February 12, 2007 Via Overnight Delivery Ronald G. Garriques 999 Lake Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 Dear Ron:
Exhibit 99.2
February 12, 2007
Via Overnight Delivery
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Xxx:
This Letter Agreement (“this Agreement”) between you and Dell Inc. (“Dell”) will memorialize our
mutual understanding of what will occur if you should separate from employment with Dell between
your hire date and January 31, 2012. This agreement will expire on February 1, 2012 and thereafter
your separation from Dell will occur pursuant to the Dell policies and procedures then in effect.
Entitlement to Severance
You will remain an at-will employee during the entire time you are employed by Dell, including
during the term of this Agreement, and thereafter. Notwithstanding this, during the term of this
Agreement, you will be entitled to severance in the amount listed in the Severance Table (below)
for the applicable period in which your employment ends, if and only if: (1) you are involuntarily
terminated from Dell without good cause, or (2) you resign from Dell with good
reason. These terms will have the meaning ascribed to them below. Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement, you will not be entitled to any severance under the terms of this Agreement, should
your employment with Dell end due to any reason other than those expressly enumerated above.
Severance Table
If your termination date falls between: | Amount of Severance (less taxes and withholdings) | |
February 1, 2007 and January 31, 2008
|
$12 million | |
February 1, 2008 and January 31, 2009
|
$10 million | |
February 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010
|
$8 million | |
February 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011
|
$6 million | |
February 1, 2011 and January 31, 2012
|
$4 million |
Definitions
You will be considered involuntarily terminated from Dell without good cause if Dell
terminates your employment, during the term of this Agreement, for any reason other than: (a) a
violation of your obligations regarding Dell’s confidentiality, proprietary information and trade
secrets; (b) an act or
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omission by you resulting in your being convicted of a criminal offense involving moral
turpitude, dishonesty or breach of trust; (c) an act or omission by you resulting in your being
charged with a criminal offense involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or breach of trust; combined
with a determination by Dell Senior Management that your continuing in your role with Dell would
put Dell’s brand at risk, (d) conduct by you which constitutes a felony or a plea of guilty or nolo
contendere with respect to a felony under applicable law; (e) your insubordination or refusal to
implement directives of your manager; (f) your breach of a fiduciary duty to Dell, its affiliates
or their shareholders; (g) your gross negligence in the performance of your job duties, (h) willful
or repeated failure to perform your assigned job duties or duties under your agreements with Dell;
(i) your chronic absenteeism; (j) Dell’s Senior Management’s determination that you violated Dell’s
Code of Conduct or committed other acts of misconduct; or (k) Dell’s Senior Management
determination that you have engaged in a violation or potential violation of state or federal law
relating to the workplace environment (including, without limitation, laws relating to sexual
harassment or age, sex, or other prohibited discrimination). Notwithstanding the above, you will
have 30 days to cure any item in subsections (a) through (k) above which is inadvertent and
unintentional. If you do cure to the satisfaction of Dell’s Senior Management, good cause will not
exist.
You will be considered to have resigned from Dell with good reason if, during the term of
this Agreement, you resign your employment with Dell within 15 days of receiving notice that,
without your expressed consent, Dell has required that you report to anyone other than Dell’s Chief
Executive Officer (“CEO”). Notwithstanding the above, you will not be deemed to have satisfied the
requirements of this paragraph, and thus will not be entitled to any severance under this
Agreement, unless and until you provide Dell’s CEO with written notice of your intention to resign
for a reason set forth above and give Dell’s CEO 15 days to cure.
Conditions to Receipt of Severance and Payment Terms
Notwithstanding anything above, in order for you to receive any severance under the terms of this
Agreement, you will be required to: (1) execute a Settlement Agreement and Release in a form
acceptable to Dell, which will include, among other things, a full release of all claims against
Dell and it’s affiliates, a promise to not disparage Dell or its goodwill in any way, and a promise
to fully cooperate with Dell in any claim or litigation which arise out of your employment with
Dell, and (2) execute and fully comply with this Agreement, your Employment Agreement with
Dell, and your Protection of Sensitive Information, Noncompeition and Nonsolicitation Agreement
with Dell.
If severance is owed to you by Dell under the terms of this Agreement, Dell will pay the
severance to you under the following payment terms:
- 50% of any severance owed will be paid, less applicable taxes and withholdings, within
15 business days of your separation from employment with Dell, assuming your full
compliance with all terms and conditions of this Agreement, your Employment Agreement
with Dell, and your Protection of Sensitive Information, Noncompeition and Nonsolicitation Agreement with
Dell.
- 25% of any severance owed will be paid, less applicable taxes and withholdings, within 3
months of your separation from employment with Dell, assuming your full compliance with all terms
and conditions of this Agreement, your Employment Agreement with Dell, and your Protection of
Sensitive Information, Noncompeition and Nonsolicitation Agreement with Dell.
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- 25% of any severance owed will be paid, less applicable taxes and withholdings, within 6
months of your separation from employment with Dell, assuming your full compliance with all terms
and conditions of this Agreement, your Employment Agreement with Dell, and your Protection of
Sensitive Information, Noncompeition and Nonsolicitation Agreement with Dell.
Applicable Law and Venue
This Agreement shall be interpreted in all respects by the internal laws of the state of Texas, and
the venue for the resolution of any disputes (location of any lawsuit) shall be solely in the state
and federal courts of Xxxxxxxxxx county, Texas.
If this Agreement is acceptable to you, please indicate your acceptance by signing and dating below
and returning it to me no later than Friday, February 16, 2007.
Sincerely,
/s/
Xxxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Vice President, Global HR Operations
Xxxxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Vice President, Global HR Operations
Accepted and Agreed to:
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