Letter of Variation to Employment Agreement By and between H. Todd Stitzer, Cadbury Holdings Limited and Cadbury Adams Holdings LLC As effective July 1, 2004
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Letter of Variation to Employment Agreement
By and between H. Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Cadbury Holdings Limited
and Cadbury Xxxxx Holdings LLC
As effective July 1, 2004
By and between H. Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Cadbury Holdings Limited
and Cadbury Xxxxx Holdings LLC
As effective July 1, 2004
This Letter of Variation to the existing Employment Agreement by and between H. Xxxx Xxxxxxx,
Cadbury Holdings Limited and Cadbury Xxxxx Holdings LLC effective as of July 1, 2004 (the
“Agreement”) is intended to bring the Agreement into compliance with recent IRS requirements
relating to the payment of deferred compensation and to make other necessary updates to the
Agreement. This Letter of Variation does not change the aggregate amount of the benefits payable
under the Agreement. Effective as if included originally in the Agreement, the parties hereby agree
that the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. All references in the Agreement to CBI Holdings, Inc. and CBI are hereby changed to Cadbury
Xxxxx Holdings LLC and CAH, respectively.
2. The last sentence of Clause 3(E) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
“All benefits, including the Executive’s salary, bonus and other benefits provided under
Clauses 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, will not cease to be payable by reason only of suspension or
exclusion; provided, however, that in the event this period is intended to continue for the
remaining period of notice in Clause 2(A), any payments payable under this Clause 3(E), to the
extent required by Section 409A (as defined in Clause 24) will be delayed until the date 6
months and 2 days following such separation from service. Interest will be paid on the
deferred amount, with the amount of such interest calculated using the Pension Equalization
Plan interest crediting rate.”
3. Clause 5(A) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end
thereof:
“Nothing in this Agreement shall change the time or form of payment of benefits under the
Company’s pension plans.”
4. Clause 5(B) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end
thereof:
“The amounts payable under this Clause 5(B) shall be at the same time as benefits are paid
under the Pension Equalization Plan.”
5. Clause 7(A) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end
thereof:
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“No change in salary pursuant to this Clause 7(A) will be made until the next January 1st
which follows the effective date of the reduction in benefits.”
6. Clause 7(C) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph to the end
thereof:
“For this purpose, ‘incapacity’ means (A) the Executive is unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that
can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not
less than 12 months, or (B) the Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical
or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a
period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of
CAH or the Company.”
7. Clause 8 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence to the end thereof:
“The Executive shall submit all invoices for such incurred costs to the Company no later than
30 days prior to the end of the taxable year following the taxable year in which they were
incurred. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for such costs within 14 days of receipt
of such invoices.”
8. The first sentence of Clause 16 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
“If the Executive is absent from his duties with CAH and the Company for at least twelve
consecutive months by reason of incapacity as defined in Clause 7(C), CAH or the Company on
behalf of CAH may terminate his employment immediately, provided that such termination does
not prejudice the Executive’s entitlements under the applicable disability plan or plans of
CAH or any subsidiary of CAH then in effect.”
9. Clause 18(A) of the Agreement is amended to read as follows:
“(A) Subject to Clause 18(B), in any of the circumstances described in Clause 17(B), the
Company shall forthwith pay to the Executive by way of liquidated damages the following
amounts and shall provide the following benefits:
(i) | the Company shall pay the Executive in a lump sum an amount equal to the Executive’s full gross salary for one year assuming that salary had continued to be paid at the same rate as immediately prior to the date of termination (the reference to ‘gross salary’ in this Clause 18(A) shall mean Executive’s base salary before any withholdings but excluding any bonuses, pension allowance, special compensation, foreign service premiums, tax equalisation payments, cost of living adjustments and fringe benefits); |
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(ii) | the Company shall pay the Executive in a lump sum an amount equal to the Executive’s target AIP award in effect when the notice of termination is given under Clause 18(C)(i); | ||
(iii) | the Company shall pay the Executive the value of the additional accrued benefit the Executive would have received had the Executive continued to participate in the pension plans described in Clause 5. Such payment will be made at the same time as payment is made pursuant to the Pension Equalization Plan. The Executive’s participation in disability plans and Executive’s travel accident insurance shall terminate on termination of employment; | ||
(iv) | the Company shall continue the Executive’s right to use a car described in Clause 6 and the Executive’s benefits described in Clause 7(A) at no cost to the Executive for a period of one year after the date of termination or if earlier (1) the commencement of equivalent benefits from the Executive’s new employer or (2) Executive’s attaining the age of 60. If the Executive is a specified employee as of the date of such termination, the Executive shall pay CAH an amount equal to the fair market value of the lease payments on the company car during the six months immediately following the Executive’s termination. Upon the date six months and two days following the Executive’s termination, CAH shall repay the Executive the amount of such lease payments, with interest. The amount of such interest shall be calculated using the Pension Equalization Plan interest crediting rate; | ||
(v) | the Company shall make available at its expense to the Executive the services of an outplacement firm designated by the Company, provided that all such benefits will be provided no later than the end of the second calendar year following his termination of employment; and | ||
(vi) | the Company shall pay reasonable legal costs incurred by the Executive in connection with the preparation of a compromise agreement up to a maximum of £15,000, provided that such amount shall be paid to the Executive on the 30th day following termination of employment. |
The amounts described in (i) and (ii) above shall be paid in a lump sum payment within 30 days
of termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive is a specified employee as of
the date of such termination, payment of any payments or benefits made under Clause 18(A) that
are nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A (as defined in Clause 24) will
be delayed six months and two days after the Executive’s date of termination. Interest will be
paid on the deferred amount, with the amount of such interest calculated using the Pension
Equalization Plan interest crediting rate.”
10. The last sentence of Clause 18(D) is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Such payment shall be calculated by multiplying such actual award by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of weeks in the applicable year which precede the date of
termination and the denominator of which is 52 (such pro rata
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amount shall be paid to the Executive by the Company in a lump sum during the sixty (60) day
period following the end of the calendar year in which the date of termination occurs).”
11. Existing Clause 24 is renumbered as Clause 25, and a new Clause 24 is added to the Agreement to
read as follows:
“24. Section 409A
Each payment under this Agreement, including each payment in a series of installment payments,
is intended to be a separate payment for purposes of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(b), and is
intended to be: (i) exempt from Section 409A of the Code, the regulations and other binding
guidance promulgated thereunder (‘Section 409A’), including, but not limited to, by compliance
with the short-term deferral exemption as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4) and the
involuntary separation pay exception within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-l(b)(9)(iii),
or (ii) in compliance with Section 409A, including, but not limited to, being paid pursuant to
a fixed schedule or specified date pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(a) and the provisions of
this Agreement will be administered, interpreted and construed accordingly (or disregarded to
the extent such provision cannot be so administered, interpreted, or construed).”
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The parties have executed this Letter of Variation this 24th day of December 2008, effective
as of the date specified herein.
CADBURY HOLDINGS LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Global Remuneration and Benefits Director | |||
CADBURY XXXXX HOLDINGS LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President | |||
EXECUTIVE |
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/s/ H. Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
H. Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
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