EXHIBIT 10.17
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into as of this ________
day of _____________, 1998, by and between AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc., a
Florida corporation (the "Company"), and XXXX SAN XXXXXX (the "Executive").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive have entered into an Employment
Agreement dated as of July 22, 1997 (the "Employment Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to terminate and replace the
Employment Agreement by entering into this Agreement and the Company desires to
employ the Executive, and the Executive desires to be employed by the Company,
on the terms and conditions set forth herein from and after the completion of
the initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock (the "Offering Date");
and
WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") has approved
and authorized the entry into this Agreement with the Executive.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set
forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Employment Agreement. On the terms and conditions set forth in this
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Agreement, the Company agrees to employ the Executive and the Executive agrees
to be employed by the Company for the Employment Period set forth in Section 2
hereof and in the position and with the duties set forth in Section 3 hereof.
Terms used herein with initial capitalization are defined in Section 21 below.
2. Term. The initial term of employment under this Agreement shall be
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for a three-year period commencing on the Offering Date (the "Initial Term").
The term of employment shall be automatically renewed for an additional
consecutive 12-month period (the "Extended Term") as of the first and every
subsequent anniversary of the Offering Date, unless and until either party
provides written notice to the other party in accordance with Section 11 hereof
not less than 90 days before such anniversary date that such party is
terminating the term of employment under this Agreement, which termination shall
be effective as of the end of such Initial Term or Extended Term, as the case
may be, or until such term of employment is otherwise terminated as hereinafter
set forth. Such Initial Term and all such Extended Terms are collectively
referred to herein as the "Employment Period." The parties' obligations under
Sections 7, 9 and 10 hereof shall survive the expiration or termination of the
Employment Period.
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3. Position and Duties. The Executive shall serve as Executive Vice
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President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company during the
Employment Period. As the Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, the Executive shall render executive, policy and other
management services to the Company of the type customarily performed by persons
serving in a similar officer capacity. The Executive shall report to the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, except as otherwise determined by the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board. The Executive shall also perform such duties as
the Chief Executive Officer or the Board may from time to time reasonably
determine and assign to the Executive. During the Employment Period, there
shall be no material change in the duties and responsibilities of the Executive
from those previously in effect, other than as provided herein, unless the
parties otherwise agree in writing. The Executive shall devote the Executive's
reasonable best efforts and substantially full business time to the performance
of the Executive's duties and the advancement of the business and affairs of the
Company.
4. Place of Performance. In connection with the Executive's employment
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by the Company, the Executive shall be based at the principal executive offices
of the Company, except as otherwise agreed by the Executive and the Company and
except for reasonable travel on Company business. If the Executive is required
to relocate his place of employment to a location more than 50 miles from its
location as of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall pay or reimburse
the Executive for the reasonable moving and relocation expenses incurred by him
to establish a personal residence at the new location, including reasonable
traveling and temporary living expenses.
5. Compensation.
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(a) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Company shall pay
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to the Executive an annual base salary (the "Base Salary"), which initially
shall be at the rate of $175,000 per year. The Base Salary shall be reviewed no
less frequently than annually and may be increased at the discretion of the
Board. If the Executive's Base Salary is increased, the increased amount shall
be the Base Salary for the remainder of the Employment Period. Except as
otherwise agreed in writing by the Executive, the Base Salary shall not be
reduced from the amount previously in effect during the Employment Term. The
Base Salary shall be payable biweekly or in such other installments as shall be
consistent with the Company's payroll procedures.
(b) Bonus. During the Employment Period, the Executive may also be
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eligible to earn an annual bonus pursuant to a bonus plan adopted by the Board
for each fiscal year.
(c) Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive will be
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entitled to such other benefits approved by the Board and made available to
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employees. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Company from
changing carriers or from effecting modifications in insurance coverage for the
Executive.
(d) Vacation; Holidays. The Executive shall be entitled to all public
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holidays observed by the Company and vacation days in accordance with the
applicable vacation policies for senior executives of the Company, which shall
be taken at a reasonable time or times.
(e) Withholding Taxes and Other Deductions. To the extent required by
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law, the Company shall withhold from any payments due Executive under this
Agreement any applicable federal, state or local taxes and such other deductions
as are prescribed by law or Company policy.
6. Expenses. The Executive is expected and is authorized to incur
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reasonable expenses in the performance of his duties hereunder, including the
costs of entertainment, travel, and similar business expenses incurred in the
performance of his duties. The Employers shall reimburse the Executive for all
such expenses promptly upon periodic presentation by the Executive of an
itemized account of such expenses.
7. Confidentiality; Work Product.
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(a) Information. The Executive acknowledges that the information,
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observations and data obtained by the Executive concerning the business and
affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their predecessors during the
course of the Executive's performance of services for, or employment with, any
of the foregoing persons (whether or not compensated for such services) are the
property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including information concerning
acquisition opportunities in or reasonably related to the business or industry
of the Company or its Subsidiaries of which the Executive becomes aware during
such period. Therefore, the Executive agrees that he will not at any time
(whether during or after the Employment Period) disclose to any unauthorized
person or, directly or indirectly, use for the Executive's own account, any of
such information, observations or data without the Board's consent, unless and
to the extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and
available for use by the public other than as a direct or indirect result of the
Executive's acts or omissions to act or the acts or omissions to act of other
senior or junior management employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The
Executive agrees to deliver to the Company at the termination of the Executive's
employment, or at any other time the Company may request in writing (whether
during or after the Employment Period), all memoranda, notes, plans, records,
reports and other documents, regardless of the format or media (and copies
thereof), relating to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their
predecessors (including,
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without limitation, all acquisition prospects, lists and contact information)
which the Executive may then possess or have under the Executive's control.
(b) Inventions and Patents. The Executive acknowledges that all
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inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, designs, analyses,
drawings, reports and all similar or related information (whether or not
patentable) that relate to the actual or anticipated business, research and
development or existing or future products or services of the Company or its
Subsidiaries that are conceived, developed, made or reduced to practice by the
Executive while employed by the Company or any of its predecessors ("Work
Product") belong to the Company and the Executive hereby assigns, and agrees to
assign, all of the above to the Company. Any copyrightable work prepared in
whole or in part by the Executive in the course of the Executive's work for any
of the foregoing entities shall be deemed a "work made for hire" under the
copyright laws, and the Company shall own all rights therein. To the extent
that any such copyrightable work is not a "work made for hire," the Executive
hereby assigns and agrees to assign to Company all right, title and interest,
including without limitation, copyright in and to such copyrightable work. The
Executive shall promptly disclose such Work Product and copyrightable work to
the Board and perform all actions reasonably requested by the Board (whether
during or after the Employment Period) to establish and confirm the Company's
ownership (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of
attorney and other instruments).
(c) Enforcement. The Executive acknowledges that the restrictions
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contained in Section 7(a) hereof are reasonable and necessary, in view of the
nature of the Company's business, in order to protect the legitimate interests
of the Company, and that any violation thereof would result in irreparable
injury to the Company. Therefore, the Executive agrees that in the event of a
breach or threatened breach by the Executive of the provisions of Section 7(a)
hereof, the Company shall be entitled to obtain from any court of competent
jurisdiction, preliminary or permanent injunctive relief restraining the
Executive from disclosing or using any such confidential information. Nothing
herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other
remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including,
without limitation, recovery of damages from the Executive.
8. Termination of Employment.
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(a) Permitted Terminations. The Executive's employment hereunder may
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be terminated during the Employment Term without any breach of this Agreement
only under the following circumstances:
(i) Death. The Executive's employment hereunder shall terminate
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upon the Executive's death;
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(ii) By the Company. The Company may terminate the Executive's
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employment:
(A) If the Executive shall have been unable to perform all
of the Executive's duties hereunder by reason of illness, physical or mental
disability or other similar incapacity, which inability shall continue for more
than three consecutive months; or
(B) For Cause; or
(iii) By the Executive. The Executive may terminate employment
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for Good Reason.
(b) Termination. Any termination of the Executive's employment by the
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Company or the Executive (other than because of the Executive's death) shall be
communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in
accordance with Section 11 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of
Termination" shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination
provision in this Agreement relied upon, if any, and shall set forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated.
Termination of the Executive's employment shall take effect on the Date of
Termination.
9. Compensation Upon Termination.
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(a) Death. If the Executive's employment is terminated during the
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Employment Term as a result of the Executive's death, the Company shall pay to
the Executive's estate, or as may be directed by the legal representatives of
such estate, the Executive's full Base Salary through the Date of Termination
and all other unpaid amounts, if any, to which the Executive is entitled as of
the Date of Termination in connection with any fringe benefits or under any
bonus or incentive compensation plan or program of the Company pursuant to
Sections 5(b) and (c) hereof, at the time such payments are due, and the Company
shall have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement.
(b) Disability. If the Company terminates the Executive's employment
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during the Employment Term because of the Executive's disability pursuant to
Section 8(a)(ii)(A) hereof, the Company shall pay the Executive the Executive's
full Base Salary through the Date of Termination and all other unpaid amounts,
if any, to which the Executive is entitled as of the Date of Termination in
connection with any fringe benefits or under any bonus or incentive compensation
plan or program of the Company pursuant to Sections 5(b) and (c) hereof, at the
time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to
the Executive under this Agreement; provided, that payments so made to the
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Executive during any period that the Executive is unable to perform all of the
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Executive's duties hereunder by reason of illness, physical or mental illness or
other similar incapacity shall be reduced by the sum of the amounts, if any,
payable to the Executive at or prior to the time of any such payment under
disability benefit plans of the Company and which amounts were not previously
applied to reduce any such payment.
(c) By the Company with Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason.
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If the Company terminates the Executive's employment during the Employment Term
for Cause pursuant to Section 8(a)(ii)(B) hereof or if the Executive voluntarily
terminates the Executive's employment during the Employment Term other than for
Good Reason, the Company shall pay the Executive the Executive's full Base
Salary through the Date of Termination and all other unpaid amounts, if any, to
which Executive is entitled as of the Date of Termination in connection with any
fringe benefits or under any bonus or incentive compensation plan or program of
the Company pursuant to Sections 5(b) and (c) hereof, at the time such payments
are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive
under this Agreement.
(d) By the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason.
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If the Company terminates the Executive's employment during the Employment Term
other than for Cause, disability or death pursuant to Section 8(a)(i) or (ii)
hereof, or the Executive terminates his employment during the Employment Term
for Good Reason pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii) hereof, the Company shall pay the
Executive (A) the Executive's full Base Salary through the Date of Termination
and all other unpaid amounts, if any, to which the Executive is entitled as of
the Date of Termination in connection with any fringe benefits or under any
bonus or incentive compensation plan or program of the Company pursuant to
Sections 5(b) and (c) hereof, at the time such payments are due and (B) subject
to Sections 9(e) and 9(f) hereof:
(i) No Change of Control. Except as provided in Section 9(d)(ii)
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hereof, during the six-month period commencing on the Date of Termination (the
"Initial Period"), the Company shall pay the Executive an aggregate amount equal
to Executive's Base Salary, payable in equal installments on the Company's
regular salary payment dates, and any other amounts that would have been payable
to or on behalf of the Executive under Section 5(c) hereof (the "Severance
Payments"). In addition, the Company shall have the option, by delivering
written notice to the Executive in accordance with Section 11 hereof within 90
days after the Date of Termination, to extend the severance period to the first
anniversary of the Date of Termination (the "Extended Period"). During the
Extended Period, the Company will continue to make Severance Payments at the
same annual rate to the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing and without in
any way modifying the provisions of Sections 7 and 10 hereof, from and after the
first date that Executive becomes employed with another Person or provides
services as a consultant or other self-employed individual, the Company, at its
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option, may eliminate or otherwise reduce the amount of Severance Payments
otherwise required to be made pursuant to this Section 9(d)(i) to the extent of
the compensation and benefits received by the Executive from such other
employment or self-employment; or
(ii) Change of Control. If such termination is in anticipation of, in
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connection with or within one year after the date of a Change of Control, the
Company shall pay the Executive an aggregate amount equal to Executive's Base
Salary, payable in equal installments on the Company's regular salary payment
dates, and any other amounts that would have been payable to or on behalf of the
Executive under Section 5(c) hereof (the "Severance Payments") from the Date of
Termination through the first anniversary of the Date of Termination at the time
such payments would otherwise have been due in accordance with the Company's
normal payroll practices, and the Company shall have no further obligations to
the Executive under this Agreement. In addition, in such event, the Executive's
rights with respect to stock options and shares of restricted stock previously
granted by the Company, deferred and incentive compensation or bonus amounts
awarded by the Company and other contingent or deferred compensation awards or
grants made by the Company, or otherwise made in connection with the Executive's
employment hereunder, shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable as of the Date of
Termination, except to the extent inconsistent with the terms of any such plan
or arrangement that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) or 423 of the
Code. For purposes of Section 10 hereof, the "Initial Period" shall be the
first 12 months following the Date of Termination.
(e) Parachute Limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision of
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this Agreement or of any other agreement, contract or understanding heretofore
or hereafter entered into by the Executive with the Company or any subsidiary or
affiliate thereof, except an agreement, contract or understanding hereafter
entered into that expressly modifies or excludes application of this Section
9(e) (the "Other Agreements"), and notwithstanding any formal or informal plan
or other arrangement heretofore or hereafter adopted by the Company (or any
subsidiary or affiliate thereof) for the direct or indirect compensation of the
Executive (including groups or classes of participants or beneficiaries of which
the Executive is a member), whether or not such compensation is deferred, is in
cash, or is in the form of a benefit to or for the Executive (a "Benefit Plan"),
if the Executive is a "disqualified individual" (as defined in Section 280G(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")), the Executive
shall not have any right to receive any payment or benefit under this Agreement,
any Other Agreement or any Benefit Plan (i) to the extent that such payment or
benefit, taking into account all other rights, payments or benefits to or for
the Executive under this Agreement, all Other Agreements and all Benefit Plans,
would cause any payment or benefit to the Executive under this Agreement, any
Other Agreement or any Benefit Plan to be considered a "parachute payment"
within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code as then in effect (a
"Parachute Payment") and (ii) if, as a result of receiving a
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Parachute Payment, the aggregate after-tax amount received by the Executive
under this Agreement, all Other Agreements and all Benefit Plans would be less
than the maximum after-tax amount that could be received by the Executive
without causing any such payment or benefit to be considered a Parachute
Payment. In the event that the receipt of any such payment or benefit under this
Agreement, any Other Agreement or any Benefit Plan would cause the Executive to
be considered to have received a Parachute Payment that would have the adverse
after-tax effect described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, then the
Executive shall have the right, in the Executive's sole discretion, to designate
those rights, payments or benefits under this Agreement, any Other Agreement and
any Benefit Plan that should be reduced or eliminated so as to avoid having the
payment or benefit to the Executive under this Agreement be deemed to be a
Parachute Payment.
(f) Mitigation. The Company's obligation to continue to provide the
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Executive with benefits pursuant to Section 9(d)(i) or (ii) above shall cease if
the Executive becomes eligible to participate in benefits substantially similar
to those provided under this Agreement as a result of the Executive's subsequent
employment during the period that the Executive is entitled to receive Severance
Payments.
(g) Liquidated Damages. The parties acknowledge and agree that
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damages which will result to the Executive for termination by the Company
without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason shall be extremely difficult
or impossible to establish or prove, and agree that the Severance Payments shall
constitute liquidated damages for any breach of this Agreement by the Company
through the Date of Termination. The Executive agrees that, except for such
other payments and benefits to which the Executive may be entitled as expressly
provided by the terms of this Agreement or any applicable Benefit Plan, such
liquidated damages shall be in lieu of all other claims that the Executive may
make by reason of termination of his employment or any such breach of this
Agreement and that, as a condition to receiving the Severance Payments, the
Executive will execute a release of claims in a form reasonably satisfactory to
the Company.
10. Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation.
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(a) Noncompetition. The Executive acknowledges that in the course of
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his employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries and their predecessors, he
has and will continue to become familiar with the trade secrets of, and other
confidential information concerning, the Company and its Subsidiaries, that the
Executive's services will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the
Company and its Subsidiaries and that the Company's ability to accomplish its
purposes and to successfully pursue its business plan and compete in the
marketplace depend substantially on the skills and expertise of the Executive.
Therefore, and in further consideration of the compensation being paid to the
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Executive hereunder, the Executive agrees that, during the Employment Period and
any Initial Period or Extended Period, so long as Severance Payments are being
made or during any portion of the Initial or Extended Period that Severance
Payments are not required to be made pursuant to the last sentence of Section
9(d)(i) hereof (the "Noncompete Period"), he shall not directly or indirectly
own, manage, control, participate in, consult with, render services for, or in
any manner engage in any business competing with the businesses of the Company,
its Subsidiaries, or any business in which the Company or its Subsidiaries has
commenced negotiations or has requested and received information relating to the
acquisition of such business within eighteen months prior to the termination of
the Executive's employment with the Company, in any country where the Company,
its Subsidiaries, or other aforementioned business conducts business.
(b) Nonsolicitation. During the Employment Period and for two years
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following the Date of Termination, the Executive shall not directly or
indirectly through another entity (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee
of the Company or any Subsidiary to leave the employ of the Company or such
Subsidiary, or in any way willfully interfere with the relationship between the
Company or any Subsidiary and any employee thereof, (ii) induce or attempt to
induce any customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of the
Company or any Subsidiary to cease doing business with the Company or such
Subsidiary, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such
customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and the Company or any
Subsidiary or (iii) initiate or engage in any discussions regarding an
acquisition of, or the Executive's employment (whether as an employee, an
independent contractor or otherwise) by, any businesses in which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries has entertained discussions or has requested and
received information relating to the acquisition of such business by the Company
or its Subsidiaries upon or within the 18-month period prior to the Date of
Termination.
(c) Enforcement. If, at the time of enforcement of this Section 10, a
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court holds that the restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under
circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum duration,
scope or geographical area reasonable under such circumstances shall be
substituted for the stated period, scope or area and that the court shall be
allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum
duration, scope and area permitted by law. Because the Executive's services are
unique and because the Executive has access to confidential information, the
parties hereto agree that money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any
breach of any provision of this Agreement. Therefore, in the event a breach or
threatened breach by the Executive of any provision of this Agreement, the
Company may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in its favor,
apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or
injunctive or other relief in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of,
the provisions hereof (without posting a bond or other security).
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11. Notices. All notices, demands, requests or other communications
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required or permitted to be given or made hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
(a) If to the Company:
(b) If to the Executive:
or to such other address as may be designated by either party in a notice to the
other. Each notice, demand, request or other communication that shall be given
or made in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given or made
for all purposes three days after it is deposited in the U.S. mail, postage
prepaid, or at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the return
receipt, the delivery receipt, the answer back or the affidavit of messenger
being deemed conclusive evidence of such delivery) or at such time as delivery
is refused by the addressee upon presentation.
12. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more
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provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
13. Survival. It is the express intention and agreement of the parties
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hereto that the provisions of Sections 7, 9 and 10 hereof shall survive the
termination of employment of the Executive. In addition, all obligations of the
Company to make payments hereunder shall survive any termination of this
Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
14. Assignment. The rights and obligations of the parties to this
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Agreement shall not be assignable or delegable, except that (i) in the event of
the Executive's death, the personal representative or legatees or distributees
of the Executive's estate, as the case may be, shall have the right to receive
any amount owing and unpaid to the Executive hereunder and (ii) the rights and
obligations of the Company hereunder shall be assignable and delegable in
connection with any subsequent merger, consolidation, sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company or similar reorganization of a
successor corporation.
15. Binding Effect. Subject to any provisions hereof restricting
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assignment, this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and shall
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, devisees,
executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
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16. Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement shall not be amended, altered or
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modified except by an instrument in writing duly executed by the parties hereto.
Neither the waiver by either of the parties hereto of a breach of or a default
under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor the failure of either of the
parties, on one or more occasions, to enforce any of the provisions of this
Agreement or to exercise any right or privilege hereunder, shall thereafter be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of a similar nature,
or as a waiver of any such provisions, rights or privileges hereunder.
17. Headings. Section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement
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are inserted for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part
of this Agreement for any purpose, and shall not in any way define or affect the
meaning, construction or scope of any of the provisions hereof.
18. Governing Law. This Agreement, the rights and obligations of the
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parties hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida (but not
including the choice of law rules thereof).
19. Entire Agreement; Employment Agreement Terminated and Superseded. By
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mutual consent, effective as of the Offering Date, the parties hereby terminate
the Employment Agreement and this Agreement shall supersede and replace the
Employment Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties respecting the employment of Executive, there being no
representations, warranties or commitments except as set forth herein.
20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
21. Definitions.
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"Agreement" means this Employment Agreement.
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"Base Salary" is defined in Section 5(a) above.
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"Beneficial Owner" means a beneficial owner within the meaning of
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Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Benefit Plan" is defined in Section 9(e) above.
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"Board" means the board of directors of the Company.
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"Cause" means (i) the commission of a felony or a crime involving
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moral turpitude or the commission of any other act or omission involving
dishonesty or fraud with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
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their customers or suppliers, (ii) conduct tending to bring the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries into substantial public disgrace or disrepute, (iii)
substantial and repeated failure to perform duties of the office held by the
Executive as reasonably directed by the Board, and such failure is not cured
within 30 days after the Executive receives notice thereof from the Board, (iv)
gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or (v) any breach of Section 7 or 10 of this Agreement.
"Code" is defined in Section 9(e) above.
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"Company" means AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc. and its successors
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and assigns.
"Date of Termination" means (i) if the Executive's employment is
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terminated by the Executive's death, the date of the Executive's death; (ii) if
the Executive's employment is terminated because of the Executive's disability
pursuant to Section 8(a)(ii)(A) hereof, 30 days after Notice of Termination,
provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the performance of the
Executive's duties on a full-time basis during such 30-day period; (iii) if the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause pursuant to
Section 8(a)(ii)(B) hereof or by the Executive for Good Reason pursuant to
Section 8(a)(iii) hereof, the date specified in the Notice of Termination; or
(iv) if the Executive's employment is terminated during the Employment Term
other than pursuant to Section 8(a), the date on which Notice of Termination is
given.
"Employment Agreement" means the Employment Agreement dated as of July
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22, 1997, as amended, by and between the Company and the Executive.
"Employment Period" is defined in Section 2 above.
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"Executive" means Xxxx San Xxxxxx.
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"Extended Period" is defined in Section 9(d)(i) above.
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"Extended Term" is defined in Section 2 above.
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"Good Reason" means (i) the Company's failure to perform or observe
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any of the material terms or provisions of this Agreement, and the continued
failure of the Company to cure such default within 30 days after written demand
for performance has been given to the Company by the Executive, which demand
shall describe specifically the nature of such alleged failure to perform or
observe such material terms or provisions; or (ii) a material reduction in the
scope of the Executive's responsibilities and duties.
"Initial Period" is defined in Section 9(d) above.
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"Initial Term" is defined in Section 2 above.
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"Noncompete Period" is defined in Section 10(a) above.
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"Notice of Termination" is defined in Section 8(b) above.
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"Offering Date" means the date of the completion of an initial public
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offering of the Company's Common Stock.
"Other Agreements" is defined in Section 9(e) above.
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"Parachute Payment" is defined in Section 9(e) above.
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"Person" means an individual, a partnership, a limited liability
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company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint
venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any
department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Severance Payments" is defined in Section 9(d) above.
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"Subsidiary" means any corporation of which the Company owns
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securities having a majority of the ordinary voting power in electing the board
of directors directly or through one or more subsidiaries.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation of which the Company owns
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securities having a majority of the ordinary voting power in electing the board
of directors directly or through one or more subsidiaries.
"Work Product" is defined in Section 7(b) above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement, or
have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf, as of the day
and year first hereinabove written.
ANSWERTHINK
CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE EXECUTIVE:
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