AMENDMENT OF ANGELICA CORPORATION EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Steven L. Frey
Exhibit 10.41
AMENDMENT
OF
XXXXXXXX
CORPORATION
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx
This
Amendment of the Xxxxxxxx Corporation Employment Agreement with Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
(the “Agreement”) has been entered into this 17th day of December, 2007, by and
between Xxxxxxxx Corporation, a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), and Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx, an individual (the “Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Executive previously entered into that certain agreement dated as of September
9, 2004, regarding the employment relationship between the Company and the
Executive (the “Original Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the
Executive desire to amend the Original Agreement as of the date hereof to
conform to the provisions of the regulations under Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code;
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the Company and the
Executive hereby amend the Original Agreement as follows:
1. Section
1.1(i) is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
1.1(i)
“Date of Termination”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8 of this Agreement. In
all cases, a “Date of Termination” shall only occur upon separation from service
from the Company and all of its affiliates, as defined in Treasury regulations
under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)
(generally, separation from the 50% controlled group that includes the
Company).
2. Section
2.4(f) is amended to add the following sentence to the end of said
Section:
Expense
reimbursements described in this Section 2.4(f) will be made no later than the
end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses are
incurred.
3. Section
3.4 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
3.4 Good Reason. The
Executive may terminate his employment with the Company during the Employment
Period for “Good Reason,” which shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the
following without the consent of the Executive:
3.4(a) a
material reduction in the Executive’s Annual Base Salary;
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3.4(b) a
material reduction in the Executive’s authority, duties or
responsibilities;
3.4(c) a
material reduction in the budget over which the Executive retains
authority;
3.4(d) a
material change in the geographic location at which the Executive must perform
the services under this Agreement;
3.4(e)
any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company
of this Agreement.
Any
termination of the Executive’s employment based upon a good faith determination
of “Good Reason” made by the Executive shall be subject to a delivery of a
Notice of Termination by the Executive to the Company in the manner prescribed
in Section 3.7 within ninety (90) days of the first occurrence of an event that
would constitute Good Reason and subject further to the ability of the Company
to remedy the condition within thirty (30) days of receipt.
4. Section
3.8 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
3.8 Date of Termination. “Date of
Termination” means (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the
Company for Cause or any other reason, the date of receipt by the Executive of
the Notice of Termination or any later date specified therein, as the case may
be, (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death or
Disability, the date of death of the Executive or the Disability Effective Date,
as the case may be, or (iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the
Executive for Good Reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination which
date shall not be more than two (2) years after the initial occurrence of the
Good Reason event as specified in Section 3.4 or less than thirty (30) days
after the receipt of such notice; or (iv) if the Executive’s employment is
terminated by the Executive voluntarily (either prior to or after a Change in
Control Date), the date that is specified in the Notice of Termination that is
at least six months after the receipt of the Notice of Termination by the
Company unless the Company decides to waive or shorten the notice period in its
sole discretion. If within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination is
given, the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party
that a dispute exists concerning the termination, the Date of Termination shall
be the date on which the dispute is finally determined, either by mutual written
agreement of the parties, or by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction (the time for appeal therefrom having expired and no
appeal having been perfected).
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5. Sections
4.1(a) is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
4.1(a)
Accrued Obligations.
Within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall
pay to the Executive the sum of (i) the Executive’s Annual Base Salary through
the Date of Termination to the extent not previously paid, and (ii) any accrued
vacation pay; in each case to the extent not previously paid (the “Accrued
Obligations”). In addition, Executive shall be entitled to the
benefits, if any, under any benefit plan, program or arrangement in which the
Executive is a participant, in the time and manner provided under the applicable
plan, program or arrangement.
6. Section
4.1 (b) is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
4.1(b)
Severance
Payment. Within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination, the
Company shall pay to the Executive as severance pay in a lump sum, in cash, an
amount equal to one times the Executive’s then-current Annual Base
Salary.
7. Section
4.2 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
4.2 Benefits Upon Termination without
Cause or for Good Reason in Connection with a Change in
Control. If (a) a Change in Control (as defined in Section
1.1(f)) occurs during the Employment Period and within two (2) years after the
Change in Control Date (as defined in Section 1.1(g)) (i) the Company shall
terminate the Executive’s employment without Cause, or (ii) the Executive shall
terminate employment with the Company for Good Reason, or, alternatively, (b) if
one of the above-described terminations of employment occurs within the
six-month period prior to the earlier of (i) a change of control that qualified
under Code Section 409A (a “409A Change in Control”) or (ii) the execution of a
definitive agreement or contract that eventually results in a 409A Change in
Control, then the Executive shall become entitled upon the date of the 409A
Change in Control to receive the payment of the benefits as provided below as of
either (y) the Date of Termination, in the case where the sequence of the
requisite events is as set forth in subsection (a) above or (z) the date of the
409A Change in Control, in the case where the sequence of the requisite events
occurred as set forth in subsection (b) above (the relevant date for purposes of
entitlement to the benefits as set forth in this Section 4.2 is hereinafter
referred to as the “Entitlement Date”).
For
purposes of this Agreement, a “409A Change in Control” shall
mean: (i) the acquisition by one person, or more than one person
acting as a group, of ownership of stock of the Company that, together with
stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair
market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company; (ii) the
acquisition by one person, or more than one person acting as a group, of
ownership of stock of the Company, that
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together with stock
of the Company acquired during the twelve-month period ending on the date
of the most recent acquisition by such person or group, constitutes 30% or
more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; (iii) a
majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors is replaced
during any twelve-month period by directors whose appointment or election
is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Company’s board of
directors before the date of the appointment or election; (iv) one person,
or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired
during the twelve-month period ending on the date of the most recent
acquisition by such person or group) assets from the Company that have a
total gross fair market value (determined without regard to any
liabilities associated with such assets) equal to or more than 40% of the
total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company
immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions. Persons
will not be considered to be acting as a group solely because they
purchase or own stock of the same corporation at the same time, or as a
result of the same public offering. However, persons will be
considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation
that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of
stock, or similar business transaction with the Company. This
definition of 409A Change in Control shall be interpreted in accordance
with, and in a manner that will bring the definition into compliance with,
the regulations under Code Section 409A.
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8. Section
4.2(d) is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
4.2(d)
Medical and Health Benefit
Continuation. The Executive will be entitled to a cash payment by the
Company to the Executive to enable the Executive to purchase two (2) years of
medical and health benefits continuation coverage for the Executive and/or the
Executive’s eligible family members who are receiving such coverage on the Date
of Termination at least equal to those which would have been provided to them in
accordance with the plans, programs, practices and policies described in Section
2.4(e) if the Executive’s employment had not been terminated; provided, however,
that if the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible
to receive medical or health benefits under another employer-provided plan, the
medical and health benefits described herein shall be secondary to those
provided under such other plan during such applicable period of
eligibility. The Company shall, on a monthly basis commencing in the
month immediately subsequent to the month in which the Entitlement Date occurs
and ending with the last month for which the Executive is entitled to the
continuation of such medical and health benefits, pay to the Executive an amount
equal to the COBRA premium applicable to such coverage plus a tax gross-up
amount and shall remit the net after-tax amount to the medical plan on the
Executive’s behalf.
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9. Section
4.3 is amended to add the following to the end of the last sentence of said
Section:
, in the
time and manner provided in each such plan, policy or arrangement.
10. Section
4.4 is amended to add the following to the end of the last sentence of said
Section:
, in the
time and manner provided in each such plan, policy or arrangement.
11.
Section 4.7 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
4.7 Full Settlement. The
parties agree that the Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in
this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder are intended
to be in full settlement of all claims that the Executive may have against the
Company with respect to the termination of the Executive’s employment with the
Company and the Executive shall be required to execute and deliver an agreement
to this effect prior to receipt of any payments under this
Agreement. If such agreement is not signed and delivered to the
Company within sixty (60) days of Executive’s Date of Termination, the Company’s
obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement shall
terminate. The payments to be made by the Company or any other
obligation that the Company is required to perform pursuant to this Agreement
shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other
claim, right or action which the Company may have against the Executive or
others. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or
take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the
Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and, except as provided
in Section 4.2(d), such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the
Executive obtains other employment. To the extent the Executive
prevails in any contest with respect to the validity or enforceability of, or
liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance
thereof (including as a result of any contest by the Executive regarding the
amount of any payment pursuant to this Agreement), the Company agrees to pay
promptly, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal fees and expenses which
the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any such contest, plus in each
case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable Federal rate provided for
in Code Section 7872(f)(2)(A). Any such payment shall be made not
later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the
Executive incurred such expense.
12. Section
4.8 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
4.8 Resolution of Disputes. If
there shall be any dispute between the Company and the Executive (i) as to
whether any termination of the Executive’s employment was for Cause, or (ii) as
to whether any termination of the Executive’s employment for Good Reason was
made in good faith, then, unless
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until there is a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction declaring that such termination was for Cause or that the
determination by the Executive of the existence of Good Reason was not
made in good faith, the Company shall pay all amounts, and provide all
benefits, to the Executive and/or the Executive’s family or other
beneficiaries, as the case may be, that the Company would be required to
pay or provide pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2 as though such termination
was without Cause or for Good Reason, as the case may be; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any disputed
amounts pursuant to this Section 4.8 except upon receipt, within sixty
(60) days of the date such dispute arises, of an undertaking by or on
behalf of the Executive to repay all such amounts to which the Executive
is ultimately adjudged by such court not to be
entitled.
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13. A
new Section 4.9 is added to the Agreement as follows:
4.9 Specified Employee Six Month
Deferral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 4, if the Executive is a “Specified Employee” on the Date of
Termination, the Executive may not receive a payment of “nonqualified deferred
compensation” for which the “payment event” is “separation from service,” as
defined in Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder, until at least six
(6) months after a Date of Termination. Any payment of nonqualified
deferred compensation otherwise due in such six (6) month period shall be
suspended and become payable at the end of such six (6) month
period.
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“Specified Employee” means a specified employee as defined in Treas. Reg.
§1.409A-1(i) (generally, officers earning more than $140,000 per year, as
indexed for inflation, who are among the fifty (50) highest paid
employees).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Executive and, the Company, pursuant to the authorization from its Board, have
caused this Agreement to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the
day and year first above written.
“Executive”
/s/ Xxxxxx X.
Xxxx
XXXXXX X.
XXXX
“Company”
XXXXXXXX
CORPORATION
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
X’Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X.
X’Xxxx
Title: CEO
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