-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IkamBSgoJ5EMZ7Wh9Unx0qLyAwmY3/l+ZfvnTt1Ct81wMBO4v7He25oZvcJbQeQJ kSwLRquIGbXNiIZmfy6PFA== 0000910680-06-000856.txt : 20060815 0000910680-06-000856.hdr.sgml : 20060815 20060815171136 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000910680-06-000856 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060811 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20060815 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060815 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TII NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000277928 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SWITCHGEAR & SWITCHBOARD APPARATUS [3613] IRS NUMBER: 660328885 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08048 FILM NUMBER: 061036238 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1385 AKRON ST CITY: COPIAGUE STATE: NY ZIP: 11726 BUSINESS PHONE: 631-789-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1385 AKRON STREET CITY: COPIAGUE STATE: NY ZIP: 11726 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TII NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020514 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TII INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 f8k-08112006.htm AUGUST 11, 2006

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 11, 2006

TII NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE

(State of Incorporation)

1-8048 66-0328885


(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1385 Akron Street, Copiague, New York 11726


(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(631) 789-5000

(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:

       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 1.01   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 1.02   Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

        On August 11, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors elected Kenneth A. Paladino as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a director to replace Timothy J. Roach who retired and resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, a director and an employee of the Company.

        Mr. Paladino, 49, has been Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since September 2000, Treasurer since June 2001 and Chief Operating Officer since December 2004. From February 2000 until he joined the Company, Mr. Paladino was an independent consultant. Prior thereto, Mr. Paladino served as Chief Financial Officer from 1995 until February 2000, and for six years prior thereto as Corporate Controller, of EDO Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of advanced electronic and electro-mechanical systems. Mr. Paladino holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Villanova University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

        In connection with the resignation and cessation of employment of Mr. Roach, the Company and Mr. Roach entered into an Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2006 (the “Consulting Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Roach is to serve, for a period of one year (the “Consulting Period”), as a consultant to the Company (i) to enable the Company to retain, preserve and continue its relationships and agreements with its current customers, (ii) to provide assistance and counseling to the Company to enable the Company to retain its key employees, (iii) to effect an orderly transition of his duties to the Company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer and (iv) to perform such other duties as the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or executive officers of the Company may reasonably assign to him from time to time. The Consulting Agreement provides that the Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 18, 2006, between the Company and Mr. Roach, has been terminated except that the provisions under which Mr. Roach has agreed to retain confidential certain information concerning the Company and acknowledges the Company’s proprietary rights with respect to, among other things, discoveries, inventions, know-how and trade secrets of the Company, shall remain in effect.

        For his services Mr. Roach is to receive compensation at the annual rate of $300,000. Pursuant to the terms of the Consulting Agreement, in the event that during the Consulting Period, Mr. Roach dies or becomes disabled, the Company is to pay his estate or legal representative, over the remaining Consulting Period, the balance of amounts payable to him under the Consulting Agreement. Stock options previously granted to Mr. Roach, to purchase an aggregate of 664,100 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, will remain outstanding in accordance with the terms of the plans and option agreements pursuant to which the options were granted, provided, however that, in the event the Company’s obligation to make payments to Mr. Roach is terminated for a material breach by Mr. Roach of the Consulting Agreement, the options will terminate. Mr. Roach has also agreed to limit the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock he may sell in any three month period to the volume limitations provided in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, even when paragraph (k) of Rule 144 becomes applicable to him.

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        Although Mr. Roach may accept employment during the Consulting Period, during the Consulting Period and during the twelve month period following the termination or expiration of the Agreement, Mr. Roach may not, without Board approval, accept employment, or act in the capacity of a consultant, agent or independent contractor, with any company that the Board reasonably determines is a competitor of the Company and, for a period ending on the first anniversary following the termination of the Agreement, he may not (a) hire (until 90 days after an employee’s termination of employment with the Company), solicit, induce or attempt to solicit or induce, directly or indirectly, any employee, consultant or agent of the Company to terminate his or her relationship with the Company or (b) induce or attempt to induce any supplier or customer of the Company to terminate or adversely change its relationship with the Company. The Consulting Agreement also contains mutual releases of any claims either the Company may have against Mr. Roach or Mr. Roach may have against the Company or, among others, past and present directors, shareholders, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives of the Company, and employee benefit plans in which he is or has been a participant. Pursuant to the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, Mr. Roach retains the right to revoke his acceptance of the Consulting Agreement until August 18, 2006.

        While the Company is not a party to an employment agreement with Mr. Paladino, it is a party to a Severance Agreement, dated October 14, 2005, with Mr. Paladino (the “Severance Agreement”). The Severance Agreement provides that, in the event the Company should terminate Mr. Paladino’s employment (other than for cause, as defined, including a breach of his confidentiality agreement with the Company, or as a result of death), or if Mr. Paladino voluntarily terminates his employment for good reason (in general, adverse changes in his responsibilities or conditions of employment, reductions in compensation or a requirement to relocate his principal place of employment by more than 50 miles), Mr. Paladino will be entitled to at least six months severance pay, the continuation, at the Company’s cost, of then existing group medical and other insurance for Mr. Paladino and his family for the severance period or, if not permitted, the payment of COBRA premium costs during such severance period, and for the acceleration of vesting of all stock options held by Mr. Paladino and an extension of the exercise period thereof to the fifteenth day of the third month following the date on which, or, if later, December 31 of the calendar year in which, the option would otherwise have expired.

        All officers of the Company are elected annually by the Company’s Board of Directors and hold office until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Officers may be removed at any time by the Board.

        The foregoing discussion of Mr. Roach’s Consulting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, a copy of which is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1, and of Mr. Paladino’s Severance Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof which is Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated (date of earliest event reported) October 14, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2005, and each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (a)   Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: None

  (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information: None

  (c)   Exhibits:

    99.1   Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2006, between the Company and Timothy J. Roach.

    99.2   Severance Agreement, dated October 14, 2005, between the Company and Kenneth A. Paladino. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated (date of earliest event reported) October 14, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2005.


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 thereunto duly authorized.

TII NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 

Date: August 15, 2006 By:    /s/ Kenneth A. Paladino
          Kenneth A. Paladino
          President, Chief Executive Officer
          and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit  
Number Description


99.1 Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2006, between the Company and Timothy J. Roach.
   
99.2 Severance Agreement, dated October 14, 2005 between the Company and Kenneth A. Paladino. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated (date of earliest event reported) October 14, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 20, 2005.

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AGREEMENT

        This Agreement (hereafter "Agreement") is entered into as of this 11th day of August, 2006, between Timothy J. Roach (the "Executive") and TII Network Technologies, Inc. (the "Company").

        WHEREAS, the Executive is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”); and

        WHEREAS, the Executive is retiring and desires to tender his resignation as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Company; and

        WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive now wish to document the termination of their employment relationship and fully and finally resolve all matters between them; and

        THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is specifically acknowledged, the Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows:

                 1.       Resignation as President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member. The Executive hereby resigns from all positions that the Executive held with the Company, including, without limitation, his positions as President, Chief Executive Officer, employee and a member of the Board of the Company, and the Company confirms its acceptance of such resignations, effective as of the date hereof. The parties agree that except for Sections 6 and 7(A) of that certain Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 18, 2006, between the Company and Executive (the “Employment Agreement”) which shall survive, the Employment Agreement is hereby terminated, effective as of the date hereof.

                 2.       Consulting Services; Compensation.

                           (a)        For the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on a date one year there following (the “Consulting Period”), the Executive shall be engaged by the Company and shall make himself available to the Company, upon reasonable notice from the Company and as the Company may reasonably request, to provide services to the Company. Such services shall include, but shall not be limited to, using his commercially reasonable efforts: (i) to enable to Company to retain, preserve and continue its relationships and agreements with its current customers and suppliers, (ii) to provide assistance and counseling to the Company to enable the Company to retain its key employees, (iii) to effect an orderly transition of his duties to the Company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer and (iv) to perform such other duties as the Board or executive officers of the Company may reasonably assign to Executive from time to time consistent with his prior duties with the Company. The Executive acknowledges that he is solely an independent contractor and consultant.  The Executive further acknowledges that he does not consider himself to be an employee of the Company and, other than as expressly provided herein, is not entitled to any Company employment rights or benefits.

                           (b)        For his availability and services during the Consulting Period, the Company shall pay the Executive at his current annual base salary rate of Three Hundred

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Thousand ($300,000) Dollars for the Consulting Period, such amounts to be paid in installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices. All such payments will be subject to normal withholdings for payroll taxes and similar amounts. The Executive agrees that he shall not be eligible for a bonus for Consulting Period. The Executive hereby agrees that his resignation of employment with the Company shall be effective as of the date hereof. This Agreement shall not prohibit the Executive from accepting employment during the Consulting Period; provided, however, that during the Consulting Period and during the twelve-month period following the termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Executive may not, without written Board approval, accept employment, or act in the capacity of a consultant, agent or independent contractor, with any company that the Board reasonably determines is a competitor of the Company. In the event that prior to the expiration of the Consulting Period, the Executive becomes employed by such a competitor or provides services to such a competitor as a consultant, agent or independent contractor, (i) this Agreement shall terminate and the Company shall have no further obligation to make any payments to the Executive hereunder other than payments then due and owing to the Executive, and (ii) the provisions of (a) Section 5(b) and 8 through 20, and (b) the proviso contained in the fourth sentence of this Section 2(b), shall remain in full force and affect.

                           (c)        The Executive shall be entitled to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of his services hereunder, only to the extent that the incurrence of such expense has been approved in advance by the Company. Such reimbursement shall be in accordance with the expense reimbursement policy of the Company in effect from time to time.

                           (d)        In the event that during the Consulting Period, the Executive dies or becomes disabled, the Company shall pay the estate or the legal representative of the Executive, as the case may be, the balance of the amounts payable to the Executive in Section 2(b) in installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices.

                 3.       Office. It is hereby agreed that the Executive shall not maintain an office at the Company.

                 4.       Benefits. Effective as of the date hereof, the Executive’s participation in any employer-sponsored benefit plans is hereby terminated and the Executive will not be eligible to participate in any employer-sponsored benefits. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that he will not be entitled to accrue paid vacation days or paid holidays during the Consulting Period. Executive will have the option at Executive’s sole expense to obtain COBRA continuation coverage for a period of up to eighteen (18) months as to any Company-provided medical plan in which he participates as of the date hereof. In the event that Executive fails to promptly advise the Company in writing of his desire to obtain COBRA, the Company will have no obligation to take any actions to ensure that such coverage remains available for the Executive. The Executive shall be paid on August 18, 2006 for accrued vacation days earned by the Executive through such date in an amount equal to 6 weeks vacation pay.

                 5.       Stock Options; Stock Sales.

                           (a)        The Executive has been granted certain stock options (each an “Option”) by the Company. Information concerning the number of shares, the vesting

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schedule and certain other information with respect to each Option is set forth on Exhibit A hereto. The Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that the information set forth on Exhibit A is complete and accurate as to each of the Executive’s Options. The Options shall remain outstanding and exercisable pursuant to the terms of the relevant plan and option agreements pursuant to which such Options were granted as in effect on the date hereof, notwithstanding the termination of the Executive’s employment; provided, however, if, as provided in Section 2(b), the Company’s obligation to make payments to the Executive is terminated for a material breach by the Executive, then, upon such termination, the Options shall automatically terminate, and the Executive’s rights hereunder shall be forfeited, with respect to all Options, as of the date of such termination.

                           (b)        From and after the date hereof, the Executive shall be permitted to sell shares of the Company’s stock beneficially owned by him in compliance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, including the volume limitations thereof (even if such limitations are no longer applicable to the Executive). The Company shall be permitted to issue a stop transfer order or other order impeding the sale and delivery of any shares of stock in violation of this Section.

                 6.       General Release of Claims by the Executive.

                           (a)        The Executive, on behalf of himself and his executors, heirs, administrators, representatives and assigns, hereby agrees to release and forever discharge the Company and all predecessors, successors and their respective parent corporations, affiliates, related, and/or subsidiary entities, and all of their past and present investors, directors, shareholders, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, and employee benefit plans in which the Executive is or has been a participant by virtue of his employment with the Company, from any and all claims, debts, demands, accounts, judgments, rights, causes of action, equitable relief, damages, costs, charges, complaints, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, suits, expenses, compensation, responsibility and liability of every kind and character whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and costs), whether in law or equity, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or unsuspected (collectively, “Claims”), which the Executive has or may have had against such entities or persons based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof, arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever the Executive’s employment by the Company or the changes in the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment as of the date hereof, and any and all claims arising under federal, state, or local laws relating to employment, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, or liability in tort, claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency, any claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. ss. 621, et seq. (“ADEA”), the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), as amended (including amendments made through the Civil Rights Act of 1991), 42 U.S.C. ss. 2000e, et seq., 42 U.S.C. ss. 1981, as amended, the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”), as amended, 42 U.S.C. ss. 12101, et seq., the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. ss. 701, et seq., the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended, 29 U.S.C. ss. 301, et seq., the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. ss. 2101, et seq., the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”), as amended, 29 U.S.C. ss. 2601 et seq., the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), as amended, 29 U.S.C. ss. 201 et seq., the Employee

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Polygraph Protection Act of 1988, 29 U.S.C. ss. 2001, et seq., all provisions of the laws of New York and the state, territorial and federal workers’ compensation laws. The Executive further agrees and acknowledges that any and all claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. ss. 621, et seq. (“ADEA”) released by him herein do not include rights or claims that may arise after the date this Agreement is executed. The Executive warrants that he has not filed any type of claim against the Company. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the release in this Section 6 does not affect in any way any obligations, claims or causes of action arising out of or resulting from any breach by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement.

                           (b)        In accordance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Executive acknowledges that he is aware of the following:

          (i)       He has a right to consult with an attorney before entering into this Agreement;

          (ii)      He has twenty-one (21) days from the date this offer is received to consider this offer; and

          (iii)     He has seven (7) days after accepting this offer to revoke his acceptance, and his acceptance will not be effective until that revocation period has expired.

                           (c)        Executive further acknowledges that he is signing the Agreement of his own free will with the intent of being bound by it. If Executive elects to sign this Agreement prior to the expiration of twenty-one (21) days, Executive has done so voluntarily and knowingly, without any improper inducement or coercion by the Company.

                 7.       General Release of Claims by the Company. The Company, on behalf of itself and its respective successors, agents, attorneys and representatives, hereby agrees to release and forever discharge the Executive and his executors, heirs, representatives and assigns, from any and all claims, debts, demands, accounts, judgments, rights, causes of action, equitable relief, damages, costs, charges, complaints, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, suits, expenses, compensation, responsibility and liability of every kind and character whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and costs), whether in law or equity, asserted or unasserted known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected (collectively, “Claims”), which the Company has or may have against the Executive as of the date of execution of this Agreement by the Company. The Company warrants that it has not filed any type of claim against the Executive. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the release in this Section 7 does not affect in any way any obligations, claims or causes of action arising out of or resulting from any breach by the Executive of his obligations under this Agreement.

                 8.       Nondisparagement. The Executive agrees that neither he nor anyone acting by, through, under or in concert with him shall disparage or otherwise communicate negative statements or opinions about the Company, its Board members, officers, employees or business. The Company agrees that neither its Board members nor officers shall disparage or otherwise communicate negative statements or opinions about the Executive.

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                 9.       Cooperation. The Executive agrees to give reasonable cooperation, at the Company’s request, in any pending or future litigation or arbitration brought against the Company and in any investigation the Company may conduct. The Company shall have no obligation to pay the Executive for time spent and expenses incurred by the Executive in any pending or future litigation or arbitration where the Executive is an unindemnified co-defendant or party to the arbitration or litigation. Except to the extent that coverage is terminated for all Board members of the Company, the Company shall take no actions to terminate the Executive’s coverage for the period prior to the date hereof under any Directors & Officers insurance policy in existence at the Company as of to the date hereof. The Company shall, with regard to the Executive’s period of services to the Company, continue to make available to the Executive any indemnification made available to the Company’s directors, officers, employees and agents, including pursuant to Article XIII of the Company’s by-laws, as in effect from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Executive’s service as a consultant hereunder, such indemnification shall not be available to the extent prohibited by any contract or agreement to which the Company is a party, as such may be amended from time to time; provided, however, it is agreed that the Company may not amend any such contract or agreement in a manner that would have a material adverse effect on the indemnification provided to the Executive without a similar change in the indemnification available to the Board members of the Company.

                 10.     Discoveries; Confidential Information; Return of Company Property.

                           (a)        The Executive hereby expressly confirms his continuing obligations to the Company pursuant to Sections 6 and 7(A) of the Employment Agreement.

                           (b)        The Executive shall deliver to the Company within ten (10) days of the Company’s request, all originals and copies of correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company’s customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products, processes or business of any kind and/or which contain proprietary information or trade secrets which are in the possession or control of the Executive or his agents or representatives.

                           (c)        The Executive shall return to the Company within ten (10) business days of the Company’s request, all equipment of the Company in his possession or control.

                 11.     Non-Solicitation. For the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 1st anniversary following the termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, either for the benefit of the Executive or for any other person or entity (a) hire or solicit, induce or attempt to solicit or induce, directly or indirectly, whether or not for consideration, any employee, consultant or agent of the Company to terminate his or her relationship with the Company or (b) induce or attempt to induce any supplier or customer of the Company to terminate or adversely change its relationship with the Company; provided, however, after complying with the provisions of Section 2(a)(ii) hereof, the Executive shall be permitted to hire any employee of the Company at any time following ninety (90) days after such employee’s termination of his/her employment with the Company.

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                 12.     Enforceability; Notice. If any covenant in this Agreement is held to be unreasonable, arbitrary, or against public policy, such covenant will be considered to be divisible with respect to scope, time, and geographic area, and such lesser scope, time, or geographic area, or all of them, as a court of competent jurisdiction may determine to be reasonable, not arbitrary, and not against public policy, will be effective, binding, and enforceable against Executive. If the Executive accepts other employment while the covenants hereunder are in effect, the Company may notify such employer that the Executive is bound by this Agreement and, at the Executive’s election, furnish such employer with a copy of this Agreement or relevant portions thereof.

                 13.     Injunctive Relief. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that the injury that would be suffered by the other party as a result of a breach of the provisions of this Agreement (other than the Company’s obligation to make payments hereunder) would be irreparable and that an award of monetary damages to the damaged party for such a breach would be an inadequate remedy. Consequently, each of the parties hereto will have the right, in addition to any other rights it may have, at such party’s cost, to obtain injunctive relief to restrain any breach or threatened breach or otherwise to specifically enforce any provision of this Agreement (other than, in each case, with respect to the Company’s obligation to make payments hereunder) and each party hereto waives the obligation of securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.

                 14.     Taxes. To the extent any taxes may be payable by the Executive for the benefits provided to him by this Agreement beyond those withheld by the Company, the Executive agrees to pay them himself and to indemnify and hold the Company and the other entities released herein harmless for any tax claims or penalties, and associated attorneys’ fees and costs, resulting from any failure by him to make required payments.

                 15.     Binding Effect; Delegation of Executive’s Duties Prohibited. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, and legal representatives, including any affiliate to which the Company may assign this Agreement or any entity with which the Company may merge or consolidate or to which all or substantially all of its assets may be transferred. The duties and covenants of the Executive under this Agreement, being personal, may not be delegated or assigned.

                 16.     Governing Law; Venue and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under New York law, without regard to conflict of laws principles. The parties agree that any lawsuit between them arising under this Agreement shall be filed in any state or federal court located in Nassau and Suffolk counties in the State of New York, and each of the parties hereby agrees, acknowledges and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts for the purposes of such lawsuit, waives any right he or it may have to object to such jurisdiction or venue, and agrees to accept service of process in accordance with the provisions for delivery of notice set forth in Section 17 hereof.

                 17.     Notices. All notices, demands or other communications regarding this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if either personally delivered or sent by national overnight courier, addressed as follows:

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(a)  

If to the Company:

TII Network Technologies, Inc.
1385 Akron St,
Copiague, NY 11726
Attention: Chief Executive Officer


 

With a Copy to:

Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP
190 Willis Avenue
Mineola, NY 11501
Attention: Ira Halperin


(b)  

If to the Executive:

Timothy J. Roach
P.O. Box 764
Stony Brook, NY 11790


Notices so addressed shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) on the date delivered, if delivered personally or (ii) on the next business day following the documented acceptance thereof for next-day delivery by a national overnight courier service.

                 18.       Severability. Except as otherwise specified below, should any portion of this Agreement be found void or unenforceable for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, the parties intend that such provision be limited or modified so as to make it enforceable, and if such provision cannot be modified to be enforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be deemed severed from the remaining portions of this Agreement, which shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. If any portion of this Agreement is so found to be void or unenforceable for any reason in regard to any one or more persons, entities, or subject matters, such portion shall remain in full force and effect with respect to all other persons, entities, and subject matters. This section shall not operate, however, to sever the Executive’s obligation to provide the binding release to all entities intended to be released hereunder and all provisions of this Agreement are integral.

                 19.       Understanding and Authority. The parties understand and agree that all terms of this Agreement are contractual and are not a mere recital, and represent and warrant that they are competent to covenant and agree as herein provided.

                 20.       Integration Clause. This Agreement and the Exhibits hereto contain the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the changes in terms and conditions of and separation of the Executive’s employment, and supersedes any prior agreements as to that matter. This Agreement may not be changed or modified, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing signed by the Executive and the then Chief Executive Officer of the Company. No claim or right arising out of a breach or default under this Agreement can be discharged by a waiver of that claim or right unless the waiver is in writing signed by the party hereto to be bound by such waiver. A waiver by either party hereto of a breach or default by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of future compliance therewith and such provision shall remain in full force and effect.

                 21.       Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts with the same force and effect as though executed in a single document. Facsimile signature pages shall have the same legal effect as original signatures.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, the parties have executed the foregoing as of the date first written above.

TII Network Technologies, Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Charles H. House
   
  Name: Charles H. House
   
  Title: Chairman of Board
   
   
   
  /s/ Timothy J. Roach

  Timothy J. Roach

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Exhibit A

Stock Options as of August 11, 2006

Date of Grant No. of Shares Price per Share Date Exercisable Expiration Date
   07/25/96 10,000  $1.563 10/08/99 10/07/08
   07/25/96 10,000  1.563 10/08/00 10/07/08
   07/25/96 10,000  1.563 10/08/01 10/07/08
   07/25/96 10,000  1.563 10/08/02 10/07/08
   07/25/96 10,000  1.563 10/08/03 10/07/08
   12/08/98 46,000  2.313 12/08/99 12/07/08
   12/08/98 46,000  2.313 12/08/00 12/07/08
   12/08/98 46,000  2.313 12/08/01 12/07/08
   12/08/98 46,000  2.313 12/08/02 12/07/08
   12/08/98 46,000  2.313 12/08/03 12/07/08
   05/30/00 10,000  1.656 05/30/01 05/29/10
   05/30/00 10,000  1.656 05/30/02 05/29/10
   05/30/00 10,000  1.656 05/30/03 05/29/10
   05/30/00 10,000  1.656 05/30/04 05/29/10
   05/30/00 10,000  1.656 05/30/05 05/29/10
   01/25/01 20,000  1.063 01/25/02 01/24/11
   01/25/01 20,000  1.063 01/25/03 01/24/11
   01/25/01 20,000  1.063 01/25/04 01/24/11
   01/25/01 20,000  1.063 01/25/05 01/24/11
   01/25/01 20,000  1.063 01/25/06 01/24/11
   08/02/02 40,000  0.3355 01/01/04 08/29/07
   08/30/02 40,000  0.3355 01/01/05 08/29/07
   12/30/97 10,000  1.563 10/08/99 10/07/08
   12/30/97 10,000  1.563 10/08/00 10/07/08
   12/30/97 10,000  1.563 10/08/01 10/07/08
   12/30/97 10,000  1.563 10/08/02 10/07/08
   12/30/97 10,000  1.563 10/08/03 10/07/08
   12/30/97 10,000  1.594 04/07/00 04/06/09
   12/30/97 10,000  1.594 04/07/01 04/06/09
   12/30/97 10,000  1.594 04/07/02 04/06/09
   12/30/97 10,000  1.594 04/07/03 04/06/09
   12/30/97 10,000  1.594 04/07/04 04/06/09
   06/07/05 54,100  1.485 06/07/05 06/06/15

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