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SUBSEQUENT EVENT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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NOTE 12—SUBSEQUENT EVENT
 
Effective January 1, 2015, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The employment agreement provides for the CEO to serve as the Company’s President and CEO and, if elected by the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board, for a term expiring on December 31, 2018, unless sooner terminated pursuant to the provisions of the employment agreement. Pursuant to the employment agreement, the CEO will receive a minimum annual base salary of $700,000, which will be reviewed annually by the compensation committee of the Board and may be increased, but not decreased, from time to time. The CEO is eligible for an annual discretionary incentive payment under the Company’s Executive 162(m) Bonus Plan with performance goals to be set by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion (after discussions with the CEO), with a target of 55% of his then-current base salary, and a maximum bonus based on exceeding performance targets as established by the Compensation Committee of 165% of his then-current base salary. The CEO also receives (i) senior executive level employee benefits, (ii) an annual payment of $45,064 to cover premiums on a life insurance policy through 2016, (iii) a Company provided automobile and payment of certain related expenses, and (iv) payment and/or reimbursement of certain legal and consultants’ fees in connection with the employment agreement. 
 
In the event the CEO’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause (as defined in the employment agreement), or the CEO resigns for good reason (as defined in the employment agreement) then, subject to his execution of a general release, the CEO will continue to receive his base salary for 20 months, a pro rata bonus for the year of termination, and the Company will pay his monthly COBRA premiums until the earlier of (a) 18 months from the date of termination, (b) his becoming eligible for medical benefits from a subsequent employer, or (c) his becoming ineligible for COBRA. 
 
In the event the CEO’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or the CEO resigns for good reason within two years following a change in control (as defined in the employment agreement) or, under certain circumstances, within six months prior to a change in control, then subject to the CEO’s execution of a general release, he will receive the amounts set forth in the previous paragraph either in whole or in part in a lump sum, subject to his execution of a general release. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event an excise tax (as defined in the employment agreement) would otherwise be incurred by the CEO, amounts paid upon a change in control will be reduced to 2.99 times his “base amount” (as determined in accordance with Sections 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended).
 
Pursuant to the employment agreement, during term of his employment and for a period of twelve months after termination of his employment, the CEO is prohibited from (i) competing with the Company, (ii) soliciting or hiring the Company’s employees, representatives or agents, or (iii) soliciting any of the Company’s customers. The employment agreement also prohibits the CEO from using or disclosing any of the Company’s non-public, proprietary or confidential information.