CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.3
THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 14th day of
December, 2009, by and among PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust
(together with its successors and assigns permitted under this Agreement (the “Company”), and
XXXXXXX X. XXXXX (the “Executive”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company acknowledges that the Executive is expected to make significant
contributions to the growth and success of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company also acknowledges that there exists the possibility of a Change in
Control of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that the possibility of a Change in Control may contribute to
uncertainty on the part of the Executive and may result in the departure or distraction of the
Executive from his operating responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, outstanding management of the Company is always essential to advancing the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders; and
WHEREAS, the Company believes that its objective of securing and retaining outstanding
management will be advanced if the Executive is given certain assurances so that he will not be
distracted by personal uncertainties and risks created by a possible threat or occurrence of a bid
to acquire or change control of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is mutually acknowledged, the Company
and the Executive (individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”) agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
(a) “Board” shall mean the Board of Trustees of the Company.
(b) “Cause” shall mean that the Board concludes, in good faith and after reasonable
investigation, that: (i) the Executive has been charged by the United States or a State or
political subdivision thereof with conduct which is a felony under the laws of the United States or
any State or political subdivision thereof; (ii) the Executive engaged in conduct relating to the
Company constituting material breach of fiduciary duty, willful misconduct (including acts of
employment discrimination or sexual harassment) or fraud; (iii) the Executive breached his
obligations or covenants under Section 4 of this
Agreement in any material respect; or (iv) the Executive materially failed to follow a proper
directive of the Board within the scope of the Executive’s duties (which shall be capable of being
performed by the Executive with reasonable effort) after written notice from the Board specifying
the performance required and the Executive’s failure to perform within 30 days after such notice.
For purposes of Section 1(b), no act, or failure to act, on the Executive’s part shall be deemed
“willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith or if the result
thereof would be unethical or illegal.
(c) “Change in Control” shall mean a change in control of the Company which will be deemed to
have occurred after the date hereof if:
(1) any “person” as such term is used in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified
and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof except that such term shall not include (A)
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any trustee or other fiduciary holding
securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its affiliates, (C) an
underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D)
any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company’s common shares, or
(E) any person or group as used in Rule 13d-1(b) under the Exchange Act, is or becomes the
Beneficial Owner, as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting
power or common shares of the Company;
(2) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such
period constitute the Board, and any new trustee (other than (A) a trustee designated by a
person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described
in clause (1), (3), or (4) of this Section 1(c) or (B) a trustee whose initial assumption
of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not
limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election of trustees of the Company)
whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the trustees then still in office who
either were trustees at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority
thereof;
(3) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or
indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by
being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) in
combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under
an employee benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, more than 50% of
the combined voting power and common shares of the Company or such surviving entity or any
parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or
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(4) there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets (or any transaction having a similar effect,
including a liquidation) other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of
the combined voting power and common shares of which is owned by shareholders of the
Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common shares of
the Company immediately prior to such sale.
(d) “Date of Termination” shall mean the effective date of the termination of the Executive’s
employment.
(e) “Earned Bonus” shall mean the average bonus paid for the three most recent fiscal years
pro rated for the portion of the year elapsed. If the calculation is as of a time after the end of
a fiscal year but prior to the actual payment of the bonus for such fiscal year, then the Earned
Bonus shall mean (i) 100% of the average bonus paid for the three most recent fiscal years plus
(ii) the average bonus paid for the three most recent fiscal years pro rated for the portion of the
then current year elapsed. For example, if the calculation is as of February 15, 2014, and the
Company has not then paid a bonus for fiscal year 2013, then the Earned Bonus would be (i) the
average bonus paid for fiscal years 2010, 2011 and 2012 plus (ii) the average bonus paid for fiscal
years 2010, 2011 and 2012 pro rated for the portion of 2014 then elapsed.
(f) “Effective Date” shall mean the initial closing date of the Company’s initial public
offering of its common shares.
(g) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(h) “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence, without the Executive’s prior written consent, of
any of the following in connection with or within one year after a Change in Control: (i) any
material reduction of the Executive’s base salary or material reduction of the Executive’s target
bonus as a percentage of base salary; (ii) any material adverse change in the Executive’s duties or
responsibilities, including assignment of duties inconsistent with his position, significant
adverse alteration of the nature or status of responsibilities or the conditions of employment or
any material diminution in authority, duties, or responsibilities, including, without limitation,
any such material adverse change that results from a transaction pursuant to which the Company
ceases to be a Reporting Lodging REIT (as defined below); (iii) a material diminution in the
authority, duties, or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Executive is required to
report including, without limitation, any material diminution that results from a transaction
pursuant to which the Company ceases to be a Reporting Lodging REIT; or (iv) relocation of the
Company’s headquarters and/or the Executive’s regular work address to a location which requires the
Executive to travel more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s residence. The parties
acknowledge that a significant and material part of the duties and responsibilities of the
Executive, and of the supervisor to whom the
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Executive may be required to report, as applicable, derives from the fact that the Company is a
Reporting Lodging REIT.
(i) “Reporting Lodging REIT” shall mean a lodging or hospitality company that is qualified as
a real estate investment trust for purposes of federal income taxation, that is subject to the
reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and that has shares of common
equity listed on a securities exchange registered as a national securities exchange pursuant to
Section 6 of the Exchange Act.
2. Term.
The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the third
anniversary of the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Term of this
Agreement shall automatically be renewed and extended for an additional year on an annual basis
beginning on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and each subsequent anniversary of the
Effective Date unless the Board provides notice to the Executive six months prior to the applicable
anniversary of the Effective Date that the Term of this Agreement will not be extended;
provided, however, that (i) if a Change in Control occurs during the Term, the Term
shall end on the later of such third anniversary of the Effective Date or one day after the first
anniversary of such Change in Control occurs, and (ii) the Term may be terminated earlier as
provided in Section 3 below. If during the Term of this Agreement the Executive becomes entitled
to benefits under this Agreement, such benefits shall be paid notwithstanding the subsequent
expiration of the Term of this Agreement.
3. Termination of Employment.
(a) Termination of Employment by the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate the
Executive’s employment for Cause during the Term upon at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the
Executive which specifically identifies the basis for such Cause. If following the termination of
the Executive’s employment the Executive disputes the existence of Cause, the issue of whether
Cause exists shall promptly be submitted to arbitration in accordance with Section 13. If the
arbitrator or arbitrators conclude that Cause did not exist, the Executive shall be treated as
having been terminated without Cause and the Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefits
described in Section 3(b) (with the amount of such benefits dependent on whether a Change in
Control has occurred). If the arbitrator or arbitrators conclude that Cause did exist, the
Executive shall be treated as having been terminated for Cause and the Executive shall be entitled
to receive the benefits described in this Section 3(a).
If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, the Term shall end as of the
Date of Termination and the Executive shall thereupon be entitled solely to the following:
| (1) | base salary, and accrued vacation time (if any) earned but not paid prior to the Date of Termination, payable in a lump sum in accordance with the |
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| regular withholding practices of the Company as in effect from time to time, within two business days after the Executive’s termination of employment; and | |||
| (2) | such other benefits, if any, as are provided under applicable plans, programs and/or arrangements of the Company; |
provided; however, that in the event the Executive is terminated for Cause as defined in subsection
(1)(b)(i) and the Executive is subsequently acquitted of the act or acts referred to therein, then
the Executive shall be deemed to have been terminated without Cause (and shall be entitled to
receive the benefits described in Section 3(b), with the amount of such benefits dependent on
whether a Change in Control has occurred), as of the date he was originally terminated.
(b) Termination of Employment by the Company Without Cause. The Company may terminate
the Executive’s employment without Cause during the Term upon written notice to the Executive. If
the Executive’s employment is so terminated by the Company in connection with, or within one year
after, a Change in Control, the Executive shall thereupon be entitled to the following:
| (1) | base salary, Earned Bonus and accrued vacation time (if any) earned but not paid prior to the Date of Termination, payable in a lump sum in accordance with the regular withholding practices of the Company as in effect from time to time, within two business days after the Executive’s termination of employment; | ||
| (2) | a cash amount equal to the product of 2.0 times the sum of (x) the Executive’s annual base salary (based on the annual base salary in effect on the Date of Termination), plus (y) the greater of (i) the bonus most recently paid to the Executive or (ii) the average amount of the bonuses paid to the Executive with respect to the three most recent fiscal years ending before the Date of Termination, payable in a lump sum in accordance with the regular withholding practices of the Company as in effect from time to time, within two business days after the Executive’s termination of employment; | ||
| (3) | a lump sum payable in accordance with the regular withholding practices as in effect from time to time, within two business days after the Executive’s termination of employment, equal to 2.0 times the annual premium or cost (including amounts paid by the Executive) for the Executive’s health, dental, disability and life insurance benefits as in effect on the date of the Executive’s termination of employment; and | ||
| (4) | such other or additional benefits, if any, as are provided under applicable plans (including, but not limited to, the Company’s equity incentive plan), programs and/or arrangements of the Company. |
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If the Executive’s employment is so terminated by the Company without Cause, but there has not been
any Change of Control, the Executive shall thereupon be entitled to: (i) the amount described in
(1) above; (ii) a lump sum payment, payable in accordance with the regular withholding practices of
the Company as in effect from time to time within two business days after the Executive’s
termination of employment equal to the sum of (x) the Executive’s annual base salary (based on the
annual base salary in effect on the Date of Termination), plus (y) the greater of (i) the bonus
most recently paid to the Executive or (ii) the average amount of the bonuses paid to the Executive
with respect to the three most recent fiscal years ending before the Date of Termination; (iii)
one-third of the amount described in (3) above; and (iv) the amount described in (4) above.
(c) Termination of Employment by the Executive for Good Reason. The Executive may
terminate his employment for Good Reason during the Term upon at least 30 days’ prior written
notice to the Company which specifically identifies the basis for such Good Reason. The Company
shall have 30 days to remedy the condition that the Executive asserts constitutes Good Reason. If
the condition described in the Executive’s notice is timely cured by the Company to the
satisfaction of the Executive, the Executive’s notice shall become null and void and the
Executive’s employment shall not terminate. If the condition is not timely cured to the
satisfaction of the Executive, the Executive’s employment shall terminate with Good Reason
effective as of the later of the last day of the 30 day cure period or the date specified in the
Executive’s notice and the Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefits described in this
Section 3(c). If following the Executive’s termination of employment the Company disputes the
existence of Good Reason, the issue of whether Good Reason exists shall promptly be submitted to
arbitration in accordance with Section 13. If the arbitrator or arbitrators conclude that Good
Reason did not exist, the Executive shall be treated as having terminated his employment hereunder
without Good Reason and the Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefits described in
Section 3(d) and must promptly pay to the Company any benefits that the Executive received under
this Section 3(c) that exceed the benefits payable under Section 3(d). If the arbitrator or
arbitrators conclude that Good Reason did exist, the Executive shall be treated as having
terminated his employment hereunder with Good Reason and the Executive shall be entitled to receive
the benefits described in this Section 3(c). Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment by
the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to the same payments and benefits as
provided in the second sentence of Section 3(b) above, i.e., as if the Company terminated the
Executive’s employment without Cause within one year after a Change in Control; provided,
however, that if the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason based on a
material reduction in his annual base salary, then the annual base salary to be used in determining
the salary payments in accordance with Section 3(b)(2) above shall be the annual base salary in
effect immediately prior to such reduction.
(d) Voluntary Termination of Employment by the Executive Without Good Reason. If the
Executive voluntarily terminates his employment without Good Reason during the Term, the Executive
shall thereupon be entitled to the same payments and benefits as provided in Section 3(a) above. A
termination of the Executive’s
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employment under this Section 3(d) shall be effective upon 30 days prior written notice to the
Company and shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement.
(e) Stay Bonus. If a Change in Control occurs during the Term, and if the Executive is
still employed by the Company on the first anniversary of such Change in Control, the Executive
shall thereupon be entitled to a cash bonus payment equal to the sum of (x) the Executive’s annual
base salary (based on the annual base salary in effect on such anniversary), plus (y) the greater
of (i) the bonus most recently paid to the Executive or (ii) the average amount of the bonuses paid
to the Executive with respect to the three most recent fiscal years ending before such anniversary
and such amount shall be payable in a lump sum in accordance with the regular withholding practices
of the Company as in effect from time to time, within two business days after such first
anniversary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be entitled to receive such
payment if, on or before such first anniversary of such Change in Control, the Executive is
terminated for Cause or becomes entitled to payment under Section 3(b) or 3(c) above.
(f) General Release by Executive. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the obligation of the Company to pay any
compensation and benefits under Sections 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c) is expressly conditioned upon the
Executive’s timely execution and non-revocation of an agreement to be bound by a general release of
any and all claims arising out of or relating to the Executive’s employment and termination of
employment, which shall have become fully effective . Such general release shall be made in a form
satisfactory to the Company and shall run to the Company, its affiliates and their respective
officers, trustees, employees, agents, successors and assigns.
4. Prohibited Activity.
(a) The Executive covenants and agrees that (i) during the Term, and (ii) during the one-year
period following the Company’s termination of the Executive for Cause or the Executive’s voluntary
termination of his employment without Good Reason, he shall not at any time, without the prior
written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, whether for his own account or as a
shareholder (other than as permitted by Section 4(c) below), partner, joint venturer, employee,
consultant, lender, advisor, and/or agent, of any person, firm, corporation, or other entity,
solicit, recruit, hire or cause to be hired any employees of the Company or any of its affiliates
or persons who have worked for the Company or any of such affiliates, or solicit or encourage any
employee to leave the employment of the Company or any of such affiliates, as applicable.
(b) The Executive declares that the foregoing time limitations are reasonable and properly
required for the adequate protection of the business and the goodwill of the Company. In the event
any such time limitation is deemed to be unreasonable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the
Executive agrees to the reduction of such time limitation to such period which such court shall
deem reasonable.
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(c) The Parties acknowledge that in the event of a breach or threatened breach of Section 4(a)
or 4(b) above, the Company shall not have an adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, in the event of
any breach or threatened breach of Section 4(a) or 4(b) above, the Company shall be entitled to
such equitable and injunctive relief as may be available to restrain the Executive and any
business, firm, partnership, individual, corporation or entity participating in the breach or
threatened breach from the violation of the provisions of Section 4(a) or 4(b) above. Nothing in
this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies
available at law or in equity for breach or threatened breach of Section 4(a) or 4(b) above,
including the recovery of damages.
5. Assignability; Binding Nature.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their
respective successors, heirs (in the case of the Executive) and assigns. The rights or obligations
of the Company under this Agreement may not be assigned or transferred by the Company, except that
such rights or obligations may be assigned or transferred pursuant to a merger, consolidation or
reorganization in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company; provided, however, that the
assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company,
and such assignee or transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company as
contained in this Agreement, either contractually or as a matter of law.
6. Representation.
The Company represents and warrants that it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into
this Agreement and that the performance of its obligations under this Agreement will not violate
any agreement between it and any other person, firm or organization. The Executive represents and
warrants that no agreement exists between him and any other person, firm or organization that would
be violated by the performance of his obligations under this Agreement.
7. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties concerning
the subject matter hereof and, subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date, supersedes all
prior agreements, understandings, discussions, negotiations and undertakings, whether written or
oral, between the Parties with respect thereto.
8. Amendment or Waiver.
No provision in the Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing and
signed by the Executive and an authorized officer of the Company with the title of Executive Vice
President or above. No waiver by any Party of any breach by another Party of any condition or
provision contained in this Agreement to
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be performed by such other Party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or
provision at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by
the Executive and an authorized officer of the Company with the title of Executive Vice President
or above.
9. Severability.
In the event that any provision or portion of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid
or unenforceable for any reason, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement
shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
10. Survivorship.
The respective rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall survive any termination
of the Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights
and obligations.
11. Beneficiaries/References.
The Executive shall be entitled, to the extent permitted under any applicable law and under
the terms of any applicable plan or program, to select and change a beneficiary or beneficiaries to
receive any compensation or benefit payable hereunder following the Executive’s death by giving the
Company written notice thereof. In the event of the Executive’s death or a judicial determination
of his incompetence, reference in this Agreement to the Executive shall be deemed, where
appropriate, to refer to his beneficiary, estate or other legal representative.
12. Governing Law/Jurisdiction.
This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
the State of Maryland without reference to principles of conflict of laws.
13. Resolution of Disputes.
Any disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved by binding
arbitration, to be held in Bethesda, Maryland, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the
American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The Company and the Executive will each select an
arbitrator, and a third arbitrator will be selected jointly by the arbitrators selected by the
Company and the Executive within 15 days after demand for arbitration is made by a Party. If the
arbitrators selected by the Company and the Executive are unable to agree on a third arbitrator
within that period, then either the Company or the Executive may request that the AAA select the
third arbitrator. The arbitrators will possess substantive legal experience in the principle issues
in dispute and will be independent of the Company and the Executive. The Company will
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pay all expenses (including the reasonable expenses of the Executive, including his reasonable
legal fees) incurred in connection with arbitration and the fees and expenses of the arbitrators
and will advance such expenses from time to time as required. Except as may otherwise be agreed in
writing by the Parties or as ordered by the arbitrators upon substantial justification shown, the
hearing for the dispute will be held within 60 days of submission of the dispute to arbitration.
The arbitrators will render their final award within 30 days following conclusion of the hearing
and any required post-hearing briefing or other proceedings ordered by the arbitrators. The
arbitrators will state the factual and legal basis for the award. The decision of the arbitrators
will be final and binding and not subject to judicial review and final judgment may be entered upon
such an award in any court of competent jurisdiction, but entry of such judgment will not be
required to make such award effective.
14. Notices.
If to the Company:
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
If to the Executive:
c/o Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
All notices of termination must be in writing and be specific as to this
Agreement and the rationale or clause/section of this Agreement.
15. Headings.
The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall
not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
16. Gross-Up Payment.
If in the opinion of tax counsel (from a major accounting firm not affiliated with the
Company) selected by the Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the Executive has or
will receive any compensation or recognize any income (whether pursuant to this Agreement or any
plan, agreement or other arrangement of the
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Company and whether or not the Term or the Executive’s employment with the Company has terminated)
which will constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) (or for which a tax is otherwise payable under Section 4999 of
the Code or any successor provision thereto), then the Company shall pay the Executive an
additional amount (the “Additional Amount”) equal to the sum of (i) all taxes (including any
applicable interest and penalties) payable by the Executive under Section 4999 of the Code with
respect to all such excess parachute payments and any such Additional Amount, plus (ii) all
federal, state and local income, employment and excise taxes (including any applicable interest and
penalties) payable by Executive with respect to any such Additional Amount. Any amounts payable
pursuant to this Section 16 shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within 30 days of each
written request therefor made by the Executive.
17. Mitigation.
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to
this Agreement by seeking other employment and shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any
such payment if he does obtain other employment, and there shall be no mitigation by the Company of
any such payment if he does obtain other employment.
18. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.
19. Section 409A.
This Agreement and the amounts payable and other benefits hereunder are intended to comply
with, or otherwise be exempt from, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 409A”).
This Agreement shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with Section
409A. If any provision of this Agreement is found not to comply with, or otherwise not to be
exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A, it shall be modified and given effect, in the sole
discretion of the Board or Compensation Committee thereof and without requiring the Executive’s
consent, in such manner as the Board or Compensation Committee determines to be necessary or
appropriate to comply with, or to effectuate an exemption from, Section 409A. Each payment under
this Agreement shall be treated as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A. The
preceding provisions shall not be construed as a guarantee by the Company of any particular tax
effect to the Executive of the payments and other benefits under this Agreement.
With respect to any reimbursement of expenses of, or any provision of in-kind benefits to, the
Executive, as specified under this Agreement, such reimbursement of expenses or provision of
in-kind benefits shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the expenses eligible for
reimbursement or the amount of in-kind benefits provided in one taxable year shall not affect the
expenses eligible for reimbursement or the amount of
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in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year, except for any medical reimbursement arrangement
providing for the reimbursement of expenses referred to in Section 105(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code; (2) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than the end of the year
after the year in which such expense was incurred; and (3) the right to reimbursement or in-kind
benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
If a payment obligation under this Agreement arises on account of the Executive’s separation
from service (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)) while the Executive is a
“specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code and determined in good faith by the
Compensation Committee), any payment of “deferred compensation” (as defined under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(1), after giving effect to the exemptions in Treasury Regulation
Sections 1.409A-1(b)(3) through (b)(12)) that is scheduled to be paid within six months after such
separation from service shall accrue without interest and shall be paid on the first day of the
seventh month beginning after the date of the Executive’s separation from service or, if earlier,
within 15 days after the appointment of the personal representative or executor of the Executive’s
estate following his death.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.
| PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST |
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| By: | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Title: | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Date: December 14, 2009 | ||||
| XXXXXXX X. XXXXX |
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| /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
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