ARW » Topics » Employment Agreements

This excerpt taken from the ARW DEF 14A filed Apr 5, 2007.
Employment Agreements
 
In February 2003, Mr. Mitchell entered into an employment agreement with Arrow that was amended in March 2005 to extend the period of Mr. Mitchell’s employment from January 2006 to March 2009, and replace Arrow’s obligation to pay certain of his expenses (including, but not limited to, expenses related to club dues, automobile and local transportation, tax preparation, and financial planning) with a single annual payment of $100,000. The amendment also provides for liquidated damages in the event of Mr. Mitchell’s termination without cause during the term of the agreement. The agreement provides for a minimum base salary of $750,000 per year. The agreement also established the terms of Mr. Mitchell’s participation in the SERP discussed above under the heading “Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan”.
 
Mr. Reilly has an employment agreement with Arrow that has a twelve-month term which is automatically renewed for an additional twelve months unless terminated by either party on not less than twelve months’ notice. The agreement provides for a minimum base salary of $400,000 per year and a minimum target incentive (under the short-term incentive program) of $150,000 per year.
 
Mr. Fanelli has an employment agreement with Arrow amended by the parties in May 2006, that provides for:
 
  •  his full-time service as president of EMEASA through December 2006;
 
  •  his part-time service as either president or chairman of EMEASA, at the company’s discretion, through June 2008; and,


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  •  compensation as follows (all 2007 and 2008 amounts converted into US dollars at the year-end exchange rate; 2006 amounts converted at the 2006 average exchange rate):
 
                     
    2006     2007     2008 (six months)
 
Base Salary
  393,250     432,575     €216,287
    $ 494,158     $ 570,956     $285,447
Target Bonus (MICP)
  211,750     232,925     50% of 2007
    $ 266,085     $ 307,438     actual bonus paid
Special Bonus
  351,000     386,100     €193,050
    $ 441,067     $ 509,613     $254,807
 
Mr. Fanelli’s amended agreement also provides for a profit sharing bonus plan for Mr. Fanelli, apart from the company’s regular executive compensation plans, based on growth in operating income, earnings before interest and taxes, and return on working capital in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South America for the four years beginning in 2004 and ending in 2007. Mr. Fanelli is entitled to an initial payment under the profit sharing bonus plan in 2007 and a final payment in 2008. The total profit sharing payments under the plan range from a minimum of €836,000 ($1,103,436 at the 2006 year-end exchange rate) to a maximum of €5,000,000 ($6,599,500 at the 2006 year-end exchange rate).
 
Mr. Long has an employment agreement with a twelve-month term which is automatically renewed on each anniversary date for an additional twelve months unless terminated by either party on not less than twelve months’ notice. The employment agreement provides for a minimum base salary of $330,000 per year and a minimum target incentive under the short-term incentive plan of $270,000 per year.
 
Mr. Kong has an employment agreement with an initial term that ends in March 31, 2008 and continues thereafter for twelve month periods, unless terminated by either party on not less than six months’ notice. The agreement provides for a minimum base salary of $400,000 per year and a minimum target incentive under the short-term incentive plan of $240,000 per year.
 
Each of the employment agreements with the named executive officers:
 
  •  prohibits the executive from competing with the company, disclosing its proprietary information or hiring its employees upon his termination, for any reason, for a period of either two years (with respect to Mr. Mitchell) or one year (with respect to Messrs. Reilly, Fanelli, Long and Kong);
 
  •  permits the company to terminate the executive for cause (defined, generally, as “malfeasance, willful misconduct, active fraud or gross negligence”) and have no further obligation to him; and
 
  •  provides that in the event the company terminates the executive without cause, he will continue to receive, through the end of the then-remaining term of the agreement, all of his base salary and benefits (such as life, health and disability insurance), the vesting of any unvested restricted stock, and the vesting of any stock options which would have vested through the then-remaining term of the agreement. Furthermore, in such circumstance, Mr. Mitchell would be entitled to an amount equal to his base salary in lieu of short-term, annual incentive payments, and Messrs. Reilly, Fanelli, Long and Kong would be entitled to an amount equal to two thirds of their targeted short-term annual incentives.
 
The estimated compensation that each of the named executive officers would receive under the employment agreements under various circumstances is set forth in the “Potential Payouts Upon Termination” table below.


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