Contract
EXHIBIT 10.18EXECUTIVE
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Payment of any benefits described in this Article II shall be subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth in Article III. 2.2 Lump Sum Severance Payment. The Company shall pay to the Executive his base pay through Date of Covered Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, subject to any applicable withholding of federal, state or local taxes, plus (i) that portion of your targeted cash bonus prorated through the Date of Covered Termination, and (ii) all other amounts to which you are entitled under any compensation plan or practice of the Company at the time such payments are due. Within thirty (30) days following a Covered Termination, Executive shall receive a lump sum payment equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the sum of Annual Base Pay and Annual Bonus at target, subject to any applicable withholding of federal, state or local taxes. 2.3 Stock Options. In accordance with Section 4.3, certain stock options held by the Executive may become fully vested and exercisable upon a Change in Control (regardless of whether a Covered Termination occurs) and the period of time following a Covered Termination may be extended. 2.4 Welfare Benefits. Following a Covered Termination, Executive and his covered dependents will be eligible to continue their Welfare Benefit coverage under any Welfare Benefit plan or program maintained by the Company on the same terms and conditions (including cost to Executive) as in effect immediately prior to the Covered Termination, for the One (1) year following the Covered Termination. With respect to any Welfare Benefits provided through an insurance policy, the Company’s obligation to provide such Welfare Benefits following a Covered Termination shall be limited by the terms of such a policy; provided that (i) the Company shall make reasonable efforts to amend such policy to provide the continued coverage described in this Section 2.4, and (ii) if a policy providing health benefits is not amended to provide the continued benefits described in this Section 2.4, the Company shall pay for the cost of comparable replacement coverage (or Medigap insurance if Executive qualifies for Medicare) until the end of the One (1) year period following the Covered Termination. The Company shall reimburse Executive for any income tax liability due as a result of the provision of Welfare Benefits under this Article II (and as a result of any payments due under this paragraph) in order to put Executive in the same after-tax position as if no taxable Welfare Benefits had been provided. This Section 2.4 is not intended to affect, not does it affect, the rights of Executive, or Executive’s covered dependents, under any applicable law with respect to health insurance continuation coverage. 2.5 Mitigation. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as a result of employment by another employer or by retirement benefits after the date of the Covered Termination, or otherwise. 2 |
ARTICLE III
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4.4 Indemnity Agreement. The Indemnity Agreement signed by the Executive upon employment with the Company will remain in full force and effect for 5 years following the Date of Covered Termination. ARTICLE V
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(A) are directors of the Company as of the date hereof; (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors of the Company with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the directors of the Company who are Incumbent Directors described in (A) above at the time of such election or nomination; or (C) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors of the Company with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the directors of the Company who are Incumbent Directors described in (A) or (B) above at the time of such election or nomination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Incumbent Directors” shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company. 6.5“Company” means Elantec Semiconductor, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto. 6.6“Covered Termination” means an Involuntary Termination or a Voluntary Termination for Good Reason within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control. No other event shall be a Covered Termination for purposes of this Agreement. 6.7“Date of Covered Termination” means the First Date following the last date of the executive’s employment with the Company. 6.8“Date of Notice of Termination” means the date the executive is given notice, either verbal or written, that his employment with the Company has been or will be terminated. 6.9 “Involuntary Termination” means Executive’s dismissal or discharge by the Company (or, if applicable, by the successor entity) for reasons other than fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement on the part of Executive which resulted in material loss, damage or injury to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for one of these reasons, unless and until there shall have been delivered to Executive a copy of a resolution, duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Company’s Board of Directors at a meeting of the Board called and held for the purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, together with Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the Board of Directors), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors, Executive was guilty of conduct set forth in the immediately preceding sentence and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. The termination of an Executive’s employment would not be deemed to be an “Involuntary Termination” if such termination occurs as a result of the death or disability of Executive. 6.10 “Voluntary Termination for Good Reason” means that the Executive voluntarily terminates his employment after any of the following are undertaken without Executive’s express written consent: 5 |
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(a) the assignment to Executive of any duties or responsibilities which result in any diminution or adverse change of Executive's position, status or circumstances of employment as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control of the Company; any removal of Executive from or any failure to reelect Executive to any of such positions, except in connection with the termination of his employment for death, disability, retirement, fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or any other voluntary termination of employment by Executive other than Voluntary Termination for Good Reason; (b) a reduction by the Company in Executive's Annual Base Pay or targeted annual cash incentive bonus in effect at the time; (c) any failure by the Company to continue in effect any benefit plan or arrangement, including incentive plans or plans to receive securities of the Company, in which Executive is participating at the time of a Change in Control of the Company (hereinafter referred to as "Benefit Plans"), or the taking of any action by the Company which would adversely affect Executive's participation in or reduce Executive's benefits under any Benefit Plans or deprive Executive of any fringe benefit enjoyed by Executive at the time of a Change in Control of the Company, provided, however, that Executive may not terminate for Good Reason following a Change in Control of the Company if the Company offers a range of benefit plans and programs which, taken as a whole, are comparable to the Benefit Plans as determined in good faith by Executive; (d) a relocation of Executive, or the Company's principal executive offices if Executive's principal office is at such offices, to a location more than fifteen (15) miles from the location at which Executive performed Executive's duties prior to a Change in Control of the Company, except for required travel by Executive on the Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with Executive's business travel obligations at the time of a Change in Control of the Company; (e) any breach by the Company of any provision of this agreement; or (f) any failure by the Company to obtain the assumption of this agreement by any successor or assign of the Company. 6.11 “Welfare Benefits” means benefits providing for coverage or payment in the event of Executive’s death, disability, illness or injury that were provided to Executive immediately before a Change in Control, whether taxable or non-taxable and whether funded through insurance or otherwise. ARTICLE VII
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7.3 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein. 7.4 Waiver. If either party should waive any breach of any provisions of the Agreement, he or it shall not thereby be deemed to have waived any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision of this Agreement. 7.5 Complete Agreement. This Agreement, including Exhibit A and other written agreements referred to in this Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between Executive and the Company and it is the complete, final, and exclusive embodiment of their agreement with regard to this subject matter. It is entered into without reliance on any promise or representation other than those expressly contained herein. 7.6 Amendment or Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be changed or terminated only upon the mutual written consent of the Company and Executive. The written consent of the Company to a change or termination of this Agreement must be signed by an executive officer of the Company after such change or termination has been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. 7.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, any one of which need not contain signatures of more than one party, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement. 7.8 Headings. The headings of the Articles and sections hereof are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof nor to affect the meaning thereof. 7.9 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive and the Company, and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators, except that Executive may not assign any of his duties hereunder and he may not assign any of his rights hereunder without the written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably. 7.10 Attorney Fees. If Executive brings any action to enforce his rights hereunder, Executive shall be entitled to recover his reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection with such action, regardless of the outcome of such action. 7.11 Choice of Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement will be governed by the law of the State of California. 7 |
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7.12 Non-Publication. The parties mutually agree not to disclose publicly the terms of this Agreement except to the extent that disclosure is mandated by applicable law. 7.13 Construction of Plan. In the event of a conflict between the text of the Agreement and any summary, description or other information regarding the Agreement, the text of the Agreement shall control. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year written above. ELANTEC
SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx —————————————— Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Chairman of the Board |
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx —————————————— Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit A: Employee Agreement and Release 8 |
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Page 1 of 2 Exhibit AElantec Semiconductor, Inc.Employee Agreement and ReleaseI understand and agree completely to the terms set forth in the foregoing agreement. I hereby confirm my obligations under the Company’s standard form of proprietary information agreement. I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected this settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to my release of any claims I may have against the Company. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, I hereby release, acquit and forever discharge the Company, its parents and subsidiaries, and their officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, shareholders, successors, assigns and affiliates, of and from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed (other than any claim for indemnification) I may have as a result of any third party action against me based on my employment with the Company), arising out of or in any way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time prior to and including the Effective Date of this Agreement, including but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with my employment with the Company or the termination of that employment, including but not limited to, claims of intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, any and all tort claims for personal injury, claims or demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other form of compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state or local law or cause of action including, but not limited to, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”); the federal American with Disabilities Act of 1990; the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, as amended; tort law; contract law; wrongful discharge; discrimination; fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in any way to release the Company from its obligation to indemnify you pursuant to the Company’s Indemnification Agreement and to provide you with continued coverage under the Company’s directors and officers liability insurance policy to the same extent that it has provided such coverage to previously departed officers and directors of the Company. |
Page 2 of 2 I acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under ADEA. I also acknowledge that the consideration given for the waiver and release in the preceding paragraph hereof is in addition to anything of value which I was already entitled. I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA, that: (a) my waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the Effective Date of this Agreement; (b) I have the right to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement; (c) I have twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement (although I may choose to voluntarily execute this Agreement earlier); (d) I have seven (7) days following the execution of this Agreement by the parties to revoke the Agreement; and (e) this Agreement shall not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which shall be the eighth day after this Agreement is executed by me, provided that the Company has also executed this Agreement by that date (“Effective Date”). |
| By: ______________________________ Date: ______________________________ |
