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These excerpts taken from the WYN 8-K filed Jul 19, 2006. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT (a) Without Cause Termination and Constructive Discharge. If the Executives employment terminates during the Period of Employment due to either a Without Cause Termination or a Constructive Discharge (each as defined below): the Company shall pay the Executive (or his surviving spouse, estate or personal representative, as applicable), in accordance with paragraph (d) below, an amount equal to 200% multiplied by the sum of (A) the Executives then current Base Salary, plus (B) the Executives then current target Incentive Compensation Award. In addition,
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upon such event, all Long Term Incentive Awards granted on or after the Effective Date which would have otherwise vested within one year following the Executives termination of employment, will become vested upon the Executives termination of employment, and any such awards which are stock options or stock appreciation rights will remain outstanding for a period of two years (but not beyond the original expiration date) following the Executives termination of employment. For purposes of the preceding sentence only, with respect to any awards that vest pursuant to performance criteria measured over a multi-year period, with no interim vesting dates, such awards will instead be viewed as awards which vest in equal pro rata installments on each respective anniversary of the grant date, and accordingly, upon such termination event, such award will become vested with respect to shares which would otherwise vested prior to such termination date and within one year following such termination date; provided, however, that the vesting of such awards shall not occur unless and until the Company determines that all applicable performance goals have been attained (and the Executive will receive such vesting at the same time, and on the same basis, as other executive officers who are subject to the same performance goals). The provisions relating to Long Term Incentive Awards set forth in this paragraph shall not supersede or replace any provision or right of the Executive relating to the acceleration of the vesting of such awards in the event of a change in control of the Company or the Executives death or disability, whether pursuant to an applicable stock plan document or award agreement. (b) Termination for Cause; Resignation. If the Executives employment terminates due to a Termination for Cause or a Resignation, Base Salary and any Incentive Compensation Awards earned but unpaid as of the date of such termination shall be paid to the Executive in accordance with paragraph (d) below. Outstanding stock options and other equity awards held by the Executive as of the date of termination shall be treated in accordance with their terms (except as provided in paragraph (a) above). (c) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings: i. Termination for Cause means (a) the Executives willful failure to substantially perform his duties as an employee of the Company or any subsidiary (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (b) any act of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against the Company or any subsidiary, (c) the Executives conviction of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude (which conviction, due to the passage of time or otherwise, is not subject to further appeal), (d) the Executives
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gross negligence in the performance of his duties or (e) the Executive purposefully or negligently makes (or has been found to have made) a false certification to the Company pertaining to its financial statements. Unless the Company reasonably determines in its sole discretion that the Executives conduct is not subject to cure, then the Company will provide notice to the Executive of its intention to terminate the Executives employment for Cause hereunder, along with a description of the Executives conduct which the Company believes gives rise to Cause, and provide the Executive with a period of 15 days to cure such conduct and/or challenge the Companys determination that Cause exists hereunder; provided, however, that (i) the determination of whether such conduct has been cured and/or gives rise to Cause shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion and (ii) the Company shall be entitled to immediately and unilaterally restrict or suspend the Executives duties during such 15 day period pending such determination. ii. Constructive Discharge means (a) any material failure of the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation any reduction of the Base Salary, as the same may be increased during the Period of Employment, or other element of compensation), (b) the Business Office is relocated to any location which is more than 30 miles from the city limits of Parsippany, New Jersey or (c) any of a material diminution of the Executives duties, authority, title or responsibilities or the Executive does not report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at any time. The Executive shall provide the Company a written notice which describes the circumstances being relied on for the termination with respect to this Agreement within thirty (30) days after an event giving rise to the notice. The Company shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to remedy the situation prior to the termination for Constructive Discharge. iii. Without Cause Termination or Terminated Without Cause means termination of the Executives employment by the Company other than due to death, disability, or Termination for Cause. iv. Resignation means a termination of the Executives employment by the Executive, other than in connection with a Constructive Discharge. (d) Conditions to Payment and Acceleration. All payments due to the Executive under this Section VII shall be made as soon as practicable, but in no event earlier (or later) than the date permitted under Section 409A of the Code, to the extent such payment is subject to Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that such payments shall be subject to, and contingent upon, the execution by the Executive (or his beneficiary or estate) of a release of claims against the Company and its
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affiliates in such reasonable form determined by the Company in its sole discretion. The payments due to the Executive under this Section VII shall be in lieu of any other severance benefits otherwise payable to the Executive under any severance plan of the Company or its affiliates. SECTION VIII OTHER DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT (a) Without Cause Termination and Constructive Discharge. If the Executives employment terminates during the Period of Employment due to either a Without Cause Termination or a Constructive Discharge (each as defined below): the Company shall pay the Executive (or her surviving spouse, estate or personal representative, as applicable), in accordance with paragraph (d) below, an amount equal to 200% multiplied by the sum of (A) the Executives then current Base Salary, plus (B) the Executives then current target Incentive Compensation Award. In addition, upon such event, all Long Term Incentive Awards granted on or after the Effective Date which would have otherwise vested within one year following the Executives termination of employment, will become vested upon the Executives termination of employment, and any such awards which are stock options or stock appreciation rights will remain outstanding for a period of two years (but not beyond the original expiration date) following the Executives termination of employment. For purposes of the preceding sentence only, with respect to any awards that vest pursuant to performance criteria measured over a multi-year period, with no interim vesting dates, such awards will instead be viewed as awards which vest in equal pro rata installments on each respective anniversary of the grant date, and accordingly, upon such termination event, such award will become vested with respect to shares which would otherwise vested prior to such termination date and within one year following such termination date; provided, however, that the vesting of such awards shall not occur unless and until the Company determines that all applicable performance goals have been attained (and the Executive will receive such vesting at the same time, and
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on the same basis, as other executive officers who are subject to the same performance goals). The provisions relating to Long Term Incentive Awards set forth in this paragraph shall not supersede or replace any provision or right of the Executive relating to the acceleration of the vesting of such awards in the event of a change in control of the Company or the Executives death or disability, whether pursuant to an applicable stock plan document or award agreement. (b) Termination for Cause; Resignation. If the Executives employment terminates due to a Termination for Cause or a Resignation, Base Salary and any Incentive Compensation Awards earned but unpaid as of the date of such termination shall be paid to the Executive in accordance with paragraph (d) below. Outstanding stock options and other equity awards held by the Executive as of the date of termination shall be treated in accordance with their terms (except as provided in paragraph (a) above). (c) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings: i. Termination for Cause means (a) the Executives willful failure to substantially perform her duties as an employee of the Company or any subsidiary (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (b) any act of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against the Company or any subsidiary, (c) the Executives conviction of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude (which conviction, due to the passage of time or otherwise, is not subject to further appeal), (d) the Executives gross negligence in the performance of her duties or (e) the Executive purposefully or negligently makes (or has been found to have made) a false certification to the Company pertaining to its financial statements. Unless the Company reasonably determines in its sole discretion that the Executives conduct is not subject to cure, then the Company will provide notice to the Executive of its intention to terminate the Executives employment for Cause hereunder, along with a description of the Executives conduct which the Company believes gives rise to Cause, and provide the Executive an appropriate period of time (determined by the Company but no less than 15 days) to cure such conduct and/or challenge the Companys determination that Cause exists hereunder; provided, however, that (i) the determination of whether such conduct is curable; has been cured; and/or gives rise to Cause, shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion and (ii) the Company shall be entitled to immediately and unilaterally restrict or suspend the Executives duties during any such cure period pending such determination. ii. Constructive Discharge means (a) any material failure of the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation any reduction of the Base Salary, as the same may be increased during the Period of
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Employment, or other element of compensation), (b) the Business Office is relocated to any location which is more than 30 miles from the city limits of Parsippany, New Jersey or (c) any of a material diminution of the Executives duties, authority, title or responsibilities, failure of the Company to maintain at all times the Executive as the senior-most financial officer of the Company, or the Executive does not report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Executive shall provide the Company a written notice which describes the circumstances being relied on for the termination with respect to this Agreement within thirty (30) days after an event giving rise to the notice. The Company shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to remedy the situation prior to the termination for Constructive Discharge. iii. Without Cause Termination or Terminated Without Cause means termination of the Executives employment by the Company other than due to death, disability, or Termination for Cause. iv. Resignation means a termination of the Executives employment by the Executive, other than in connection with a Constructive Discharge. (d) Conditions to Payment and Acceleration. All payments due to the Executive under this Section VII shall be made as soon as practicable, but in no event earlier (or later) than the date permitted under Section 409A of the Code, to the extent such payment is subject to Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that such payments shall be subject to, and contingent upon, the execution by the Executive (or her beneficiary or estate) of a release of claims against the Company and its affiliates in such reasonable form determined by the Company in its sole discretion. The payments due to the Executive under this Section VII shall be in lieu of any other severance benefits otherwise payable to the Executive under any severance plan of the Company or its affiliates. SECTION VIII OTHER DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT (a) Without Cause Termination and Constructive Discharge. If the Executives employment terminates during the Period of Employment due to either a Without Cause Termination or a Constructive Discharge (each as defined below): the Company shall pay the Executive (or his surviving spouse, estate or personal representative, as applicable), in accordance with paragraph (d) below, an amount equal to 200% multiplied by the sum of (A) the Executives then current Base Salary, plus (B) the Executives then current target Incentive Compensation Award. In addition, upon such event, all Long Term Incentive Awards granted on or after the Effective Date which would have otherwise vested within one year following the Executives termination of employment, will become vested upon the Executives termination of employment, and any such awards which are stock options or stock appreciation rights will remain outstanding for a period of two years (but not beyond the original expiration date) following the Executives termination of employment. The provisions relating to Long Term Incentive Awards set forth in this paragraph shall not supersede or replace any provision or right of the Executive relating to the acceleration of the vesting of such awards in the event of a change in control of the Company or the Executives death or disability, whether pursuant to an applicable stock plan document or award agreement.
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(b) Termination for Cause; Resignation. If the Executives employment terminates due to a Termination for Cause or a Resignation, Base Salary and any Incentive Compensation Awards earned but unpaid as of the date of such termination shall be paid to the Executive in accordance with paragraph (d) below. Outstanding stock options and other equity awards held by the Executive as of the date of termination shall be treated in accordance with their terms (except as provided in paragraph (a) above). (c) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings: i. Termination for Cause means (a) the Executives willful failure to substantially perform his duties as an employee of the Company or any subsidiary (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (b) any act of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against the Company or any subsidiary, (c) the Executives conviction of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude (which conviction, due to the passage of time or otherwise, is not subject to further appeal), (d) the Executives gross negligence in the performance of his duties or (e) the Executive purposefully or negligently makes (or has been found to have made) a false certification to the Company pertaining to its financial statements. Unless the Company reasonably determines in its sole discretion that the Executives conduct is not subject to cure, then the Company will provide notice to the Executive of its intention to terminate the Executives employment for Cause hereunder, along with a description of the Executives conduct which the Company believes gives rise to Cause, and provide the Executive with a period of 15 days to cure such conduct and/or challenge the Companys determination that Cause exists hereunder; provided, however, that (i) the determination of whether such conduct has been cured and/or gives rise to Cause shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion and (ii) the Company shall be entitled to immediately and unilaterally restrict or suspend the Executives duties during such 15 day period pending such determination. ii. Constructive Discharge means (i) any material failure of the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation any reduction of the Base Salary or other compensation opportunities set forth in this Agreement, as the same may be increased during the Period of Employment, or other material element of compensation), (ii) a material reduction in the Executives duties, authority, title or responsibilities, (iii) the Executive no longer reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and (iv) the Executives primary business office is moved without his consent to a location more than 30 miles from his then current primary business office. The Executive will provide the Company a written notice which describes the circumstances being relied on for such termination with respect to this Agreement within thirty (30) days after the event giving rise to
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the notice. The Company will have thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to remedy the situation prior to the termination for Constructive Discharge. iii. Without Cause Termination or Terminated Without Cause means termination of the Executives employment by the Company other than due to death, disability, or Termination for Cause. iv. Resignation means a termination of the Executives employment by the Executive, other than in connection with a Constructive Discharge. (d) Conditions to Payment and Acceleration. All payments due to the Executive under this Section VII shall be made as soon as practicable, but in no event earlier (or later) than the date permitted under Section 409A of the Code, to the extent such payment is subject to Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that such payments shall be subject to, and contingent upon, the execution by the Executive (or his beneficiary or estate) of a release of claims against the Company and its affiliates in such reasonable form determined by the Company in its sole discretion. The payments due to the Executive under this Section VII shall be in lieu of any other severance benefits otherwise payable to the Executive under any severance plan of the Company or its affiliates. SECTION VIII OTHER DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT A. Without Cause Termination and Constructive Discharge. If the Executives employment is terminated during the Period of Employment by the Company due to a Without Cause Termination or by the Executive due to a Constructive Discharge (each as defined below), the Company will pay the Executive (or his surviving spouse, estate or personal representative, as applicable) upon such Without Cause Termination or Constructive Discharge (i) a lump sum amount equal to 100% of the sum of the Executives then current Base Salary, plus the target Incentive Compensation Award for the year in which such termination of employment occurred, and (ii) any Incentive Compensation Award and Base Salary earned but unpaid through the date of such termination. In addition, the ALTI Bonus will become vested and paid to the Executive, unless the performance period relating thereto has already ended and final determination of whether the ALTI Bonus has been earned has already been made. In addition, upon such event, if the Executive elects to remain covered under COBRA, the Company will pay the costs of such COBRA coverage for medical benefits; provided, that the Executive pays the employee contribution portion applicable to active employees, and further provided that the Company shall no longer pay such costs once Executive commences employment with a new employer or commences self-employment. Except as provided in this
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paragraph, and except for Indemnification rights under Section XIV, and except for any accrued and vested employee pension benefits, the Company will have no further obligations to the Executive hereunder. B. Termination for Cause; Resignation. If the Executives employment terminates due to a Termination for Cause or a Resignation, Base Salary and any Incentive Compensation Awards earned but unpaid as of the date of such termination will be paid to the Executive in a lump sum. Except as provided in this paragraph, the Company will have no further obligations to the Executive hereunder. C. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings: i. Termination for Cause means (i) the Executives willful failure to substantially perform his duties as an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness) or material breach of the Companys Code of Conduct, (ii) any act of fraud, misappropriation, dishonesty, embezzlement or similar conduct against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) the Executives conviction of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude (which conviction, due to the passage of time or otherwise, is not subject to further appeal), (iv) the Executives clear and apparent gross negligence in the performance of his duties hereunder or (v) the Executive makes (or has been found to have made) a false certification to the Company pertaining to its financial statements. ii. Constructive Discharge means (i) any material failure of the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation any reduction of the Base Salary or other compensation opportunities set forth in this Agreement, as the same may be increased during the Period of Employment, or other material element of compensation), (ii) a material reduction in the Executives duties, authority, title or responsibilities, (iii) the Executive no longer reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or Stephen P. Holmes is no longer the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and (iv) the Executives primary business office is moved without his consent to a location more than 50 miles from his then current primary business office. The Executive will provide the Company a written notice which describes the circumstances being relied on for such termination with respect to this Agreement within thirty (30) days after the event giving rise to the notice. The Company will have thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to remedy the situation prior to the termination for Constructive Discharge.
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iii. Without Cause Termination or Terminated Without Cause means termination of the Executives employment by the Company other than due to death, Disability, or Termination for Cause. iv. Resignation means a termination of the Executives employment by the Executive, other than in connection with a Constructive Discharge. D. Conditions to Payment and Acceleration. All payments due to the Executive under this Section VII shall be made as soon as practicable, but in no event earlier than the date permitted under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent such payment is subject to Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that such payments shall be subject to, and contingent upon, the execution by the Executive (or his beneficiary or estate) of a release of claims against the Company and its affiliates in such reasonable form determined by the Company in its sole discretion, but in a form consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In the event that Company fails to deliver all payments and benefits owing to Executive as determined by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, then any such release of claims shall become null and void and of no further effect regardless of any term or condition otherwise set forth in any release document that attempts to conflict with this language. The payments due to the Executive under this Section VII shall be in lieu of any other severance benefits otherwise payable to the Executive under any severance plan of the Company or its affiliates. This Section VII D. shall survive any termination of this Agreement until all payments and benefits owing to Executive are delivered by Company in full. SECTION VIII OTHER DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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