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UNITED STATES FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant April 25, 2007 Date of report (date of earliest event reported) STEINER LEISURE LIMITED (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Commonwealth of The Bahamas (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-28972 98-0164731 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) Suite 104A, Saffrey Square Nassau, The Bahamas Not Applicable (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (242) 356-0006 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On April 25, 2007, the compensation committee (the "Committee") of the board of directors of Steiner Leisure Limited (the "Company") approved a new employment agreement with Glenn Fusfield, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Maritime of the Company (the "New Employment Agreement"). This agreement was executed on that date. The New Employment Agreement, which is effective as of January 1, 2007, replaces an employment agreement between the Company and Mr. Fusfield that expired on December 31, 2006 and extends the term of Mr. Fusfield's employment with the Company through December 31, 2011.
Among other things, the New Employment Agreement also provides for:
The above summary of the New Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the New Employment Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.27(a) and which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 25, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Robert H. Lazar, 43, to the position of Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. In that position, Mr. Lazar will serve as Principal Accounting Officer of the Company.
Mr. Lazar has served as Vice President - Finance of the Company since July 2000 and will continue in that position. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lazar was with Arthur Andersen LLP, serving as a Senior Audit Manager from August 1995 until June 2000 (including with responsibility for the audit of the Company) and in various other auditor positions from September 1987 until August 1995.
Stephen Lazarus, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will cease to serve as the Principal Accounting Officer of the Company as of the above date, although he will continue to serve in his other capacities, including as Principal Financial Officer.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description |
10.27(a) |
Employment Agreement dated April 25, 2007 between Steiner Leisure Limited and Glenn Fusfield. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
STEINER LEISURE LIMITED |
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Date: May 1, 2007 |
/s/ Leonard I. Fluxman |
Leonard I. Fluxman |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.27(a)
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is made April 25, 2007, to be effective as indicated herein, by and between Steiner Leisure Limited, a Bahamas international business company (the "Company"), and Glenn Fusfield ("Employee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and Employee entered into an Employment Agreement dated February 23, 2004 (the "Prior Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Prior Agreement by its terms expired on December 31, 2006; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Employee desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for the terms of the services to be performed by Employee for the Company for the term hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Effective on the Effective Date (as defined in Section 2, below), the Company hereby employs Employee as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Maritime of the Company and Chief Operating Officer of Steiner Transocean Limited, and Employee hereby accepts such employment. In that capacity, Employee shall have such duties and responsibilities consistent with the position as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "CEO"), including duties with respect to affiliates of the Company (each, an "Affiliate"). For purposes of this Agreement, "Affiliate" means an entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with the entity in question.
During the Term (as defined below), Employee shall devote all his business time and effort to the conduct of his duties hereunder, provided that Employee may (i) serve on corporate, civic and charitable boards or committees, subject to approval by the Board (other than for non-profit organizations) in light of potential conflicts of interest with the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, (ii) provide services on a pro bono basis to civic and charitable organizations and (iii) attend to his personal investments, so long as such activities do not interfere with the performance of Employee's responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement and are consistent with the Company's policies. The Company also agrees that Employee may receive compensation in connection with his service on corporate boards, without set-off, adjustment or diminution of his salary, bonus or any other rights hereunder.
This Agreement is for a term commencing January 1, 2007 (the "Effective Date") and terminating on December 31, 2011, unless terminated sooner in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5, below (the "Term").
(A) The first component of the Incentive Bonus is as follows. In the event that for any Year during the Term, the Maritime Division of the Company shall have achieved ninety percent (90%) of the net income therefor as set out in a budget for that Year ("Budgeted Net Income") which budget (or a summary version thereof) shall have been approved for the purpose of the remuneration for that Year hereunder by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Committee"), then Employee shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to 0.20 times the Base Salary then in effect for the Year in question. In the event that, for any Year during the Term, ninety percent (90%) of Budgeted Net Income is exceeded for such Year, then, for each one percent (1%) increase over ninety percent (90%), up to one hundred percent (100%) of Budgeted Net Income for that Year, Employee shall be entitled to receive an additional amount equal to 0.020 times the Base Salary then in effect for the Year in quest ion. In addition, for each percent that one hundred percent (100%) of Budgeted Net Income is exceeded for a Year in question, Employee shall be entitled to receive under this Section 3(a)(ii)(A) additional bonus payments equal to 0.016 times the Base Salary, up to a maximum Incentive Bonus under this section 3(a)(ii)(A) of 0.80 times Base Salary.
(B) The second component of the Incentive Bonus is as follows. In the event that for any Year during the Term, the Company shall have met ninety percent (90%) of the earnings per share for the Company as set out in a budget for that Year ("Budgeted EPS"), which budget or a summary version thereof shall have been approved for the purpose of the compensation payable for that Year hereunder by the Committee, then, Employee shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to 0.0375 times the Base Salary then in effect for the Year in question. In the event that, for any Year during the Term, the Company exceeds ninety percent (90%) of the Budgeted EPS for such Year, then, for each percent increase over ninety percent (90%), up to one hundred percent (100%) of Budgeted EPS for that Year, Employee shall be entitled to receive an additional amount equal to 0.00375 times the base salary then in effect for the Year in question. In addition, for each percent that one hundred percent (100%) of B udgeted EPS is exceeded for a Year in question, Employee shall be entitled to receive under this Section 3(a)(ii)(B), additional bonus payments equal to 0.003 times the Base Salary, up to a maximum Incentive Bonus under this Section 3(a)(ii)(B) of 0.15 times Base Salary.
(C) The third component of the Incentive Bonus is as follows. In the event that for any Year during the Term, the operations of the day spa at the Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables, Florida, operated by the Company's Florida Luxury Spa Group, Inc. subsidiary, shall have met ninety percent (90%) of the net income for those operations as set out in a budget for that Year ("Budgeted Spa Net Income"), which budget or a summary version thereof shall have been approved for the purpose of the remuneration payable for that Year hereunder by the Committee, then, Employee shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to 0.0125 times the Base Salary then in effect for the Year in question. In the event that, for any Year during the Term, the Company exceeds ninety percent (90%) of the Budgeted Spa Net Income for such Year, then, for each one percent (1%) increase over ninety percent (90%), up to one hundred percent (100%) of Budgeted Spa Net Income for that Year, Employee shall be entit led to receive an additional amount equal to 0.00125 times the base salary then in effect for the Year in question. In addition, for each percent that one hundred percent (100%) of Budgeted Spa Net Income is exceeded for a Year in question, Employee shall be entitled to receive under this Section 3(a)(ii)(C) additional bonus payments equal to .001 times the Base Salary, up to a maximum Incentive Bonus under this Section 3(a)(ii)(C) of 0.050 times Base Salary.
(D) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 5(a), 5(b), 5(d) and 5(e), below, Employee shall only be entitled to receive an Incentive Bonus with respect to a Year if Employee is employed by the Company under this Agreement at the close of business on December 31st of that Year.
Employee shall be entitled to (i) four (4) weeks paid vacation per Year (the "Vacation Days") and (ii) additional vacation days on each day that is a United States federal holiday. The vacation provided for in this Section 4 shall be coextensive with, and not cumulative with, vacations allowed pursuant to any employment agreements or other arrangements with any Affiliates of the Company. With respect to the Vacation Days not taken by Employee during a Year, the Company shall pay to Employee on or before January 30th of the following Year, an amount representing the Base Salary (at the rate in effect for the Year during which the Vacation Days were to have been taken) with respect to the Vacation Days not taken by Employee during a Year (if any, the "Vacation Payment"); provided, however, that no payment shall be made with respect to more than ten (10) Vacation Days for any one Year (prorated for partial Years hereunder) and Employee may not use any unused Vacation Days in a ny subsequent Years.
For purposes of this Section 5(d), a "Change in Control" of the Company shall be deemed to occur if (i) over a twelve (12) month period, a person or group of persons acquires shares of the Company representing thirty-five percent (35%) of the voting power of the Company or a majority of the members of the Board is replaced by directors not endorsed by the members of the Board before their appointment or (ii) a person or group of persons (other than a person or group of persons controlled, directly or indirectly, by shareholders of the Company) acquires forty percent (40%) or more of the gross fair market value of the assets of the Company over a 12-week period.
The interpretation of the meanings of the terms in the preceding sentence shall be made in accordance with the meanings ascribed to those terms under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), except that the words "person," "persons" or "group" in the immediately preceding sentence shall be interpreted in accordance with the meanings ascribed to those words under Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
In the event that Employee elects to terminate this Agreement upon or following a Change in Control of the Company, then Employee shall provide written notice thereof to the Board no more than one (1) year after the effective date of the Change in Control.
In the event that Employee terminates this Agreement pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 5(d), then the Company shall pay to Employee (A) within ten (10) days after the date of termination, an amount equal to (i) any unpaid accrued Base Salary pursuant to Section 3(a)(i), above, to which Employee was entitled as of the date of such termination; (ii) any unpaid accrued Incentive Bonus pursuant to Section 3(a)(ii) above to which Employee was entitled as of the date of such termination; and (iii) any unpaid accrued Vacation Payment to which Employee was entitled as of the date of such termination; and (B) upon the later to occur of the date which is sixty (60) days after the end of the Year in which such termination occurs or six (6) months following such termination, a lump sum amount equal to (i) the aggregate Base Salary (based on the Base Salary in effect on the date of the termination of Employee's employment), with resp ect to a period equal to the longer of twenty-four (24) months or the remainder of the Term, which would have occurred in the absence of such termination; (ii) the Target Bonus for each full Year during the remainder of the Term, which would have occurred in the absence of such termination and a ratable portion thereof for any partial Year; and (iii) the cost of the Benefits Amount and Car Allowance provided by the Company as in effect at the time of such termination for the remainder of the Term. The Company shall also pay to Employee within ten (10) days after the date of such termination any other amounts due to Employee as of the date of termination, including, but not limited to, reimbursement of expenses under Section 3(g), above. In addition to Employee's rights under share option, restricted share or performance share agreements outstanding prior to, or after, the date hereof, upon such termination, Employee shall also be entitled to immediate vesting of any (i) restr icted shares and/or performance shares, as the case may be, held by Employee on the date of such termination which were granted before or after the date hereof, and (ii) share options held by Employee on the date of such termination which were granted after the date hereof, all of which shall remain exercisable until the earlier of one year following the date of such termination or, if applicable, the date any such share options would otherwise expire in the absence of such termination. The exercise of any rights under this Section 5(d) would be in lieu of any rights Employee might have under Section 5(g), below.
All references to the "Company" in this Section 6 shall include all Affiliates where the context permits.
The Company may assign any of its rights, but not its obligations, under this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Employee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The successors of the Company shall be bound by the terms hereof, and where the context permits, references to "Company" herein shall be deemed to apply to any such successors. Employee may assign his rights, but not his obligations, hereunder, and the obligations of Employee hereunder, other than the obligations set forth in Section 1, above, shall continue after the termination of his employment hereunder for any reason and shall be binding upon his estate, personal representatives, designees or other legal representatives, as the case may be ("Heirs"), and all of Employee's rights hereunder shall inure to the benefit of his Heirs. All of the rights of the Company hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the successors of the Company.
Except as may be otherwise set forth in this Agreement, any notices or demands given in connection herewith shall be in writing and deemed given when (i) personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission to a number provided in writing by the addressee and a confirmation of the transmission is received by the sender or (iii) three (3) days after being deposited for delivery with a recognized overnight courier, such as FedEx, and addressed or sent, as the case may be, to the address or facsimile number set forth below or to such other address or facsimile number as such party may in writing designate:
If to Employee: |
10040 SW 141st Street Miami, FL 33176 Facsimile Number: (305) 255-5990 |
If to the Company: |
Leonard Fluxman c/o Steiner Management Services 770 South Dixie Highway, Suite #200 Coral Gables, FL 33146 Facsimile Number: (305) 358-7704 |
This Agreement constitutes and contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein and supersedes any and all prior negotiations, correspondence, understandings and agreements between the parties respecting the subject matter hereof, including, but not limited to, all other agreements and arrangements relating to the payment of any compensation to Employee with respect to any services performed, or to be performed, on behalf of the Company or any Affiliate. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Company hereby agrees to provide Employee with any remaining amounts otherwise payable to Employee pursuant to the terms of the Prior Agreement. No waiver of any rights under this Agreement, nor any modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be effective or enforceable unless in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith. When used in this Agreement, the terms "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" refer to thi s Agreement in its entirety, including any exhibits or schedules attached to this Agreement and not to any particular provisions of this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated.
This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Florida without regard to choice of law provisions and the venue for all actions or proceedings brought by Employee arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be in the state or federal courts, as the case may be, located in Miami-Dade County, Florida (collectively, the "Courts"). Employee hereby irrevocably waives any objection which he now or hereafter may have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought in any of the Courts and any objection on the ground that any such action or proceeding in any of the Courts has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Nothing in this Section 11 shall affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to bring any action or proceeding against Employee or his property in the courts of other jurisdictions. In the event of any litigation between the parties hereto with respect to this Agreement, e ach party shall bear his or its own costs and expenses ("Legal Costs and Expenses") in connection with such litigation, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees at the trial and appellate court levels; provided, however, that with respect to any litigation concerning whether a termination by Employee was for Good Reason, the Company shall pay Employee's Legal Costs and Expenses (regardless of whether Employee is the prevailing party), and provided, further, that with respect to any litigation concerning whether a termination by the Company was for Cause, Employee shall be entitled to recover his Legal Costs and Expenses from the Company unless the Company is the prevailing party in any such litigation as determined by a final and nonappealable decision or order.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that any provision of this Agreement found to be invalid or unenforceable be reformed rather than eliminated. If any of the provisions of this Agreement, or any part thereof, is hereinafter construed to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of such provision or the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall be given full effect, without regard to the invalid portions. If any of the provisions of Section 6, above, or any portion thereof, is held to be unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or portions thereof, the area covered thereby or the type of conduct restricted therein, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to modify the duration, geographic area and/or, as the case may be, other terms of such provisions or portions thereof, and, as so modified, said provisions or portions thereof shall then be enforceable. In the event that the court s of any one or more jurisdictions shall hold such provisions wholly or partially unenforceable by reason of the scope thereof or otherwise, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such determination not bar or in any way affect the Company's rights provided for herein in the courts of any other jurisdictions as to breaches or threatened breaches of such provisions in such other jurisdictions, the above provisions as they relate to each jurisdiction being, for this purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants.
Failure by either the Company or Employee to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or any rights with respect hereto, or the failure to exercise any option provided hereunder, shall in no way be considered to be waiver of such provisions, rights or options, or to in any way affect the validity of this Agreement.
The headings preceding the text of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and neither constitute a part of this Agreement nor affect its meaning, interpretation or effect.
16. Advice of Counsel
Employee acknowledges that during the negotiation of this Agreement, he has retained or been advised to retain counsel of his choosing who has provided or will provide advice to Employee in connection with his decision to enter into this Agreement.
17. Survivorship
The following sections of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and shall survive Employee's termination of employment from the Company for any reason: Section 5 (Termination and Non-Renewal), Section 6 (Non-Competition, Confidentiality, etc.) and Section 11 (Governing Law, etc.). In addition, all sections of this Agreement that would, by their terms, survive expiration or termination of this Agreement shall so survive such expiration and termination and shall also survive termination for any reason of Employee's employment with the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed these presents as of the day and year first above written.
STEINER LEISURE LIMITED
/s/ Glenn Fusfield By:/s/ Leonard Fluxman
Glenn Fusfield Name: Leonard Fluxman
Title: President and CEO