EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Executive Employment Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of July 14, 1999, by and among Viking Merger Sub, Inc., a
Minnesota corporation (which, together with its Subsidiaries (as herein defined)
is called the "Company"), and John Castro ("Employee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Employee is currently employed by the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ Employee upon the
terms set forth herein;
WHEREAS, Employee desires to continue to be employed by the Company and
to memorialize the terms and conditions of such employment;
WHEREAS, the Company is entering into this Agreement by and on behalf of
itself and each trade or business in which the Company's direct or indirect
ownership of value or voting power is at least 50% (the "Subsidiaries");
NOW THEREFORE, Employee and the Company, in consideration of the
agreements, covenants and conditions herein, hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Basic Employment Provisions.
(a) EMPLOYMENT. Effective upon the consummation of the merger of the
Company with Merrill Corporation pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the "Merger
Agreement") dated as of July 14, 1999 between the Company and Merrill
Corporation (the "Effective Time"), the Company shall continue to employ
Employee in the position in which Employee is currently employed (hereinafter
referred to as the "Employment") and Employee agrees to be so employed by the
Company, all on the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Employment shall
continue from the date hereof until the Termination Date (as hereinafter
defined).
(b) DUTIES. Employee shall be subject to the direction of the Board
of Directors of the Company (the "Board") and shall have those duties and
responsibilities which are assigned to Employee by the Board consistent with
Employee's position. The parties expressly acknowledge that Employee shall
devote Employee's business time and attention to the Company's businesses as is
reasonably necessary to discharge Employee's supervisory management
responsibilities hereunder. Employee agrees to perform faithfully the duties
assigned to Employee to the best of Employee's ability.
(c) CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
(i) FISCAL YEAR. Each reference in this Agreement to "Fiscal
Year" means a fiscal year of the Company, and each reference to "Fiscal"
followed by a calendar year
means the Fiscal Year ending in that calendar year (e.g., "Fiscal 2000"
means the Company's Fiscal Year ending January 31, 2000).
(ii) TERMINATION DATE. With regard to any termination of the
Employment, "Termination Date" means the last day on which Employee was
employed by the Company.
(iii) PERSON. "Person" shall have the meaning provided in
Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or any successor thereto (the "Exchange Act").
(iv) CODE. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, or any successor thereto.
SECTION 2. COMPENSATION.
(a) SALARY. At all times while Employee is employed by the Company,
the Company shall pay to Employee a salary as base compensation for the services
to be rendered by Employee hereunder. The initial amount of such salary shall
be equal to the annual base salary paid by the Company to Employee as of the
date hereof. Such salary shall be reviewed no less frequently than annually by
the Board and may be increased upon the approval of the Board in its sole
discretion. Such salary shall accrue and be payable in accordance with the
payroll practices of the Company in effect from time to time. All such payments
shall be subject to deduction and withholding as required by applicable law.
(b) BONUS. At all times while Employee is employed by the Company,
Employee shall participate in an annual bonus program (the "Annual Bonus Plan")
substantially similar to the bonus program in which Employee is participating
with respect to Fiscal 2000 and shall be entitled to a target bonus under such
Annual Bonus Plan not less than the bonus that would be paid for Fiscal 2000
under the annual bonus plan of the Company currently in effect for Employee,
assuming the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement did not occur and
Company earnings for Fiscal 2000 were $1.82 per share. Performance objectives
under such Annual Bonus Plan shall be established by the Board, based on
achievement of projected financial results heretofore provided by management to
the DLJ Entities (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement).
(c) BENEFITS. At all times while Employee is employed by the Company,
Employee shall be entitled to participate in all such employee benefit plans,
programs and arrangements as are customarily accorded the executives of the
Company, including without limitation tax qualified profit sharing and
retirement plans, group life, hospitalization and other insurance and vacations,
in each case on a basis no less favorable to Employee than as of the date hereof
(but excluding stock-option and other equity-based compensation plans which the
parties acknowledge are being provided to Employee under separate agreements).
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SECTION 3. TERMINATION.
(a) DEATH OR DISABILITY. The Employment shall terminate automatically
upon the death or total disability of Employee. For purposes of this Agreement,
"total disability" shall be deemed to have occurred if Employee shall have been
unable to perform Employee's duties due to mental or physical incapacity for a
period of six (6) consecutive months.
(b) CAUSE. By action of the Board, the Company may terminate the
Employment for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall be deemed
to be (i) the Employee's willful refusal substantially to perform his duties
(other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental
illness); (ii) the Employee's conviction of a felony arising from any act of
fraud, embezzlement, or willful dishonesty by the Employee in relation to the
business or affairs of the Company; (iii) any other felonious conduct on the
part of the Employee that is materially detrimental to the best interests of the
Company; (iv) the Employee's being repeatedly under the influence of illegal
drugs or alcohol while performing his duties; or (v) any other willful act which
is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the
Company; PROVIDED that no conduct described in clauses (i), (iii) or (v) hereof
shall constitute Cause unless such conduct was undertaken in bad faith.
(c) WITHOUT CAUSE. By action of the Board, the Company may terminate
the Employment without Cause.
(d) INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION. "Involuntary Termination" shall mean
(i) any termination by the Company that is not for Cause and (ii) any
resignation by Employee if such resignation occurs within 60 days following the
occurrence of any Change in Employment Terms (as hereinafter defined).
(e) CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT TERMS. "Change in Employment Terms" shall
mean (i) the assignment to Employee of duties that are materially inconsistent
with the Employees's position or with his authority, duties or responsibilities
as of the date hereof, or any other action by the Company which results in a
material diminution or material adverse change in such position, authority,
duties or responsibilities; (ii) any reduction of Employee's base salary;
(iii) any reduction of Employee's target bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan;
(iv) any relocation of employee's principal workplace to a location more than 30
miles from the current site of such workplace (it being recognized that Employee
currently divides his time between his workplace in Florida and his workplace in
Minnesota, and it is the intent of the parties to continue that arrangement);
(v) any substantial reduction in the benefits and perquisites provided, in the
aggregate, to Employee; and (vi) failure by the Company to carry out its
obligation under Section 18; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that none of the foregoing
shall constitute a Change in Employment Terms unless Employee objects thereto by
giving notice to the Company within 30 days after Employee becomes aware of such
change and the Company fails to correct the same within 30 days following
receipt of such notice, in which case a Change in Employment Terms shall be
deemed to have occurred on the 31st day following the Company's receipt of such
notice.
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SECTION 4. COMPENSATION FOLLOWING TERMINATION.
(a) DEATH OR DISABILITY. If the Employment is terminated pursuant to
Section 3(a) above (relating to death or disability), this Agreement shall
terminate, and no further compensation shall be payable to Employee, except that
the Company shall pay to Employee or Employee's estate, as applicable, (in
addition to any other benefits to which Employee is or may become entitled under
the terms of any benefit plan) an amount equal to the sum of
(i) any unpaid salary accrued through the Termination Date,
plus
(ii) an amount equal to the Average Previous Bonus (as
hereinafter defined) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days of the then-current Fiscal Year that have elapsed
prior to the Termination Date and the denominator of which is 365.
(b) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE OR VOLUNTARY TERMINATION. If the Employment
is terminated by the Company for Cause or voluntarily by Employee (without any
Involuntary Termination), then no further compensation or benefits shall be paid
to Employee after the Termination Date, but Employee shall be entitled to
receive benefits to which Employee is or may become entitled pursuant to any
benefit plan plus any unpaid salary accrued through the Termination Date.
(c) INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION. If the Employment is terminated by any
Involuntary Termination, then the Company shall
(i) pay to Employee, within five business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum equal to 2.99 multiplied by Employee's
annual base salary in effect on the Termination Date (or, if higher,
multiplied by the highest annual base salary in effect during the one-
year period ending on the Termination Date);
(ii) pay to Employee, within five business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum equal to 2.99 multiplied by the Average
Previous Bonus;
(iii) continue to provide to Employee all insurance and other
benefits that Employee would have received had Employee remained employed
during three-year period ending on the third anniversary of the
Termination Date; and
(iv) cause Employee's entire account balance and all accrued
benefits under the Company's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and
those under each other plan or arrangement providing similar benefits
(collectively, the "SERP") to become fully vested and nonforfeitable
effective as of the Termination Date (and at all times thereafter), and
the Company will cause each distribution under the SERP to be made
without regard to any provision of the SERP that permits a distribution
to be deferred to ensure that no part thereof is nondeductible under Code
Section 162(m).
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(d) AVERAGE PREVIOUS BONUS. With respect to any Termination Date, the
"Average Previous Bonus" shall be the average of the bonuses received by
Employee for the three consecutive Fiscal Years of the Company ended immediately
prior to the Termination Date (e.g., if the Termination Date were June 30, 2000,
and Employee had received a bonus of $60,000 for Fiscal 1997, $70,000 for Fiscal
1998 and $80,000 for Fiscal 1999, then the Average Previous Bonus would be
$70,000).
(e) Gross-Up Amount.
(i) Following any payment required under this Section 4 in
connection with an event that could be treated as described in Code
Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i), the Company will cause its independent auditor
promptly to review, at the Company's sole expense, the applicability of
Code Section 4999 to all payments and distributions to (or for the
benefit of) Employee, whether paid or payable or distributed or
distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, any benefit plan
or otherwise (the "Total Payments"). If such auditor determines that the
Total Payments result in an excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999 or
any comparable federal, state or local law or any interest or penalties
with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such
interest and penalties, being the "Excise Tax"), then the Company will
pay to Employee, in cash, the Gross-Up Amount within 10 days after such
determination.
(ii) The Gross-Up Amount shall be that dollar amount such that,
after payment by Employee of all Excise Tax plus all other taxes,
interest and penalties imposed on the Gross-Up Amount, Employee would
retain an amount of the Gross-Up Amount equal to the Excise Tax imposed
upon the Total Payments. For purposes of the foregoing determination,
Employee's tax rate will be deemed to be the highest statutory marginal
state and federal tax rate (on a combined basis) then in effect. If no
determination by the Company's auditors is made prior to the time when
Employee is required to file a tax return reflecting the Total Payments
(without any extension), then the Company shall pay to Employee a Gross-
Up Amount calculated on the basis of the Excise Tax reported in such tax
return, within 10 days after the later of the date on which such tax
return is filed or the date on which a copy thereof is provided to the
Company. In all events, if any tax authority determines that a greater
Excise Tax should be imposed upon the Total Payments than so paid to
Employee by the Company, then the Company shall pay to Employee the full
Gross-Up Amount calculated on the basis of the amount of Excise Tax
determined to be payable by such tax authority, within 10 days after
Employee notifies the Company of such determination. If any tax
authority finally determines that a lesser Excise Tax should be imposed
upon the Total Payments than that which previously served as the basis
for Gross-Up Amounts paid to Employee, then Employee shall repay to the
Company such difference, together with any other amounts previously
included in the Gross-Up amounts with respect to such difference. If any
other benefit plan or other plan, policy or practice of the Company or
any other agreement (an "Other Arrangement") specifically provides that
benefits thereunder will be reduced or limited so that such benefits or
the Total Payments will not result in the imposition of an Excise Tax
pursuant to Code Section 4999, the reduction or limitation will apply, to
the extent
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provided in the Other Arrangement, solely to the benefits provided
pursuant to the Other Arrangement as if the benefits under the Other
Arrangement constituted the entire Total Payments, and such reduction or
limitation will not otherwise reduce or limit the actual Total Payments.
SECTION 5. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT AND INDEMNIFICATION. Upon the
submission of properly documented expense account reports, the Company shall
reimburse Employee for all reasonable business-related travel and entertainment
expenses incurred by Employee in the course of Employment. At all times while
Employee is employed by the Company, and at all times following the Termination
Date, the Company shall continue to provide to Employee indemnification,
elimination of liability, director's and officer's liability insurance and other
protection from personal liability, each of which shall not be, at any time,
less than (a) that in effect for Employee as of May 31, 1999 or (b) if greater,
that in effect at such time for the member of the Board then having the most
protection.
SECTION 6. ASSIGNABILITY; BINDING NATURE. This Agreement shall be
binding and inure to the benefit of the parties, and their respective
successors, heirs (in the case of Employee) and assigns. No obligations of the
Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Company,
except that such obligations shall be assigned or transferred (as described
below) pursuant to a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the Company
is not the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company, if the assignee or transferee is the surviving
entity or successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and
such assignee or transferee assumes by written contract, and agrees to perform,
all liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company under this Agreement (an
"Assuming Entity"). As used in this Section 6, "Company" shall mean the Company
as hereinbefore defined and any Assuming Entity which assumes and agrees to
perform this Agreement.
SECTION 7. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
(a) NON-DISCLOSURE. While employed hereunder or at any time
thereafter, irrespective of the time, manner or cause of termination of
Employment, Employee will not directly or indirectly reveal, divulge, disclose
or communicate to any person or entity, other than authorized officers,
directors and employees of the Company, in any manner whatsoever, any
Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) of the Company without the
prior written consent of the Board; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this provision shall
not prohibit a disclosure of Confidential Information made in good faith in the
ordinary course of the Company's business.
(b) DEFINITION. As used herein, "Confidential Information" means
information disclosed to or known by Employee as a direct or indirect
consequence of the Employment about the Company or its businesses, products and
practices which information is not generally known in the business in which the
Company is or may be engaged. However, Confidential Information shall not
include under any circumstances any information which is (i) available to the
public from an originating source other than Employee, (ii) released in writing
by the Company to the public, (iii) required to be disclosed by Employee or the
Company pursuant to any court process
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or any government or agency or department of any government, or (iv) the subject
of a written waiver executed by the Company for the benefit of Employee.
(c) RETURN OF PROPERTY. Upon termination of the Employment, Employee
will surrender to the Company all materials in Employee's possession containing
Confidential Information, including without limitation, all lists, charts,
schedules, reports, financial statements, books and records of the Company, and
all copies thereof, and all other property belonging to the Company, provided
Employee shall be accorded reasonable access to such Confidential Information
subsequent to the Termination Date for any proper purpose as determined in the
reasonable judgment of the Company.
SECTION 8. AGREEMENT NOT TO COMPETE. Employee hereby agrees that,
while Employee is employed by the Company and following the Termination Date,
throughout the Non-Compete Period, Employee shall not, either in Employee's own
behalf or as a partner, member, officer, director, employee, consultant,
advisor, agent or shareholder (other than as the holder of less than 5% of the
outstanding capital stock of any corporation with a class of equity security
registered under Section 12(b) or Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act) engage in,
invest in or render services to any person or entity engaged in any business in
which the Company is then engaged within any country. For any Termination Date,
the "Non-Compete Period" shall commence on such Termination Date and shall end
on the first anniversary of such Termination Date (unless the Company has made
the payments referred to in Section 4(c), in which case the Non-Compete Period
shall end on the third anniversary of the Termination Date).
SECTION 9. AGREEMENT NOT TO SOLICIT EMPLOYEES. Employee agrees that,
while Employee is employed hereunder and following the Termination Date,
throughout the Non-Compete Period, neither Employee nor any affiliate shall, on
behalf of any business engaged in a business competitive with the Company,
solicit or induce, or in any manner attempt to solicit or induce, any person
employed by the Company to terminate his or her employment with the Company (but
the foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit Employee, any affiliate or any
other person from hiring any person who applies for or otherwise seeks
employment in response to a general "help wanted" advertisement or other similar
non-individual solicitation).
SECTION 10. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.
(a) Employee acknowledges that the restrictions imposed under Sections
8 and 9, in view of the nature of the businesses in which the Company is engaged
and Employee's position with the Company, are reasonable and necessary to
protect the legitimate interests of the Company. However, Employee agrees that
if any of these restrictions is construed to be invalid or unenforceable, the
remainder of the restrictions shall not be affected, and if any restriction is
held to be unenforceable because of the area covered, the duration or the scope,
Employee agrees that the court making such determination shall have the power to
reduce the area and/or the duration, and/or limit the scope, and the restriction
shall then be enforceable in its reduced form.
(b) The Company and Employee intend that the restrictions set forth in
Sections 8 and 9 be observed and enforced for the full duration of the
applicable period described in those Sections, and the Company and Employee
agree that, if Employee violates these restrictions
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during such period, then the Company shall be entitled to an injunction
restraining such violation (in addition to all other remedies the Company may
have at law or in equity).
(c) Employee acknowledges and accepts that the restrictions and
remedies in Sections 8 and 9 will apply without regard to the reason for
termination of the Employment and without regard to whether the Employment is
terminated by Employee or by the Company.
SECTION 11. NO MITIGATION OR OFFSET; INTERES. Employee shall have no
obligation to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit t hat the Company
becomes obligated to provide under this Agreement by seeking other employment or
otherwise, and no such payment or benefit may be reduced, offset or subject to
recovery by the Company (whether by reference to any payment or benefit that
Employee may receive from other employment or otherwise). The Company has no
right to offset any payment or benefit under this Agreement against any amount
owed or claimed to be owed to the Company (whether under this Agreement or
otherwise). Any amount owed hereunder that is not paid when due shall bear
interest until paid at a rate equal to 2.0 percentage points in excess of the
prime rate in effect from time to time in Minneapolis at Norwest Bank Minnesota
(or any successor thereto).
SECTION 12. NO VIOLATION. Each party hereby represents and warrants to
the other that such party's execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement does not, with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time,
or both, conflict with, or result in a default, right to accelerate or loss of
rights under, any provision of any agreement or understanding to which such
party (or, to the best knowledge of such party or any of such party's
affiliates) is or may be bound.
SECTION 13. CAPTIONS. The captions, headings and arrangements used in
this Agreement are for convenience only and do not in any way affect, limit or
amplify the provisions hereof.
SECTION 14. NOTICES. All notices required or permitted to be given
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered by hand, by
facsimile (with confirming paper copy), by nationally recognized overnight
courier service or by United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or
certified, return receipt requested, in any case addressed to the party to whom
notice is being given at the specified address below (or at such other address
as such party may designate by notice):
If to the Company: Viking Merger Sub, Inc.
c/o DLJ Merchant Bank Partners II, L.P.
277 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10172
Attention: William F. Dawson, Jr.
Fax: (612) 892-7272
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and, after the Effective Time
Merrill Corporation
One Merrill Circle
St. Paul, MN 55708
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (651) 649-1348
with a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: George R. Bason, Jr.
Fax: (212) 450-4800
If to Employee: Merrill Corporation
One Merrill Circle
St. Paul, MN 55708
with a copy to:
Faegre & Benson LLP
2200 Norwest Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3901
Attention: William R. Busch, Jr.
Fax: (612) 336-3026
SECTION 15. INVALID PROVISIONS. If any provision of this Agreement is
held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws, such
provisions shall be fully severable, and this Agreement shall be construed and
enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never
comprised a part of this Agreement; the remaining provisions of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance for this Agreement. In
lieu of each such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be
added automatically as part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to
such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be
legal, valid and enforceable.
SECTION 16. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be amended in whole or in
part only by an instrument in writing setting forth the particulars of such
amendment and duly executed by an officer of the Company and by Employee.
SECTION 17. WAIVER; THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. No delay or omission by
any party hereto to exercise any right or power hereunder shall impair such
right or power to be construed as a waiver thereof. A waiver by any of the
parties hereto of any of the covenants to be
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performed by any other party or any breach thereof shall not be construed to be
a waiver of any succeeding breach thereof or of any other covenant herein
contained. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, all remedies
provided for in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to and not in
lieu of any other remedies available to any party at law, in equity or
otherwise. No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights or
remedies on any person other than the Employee.
SECTION 18. CERTAIN ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS FOLLOWING
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE TIME. The Company agrees with the Employee, that as soon as
reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, it will put in place the Direct
Investment Plan and the Management Incentive Plan described in Annexes I and II
for certain employees and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries.
SECTION 19. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
SECTION 20. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed and
enforced according to the laws of the State of Minnesota.
SECTION 21. PRIOR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. Upon the occurrence of the
Effective Time, this Agreement supersedes any and all other employment,
change-in-control, severance or similar agreements between Employee and the
Company or the Employee and Merrill Corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY:
VIKING MERGER SUB, INC.
By /s/ William F. Dawson, Jr.
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Title President
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EMPLOYEE:
/s/ John Castro
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Name: John Castro
ANNEX I
TERM SHEET
DIRECT INVESTMENT PLAN
Share Price: Same price as that paid by the DLJMB entities
under the Merger Agreement.
Reinvestment and The employee will purchase Shares with his or her
Coinvestment Shares: available funds (each a "Reinvestment Share") and
the Company will make a non-recourse loan (the
"Loan") to the employee to purchase additional
Shares (each a "Coinvestment Share"). (See
Schedule A attached for the number of Reinvestment
and Coinvestment Shares for each employee.) All
Reinvestment Shares and Coinvestment Shares
purchased by an employee will be posted as
collateral for the Loan to the employee. The
value of the collateral must be adequate to assure
that the Loan will not be treated as income for
tax purposes. The employee may make a Section
83(b) election so that any future gain on the
Reinvestment and Coinvestment Shares will be
treated as capital gain. All Reinvestment and
Coinvestment Shares will be subject to the
transfer restrictions and other provisions of the
Shareholders Agreement, which will apply to the
DLJMB entities and all management investors.
Loan Terms: The Loan will bear interest at the greater of the
Company's credit facility rate or the federal
applicable rate. All principal and interest will
be repayable in a single payment as of the earlier
of (i) the employee's termination of employment or
(ii) eight years after the purchase of the
Reinvestment and Coinvestment Shares. In the case
of the sale of all or part of the Shares, Loan
repayment will be immediately due to the extent of
the lesser of (i) the pro rata portion of unpaid
principal and interest on the Loan attributable to
such Shares and (ii) the net after tax proceeds
realized upon such sale; PROVIDED that the total
amount due will not exceed the total amount of the
principal and interest outstanding on the Loan.
Termination of Employment/ In the event an employee's termination of
Company Repurchase employment prior to a DLJMB liquidation event the
Right: Reinvestment Shares and Coinvestment Shares will
be subject to a Company repurchase right. The
repurchase price will depend on the
circumstances of the termination and, in the case
of the Coinvestment Shares, the extent to which the
Coinvestment Shares have become vested, as
follows:
(a) VESTING SCHEDULE FOR COINVESTMENT SHARES
% of Coinvestment
Year Shares Vested as of the End of the Year
---- ---------------------------------------
1 0%
2 0%
3 33%
4 66%
5 100%
(a) COMPANY REPURCHASE PRICE
Reinvestment
Shares and Vested Unvested
Coinvestment Conivestment
Shares Shares
----------------- ----------------
Voluntary FMV Lesser of (i)
Resignation, FMV or (ii)
Disability, purchase price
Death or plus Loan
Termination by interest
Company without
Cause
All Shares
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Lesser of (i)
Termination for FMV or (ii)
Cause purchase price
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Termination of Employment Upon termination of employment without Cause,
without Cause/Employee Put employee will have the right to put all
Right Reinvestment Shares and all vested Coinvestment
Shares to the Company at fair market value;
PROVIDED that payment for such Shares shall be
required to be made only as rapidly as permissible
without violating Loan covenants or other
contractual restrictions applicable to the Company
(and any amounts not paid upon exercise of the put
will bear interest at the rate applicable to the
Company's bank debt.)
Change in Control: Upon a sale by the DLJMB entities of 60% of their
Shares in the Company or substantially all of the
assets of the Company, all Coinvestment Shares
that have not yet vested shall immediately become
vested (unless the Company is publicly traded
immediately following such sale).
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SCHEDULE A
REINVESTMENT AND COINVESTMENT SUMMARY
Reinvestment Program Coinvestment Program Totals
-------------------------------- --------------------- -----------------------------------
$ Amt. Shares $ Amt. Shares $ Amt. Shares Loans
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[TOTAL $10 million $18.6 million (*) $18.6 million
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(*) This commitment is required by DLJMB only to the extent the $10 million
reinvestment target is met.
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ANNEX II
TERM SHEET
MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
Recipients/ Number of See Schedule A attached.
Shares Covered by
Options:
Grant Date: Closing Date
Option Exercise Price: Same as DLJMB entities' buying price under the Merger
Agreement.
Time Vesting Option: Each Time Vesting Option will become vested and
exercisable as follows:
End of Year: 1 2 3 4 5 6
-- -- --- --- --- ----
0% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Performance Vesting Performance Vesting Options will become vested and
Option: exercisable according to the schedule set forth in
Exhibit 1, based on whether the Target Implied Common
Equity Values set forth in such Exhibit are attained
as of the end of the relevant years. Such vesting
shall be cumulative; I.E., the percentage of
Performance Vesting Options set forth for each year
shall be vested as of the end of such year if the
Target Implied Common Equity Value for such year is
achieved as of such date, regardless of whether the
Target Implied Common Equity Values have been
achieved in previous years.
In the event that the DLJMB entities sell 90% or more
of their Shares in the Company or substantially all
of the assets of the Company and realize an internal
rate of return ("DLJMB IRR") of at least 25%, the
portion of the Performance Vesting Option which has
not previously become vested and exercisable will
become vested and exercisable based upon the level of
the DLJMB IRR, as set forth in Exhibit 2 attached.
Super Performance Each Super Performance Vesting Option will become
Vesting Options: exercisable if the DLJMB entities sell 90% or more of
their Shares in the Company or substantially all the
assets of the Company and realize a DLJMB IRR in
excess of 50%. To the extent that the vesting of all
the Super Performance Vesting Options granted under
the Plan would cause the DLJMB IRR to be 50% or less,
only that portion of the Super Performance
Vesting Options that would result in a DLJMB IRR of
50% will become vested.
Transferability/ All Options will be non-transferable. All Shares
Shareholders acquired upon the exercise of the Options will be
Agreement: subject to the transfer restrictions and other
provisions set forth in the Shareholders' Agreement
which will apply to the DLJMB entities and all
management investors.
Termination of RESIGNATION, TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE, DEATH OR
Employment: DISABILITY - Unvested Options terminate immediately,
but vested Options will be retained by the employee.
TERMINATION FOR CAUSE - All vested and unvested
Options terminate immediately and all Shares
previously acquired upon exercise of Options will be
subject to a right of repurchase by the Company at a
price equal to the Exercise Price.
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SCHEDULE A
OPTIONS
Super
Time Performance Performance
Vesting Vesting Vesting Total Exercise
Name Options Options Options Options Price
---- ------- ------- ------- ------- -----
[TOTAL 5%* 5%* 5%* 15%* $22.00]
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* The percentages are expressed as percentages of outstanding Shares,
without taking into account the Shares issuable pursuant to the Options.
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EXHIBIT 1
(FOR CALCULATING VESTING UNDER SECTION 4(b))
FISCAL YEAR: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
TARGET IMPLIED COMMON
EQUITY VALUE OF THE
COMPANY (IN MILLIONS): [TO BE BASED ON 85% OF MANAGEMENT PROJECTIONS]
TARGET VESTED
PERCENTAGE: 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
For this purpose, the "IMPLIED COMMON EQUITY VALUE OF THE COMPANY" is defined as
EV - TD + CASH,
where
EV (Enterprise Value) is pro forma EBITDA times 6.0
TD is Total Debt
CASH is cash on balance sheet (1)
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(1) As of fiscal year end.
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EXHIBIT 2
(FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING VESTING UNDER SECTION 4(c))
PERCENTAGE OF UNVESTED
CLIFF VESTING SHARES AS TO WHICH
OPTION BECOMES VESTED
DLJMB IRR ON LIQUIDATION EVENT
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40% OR GREATER 100%
35.0 - 39.9% 75%
30.0 - 34.9% 50%
25.0 - 29.9% 25%
LESS THAN 20% 0%
For this purpose, "DLJMB IRR" is defined as that annual discount rate which,
when applied to (i) all investments by the DLJMB entities in Shares of Common
Stock of the Company and (ii) all amounts realized by the DLJMB entities with
respect to such Shares causes the net present value of such investments and
amounts realized to equal zero, as determined on a pro forma basis reflecting
the Shares issuable pursuant to Options that have become vested prior to the
Liquidation Event and the Shares issuable pursuant to Options becoming vested as
of the Liquidation Event.
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