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This excerpt taken from the ABII DEF 14A filed Oct 30, 2009. AGREEMENTS WITH OUR NEOs The following is a description of selected terms of the agreements that we have entered into with our NEOs, as such terms relate to the compensation reported and described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section above. Employment Agreements with David OToole and Edward Geehr Mr. OToole entered into an employment agreement with us effective June 2, 2008 to serve as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Geehr entered into an employment agreement with us effective October 6, 2008 to serve as our Executive Vice President of Operations. Under the terms of the employment
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agreements, Mr. OToole and Dr. Geehr receive an annual base salary of $400,000 and $425,000, respectively, in each case subject to annual review by the board of directors. In addition, each Mr. OToole and Dr. Geehr is eligible to participate in the companys general benefit plans, as well as the annual cash bonus plan designed for other executive officers. The compensation committee generally sets at their discretion the target bonus goals each fiscal year for the annual cash bonus plan, generally based on a percentage of base salary; however, in the case of Dr. Geehr, the terms of his employment agreement set his 2009 target bonus level at 50% of base salary. Additional terms with respect to benefits payable upon the executives termination of employment under certain circumstances are described below under Payments upon Termination. Mr. OToole and Dr. Geehr resigned their employment with us in July 2009 and August 2009, respectively. As a result of their resignations, Mr. OTooles and Dr. Geehrs employment agreements were terminated. Employment Agreement with Lisa Gopala Under the terms of the agreement with Ms. Gopala, she received an annual base salary of $400,000, subject to annual review by our board of directors and compensation committee, and was eligible to participate in our bonus plan designed for other executive officers. Pursuant to the terms of Ms. Gopalas agreement, her bonus target was 50% of her base salary. In addition, Ms. Gopala received an option to purchase 35,000 shares of Old Abraxis common stock on August 1, 2006 with an exercise price of $20.07, which was converted in connection with the separation into an option to purchase 14,850 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $47.30. Under the terms of this agreement, this option would vest in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to acceleration under certain circumstances. Ms. Gopala resigned her employment with us effective May 21, 2008. As a result of her resignation, Ms. Gopalas employment agreement was terminated. These excerpts taken from the ABII 10-K filed Apr 30, 2009. AGREEMENTS WITH OUR NEOs The following is a description of selected terms of the agreements that we have entered into with our NEOs, as such terms relate to the compensation reported and described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section above. Employment Agreements with David OToole and Edward Geehr Mr. OToole entered into an employment agreement with us effective June 2, 2008 to serve as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Geehr entered into an employment agreement with us effective October 6, 2008 to serve as our Executive Vice President of Operations. Under the terms of the employment agreements, Mr. OToole and Dr. Geehr receive an annual base salary of $400,000 and $425,000, respectively, in each case subject to annual review by the board of directors. In addition, both Mr. OToole and Dr. Geehr are eligible to participate in the companys general benefit plans, as well as the annual cash bonus plan designed for other executive officers. At their discretion, the compensation committee generally sets the target bonus goals each fiscal year for the annual cash bonus plan, generally based on a percentage of base salary; however, in the case of Dr. Geehr, the terms of his employment agreement set his 2009 target bonus level at 50% of base salary. Additional terms with respect to benefits payable upon the executives termination of employment under certain circumstances are described below under Payments upon Termination. Employment Agreement with Lisa Gopala Under the terms of the agreement with Ms. Gopala, she received an annual base salary of $450,000, subject to annual review by our board of directors and compensation committee, and was eligible to participate in our bonus plan designed for other executive officers. Pursuant to the terms of Ms. Gopalas agreement, her target bonus was 50% of her base salary. In addition, Ms. Gopala received an option to purchase 35,000 shares of Old Abraxis common stock on August 1, 2006 with an exercise price of $20.07, which was converted in connection with the separation into an option to purchase 14,850 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $47.30. Under the terms of this agreement, this option would vest in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to acceleration under certain circumstances. Ms. Gopala resigned her employment with us effective May 21, 2008. As a result of her resignation, Ms. Gopalas employment agreement was terminated. AGREEMENTS WITH OUR NEOs STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">The following is a description of selected terms of the agreements that we have entered into with our NEOs, as such terms relate to the compensationreported and described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section above. Employment Agreements with David OToole and Edward Mr. OToole entered into an employment agreement with us effective June 2, 2008 to serve as our Executive Vice SIZE="2">Employment Agreement with Lisa Gopala Under the terms of the agreement with Ms. Gopala, she received an annual base Ms. Gopala resigned her employment with us This excerpt taken from the ABII DEF 14A filed Oct 3, 2008. AGREEMENTS WITH OUR NEOs The following is a description of selected terms of the agreements that we have entered into with our NEOs, as such terms relate to the compensation reported and described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section above. Employment Agreement with Carlo Montagner Under the terms of our prior agreement with Mr. Montagner, he received an annual base salary of $675,000. Mr. Montagners bonus target was 50% of his base salary for 2006. In addition, consistent with the terms of the agreement, Mr. Montagner received an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Old Abraxis common stock on April 26, 2006 with an exercise price of $29.97, which was converted in connection with the separation into an option to purchase 21,214 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $70.63. This option vests in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date. Mr. Montagner was also entitled to reimbursement of relocation expenses. Effective February 6, 2008, Mr. Montagner relocated to Australia as part of our establishment of a senior global leadership team to build a worldwide platform for growth. In connection with his relocation, Mr. Montagner agreed to transfer his employment to our Australian subsidiary, Abraxis BioScience Australia Pty Ltd (Abraxis Australia), where Mr. Montagner serves in a new role as President of Oncology, Pan-Asia for Abraxis Australia under a new employment agreement that supersedes his prior employment agreement with us and provides for a salary at an annual rate of US$450,000. Employment Agreement with Lisa Gopalakrishnan (Gopala) Under the terms of the agreement with Ms. Gopala, she received an annual base salary of $400,000, subject to annual review by our board of directors and compensation committee, and was eligible to participate in our bonus plan designed for other executive officers. Pursuant to the terms of Ms. Gopalas agreement, her bonus target was 50% of her base salary. In addition, Ms. Gopala received an option to purchase 35,000 shares of Old Abraxis common stock on August 1, 2006 with an exercise price of $20.07, which was converted in connection with the separation into an option to purchase 14,850 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $47.30. Under the terms of this agreement, this option would vest in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to acceleration under certain circumstances. Ms. Gopala also received a signing bonus payment of $100,000 in 2006. Ms. Gopala resigned her employment with us effective May 21, 2008. As a result of her resignation, Ms. Gopalas employment agreement was terminated. These excerpts taken from the ABII 10-K filed May 5, 2008. AGREEMENTS WITH OUR NEOs The following is a description of selected terms of the agreements that we have entered into with our NEOs, as such terms relate to the compensation reported and described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section above. Employment Agreement with Carlo Montagner Under the terms of our prior agreement with Mr. Montagner, he received an annual base salary of $675,000. Mr. Montagners bonus target was 50% of his base salary for 2006. In addition, consistent with the terms of the agreement, Mr. Montagner received an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Old Abraxis common stock on April 26, 2006 with an exercise price of $29.97, which was converted in connection with the separation into an option to purchase 21,214 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $70.63. This option vests in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date. Mr. Montagner was also entitled to reimbursement of relocation expenses. Effective February 6, 2008, Mr. Montagner relocated to Australia as part of our establishment of a senior global leadership team to build a worldwide platform for growth. In connection with his relocation, Mr. Montagner agreed to transfer his employment to our Australian subsidiary, Abraxis BioScience Australia Pty Ltd (Abraxis Australia), where Mr. Montagner serves in a new role as President of Oncology, Pan-Asia for Abraxis Australia under a new employment agreement that supersedes his prior employment agreement with us and provides for salary at an annual rate of US$450,000. Employment Agreement with Lisa Gopalakrishnan (Gopala) Under the terms of the agreement with Ms. Gopala, she receives an annual base salary of $400,000, subject to annual review by our board of directors and compensation committee, and will be eligible to participate in our bonus plan designed for other executive officers. Pursuant to the terms of Ms. Gopalas agreement, her bonus target was 50% of her base salary. In addition, Ms. Gopala received an option to purchase 35,000 shares of Old Abraxis common stock on August 1, 2006 with an exercise price of $20.07, which was converted in connection with the separation into an option to purchase 14,850 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $47.30. This option vests in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date. Ms. Gopala also received a signing bonus payment of $100,000 in 2006.
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AGREEMENTS WITH OUR NEOs STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">The following is a description of selected terms of the agreements that we have entered into with our NEOs, as such terms relate to the compensationreported and described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section above. Employment Agreement with Carlo Montagner Under the terms of our prior agreement with Mr. Montagner, he received an annual base salary of $675,000. SIZE="2">Effective February 6, 2008, Mr. Montagner relocated to Australia as part of our establishment of a senior global leadership team to build a worldwide platform for growth. In connection with his relocation, Mr. Montagner SIZE="2">Employment Agreement with Lisa Gopalakrishnan (Gopala) Under the terms of the agreement with Ms. Gopala, she receives
21 This excerpt taken from the ABII 8-K filed Nov 8, 2007. Agreements with Our NEOs The following is a description of selected terms of the agreements that were entered into between Abraxis BioScience and our NEOs, as such terms relate to the compensation reported and described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section above. We will assume these agreements in connection with the separation and related transactions. Employment Agreement with Carlo Montagner Under the terms of our agreement with Mr. Montagner, he receives an annual base salary of $675,000, subject to annual review by our board of directors or compensation committee in accordance with established practices, and is eligible to participate in our bonus plan designed for other executive officers. Mr. Montagners bonus target was 50% of his base salary for 2006. In addition, consistent with the terms of the agreement, Mr. Montagner received an option to purchase 50,000 shares of Abraxis BioSciences common stock on May 19, 2006 with an exercise price of $29.97. This option will vest in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date. The agreement also provides that Mr. Montagner will be paid $400,000 in cash and/or our common stock in four equal annual installments provided that Mr. Montagner is employed by us upon the date of each annual installment payment. The first payment of $100,000 was made in the first quarter of 2007 in cash. Mr. Montagner was also entitled to reimbursement of relocation expenses. Employment Agreement with Lisa Gopalakrishnan (Gopala) Under the terms of the agreement with Ms. Gopala, she receives an annual base salary of $400,000, subject to annual review by our board of directors and compensation committee, and will be eligible to participate in our bonus plan designed for other executive officers. On July 14, 2007, Abraxis BioSciences Compensation Committee approved an increase to Ms. Gopalas base salary to $450,000. Pursuant to the terms of Ms. Gopalas agreement, her bonus target was 50% of her base salary for 2006. In addition, Ms. Gopala received an option to purchase 35,000 shares of Abraxis BioSciences common stock on August 1, 2006 with an exercise price of $20.07. This option will vest in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date. Ms. Gopala also received a signing bonus payment of $100,000. If Ms. Gopala voluntarily terminates her employment during her first year of employment, she has agreed to repay the signing bonus.
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