Contract
| ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC. | FORM 10-K – EXHIBIT 10(k)(xii) |
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 1st day of March, 2004 by and between ARROW
ELECTRONICS, INC., a New York corporation with its principal office at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Company”), and XXXXX X. XXXXX, residing at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000 (the “Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Executive is now and has been employed by the Company as Vice President, Global
Human Resources, with the responsibilities and duties of an executive officer of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive wish to provide for the continued employment of the
Executive as an employee of the Company and for her to continue to render services to the Company
on the terms set forth in, and in accordance with the provisions of, this Employment Agreement (the
“Agreement”) which Employment Agreement shall supersede and replace any employment agreement
entered into prior to the date hereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the
parties agree as follows:
1. Employment and Duties.
a) Employment. The Company hereby employs the Executive for the Employment Period
defined in Paragraph 3, to perform such duties for the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates and
to hold such offices as may be specified from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors,
subject to the following provisions of this Agreement. The Executive hereby accepts such
employment.
b) Duties and Responsibilities. It is contemplated that the Executive will be Vice
President, Global Human Resources of the Company, but the Board of Directors shall have the right
to adjust the duties, responsibilities, and title of the Executive as the Board of Directors may
from time to time deem to be in the interests of the Company (provided, however, that during the
Employment Period, without the consent of the Executive, she shall not be assigned any titles,
duties or responsibilities which, in the aggregate, represent a material diminution in, or are
materially inconsistent with, her prior title, duties, and responsibilities as Vice President,
Global Human Resources).
If the Board of Directors does not either continue the Executive in the office of Vice
President, Global Human Resources or elect her to some other executive office
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satisfactory to the
Executive, the Executive shall have the
right to decline to give further service to the Company and shall have the rights and obligations
which would accrue to her under Paragraph 6 if she were discharged without cause. If the Executive
decides to exercise such right to decline to give further service, she shall within forty-five days
after such action or omission by the Board of Directors give written notice to the Company stating
her objection and the action she thinks necessary to correct it, and she shall permit the Company
to have a forty-five day period in which to correct its action or omission. If the Company makes a
correction satisfactory to the Executive, the Executive shall be obligated to continue to serve the
Company. If the Company does not make such a correction, the Executive’s rights and obligations
under Paragraph 6 shall accrue at the expiration of such forty-five day period.
c) Time Devoted to Duties. The Executive shall devote all of her normal business time
and efforts to the business of the Company, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, the amount of such
time to be sufficient, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors, to permit her
diligently and faithfully to serve and endeavor to further their interests to the best of her
ability.
2. Compensation.
a) Monetary Remuneration and Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Company
shall pay to the Executive for all services rendered by her in any capacity:
i. a minimum base salary of $250,000 per year (payable in accordance with the Company’s
then prevailing practices, but in no event less frequently than in equal monthly installments),
subject to increase if the Board of Directors of the Company in its sole discretion so determines;
provided that, should the company institute a company-wide pay cut/furlough program, such salary
may be decreased by up to 15%, but only for as long as said company-wide program is in effect;
ii. such additional compensation by way of salary or bonus or fringe benefits as the Board of
Directors of the Company in its sole discretion shall authorize or agree to pay, payable on such
terms and conditions as it shall determine; and
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iii. such employee benefits that are made available by the Company to its other executives
generally.
b) Annual Incentive Payment. The Executive shall participate in the Company’s
Management Incentive Plan (or such alternative, successor, or replacement plan or program in which
the Company’s principal operating executives, other than the Chief Executive Officer, generally
participate) and shall have a targeted incentive thereunder of not less than $125,000 per annum;
provided, however, that the Executive’s actual incentive payment in any year shall be measured by
the Company’s performance against goals established for that year and that such performance may
produce an incentive payment ranging from none to twice the targeted amount. The Executive’s
incentive payment for any year will be appropriately pro-rated to reflect a partial year of
employment.
c) Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. The Executive shall participate in the
Company’s Unfunded Pension Plan for Selected Executives (the “SERP”).
d) Automobile. During the Employment Period, the Company will pay the Executive a
monthly automobile allowance of $850.
e) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Company agrees to reimburse the
Executive, upon the submission of appropriate vouchers, for out-of-pocket expenses (including,
without limitation, expenses for travel, lodging and entertainment) incurred by the Executive in
the course of her duties hereunder.
f) Office and Staff. The Company will provide the Executive with an office, secretary
and such other facilities as may be reasonably required for the proper discharge of her duties
hereunder.
g) Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify the Executive for any and all
liabilities to which she may be subject as a result of her employment hereunder (and as a result of
her service as an officer or director of the Company, or as an officer or director of any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates), as well as the costs of any legal action brought or threatened against
her as a result of such employment, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
h) Participation in Plans. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Executive shall have the right to participate in any and all of the plans or programs
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made available by the Company (or it subsidiaries, divisions or affiliates) to, or for the benefit
of, executives (including the annual stock option and restricted stock grant programs) or employees
in general, on a basis consistent with other senior executives.
3. The Employment Period.
The “Employment Period,” as used in the Agreement, shall mean the period beginning as of the
date hereof and terminating on the last day of the calendar month in which the first of the
following occurs:
a) the death of the Executive;
b) the disability of the Executive as determined in accordance with Paragraph 4 hereof and
subject to the provisions thereof;
c) the termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company for cause in accordance with
Paragraph 5 hereof; or
d) February 28, 2006; provided, however, that, unless sooner terminated as otherwise provided
herein, the Employment Period shall automatically be extended for one or more twelve (12) month
periods beyond the then scheduled expiration date thereof unless between the 18th and 12th month
preceding such scheduled expiration date either the Company or the Executive gives the other
written notice of its or her election not to have the Employment Period so extended.
4. Disability.
For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive will be deemed “disabled” upon the earlier to
occur of (i) her becoming disabled as defined under the terms of the disability benefit program
applicable to the Executive, if any, and (ii) her absence from her duties hereunder on a full-time
basis for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days as a result of her incapacity due to accident
or physical or mental illness. If the Executive becomes disabled (as defined in the preceding
sentence), the Employment Period shall terminate on the last day of the month in which such
disability is determined. Until such termination of the Employment Period, the Company shall
continue to pay to the Executive her base salary, any additional compensation authorized by the
Company’s Board of Directors, and other remuneration and benefits provided in accordance with
Paragraph 2 hereof, all without delay, diminution or proration of any kind whatsoever (except that
her remuneration hereunder shall be reduced by the amount of any payments she may otherwise receive
as a result of her disability pursuant to a disability
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program provided by or through the Company),
and her medical
benefits and life insurance shall remain in full force. After termination of the Employment Period
as a result of the disability of the Executive, the medical benefits covering the Executive and her
family shall remain in place (subject to the eligibility requirements and other conditions
continued in the underlying plan, as described in the Company’s employee benefits manual, and
subject to the requirement that the Executive continue to pay the “employee portion” of the cost
thereof), and the Executive’s life insurance policy under the Management Insurance Program shall be
transferred to her, as provided in the related agreement, subject to the obligation of the
Executive to pay the premiums therefor.
In the event that, notwithstanding such a determination of disability, the Executive is
determined not to be totally and permanently disabled prior to the then scheduled expiration of the
Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to resume employment with the Company under the
terms of this Agreement for the then remaining balance of the Employment Period.
5. Termination for Cause.
In the event of any malfeasance, willful misconduct, active fraud or gross negligence by the
Executive in connection with her employment hereunder, the Company shall have the right to
terminate the Employment Period by giving the Executive notice in writing of the reason for such
proposed termination. If the Executive shall not have corrected such conduct to the satisfaction
of the Company within thirty days after such notice, the Employment Period shall terminate and the
Company shall have no further obligation to the Executive hereunder but the restriction on the
Executive’s activities contained in Paragraph 7 and the obligations of the Executive contained in
Paragraphs 8(b) and 8(c) shall continue in effect as provided therein.
6. Termination Without Cause.
In the event that the Company discharges the Executive without cause, the Executive shall be
entitled to the salary provided in Paragraph 2(a), two-thirds of the targeted incentive provided in
Paragraph 2(b), the vesting of any restricted stock awards and the immediate exercisability of any
stock options, as well as her rights under Paragraph 4, which would have vested or become
exercisable during the full Employment Period (which, in that event, shall continue until the then
scheduled expiration of the Employment Period unless sooner terminated by the Executive’s
disability or death). Any Amounts payable to the Executive under this Paragraph 6 shall be reduced
by the amount
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of the Executive’s earnings from other employment (which the Executive shall have an
affirmative duty to seek; provided,
however, that the Executive shall not be obligated to accept a new position which is not reasonable
comparable to her employment with the Company).
7. Non-Competition; Trade Secrets.
During the Employment Period and for a period of one year after the termination of the
Employment Period, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly:
a) Disclosure of Information. Use, attempt to use, disclose or otherwise make known
to any person or entity (other than to the Board of Directors of the Company or otherwise in the
course of the business of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates and except as may be required
by applicable law):
i. any knowledge or information, including, without limitation, lists of customers or
suppliers, trade secrets, know-how, inventions, discoveries, processes and formulae, as well as all
data and records pertaining thereto, which she may acquire in the course of her employment, in any
manner which may be detrimental to or cause injury or loss to the Company, its subsidiaries or
affiliates; or
ii. any knowledge or information of a confidential nature (including all unpublished matters)
relating to, without limitation, the business, properties, accounting, books and records, trade
secrets or memoranda of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, which she now knows or may
come to know in any manner which may be detrimental to or cause injury or loss to the Company, its
subsidiaries or affiliates.
b) Non-Competition. Engage or become interested in the United States, Canada or
Mexico (whether as an owner, shareholder, partner, lender or other investor, director, officer,
employee, consultant or otherwise) in the business of distributing electronic parts, components,
supplies or systems, or any other business that is competitive with the principal business or
businesses then conducted by the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates (provided, however, that
nothing contained herein shall prevent the Executive from acquiring or owning less than 1% of the
issued and outstanding capital stock or debentures of a corporation whose securities are listed on
the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, or the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation
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System, if such investment is otherwise permitted by the Company’s
Human Resource and Conflict of Interest policies);
c) Solicitation. Solicit or participate in the solicitation of any business of any
type conducted by the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, during said term or thereafter, from
any person, firm or other entity which was or at the time is a supplier or customer, or prospective
supplier or customer, of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates; or
d) Employment. Employ or retain, or arrange to have any other person, firm or other
entity employ or retain, or otherwise participate in the employment or retention of, any person who
was an employee or consultant of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, at any time during
the period of twelve consecutive months immediately preceding such employment or retention.
The Executive will promptly furnish in writing to the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates,
any information reasonably requested by the Company (including any third party confirmations) with
respect to any activity or interest the Executive may have in any business.
Except as expressly herein provided, nothing contained herein is intended to prevent the
Executive, at any time after the termination of the Employment Period, from either (i) being
gainfully employed or (ii) exercising her skills and abilities outside of such geographic areas,
provided in either case the provisions of this Agreement are complied with.
8. Preservation of Business.
a) General. During the Employment Period, the Executive will use her best efforts to
advance the business and organization of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, to keep available to the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, the services of present and future
employees and to advance the business relations with its suppliers, distributors, customers and others.
b) Patents and Copyrights, etc. The Executive agrees, without additional
compensation, to make available to the Company all knowledge possessed by her relating to any
methods, developments, inventions, processes, discoveries and/or improvements (whether patented,
patentable or unpatentable) which concern in any way the business of the Company, its subsidiaries
or affiliates, whether acquired by the Executive before or during her employment hereunder.
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Any methods, developments, inventions, processes, discoveries and/or improvements (whether
patented, patentable or
unpatentable) which the Executive may conceive of or make, related directly or indirectly to the
business or affairs of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any part thereof, during the
Employment Period, shall be and remain the property of the Company. The Executive agrees promptly
to communicate and disclose all such methods, developments, inventions, processes, discoveries
and/or improvements to the Company and to execute and deliver to it any instruments deemed
necessary by the Company to effect the disclosure and assignment thereof to it. The Executive also
agrees, on request and at the expense of the Company, to execute patent applications and any other
instruments deemed necessary by the Company for the prosecution of such patent applications or the
acquisition of Letters Patent in the United States or any other country and for the assignment to
the Company of any patents which may be issued. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless from any and all costs, expenses, liabilities or damages sustained by the Executive by
reason of having made such patent applications or being granted such patents.
Any writings or other materials written or produced by the Executive or under her supervision
(whether alone or with others and whether or not during regular business hours), during the
Employment Period which are related, directly or indirectly, to the business or affairs of the
Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or are capable of being used therein, and the copyright
thereof, common law or statutory, including all renewals and extensions, shall be and remain the
property of the Company. The Executive agrees promptly to communicate and disclose all such
writings or materials to the Company and to execute and deliver to it any instruments deemed
necessary by the Company to effect the disclosure and assignment thereof to it. The Executive
further agrees, on request and at the expense of the Company, to take any and all action deemed necessary by the Company to obtain copyrights or other protections for such writings or other
materials or to protect the Company’s right, title and interest therein. The Company shall
indemnify and hold the Executive harmless from any and all costs, expenses, liabilities or damages
sustained by the Executive by reason of the Executive’s compliance with the Company’s request.
c) Return of Documents. Upon the termination of the Employment Period, including any
termination of employment described in Paragraph 6, the Executive will promptly return to the
Company all copies of information protected by Paragraph 7(a) hereof or pertaining to matters
covered by subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph 8 which are in her possession, custody or control,
whether prepared by her or others.
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9. Separability.
The Executive agrees that the provisions of Paragraphs 7 and 8 hereof constitute independent
and separable covenants which shall survive the termination of the Employment Period and which
shall be enforceable by the Company notwithstanding any rights or remedies the Executive may have
under any other provisions hereof. The Company agrees that the provisions of Paragraph 6 hereof
constitute independent and separable covenants which shall survive the termination of the
Employment Period and which shall be enforceable by the Executive notwithstanding any rights or
remedies the Company may have under any other provisions hereof.
10. Specific Performance.
The Executive acknowledges that (i) the services to be rendered under the provisions of this
Agreement and the obligations of the Executive assumed herein are of a special, unique and
extraordinary character; (ii) it would be difficult or impossible to replace such services and
obligations; (iii) the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates will be irreparably damaged if the
provisions hereof are not specifically enforced; and (iv) the award of monetary damages will not
adequately protect the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates in the event of a breach hereof by
the Executive. The Company acknowledges that (i) the Executive will be irreparably damaged if the
provisions of Paragraphs 6 hereof are not specifically enforced and (ii) the award of monetary
damages will not adequately protect the Executive in the event of a breach thereof by the Company.
By virtue thereof, the Executive agrees and consents that if she violates any of the provisions of
this Agreement, and the Company agrees and consents that if it violates any of the provisions of
Paragraphs 6 hereof, the other party, in addition to any other rights and remedies available under
this Agreement or otherwise, shall (without any bond or other security being required and without
the necessity of proving monetary damages) be entitled to a temporary and/or permanent injunction
to be issued by a court of competent jurisdiction restraining the breaching party from committing
or continuing any violation of this Agreement, or any other appropriate decree of specific
performance. Such remedies shall not be exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedy
which any of them may have.
11. Miscellaneous.
a) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the whole employment
agreement between the parties
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and may not be modified, amended or terminated except by a written instrument executed by the
parties hereto. It is
specifically agreed and understood, however, that the provisions of that certain letter agreement
dated as of June 1, 2004 granting to the Executive extended separation benefits in the event of a
change in control of the Company shall survive and shall not be affected hereby. All other
agreements between the parties pertaining to the employment or remuneration of the Executive not
specifically contemplated hereby or incorporated or merged herein are terminated and shall be of no
further force or effect.
b) Assignment. Except as stated below, this Agreement is not assignable by the
Company without the written consent of the Executive, or by the Executive without the written
consent of the Company, and any purported assignment by either party of such party’s rights and/or
obligations under this Agreement shall be null and void; provided, however, that, notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company may merge or consolidate with or into another corporation, or sell all
or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or business entity or otherwise
reorganize itself, provided the surviving corporation or entity, if not the Company, shall assume
this Agreement and become obligated to perform all of the terms and conditions hereof, in which
event the Executive’s obligations shall continue in favor of such other corporation or entity.
c) Waivers, etc. No waiver of any breach or default hereunder shall be considered
valid unless in writing, and no such waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or
default of the same or similar nature. The failure of any party to insist upon strict adherence to
any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of the
right to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement on that or
any other occasion.
d) Provisions Overly Broad. In the event that any term or provision of this Agreement
shall be deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be overly broad in scope, duration or area
of applicability, the court considering the same shall have the power and hereby is authorized and
directed to modify such term or provision to limit such scope, duration or area, or all of them, so
that such term or provision is no longer overly broad and to enforce the same as so limited.
Subject to the foregoing sentence, in the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be
invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to
such provision and shall not affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other provision of this
Agreement.
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e) Notices. Any notice permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been given on the date of delivery or, if mailed by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, on the date of mailing:
| i. | if to the Executive to: | |||||
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
| 00 Xxxxxx Xxxx | ||||||
| Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||
| ii. | if to the Company to: | |||||
| Arrow Electronics, Inc. | ||||||
| 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||
| Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | ||||||
| Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||
Either party may, by notice to the other, change her or its address for notice hereunder.
f) New York Law. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in all respects by
the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first
above written.
| Attest: | ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC. | |||||||
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
Assistant Secretary
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
| Senior Vice President & | ||||||||
| General Counsel | ||||||||
| THE EXECUTIVE | ||||||||
| /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||||
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||||
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