EX-10 2 exh10-1_1274927.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 - MAYO 2008 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 31st day of March, 2008, by and between Access Integrated Technologies, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), and A. Dale Mayo (the "Employee").

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Employee is employed as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to an Employment Agreement effective in December, 2000, (the “Original Agreement”), which was amended and restated as of December 15th, 2005 (the “Restated Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee wish to extend his employment by entering into a further Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), upon the terms and conditions set below;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.        Employment. The Company agrees to continue to employ the Employee, and the Employee agrees to continue to be employed by the Company, for the period stated in Section 3 hereof and upon the other terms and conditions herein provided.

 

2.         Position and Responsibilities. The Employee shall serve as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Employee shall be responsible for such duties as are commensurate with his office and as may from time to time be reasonably assigned to the Employee by the Board, as the case may be.

 

3.         Term. The term of this Agreement shall be from the April 1, 2008 (the “Effective Date”) through March 31, 2011. Upon the expiration of this Agreement on March 31, 2011, either the Employee or the Board may exercise the option to require that the Employee cease to serve as President, and instead assume the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company for a term of three years, with both his time commitment and Base Salary reduced by 50% from their levels immediately before such change in roles. In such event, the provisions of Section 4(b)(but ignoring the reference to $240,000), Section 4(c), Section 5 and Section 9 of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing in the previous two sentences shall preclude the parties from negotiating in good faith for the Employee to continue as full time President and Chief Executive Officer after the expiration of this Agreement.

 


 

4.

Compensation, Reimbursement of Expenses.

 

(a)        Salary. For all services rendered by the Employee in any capacity during his employment under this Agreement, including, without limitation, service as an executive, officer, director, or member of any committee of the Company or of any subsidiary, affiliate, or division thereof, the Company shall pay the Employee as compensation a salary (“Base Salary”) at the minimum rate of $600,000 per year commencing with the Effective Date, subject to increase for subsequent years in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

 

(b)       Bonus. Employee shall be eligible for a bonus based on overall Company performance with goals to be established by the Committee for Threshold level, Target level and Maximum level payouts. Achievement of Target level will result in a bonus of 75% of Base Salary; achievement of Threshold level will result in a bonus of 50% of Target level payout or $240,000, whichever is greater; and achievement of Maximum level will result in a bonus of 175% of Target level payout. Intermediate results will pay a bonus based upon straight line interpolation. Any bonus over the Threshold level will be paid 50% in cash and 50% in restricted Company stock with a three-year prorated vesting period.

 

(c)        Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company shall pay, or reimburse the Employee for, all reasonable travel, entertainment and other expenses incurred by the Employee in the performance of his duties under this Agreement.

 

(d)       Stock Option Grant. Employee shall be granted 750,000 stock options under the Second Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Option Plan of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (the “Stock Option Plan”). To the extent the Company does not have a sufficient number of shares authorized, any excess grant will be subject to sufficient shares becoming available. These options will be non-statutory options. The grant will represent a three-year grant. The Employee will not be eligible to receive any further equity grant during the term of this Agreement. The options shall have an exercise price of $3.25. The grant date shall be the date first above written and the options will have a duration of six years. The options shall vest on the earlier to occur of the third anniversary of the Effective Date, the death of Employee, and a Change in Control, provided the Employee remains an employee of the Company through such date. Furthermore:

 

(i)        on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, one-third of the options will vest if shares of the Company have traded at $7.00 or more for at least ten consecutive trading days during the first year of this Agreement;

 

(ii)       on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, two-thirds of the options will vest if shares of the Company have traded at $9.50 or more for at least ten consecutive trading days during the first year of this Agreement;

 

(iii)      on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, all of the options will vest if shares of the Company have traded at $12.00 or more for at least ten consecutive trading days during the first year of this Agreement;

 

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(iv)      on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, one-third of the options which have not previously vested under (i) or (ii) will vest if shares of the Company have traded at $7.00 or more for at least ten consecutive trading days during the first two years of this Agreement;

 

(v)       on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, two-thirds of the options which have not previously vested under (i) or (ii) will vest if shares of the Company have traded at $9.50 or more for at least ten consecutive trading days during the first two years of this Agreement; and

 

(vi)      on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, all of the options which have not previously vested under (i) or (ii) will vest if shares of the Company have traded at $12.00 or more for at least ten consecutive trading days during the second year of this Agreement.

 

5.         Participation in Benefit Plans. Employee will be entitled to participate in all benefit plans provided to senior executives of the Company; provided that:

 

(a)       The Company will pay the full cost of medical and dental coverage for the Employee and his eligible dependents;

 

(b)       The Company will pay for the long term care policy currently in force for the Employee which provides a monthly benefit of $10,200, with home care covered at 100%.  The policy has a waiting period of 90 days and a benefit period of seven years; 

 

(c)       The Company will provide the Employee with an automobile allowance of $17,057 annually adjusted for increases in the consumer price index;

 

(d)       The Company will pay for the $5 million life insurance policy currently in force, the proceeds of which shall be used to purchase Employee’s stock from Employee’s estate in the event of Employee’s death.

 

6.         Termination. (a) The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement prior to the expiration of the term set forth in Section 3 only upon the conviction in a recognized court of law in the United States of Employee of theft or embezzlement of money or property, fraud, unauthorized appropriation of any tangible or intangible assets or property or any other felony involving dishonesty or moral turpitude. The Company shall have no obligations to the Employee for any period subsequent to the effective date of any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 6, except for the payment of salary and benefits earned prior to such termination.

 

(b)       In the event that the Company terminates the Employee's employment for reason(s) other than those set forth in Section 6(a) prior to expiration of this Agreement under Section 3 hereof or if the Employee resigns for Good Reason, the Employee shall be entitled to continue to receive his Base Salary (plus bonuses calculated at Target level as set forth in Section

 

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4 hereof) until the expiration of this Agreement under Section 3 hereof. During such period, the Employee shall have a duty to seek other employment, but shall not be required to accept any position other than a position (i) as a senior executive officer with the same general responsibilities that the Employee possessed at the Company at the time of the Employee's termination from the Company and (ii) with a company equal or larger in earnings and tangible net worth than the Company at the time of the Employee's termination. The Employee may, however, accept any full-time position at any level and at any salary with any entity, profit or non-profit, and the Employee, by accepting such employment, shall be conclusively deemed to have fulfilled his duty to seek employment under this Section 6. The Company shall be entitled to reduce the salary (including bonus) paid to the Employee during his employment by another entity by an amount equal to the amount earned by the Employee from any such Employment during such period. In the event that a dispute shall arise as to this Section 6(b), (i) the Company shall continue to pay the Employee's salary (including bonus) into an escrow account not under the control of the Company and (ii) the Company shall pay the legal fees and expenses incurred by the Employee in litigating any dispute under this Section 6 in the event that the Employee prevails in such dispute.

 

(c)       If the Company terminates the Employee’s employment for reason(s) other than those set forth in Section 6(a), or if the Employee resigns for Good Reason, in each event after a Change in Control (as defined in the Stock Option Plan), Employee will receive a lump sum payment equal to the his then Base Salary plus bonus at Target level, multiplied by the greater of (i) two or (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months remaining in the term of this Agreement, and the denominator of which is twelve; provided however that such payment shall be limited to an amount which would not result in an “excess parachute payment” as that term is defined in Internal Revenue Code section 280G.

 

For these purposes, “Good Reason”  means, without the Employee's consent,  (i) a reduction in the Employee’s title or job responsibilities compared with the Employee’s title or job responsibilities on the date of this Agreement, (ii) any requirement that the Employee relocate to a work location more than 50 miles from his current location; or (iii) any material breach of this Agreement by the Company, which breach is not cured by the Company within 3 business days of the Employee notifying the Company that it is in breach.

 

7.         Disability.      If the Employee is completely disabled in the written opinion of a physician mutually agreeable to the Employee (or his legal representative) and the Company, or in the event that no such physician is chosen, if the Employee is unable to perform his services on substantially a full-time basis for a period in excess of six consecutive months, the Company shall be entitled to reduce the salary (including bonus) paid to the Employee by subtracting from such salary and bonus (i) the salary of such person as is hired by the Company to perform the office of President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors and (ii) any amounts received by the Employee from any disability insurance policy maintained by the Company in favor of the Employee; provided, however, that in no event shall the salary (including bonus) paid to the Employee plus any disability insurance proceeds actually paid to the Employee be less than the minimum annual salary applicable in such year. In no event will Employee's salary and bonus be reduced by more than 50% during the first three years of this Agreement.

 

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8.         Death. The Employee's employment shall be terminated upon the Employee's death; provided, however, that in such event the Company shall pay to the Employee's estate an amount equal to the Employee's salary plus bonus for a six-month period immediately following the Employee's death. Such payment may be made in a lump sum immediately following such termination or may be paid over the six-month period in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, at the discretion of the Board.

 

 

9.

Confidential Information; Non-Competition; Enforceability.

 

(a)       The Employee shall not at any time, whether before or after the termination of this Agreement, divulge, furnish or make accessible to anyone (other than in the ordinary course of the business of the Company or any subsidiary thereof) any knowledge or information with respect to confidential or secret designs, processes, formulae, plans, devices, material, or research or development work of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, or with respect to any other confidential or secret aspect of the business of the Company or any subsidiary thereof.

 

(b)       For a period of one year after the termination of this Agreement, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, engage or become interested in (as owner, stockholder, partner or otherwise) the operation of any business similar to or in competition (direct or indirect) with the Company within the United States. If any court construes the covenant in this Section 9 or any part thereof, to be unenforceable because of its duration or the area covered thereby, the court shall have the power to reduce the duration or area to the extent necessary so that such provision is enforceable.

 

(c)       The covenants set forth in this Section 9 shall be deemed separable and the invalidity of any covenant shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other covenant. If any period of time or limitation of geographical area stated in Section 9(b) is longer or greater than the maximum period or geographical area permitted by law, then the period of time or geographical area stated therein shall be deemed to be such maximum permissible period of time or geographical area, as the case may be. All parties recognize that the foregoing covenants are a prime consideration for the Company to enter into this Agreement and that the Company's remedies at law for damages in the event of any breach shall be inadequate. In the event that there is a breach of any of the foregoing covenants, the Company, shall be entitled to institute and prosecute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce specific performance of any such covenants by the Employee or to enjoin the Employee from performing acts in breach of any such covenant.

 

10.       Tax Withholding. The Company shall withhold from any benefits payable under this Agreement all federal, state, local or other taxes as shall be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.

 

11.       Effect of Prior Agreements. This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior employment agreement

 

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between the Company or any predecessor of the Company and the Employee, including, without limitation, the Original Agreement and the Restated Agreement.

 

 

12.

General Provisions.

 

(a)       Nonassignability. Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder shall be assignable by the Employee or his beneficiaries or legal representatives without the Company's prior written consent; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 12(a) shall preclude (i) the Employee from designating a beneficiary to receive any benefit payable hereunder following his death, or (ii) the executors, administrators, or other legal representatives of the Employee or his estate from assigning any rights hereunder to the person or persons entitled thereto.

 

(b)       No Attachment. Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be null, void and of no effect.

 

(c)       Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Employee and the Company and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

 

(d)       Compliance with 409A. Any severance type of payments made under this Agreement will not commence until six months after the Employee’s termination of employment and shall otherwise comply with Code section 409A.

 

 

13.

Modification and Waiver.

 

(a)       Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, and approved by a majority of the members of the Board who were not nominated by Employee.

 

(b)       Waiver. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future or as to any act other than that specifically waived.

 

14.       Severability. If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement not held so invalid, and each such other provision shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid in part, such invalidity shall in no way affect the rest of such provision not held so invalid, and the rest of such provision,

 

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together with all other provisions of this Agreement, shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

 

15.       Headings. The headings of sections herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

16.       Governing Law. This Agreement has been executed and delivered in the State of New York, and its validity, interpretation, performance, and enforcement shall be governed by the laws of said State other than the conflict of laws provisions of such laws.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized, and the Employee has signed this Agreement, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

 

ACCESS INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 


By:


 /s/ Gary S. Loffredo

 

 

 

Gary S. Loffredo

Title: Senior Vice President—Business Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

Employee

 


 /s/ A. Dale Mayo

 

 

A. Dale Mayo

 

 

 

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