Employment Agreement
This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into on and effective as of October 20, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (the “Executive”) and The Container Store Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and any of its subsidiaries and affiliates as may employ the Executive from time to time (collectively, and together with any successor thereto, the “Company”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Executive is currently employed by the Company and serves as its Chief Marketing Officer;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure itself of the continued services of the Executive by entering into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Executive desires to continue to provide services to the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements set forth below, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
DefinED TERMS
US-DOCS\118203644.4
2
US-DOCS\118203644.4
3
US-DOCS\118203644.4
Employment
Compensation and Related Matters
4
US-DOCS\118203644.4
5
US-DOCS\118203644.4
Termination
6
US-DOCS\118203644.4
Severance Payments
7
US-DOCS\118203644.4
8
US-DOCS\118203644.4
9
US-DOCS\118203644.4
10
US-DOCS\118203644.4
Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation
11
US-DOCS\118203644.4
Nondisclosure of Proprietary Information
12
US-DOCS\118203644.4
13
US-DOCS\118203644.4
REMEDIES
MISCELLANEOUS
14
US-DOCS\118203644.4
The Container Store Group, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
ATTN: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
ATTN: Xxxxxx Xxxxx; Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
(b)If to the Executive, to the address set forth in the Company’s records or at any other address as any party shall have specified by notice in writing to the other party.
15
US-DOCS\118203644.4
16
US-DOCS\118203644.4
17
US-DOCS\118203644.4
18
US-DOCS\118203644.4
[Signature Pages Follow]
19
US-DOCS\118203644.4
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
By: \s\Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
[Employment Agreement with Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx]
US-DOCS\118203644.4
EXECUTIVE
By: \s\Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
EXHIBIT A
Form of Release Agreement
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (the “Executive”) agrees for the Executive, the Executive’s spouse and child or children (if any), the Executive’s heirs, beneficiaries, devisees, executors, administrators, attorneys, personal representatives, successors and assigns, hereby forever to release, discharge, and covenant not to xxx The Container Store Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company’s past, present, or future parent, affiliated, related, and/or subsidiary entities, and all of their past and present directors, shareholders, officers, general or limited partners, employees, agents, and attorneys, and agents and representatives of such entities, and employee benefit plans in which the Executive is or has been a participant by virtue of the Executive’s employment with the Company, from any and all claims, debts, demands, accounts, judgments, rights, causes of action, equitable relief, damages, costs, charges, complaints, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, suits, expenses, compensation, responsibility and liability of every kind and character whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and costs), whether in law or equity, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or unsuspected, which the Executive has or may have had against such entities based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date this release (the “Release”) is executed, arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever, (a) the Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination thereof or (b) the Executive’s status as a holder of any securities of the Company based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date this Release is executed, and any and all claims based on, relating to, or arising under federal, state, or local laws, including without limitation claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, liability in tort, or for violation of public policy, claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency, any claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, the Texas Anti-Retaliation Act, the Texas Labor Code, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, and similar state or local statutes, ordinances, and regulations; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, that this general release shall not extend to (i) benefit claims under employee pension benefit plans in which the Executive is a participant by virtue of the Executive’s employment with the Company or to benefit claims under employee welfare benefit plans (e.g., claims for medical care, death, or onset of disability), (ii) accrued and vested benefits under applicable employee benefit plans, or the Executive’s right to continue or convert coverage under certain employee benefit plans, in accordance with the terms of those plans and applicable law; (iii) any obligation under this Release, or under that Employment Agreement entered into on and effective as of August 31, 2020, by and between the Company and the Executive, assumed by any party thereto; and (iv) reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to, otherwise communicating with or participating in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by, or providing documents and other information, without notice to the Company, to, any federal, state or local governmental authority, including in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated
US-DOCS\118203644.4
under Section 21F of the Exchange Act or Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, as each may have been amended from time to time, or any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation. Pursuant to 18 USC Section 1833(b), the Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made: (x) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (y) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.
The Executive understands that this Release includes a release of claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The Executive understands and warrants that he has been given a period of twenty-one (21) days to review and consider this Release and such period shall not be affected or extended by any changes, whether material or immaterial, that might be made to this Release. The Executive is hereby advised to consult with an attorney prior to executing the Release. By the Executive’s signature below, the Executive warrants that he has had the opportunity to do so and to be fully and fairly advised by that legal counsel as to the terms of this Release. The Executive further warrants that he understands that he may use as much or all of his twenty-one (21)-day period as he wishes before signing, and warrants that he has done so.
The Executive further warrants that he understands that he has seven (7) days after signing this Release to revoke the Release by notice in writing to _____________________________________________________________________________. This Release shall be binding, effective, and enforceable upon both parties upon the expiration of this seven (7)-day revocation period without _____________ having received such revocation, but not before such time.
* * * * *
The Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Release is a legally binding document and the Executive’s signature will commit the Executive to its terms. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Release and that the Executive voluntarily enters into this Release by signing below. Upon execution, the Executive agrees to deliver a signed copy of this Release to .
____________________________________
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Date: _______________________________
US-DOCS\118203644.4