Exhibit 10.23
AGREEMENT
This Agreement is dated November 14, 1997, and is between Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
who resides at ____________________________________________ (referred to as "XX.
XXXXXXX"), and Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, a Connecticut
corporation (referred to as "Employer").
XX. XXXXXXX and Employer, intending to be legally bound and in consideration of
the promises in this Agreement and Release, mutually agree as follows:
1. Employer agrees to provide to XX. XXXXXXX the supplemental pension
described in a memorandum dated November 14, 1997 from H. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
President, CIGNA Healthcare, to XX. XXXXXXX. XX. XXXXXXX agrees that the above
promise and the supplemental pension are adequate consideration for his promises
set forth below.
2. For the twenty-four month period (in the event XX. XXXXXXX'x
employment is involuntarily terminated without cause, the period shall be twelve
(12) months) beginning on the day immediately following the date XX. XXXXXXX
terminates employment with a CIGNA division and does not immediately begin
working for another CIGNA division (hereinafter "Termination Date"), XX. XXXXXXX
will not, within any part of the United States where a CIGNA division for which
XX. XXXXXXX worked during his CIGNA career (hereinafter "Former CIGNA Division")
is doing business or where, during the one-year period ending on Termination
Date, a Former CIGNA Division has been actively planning to do business:
a. engage directly or indirectly, in any capacity (including
but not limited to owner, sole proprietor, partner,
shareholder (unless his holding is for investment purposes
only and is limited to less than 1% of the total combined
voting power of all shares), employee, agent, consultant,
officer or director) in any business which competes with the
HealthCare Division or a Former CIGNA Division; and
b. Solicit or attempt to solicit, directly or indirectly, on
behalf on any person, corporation or other entity in
competition with a Former CIGNA Division, any person, entity
or business that at the time of the solicitation is (or as
of Termination Date was) a Former CIGNA Division customer to
purchase any products or services of a type currently
available from a Former CIGNA Division; and
c. directly or indirectly, solicit or hire, solicit the
employment or engagement for hire, or otherwise attempt to
employ or engage for hire, as an employee or independent
contractor any person who within the eighteen month period
ending on Termination Date has been an officer or employee
of any CIGNA company, unless the employment of such officer
or employee has been unilaterally terminated by the CIGNA
company.
3. XX. XXXXXXX acknowledges that the Employer will have no adequate
remedy at law XX. XXXXXXX violates the terms of paragraph 2 above. In such
event, Employer shall have the right, in addition to any other rights it may
have, to obtain in any court of competent jurisdiction injunctive relief to
restrain any breach or threatened breach of specific performance of paragraph 2
of this Agreement. If, in any such proceeding, the court finds that the scope of
protections afforded Employer or its affiliates is too broad to be enforceable
under relevant law, then it is the intent of the parties that the court reduce
the scope of the protections, but only to the extent necessary to make the
protections enforceable, and then to enforce the protections as reduced in
scope.
4. Employer and XX. XXXXXXX agree that any of the following types of
disagreements, disputes or claims shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration
in Hartford County, Connecticut in accordance with the Employment Dispute
Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as modified by
Employer, and judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrator may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction over the matter:
a. those arising out of or relating to the validity of this
Agreement or how it is interpreted or implemented; and
b. those involving in any way XX. XXXXXXX'x employment with
Employer or the termination of that employment.
5. This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of Connecticut,
and at all times and for all purposes shall be interpreted, enforced and
governed under the laws of Connecticut.
6. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between XX. XXXXXXX and
Employer and fully replaces and supersedes any and all prior agreements or
understandings between them concerning the subject matter of this Agreement. XX.
XXXXXXX and Employer have not relied upon any other statement, agreement or
contract, whether written or oral, in deciding to enter into this Agreement. Any
amendment to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by both Employer and
XX. XXXXXXX.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the persons named below have signed this Agreement and
Release on the dates shown below.
12/10/97 /s/ H. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Date H. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
on behalf of
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
12/9/97 /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Date Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
11/14/97
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Example Pension Calculations & Enhanced Benefit
ASSUMPTIONS
- Salary of $345K, bonus of $275K
- 5% increases in salary and bonus each year
- No plan changes at CITICORP
- 8% interest rate
RESTORATION OF CITICORP BENEFIT (ORIGINAL 11/14/95 OFFER LETTER)
o If you had stayed at CITICORP and worked until age 55 and earned your
current salary projected at a 5% increase per year, your total pension would
have been approximately $200,000 per year at age 55.
o Your original offer letter includes a commitment from CIGNA to ensure that
the total of your vested CITICORP pension plus CIGNA pension benefits
(qualified and non-qualified) will provide the equivalent of this benefit
(including death benefits) if you work here until age 55, with the pension
payments beginning no sooner than age 55.
o The offer letter also includes a provision that if you are involuntarily
terminated prior to age 55 except for cause, you will receive severance
equal to the sum of one year's salary, your target bonus and the cash value
of your unvested restricted stock.
ENHANCED BENEFIT
o If you remain at CIGNA until age 55 or you are involuntarily terminated
(except for cause) prior to age 55, you will receive the restoration and
severance benefits as described above with the following modifications,
contingent upon your signing a standard 2-year non-compete agreement:
- CIGNA will determine the pension which would have been earned by you
had you remained at CITICORP with your Average Annual Compensation
based on amounts actually received at CIGNA (the "hypothetical CITICORP
pension").
- Your Average Annual Compensation for this calculation will be the
average of your salary plus half of your bonus paid for the 5
highest-paid calendar years during the final 10 years of your
employment with CIGNA. The 5 highest-paid calendar years used do not
have to be consecutive. If you do not have 5 calendar years of CIGNA
service at retirement, the average of your total years of CIGNA
employment will be used. For example, if you have 3 years of service,
your annual compensation (salary plus half of bonus paid) in each of
those 3 years is added together, then divided by three to get your
Average Annual Compensation.
- The number of years of service will be based on your actual years and
full months at CITICORP plus your actual years and full months at CIGNA
plus the period of full months (if any) you receive severance payments
from CIGNA; however, the additional service for severance payments
cannot result in total service exceeding 30 years.
- CIGNA will pay you the difference between your actual vested pension at
CITICORP and the hypothetical CITICORP pension. These payments will
come from the qualified, funded CIGNA pension plan to the extent
possible, with the remainder paid as a non-qualified unfunded benefit.
o Based on the same assumptions as above, at age 55 your total pension would
be approximately $280,000 per year payable at age 55, and at age 51 it would
be $205,000 per year also payable at age 55.
o The overall cost to CIGNA for your total special pension arrangement is
approximately $1.6-2.0 million.
