Company's property and shall communicate
promptly and disclose to the Company, in such form as the Company requests, all
information, details and data pertaining to the aforementioned Inventions.
Whether during the Employment Period or thereafter, the Employee shall execute
and deliver to the Company such formal transfers and assignments and such other
papers and documents as may be required of the Employee to permit the Company,
or any person or entity designated by the Company, to file and prosecute patent
applications (including, but not limited to, records, memoranda or instruments
deemed necessary by the Company for the prosecution of a patent application or
the acquisition of letters patent in the United States, foreign countries or
otherwise) and, as to copyrightable material, to obtain copyrights thereon, and
as to trademarks, to record the transfer of ownership of any federal or state
registrations or applications.
9.3 All such Confidential Information is considered
secret and will be disclosed to the Employee in confidence, and the Employee
acknowledges that, as a consequence of his employment and position with the
Company, the Employee may have access to and become acquainted with Confidential
Information. Except in the performance of his duties as an employee of the
Company, the Employee shall not, during the Employment Period and at all times
thereafter, directly or indirectly for any reason whatsoever, disclose or use
any such Confidential Information. All records, files, drawings, documents,
equipment and other tangible items, wherever located, relating in any way to or
containing Confidential Information, which the Employee has prepared, used or
encountered or shall in the future prepare, use or encounter, shall be and
remain the Company's sole and exclusive property and shall be included in the
Confidential Information. Upon termination of this Agreement, or whenever
requested by the Company, the Employee shall promptly deliver to the Company any
and all of the Confidential Information and copies thereof, not previously
delivered to the Company, that may be in the possession or under the control of
the Employee. The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to the use, divulgence,
disclosure or grant of access to Confidential Information to the extent, but
only to the extent, (a) expressly permitted or required pursuant to any other
written agreement between the Employee and the Company, (b) such Confidential
Information has been publicly disclosed (not due to a breach by the Employee of
his obligations hereunder, or by breach of any other person, of a fiduciary or
confidential obligation to any of the Companies) or (c) the Employee is required
to disclose Confidential Information by or to any court of competent
jurisdiction or any governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or
instrumentality of competent jurisdiction, provided, however, that the Employee
shall, prior to any such disclosure, immediately notify the Company of such
requirement and provided further, that the Company shall have the right, at its
expense, to object to such disclosures and to seek confidential treatment of any
Confidential Information to be so disclosed on such terms as it shall determine.
10. Acknowledgement; Remedies; Survival of this Agreement.
10.1 The Employee acknowledges that violation of any of
the covenants and provisions set forth in this Agreement would cause the Company
irreparable damage and agrees that the Company's remedies at law for a breach or
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threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement would be inadequate
and, in recognition of this fact, in the event of a breach or threatened breach
by the Employee of any of the provisions of this Agreement, it is agreed that,
in addition to the remedies at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled,
without the posting of a bond, to equitable relief in the form of specific
performance, a temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction,
or any other equitable remedy which may then be available for the purposes of
restraining the Employee from any actual or threatened breach of such covenants.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Employee breaches or
threatens to breach Sections 7, 8, or 9 hereof, such breach or threatened breach
will entitle the Company to enjoin the Employee from disclosing any Confidential
Information to any Competing Business, to enjoin any Competing Business from
retaining the Employee or using any such Confidential Information, to enjoin the
Employee from engaging in any activities prohibited by Section 8 hereof and/or
to enjoin the Employee from rendering personal services to or in connection with
any Competing Business. The rights and remedies of the parties hereto are
cumulative and shall not be exclusive, and each such party shall be entitled to
pursue all legal and equitable rights and remedies and to secure performance of
the obligations and duties of the other under this Agreement, and the
enforcement of one or more of such rights and remedies by a party shall in no
way preclude such party from pursuing, at the same time or subsequently, any and
all other rights and remedies available to it.
10.2 The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the
termination of the Employee's employment with the Company.
11. Termination of Employment.
11.1 Termination. The Company may terminate the Employee's
employment for Cause (as hereinafter defined), in which case the provisions of
Section 11.2 shall apply. The Company may also terminate the Employee's
employment in the event of the Employee's death or Disability (as hereinafter
defined), in which case the provisions of Section 11.3 shall apply. The Company
may also terminate the Employee's employment for any other reason by written
notice to the Employee, in which case the provisions of Section 11.4 shall
apply. If the Employee's employment is terminated by reason of the Employee's
resignation, the provisions of Section 11.2 shall apply, provided that no
termination of this Agreement shall relieve the Employee from liability for any
breach of this Agreement or defeat or impair the right of the Company to pursue
such relief as may otherwise be available to it as a result of any breach of
this Agreement or any term, provision or covenant contained herein.
11.2 Termination for Cause; Resignation. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Employee's
employment hereunder is terminated during the Employment Period (a) by the
Company for Cause or (b) by reason of the Employee's resignation, then the
Company shall pay to the Employee, within thirty (30) days of the date of such
termination, only the Base Salary accrued but unpaid through such date of
termination. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean (i) conviction
of, or plea of nolo contendere (no contest) to, any crime (whether or not
involving the Company) constituting a felony in the jurisdiction involved; (ii)
engaging in any act involving moral turpitude; (iii) conduct related to the
Employee's employment for which either criminal or civil penalties against the
Employee or any of the Companies may be sought; (iv) gross neglect in the
performance of the Employee's duties hereunder; (v) misconduct in the
performance of the Employee's duties hereunder, which misconduct continues after
notice thereof is given to the Employee by the Board of Directors of
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the Company; (vi) willful failure or refusal to perform such duties as may be
delegated to the Employee commensurate with the Employee's position, which
misconduct continues after notice thereof is given to the Employee by the Board
of Directors of the Company; (vii) material violation of the Company's policies,
including, without limitation, those relating to sexual harassment, the
disclosure or misuse of Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), or
those set forth in Company manuals or statements of policy, which violation
continues after notice thereof is given to the Employee by the Board of
Directors of the Company; (viii) engaging in any conduct which is materially
injurious or materially damaging to any of the Companies or the reputation of
any of the Companies; or (ix) material breach of any provision of this Agreement
by the Employee (including without limitation any breach of Section 7, 8, or 9
hereof).
11.3 Death or Disability. If, as a result of the
Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, the Employee shall have
been absent from the Employee's duties hereunder for either (a) one hundred
eighty (180) days within any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period, or (b)
one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days, and within thirty (30) days after
written notice of termination is given shall not have returned to the
performance of the Employee's duties hereunder on a full time basis, the Company
may terminate the Employee's employment hereunder for "Disability." In the
event, this Agreement is terminated by reason of the Employee's death or
Disability, the Company shall pay to the Employee (i) the Base Salary for a
period of twelve months (but in no event beyond June 1, 2006), which Base Salary
shall be paid commencing with such date of termination at the times and in the
amounts such Base Salary would have been paid in accordance with the Company's
customary payroll practices, and (ii) the amount of any Bonus payable under the
Bonus Plan through such date of termination, which Bonus, if any, shall be
payable at the time provided in the Bonus Plan. During any period that the
Employee fails to perform the Employee's duties hereunder as a result of
incapacity due to physical or mental illness (a "Disability Period"), the
Employee shall continue to receive the compensation and benefits provided by
Section 5.4 hereof until the Employee's employment hereunder is terminated;
provided, however, that the amount of compensation and benefits received by the
Employee during the Disability Period shall be reduced by the aggregate amounts,
if any, payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof or under the
Social Security or state disability insurance programs.
11.4 Termination By the Company For Any Other Reason. In
the event that the Employee's employment hereunder is terminated by the Company
during the Employment Period for any reason other than as provided in Sections
11.2 or 11.3 hereof, then the Company shall pay to the Employee, (a) within
thirty (30) days of the date of such termination, the Base Salary accrued but
unpaid through such date of termination, (b) the amount of any Bonus payable
under the Bonus Plan through such date of termination, which Bonus, if any,
shall be payable at the time provided in the Bonus Plan, and (c) in lieu of any
further compensation, benefits or other amounts for the balance of the
Employment Period, severance pay equal only to the Base Salary that Executive
would have otherwise received during the period beginning on such date of
termination and ending on the earlier of (i) the scheduled termination date of
the Employment Period under this Agreement or (ii) such time as Employee obtains
other employment which provides for compensation in an amount reasonably
comparable to the amount of the Base Salary (it being understood that the
Company's obligation under clause (c) of this Section 11.4 shall be reduced by
any amounts received by the Executive by reason of any
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other employment), which severance pay shall be paid commencing with such date
of termination at the times and in the amounts such Base Salary would have been
paid.
12. Assignment.
This Agreement, as it relates to the employment of the
Employee, is a personal contract and the rights, interests and obligations of
the Employee hereunder may not be sold transferred, assigned, pledged or
hypothecated. Except as otherwise herein expressly provided, this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Employee and his personal
representatives and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Company and its successors and assigns, including without limitation, any
corporation or other entity into which the Company is merged or which acquires
all of the outstanding shares of the Company's capital stock, or all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company. This Agreement may be assigned
by the Company to, any existing or future subsidiary or affiliate of the
Company, any purchaser of all or substantially all of the Company's business or
assets, any successor to the Company or any assignee thereof (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise).
13. Notices.
Any notice, request, consent or approval required or permitted
to be given under this Agreement or pursuant to law shall be sufficient if in
writing, and if and when sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, with postage prepaid, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier
service to the Employee's residence (as reflected in the Company's records or as
otherwise designated by the Employee on thirty (30) days' prior written notice
to the Company) or to the Company's principal executive office, attention:
Co-Chairmen of the Board. All such notices, requests, consents and approvals
shall be effective upon being deposited in the United States mail or upon
delivery to such overnight courier service. Rejection or other refusal to
accept, or the inability to deliver because of changed address of which no
notice was given as provided herein, shall be deemed to be receipt of the
notice, request, consent or approval sent.
(a) if to the Employee:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
With a copy to:
The Law Offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx (Xxxxx 000)
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attn.: _______________
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(b) if to the Company:
Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn.: Co-Chairmen of the Board
With a copy to:
Green Equity Investors II, L.P.
x/x Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, X.X.
00000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Blvd., (Suite 2000)
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn.: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
or to such other address as any such party shall designate by written notice to
the other party.
14. Non-waiver.
Neither any course of dealing nor any failure or neglect of
either party hereto in any instance to exercise any right, power or privilege
hereunder or under law shall constitute a waiver of any other right, power or
privilege or of the same right, power or privilege in any other instance. All
waivers by either party hereto must be contained in a written instrument signed
by the party to be charged and, in the case of the Company, by its duly
authorized officer.
15. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, that certain Management Subscription and
Stockholders Agreement entered into by and among the Employee, the Company and
Green Equity Investors II, L.P. ("GEI") as of March 31, 1998, that certain
Letter Agreement entered into by and among the Employee, the Company, GEI,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx dated as of June 1, 2002, and the agreements
entered into in connection therewith contain the entire agreement of the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings between them (including without limitation that certain
Employment Agreement by and between the Employee and the Company dated as of
March 31, 1998).
16. Severability; Reasonableness of Agreement.
If any term, provision or covenant of this Agreement or part
thereof, or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance shall
be held to be invalid, unenforceable or void by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement and such term, provision or
covenant shall remain in full force and effect, and any such invalid,
unenforceable or void term, provision or covenant shall be deemed, without
further action on the part of the parties hereto, modified, amended and limited,
and the court shall have the power to modify, amend and limit any such term,
provision or covenant, to the extent necessary to render the same and the
remainder of this Agreement valid, enforceable and lawful. In this regard, the
Employee understands that the provisions of Sections 7, 8, 9, and 10 may limit
his ability to earn
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a livelihood in a business similar or related to the business of the Company,
but nevertheless agrees and acknowledges that (a) the provisions of Sections 7,
8, 9 and 10 hereof are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the
Company, and do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the
goodwill or other business interests of the Company; and (b) such provisions
contain reasonable limitations as to the time and the scope of activity to be
restrained. In consideration of the foregoing and in light of the Employee's
education, skills and abilities, the Employee agrees that all defenses by the
Employee to the strict enforcement of such provisions are hereby waived by the
Employee.
17. Headings.
The headings of the sections of this Agreement are provided
for convenience only and are intended to have no effect in construing or
interpreting this Agreement.
18. Governing Law.
This Agreement, including the validity, interpretation,
construction and performance of this Agreement, shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without
regard to principles of conflicts of law. All actions and proceedings relating
directly or indirectly to this Agreement shall be litigated in any state court
or federal court located in New York, New York. The parties hereto expressly
consent to the jurisdiction of any such court and to venue therein and consent
to the service of process in any such action or proceeding by certified or
registered mailing of the summons and complaint therein directed to the Employee
or the Company at the address as provided in Section 13 hereof.
19. Amendment.
This Agreement may be amended only by a writing which makes
express reference to this Agreement as the subject of such amendment and which
is signed by the Employee and, on behalf of the Company, by its duly authorized
officer.
20. Costs and Expenses.
Each party shall pay all of its own costs and expenses,
including reasonable legal fees, in connection with the execution, delivery,
performance and compliance with this Agreement by such party. If an action or
proceeding is commenced by a party to enforce or interpret any provision of this
Agreement, the non-prevailing party shall promptly reimburse the prevailing
party for the prevailing party's reasonable costs and expenses of such action or
proceeding, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
21. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
all of which together shall be deemed one original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this
Agreement as of the date and year first written above.
DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Co-Chairman
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this
Agreement as of the date and year first written above.
DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Co-Chairman
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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