EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is dated as of the 21st day of
January, 1999, and is by and between Senesco, Inc., a New Jersey corporation
with an office for purposes of this Agreement at 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (hereinafter the "Company" or "Employer"), and Phillippe X.
Xxxxxxxxxx with an address at 00 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
(hereinafter the "Employee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS:
(a) Company wishes to retain the services of Employee to render
services for and on its behalf in accordance with the following terms,
conditions and provisions; and
(b) Employee wishes to perform such services for and on behalf of the
Company, in accordance with the following terms, conditions and provisions.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
herein contained the parties hereto intending to be legally bound hereby agree
as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT. Company hereby employs Employee and Employee accepts
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such employment and shall perform his duties and the responsibilities provided
for herein in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2. EMPLOYMENT STATUS. Employee shall at all times be Company's
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employee subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3. TERM. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to terms and provisions
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of this Agreement, this Agreement shall have a term (the "Term") of three (3)
years following the date hereof. The Term shall automatically renew for
successive one-year terms thereafter unless either
party delivers written notice of termination to the other at least 120 days
prior to the end of the initial three-year Term or any succeeding one-year Term.
4. POSITION. During Employee's employment hereunder, Employee shall
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serve as President of the Company. In such position, Employee shall have the
customary powers, responsibilities and authorities of officers in such position
of corporations of the size, type and nature of the Company including being
generally responsible for the day-to-day operations of Employer's business.
Employee shall perform such duties and exercise such powers commensurate with
his positions and responsibilities as shall be determined from time to time by
the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") and shall report directly to
the Board and to no other person, entity or committee. Neither Employee's title
nor any of his functions nor the manner in which he shall report shall be
changed, diminished or adversely affected during the Term without his written
consent. Employee shall be provided with an office, staff and other working
facilities at the executive offices of the Company consistent with his positions
and as required for the performance of his duties.
5. COMPENSATION.
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(a) For the performance of all of Employee's services to be
rendered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Company will pay and Employee
will accept the following compensation:
Base Salary. During the Term, Company shall pay the Employee
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an initial base annual salary of $55,200 (the "Base Salary") payable in
bi-monthly installments, and such Base Salary shall not be decreased during the
Term. Employee shall be entitled to such further increases, if any, in his Base
Salary as may be determined from time to time in the sole
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discretion of the Board. Employee's Base Salary, as in effect from time to time,
is hereinafter referred to as the "Employee's Base Salary."
(b) Employee shall be eligible to receive bonuses at such times
and in such amounts as the Board shall determine in its sole and absolute
discretion on the basis of the performance of the Employee; provided that
Employer shall participate in all bonus plans available to executive officers
generally at a level commensurate with his position.
(c) Company shall deduct and withhold from Employee's
compensation all necessary or required taxes, including but not limited to
Social Security, withholding and otherwise, and any other applicable amounts
required by law or any taxing authority.
6. Employee Benefits.
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(a) During the Term hereof and so long as Employee is not
terminated for cause (as such term is defined herein), Employee shall receive
and be provided health insurance, and during Employee's employment hereunder,
such other employee benefits including, without limitation, life insurance,
fringe benefits, vacation, automobile, retirement plan participation and life,
health, accident and disability insurance, etc. (collectively, "Employee
Benefits") on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to
senior executives of the Company, if ever. The parties acknowledge that the
benefits to be provided pursuant to this Section shall commence as soon as
practicable following the date hereof, but in any case within six months
following the date hereof.
(b) Employee shall be entitled to receive four weeks paid
vacation per year. If such vacation time is not taken by Employee in the then
current year, Employee at his option
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may accrue vacation or receive compensation in lieu thereof at the then current
level of Employee's Base Salary.
(c) Reasonable travel, entertainment and other business expenses
incurred by Employee in the performance of his duties hereunder shall be
reimbursed by the Company in accordance with Company policies as in effect from
time to time.
7. Termination.
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(a) For Cause by the Company. (i) Employee's employment hereunder
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may be terminated by the Company for cause. For purposes of this Agreement,
"cause" shall mean (i) Employee's failure to substantially perform duties
hereunder consistent with the terms hereof within 20 business days following
Employee's receipt of written notice of such failure (which notice shall have
been authorized by the Board of Directors and shall set forth in reasonable
detail the purported failure to perform and the specific steps to cure such
failure, which shall be consistent with the terms hereof), (ii) misappropriation
of Company funds or willful misconduct which results in material damage to the
Company, (iii) Employee's conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, any
crime constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or any State
thereof, or any crime constituting a misdemeanor under any such law involving
moral turpitude or (iv) Employee's material breach of any of the material
provisions of this Agreement, which breach Employee has failed to cure within 20
business days after receipt of written notice by Employee of such breach or
which breach Employee has failed to begin to attempt to cure during said 20 day
period if the breach requires more than the 20 day period to cure. Any
termination of Employee's employment pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall be made
by delivery to Employee of a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the
affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the Board at an
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actual meeting of the Board called and held for that purpose (after 20 days
prior written notice to Employee and a reasonable opportunity for Employee to be
heard before the Board prior to such vote) finding that in the good faith
judgment of the Board, Employee was guilty of conduct set forth in any of
clauses (i) through (iv) above and specifying the particulars thereof.
(ii) If Employee is terminated for cause, he shall be
entitled to receive Employee's Base Salary from Company through the date of
termination and Employee shall be entitled to no other payments of Employee's
Base Salary under this Agreement. All other benefits, if any, due Employee
following Employee's termination of employment pursuant to this Subsection 7(a)
shall be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the
Company for most senior executives.
(b) Disability or Death. (i) Employee's employment hereunder
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shall terminate upon his death or if Employee becomes physically or mentally
incapacitated and is therefore unable (or will, as a result thereof, be unable)
to perform his duties for a period of nine (9) consecutive months or for an
aggregate of fifteen (15) months in any twenty-four (24) consecutive month
period (such incapacity is hereinafter referred to as "Disability"). If Company
terminates Employee's employment under the terms of this Agreement and Employee
does not receive disability insurance payments under the terms hereof in an
amount at least equal to the then effective Employee's Base Salary pursuant to a
policy maintained and paid for by the Company, Company shall be responsible to
continue to pay Employee's Base Salary during the then remaining Term to the
extent required to bring the Employee's annual compensation (together with
disability payments) up to the amount equal to the Employee's Base Salary
immediately prior to the termination for disability. The Employee shall also
receive a pro rata
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bonus payment with respect to the portion of the year lapsed prior to the
termination based on the bonus paid to the Employee for the prior year. Any
question as to the existence of the Disability of Employee as to which Employee
and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified
independent physician mutually acceptable to Employee and the Company. If
Employee and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician,
each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a
third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of
Disability made in writing to the Company and Employee shall be final and
conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement.
(ii) Upon termination of Employee's employment hereunder
during the Term as a result of death, Employee's estate or named
beneficiary(ies) shall receive from the Company (x) Employee's Base Salary at
the rate in effect at the time of Employee's death through the end of the third
month following his death occurs and pro rata bonus payment with respect to that
portion of the year lapsed prior to his death based on the bonus paid to the
Employee for the prior year, and (y) the proceeds of any life insurance policy
maintained for his benefit by the Company pursuant to this Agreement (or the
Plans and Policies of the Company generally).
(iii) All other benefits, if any, due Employee following
Employee's termination of employment pursuant to this Subsection 7(b) shall be
determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the Company
and shall be at least equal to those received by the most senior executives and
no senior executive shall receive any fringe benefit that Employee does not
receive.
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(c) Without Cause by the Company or For Good Reason.
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(i) If Employee's employment is terminated by the Company
without cause (other than by reason of Disability or death) or Employee resigns
for Good Reason, in either case prior to a Change of Control, then Employee
shall be entitled to a lump sum cash payment from the Company, payable within 10
days after such termination of employment, in an amount equal to three (3) times
the Employee's Base Salary (as in effect as of the date of such termination) and
the prior year's bonus. All other benefits, if any, due Employee following
Employee's termination of employment pursuant to this Subsection 7(c)(ii) shall
be determined in accordance with the plans, policies and practices of the
Company and shall be at least equal to those received by the most senior
executives.
(ii) If there is a Change of Control within one (1) year of
the termination of this Agreement without cause by the Company, Employee shall
be entitled to receive the difference between those monies he actually received
upon such termination and 2.99 times Employee's base amount as defined in
section 280G(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")
(the "Employee Base Amount").
(iii) Subject to Section 7(f), if Employee's employment is
terminated by the Company without cause or by Employee for Good Reason during
the Term and coincident with or following a Change of Control, Employee shall be
entitled to a lump sum payment, payable within 10 days after such termination of
employment, equal to the product of (x) 2.99 times (y) the Employee Base Amount.
(iv) For purposes of this Agreement "Good Reason" shall
mean:
(a) Any material breach by the Company of this
Agreement; or
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(b) The failure of the Board of Directors to elect the
Employee as an officer of the Company with the
position set forth in Section 4 hereof during the
Term; or
(c) any action by the Company which results in a
material diminution of the Employee's position set
forth in Section 4 hereof or Employee's authority,
duties or responsibilities.
provided that the foregoing events shall not be deemed to constitute Good Reason
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unless Employee shall have notified the Board in writing of the occurrence of
such event(s) and the Board shall have failed to have cured or remedied such
event(s) within 20 business days of its receipt of such written notice or which
breach Employer has failed to begin to attempt to cure during said 20 day period
if the breach is not curable during the 20 day period.
(d) Termination by Employee. If Employee terminates his
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employment with the Company for any reason (other than for Good Reason) during
the term, Employee shall be entitled to the same payments he would have received
if his employment had terminated by the Company for cause.
(e) Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, "Change
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of Control" shall mean (i) any transaction or series of transactions (including,
without limitation, a tender offer, merger or consolidation) the result of which
is that any "person" or "group" (within the meaning of sections 13(d) and
14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), becomes the "beneficial" owners (as defined in rule 13(d)(3) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of more than 50 percent (50%) of the total
aggregate voting power of all classes of the voting stock of the Company and/or
warrants or options to acquire
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such voting stock, calculated on a fully diluted basis, (ii) during any period
of two consecutive calendar years, individuals who at the beginning of such
period constituted the Board (together with any new directors whose election by
the Board or whose nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office
who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to
constitute a majority of the directors then in office, or (iii) a sale of assets
constituting all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (determined
on a consolidated basis). In the event of such Change of Control, the new entity
shall be obligated to assume the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(f) Limitation on Certain Payments.
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(i) In the event it is determined pursuant to clause (ii)
below, that part or all of the consideration, compensation or benefits to be
paid to Employee under this Agreement in connection with Employee's termination
of employment following a Change of Control or under any other plan, arrangement
or agreement in connection therewith, constitutes a "parachute payment" (or
payments) under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, then, of the aggregate present
value of such parachute payments (the "Parachute Amount") exceeds 2.99 times the
Employee Base Amount, the amounts constituting "parachute payments" which would
otherwise be payable to or for the benefit of Employee shall be reduced to the
extent necessary such that the Parachute Amount is equal to 2.99 times the
Employee Base Amount. Employee shall have the right to choose which amounts that
would otherwise be due him but for the limitations described in this paragraph
shall be subject to reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is
determined that stockholder approval of the payment of such compensation and
benefits will reduce the
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applicability of Section 280G of the Code to such payment, promptly after
request by Employee, Company will undertake reasonable efforts to hold such a
meeting to obtain such approval or to solicit such approval by written consent,
and to obtain such approval.
(ii) Any determination that a payment constitutes a
parachute payment and any calculation described in this Section 7(f)
("determination") shall be made by the independent public accountants for the
Company, and may, at Company's election, be made prior to termination of
Employee's employment where Company determines that a Change in Control, as
provided in this Section 7, is imminent. Such determination shall be furnished
in writing no later than 30 days following the date of the Change in Control by
the accountants to Employee. If Employee does not agree with such determination
from the accountants and within 15 days thereafter, accountants of Employee's
choice must deliver to the Company their determination that in their judgment
complies with the Code. If the two accountants cannot agree upon the amount to
be paid to Employee pursuant to this Section 7 within ten days of the delivery
of the statement of Employee's accountants to the Company, the two accountants
shall choose a third accountant who shall deliver their determination of the
appropriate amount to be paid to Employee pursuant to this Section 7(f), which
determination shall be final. If the final determination provides for the
payment of a greater amount than that proposed by the accountants of the
Company, then the Company shall pay all of Employee's costs incurred in
contesting such determination and all other costs incurred by the Company with
respect to such determination.
(iii) If the final determination made pursuant to clause
(ii) of this Section 7(f) results in a reduction of the payments that would
otherwise be paid to Employee
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except for the application of Clause (i) of this Section 7(f), Employee may then
elect, in his sole discretion, which and how much of any particular entitlement
shall be eliminated or reduced and shall advise the Company in writing of his
election within ten days of the final determination of the reduction in
payments. If no such election is made by Employee within such ten-day period,
the Company may elect which and how much of any entitlement shall be eliminated
or reduced and shall notify Employee promptly of such election. Within ten days
following such determination and the elections hereunder, the Company shall pay
to or distribute to or for the benefit of Employee such amounts as become due to
Employee under this agreement.
(iv) As a result of the uncertainty in the application of
Section 280G of the Code at the time of a determination hereunder, it is
possible that payments will be made by the Company which should not have been
made under clause (i) of this Section 7(f) ("Overpayment") or that additional
payments which are not made by the Company pursuant to clause (i) of this
Section 7(f) should have been made ("Underpayment"). In the event that there is
a final determination by the Internal Revenue Service, or a final determination
by a court of competent jurisdiction, that an Overpayment has been made, any
such Overpayment shall be treated for all purposes as a loan to Employee which
Employee shall repay to the Company together with interest at the applicable
Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. In the event that
there is a final determination by the Internal Revenue Service, a final
determination by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in the provisions
of the Code or regulations pursuant to which an Underpayment arises under this
Agreement, any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for
the benefit of Employee, together with interest at the applicable Federal rate
provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the code.
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8. NON-DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) Employee acknowledges that by
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virtue of his position he will be privy to the Company's confidential
information and trade secrets, as they may exist from time to time, and that
such confidential information and trade secrets may constitute valuable,
special, and unique assets of the Company (hereinafter collectively
"Confidential Information"). Accordingly, Employee shall not, during the Term
and for a period of five (5) years thereafter, intentionally disclose all or any
part of the Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation,
association or any other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, nor shall
Employee and any other person by, through or with Employee, during the term and
for a period of five (5) years thereafter, intentionally make use of any of the
Confidential Information for any purpose or for the benefit of any other person
or entity, other than Company, under any circumstances.
(b) Company and Employee agree that a violation of the foregoing
covenants will cause irreparable injury to the Company, and that in the event of
a breach or threatened breach by Employee of the provisions of this Section 8,
Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining Employee from disclosing,
in whole or in part, any Confidential Information, or from rendering any
services to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity to whom
any such information, in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened
to be disclosed in violation of this Agreement. Nothing herein stated shall be
construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other rights and
remedies, at law or in equity, available to the Company for such breach or
threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from the Employee.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 8 to the
contrary, "Confidential Information" shall not include (i) information in the
public domain as of the date
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hereof, (ii) information which enters the public domain hereafter through no
fault of the Employee, (iii) information known to the Employee prior to his
employment with the Company, or (iv) information created, discovered or
developed by the Employee independent of his association with the Company.
Nothing contained in this Section 8 shall be deemed to preclude the proper use
by the Employee of Confidential Information in the exercise of his duties
hereunder or the disclosure of Confidential Information required by law.
9. RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
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(a) During the term hereof and for a period of one (1) year after
the termination of this Agreement, Employee covenants and agrees that he shall
not own, manage, operate, control, be employed by, participate in, or be
connected in any manner with the ownership, management, operation, or control,
whether directly or indirectly, as an individual on his own account, or as a
partner, member, joint venturer, officer, director or shareholder of a
corporation or other entity, of any business which competes with the business
conducted by Company at the time of the termination or expiration of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) nothing in this Section 9 shall
prohibit Employee from owning up to 5% of the outstanding voting capital stock
of any corporation or other entity listed on Nasdaq or traded on any national
securities exchange, and (ii) in the event of a termination by the Company
without cause or a termination by the Employee for Good Reason, such restriction
shall apply only if the Company has paid to the Employee all amounts required
and is otherwise in compliance with to Section 7 hereof.
(b) Employee acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this
Section 9 are reasonable. In that regard, it is the intention of the parties to
this Agreement that the
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provisions of this Section 9 shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible
under the law and public policy applied in each jurisdiction in which
enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any portion of this Section 9 shall be
adjudicated or deemed to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining portions
shall remain in full force and effect, and such invalid or unenforceable portion
shall be limited to the particular jurisdiction in which such adjudication is
made.
10. BREACH OR THREATENED BREACH OF COVENANTS. In the event of
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Employee's actual or threatened breach of his obligations under either Paragraph
8 or 9, or both, of this Agreement, or Company's breach or threatened breach of
its obligations under this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies either
party may have, such party shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining
order and a preliminary and/or permanent injunction restraining the other from
violating these provisions. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
prohibit Company or Employee, as the case may be, from pursuing and obtaining
any other available remedies which Company or Employee, as the case may be, may
have for such breach or threatened breach, whether at law or in equity,
including the recovery of damages from the other.
11. DISCLOSURE OF INNOVATIONS. The Employee hereby agrees to
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disclose in writing to the Company all inventions, improvements and other
innovations of any kind that the Employee makes, conceives, develops or reduces
to practice, alone or jointly with others, during the Term, to the extent they
are related to the Employee's work for the Company and whether or not they are
eligible for patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other legal
protection ("Innovations"). Examples of Innovations shall include, but are not
limited to, discoveries, research, inventions, formulas, techniques, processes,
tools, know-how, marketing plans, new product plans, production processes,
advertising, packaging and marketing techniques.
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12. ASSIGNMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF INNOVATIONS. The Employee hereby
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agrees that all Innovations will be the sole and exclusive property of the
Company and the Employee hereby assigns all of his rights, title or interest in
the Innovations and in all related patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade
secrets, rights of priority and other proprietary rights to the Company to the
extent they are related to the Employee's work for the Company. At the Company's
request and expense, during and after the Term, the Employee will assist and
cooperate with the Company in all respects and will execute documents, and,
subject to his reasonable availability, give testimony and take further acts
requested by the Company to obtain, maintain, perfect and enforce for the
Company patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other legal protection
for the Innovations. The Employee hereby appoints the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company as his attorney-in-fact to execute documents on his behalf for this
purpose.
13. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY EMPLOYEE. Employee hereby
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warrants and represents that he is not subject to or a party to any restrictive
covenants or other agreements that in any way preclude, restrict, restrain or
limit him (a) from being an Employee of Company, (b) from engaging in the
business of Company in any capacity, directly or indirectly, and (c) from
competing with any other persons, companies, businesses or entities engaged in
the business of Company.
14. ARBITRATION. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating
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to this Agreement, the performance thereof or its breach or threatened breach
shall be settled by arbitration in Princeton, New Jersey or other mutually
acceptable place in accordance with the then governing rules of the American
Arbitration Association. The finding of the arbitration panel
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or arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties. Judgment upon any
arbitration award rendered may be entered and enforced in any court of competent
jurisdiction. In no event may the arbitration determination change Employee's
compensation, title, duties or responsibilities, the entity to whom Employee
reports or the principal place where Employee is to render his services.
15. NOTICES. Any notice required, permitted or desired to be given
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under this Agreement shall be sufficient if it is in writing and (a) personally
delivered to Employee or an authorized member of Company, (b) sent by overnight
delivery or (c) sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
to Employer's or Employee's address as provided in this Agreement or to a
different address designated in writing by either party. In all instances of
notices to be given to Company, a copy by like means shall be delivered to
Company's counsel care of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Professional Corporation, 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
In all instances of notices to be given to Employee, a copy by like means shall
be delivered to Employee's counsel at the address supplied by the Employee.
Notice is deemed given on the day it is delivered personally or by overnight
delivery, or five (5) business days after it is mailed, if transmitted by the
United States Post Office.
16. ASSIGNMENT. Employee acknowledges that his services are unique
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and personal. Accordingly, Employee may not assign his rights or delegate his
duties or obligations under this Agreement. Company's rights and obligations
under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the
Company's successors and assigns. Company has the absolute right to assign its
rights and benefits under the terms of this Agreement.
17. WAIVER OF BREACH. Any waiver of a breach of a provision of this
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Agreement, or any delay or failure to exercise a right under a provision of this
Agreement, by
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either party, shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of that or any other
subsequent breach or right.
18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
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of the parties. It may not be changed orally but only by an agreement in writing
which is signed by the parties. The parties hereto agree that any existing
employment agreement between them shall terminate as of the date of this
Agreement.
19. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
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with and governed by the internal laws of the State of New Jersey.
20. SEVERABILITY. The invalidity or non-enforceability of any
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provision of this Agreement or application thereof shall not affect the
remaining valid and enforceable provisions of this Agreement or application
thereof.
21. CAPTIONS. Captions in this Agreement are inserted only as a
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matter of convenience and reference and shall not be used to interpret or
construe any provisions of this Agreement.
22. GRAMMATICAL USAGE. In construing or interpreting this Agreement,
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masculine usage shall be substituted for those feminine in form and vice versa,
and plural usage shall be substituted or singular and vice versa, in any place
in which the context so requires.
23. CAPACITY. Employee has read and is familiar with all of the
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terms and conditions of this Agreement and has the capacity to understand such
terms and conditions hereof. By executing this Agreement, Employee agrees to be
bound by this Agreement and the terms and conditions hereof.
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24. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
25. LEGAL FEES. Company agrees to reimburse Employee for all legal
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expenses incurred by Employee in connection with the negotiation and execution
of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this
Agreement as of the date first hereinabove written.
SENESCO, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer
EMPLOYEE
/s/ Phillippe X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Phillippe X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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