December 26, 2000
Xxxx X. Rocker
Homeland Stores, Inc.
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Dear Xxxx:
The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm our
understanding with respect to a Change in Control of Homeland Holding
Corporation ("Holding") and/or Homeland Stores, Inc. (the "Company"). This
letter agreement supplements the letter agreement dated December 15,
2000, by and between the Company and you with respect to a termination of your
employment by the Company.
Upon any Change in Control of Holding and/or the Company, the
Company shall, within five business days of the date on which the first such
Change in Control occurs, pay to you an amount equal to your target bonus
under the Homeland Stores, Inc. Management Incentive Bonus Program (the
"Program") for the year in which such Change in Control occurs. The Company
shall make such payment to you regardless of whether your employment with the
Company continues or is terminated as a result of, or in connection with, such
Change in Control and regardless of whether the Company satisfies or is
predicted to satisfy the target levels under the Program.
You will only be entitled to such payment with respect to the
first Change in Control of Holding and/or the Company and, to the extent that
Holding and the Company experience more than one Change in Control, you will
be not be entitled to an additional payment under this letter agreement.
As used in this letter agreement, the term "Change in Control"
shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) any "person" (as defined in Section
13(d) and Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on
the date of this letter agreement) is or becomes the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities representing 50% or more of the combined
voting power of Holding or the Company; (b) if, as a result of, or in
connection with, any transaction or any series of related transactions, the
persons who were serving as a directors of Holding or the Company immediately
prior to such transaction cease to serve as a majority of the directors of
Holding and/or the Company after such transaction; (c) Holding or the Company
engage in any consolidation or any merger in which Holding or the Company is
not the surviving corporation; (d) Holding or the Company engage in any
dissolution or any liquidation; or (e) all or substantially all of the assets
of Holding or the Company are sold to another person in a transaction or a
related series of transactions. Beneficial ownership shall be determined in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in
effect on the date of this letter agreement and the regulations promulgated by
the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as of the date of this
letter agreement.
The payment which is contemplated by this letter agreement is in
addition to any payment or payments to which you may be entitled under the
other letter agreement in connection with any termination of your employment
by the Company.
All amounts payable to you hereunder will be paid net of any and
all applicable income or employment taxes required to be withheld therefrom
under applicable Federal, State or local laws or regulations.
Nothing contained in this letter agreement shall limit the ability
of the Company to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason.
If the foregoing accurately sets forth our understanding, please
so indicate by signing below and returning one signed copy of this letter
agreement to me.
HOMELAND STORES, INC.
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
ACCEPTED AND AGREED
as of this 2nd day of January, 2001.
/s/ Xxxx X. Rocker
Xxxx X. Rocker
