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AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of the 18th
day of December 1997 (the "Agreement"), by and among Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (the
"Executive") and International Exchange Networks, Ltd., a Delaware corporation
("the Company").
WHEREAS, upon the closings (the "Closings") of the transactions
contemplated by each of (a) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the
date hereof ("Merger Agreement"), between Arizona Acquisition Corp. and IPC
Information Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("IPC") and (b) the Share
Exchange and Termination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among
Executive, the Company and other parties named therein, the Company will become
a wholly-owned subsidiary of IPC;
WHEREAS, after the Closings, the Executive is expected to make a major
contribution to the growth, profitability and financial strength of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to an Employment and
Non-Competition Agreement dated as of June 22, 1995 (the "Existing Agreement");
and
WHEREAS, effective upon the Closings, the Company desire to retain the
services of the Executive, and the Executive desires to be retained by the
Company, on the terms and conditions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. The following terms, when used in this
Agreement, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally
applicable to both singular and plural terms of the terms defined):
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other
Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common
Control with such Person.
"Cause" means an omission, act or action or series of
omissions, acts or actions of the Executive which, in the determination of the
Board (as defined in Section 3), constitute(s), cause(s) or result(s) in: (a)
the Executive's material dishonesty including, without limitation, theft, fraud,
embezzlement, material financial misrepresentation or other similar behavior or
action in his dealings with or with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate thereof or entity with which the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate
thereof, shall be engaged in or be attempting to engage in commerce, (b) the
conviction of the Executive for, or the Executive's entry of a plea of guilty or
nolo contendere to, the commission of a felony, (c) the willful refusal of the
Executive to follow the lawful directives of the Board of Directors of the
Company (the "Board") with respect to his duties hereunder, which directives
shall be consistent with his position as an officer of the Company as set forth
in Section 3.2 hereof, which refusal is not cured by the Executive within 30
calendar days after written notice from the Board to the Executive setting forth
with reasonable specificity the nature thereof, or (d) the material breach of
any provision of this Agreement which is not cured by the Executive within 30
calendar days after written notice from the Board to the Executive setting forth
with reasonable specificity the nature of such breach.
"Control" (including the terms "Controlled by" and "under
common Control with") means the possession, directly or indirectly or as a
trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management of a Person, whether through the ownership of stock, as a trustee or
executor, by contract or credit agreement or otherwise.
"Disability" means the inability of the Executive to perform
his duties and obligations for the Company as required by this Agreement,
because of a disability which is not of an apparently temporary nature, which
results from mental or bodily injury, sickness or disease or any combination
thereof, and which has lasted a period of more than 180 consecutive days or more
than 180 days within any period of 365 consecutive days.
"Good Reason" shall mean (i) the attempted relocation of the
Executive's principal place of employment to a location at least 50 miles away
from the location of such employment on the date of the effectiveness of this
Agreement without the express written consent of the Executive, or (ii) a
material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement or any other
agreement between the Executive and the Company or any of its Affiliates (but
only if such material breach is as to the Executive) which, in any case, is not
cured by the Company within 30 calendar days after written notice from the
Executive to the Board setting forth with reasonable specificity the nature of
such breach.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, limited partnership, association, trust,
unincorporated organization or other entity or group (as defined in Section
13(d)(3) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any entity
which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other persons performing similar
functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such
Person.
2. EMPLOYMENT; TERM. The Company agrees to employ the Executive, and
the Executive hereby agrees to accept such employment by the Company, on the
terms and conditions set forth herein. The parties hereto agree that such
employment shall not be on an "at-will" basis, but shall be governed by the
terms and conditions of this Agreement during the Term (as defined herein) of
this Agreement. Unless sooner terminated in the manner hereinafter provided, the
term
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of this Agreement shall commence on the date of the Closings and shall expire on
the fifth anniversary thereof (the "Initial Term"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this
Agreement shall automatically be extended for successive one year terms, unless
either party shall notify the other at least 90 days prior to the scheduled
expiration of this Agreement that the Agreement shall not be so extended (the
Initial Term, plus any extensions thereof, hereinafter referred to as the
"Term"). The parties agree that (i) upon the Closings, the Existing Agreement
shall be have no further force and effect with no liability to any of the
parties thereto and no further payments shall be made thereunder, (ii) should
the Closings not occur, this Agreement shall be void and have no force and
effect, and (iii) this Agreement shall not become effective until the Closings
occur.
3. DUTIES.
3.1 OFFICE. During the Term, the Executive shall serve as
Executive Vice President, Sales of the Company, reporting only to the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board.
3.2 DUTIES. Subject always to the supervision and direction of
the Chief Executive Officer or Board, the Executive shall have the duties and
responsibilities as may be assigned to him by the Chief Executive Officer or the
Board.
3.3 FULL WORKING TIME. During the Term, the Executive shall
devote his full working time and his best efforts, and apply all of his skill
and experience, to the proper performance of his duties hereunder and to the
business and affairs of the Company. During the Term, the Executive, without the
prior written approval of the Board, shall not, either directly or indirectly,
actively participate in any other business or accept any employment or business
office whatsoever (including but not limited to serving as a director ) from any
other Person (but the foregoing shall not preclude the Executive, subject to
Section 7 hereof, from (i) serving as a director of any nonprofit or charitable
organization, or (ii) making an investment in any other business, so long as in
any such case the Executive does not actively participate in such other business
or organization and such activity does not interfere with the Executive's
ability to perform his duties hereunder and does not constitute a conflict of
interest with the Company or any of its Affiliates in the reasonable opinion of
the Board).
4. SALARY AND BENEFITS.
4.1 BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay the Executive during
the Term a base salary at an annual rate of $190,000 per annum, payable in
accordance with the standard payroll practices of the Company ("Base Salary").
It is understood that the Base Salary shall be the Executive's minimum annual
compensation during the Term. The Base Salary shall be reviewed annually by the
Board, or the Compensation Committee of the Board, and may be increased (but not
decreased) at its discretion.
4.2 BONUS. For each fiscal year of the Company ending during
the Term, the Company will pay to the Executive a commissioned-based bonus based
upon revenues generated
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directly by the Executive, the specific terms of which shall be established by
the Company (a "Bonus"). With respect to each such fiscal year, the parties
hereto agree that Executive shall be entitled to at least $110,000, payable in
monthly installments, which installments shall operate as a draw against
commissions actually earned.
4.3 STOCK OPTIONS. Immediately after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Executive shall be
granted an option to purchase shares of the common stock of IPC (the "Option")
pursuant to the IPC Information Systems, Inc. Stock Option Plan. The terms of
the Option shall be set forth on the Option Grant Certificate (the
"Certificate") attached on Exhibit A hereto, which Certificate is hereby
incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
4.4 AUTOMOBILE. The Executive shall be provided with an
appropriate automobile or a reasonable automobile allowance and related
operational expenses.
4.4 BENEFITS. The Executive shall participate, to the maximum
extent that he is eligible therefore, in any and all plans or programs which may
be maintained by the Company for its employees and/or senior executives
generally, or the Executive specifically, providing insurance, medical benefits,
retirement benefits, or other like fringe benefits. The amount and quality of
such benefits shall in no event be materially worse than those in effect prior
to the Closings, unless obtaining any such benefits would be commercially
impracticable. The Company shall provide the Executive with a customary level of
Directors and Officers insurance during the Term, to the extent that such policy
is reasonably available to the Company from time to time.
4.5 VACATION. The Executive shall be entitled to three (3)
weeks annual paid vacation each year of the Term to be taken in accordance with
the Company' vacation policy.
4.6 EXPENSES. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive
for reasonable business expenses actually incurred or paid by the Executive
during the Term, in the performance of his services hereunder; provided that
such expenses are consistent with the Company policy. Such payment or
reimbursement shall be made upon presentation of expense statements or vouchers
or other supporting information acceptable to the Company and otherwise in
accordance with the Company policy then in effect.
4.7 EXCISE TAX GROSS-UP. The Company shall pay the Executive
such amounts that, on an after-tax basis (including federal income and excise
taxes, and state and local income taxes) equals the excise tax, if any, imposed
by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")
upon by the Executive by reason of amounts payable by the Company or its
Affiliates either under this Agreement or outside of this Agreement that are
described in Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Code. For purposes of this Section
4.7, the Executive shall be deemed to pay federal, state and local income taxes
at the highest marginal rate of taxation.
4.8 DEDUCTIONS. The Company shall deduct from all compensation
payable hereunder such payroll, withholding and other taxes as may be required
by law.
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5. TERMINATION.
5.1 GENERAL. The Company, by action of the Board, shall have
the right to terminate the employment of Executive at any time with or without
Cause.
5.2 TERMINATION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) In the event
Executive's employment with the Company is terminated prior to the expiration of
the Term by reason of (i) the Executive's resignation without Good Reason, (ii)
death, (iii) Disability or (iv) the Executive's discharge by the Company for
Cause, this Agreement shall terminate including, without limitation, the
Company's obligations to provide any compensation, benefits or severance to the
Executive under Section 4 hereof or otherwise.
(b) In the event that the Executive's employment with the
Company is terminated by the Executive prior to the expiration of the Term for
Good Reason, or by the Company prior to the expiration of the Term other than by
reason of (i) the Executive's resignation, (ii) death, (iii) Disability or (iv)
the Executive's discharge by the Company for Cause, the Company shall pay or
provide the Executive the following:
(i) a lump sum payment, payable as soon as
practicable following such termination, in an amount that equals the product of
(A) the greater of three or the number of years and fractions thereof remaining
in the Term (assuming that the Term would expire as of the last day of the
then-effective Term without extension thereof), and (B) the sum of the
Executive's Base Salary in effect on the date of such termination and the
Executive's Bonus (which for purposes of the clause shall equal the quotient of
the sum of all Bonuses paid hereunder for fiscal years of the Company ending
prior to the date of such termination, divided by the number of all such fiscal
years; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if such termination occurs prior to the end of
the first such fiscal year, then the Bonus shall equal $110,000);
(ii) during the remainder of the Term (assuming that
the Term would expire as of the last day of the then-effective Term without
extension thereof), or three years after the date of such termination,
continuation of the Executive's health, life and disability benefits received
pursuant to Section 4.4 hereof; and
(iii) a lump sum payment, payable as soon as
practicable following such termination, in an amount that, on an after-tax basis
(including federal income and excise taxes, and state and local income taxes)
equals the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code") upon by the Executive by reason of amounts payable
under this Section 5.2(b) (including this clause (iii)), as well as amounts
payable outside of this Agreement by the Company or its Affiliates that are
described in Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Code. For purposes of this clause
(iii), the Executive shall be deemed to pay federal, state and local income
taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation.
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The Company and Executive hereby stipulate that the damages which may be
incurred by the Executive as a consequence of any such termination of employment
are not capable of accurate measurement as of the date first above written and
that the benefits and payments provided for in this Agreement constitute a
reasonable estimate under the circumstances of, and are in full satisfaction of,
all damages sustained as a consequence of any such termination of employment,
without any requirement of proof of actual damage and without regard to the
Executive's efforts, if any, to mitigate damages. The Company and the Executive
further agree that the Company may condition the payments and benefits (if any)
due under this Section on the receipt of the Executive's resignation from any
and all positions which he holds as an officer, director or committee member
with respect to the Company, or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof.
6. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.
6.1 DISCLOSURE TO THE COMPANY. The Executive shall promptly
disclose to the Company in such form and manner as the Company may reasonably
require (a) all operations, systems, services, methods, developments,
inventions, improvements and other information or data pertaining to the
business or activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates as are
conceived, originated, discovered or developed by Executive (whether or not
copyrighted or patented or capable of being copyrighted or patented) during the
Term of his employment with either IPC or the Company (whether before or after
the date hereof), and (b) such information and data pertaining to the business,
operations, personnel, activities, financial affairs, and other information
relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and their respective
customers, suppliers, employees and other persons having business dealings with
the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates as may be reasonably required
for the Company to operate its business. It is understood that such information
is proprietary in nature and shall (as between the Company and Executive) be for
the exclusive use and benefit of the Company and shall be and remain the
property of the Company both during the Term and thereafter. If so requested by
the Company, the Executive shall execute and deliver to the Company any
instrument as the Company may reasonably request to effectuate the assignment of
any such proprietary information to the Company. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Executive hereby releases and waives and assigns to the
Company any and all claims and rights which he has against any of the Company or
any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof or any of the technology, "knowhow,"
licenses or other proprietary rights or processes of the Company or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof.
6.2 POST-EMPLOYMENT. In the event that the Executive leaves
the employ of the Company for any reason, including, without limitation, the
expiration of the Term, the Executive shall deliver to the Company (and shall
not keep in his possession, recreate or deliver to anyone other than the
Company) any and all devices, records, data, notes, reports, proposals, lists,
correspondence, specifications, drawings, blueprints, sketches, materials,
equipment, other documents or property, together with all copies thereof (in
whatever medium recorded) belonging to the Company or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate thereof or any of their respective successors or assigns.
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7. NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION.
7.1 NON-COMPETITION. During the Term and, except where the
Executive's employment is terminated under circumstances described in Section
5.2(b), for a period of 2 1/2 years thereafter, except as contemplated by this
Agreement or the Merger Agreement, the Executive agrees, and shall cause each of
his respective Affiliates to agree, that any such Person shall not, directly or
indirectly, through any Person Controlled by such Executive, in any form or
manner on a worldwide basis: (a) engage in any activities competitive in any
material respect with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and
Affiliates ("Business") for his or their own account or for the account of any
other Person, or (b) become interested in any Person engaged in activities
competitive in any material respect with the Business as a partner, shareholder,
member, principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant or in any other
relationship or capacity; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Executive may own, directly or
indirectly, solely as a passive investment, securities of any Person if the
Executive or any of his Affiliates, as the case may be (x) is not a Person in
Control of, or a member of a group that Controls, such Person and (y) does not,
directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any voting class of securities of such
Person.
7.2 NON-SOLICITATION. During the Term and for a period of 2
1/2 years thereafter, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, use
proprietary knowledge or information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries
or Affiliates obtained during the course of Executive's employment with the
Company with the intention to, or which a reasonable person would construe to
(a) interfere with or disrupt any present or prospective relationship,
contractual or otherwise, between the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates
and any customer, supplier, employee, consultant or other person having business
dealings with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or (b) employ or
solicit the employment or engagement by others of any employee or consultant of
the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates who was such an employee or
consultant at the time of termination of the Executive's employment hereunder or
within one year prior thereto.
7.3 SCOPE. The Executive agrees that the provisions of this
Section 7 are necessary to protect the interests of the Company or its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates and are reasonable and valid in geographical and
temporal scope and in all other respects. If any court determines that the
provisions of this Section 7 or any part thereof are unenforceable because of
the duration or geographical scope of such provision, such court will have the
power to reduce the duration or scope of such provision, as the case may be,
and, in its reduced form, such provision will be enforceable.
8. NONDISCLOSURE. Except with the prior written consent of the Company
in each instance or as may be reasonably necessary to perform the Executive's
services hereunder, the Executive shall not disclose, use, publish, or in any
other manner reveal, directly or indirectly, at any time during or after the
Term, any Confidential Information relating to the Company or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate thereof acquired by him prior to, during the course of, or incident
to, his employment hereunder. "Confidential Information" shall mean (a)
proprietary information, trade secrets and know-how of the Company and its
Affiliates in which one may obtain a legally protected interest, (b)
confidential information relating to the business, operations, systems,
networks, services,
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pricing policies, marketing plans, product development plans and inventions and
research of the Company or its Affiliates, and (c) confidential information
relating to the financial affairs and results of operations and forecasts or
projections of the Company and its Affiliates; provided that not information
shall constitute Confidential Information if it (1) is generally known by
persons other than the Company or its Affiliates, or (2) is known by persons
other than the Company or its Affiliates by reason of the action of persons
other than the Executive or any person acting at the Executive's direction or
with the Executive's consent, or (3) is compelled to be disclosed by law or
legal process. In the event Executive is required (by oral questions,
interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings,
subpoenas, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any such
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
written notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek a protective
order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of
this Section. If, in the absence of such a protective order or other remedy or
receipt of a waiver by the Company, the Executive is nonetheless advised by his
legal counsel that he is legally compelled to disclose such Confidential
Information, the Executive may, without liability hereunder, disclose only that
portion of such confidential information which such counsel advises is legally
required to be disclosed.
9. REMEDIES FOR CERTAIN BREACHES. If the Executive commits a breach, or
threatens to commit a breach, of any of the provisions of Sections 6, 7 and/or 8
hereof, the Company shall have the following rights and remedies, each of which
rights and remedies shall be independent of the others, and shall be severally
enforceable, and all of which rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and
not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available under law or in equity
to the Company, the right and remedy to have the provisions of Sections 6, 7
and/or 8 enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction by injunction,
restraining order, specific performance or other equitable relief in favor of
the Company, it being acknowledged and agreed that any breach or threatened
breach of Sections 6, 7 and/or 8 hereof by the Executive will cause irreparable
injury to the Company and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy
to the Company.
10. ARBITRATION. Any dispute, controversy or claim, at any time arising
out of this or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination or
invalidity thereof (other than any dispute, controversy or claim pursuant to
Sections 6, 7, 8 and/or 9 hereof, which may, at the option of the Company, be
submitted to any court having jurisdiction), shall be referred to final and
binding arbitration by a panel of three arbitrators selected according to the
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (but not
held under its auspices). In the event the arbitrator selected by the Executive
and the arbitrator selected by the Company cannot, within 30 days after the
appointment of both, agree on a third arbitrator, he or she shall be selected by
the Chief Judge of the Federal District Court of the Southern District of New
York. The place of arbitration shall be New York, NY. Any arbitral award may be
entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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11. MISCELLANEOUS.
11.1 NOTICES. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be
deemed to have been duly received if so given) by hand delivery, telegram, telex
or telecopy, or by mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested) or by any courier service, providing proof of delivery. All
communications hereunder shall be delivered to the respective parties at the
following addresses:
If to the Executive: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
copy to: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Company: International Exchange Networks, Ltd.
c/o IPC Information Systems, Inc.
Wall Street Plaza
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx - 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: General Counsel
copy to: Xxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
or to such other address as the party to whom notice is given may have
previously furnished to the other parties hereto in writing in the manner set
forth above.
11.2 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. Upon the Closings, this Agreement shall
constitute the entire agreement between the Executive and the Company with
respect to the Company' employment of the Executive and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect thereto, including,
without limitation, the Existing Agreement.
11.3 AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. Any term of this Agreement may be
amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either
generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), only by (a) an instrument in writing and signed
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by the party against whom such amendment or waiver is sought to be enforced, and
(b) in the case of the Company, such amendment or waiver also must be duly
authorized by an appropriate resolution of the Board.
11.4 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The Company shall have the right
to assign this Agreement. The personal services of the Executive are the subject
of this Agreement and no part of his rights or obligations hereunder may be
assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered by the Executive. This Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon (a) the parties hereto, (b)
the heirs, administrators, executors and personal representatives of the
Executive and (c) the successors and assigns of the Company as provided herein.
11.5 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement, including the validity
hereof and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder, and all
amendments and supplements hereof and all waivers and consents hereunder, shall
be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New
York without giving effect to any conflicts of law provisions or rule, that
would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
11.6 SEVERABILITY. If any provisions of this Agreement as
applied to any part or to any circumstance shall be adjudged by a court to be
invalid or unenforceable, the same shall in no way affect any other provision of
this Agreement, the application of such provision in any other circumstances or
the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
11.7 SURVIVAL. The rights and obligations of the Company and
Executive pursuant to Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and this Section 11 shall survive
the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company and the
expiration of the Term.
11.9 CAPTIONS. The headings and captions used in this
Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in
construing or interpreting this Agreement.
11.10 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
EXECUTIVE:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE NETWORKS, LTD.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: General Counsel/Secretary
Solely as to Section 4.3(a) hereof, agreed to and accepted by:
IPC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ S.T. Xxxxxx
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Name: S.T. Xxxxxx
Title: President & CEO
EXHIBIT A
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IPC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
GRANT CERTIFICATE
This Grant Certificate evidences the grant of an option pursuant to the
provisions of the Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") of IPC Information Systems,
Inc. (the "Company") to the individual whose name appears below (the "Grantee"),
covering the specific number of shares of Common Stock of the Company ("Stock")
set forth below, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and on the following
express terms and conditions:
1. Name of Grantee:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
2. Number of shares of Stock of the Company which are subject to this option:
[6,495] shares [representing .1407% of outstanding stock on a fully
diluted basis]
3. Exercise price of shares subject to this option:
$21 per share
4. Date of grant of this option:
[Closing Date]
5. Vesting:
See Section 5(b) of the Plan.
6. Termination date of this option:
See Section 5(c) of the Plan.
7. Restrictions on Shares:
See Section 5(d) of the Plan.
The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan as presently in
effect. The text and all of the terms and provisions of the Plan are
incorporated herein by reference, and this option is subject to these terms and
provisions in all respects. At any time when the Grantee wishes to exercise this
option, in whole or in part, the Grantee shall submit to the Company a written
notice of exercise, specifying the exercise date and the number of shares to be
exercised. Upon exercise, the Grantee shall remit to the Company the exercise
price, plus an amount sufficient to satisfy any withholding tax obligation of
the Company that arises in connection with such exercise.
IPC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:
By:_____________________________ __________________________________
Grantee
