Exhibit 10.4
December 20, 2005
Xxxxxxxx "Peg" Xxxxxxxx
Dear Peg:
Cray Inc. (the "Company") considers it essential to the best interests of
the Company and its shareholders to attract the best talent and xxxxxx the
continuous employment of key personnel. In order to induce you to remain in the
employ of the Company and in consideration of your further services to the
Company, the Company agrees that you shall receive the benefits set forth in
this letter agreement ("Agreement") if you remain in the employment of the
Company through December 31, 2006, and December 31, 2007, as set forth below.
1. Bonus Amount.
a. If you remain an employee of the Company through
December 31, 2006, you shall receive a cash payment
equal to 100% of the total of (a) your annual base
salary for 2006, exclusive of any bonus, variable pay
component or other amounts, and (b) the bonus you would
have earned under the Executive Bonus Plan for 2006
assuming 100% of the target is reached.
b. If you remain an employee of the Company through
December 31, 2007, you shall receive a cash payment
equal to 50% of the total of (a) your annual base salary
for 2007, exclusive of any bonus, variable pay component
or other amounts, and (b) the bonus you would have
earned under the Executive Bonus Plan for 2007 assuming
100% of the target is reached.
2. Payment. The bonus payment earned pursuant to Section 1 above shall
be paid in a lump sum as soon as is practicable after the
determination of bonuses for the applicable year and in any event on
or before March 15 of the year immediately following the end of the
applicable year.
3. Vesting. The amounts to be paid under this Agreement shall vest in
full as of December 31, 2006, and December 31, 2007, as applicable,
or, subject to the provisions of Section 4 below, immediately upon
the earlier termination of your employment by the Company without
Cause or your termination of employment for Good Reason, as such
terms are defined below. If your employment is terminated for Cause,
death, Disability, retirement or resignation other than for Good
Reason, then you shall receive no payments hereunder.
4. Other Agreements and Policies.
a. Change of Control. You are party to a letter agreement dated
April 27, 2005, with the Company regarding termination of employment
following a Change of Control, as defined therein. If there occurs a
Change of Control, as defined therein, while this Agreement is in
effect, then the Board of Directors shall determine, prior to the
Change of Control becoming effective, whether, in addition to the
provisions of such letter agreement, the provisions of this
Agreement shall also be applicable.
b. Executive Severance Policy. If while this Agreement is in effect
your employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or you
terminate your employment for Good Reason, then you shall be
eligible to receive both the payment pursuant to this Agreement and
payment under the Company's Executive Severance Policy.
c. Other Benefits. This Agreement does not affect any benefit plan
of the Company in which you participate.
5. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
indicated meanings:
"Cause" means a termination of employment resulting from a good
faith determination by the Board of Directors that:
a. you have willfully failed or refused in a material respect to
follow reasonable policies or directives established by the Board of
Directors or the President or willfully failed to attend to material
duties or obligations of your office (other than any such failure
resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness),
which you have failed to correct within a reasonable period
following written notice to you; or
b. there has been an act by you involving wrongful misconduct which
has a demonstrably adverse impact on or material damage to the
Company or its subsidiaries, or which constitutes a misappropriation
of the assets of the Company; or
c. you have engaged in an unauthorized disclosure of confidential
information; or
d. you, while employed by the Company, have performed services for
another company or person which competes with the Company, without
the prior written approval of the President of the Company; or
e. you have materially breached your obligations hereunder or other
agreement with the Company.
"Disability" means that, at the time your employment is terminated,
you have been unable to perform the duties of your position for a
period of six consecutive months as a result of your incapability
due to physical or mental illness.
"Good Reason" means:
a. a reduction in salary or benefits (other than reductions
applicable to employees generally);
b. a material change in job responsibilities; or
c. a request to relocate, except for office relocations that would
not increase your one-way commute by more than 25 miles; or
d. the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption of the
Agreement as stipulated in Section 6.
6. Company's Successors. The Company will require any successor (whether
direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to
all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, to
expressly assume and agree to perform the obligations under this Agreement
in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform if no such succession had taken place. As used in this
Section 6, "Company" includes any successor to its business or assets as
aforesaid which executes and delivers this Agreement or which otherwise
becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by
operation of law.
7. Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate upon your
termination of employment with the Company, irrespective of reason, except
for your right to receive any payment specified herein with respect to the
year in which your termination occurs.
8. General Provisions.
a. Notice. Notices and all other communications provided for in this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when personally delivered or five (5) days after deposit with postal
authorities transmitted by United States registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective
addresses set forth on the first or last page of this Agreement, or to
such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change address
shall be effective only upon receipt.
b. Amendment or Waiver. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified,
waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is
agreed to in writing by you and the Company. No waiver of either party at
any time of the breach of, or lack of compliance with, any conditions or
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of the provisions or
conditions hereof.
c. Sole Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between
you and the Company with respect to the matters set forth herein and
supersedes and replaces any prior agreements in their entirety. No
agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement will be made by either
party which are not set forth expressly herein.
d. Funding. This Agreement shall be funded from the Company's general
assets.
e. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
f. Applicable Law; Jurisdiction; Venue. This Agreement shall be
interpreted and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State
of Washington without reference to its conflicts of laws provisions. The
parties agree that King County, Washington, shall be the exclusive proper
place of venue for any action, dispute, or controversy arising from or in
connection with this Agreement and submit to the jurisdiction of the state
and federal courts located in King County, Washington. In the event either
party institutes litigation hereunder, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees to be set by the trial court and,
upon any appeal, the appellate court.
g. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.
h. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. The successors and permitted assigns hereunder shall
include without limitation, any permitted assignee as well as the
successors in interest to such permitted assignee (whether by merger,
liquidation (including successive mergers or liquidations) or otherwise).
i. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise expressly
contemplated by this Agreement, this Agreement is entered into solely for
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns, and shall not confer any rights upon any person or
entity not a party to this Agreement.
If the foregoing conforms with your understanding, please indicate your
agreement to the terms hereof by signing where indicated below and returning one
copy of this Agreement to the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
CRAY INC.
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO AS OF THE DATE FIRST SET FORTH ABOVE:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
