AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Restated Agreement”) entered into as of
December 31, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx (the “Executive”) and
PharmaNet Development Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, in its business, the Company has acquired and developed certain trade secrets,
including, but not limited to, proprietary processes, sales methods and techniques, and other like
confidential business and technical information, including, but not limited to, technical
information, design systems, proprietary assays, pricing methods, pricing rates or discounts,
process, procedure, formula, design of computer software or improvement of any portion or phase
thereof, whether patented or not, that is of any value whatsoever to the Company, as well as
certain unpatented information relating to the Services, information concerning proposed new
services, market feasibility studies, proposed or existing marketing techniques or plans (whether
developed or produced by the Company or by any other entity for the Company), other Confidential
Information (as defined below) and information about the Company’s employees, officers and
directors, which necessarily will be communicated to the Executive by reason of his or her
employment with the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company has strong and legitimate business interests in preserving and protecting
its investment in the Executive, its trade secrets and Confidential Information, and its
substantial relationships with suppliers and Clients (as defined below), actual and prospective;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to preserve and protect its legitimate business interests further
by restricting competitive activities of the Executive during the term of his or her employment
with the Company and for a reasonable period of time following such termination of employment;
WHEREAS, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) considers it essential to and in the
best interests of the Company’s direct and indirect holders of ownership interests (collectively,
the “Stockholders”) to xxxxxx the continued employment of the Executive and has approved the terms
of employment and severance arrangement set forth in this Restated Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue the Executive in its employ and to ensure the
continued availability to the Company of the Executive’s services, and the Executive is willing to
continue such employment and render such services, all upon and subject to the terms and
conditions contained in this Restated Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company are currently parties to that certain Employment
Agreement dated January 10, 2007 (the “Previous Employment Agreement”) and desire to amend and
restate the terms and conditions of the Previous Employment Agreement so as to bring those terms
and conditions into documentary compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Code”), and the final Treasury Regulations thereunder and to continue Executive’s
employment with the Company upon those amended and restated terms and conditions; and
WHEREAS by executing this Restated Agreement, the Executive and the Company hereby agree that
this Restated Agreement shall supersede any prior employment arrangement or severance benefits set
forth in the Previous Employment Agreement or in any other earlier agreements referred to therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants set forth in this
Restated Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the Company and the Executive hereby agree
as follows:
1. Representations and Warranties. The Executive hereby represents and warrants to
the Company that he or she is not subject to any written nonsolicitation or noncompetition
agreement affecting his or her employment with the Company (other than the Previous Employment
Agreement or any other prior agreement with the Company or its Affiliates), (b) is not subject to
any written confidentiality or nonuse/nondisclosure agreement affecting his or her employment with
the Company (other than the Previous Employment Agreement or any other prior agreement with the
Company or its Affiliates), and (c) has not brought to the Company any trade secrets, confidential
business information, documents or other personal property of a prior employer.
2. Term of Employment.
(a) Term. Subject to Section 6 hereof, the Company hereby employs the Executive, and
the Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, for a period commencing on the Effective
Date and ending on January 9, 2010 (the “Employment Term”).
(b) Continuing Effect. Notwithstanding any termination of the Executive’s employment,
at the end of the Employment Term or otherwise, the provisions of Sections 7 and 8 of this Restated
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the provisions of Section 8 shall be binding
upon the legal representatives, successors and assigns of the Executive.
3. Duties.
(a) General Duties. The Executive shall continue to serve as the Senior Vice
President, Human Resources, with the duties and responsibilities that are customary for such
position. The Executive shall use his or her best efforts to perform his or her duties and
discharge his or her responsibilities pursuant to this Restated Agreement competently, carefully
and faithfully. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be deemed an executive officer and
a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. In addition, Executive may be required to
execute and deliver to the Company, on a timely basis, quarterly certifications or
sub-certifications in order to permit the Company to comply with its reporting obligations,
including those under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
(b) Devotion of Time. The Executive shall devote the amount of time and attention to
the business and affairs of the Company that are reasonably necessary to competently perform his or
her duties. The Executive shall not enter the employ of or serve as a consultant to, or in any way
perform any services (with or without compensation) for, any other persons, business or
organization without the prior written consent of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Executive shall be permitted, subject to the first sentence of this Section 3(b) and
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Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof, to (i) serve on corporate, advisory, civic or charitable
boards or committees, (ii) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or teach at educational
institutions and (iii) manage personal investments.
(c) Location of Office. The Executive’s principal business office shall be at the
Company’s office location in Princeton, New Jersey, as that location may be changed from time to
time by the senior management of the Company; provided, however, that the
Executive’s job responsibilities shall include all business travel reasonably necessary to perform
such responsibilities.
(d) Adherence to Inside Information Policies. The Executive acknowledges that the
Company is publicly-held and, as a result, has implemented insider information policies designed to
preclude its employees and those of its subsidiaries from violating the federal securities laws by
trading on material, non-public information or passing such information on to others in breach of
any duty owed to the Company or any third party. The Executive shall promptly execute any
agreements generally distributed by the Company to its employees requiring such employees to abide
by its insider information policies and shall continue to be bound by any such agreements to which
the Executive is currently a party.
4. Compensation and Expenses.
(a) Annual Base Salary. For the services of the Executive to be rendered under this
Restated Agreement during the remainder of the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Executive
an annual base salary of $279,807 (the “Annual Base Salary”), effective as of January 1, 2008.
However, such Annual Base Salary shall continue to be adjusted annually as of the last day of each
calendar year during the remainder of the Employment Term, with the first such increase to be
effected as of December 31, 2008, by the greatest of (i) four (4%) of the rate of Annual Base
Salary in effect for the Executive at that time, (ii) the salary increase approved by the
Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) or (iii) the increase in the
Consumer Price Index determined in accordance with the formula attached hereto as Exhibit
A. The Annual Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll
practices for salaried employees, subject to the Company’s collection of all applicable federal,
state and local income and employment withholding taxes.
(b) Annual (Cash) Incentive. In addition to any other compensation received pursuant
to this Restated Agreement, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in the same Company cash
incentive plan or plans in which the members of the Company’s Executive Committee are eligible to
participate and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of each such plan in which he or she
participates.
(c) Long-Term Incentive. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in all
long-term incentive plan or plans in which the members of the Company’s Executive Committee are
eligible to participate and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of each such plan in which
he or she participates.
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(d) Expenses. In addition to any compensation paid to the Executive pursuant to this
Section 4, the Company shall reimburse or advance funds to the Executive for reasonable travel,
entertainment, professional dues and miscellaneous expenses incurred in connection with the
performance of his or her duties under this Restated Agreement and in accordance with the Company’s
policies relating to travel and expenses. The Executive must submit appropriate receipts and
documentation for each such reimbursable expense within sixty (60) days after the later or (i) the
incurrence of that expense or (ii) the receipt of the invoice or billing statement for such
expense, and the Company shall provide the Executive with the requisite reimbursement within thirty
(30) business days thereafter.
5. Benefits.
(a) Vacation. During each complete calendar year within the Employment Term, the
Executive shall be entitled to twenty (20) business days of vacation (or such longer period as may
be provided for under the Company’s written policies) without loss of compensation or other
benefits to which he or she is entitled under this Restated Agreement, with such vacation to be
taken at such times as the Executive may select and the affairs of the Company may permit. Such
vacation accrual shall be pro-rated for any partial calendar year within the Employment Term.
(b) Employee Benefit Programs. The Executive is entitled to participate in any
pension, 401(k), medical insurance, disability insurance, life insurance or other employee benefit
plan that is maintained by the Company, including reimbursement of membership fees in professional
organizations, subject to the eligibility requirements of those specific plans.
(c) Insurance Premiums and Other Coverage Costs. The Company shall pay all insurance
premiums and other costs in connection with the insurance or benefit programs referred to in
Section 5(b) in which the Executive participates, except to the extent any benefit program is
funded by deferrals from the Executive’s compensation. All insurance premiums or other coverage
costs payable by the Company shall be paid by the Company within thirty (30) business days after
the due date, and the amount of premiums or coverage costs paid by the Company in any one calendar
year during the Employment Term shall not affect the amount of premiums or coverage costs payable
by the Company in any other calendar year. In addition, the Company shall include the Executive in
the Company’s D&O (director and officer) liability insurance policy as an additional insured for
the benefit of the Executive.
(d) Transportation Benefit. The Executive shall be paid on or before the last
business day of each month during the Employment Term a motor vehicle allowance in the amount of
one thousand dollars ($1,000), subject to the Company’s collection of all applicable withholding
taxes. For the purposes of clarity, the Company shall not reimburse the Executive for any
applicable tax liability the Executive may incur as a result of his or her receipt of this monthly
motor vehicle allowance.
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(e) Conditions to Reimbursement. Any amounts to which the Executive becomes entitled
pursuant to this Section 5 (whether by way of reimbursement or in-kind benefits) in each calendar
year within the Employment Term or any other reimbursement to which the Executive becomes entitled
pursuant to the provisions of this Restated Agreement during such calendar year shall not reduce
the amounts (or in-kind benefits) to which the Executive may become entitled hereunder in any other
calendar year within the Employment Term. In no event, however, will any expense be reimbursed
after the close of the calendar year following the calendar year in which that expense was
incurred. In addition, none of the Executive’s rights to reimbursement or in-kind benefits
hereunder may be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.
6. Termination; Severance.
(a) Certain Definitions. For purpose of this Restated Agreement, the following
definitions shall be in effect:
“Cause” means that the Executive has: (i) been convicted of a felony involving any subject
matter; (ii) been charged by a government agency with a felony relating to the business of the
Company or any Affiliate; (iii) been convicted of a misdemeanor directly involving the Executive’s
employment that directly affects the business of the Company; (iv) been found after an internal
investigation to have engaged in sexual misconduct which is related to the Executive’s employment
or the business of the Company and/or violated the Company’s sexual harassment policy; (v) failed
to carry out the duties and responsibilities assigned to Executive which are consistent with the
terms of this Restated Agreement; (vi) misappropriated Company funds or otherwise defrauded the
Company; (vii) breached his or her fiduciary duty to the Company resulting in profit to him or her,
directly or indirectly; (viii) been found to have committed any act or failed to take any action
which results in the common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) being delisted for trading on
its principal trading market or exchange; (ix) been convicted of illegal possession or illegal use
of a controlled substance; (x) engaged in chronic drinking or the use of illegal drugs, chemicals
or controlled substances or the abuse of otherwise legal drugs or chemicals or controlled
substances that affects the performance of his or her duties as reasonably determined by the
Company; (xi) failed or refused to cooperate in any official investigation conducted by or on
behalf of the Company; (xii) breached any material provision of this Restated Agreement, including
Section 3(d) herein, and failed to cure such breach after notice thereof and a reasonable cure
period (if such breach is of the nature that it can be cured); (xiii) intentionally or willfully
failed to comply with the reasonable directives of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company (the “CEO”); (xiv) committed an act or omission constituting gross negligence or willful
misconduct which causes, at least in part, the Company to restate its financial statements for a
completed fiscal period after having filed such financial statements with the Securities and
Exchange Commission; or (xv) been found by a court, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
state governmental authority which regulates or enforces such state’s securities laws, in a final
determination, to have violated any applicable securities laws, whether such finding was after a
hearing or trial or on consent without admitting or denying any allegations of wrongdoing.
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“Disability” or “Disabled” means the first to occur of the following events of disability: (i)
Executive is deemed disabled for purposes of any long-term disability insurance policy paid for by
the Company and in effect at such time or (ii) due to accident, mental or physical illness or any
other reason, Executive has become physically or mentally incapable of performing, with or without
reasonable accommodation, the essential functions of his employment for a period of one hundred
twenty (120) consecutive days or for one hundred eighty (180) days within a three hundred and
sixty-five (365)-day period.
“Effective Date of Termination” means, with respect to any purported termination of the
Executive’s employment, (i) if the Executive’s employment terminates by reason of his or her
death, the date of his or her death, (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or
without Cause, the date specified in the Notice of Termination, (iii) if the Executive’s employment
is terminated as a result of a Disability, the date on which Executive is determined, in the
reasonable judgment of the Company, to be Disabled in accordance with the definitional provisions
of this Restated Agreement, as such date is specified in the Notice of Termination and (iv) if
Executive terminates his or her employment through a Resignation for Good Reason or otherwise
voluntarily terminates his or her employment, the date specified in the Notice of Termination.
“Employee” means an individual who remains in the employ of at least one member of the
Employer Group, subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to
be performed and the manner and method of performance.
“Employer Group” means the Company and each member of the group of commonly controlled
corporations or other businesses that include the Company, as determined in accordance with
Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, except that in
applying Sections 1563(1), (2) and (3) of the Code for purposes of determining the controlled group
of corporations under Section 414(b), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at
least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in such sections and in applying Section
1.414(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining trades or businesses that are
under common control for purposes of Section 414(c), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used
instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in Section 1.414(c)-2 of the
Treasury Regulations.
“Notice of Termination” means a notice indicating the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed
to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company under the
provision so indicated. The Notice of Termination shall specify the date on which such termination
shall be effective.
“Person” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, as modified, applied and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof;
provided, however, a Person shall not include (i) the Company, (ii) a trustee or
other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company (in its capacity
as such), (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such
securities, or (iv) a corporate entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the Stockholders in
substantially the same character and proportions as their ownership of interests in the Company.
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“Resignation for Good Reason” means the Executive’s resignation from his or her employment
with the Company by reason of a material breach by the Company of any of the material terms or
provisions of this Restated Agreement, provided and only if the following requirements are
satisfied: (i) the Executive shall provide written notice of such material breach to the Company
within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such breach, (ii) the Company shall fail to take
appropriate remedial action to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after receipt of such
notice and (iii) the Executive resigns from his or her employment with the Company within ninety
(90) days following the expiration of such thirty (30)-day cure period.
“Separation from Service” means the Executive’s cessation of Employee status and shall be
deemed to occur at such time as the level of bona fide services the Executive is to render as an
Employee (or non-employee consultant) permanently decreases to a level that is not more than twenty
percent (20%) of the average level of services the Executive rendered as an Employee during the
immediately preceding thirty-six (36) months (or such shorter period of time in which the Executive
has been in Employee status). Any such determination, however, shall be made in accordance with the
applicable standards of the Treasury Regulations issued under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.
In addition to the foregoing, a Separation from Service will not be deemed to have occurred while
the Executive is on a sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave
does not exceed six (6) months or any longer period for which the Executive is provided with a
right to reemployment with the Company by either statute or contract; provided, however,
that in the event of a leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment that can be expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of not less
than six (6) months and that causes the Executive to be unable to perform his or her duties as an
Employee, no Separation from Service shall be deemed to occur during the first twenty-nine (29)
months of such leave. If the period of leave exceeds six (6) months (or twenty-nine (29) months in
the event of disability as indicated above) and the Executive is not provided with a right to
reemployment by either statute or contract, then the Executive will be deemed to have Separated
from Service on the first day immediately following the expiration of the applicable six (6)-month
or twenty-nine (29)-month period.
(b) Termination.
(i) The Company may, in its sole discretion, terminate the Executive’s employment without
Cause at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written Notice of Termination. The Executive may, in
his or her sole discretion, terminate his or her employment with the Company (other than by reason
of a Resignation for Good Reason) at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written Notice of
Termination. The Executive shall also have the right to terminate his or her employment through a
Resignation for Good Reason in accordance with the requirements for such termination set forth
above. Executive’s employment under this Restated Agreement shall also terminate upon his or her
death or Disability. Upon the Effective Date of Termination resulting from any of the foregoing
termination events, the Executive shall cease to have any further right to compensation or
reimbursement under Section 4 (except for any unpaid compensation earned or any reimbursable
expenses incurred through the Effective Date of Termination, which shall be paid or reimbursed at
that time to the extent not otherwise in
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contravention of any applicable Code Section 409A deferral requirement) or to participate in
any employee benefit programs under Section 5 for any period subsequent to the Effective Date of
Termination, except as provided for by law or this Restated Agreement. On or before the Effective
Date of Termination, the Executive shall (a) return to the Company’s headquarters, (b) participate
in an exit interview, and (c) execute a “Certificate of Conclusion of Employment,” certifying that
he or she has complied with his or her obligations and acknowledging his or her continuing
obligations under this Restated Agreement. The Executive’s failure to comply with the requirements
of this Section 6(b) shall constitute a material breach of this Restated Agreement. For clarity,
if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than Cause or if
the Executive’s employment terminates by reason of a Resignation for Good Reason, he or she shall
be entitled to the Severance Payments set forth below.
(ii) The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement at any time for Cause (as defined above) by giving written Notice of Termination. The
Executive shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the notice to provide the CEO with evidence
that the Company is mistaken as to Cause and that the Executive’s behavior does not meet the
criteria for Cause. During such thirty (30) day period, the Executive shall be suspended without
pay; provided, however, that if employment is reinstated, then the Executive shall
be paid for such thirty (30) day period, and if the termination is upheld, the Effective Date of
Termination shall be deemed to be the date of receipt by the Executive of the written Notice of
Termination. Upon any such termination for Cause, the Executive shall cease to have any further
right to compensation or reimbursement under Section 4 (except for any unpaid compensation earned
or any reimbursable expenses incurred through the Effective Date of Termination, which shall be
paid or reimbursed at that time to the extent not otherwise in contravention of any applicable Code
Section 409A deferral requirement) or to participate in any employee benefit programs under Section
5 for any period subsequent to the Effective Date of Termination, except as provided by law.
(c) Severance. Provided (i) the Executive executes and delivers to the Company,
within twenty-one (21) days (or forty-five (45) days if such longer period is required under
applicable law) after the Effective Date of Termination, a written release in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”) and (ii) the Executive does not revoke
such Release during any applicable revocation period, the Company shall cause the payments and
benefits described in this Section 6 (the “Severance Payments”) to be made in connection with the
termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company during the Employment Term, unless such
termination (i) is by the Company for Cause, (ii) occurs by reason of the Executive’s death or
Disability or (iii) is by the Executive under circumstances that do not constitute a Resignation
for Good Reason. Severance Payments due and payable to the Executive by the Company in accordance
with this Section 6 shall be determined as follows:
(i) In lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the
Effective Date of Termination, the Company shall cause cash severance payment to be made to the
Executive in an aggregate amount equal to two (2) times such Executive’s Annual Base Salary (the
“Cash Severance Payments”). Such Cash Severance Payments shall be made in twenty-four (24)
successive equal monthly installments on the fifteenth day of each month beginning with the
fifteenth day of the first calendar month, within the sixty (60) day period following the date of
the Executive’s Separation from Service by reason
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of such termination of employment, that is coincident with or next following the date on which
the required Release first becomes effective following the expiration of all applicable revocation
periods, but in no event shall such initial payment be made later than the last business day of
such sixty (60)-day period on which the Release is so effective. Should the fifteenth day of any
such calendar month not be a business day, then the payment for that month shall be made on the
first business day thereafter. The monthly Cash Severance Payments to which Executive becomes
entitled in accordance with this Section 6(c)(i) shall be treated as a right to a series of
separate payments for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.
(ii) Provided the Executive and his or her spouse and eligible dependents elect to continue
medical care coverage under the Company’s group health care plans pursuant to their COBRA rights,
the Company shall reimburse the Executive for the costs the Executive incurs to obtain such
continued coverage (collectively, the “Coverage Costs”), to the extent those Coverage Costs exceed
the amount payable at the time by a similarly-situated active employee for the same level of
coverage, until the earlier of (x) twenty-four (24) months after the Effective Date of Termination
or (y) the first date on which the Executive is covered under another employer’s health benefit
program without exclusion for any pre-existing medical condition. During the COBRA continuation
period, such coverage shall be obtained under the Company’s group health care plans. Following the
completion of the COBRA continuation period, such coverage shall continue under the Company’s group
health plans or one or more other plans providing equivalent coverage. In order to obtain
reimbursement for the reimbursable portion of the Coverage Costs under the applicable plan or
plans, the Executive must submit appropriate evidence to the Company of each periodic payment
within sixty (60) days after the required payment date for those Coverage Costs, and the Company
shall within thirty (30) days after such submission reimburse the Executive for the reimbursable
portion of that payment. To the extent the Executive incurs any other medical care expenses
reimbursable pursuant to the coverage obtained hereunder, the Executive shall submit appropriate
evidence of each such expense to the plan administrator within sixty (60) days after incurrence of
that expense and shall receive reimbursement of the documented expense within thirty (30) days
after such submission or after any additional period that may be required to perfect the claim.
During the period such medical care coverage remains in effect hereunder, the following provisions
shall govern the arrangement: (a) the amount of Coverage Costs or other medical care expenses
eligible for reimbursement in any one calendar year of such coverage shall not affect the amount of
Coverage Costs or other medical care expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year
for which such reimbursement is to be provided hereunder; (ii) no Coverage Costs or other medical
care expenses shall be reimbursed after the close of the calendar year following the calendar year
in which those Coverage Costs or expenses were incurred; and (iii) the Executive’s right to the
reimbursement of such Coverage Costs or other medical care expenses cannot be liquidated or
exchanged for any other benefit. To the extent the reimbursed Coverage Costs are treated as
taxable income to the Executive, the Company shall report the reimbursement as taxable W-2 wages
and collect the applicable withholding taxes, and the resulting tax liability shall be the
Executive’s sole responsibility. As a condition to the foregoing medical care coverage, the
Executive hereby agrees to provide prompt written notice to the Company of any medical care
coverage to which he or she becomes entitled under another employer’s health benefit plan.
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(iii) The Executive shall also be entitled to continued coverage, for a period of twenty-four (24)
months following the Effective Date of Termination, under the Company’s employee group term life
insurance and disability insurance plans at the level in effect for the Executive on the Effective
Date of Termination. The Company shall, prior to the last day of each month during such twenty-four
(24)-month period, pay to the applicable insurance companies the amount by which the aggregate
premium required to provide Executive with such coverage for the month exceeds the monthly amount
that a similarly-situated active employee is required to pay in order to obtain such coverage, as
measured as of the Effective Date of Termination (the “Monthly Benefit Payments”); provided,
however, that the Company’s obligation to make such Monthly Benefit Payments shall cease in the
event Executive fails to pay his or her portion of the aggregate monthly premium for such coverage.
Except to the extent a later payment date is otherwise required pursuant to Section 6(h)(i) of
this Restated Agreement, the Company shall make the initial Monthly Benefit Payment on the earlier
of (A) the fifteenth day of the first calendar month, within the sixty (60) day period following
the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service, that is coincident with or next following the
date on which the required Release first becomes effective following the expiration of all
applicable revocation periods or (B) the last business day of such sixty (60)-day period on which
the Release is so effective. Each Monthly Benefit Payment shall be treated as a right to a separate
payment for purposes of Code Section 409A and shall constitute taxable income to Executive The
Company shall collect the applicable withholding taxes from the Cash Severance Payments or any
other amounts due Executive under this Restated Agreement.
(iv) All unvested long-term incentive grants, if any, outstanding on the Effective Date of
Termination shall immediately vest. To the extent any of the grants are stock options, each of
those options shall remain exercisable for the underlying shares of Common Stock until the
expiration or sooner termination of that option in accordance with the terms of the applicable
stock option agreement. To the extent any of the grants are restricted stock unit awards, the
shares of Common Stock underlying each such award shall be issued at the time or times specified in
the applicable award agreement, subject to any required deferral pursuant to the provisions of
Section 6(g)(i).
(d) Deferred Compensation. To the extent the Executive is, on the Effective Date of
Termination, participating in one or more deferred compensation arrangements subject to Section
409A of the Code, the payments and benefits provided under those arrangements shall continue to be
governed by, and to become due and payable in accordance with, the specific terms and conditions
of those arrangements, and nothing in this Restated Agreement shall be deemed to modify or alter
those terms and conditions.
(e) Benefit Limit.
(i) In the event that any payments or benefits to which Executive becomes entitled in
accordance with the provisions of this Restated Agreement (or any other agreement with the Company
or other member of the Employer Company) would otherwise constitute a parachute payment under
Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, then such payments and/or benefits will be subject to reduction to
the extent necessary to assure that the Executive receives only the greater of (i) the amount of
those payments which would not constitute such a
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parachute payment or (ii) the amount which yields the Executive the greatest after-tax amount
of benefits after taking into account any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code on the
payments and benefits provided the Executive under this Restated Agreement (or on any other
payments or benefits to which the Executive may become entitled in connection with any change in
control or ownership of the Company or the subsequent termination of his or her employment with the
Company).
(ii) Should a reduction in benefits be required to satisfy the benefit limit of Section
6(e)(i), then the portion of any parachute payment otherwise payable in cash to the Executive
(including first the Cash Severance Payments and then the Monthly Benefit Payments) shall be
reduced to the extent necessary to comply with such benefit limit, with such reduction to be
applied pro-rata to each Cash Severance Payment and (if applicable) each Monthly Benefit Payment
but without any change in the payment dates. Should such benefit limit still be exceeded following
such reduction, then the number of shares which would otherwise vest on an accelerated basis under
each of the Executive’s options or other equity awards (based on the amount of the parachute
payment attributable to each such option or equity award under Code Section 280G) shall be reduced
to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess, with such reduction to be made in the same
chronological order in which those awards were made.
(f) Resolution Procedures. In the event there is any disagreement between the
Executive and the Company as to whether one or more payments or benefits to which the Executive
becomes entitled constitute a parachute payment under Code Section 280G or as to the determination
of the present value thereof, such dispute will be resolved as follows:
(i) In the event the Treasury Regulations under Code Section 280G (or applicable judicial
decisions) specifically address the status of any such payment or benefit or the method of
valuation therefor, the characterization afforded to such payment or benefit by the Regulations (or
such decisions) will, together with the applicable valuation methodology, be controlling.
(ii) In the event Treasury Regulations (or applicable judicial decisions) do not address the
status of any payment in dispute, the matter will be submitted for resolution to the independent
registered public accounting firm (the “Independent Auditors”) selected and paid for by the
Company. The resolution reached by the Independent Auditors will be final and controlling;
provided, however, that if in the judgment of the Independent Auditors, the status of the
payment in dispute can be resolved through the obtainment of a private letter ruling from the
Internal Revenue Service, a formal and proper request for such ruling will be prepared and
submitted by the Independent Auditors, and the determination made by the Internal Revenue Service
in the issued ruling will be controlling. All expenses incurred in connection with the preparation
and submission of the ruling request shall be shared equally by the Executive and the Company.
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(iii) In the event Treasury Regulations (or applicable judicial decisions) do not address the
appropriate valuation methodology for any payment in dispute, the present value thereof will, at
the Independent Auditor’s election, be determined through an independent third-party appraisal, and
the expenses incurred in obtaining such appraisal shall be shared equally by the Executive and the
Company.
(iv) All determinations required of the Independent Auditors or third-party appraiser shall be
completed on or before the later of (i) the last day of the calendar year in which the transaction
triggering the parachute payment is effected or (ii) the fifteenth day of the third calendar month
following such effective date.
(g) Payment Statement. At the time that payments are made under this Section 6, the
Company shall provide the Executive with a detailed written statement setting forth the manner in
which such payments were calculated and the basis for such calculations. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Cash Severance Payments shall immediately cease and no longer be payable if the
Executive violates any of the terms set forth in Sections 7 or 8 hereof. Such remedy shall be in
addition to any and all other remedies available by law or equity.
(h) Delayed Commencement Date. The following provisions shall be applicable to all
payments and benefits to which the Executive becomes entitled under Section 6(c) of this Restated
Agreement:
(i) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Restated Agreement (other than
Sections 6(h)(ii) and (iii) below), no payments or benefits to which the Executive becomes entitled
in accordance with Section 6(c) (other than the reimbursement of Coverage Costs during the
applicable period of COBRA continuation coverage) shall be made or paid to the Executive prior to
the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of his or her
Separation from Service or (ii) the date of his or her death, if the Executive is deemed, pursuant
to the procedures established by the Compensation Committee in accordance with the applicable
standards of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder and applied on a consistent
basis for all non-qualified deferred compensation plans of the Employer Group subject to Code
Section 409A, to be a “specified employee” under Code Section 409A at the time of such Separation
from Service and such delayed commencement is otherwise required in order to avoid a prohibited
distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2). Upon the expiration of the applicable deferral period,
all payments deferred pursuant to this Section 6(h)(i) shall be paid to the Executive in a lump
sum, and any remaining payments due under this Restated Agreement shall be paid in accordance with
the normal payment dates specified for them herein. The specified employees subject to such a
delayed commencement date shall be identified on December 31 of each calendar year. If the
Executive is so identified on any such December 31, he or she shall have specified employee status
for the twelve (12)-month period beginning on April 1 of the following calendar year.
(ii) The holdback provisions of Section 6(h)(i) shall not be applicable to any Cash Severance
Payments under Section 6(c)(i) payable after the Executive’s Separation from Service to the extent
(A) that the dollar amount of those payments does not exceed two (2) times the lesser of (x)
Executive’s annualized compensation (based on his or her annual rate of
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pay for the calendar year preceding the calendar year of his or her Separation from Service,
adjusted to reflect any increase during that calendar year which was expected to continue
indefinitely had such Separation from Service not occurred) or (y) the maximum amount of
compensation that may be taken into account under a qualified plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17)
of the Code for the year in which Executive has a Separation from Service and (B) such Cash
Severance Payments are to be made to Executive no later than the last day of the second calendar
year following the calendar year in which the Separation from Service occurs.
(iii) The holdback provisions of Section 6(h)(i) shall not be applicable to any Monthly
Benefit Payments otherwise payable during the six (6)-month period measured from Executive’s
Separation from Service, to the extent the aggregate amount of the Monthly Benefit Payments for
that period does not exceed the applicable dollar amount in effect under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of
the Code for the calendar year in which the Executive’s Separation form Service occurs. However, to
the extent the Monthly Benefit Payment payable by the Company for each month within that six (6)
month period would otherwise exceed one-sixth of the applicable Code Section 402(g)(1)(B) dollar
amount, Executive shall pay that excess portion of the Monthly Benefit Payment to the applicable
insurance companies, and the Company shall reimburse Executive for those payments upon the
expiration of the holdback period.
(i) Withholding Taxes. Each payment or benefit provided pursuant to this Section 6
shall be subject to the Company’s collection of all applicable federal, state and local income and
employment withholding taxes and any taxes required to be withheld under Section 4999 of the Code,
and the Executive shall only receive the net amount of each payment or benefit that remains after
such withholding taxes have been collected.
(j) Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of the Executive’s employment
with the Company (other than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of
Termination from one party hereto to the other party hereto in accordance with the notice
provisions of Section 14.
7. Non-Competition Agreement.
(a) Competition with the Company. During the Employment Term and for twenty-four (24)
months after the Effective Date of Termination, the Executive, directly or indirectly or, in
association with or as a stockholder, director, officer, consultant, employee, partner, joint
venturer, member or otherwise of or through any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association
or other entity (any of the foregoing, an “Affiliated Entity”) shall not act as an executive
officer or provide Services (as such term is defined in Section 8 hereof) to any entity which
competes with the Company or its Affiliates, within any metropolitan area in the United States or
elsewhere in which the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, the “Affiliates”),
if applicable, is then engaged in the offer and sale of competitive Services (the “Prohibited
Business”); provided, however, the foregoing shall not prohibit Executive from owning up to
five percent (5%) of the securities of any publicly-traded enterprise that engages in the
Prohibited Business provided the Executive is not an employee, director, officer, consultant to
such enterprise or otherwise reimbursed for services rendered to such enterprise. In addition,
during the period commencing on the Effective Date of Termination and continuing for twenty-
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four (24) months thereafter, the Executive may not, directly or indirectly, including through any
Affiliated Entity, seek Prohibited Business from any Client (as defined below) on behalf of
any enterprise or business other than the Company, refer Prohibited Business generated from any
Client to any enterprise or business other than the Company, cause any Client to cancel or reduce
any existing contract for services it may have with the Company or receive commissions based on
sales or otherwise relating to the Prohibited Business from any Client, enterprise or business
other than the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Client” means any person, firm,
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (i) to which the
Company sold or provided Services in excess of $100,000 during the twenty-four (24) month period
prior to the Effective Date of Termination, or (ii) who or which has been approached by an employee
of the Company for the purpose of soliciting business for the Company and which business was
reasonably expected to generate revenue in excess of $100,000.
(b) No Payment. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that no separate or additional
payment will be required to be made to him or her in consideration of his or her undertakings in
this Section 7.
(c) References. References to the Company in this Section 7 shall include the
Company’s Affiliates.
8. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information.
(a) Confidential Information. For purposes of this Restated Agreement, “Confidential
Information” includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets (as defined by the common law and
statute in Florida or New Jersey or any future Florida or New Jersey statute), processes, policies,
procedures, techniques (including recruiting techniques), designs, drawings, know-how, show-how,
technical information, specifications, computer software and source code, information and data
relating to the development, research, testing, costs, marketing and uses of the Services, the
Company’s budgets and strategic plans, and the identity and special needs of Clients, databases,
data, all technology relating to the Company’s businesses, systems, methods of operation, Client
lists, Client information, solicitation leads, marketing and advertising materials, methods and
manuals and forms, all of which pertain to the activities or operations of the Company, names, home
addresses and all telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of the Company’s employees, former
employees, clients and former clients. In addition, Confidential Information also includes the
identity of Clients and the identity of and telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other addresses
of employees or agents of Clients who are the persons with whom the Company’s employees and agents
communicate in the ordinary course of business. However, for purposes of this Restated Agreement,
the following will not constitute Confidential Information: (i) information which is or
subsequently becomes generally available to the public through no act of the Executive, (ii)
information set forth in the written records of the Executive prior to disclosure to the Executive
by or on behalf of the Company, and (iii) information which is lawfully obtained by the Executive
in writing from a third party (excluding any Affiliates of the Executive) who did not acquire such
confidential information or trade secret, directly or indirectly, from the Executive or the
Company. As used herein, the term “Services” shall include the providing of early and late stage
clinical drug development services, clinical trials management services and other services engaged
in by the Company during the Employment Term.
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(b) Legitimate Business Interests. The Executive recognizes that the Company has
legitimate business interests to protect and, as a consequence, the Executive agrees to the
restrictions contained in this Restated Agreement because they further the Company’s legitimate
business interests. These legitimate business interests include, but are not limited to (i) trade
secrets, (ii) valuable confidential business or professional information that otherwise does not
qualify as trade secrets, including all Confidential Information, (iii) substantial relationships
with specific prospective or existing Clients or clients, (iv) Client goodwill associated with the
Company’s business and (v) specialized training relating to the Services and the Company’s
technology, methods and procedures.
(c) Confidentiality. The Confidential Information shall be held by the Executive in
the strictest confidence and shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, be
disclosed to any person other than in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Company.
The Executive further acknowledges that such Confidential Information as is acquired and used by
the Company is a special, valuable and unique asset. The Executive shall exercise all due and
diligence precautions to protect the integrity of the Company’s Confidential Information and to
keep it confidential whether it is in written form, on electronic media or oral. The Executive
shall not copy any Confidential Information except to the extent necessary to his or her employment
nor remove any Confidential Information or copies thereof from the Company’s premises except to the
extent necessary to his or her employment and then only with the authorization of an officer of the
Company. All records, files, materials and other Confidential Information obtained by the
Executive in the course of his or her employment with the Company are confidential and proprietary
and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company or its Clients, as the case may be. The
Executive shall not, except in connection with and as required by his or her performance of his or
her duties under this Restated Agreement, for any reason use for his or her own benefit or the
benefit of any person or entity with which he or she may be associated or disclose any such
Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any
reason or purpose whatsoever without the prior written consent of an officer of the Company
(excluding the Executive, if applicable).
(d) References to the Company in this Section 8 shall include the Company’s Affiliates.
9. Equitable Relief.
(a) The Company and the Executive recognize that the services to be rendered under this
Restated Agreement by the Executive are special, unique and of extraordinary character, and that in
the event of the breach by the Executive of the terms and conditions of this Restated Agreement or
if the Executive, shall cease to be an employee of the Company for any reason and take any action
in violation of Section 7 and/or Section 8, the Company shall be entitled to institute and
prosecute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction referred to in Section 9(b) below to
enjoin the Executive from breaching the provisions of Section 7 or Section 8. In such action, the
Company shall not be required to plead or prove irreparable harm or lack of an adequate remedy at
law or post a bond or any security.
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(b) Any action between the Company and Executive must be commenced in Xxxxxx County, New Jersey.
The Executive and the Company irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of such courts and agree to take any and all future action necessary to submit to the jurisdiction
of such courts. The Executive and the Company irrevocably waive any objection that they now have
or hereafter irrevocably waive any objection that they now have or hereafter may have to the laying
of venue of any suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and further irrevocably waive
any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Final judgment against the Executive or the Company in any such suit shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment, a certified or true
copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and the amount of any liability of the
Executive or the Company therein described, or by appropriate proceedings under any applicable
treaty or otherwise.
10. Conflicts of Interest. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 7(a), while
employed by the Company, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, unless approved by the
Board:
(a) participate as an individual in any way in the benefits of transactions with any of the
Company suppliers or Clients, including, without limitation, having a financial interest in the
Company’s suppliers or Clients, or making loans to, or receiving loans from, the Company’s
suppliers or Clients;
(b) realize a personal gain or advantage from a transaction in which the Company has an
interest or use information obtained in connection with the Executive’s employment with the Company
for the Executive’s personal advantage or gain; or
(c) accept any offer to serve as an officer, director, partner, consultant, manager with, or
to be employed in a technical capacity by, a person or entity that does business with the Company.
As used in Section 10(a), (b) or (c), references to the Company also includes its Affiliates.
11. Inventions, Ideas, Processes, and Designs. All inventions, ideas, processes,
programs, software, and designs (including all improvements) (a) conceived or made by the Executive
during the course of his or her employment with the Company (whether or not actually conceived
during regular business hours) and for a period of six (6) months subsequent to the Effective Date
of Termination or expiration of such employment with the Company and (b) related to the business of
the Company, shall be disclosed in writing promptly to the Company and shall be the sole and
exclusive property of the Company. An invention, idea, process, program, software, or design
(including an improvement) shall be deemed related to the business of the Company if (x) it was
made with the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or Confidential Information, (y) results
from work performed by the Executive for the Company, or (z) pertains to the current business or
demonstrably anticipated research or development work of the Company. The Executive shall
cooperate with the Company and its attorneys in the
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preparation of patent and copyright applications for such developments and, upon request,
shall promptly assign all such inventions, ideas, processes, and designs to the Company. The
decision to file for patent or copyright protection or to maintain such development as a trade
secret shall be in the sole discretion of the Company, and the Executive shall be bound by such
decision.
12. Assignability. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Restated
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
Company. The Executive’s obligations hereunder may not be assigned or alienated and any attempt to
do so by the Executive will be void.
13. Severability.
(a) The Executive expressly agrees that the character, duration and geographical scope of the
non-competition provisions set forth in this Restated Agreement are reasonable in light of the
circumstances as they exist on the date hereof. Should a decision, however, be made at a later
date by a court of competent jurisdiction that the character, duration or geographical scope of
such provisions is unreasonable, then it is the intention and the agreement of the Executive and
the Company that this Agreement shall be construed by the court in such a manner as to impose only
those restrictions on the Executive’s conduct that are reasonable in the light of the circumstances
and as are necessary to assure to the Company the benefits of this Restated Agreement. If, in any
judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce all of the separate covenants deemed included
herein because taken together they are more extensive than necessary to assure to the Company the
intended benefits of this Restated Agreement, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties
hereto that the provisions of this Restated Agreement that, if eliminated, would permit the
remaining separate provisions to be enforced in such proceeding shall be deemed eliminated, for the
purposes of such proceeding, from this Restated Agreement.
(b) If any provision of this Restated Agreement otherwise is deemed to be invalid or
unenforceable or is prohibited by the laws of the state or jurisdiction where it is to be
performed, this Restated Agreement shall be considered divisible as to such provision and such
provision shall be inoperative in such state or jurisdiction and shall not be part of the
consideration moving from either of the parties to the other. The remaining provisions of this
Restated Agreement shall be valid and binding and of like effect as though such provision were not
included and the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be substituted with a provision which
most closely approximates the intent and the economic effect of the invalid or unenforceable
provision and which would be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted in such jurisdiction or in
such case.
14. Notices and Addresses. All notices, offers, acceptance and any other acts under
this Restated Agreement (except payment) shall be in writing, and shall be sufficiently given if
delivered to the addressees in person, by Federal Express or similar overnight delivery, or by
facsimile delivery followed by Federal Express or similar next business day delivery, as follows:
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To the Company: | PharmaNet Development Group, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Fax: (000)000-0000 Attn: Chief Executive Officer |
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With a copy to: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx & Bockius, LLP 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Fax: (000)000-0000 Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq. |
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To the Executive: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
or to such other address as either of them, by notice to the other may designate from time to time.
The transmission confirmation receipt from the sender’s facsimile machine shall be evidence of
successful facsimile delivery. Time shall be counted to, or from, as the case may be, the delivery
in person or by mailing.
15. Counterparts. This Restated Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument. The execution of this Restated Agreement may be by actual or
facsimile signature.
16. Attorney’s Fees. In the event that there is any controversy or claim arising out
of or relating to this Restated Agreement, or to the interpretation, breach or enforcement thereof,
and any action or proceeding is commenced to enforce the provisions of this Restated Agreement,
each party shall be responsible for its own attorney’s fee, costs and expenses.
17. Governing Law. This Restated Agreement and any dispute, disagreement, or issue of
construction or interpretation arising hereunder whether relating to its execution, its validity,
the obligations provided therein or performance shall be governed or interpreted according to the
internal laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to choice of law considerations.
18. Section 409A Compliance. To the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether any
provision of this Restated Agreement would otherwise contravene one or more requirements or
limitations of Code Section 409A, such provision shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that
does not result in a violation of the applicable requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A
and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
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19. Entire Agreement. This Restated Agreement, together with any agreements evidencing
any outstanding equity awards made to the Executive by the Company, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, but not limited to, the
Previous Employment Agreement, which is terminated and no longer in force and effect. Neither this
Restated Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated
orally, except by a statement in writing signed by the party or parties against which, enforcement
or the change, waiver discharge or termination is sought.
20. Additional Documents. The parties hereto shall execute such additional
instruments as may be reasonably required by their counsel in order to carry out the purpose and
intent of this Restated Agreement and to fulfill the obligations of the parties hereunder.
21. Section and Paragraph Headings. The section and paragraph headings in this
Restated Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Restated Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have each executed this Agreement as of the
date set forth above.
PHARMANET DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. | EXECUTIVE | ||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit A
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FORMULA
On January 1, 2008 and as of the last day of each calendar year during the remainder of the
Employment Term (with the first such subsequent adjustment to be effective as of December 31,
2008), the Executive’s annual salary shall be adjusted in accordance with the Consumer Price Index,
all Urban Consumers issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor using
the years 1982-84 as a base of 100 (the “Index”). On January 1, 2008, and as of the last
day of each calendar year during the remainder of the Employment Term (with the first such
subsequent adjustment to be effective as of December 31, 2008), the Executive’s adjusted Annual
Base Salary shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the published Index
number for the month preceding the commencement of the new year or period (i.e., December
2007 or November 2008) and the denominator of which shall be the published Index number for the
preceding month of the preceding year (i.e., November 2006 or October 2007). The resulting
increase to the Executive’s Annual Base Salary shall be added to the prior year’s Annual Base
Salary and become a part thereof for the current year. In the event that the Index herein referred
to ceases to be published during the term of this Agreement, or if a substantial change is made in
the method of establishing such Index, then the determination of the adjustment in the Executive’s
compensation shall be made with the use of such conversion factor, formula or table as may be
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or if none is available, the parties shall accept
comparable statistics on the cost of living in the United States as shall then be computed and
published by an agency of the United States, or if not so computed or published, by a respected
financial periodical selected by the Company.
Exhibit B
GENERAL RELEASE
THIS GENERAL RELEASE (“Release”) is executed by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx (the “Executive”) pursuant
to Section 6 of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of , 2008 by and
between PharmaNet Development Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the
Executive (the “Employment Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminating;
WHEREAS, the Executive has had 21 days (with 7 days to revoke after signing) to consider the
form of this Release;
WHEREAS, the Company advised the Executive in writing to consult with an attorney before
signing this Release;
WHEREAS, the Executive acknowledges that the consideration to be provided to the Executive
under the Employment Agreement is sufficient to support this Release; and
WHEREAS, the Executive understands that the Company regards the representations and covenants
by the Executive in the Employment Agreement and this Release as material and that the Company is
relying on such representations and covenants in paying amounts to the Executive pursuant to the
Employment Agreement.
THE EXECUTIVE THEREFORE AGREES AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Executive shall receive the payments and benefits (if any) to which Executive becomes
entitled under the Employment Agreement in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions
of Section 6 thereof, and nothing in this Release shall affect, waive or release the Executive’s
rights to those specified payments and benefits.
2. The Executive, on behalf of himself or herself, his or her heirs, executors,
administrators, and/or assigns, does hereby RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the Company, together
with its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, joint ventures, predecessor and successor
corporations and business entities, past, present and future, and its and their agents, directors,
officers, employees, shareholders, investors, insurers and reinsurers, representatives, attorneys,
and employee benefit plans (and the trustees or other individuals affiliated with such plans) past,
present and future (collectively, the “Releasees”), of and from any and all legally waivable causes
of action, suits, debts, complaints, claims and demands whatsoever in law or in equity, whether
known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which Executive, or his or her heirs, executors,
administrators, and/or assigns, ever had or now has against each or any of the Releasees, from the
beginning of time to the date of execution of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
and all claims relating to Executive’s employment with Company or the termination of that
employment, including, without limitation, claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
(“ADEA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1870,
the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Family and
Medical Leave Act, the New Jersey
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Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New
Jersey Family Leave Act, the New Jersey Wage Payment Act, the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, and any
and all other applicable federal, state or local constitutional, statutory or common law claims,
now or hereafter recognized, including but not limited to, any claim for severance pay, bonus pay,
equity awards or equity compensation, sick leave, holiday pay, vacation pay, life insurance, health
or medical insurance or any other fringe benefit or disability, or any claims for economic loss,
compensatory damages, punitive damages, liquidated damages, attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs.
3. The Executive expressly represents and warrants that the Executive is the sole owner of the
actual and alleged claims, demands, rights, causes of action and other matters that are released
herein; that the same have not been transferred or assigned or caused to be transferred or assigned
to any other person, firm, corporation or other legal entity; and that the Executive has the full
right and power to grant, execute and deliver the general release, undertakings and agreements
contained herein.
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY EXECUTIVE. BY EXECUTING THIS RELEASE, THE EXECUTIVE EXPRESSLY
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE EXECUTIVE HAS READ THIS RELEASE CAREFULLY, THAT THE EXECUTIVE FULLY
UNDERSTANDS ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THAT THE EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN
ATTORNEY PRIOR TO EXECUTING THIS RELEASE, THAT THE EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT THE EXECUTIVE
HAS 21 DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO EXECUTE THIS RELEASE AND THAT THE
EXECUTIVE INTENDS TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY IT. DURING A PERIOD OF 7 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE
OF THE EXECUTIVE’S EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE, THE EXECUTIVE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVOKE THE
RELEASE OF CLAIMS. IF EXECUTIVE DOES NOT SO REVOKE, THIS RELEASE WILL BECOME A BINDING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN EXECUTIVE AND THE COMPANY UPON THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH 7 DAY REVOCATION PERIOD. THIS
RELEASE SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH 7 DAY REVOCATION
PERIOD.
5. This Release contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties relating
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements or representations
by or between the parties, written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof.
6. This Release shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New Jersey without regard to principles of conflict of laws.
EXECUTIVE |
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Date: ____________________ | ||||
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