Maguire Properties, Inc. Los Angeles, California 90013-1010 June 30, 2006
Exhibit
10.3
Xxxxxxx
Properties, Inc.
000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
June
30,
2006
Mr.
Xxxx
Lammas
0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Amended
and Restated Employment Terms
Dear
Xxxx:
Xxxxxxx
Properties, Inc. (the “REIT”) and Xxxxxxx Properties, L.P. (the “Operating
Partnership” and together with the REIT, the “Company”) are pleased to offer you
the position of Executive Vice President, Development of the REIT and the
Operating Partnership on the terms set forth below, effective as of June
30,
2006 (the “Effective Date”). Effective as of the Effective Date, this letter
shall amend and restate in its entirety that certain employment letter, dated
November 7, 2002, and amended as of November 1, 2003, between you and the
Company (the “Original Letter”).
1.
Position,
Duties and Responsibilities.
As of
the Effective Date, you will be employed as Executive Vice President,
Development of the REIT and the Operating Partnership. In the capacity of
Executive Vice President, Development, you will have such duties and
responsibilities as are normally associated with such positions. Your duties
may
be changed from time to time by the Company, consistent with your positions.
You
will report directly at all times to Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III and will work
at our
principal offices located in downtown Los Angeles (or such other location
in the
Los Angeles area as the Company may utilize as its principal offices), except
for travel to other locations as may be necessary to fulfill your
responsibilities. At the Company’s request, you will serve the Company and/or
its subsidiaries and affiliates in other offices and capacities in addition
to
the foregoing. In the event that you serve in any one or more of such additional
capacities, your compensation will not be increased beyond that specified
in
this letter. In addition, in the event your service in one or more of such
additional capacities is terminated, your compensation, as specified in this
letter, will not be diminished or reduced in any manner as a result of such
termination for so long as you otherwise remain employed under the terms
of this
letter. During your employment with the Company, you will be a member of
the
Executive Management Committee of the Company, which will consist of the
approximately 5 or 6 most senior executives in the Company. The Executive
Management Committee will, as a group, consider, determine and direct all
major
policies, strategies and initiatives of the Company and its
affiliates.
2.
Base
Compensation.
During
your employment with the Company, the Company will pay you a base salary
of
$375,000 per year, less payroll deductions and all required
withholdings,
payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices and prorated
for any partial month of employment. Your base salary may be subject to increase
pursuant to the Company’s policies as in effect from time to time.
3.
Annual
Bonus.
In
addition to the base salary set forth above, you will be eligible to participate
in the Company’s incentive bonus plan applicable to similarly situated
executives of the Company. The amount of your annual bonus will be based
on the
attainment of performance criteria established and evaluated by the Company
in
accordance with the terms of such bonus plan as in effect from time to time,
provided that, subject to the terms of such bonus plan, your target annual
bonus
will be 100% of your annual base salary for such year.
4.
Acknowledgement
of Restricted Stock Awards and Additional Cash Payment.
(a)
Initial
Restricted Stock. You
and
the Company hereby acknowledge that pursuant to the terms of the Original
Letter, as of the date of the closing of the initial public offering of shares
of the REIT’s common stock (the “IPO Date”), the REIT granted you a number of
shares of the REIT’s common stock (the “Initial Restricted Stock”) equal to the
quotient obtained by dividing (x) $250,000 by (y) the initial public
offering price of a share of the REIT’s common stock. The Initial Restricted
Stock was granted to you under the Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Award
Plan of Xxxxxxx Properties, Inc., Xxxxxxx Properties Services, Inc. and Xxxxxxx
Properties, L.P. (the “Incentive Plan”) at a per share purchase price of $0.01
per share and was vested in full as of the IPO Date. The terms and conditions
of
the Initial Restricted Stock are set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement,
dated June 27, 2003, between you and the REIT.
(b)
Subsequent
Restricted Stock.
You and
the Company further acknowledge that pursuant to the terms of the Original
Letter, upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the REIT made
its annual grants to similarly situated executives under the Incentive Plan
for
the year following the year of the IPO Date or (ii) the first anniversary
of the IPO Date, the REIT granted you a number of shares of the REIT’s common
stock (the “Subsequent Restricted Stock”) equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing (x) $2,000,000 by (y) the fair market value (as determined under
the Incentive Plan) of a share of the REIT’s common stock on the date of grant.
The Subsequent Restricted Stock was granted to you under the Incentive Plan
at a
per share purchase price of $0.01 per share. Twenty percent (20%) of the
Subsequent Restricted Stock vested on the date of grant and, subject to your
continued employment with the Company (except as provided below), an
additional twenty percent (20%) of the shares of the Subsequent Restricted
Stock vested or will vest, as applicable, on each of the first, second, third
and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. Notwithstanding anything to
the
contrary contained herein, in the event of a termination of your employment
by
the Company without cause (as defined below), all of the shares of the
Subsequent Restricted Stock shall, upon such termination, vest in full, without
regard to the vesting schedule based on continued employment described herein;
provided, that in no event shall such vesting upon a termination without
cause
result in greater than 100% of the Subsequent Restricted Stock becoming vested.
The terms and conditions of the Subsequent Restricted Stock are set forth
in a
Restricted Stock Agreement, dated June 27, 2004, between you and the
REIT.
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(c)
Additional
Cash Payment. You
and
the Company further acknowledge that following the IPO Date, the Company
paid
you a lump-sum cash payment of $250,000, subject to payroll deductions and
all
required withholdings.
5.
Restricted
Stock
Award.
Subject
to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board, the REIT shall, as
of
the Effective Date, grant you a number of shares of the REIT's common stock
(the
“Restricted Stock”) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) $2,000,000 by
(y) the closing trading
price of a share of the REIT’s
common
stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the Effective Date.
The
Restricted Stock will be granted to you under the Incentive Plan at a per
share
purchase price of $0.01 per share. The Restricted Stock will vest as follows:
subject to your continued employment with the Company (except as provided
below), fifty percent (50%) of the shares of the Restricted Stock will vest
on
the third anniversary of the Effective Date, and the remaining fifty percent
(50%) of the shares of the Restricted Stock will vest on the fourth anniversary
of the Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, in the event of a termination of your employment by the Company without
cause (as defined below), all of the shares of the Restricted Stock shall,
upon
such termination, vest in full, without regard to the vesting schedule based
on
continued employment described herein, provided, that in no event shall such
vesting upon a termination without cause result in greater than 100% of the
Restricted Stock becoming vested. Consistent with the foregoing, the terms
and
conditions of the Restricted Stock will be set forth in a restricted stock
agreement to be entered into by you and the REIT which will evidence the
grant
of the Restricted Stock.
6.
Benefits
and Vacation.
You
will be entitled to participate in all incentive, savings and retirement
plans,
practices, policies and programs maintained or sponsored by the Company from
time to time which are applicable to other similarly situated executives
of the
Company, subject to the terms and conditions thereof. You will also be eligible
for standard benefits, such as medical insurance, sick leave, vacations and
holidays to the extent applicable generally to other similarly situated
executives of the Company.
7.
Compensation
Gross-Up.
The
amount of compensation payable to you pursuant to Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5
above
will be “grossed up” as necessary (on an after-tax basis) to compensate for any
additional social security withholding taxes due as a result of your shared
employment by the Operating Partnership, the REIT and, if applicable, any
subsidiary and/or affiliate thereof.
8.
Confidential
and Proprietary Information.
As a
condition of your employment with the Company, you agree that during the
term of
such employment and any time thereafter, you will not directly or indirectly
disclose or appropriate to your own use, or the use of any third party, any
trade secret or confidential information concerning the REIT, the Operating
Partnership, Xxxxxxx Services, Inc., a Maryland corporation, their respective
subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, the “Xxxxxxx Group”) or their
businesses, whether or not developed by you, except as it is required in
connection with your services rendered for the Company. You further agree
that,
upon termination of your employment, you will not receive or remove from
the
files or offices of the Xxxxxxx Group any originals or copies of documents
or
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other
materials maintained in the ordinary course of business of the Xxxxxxx Group,
and that you will return any such documents or materials otherwise in your
possession. You further agree that, upon termination of your employment,
you
will maintain in strict confidence the projects in which any member of the
Xxxxxxx Group is involved or contemplating.
9.
Non-Solicitation.
You
further agree that during the term of such employment
and for
one year after your employment is terminated, you will not directly or
indirectly solicit, induce, or encourage any employee, consultant, agent,
customer, vendor, or other parties doing business with any member of the
Xxxxxxx
Group to terminate their employment, agency, or other relationship with the
Xxxxxxx Group or such member or to render services for or transfer their
business from the Xxxxxxx Group or such member and you will not initiate
discussion with any such person for any such purpose or authorize or knowingly
cooperate with the taking of any such actions by any other individual or
entity.
10.
At-Will
Employment.
Your
employment with the Company is “at-will,” and either you or the Company may
terminate your employment for any reason whatsoever (or for no reason) by
giving
30 days prior written notice of such termination to the other party. This
at-will employment relationship cannot be changed except in a writing signed
by
you and an authorized representative of the Company.
11.
Non-Cause
Termination.
(a) Severance
Payment. Should
the Company terminate your employment without cause (as defined below), then,
in
addition to any other amounts payable to you through the date of termination
of
your employment, the Company will pay you a lump-sum cash severance payment
equal to the sum of (x) 100% of your then current annual base salary, plus
(y)
100% of your maximum annual bonus (assuming that you had remained employed)
for
the year in which the termination of employment occurs; provided,
however, that
such
severance payment shall be paid to you in
no
event later than the later of (a) the 15th
day of
the third month following your taxable year which includes the date of such
termination of your employment, and (b) the 15th
day of
the third month following the Company’s taxable year which includes the date of
such termination of your employment; provided,
further,
that in
no event shall you or your estate or beneficiaries be entitled to any such
payments hereunder upon any termination of your employment by reason of your
total and permanent disability or your death. Your right to receive the
severance payments set forth herein is conditioned on and subject to your
execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims against the Xxxxxxx
Group, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company. For purposes of this
letter, “cause” shall mean
(i) your
willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with the
Company (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to
physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance
is delivered to you by the Company, which demand specifically identifies
the
manner in which the Company believes that you have not substantially performed
your duties;
(ii) your
willful commission of an act of fraud or dishonesty resulting in economic
or
financial injury to the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates;
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(iii) your
conviction of, or entry by you of a guilty or no contest plea to, the commission
of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude;
(iv) a
willful
breach by you of your fiduciary duty to the Company which results in economic
or
other injury to the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates; or
(v) your
willful and material breach of your covenants set forth in Section 8 or 9
above.
For
purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act on your part will be
considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by you in bad
faith or without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the
best
interests of the Company.
(b) Six
Month Delay; Separation from Service. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this letter, no compensation or benefits, including
without limitation any severance payments or benefits payable under this
Section
11, shall be paid to you during the 6-month period following your “separation
from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”))
if
the Company determines that paying such amounts at the time or times indicated
in this letter would cause you to incur additional taxes under Section 409A
of
the Code. If the payment of any such amounts is delayed as a result of the
previous sentence, then on the first day following the end of such 6-month
period, the Company shall pay you a lump-sum amount equal to the cumulative
amount that would have otherwise been payable to you during such 6-month
period.
12.
Company
Rules and Regulations.
As an
employee of the Company, you agree to abide by Company rules and regulations
as
set forth in the Company’s Employee Handbook or as otherwise
promulgated.
13.
Payment of
Financial
Obligations.
The
payment or provision to you by the Company of any remuneration, benefits
or
other financial obligations pursuant to this letter will be allocated to
the
Operating Partnership, the REIT and, if applicable, any subsidiary and/or
affiliate thereof in accordance with the Employee Sharing and Expense Allocation
Agreement, by and between the REIT, the Operating Partnership, and Xxxxxxx
Services, Inc., as in effect from time to time.
14.
Code
Section 409A. The
compensation and benefits payable under this letter are not intended to
constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section
409A of the Code. However, notwithstanding any provision of this letter to
the
contrary, if at any time the Company determines that any such compensation
or
benefits payable under this letter may be subject to Section 409A of the
Code,
this letter shall be deemed to incorporate the terms and conditions required
by
Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations promulgated
thereunder. To the extent applicable, this letter shall be interpreted in
accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations
and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder. If the Company determines
that any compensation or benefits payable under this letter may be subject
to
Section 409A of the Code and related
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Department
of Treasury guidance, the Company may in its sole discretion adopt such
amendments to this letter or adopt other policies and procedures (including
amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any
other
actions, that the Company determines are necessary or appropriate to (i)
exempt
the compensation and benefits payable under this letter from Section 409A
of the
Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of such compensation and
benefits, or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code
and
related Department of Treasury guidance.
15.
Withholding.
The
Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this letter such Federal,
state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant
to
any applicable law or regulation.
16.
Entire
Agreement.
As of
the Effective Date, this letter and the employment terms set forth herein
comprise the final, complete and exclusive agreement between you and the
Company
with respect to the subject matter hereof and replace and supersede any and
all
other agreements, offers or promises, whether oral or written, made to you
by
any member of the Xxxxxxx Group or any entity (a “Predecessor Employer”), or
representative thereof, whose business or assets any member of the Xxxxxxx
Group
succeeded to in connection with the initial public offering of the REIT’s common
stock or the transactions related thereto. You agree that any such agreement,
offer or promise between you and any member of the Xxxxxxx Group or a
Predecessor Employer (or any representative thereof) is hereby terminated
and
will be of no further force or effect, and you acknowledge and agree that
upon
your execution of this letter, you will have no right or interest in or with
respect to any such agreement, offer or promise. In the event that the Effective
Date does not occur, this letter (including, without limitation, the immediately
preceding sentence) will have no force or effect.
17.
Proof
of Right to Work.
As
required by law, this offer of employment is subject to satisfactory proof
of
your right to work in the United States.
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Please
confirm your agreement to the foregoing by signing and dating the enclosed
duplicate original of this letter in the space provided below for your signature
and returning it to the Company. Please retain one fully-executed original
for
your files.
Sincerely,
Xxxxxxx
Properties, Inc.,
a
Maryland corporation
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III
Title:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Xxxxxxx
Properties, L.P.,
a
Maryland limited partnership
By:
Xxxxxxx Properties, Inc.
Its:
General Partner
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III
Name:
Title:
Accepted
and Agreed,
this
30th
day of June, 2006.
By:
Xxxx
Lammas
Xxxx
Lammas