EXHIBIT 10.2
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2003, is by and between
SeaBright Insurance Company f/k/a Xxxxxx Employers Insurance Company, an
Illinois domiciled insurance company ("Employer"), and Xxxxxxx X. Gergasko
("Executive"). On the date of this Agreement, all of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of Employer are being sold to SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation ("Holdings").
1. PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT. Employer shall employ Executive to render services to
Employer in the position and with the duties and responsibilities described in
Section 2 for the period (the "Period of Employment") commencing on the date of
this Agreement and ending on the date upon which the Period of Employment is
terminated in accordance with Section 4.
2. POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) Position. Executive accepts employment with Employer as Executive Vice
President and shall perform all services appropriate to that position, as well
as such other services as may be assigned by Employer. Executive shall devote
his best efforts and full-time attention to the performance of his duties.
Executive shall be subject to the direction of Employer, which shall retain full
control of the means and methods by which he performs the above services and of
the place(s) at which all services are rendered. Executive shall be expected to
travel if necessary or advisable in order to meet the obligations of his
position.
(b) Other Activity. Except upon the prior written consent of Employer,
Executive (during the Period of Employment) shall not (i) accept any other
employment; or (ii) engage, directly or indirectly, in any other business,
commercial, or professional activity (whether or not pursued for pecuniary
advantage) that is competitive with Employer, creates a conflict of interest
with Employer, or otherwise interferes with the business of Employer or any
Affiliate (and shall immediately cease any such ongoing activity that becomes so
competitive, begins to create such a conflict or begins to interfere with the
business of Employer or any Affiliate). An "Affiliate" shall mean any person or
entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with Employer (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the term
"Affiliate" as used herein shall specifically exclude any so-called "portfolio
companies" of Summit Partners, L.P. other than Holdings and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries (including, without limitation, Employer)).
3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.
(a) Salary. In consideration of the services to be rendered under this
Agreement, Employer shall pay Executive $258,832 per year ("Base Salary"),
payable in regular installments in accordance with Employer's general payroll
policies for salaried employees, in effect from time to time. All compensation
and comparable payments to be paid to Executive under this Agreement shall be
less all applicable withholdings required by law. Executive's Base Salary will
be reviewed for market and performance adjustments within thirty (30) days of
the beginning of each calendar year during the Period of Employment by
Employer's Board of Directors (the "Board") and may be adjusted after such
review in the Board's sole discretion.
(b) Bonus. Executive will be eligible to receive an annual bonus in a
target amount equal to 50% of his Base Salary for each calendar year during the
Period of Employment based upon achievement by Executive and achievement by
Employer of performance criteria and other goals established by the Board (after
consultation with Employee) on an annual basis prior to the commencement of each
calendar year or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, except that the
performance criteria and other goals for the calendar year ending December 2003
shall be established within 45 days following the date hereof and the bonus
payable in respect of calendar year 2003 shall be prorated based on the number
of days between the Effective Date and December 31, 2003. The bonus payable in
respect of any given year during the Period of Employment shall be paid within
30 days following the delivery of Employer's annual audited statutory financial
statements for such year. Executive must be employed by Employer on the last day
of the calendar year for which any bonus relates in order to receive any such
bonus hereunder. The target amount of Executive's bonus as set forth above will
be reviewed for market and performance adjustments within thirty (30) days of
the beginning of each calendar year during the Period of Employment by the Board
and may be adjusted after such review in the Board's sole discretion.
(c) Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to vacation leave in accordance
with Employer's standard policies for salaried employees, in effect from time to
time. As Executive becomes eligible, he shall have the right to participate in
and to receive benefits from all present and future benefit plans specified in
Employer's policies and generally made available to salaried employees of
Employer from time to time. The amount and extent of benefits to which Executive
is entitled shall be governed by the specific benefit plan, as amended.
Executive also shall be entitled to any benefits or compensation tied to
termination as described in Section 4. Employer reserves the ability, in its
sole discretion, to adjust benefits provided to Executive in connection with the
adjustment of benefits to salaried employees. No statement concerning benefits
or compensation to which Executive is entitled shall alter in any way the term
of this Agreement, any renewal thereof, or its termination.
(d) Expenses. Employer shall reimburse Executive for reasonable travel and
other business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of his duties,
subject to reasonable documentation thereof and in accordance with Employer's
policies in effect from time to time.
(e) Stock Options. On the Effective Date, Employer will arrange for the
grant to Executive of granted incentive stock options to acquire 5,075 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Holdings, at an
exercise price equal to $100.00 per share, on the terms and conditions set forth
in a Stock Option Grant Agreement, in form and substance as set forth in Exhibit
C attached hereto, and the 2003 SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc. Stock Option
Plan.
(f) Withholding. Any and all payments made pursuant to this Agreement
shall be subject to all withholding required in accordance with applicable
federal, state or local law.
4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
(a) By Employer Without Cause. At any time, Employer may terminate
Executive without Cause (as defined below), effective as of the date specified
in a written notice from
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Employer to Executive. Employer may discipline or demote Executive with or
without Cause and with or without prior notice. Employer may discipline, demote,
or dismiss Executive as provided in this Section 4 notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in or arising from any statements, policies, or practices
of Employer relating to the employment, discipline, or termination of its
employees. If Executive's employment with Employer is terminated by Employer
without Cause, Executive shall be entitled to continue to receive his Base
Salary payable in regular installments as special severance payments from the
date of termination for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, or until
Executive obtains other employment (but with it being understood that Executive
shall be under no duty to seek alternative employment during the Severance
Period), whichever first occurs (the "Severance Period"), if and only if
Executive has executed and delivered to Employer the General Release
substantially in form and substance as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto
and only so long as Executive has not revoked or breached the provisions of the
General Release or breached the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement (as defined below) and does not apply for unemployment compensation
chargeable to Employer during the Severance Period, and Executive shall not be
entitled to any other salary, compensation or benefits after termination of the
Period of Employment, except as specifically provided for in Employer's employee
benefit plans or as otherwise expressly required by applicable law (such as
COBRA). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4(a),
in the event Executive breaches the provisions of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement, the severance amounts payable by Employer under this
Section 4(a) shall not terminate unless and until more than ten (10) days have
elapsed from and after the date written notice of such breach has been delivered
to Executive without such breach having been cured during such 10-day period.
(b) By Employer For Cause. At any time, and without prior notice (except
as otherwise provided in the definition of Cause set forth below), Employer may
terminate Executive for Cause. Employer shall pay Executive all compensation
then due and owing; thereafter, all of Employer's obligations under this
Agreement shall cease. Termination shall be for "Cause" if Executive: (i) is
continuously inattentive to his lawful duties after at least one written notice
has been provided to Executive and Executive has failed to cure the same within
a 30-day period thereafter; (ii) reports to work under the influence of alcohol
or illegal drugs, or uses illegal drugs (whether or not at the workplace) or
engages in other conduct causing the Employer substantial public disgrace or
disrepute or economic harm; (iii) breaches his duty of loyalty to Employer or
engages in any acts of dishonesty or fraud with respect to Employer or any of
its business relations; (iv) is convicted of a felony or any crime involving
dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to any person (or
enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere with respect thereto); (v) breaches
any material term of this Agreement or any other agreement between Executive and
Employer or any of its Affiliates and such breach (if capable of cure) is not
cured within thirty (30) days following written notice thereof from Employer or
(vi) is terminated for substandard performance. For purposes of this Agreement,
"substandard performance" shall be determined by a majority of the Board as
provided herein. The Board shall give Executive written notice of the Board's
concern over Executive's performance, and Executive shall have thirty (30) days
to prepare for a meeting with the Board, at which time Executive may present any
information on market competitive conditions and any other factors bearing on
his and Employer's performance. After consideration of these and such other
factors as the Board may deem relevant, if a majority of the Board determines in
good faith that Employer's future performance would be best served by a change
in management, the Board may
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terminate Executive's employment for "substandard performance" following the
expiration of such 30-day period.
(c) Voluntary Termination By Executive. At any time, Executive may
terminate his employment for any reason, with or without cause, by providing
Employer at least thirty (30) days' advance written notice. Employer shall have
the option, in its complete discretion, to make Executive's termination
effective at any time prior to the end of such notice period. On the date of
such termination, Employer shall pay Executive all compensation then due and
owing through such date; and, thereafter, all of Employer's obligations under
this Agreement shall cease.
(d) Termination Upon Death or Permanent Disability. Executive's employment
with Employer shall also terminate upon Executive's death or permanent mental or
physical disability or other incapacity (as determined by the Board in its good
faith judgment). Upon any such termination, Employer shall pay Executive (or
Executive's estate or legal representative or guardian) all compensation then
due and owing; thereafter, all of Employer's obligations under this Agreement
shall cease.
(e) Termination of Compensation. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, all of Executive's rights to salary, bonuses, employee benefits and
other compensation hereunder which would have accrued or become payable after
the termination or expiration of the Period of Employment shall cease upon such
termination or expiration, other than those expressly required under applicable
law (such as COBRA).
(f) Termination Obligations.
(i) Executive agrees that all property, including, without
limitation, all equipment, tangible Proprietary Information (as defined
below), documents, books, records, reports, notes, contracts, lists,
computer disks (and other computer-generated files and data), and copies
thereof, created on any medium and furnished to, obtained by, or prepared
by Executive in the course of or incident to his employment, belongs to
Employer and shall be returned promptly to Employer upon termination of
the Period of Employment.
(ii) All employee and other benefits to which Executive is otherwise
entitled shall cease upon Executive's termination, unless explicitly
continued either under this Agreement or under any specific written policy
or benefit plan of Employer.
(iii) Upon termination of the Period of Employment, Executive shall
be deemed to have resigned from all offices and directorships then held
with Employer or any Affiliate.
(iv) The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement
and Executive's obligations under this Section 4(g) shall survive the
termination of the Period of Employment and the expiration of this
Agreement.
(g) For sixty (60) days following any termination of the Period of
Employment, Executive shall cooperate in a reasonable manner with Employer in
all matters relating to the winding up of pending work on behalf of Employer and
the orderly transfer of work to other
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employees of Employer. At all times following any termination of the Period of
Employment, Executive shall also cooperate in the defense of any action brought
by any third party against Employer that relates in any way to Executive's acts
or omissions while employed by Employer; provided that Employer shall reimburse
Executive for his reasonable out-of-pocket expenses after being provided with
reasonable documentation of such expenses.
5. NONCOMPETITION. Executive acknowledges and agrees with Employer that
Executive's services to Employer are unique in nature and that Employer would be
irreparably damaged if Executive were to provide similar services to any person
or entity competing with Employer or engaged in a similar business. Executive
accordingly covenants and agrees with Employer that during the period commencing
with the Effective Date and ending on the twelfth (12) month following the date
of the termination of Executive's employment with Employer (the "Noncompetition
Period"), Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, either for himself or for
any other individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity,
participate in any business (including, without limitation, any division, group
or franchise of a larger organization) anywhere in the world which engages or
which proposes to engage in the promotion, service, underwriting, issuance or
sale of insurance policies providing United States Longshoremen and Harbor
Workers coverage or other coverage under the Xxxxx Act or related workers
compensation or similar insurance or reinsurance or any alternative dispute
resolution insurance or of any other business hereafter conducted by Employer or
its Affiliates prior to Executive's termination (collectively, the "USL&H
Business"). For purposes of this Agreement, the term "participate in" shall
include, without limitation, having any direct or indirect interest in any
corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity, whether as a sole
proprietor, owner, stockholder, partner, joint venturer, creditor or otherwise,
or rendering any direct or indirect service or assistance to any individual,
corporation, partnership, joint venture and other business entity (whether as a
director, officer, manager, supervisor, employee, agent, consultant or
otherwise). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Executive agrees
that during the Noncompetition Period he will not, directly or indirectly,
either for himself or for any other individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture or other entity, form or acquire any insurance company licensed to write
or service USL&H Business. If, at the time of enforcement of this Section 5, a
court shall hold that the duration, scope or area restrictions stated herein are
unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that
the maximum period, scope or geographic area reasonable under such circumstances
shall be substituted for the stated period, scope or area and that the court
shall be allowed and directed to revise the restrictions contained herein to
cover the maximum period, scope and area permitted by law. In the event of an
alleged breach or violation by Executive of this Section 5, the Non-Competition
Period shall be tolled until such breach or violation has been duly cured.
Executive agrees that the restrictions contained in this Section 5 are
reasonable and that Executive has received adequate and valuable consideration
in exchange therefor.
6. NONSOLICITATION. Executive acknowledges that he is familiar with the trade
secrets of Employer and its Affiliates and with other proprietary information
concerning Employer and its Affiliates, including, without limitation, all (a)
inventions, technology and research and development of Employer and its
Affiliates, (b) customers and suppliers and customer and supplier lists of
Employer and its Affiliates, (c) products and services of Employer and its
Affiliates (including, without limitation, those under development) and related
costs and pricing structures, (d) accounting and business methods and practices
of Employer and its Affiliates and
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(e) similar and related proprietary information of Employer and its Affiliates.
Executive further acknowledges that his services have been and shall be of
special, unique and extraordinary value to Employer, that Executive has been
substantially responsible for the growth and development of Employer and the
creation and preservation of Employer's goodwill. During the period commencing
with the Effective Date and ending twelve (12) months after the date of
termination of Executive's employment with Employer (the "Restriction Period"),
Executive shall not (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of Employer or
any of its Affiliates to leave the employ of Employer or such Affiliate, or in
any way interfere with the relationship between Employer or any of its
Affiliates and any employee thereof, (ii) hire directly or through another
entity any person who was an employee of Employer or any of its Affiliates at
any time during the Restriction Period, or (iii) call on, solicit or service any
customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of Employer or
any of its Affiliates in order to induce or attempt to induce such person or
entity to cease doing business with Employer or any such Affiliate or in any way
materially interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier,
licensee, licensor or business relation and Employer or any of its Affiliates
(including, without limitation, making any negative statements or communications
concerning Employer or any of its Affiliates), or enter into any transaction,
contract or arrangement with any such customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or
business relation relating, directly or indirectly, to the USL&H Business.
7. NONDISCLOSURE AND NONUSE OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.
(a) Executive shall not disclose or use at any time, either during his
employment with Employer or thereafter, any Proprietary Information (as defined
below) of which Executive is or becomes aware, whether or not such information
is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is
directly related to and required by Executive's performance of duties assigned
to Executive by Employer. Executive shall take all appropriate steps to
safeguard Proprietary Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse,
espionage, loss and theft. The foregoing shall not, however, prohibit disclosure
by Executive of Proprietary Information that has been published in a form
generally available to the public prior to the date Executive proposes to
disclose such information. Information shall not be deemed to have been
published merely because individual portions of the information have been
separately published, but only if all material features comprising such
information have been published in combination.
(b) As used in this Agreement, the term "Proprietary Information" means
all information of a confidential or proprietary nature (whether or not
specifically labeled or identified as "confidential"), in any form or medium,
that relates to or results from the business, historical or projected financial
results, products, services or research or development of Employer or its
Affiliates or their respective suppliers, distributors, customers, independent
contractors or other business relations. Proprietary Information includes, but
is not limited to, the following: (i) internal business information (including,
without limitation, historical and projected financial information and budgets
and information relating to strategic and staffing plans and practices,
business, training, marketing, promotional and sales plans and practices, cost,
rate and pricing structures and accounting and business methods); (ii)
identities of, individual requirements of, specific contractual arrangements
with, and information about, Employer's and its Affiliates' suppliers,
distributors, customers, independent contractors or other business relations and
their confidential information; (iii) trade secrets, technology, know-how,
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compilations of data and analyses, techniques, systems, formulae, research,
records, reports, manuals, flow charts, documentation, models, data and data
bases relating thereto; (iv) computer software, including, without limitation,
operating systems, applications and program listings; (v) inventions,
innovations, ideas, devices, improvements, developments, methods, processes,
designs, analyses, drawings, photographs, reports and all similar or related
information (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice);
(vi) copyrightable works; (vii) intellectual property of every kind and
description; and (viii) all similar and related information in whatever form.
8. EMPLOYER'S OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
(a) In the event that Executive during the term of his employment by
Employer generates, authors, conceives, develops, acquires, makes, reduces to
practice or contributes to any idea, discovery, trade secret, invention,
innovation, improvement, development, method of doing business, process,
program, design, analysis, drawing, report, data, software, firmware, logo,
device, method, product or any similar or related information (whether or not
patentable or reduced to practice or comprising Proprietary Information), any
copyrightable work (whether or not comprising Proprietary Information) or any
other form of Proprietary Information (collectively, "Intellectual Property"),
Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is and shall be the
exclusive property of Employer. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in
part by Executive shall to be deemed "a work made for hire" to the maximum
extent permitted under Section 201(b) of the 1976 Copyright Act as amended, and
Employer shall own all of the rights comprised in the copyright therein. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Executive hereby assigns his entire
right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property to Employer.
Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to
Employer and shall cooperate with Employer to protect Employer's interests in
and rights to such Intellectual Property (including, without limitation,
providing reasonable assistance in securing patent protection and copyright
registrations and executing all documents as reasonably requested by Employer,
whether such requests occur prior to or after termination of Executive's
employment with Employer).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Employer shall not own and
Executive shall have no obligation to assign to Employer any invention otherwise
falling within the definition of Intellectual Property for which no equipment,
supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Employer was used and that
was developed entirely on Executive's own time, unless: (i) such Intellectual
Property relates (A) to Employer's business or (B) to their actual or
demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) the Intellectual
Property results from any work performed by him for them under this Agreement.
Executive has identified and described in detail on an attachment hereto
initialed by each of the undersigned party's or their authorized
representatives, all Intellectual Property that is or was owned by him or was
written, discovered, made, conceived or first reduced to practice by him alone
or jointly with another person prior to his employment under this Agreement. If
no such Intellectual Property is listed, Executive represents to Employer that
he does not now nor has he ever owned, nor has he made, any such Intellectual
Property.
9. ARBITRATION.
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(a) Arbitrable Claims. To the fullest extent permitted by law, all
disputes between Executive (and his attorneys, successors, and assigns) and
Employer (and its Affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees,
agents, successors, attorneys, and assigns) of any kind whatsoever, including,
without limitation, all disputes relating in any manner to the employment or
termination of Executive, and all disputes arising under this Agreement
("Arbitrable Claims") shall be resolved by arbitration. All persons and entities
specified in the preceding sentence (other than Employer and Executive) shall be
considered third-party beneficiaries of the rights and obligations created by
this Section on Arbitration. Arbitrable Claims shall include, but are not
limited to, contract (express or implied) and tort claims of all kinds, as well
as all claims based on any federal, state, or local law, statute, or regulation,
excepting only claims under applicable workers' compensation law and
unemployment insurance claims. By way of example and not in limitation of the
foregoing, Arbitrable Claims shall include (to the fullest extent permitted by
law) any claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the
Rev. Code of Washington Sections 49.45.010 et. seq. and 49.60.010 et.seq., as
well as any claims asserting wrongful termination, harassment, breach of
contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, negligent or
intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent or intentional
misrepresentation, negligent or intentional interference with contract or
prospective economic advantage, defamation, invasion of privacy, and claims
related to disability.
(b) Procedure. Arbitration of Arbitrable Claims shall be in accordance
with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the
American Arbitration Association, as amended ("AAA Employment Rules"), as
augmented in this Agreement. Arbitration shall be initiated as provided by the
AAA Employment Rules, although the written notice to the other party initiating
arbitration shall also include a statement of the claim(s) asserted and the
facts upon which the claim(s) are based. Arbitration shall be final and binding
upon the parties and shall be the exclusive remedy for all Arbitrable Claims.
Either party may bring an action in court to compel arbitration under this
Agreement and to enforce an arbitration award. Otherwise, neither party shall
initiate or prosecute any lawsuit or administrative action in any way related to
any Arbitrable Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may, at its
option, seek injunctive relief pursuant to chapter 7.40 of the Revised Code of
Washington . All arbitration hearings under this Agreement shall be conducted in
Los Angeles County. The decision of the arbitrator shall be in writing and shall
include a statement of the essential conclusions and findings upon which the
decision is based. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY
JURY IN REGARD TO ARBITRABLE CLAIMS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY AS TO THE MAKING, EXISTENCE, VALIDITY, OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE
AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
(c) Arbitrator Selection and Authority. All disputes involving Arbitrable
Claims shall be decided by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be selected
by mutual agreement of the parties within thirty (30) days of the effective date
of the notice initiating the arbitration. If the parties cannot agree on an
arbitrator, then the complaining party shall notify the AAA and request
selection of an arbitrator in accordance with the AAA Employment Rules. The
arbitrator shall have only such authority to award equitable relief, damages,
costs, and fees as a court would have for the particular claim(s) asserted. The
fees of the arbitrator shall be paid by the
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non-prevailing party. If the allocation of responsibility for payment of the
arbitrator's fees would render the obligation to arbitrate unenforceable, the
parties authorize the arbitrator to modify the allocation as necessary to
preserve enforceability. The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to
resolve all Arbitrable Claims, including, but not limited to, whether any
particular claim is arbitrable and whether all or any part of this Agreement is
void or unenforceable.
(d) Confidentiality. All proceedings and all documents prepared in
connection with any Arbitrable Claim shall be confidential and, unless otherwise
required by law, the subject matter thereof shall not be disclosed to any person
other than the parties to the proceedings, their counsel, witnesses and experts,
the arbitrator, and, if involved, the court and court staff. All documents filed
with the arbitrator or with a court shall be filed under seal. The parties shall
stipulate to all arbitration and court orders necessary to effectuate fully the
provisions of this subsection concerning confidentiality.
(e) Continuing Obligations. The rights and obligations of Executive and
Employer set forth in this Section 9 shall survive the termination of
Executive's employment and the expiration of this Agreement.
10. EXECUTIVE'S REPRESENTATIONS. Executive hereby represents and warrants to
Employer that (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Executive does not and shall not conflict with, breach, violate or cause a
default under any contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to
which Executive is a party or by which he is bound, (ii) Executive is not a
party to or bound by any employment agreement, noncompete agreement or
confidentiality agreement with any other person or entity and (iii) upon the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Employer, this Agreement shall be
the valid and binding obligation of Executive, enforceable in accordance with
its terms.
11. WAIVER AND RELEASE; OTHER AGREEMENTS. On the date of this Agreement,
Executive shall, in further consideration of the covenants and agreements of
Employer hereunder, execute and deliver to Employer (i) a Waiver and Release in
form and substance substantially the same as the waiver and release contemplated
by Section 8.8 of the Purchase Agreement, (ii) a counterpart to the Stockholders
Agreement, in form and substance as set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto, to
be entered into by and among Holdings and all of its stockholders, (iii) a
counterpart to the Stock Option Grant Agreement, in form and substance as set
forth in Exhibit C attached hereto, to be entered into by and among Holdings and
all of its stockholders, and (iv) an Executive Stock Agreement, in form and
substance as set forth in Exhibit D attached hereto. The Waiver and Release, the
Stockholders Agreement, the Stock Option Grant Agreement and the Executive Stock
Agreement referred to in the foregoing sentence shall be referred to herein
collectively as the "Ancillary Agreements" and individually as an "Ancillary
Agreement".
12. NOTICES. Any notice or other communication under this Agreement must be in
writing and shall be effective upon delivery by hand, or three (3) business days
after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified or
registered, and addressed to Employer or to Executive at the corresponding
address below. Executive shall be obligated to notify Employer in writing of any
change in his address. Notice of change of address shall be effective only when
done in accordance with this Section.
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Employer's Notice Address:
SeaBright Insurance Company f/k/a
Xxxxxx Employers Insurance Company
0000 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: President
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Summit Partners, L.P.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
J. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxx X. Xxxx, P.C.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Executive's Notice Address:
Xx. Xxxxxxx X. Gergasko
00000 XX 000xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
13. ACTION BY EMPLOYER. All actions required or permitted to be taken under this
Agreement by Employer, including, without limitation, exercise of discretion,
consents, waivers, and amendments to this Agreement, shall be made and
authorized only by a designee of Summit Partners, L.P. or by its representative
specifically authorized in writing to fulfill these obligations under this
Agreement.
14. INTEGRATION. This Agreement is intended to be the final, complete, and
exclusive statement of the terms of Executive's employment by Employer. This
Agreement supersedes all other prior and contemporaneous agreements and
statements, whether written or oral, express or implied, pertaining in any
manner to the employment of Executive, and it may not be contradicted by
evidence of any prior or contemporaneous statements or agreements. To the extent
that the practices, policies, or procedures of Employer, now or in the future,
apply to Executive and are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the
provisions of this Agreement shall control.
15. AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. This Agreement may not be amended except by an
instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties. No failure to exercise and
no delay in
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exercising any right, remedy, or power under this Agreement shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy,
or power under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or
the exercise of any other right, remedy, or power provided herein or by law or
in equity.
16. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Executive agrees that he will not
assign, sell, transfer, delegate, or otherwise dispose of, whether voluntarily
or involuntarily, or by operation of law, any rights or obligations under this
Agreement. Any such purported assignment, transfer, or delegation shall be null
and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the consolidation of Employer
with, or its merger into, any other entity, or the sale by Employer of all or
substantially all of its assets, or the assignment by Employer of any rights or
obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall
be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns, and
shall not benefit any person or entity other than those specifically enumerated
in this Agreement
17. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement, or its application to any
person, place, or circumstance, is held by an arbitrator or a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, such provision shall be
enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law, and the remainder of this
Agreement and such provision as applied to other persons, places, and
circumstances shall remain in full force and effect.
18. ATTORNEYS' FEES. In any legal action, arbitration, or other proceeding
brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
19. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law of the State of Washington.
20. INTERPRETATION. This Agreement shall be construed as a whole, according to
its fair meaning, and not in favor of or against any party. By way of example
and not in limitation, this Agreement shall not be construed in favor of the
party receiving a benefit nor against the party responsible for any particular
language in this Agreement. Captions are used for reference purposes only and
should be ignored in the interpretation of the Agreement.
21. EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Executive acknowledges that he has had the
opportunity to consult legal counsel in regard to this Agreement, that he has
read and understands this Agreement, that he is fully aware of its legal effect,
and that he has entered into it freely and voluntarily and based on his own
judgment and not on any representations or promises other than those contained
in this Agreement.
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The parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Gergasko
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XXXXXXX X. GERGASKO
SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY f/k/a
XXXXXX EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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By: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Its: President
