EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT made as of the 12th day of August, 1996 by and between
RAMSAY HEALTH CARE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and XXXXXXXX
XXXXXX (the "Employee").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to retain the services of the Employee,
and the Employee wishes to serve in the employ of the Company, upon the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment.
1.1 The Company agrees to employ the Employee, and the Employee agrees
to serve in the employ of the Company, for the term set forth in Section 1.2, in
the position and with the responsibilities, duties and authority set forth in
Section 2 and on the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
1.2 The term of the Employee's employment under this Agreement
(including any extended term, the "term of this Agreement") shall commence on
the date hereof and shall terminate on August 11, 1999, unless extended or
sooner terminated in accordance with this Agreement.
1.3 As of January 31, 1999 and each subsequent January 31 during the
term of this Agreement (each, an "Automatic Renewal Date"), unless either party
shall have given a notice of non-extension on or prior to such Automatic Renewal
Date, the term of this Agreement shall be extended automatically for a period of
one (1) year to the anniversary of the expiration date of the then-current term
of this Agreement. Once a notice of non-extension shall have been given by
either party, there shall be no further automatic extension of this Agreement.
2. Position; Duties.
During the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall serve in the
positions of President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. The Employee
shall perform, faithfully and diligently, such duties, and shall have such
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responsibilities, appropriate to such positions, as shall be assigned to him
from time to time by the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.
The Employee shall report directly to the Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company. The Employee shall devote substantially all of his
attention to the performance of his duties and responsibilities hereunder during
the normal working hours of executive employees of the Company.
3. Salary; Bonus; Stock Options.
3.1 Salary. (a) During the term of this Agreement, in consideration of
the performance by the Employee of the services set forth in Section 2 and his
observance of the other covenants set forth herein, the Company shall pay the
Employee, and the Employee shall accept, a base salary at the rate of $300,000
per annum, payable in accordance with the standard payroll practices of the
Company.
(b) The base salary set forth in Section 3.1(a) above shall be
adjusted annually (but not decreased) on each anniversary date of this Agreement
by multiplying such base salary by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be
the Consumer Price Index for the July preceding the month in which such
adjustment is to be made, and the denominator of which shall be the Consumer
Price Index for the previous July. For purposes hereof, "Consumer Price Index"
shall mean the "Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers-U.S. City Average (1982-84=100)" issued monthly by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, or any
successor index thereto appropriately adjusted. The Employee shall be entitled
to such additional increases in base salary as shall be awarded from time to
time by the Board of Directors of the Company in its sole discretion.
3.2 Bonus. (a) In addition to the base salary provided for in Section
3.1, the Company shall pay to the Employee with respect to each fiscal year of
the Company ending during the term of this Agreement, subject to the provisions
of Section 3.2(c) hereof, a bonus in an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the
increase in "operating income" (as hereinafter defined) for such fiscal year
over operating income for the fiscal year of the Company ending June 30, 1996.
(b) For purposes of this Section 3.2, "operating income" shall mean
Income (Loss) Before Minority Interests, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Item and
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change as shown in the audited financial
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statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the applicable fiscal year,
excluding (i) the amount of the bonus determined in accordance with this Section
3.2; (ii) any loss on sales of closed facilities; (iii) charges for asset
impairment; (iv) restructuring charges; and (v) any other charges for write-offs
or reserves relating to periods prior to July 1, 1996.
(c) In the event of the termination of the employment of the Employee
pursuant to Section 6.3 (Due Cause) of this Agreement, the Employee shall not be
entitled to a bonus for the fiscal year of the Company in which such termination
takes place. In the event of the termination of the employment of the Employee
pursuant to Section 6.4 (Other Termination by the Company) or Section 6.6
(Change in Control) of this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to a full
bonus for the fiscal year of the Company in which such termination takes place.
In the event of the termination of the employment of the Employee pursuant to
Section 6.1 (Death), Section 6.2 (Disability) or Section 6.5 (Termination by
Employee) of this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to a bonus in an
amount equal to the bonus for the full fiscal year determined in accordance with
Section 3.2(a) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
days in the fiscal year to the date of termination and the denominator of which
is 365. The Employee shall not be entitled to a bonus for any fiscal year of the
Company subsequent to the fiscal year in which the termination of his employment
takes place.
(d) In addition to the bonus provided for in Section 3.2(a), the
Company shall each year during the term of this Agreement pay the Employee an
additional bonus in such amount as shall be determined by the Board of Directors
of the Company.
(e) The bonus or bonuses provided for in this Section 3.2 shall be
paid to the Employee not later than ninety (90) days following the end of the
fiscal year of the Company to which such bonus relates.
3.3 Stock Options. (a) The Company shall cause to be granted to the
Employee as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, options to purchase
125,000 shares of the common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), of the Company at an exercise price per share equal to the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the date of grant (the "Options"). The Options
shall become exercisable in full nine years and six months following the date of
grant provided that the Option shall become exercisable in six months after the
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date of grant if at the time of exercise the closing price for the Common Stock
as quoted on one or more U.S. national securities exchanges, the NASDAQ National
Market System or the NASDAQ SmallCap Market or the average of the closing bid
and asked prices as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and/or the NQB Pink Sheets,
as the case may be, shall have equalled or exceeded $7.00 (subject to adjustment
for events affecting the Common Stock or the capital structure of the Company)
on at least twenty (20) trading days, which need not be consecutive, subsequent
to the date of grant. The Options shall be otherwise subject to the terms of the
Stock Option Plan of the Company pursuant to which the Options are granted.
(b) It is understood and agreed that the Employee shall continue to
retain options heretofore granted to him to purchase 75,000 shares of the Common
Stock of the Company and 125,000 shares of the common stock, $.01 par value, of
Ramsay Managed Care, Inc.
4. Expense Reimbursement.
During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall reimburse the
Employee for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him
in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder, upon the
presentation of proper accounts therefor in accordance with the Company's
policies and annual budget parameters.
5. Benefits.
5.1 Benefit Plans. During the term of this Agreement, the Employee
will be eligible to participate in all employee benefit plans and programs of
the Company, including, without limitation, group life insurance, disability,
401(k), stock option, stock purchase, group hospitalization, surgical and major
medical insurance plans of the Company, in accordance with the provisions of
such plans and programs as in effect from time to time. The Employee will also
be entitled to participate in other benefit programs made available to senior
executives of the Company.
5.2 Vacation; Sick Days; Leave of Absence. The Employee shall be
entitled to four (4) weeks' paid vacation and ten (10) paid sick days per year
and leaves of absence to attend professional and business activities, including
conventions and educational programs, all in accordance with Company policies in
effect from time to time for its executive employees. Any accrued and unused
vacation and sick days will be carried forward to the subsequent year or years.
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Upon any termination of the Employee's employment with the Company, the Employee
(or his estate) shall be paid for any vacation and sick days then accrued and
unused.
5.3 Automobile. During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall
provide the Employee with an automobile allowance in the amount of $1,760 per
month.
5.4 Disability Insurance. In addition to any other disability
insurance which may now or hereafter be provided by the Company under any group
contract or otherwise, the Company shall, during the term of this Agreement pay
directly or reimburse the Employee for premiums payable during the term of this
Agreement on the disability insurance policy described in Exhibit A hereto.
5.5 Club Dues. During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall
pay directly or reimburse the Employee for club dues in such reasonable amount
as shall be approved by the Company in advance on an annual basis. At the
request of the Employee, the Company shall advance to the Employee $10,000 for a
club membership deposit, such advance to be refunded by the Employee to the
Company upon termination of the Employee's employment with the Company.
6. Termination of Employment.
6.1 Death. In the event of the death of the Employee during the term
of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the estate or other legal
representative of the Employee (a) the base salary provided for in Section 3
accrued to the date of death and not theretofore paid to the Employee, (b) any
bonus payable pursuant to Section 3.2 and (c) any compensation as would
otherwise have been payable to the Employee from the date of death to the end of
the month in which the Employee's death occurs. Rights and benefits of the
estate or other legal representative of the Employee under the benefit plans and
programs of the Company shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of
such plans and programs. Neither the estate or other legal representative of the
Employee nor the Company shall have any further rights or obligations under this
Agreement, except as provided in Sections 5 and 6.7.
6.2 Disability. If, during the term of this Agreement, the Employee
shall become incapacitated by reason of sickness, accident or other physical or
mental disability and shall be unable to perform his normal duties hereunder for
a cumulative period of three (3) months in any period of six (6) consecutive
months, the employment of the Employee hereunder may be terminated by the
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Company or the Employee. In the event of such termination, the Company shall (a)
pay to the Employee any bonus payable pursuant to Section 3.2 and (b) until the
first to occur of the expiration of a period of twenty-four (24) months from the
date of such termination or the death of the Employee, the Company shall pay to
the Employee an amount equal to the excess of the monthly base salary in effect
at the time of such termination over the aggregate monthly benefits payable to
the Employee under any disability plan or policy maintained by the Company and
the disability policy described in Section 5.4. Rights and benefits of the
Employee under the benefit plans and programs of the Company shall be determined
in accordance with the provisions of such plans and programs. Neither the
Employee nor the Company shall have any further rights or obligations under this
Agreement, except as provided in Sections 5, 6.7, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
6.3 Due Cause. The employment of the Employee hereunder may be
terminated by the Company at any time during the term of this Agreement for Due
Cause (as hereinafter defined). In the event of such termination, the Company
shall pay to the Employee (a) the base salary provided for in Section 3 accrued
to the date of such termination and not theretofore paid to the Employee and (b)
any bonus payable pursuant to Section 3.2. Rights and benefits of the Employee
under the benefit plans and programs of the Company shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of such plans and programs. For purposes hereof,
"Due Cause" shall mean (i) the Employee's material breach by willful action or
inaction, of any of the material provisions of this Agreement, or (ii) the
Employee's conviction in a court of law of any felony, or of any crime or
offense concerning money or property of the Company; provided, however, that the
Employee shall be given written notice by a majority of the Board of Directors
of the Company that it intends to terminate the Employee's employment for Due
Cause, which written notice shall specify the act or acts upon which the
majority of the Board of Directors of the Company intends so to terminate the
Employee's employment, and the Employee shall then be given the opportunity,
within ten (10) days of his receipt of such notice, to have a meeting with the
Board of Directors of the Company to discuss such act or acts. If the basis of
such written notice is other than an act or acts described in clause (ii), the
Employee shall be given ten (10) days after such meeting within which to cease
or correct the performance (or nonperformance) giving rise to such written
notice and, upon failure of the Employee within such ten (10) days to cease or
correct such performance (or nonperformance), the Employee's employment by the
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Company shall automatically be terminated hereunder for Due Cause. Neither the
Employee nor the Company shall have any further rights or obligations under this
Agreement, except as provided in Sections 5, 6.7, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
6.4 Other Termination by the Company. The Company may terminate the
Employee's employment at any time for whatever reason it deems appropriate or
without reason. In the event of such termination, the Company shall (a) pay to
the Employee any bonus payable pursuant to Section 3.2 and (b) continue to pay
the base salary provided for in Section 3 (at the annual rate then in effect)
until the expiration of a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of
such termination. Rights and benefits of the Employee under the benefit plans
and programs of the Company shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of such plans and programs. Neither the Employee nor the Company
shall have any further rights or obligations under this Agreement, except as
provided in Sections 5, 6.7, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
6.5 Termination by the Employee. The Employee may terminate his
employment with the Company during the term of this Agreement upon six (6)
months' prior written notice to the Company. In the event of such termination,
the Company shall pay to the Employee (a) the base salary provided for in
Section 3 accrued to the date of termination and not theretofore paid to the
Employee and (b) any bonus payable pursuant to Section 3.2. Rights and benefits
of the Employee under the benefit plans and programs of the Company shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions of such plans and programs. Neither
the Employee nor the Company shall have any further rights or obligations under
this Agreement, except as provided in Sections 5, 6.7, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
6.6 Change in Control. If, following a change in control of the
Company, if the employment of the Employee hereunder is terminated for any
reason whatsoever or for no reason, whether by the Employee or by the Company,
the Company shall pay to the Employee (a) severance pay in an amount equal to
twenty-four (24) months' base salary (at the highest annual rate in effect
during the one-year period ending on the date of termination of employment) and
(b) any bonus payable pursuant to Section 3.2. Such severance payment and bonus
shall be paid to the Employee in a cash lump sum on the date of termination of
employment. Rights and benefits of the Employee under the benefit plans and
programs of the Company shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of
such plans and programs. Neither the Employee nor the Company shall have any
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further rights or obligations under this Agreement, except as provided in
Sections 5, 6.7, 7, 8, 9 and 10. For purposes of this Agreement, a change in
control of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred if:
(A) a "person" (meaning an individual, a partnership, or other group
or association as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934), other than RHHL (as hereinafter defined) or any affiliate thereof,
acquires fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the
outstanding securities of the Company having a right to vote in elections of
directors; or
(B) Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined) shall for any reason
cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company; or
(C) all or substantially all of the business of the Company is
disposed of by the Company to a party or parties other than a subsidiary or
other affiliate of the Company, in which the Company owns less than a majority
of the equity, pursuant to a partial or complete liquidation of the Company,
sale of assets (including stock of a subsidiary of the Company) or otherwise.
For purposes hereof, a sale or disposition of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
assets of the Company to a party or parties (other than a subsidiary or
affiliate of the Company as above described) shall be deemed a disposition of
substantially all of the business of the Company.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Continuing Director" shall
mean a member of the Board of Directors of the Company who either was a member
of the Board of Directors on the date hereof or who subsequently became a
Director and whose election was voted for by Ramsay Holdings HSA Limited
("RHHL") or by a Continuing Director with the acquiescence of RHHL. A Director
shall not be considered a Continuing Director for purposes of this Agreement if
his election was voted for by RHHL, or by a Continuing Director with the
acquiescence of RHHL, (i) pursuant to an agreement with, or at the direction,
request or suggestion of, any individual, firm or corporation in connection with
the purchase or other acquisition or receipt by such individual, firm or
corporation of all or any shares of capital stock of the Company or (ii) in
anticipation of the sale or other disposition by RHHL of all or any of its
shares of capital stock of the Company.
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6.7 Stock Options. In the event of termination of the Employee's
employment with the Company: (i) pursuant to Section 6.4 (Other Termination) or
6.6 (Change in Control) of this Agreement, the Company shall cause each stock
option heretofore granted by the Company to the Employee to become fully
exercisable and to remain exercisable until the later of August 11, 1999 or six
(6) months following the date of termination, unless such action, in the opinion
of counsel to the Company, would violate, or adversely affect the status of such
option or the plan (if any) pursuant to which such option was granted under,
Rule 16b-3 under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or (ii)
pursuant to Section 6.1 (Death), 6.2 (Disability), 6.4 (Other Termination) or
6.6 (Change in Control) of this Agreement, the Company shall cause each stock
option heretofore granted by the Company to the Employee to become exercisable
by the Employee or the Employee's estate without regard to the requirement that
the price for the Common Stock shall have equalled or exceeded $7.00 per share
on at least twenty (20) trading days subsequent to the date of grant (as
described in Section 3.3 of this Agreement).
7. Confidential Information.
7.1 The Employee shall, during the term of this Agreement and at all
times thereafter, treat as confidential and, except as required in the
performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, not
disclose, publish or otherwise make available to the public or to any
individual, firm or corporation any confidential material (as hereinafter
defined). The Employee agrees that all confidential material, together with all
notes and records of the Employee relating thereto, and all copies or facsimiles
thereof in the possession of the Employee, are the exclusive property of the
Company and the Employee agrees to return such material to the Company promptly
upon the termination of the Employee's employment with the Company.
7.2 For the purposes hereof, the term "confidential material" shall
mean all information acquired by the Employee in the course of the Employee's
employment with the Company in any way concerning the products, projects,
activities, business or affairs of the Company or the Company's customers,
including, without limitation, all information concerning trade secrets and the
products or projects of the Company and/or any improvements therein, all sales
and financial information concerning the Company, all customer and supplier
lists, all information concerning projects in research and development or
marketing plans for any such products or projects, and all information in any
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way concerning the products, projects, activities, business or affairs of
customers of the Company which is furnished to the Employee by the Company or
any of its agents or customers, as such; provided, however, that the term
"confidential material" shall not include information which (a) becomes
generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the
Employee, (b) was available to the Employee on a non-confidential basis prior to
his employment with the Company or (c) becomes available to the Employee on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any of its agents
or customers provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company or any of such agents or customers.
8. Interference With the Company.
8.1 The Employee acknowledges that the services to be rendered by him
to the Company are of a special and unique character. The Employee agrees that,
in consideration of his employment hereunder, the Employee will not (a) for a
period of one year commencing on the date of termination of his employment with
the Company, (i) solicit or endeavor to solicit patient referrals, either on his
own account or for any person, firm, corporation or other organization, from (x)
any person, including any physician, clinical psychologist, social worker or
consultant to the Company, who, during the period of the Employee's employment
with the Company, made patient referrals to the Company, or (y) any employee of
the Company, or (ii) solicit or entice or endeavor to solicit or entice away
from the Company any person who was a director, officer, employee or consultant
of the Company, either on his own account or for any person, firm, corporation
or other organization, whether or not such person would commit any breach of his
contract of employment by reason of leaving the service of the Company, and the
Employee agrees not to employ, directly or indirectly, any person who was a
director, officer or employee of the Company or who by reason of such position
at any time is or may be likely to be in possession of any confidential
information or trade secrets relating to the businesses or products of the
Company or (b) at any time, take any action or make any statement the effect of
which would be, directly or indirectly, to impair the good will of the Company
or the business reputation or good name of the Company or be otherwise
detrimental to the interests of the Company, including any action or statement
intended, directly or indirectly, to benefit a competitor of the Company.
8.2 The Employee and the Company agree that if, in any proceeding, the
court or other authority shall refuse to enforce the covenants herein set forth
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because such covenants cover too extensive a geographic area or too long a
period of time, any such covenant shall be deemed appropriately amended and
modified in keeping with the intention of the parties to the maximum extent
permitted by law.
9. Inventions.
Any and all inventions, innovations or improvements ("inventions")
made, developed or created by the Employee (whether at the request or suggestion
of the Company or otherwise, whether alone or in conjunction with others, and
whether during regular hours of work or otherwise) during the period of his
employment with the Company which may be directly or indirectly useful in, or
relate to, the business of the Company, shall be promptly and fully disclosed by
the Employee to the Board of Directors of the Company and shall be the Company's
exclusive property as against the Employee, and the Employee shall promptly
deliver to an appropriate representative of the Company as designated by the
Board of Directors all papers, drawings, models, data and other material
relating to any inventions made, developed or created by him as aforesaid. The
Employee shall, at the request of the Company and without any payment therefor,
execute any documents necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Company's
counsel to direct issuance of patents or copyrights to the Company with respect
to such inventions as are to be the Company's exclusive property as against the
Employee or to vest in the Company title to such inventions as against the
Employee. The expense of securing any such patent or copyright shall be borne by
the Company.
10. Equitable Relief.
In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Employee of any
of the provisions of Sections 7, 8 or 9 of this Agreement, the Employee hereby
consents and agrees that the Company shall be entitled to an injunction or
similar equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction restraining
the Employee from committing or continuing any such breach or threatened breach
or granting specific performance of any act required to be performed by the
Employee under any of such provisions, without the necessity of showing any
actual damage or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy and
without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. Nothing herein
shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies
at law or in equity which it may have. For purposes of Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10
of this Agreement, the term "Company" shall be deemed to include the
subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company.
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11. Successors and Assigns.
11.1 Assignment by the Company. The Company shall require any
successors (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 assume and agree to perform 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, "the Company" shall mean
the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or
assets as aforesaid which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and
provisions of this Agreement by operation of law and this Agreement shall be
binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Company, as so defined.
11.2 Assignment by the Employee. The Employee may not assign this
Agreement or any part thereof without the prior written consent of a majority of
the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that nothing herein
shall preclude one or more beneficiaries of the Employee from receiving any
amount that may be payable following the occurrence of his legal incompetency or
his death and shall not preclude the legal representative of his estate from
receiving such amount or from assigning any right hereunder to the person or
persons entitled thereto under his will or, in the case of intestacy, to the
person or persons entitled thereto under the laws of intestacy applicable to his
estate. The term "beneficiaries", as used in this Agreement, shall mean a
beneficiary or beneficiaries so designated to receive any such amount or, if no
beneficiary has been so designated, the legal representative of the Employee (in
the event of his incompetency) or the Employee's estate.
12. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be deemed a contract made under, and for all
purposes shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Delaware applicable to contracts to be performed entirely within such State. In
the event that a court of any jurisdiction shall hold any of the provisions of
this Agreement to be wholly or partially unenforceable for any reason, such
determination shall not bar or in any way affect the Company's right to relief
as provided for herein in the courts of any other jurisdiction. Such provisions,
as they relate to each jurisdiction, are, for this purpose, severable into
diverse and independent covenants. Service of process on the parties hereto at
the addresses set forth herein shall be deemed adequate service of such process.
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13. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement contains all the understandings and representations
between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all undertakings and agreements, whether oral or in writing, if any
there be, previously entered into by them with respect thereto.
14. Amendment; Modification; Waiver.
No provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified unless such
amendment or modification is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and
by a duly authorized representative of the Company other than the Employee.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, no waiver by either
party hereto of any breach by the other party hereto of any condition or
provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed
a waiver of a similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any
prior or subsequent time, nor shall the failure of or delay by either party
hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder operate as a waiver
thereof to preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other such right, power or privilege.
15. Arbitration.
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
or any breach thereof, shall, except as provided in Section 10, be settled by
arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association
then in effect and judgment upon such award rendered by the arbitrator may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration shall be held
in the area where the Company then has its principal place of business. The
arbitration award may include an award of attorneys' fees and costs.
16. Notices.
Any notice to be given hereunder shall be in writing and delivered
personally or sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested,
addressed to the party concerned at the address indicated below or at such other
address as such party may subsequently designate by like notice:
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If to the Company:
Ramsay Health Care, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Vice Chairman of the Board
If to the Employee:
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00000 X.X. 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
17. Severability.
Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court or
arbitration panel of competent jurisdiction to be enforceable only if modified,
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement,
the balance of which shall continue to be binding upon the parties hereto with
any such modification to become a part hereof and treated as though originally
set forth in this Agreement. The parties further agree that any such court or
arbitration panel is expressly authorized to modify any such unenforceable
provision of this Agreement in lieu of severing such unenforceable provision
from this Agreement in its entirety, whether by rewriting the offending
provision, deleting any or all of the offending provision, adding additional
language to this Agreement, or by making such other modifications as it deems
warranted to carry out the intent and agreement of the parties as embodied
herein to the maximum extent permitted by law. The parties expressly agree that
this Agreement as so modified by the court or arbitration panel shall be binding
upon and enforceable against each of them. In any event, should one or more of
the provisions of this Agreement be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect
any other provisions hereof, and if such provision or provisions are not
modified as provided above, this Agreement shall be construed as if such
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been set forth herein.
18. Key-Man Life Insurance.
The parties agree that the Company may, in its sole discretion,
maintain key man life insurance policies on the life of the Employee.
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19. Indemnification.
The Company and the Employee are simultaneously herewith entering into
an Indemnification Agreement which shall continue in full force and effect
during the term of this Agreement and thereafter as provided in such
Indemnification Agreement.
20. Authority.
The Company represents and warrants to the Employee that the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the performance by the Company
of its covenants and agreements hereunder have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and that this Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered on behalf of the Company.
21. Withholding.
Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, all payments required to be
made by the Company hereunder to the Employee or his beneficiaries, including
his estate, shall be subject to withholding of such amounts relating to taxes as
the Company may reasonably determine it should withhold pursuant to any
applicable law or regulation.
22. Survivorship.
The respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall
survive any termination of this Agreement to the extent necessary to the
intended preservation of such rights and obligations.
23. Titles.
Titles of the sections of this Agreement are intended solely for
convenience and no provision of this Agreement is to be construed by reference
to the title of any section.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
RAMSAY HEALTH CARE, INC.
By /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
___________________________________________
Xxxx Xxxxxx
By /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
___________________________________________
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Exhibit A
Disability Policy
Insured: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Insurer: UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
Policy No.: LAD257591
