EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated as of September 30, 1998, by and between Wavetek
Wandel & Goltermann, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Xxxxx
Xxxxxx (the "Employee").
WHEREAS, Employee has been employed as an executive officer of
Company; and
WHEREAS, Company and Employee wish to set forth the terms of the
Employee's continued employment by Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF the mutual covenants herein
contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT.
Company hereby employs Employee, and Employee agrees to serve as an
employee of the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
2. PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.
The "Period of Employment" shall be the period commencing on
September 30, 1998, and ending on September 29, 2001; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
commencing on September 30, 1999 and on the September 30 of each year
thereafter, the term of the Agreement shall automatically be extended for one
additional year unless at least 30 days prior to any such date, Company or
Employee shall have given notice in accordance with Section 11 hereof that
such extension shall not occur.
3. DUTIES DURING THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.
During the Period of Employment, Employee shall serve as President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall have such duties and
responsibilities as are assigned to Employee by the Board of Directors of
Employee's full business time, attention and efforts to the affairs of
Company during the Period of Employment, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Employee
may engage in other activities, such as activities involving professional,
charitable, educational, religious and similar types of organizations,
speaking engagements, membership on the board of directors of such other
organizations as Company may from time to time agree to, and similar type
activities to the extent that such other activities do not inhibit or
prohibit the performance of Employee's duties under this Agreement, or
conflict in any material way with the business of Company and its affiliates.
In performing such duties, Employee's principal place of employment
shall be at the offices of the Company set forth on Exhibit A.
4. CURRENT CASH COMPENSATION.
As compensation for Employee's services hereunder, during the
Period of Employment Employee will be entitled to target total compensation
at the annual rate of 990,000 DM of which: (i) 66 2/3% shall be base salary,
payable in accordance with the Company's payroll practices for senior
executives and (ii) 33 1/3% shall be target bonus, payable in accordance with
Company's annual bonus plan. Company shall review such target total
compensation annually and in light of such review may, in the discretion of
the Board of Directors of Company (but shall not be obligated to), increase
such target total compensation taking into account any change in Employee's
then responsibilities, increases in the cost of living, performance by
Employee, and other pertinent factors.
5. OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
(a) VACATION AND SICK LEAVE.
Employee shall be entitled to reasonable paid annual vacation
periods and sick leave in accordance with the Company's executive vacation
and sick leave policies.
(b) REGULAR REIMBURSED BUSINESS EXPENSES.
Company shall reimburse Employee for all expenses and disbursements
reasonably incurred by Employee in the performance of Employee's duties
during the Period of Employment, and provide such other facilities or
services as Company and Employee may, from time to time, agree are
appropriate, all in accordance with Company's established policies.
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(c) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.
In addition to the cash compensation provided for in Section 4
hereof, Employee, subject to meeting eligibility provisions and to the
provisions of this Agreement, shall be entitled to participate in Company's
employee benefit plans, as presently in effect or as they may be modified or
added to by Company from time to time.
(d) EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS.
In addition to the cash compensation provided for in Section 4
hereof and the employee benefits provided for in paragraph (c) of this
Section, Employee, subject to meeting eligibility provisions and to the
provisions of this Agreement, shall be entitled to participate in Company's
executive compensation plans, as presently in effect or as they may be
modified or added to by Company from time to time.
(e) ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.
In addition to the cash compensation provided for in Section 4
hereof and participation in the employee benefit and executive compensation
plans provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section, Employee shall be
entitled to the additional benefits set forth in Exhibit A.
6. TERMINATION.
(a) TERMINATION BY COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE.
If Company should terminate the Period of Employment without Cause
as defined below, in addition to any other compensation and benefits payable
as provided for hereunder, Company shall pay to Employee a lump sum amount
equal to the base salary payable to Employee pursuant to Section 4 as of the
date of termination of the Period of Employment for the greater of (i) the
balance of the Period of Employment or (ii) twelve months.
"Cause" shall mean the willful and continued failure by Employee to
use reasonable effort to substantially perform Employee's duties with Company
(other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or
mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to
Employee by the Company which specifically
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identifies the manner in which Company believes Employee has not
substantially performed his duties; conviction of, or plea of NOLO CONTENDERE
to, a felony; habitual abuse of narcotics or alcohol; fraud, material
dishonesty or gross misconduct in connection with the business of the Company.
(b) TERMINATION BY EMPLOYEE; TERMINATION BY COMPANY FOR CAUSE.
Employee shall have the right, upon 30 days' prior written notice
given to Company, to terminate the Period of Employment. If Employee should
terminate the Period of Employment or Company should terminate the Period of
Employment for Cause, Employee will be entitled only to be paid the base
annual salary otherwise payable to Employee under paragraph (a) of Section 4
through the end of the month in which the Period of Employment is terminated.
7. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Employee agrees to keep secret and retain in the strictest
confidence all confidential matters which relate to Company or any affiliate
of Company, including, without limitation, customer lists, client lists,
trade secrets, pricing policies and other business affairs of Company and any
affiliate of Company learned by Employee from Company or any such affiliate
or otherwise before or after the date of this Agreement, and not to disclose
any such confidential matter to anyone outside Company or any of its
affiliates, whether during or after Employee's period of service with
Company, except as may be required by a court of law, by any governmental
agency having supervisory authority over the business of the Company or by
any administrative or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with
apparent jurisdiction to order him to divulge, disclose or make accessible
such information. Employee agrees to give Company advance written notice of
any disclosure pursuant to the preceding sentence and to cooperate with any
efforts by Company to limit the extent of such disclosure. Upon request by
Company, Employee agrees to deliver promptly to Company upon termination of
Employee's services for Company, or at any time thereafter as Company may
request, all Company or affiliate memoranda, notes, records, reports,
manuals, drawings, designs, computer files in any
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media and other documents (and all copies thereof) relating to Company's or
any affiliate's business and all property of Company or any affiliate
associated therewith, which Employee may then possess or have under
Employee's control, other than personal notes, diaries, rolodexes and
correspondence.
8. NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT.
Without the consent in writing of the Board of Directors of Company
which will not be unreasonably withheld, upon termination of Employee's
employment for any reason whatsoever, Employee will not for a period of one
year thereafter (i) engage in, or carry on, directly or indirectly, either
for himself or as a member of a partnership or as a stockholder, investor,
officer or director of a corporation or as an employee, agent, associate,
adviser or consultant of any person, partnership or corporation, any business
in competition with the business carried on by Company or any of its
affiliates or (ii) employ or seek to employ any person then employed by the
Company or any of its affiliates. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
Employee shall not be prohibited from owning less than five percent (5%) of
any publicly traded corporation (whether or not such corporation is in
competition with Company or its affiliates).
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the restrictions
contained in this Section be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law. Therefore, to the extent any court of competent jurisdiction
shall determine that any portion of the foregoing restrictions is excessive,
such provision shall not be entirely void, but rather shall be limited or
revised only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
Employee confirms that all restrictions in this Section are
reasonable and valid and hereby waives all defenses to the strict enforcement
thereof by Company.
9. REMEDY.
Should Employee engage in or perform, either directly or
indirectly, any of the acts prohibited by Sections 7 and 8 hereof, it is
agreed that Company shall be entitled to full injunctive relief, to be issued
by any competent court of equity, enjoining and restraining Employee and each
and every other person, firm, organization, association, or corporation
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concerned therein, from the continuance of such violative acts. The
foregoing remedy available to Company shall not be deemed to limit or prevent
the exercise by Company of any or all further rights and remedies which may
be available to Company hereunder or at law or in equity.
10. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement is governed by and is to be construed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to
rules relating to conflicts of law. If under such law, any portion of this
Agreement is at any time deemed to be in conflict with any applicable
statute, rule, regulation or ordinance, such portion shall be deemed to be
modified or altered to conform thereto or, if that is not possible, to be
omitted from this Agreement; the invalidity of any such portion shall not
affect the force, effect and validity of the remaining portion hereof.
11. NOTICES.
All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed effective when delivered in person, or five (5) days after deposit
thereof in the U.S. mails, postage prepaid, for delivery as registered or
certified mail, addressed to the respective party at the address set forth
below or to such other address as may hereafter be designated by like notice.
Unless otherwise notified as set forth above, notice shall be sent to each
party as follows:
(a) Employee, to:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx 00
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Xxxxxxx
(x) Company, to:
Wavetek Wandel & Goltermann, Inc.
0000X Xxxxxx Xxxxx
P.O. Box 113585
Research Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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In lieu of personal notice or notice by deposit in the U.S. mail, a
party may give notice by confirmed telegram, telex or fax, which shall be
effective upon receipt.
12. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between Company
and Employee relating to employment of Employee by Company and supersedes and
cancels all prior written and oral agreements and understandings with respect
to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended but
only by a subsequent written agreement of the parties. This Agreement shall
be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Employee, Employee's heirs,
executors, administrators and beneficiaries, and Company and its successors.
(b) ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES
In the event this Agreement will result in adverse tax consequences
to Employee, the parties shall negotiate in good faith a new or amended
Agreement which eliminates, to the extent practicable, such adverse tax
treatment.
(c) WITHHOLDING TAXES.
All amounts payable to Employee under this Agreement shall be
subject to applicable withholding of income, employment and other taxes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
as of the year and day first above written.
WAVETEK WANDEL & GOLTERMANN, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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EXHIBIT A TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN WAVETEK WANDEL & GOLTERMANN, INC.
AND XXXXX XXXXXX
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
Eningen, Germany
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
Employee shall be entitled to the following benefits as provided in his
employment agreement with Wandel & Goltermann in effect immediately prior to
the beginning of the Period of Employment: company car with mobile phone,
private telephone and facsimile machine at home for business use, illness and
death benefits and special pension arrangements.
