SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS SEVERANCE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into on this
17th day of December, 1999, by and between PLM INTERNATIONAL, INC., its
successors and/or assigns (the "Company"), and Robert N. Tidball ("Employee").
WHEREAS, Employee currently holds the position(s) of President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has recently engaged the
investment banking firm of Imperial Capital, LLC to explore various strategic
and financial alternatives for maximizing shareholder value on a near-term
basis, including, but not limited to, a possible transaction or series of
transactions representing a merger, consolidation, or any other business
combination, a sale of all or a substantial amount of the business, securities,
or assets of the Company, or a recapitalization or spin-off;
WHEREAS, the consideration of any such transaction by the Board of
Directors has led to uncertainty regarding the future path of the Company and
the long-term prospects for executive employment with the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company's Board of Directors believes it is important to
the enhancement of shareholder value that, notwithstanding such uncertainty,
Employee act vigorously and constructively in any negotiations being conducted
in connection with any such transaction to achieve the results most favorable to
the Company's shareholders and to continue to manage the on-going business of
the Company in order to achieve the most positive results attainable; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement for Employee to remain in the employ of the
Company during this period of uncertainty, this Agreement provides for certain
incentives for Employee upon a change in control (as defined herein) and for
certain severance benefits to be paid and provided to Employee in the event
Employee's employment is terminated following a change in control.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Company and Employee agree as follows:
1. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on January 1, 2000
and shall continue (i) until December 31, 2000 so long as no Change in Control
(as defined below) has occurred on or before December 31, 2000; or (ii) in the
event a Change in Control has occurred on or before December 31, 2000, until
Employee's employment has been terminated (by the Company or by Employee) and
all obligations under this Agreement have been met.
2. Change in Control.
A. For the purposes of this Agreement only, the term "Change
in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following events:
(i) Any person or group (a "Person"), within the
meaning of Sections 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), acquiring
"beneficial ownership" ("Beneficial Ownership"), as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of securities of the
Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
securities; provided, however, in determining whether a Change
in Control has occurred, voting securities which are acquired
in a "Non-Control Acquisition" (as hereinafter defined) shall
not constitute an acquisition which would cause a Change in
Control. A "Non-Control Acquisition" shall mean an acquisition
by (a) an employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part
thereof) maintained by the Company or any corporation or other
Person of which a majority of its voting power or its voting
equity securities or equity interests is owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company (for purposes of this definition, a
"Subsidiary"), (b) the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (c) any
Person in connection with a "Non-Control Transaction" (as
hereinafter defined);
(ii) A merger, consolidation or reorganization
(collectively, a "Transaction") involving the Company unless
such Transaction is a "Non-Control Transaction." A
"Non-Control Transaction" shall mean a Transaction involving
the Company where:
(a) The stockholders of the Company
immediately before such Transaction own, directly or
indirectly, immediately following such Transaction,
at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting
power of the outstanding voting securities of the
corporation resulting from such Transaction (the
"Surviving Corporation") in substantially the same
proportion as their ownership of the voting
securities of the Company immediately before such
Transaction, or
(b) No Person, other than (1) the Company,
(2) any Subsidiary, or (3) any employee benefit plan
(or any trust forming a part thereof) maintained by
the Company or any Subsidiary, has Beneficial
Ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined voting power of the Surviving Corporation's
then outstanding voting securities;
(iii) The sale or other disposition (other than a
transfer to a Subsidiary of the Company) of the Company's
subsidiary American Finance Group, Inc. (AFG) or the sale or
other disposition of the Company's trailer leasing business
(through a sale of substantially all of the Company's trailer
assets and/or sale of the stock of the Company's subsidiary
PLM Rental, Inc.)(Trailer Leasing), followed by the sale or
other disposition of Trailer Leasing (in the case of an
earlier sale or disposition of AFG) or AFG (in the case of an
earlier sale or disposition of Trailer Leasing);
(iv) The sale or other disposition (other than a
transfer to a Subsidiary of the Company) of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company (excluding the
sales or dispositions specified in Section 2(A)(iii) above),
and/or the sale or other disposition of the Company's
subsidiary PLM Financial Services, Inc. (through an asset sale
or stock sale); or
(v) The stockholders of the Company approve a plan of
dissolution or liquidation of the Company.
B. In the event that a Change in Control transaction as
defined in this Agreement occurs, and such transaction is also deemed to be a
Change in Control as defined in and under the Employment Agreement (the
"Employment Agreement") dated as of December 18, 1992 between the Company and
Employee (specifically, a majority of the members of the Continuing Directors of
the Board of Directors of the Company does not approve the Change in Control
event specifically for purposes of the Employment Agreement), then the terms and
conditions of the Employment Agreement, including but not limited to Sections
10.2, 11, 12 and 13 thereof, shall govern and supercede this Agreement.
3. Acceleration and Vesting.
A. Stock Options and Grants.
(i) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, any
and all options to purchase stock and grants of stock (common
or otherwise) in the Company granted to Employee pursuant to
any plan or otherwise, including options granted pursuant to
the 1988 Management Stock Compensation Plan and/or the 1998
Management Stock Compensation Plan, and any and all grants of
stock in the Company granted to Employee pursuant to the 1996
Mandatory Management Stock Bonus Plan (collectively, any or
all of these plans shall be referred to herein as the "Stock
Plans"), shall become immediately accelerated and fully vested
and any restrictions on such options and grants shall, to the
extent permissible under applicable securities laws, fully
lapse. The Company shall endeavor to cause any restrictions on
the options or grants not lapsed by operation of this Section
3(A)(i) to so lapse.
(ii) Upon the vesting of all such options and grants
pursuant to Section 3(A)(i) or Section 5(A)(ii) below and, in
the case of options, so long as such options have not expired,
Employee may elect by written notice to the Company at any
time following such vesting that the Company "cash-out" such
options and/or grants by paying to Employee within five (5)
days of such notice the value of the options and/or grants so
long as Employee surrenders to the Company, and agrees to the
cancellation of, the options or grants. The value of the
options and/or grants shall be calculated as follows: (a) in
the event that the Change in Control is a result of a tender
offer and so long as Employee provides his "cash-out" notice
to the Company within 30 days of the conclusion of the tender
offer, then Employee shall be paid the per share price paid to
the Company's shareholders in connection with such tender
offer, or (b) in all other circumstances, the Employee shall
be paid the average daily closing price of the common stock of
the Company for the ten trading days immediately preceding the
date of Employee's "cash-out" notice, less in the case of both
(a) and (b) for the cash-out options, the exercise price of
the option. In the event Employee does not elect to "cash-out"
pursuant to this Section 3(A)(ii), then Employee's rights
regarding such options and grants shall be as set forth in the
respective Stock Plans and agreements governing such options
and grants, except that Employee shall be deemed to be fully
vested and any restrictions on such options and grants shall
remain fully lapsed.
B. Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement. In the event of
a Change in Control as defined in this Agreement, a Change in Control of the
Company shall also be deemed to have occurred for the purpose of Section 10.1 of
the Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement (the "Executive Deferred
Compensation Agreement") dated as of December 18, 1992 between the Company and
Employee, so that effective with the occurrence of the Change in Control,
Employee shall be treated for purposes of the Executive Deferred Compensation
Agreement as if Employee had attained age 60 on the first day of the second
calendar month preceding the calendar month in which the Change in Control of
the Company occurs, and Employee's Vesting Factor under Section 1.4 of the
Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement shall become and forever thereafter
remain 1.
4. Termination Upon a Change in Control. Employee's employment may be
terminated as follows:
A. At will by either the Company or by Employee following a
Change in Control pursuant to Section 2(A)(iii), and if so terminated, Employee
shall be paid and provided the benefits specified in Section 5(A) below.
B. At will by the Company or for "Good Reason" (as defined in
Section 7, below) by Employee following a Change in Control pursuant to Section
2(A)(i), 2(A)(ii), 2(A)(iv) or 2(A)(v), and if so terminated, Employee shall be
paid and provided the benefits specified in Section 5(A) below. In the event
Employee terminates his employment for Good Reason and the Company disputes that
the termination was for Good Reason, the Company shall have the burden of
proving that any such reason was not "Good Reason".
C. For "Cause" or "Disability" (each as defined in Section 7,
below) by the Company or for a reason other than Good Reason by Employee
following a Change in Control pursuant to Section 2(A)(i), 2(A)(ii), 2(A)(iv) or
2(A)(v), and if so terminated, Employee shall be paid and provided the benefits
specified in Section 5(B) below.
D. If either party chooses to terminate the Employee's
employment with the Company pursuant to this Section 4, the terminating party
shall deliver to the other party a Notice of Termination (as defined in Section
7, below), and Employee's termination shall be effective on the Date of
Termination (as defined in Section 7, below).
E. Upon termination by either party pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement, the Employment Agreement shall be terminated as of the Date of
Termination, and neither party shall have any further rights or obligations
thereunder.
5. Compensation Upon Termination.
A. Termination Pursuant to Section 4(A) or 4(B). If either the
Company or Employee elects to terminate Employee's employment with the Company
under the circumstances described in Section 4(A) or 4(B) above, the Company
shall, in addition to paying Employee his full Base Salary through the Date of
Termination at the rate in effect at the time the Notice of Termination is given
and any accrued but unused vacation and personal days (as required by law), pay
to Employee, and provide to Employee, the following severance benefits:
(i) The Company shall pay to Employee an amount equal
to three years of Employee's annual base salary at the highest
rate in effect during the twelve (12) months immediately
preceding the Date of Termination, less customary payroll
deductions, such payment to be made at Employee's option
either on the Date of Termination in a lump sum, or in
semi-monthly installments (starting on the first regularly
scheduled payday following the Date of Termination, and
continuing on each regularly scheduled payday thereafter until
paid). In the event Employee fails to notify the Company of
his option, the amount shall be paid in a lump sum;
(ii) Any and all options to purchase stock (common or
otherwise) in the Company granted to Employee following a
Change in Control pursuant to any plan or otherwise, and any
and all grants of stock in the Company granted to Employee
following a Change in Control pursuant to any plan or
otherwise, shall become immediately accelerated and fully
vested and any restrictions on such options, grants or
equivalent or similar rights shall, to the extent permissible
under applicable securities laws, fully lapse. The Company
shall endeavor to cause any restrictions on the options,
grants or equivalent or similar rights not lapsed by operation
of this Section 5(A)(ii) to so lapse. Employee shall have the
same rights in such accelerated and vested options and grants
as provided in Section 3(A)(ii) and the Company shall pay to
Employee the value of the options and/or grants following
receipt of Employee's written notice of his/her election to
"cash-out" pursuant to Section 3(A)(ii);
(iii) At the Employee's election by written notice to
the Company made within five (5) business days following the
Notice of Termination, the Company shall pay to Employee on
the Date of Termination in a lump sum the total amount of any
Monthly Executive Compensation Benefit payments that are
payable under the Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement,
which amount shall have been determined pursuant to the terms
of Sections 5(a) and 5(b) of the Executive Deferred
Compensation Agreement after taking into consideration the
automatic acceleration of vesting as provided in Section 10.1
(including Section 10.1(a) and 10.1(b)) of the Executive
Deferred Compensation Agreement. In the event Employee is paid
his executive deferred compensation in a lump sum as provided
in this Section 5(A)(ii), the Executive Deferred Compensation
Agreement shall be terminated and of no further force or
effect. In the event Employee does not elect to receive a lump
sum payment of his executive deferred compensation, then the
Monthly Executive Compensation Benefit payments that are
payable under the Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement
shall be paid pursuant to the terms of that agreement, which
shall remain in full force and effect; and
(iv) Employee shall continue to participate in all
life insurance, medical, health, dental and disability plans,
programs or arrangements ("Insurance Plans") in which Employee
participated immediately prior to the Date of Termination on
the same terms as Employee participated immediately prior to
the Date of Termination for the shorter period of (a) three
years from the Date of Termination or (b) Employee's
commencement of full time employment with a new company that
provides Employee with benefits at least as favorable as those
provided by the Company, so long as Employee's continued
participation is possible under the general terms and
provisions of such plans and programs and Employee will
continue to be obligated to pay the same employee portion of
any premium and any deductible and/or co-payments associated
with such insurance Plans as was required immediately prior to
the Date of Termination. Employee's right to continued group
benefits after any period covered by the Company under this
Agreement will be determined in accordance with federal and
state law.
(v) The payments and benefits provided for in this
Section 5(A) are in addition to, and shall not be deemed to be
in lieu of, any other payments and/or benefits to which
Employee is otherwise entitled, including without limitation
any and all payments and benefits under the PLM International,
Inc. 401K and Profit Sharing Plan and any other insurance
and/or disability plans.
B. Termination Pursuant to Section 4(C). Following a Change in
Control, if Employee's employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4(C) (for
Cause, Disability or other than Good Reason), the Company shall pay Employee his
full Base Salary (and any accrued but unused vacation and personal days) through
the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination
is given, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Employee under
this Agreement. The rights, limitations and obligations of each of the Employee
and the Company under any other agreement or plan (other than the Employment
Agreement), including but not limited to any stock option plan, stock grant
plan, deferred compensation plan and related agreement(s), each as may have been
modified by the terms of this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect.
C. Termination Prior to a Change in Control. This Agreement
does not provide for the payment or provision of severance benefits in
connection with a termination by Employee or the Company prior to and not in
connection with a Change in Control. Employee's rights to any such benefits
shall continue to be governed by law or other written agreement, if any exists
between Employee and the Company, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to
change, or shall be construed as changing, any of the legal or contractual
rights of either party to terminate Employee's employment (for Cause, at-will,
for Good Reason, or otherwise) prior to and not in connection with a Change in
Control.
D. Section 280G. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and the Executive, in the
event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Executive in
connection with a Change in Control or the termination of the Executive's
employment (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan,
arrangement or agreement with the Company or any Person whose actions result in
a Change in Control or any Person affiliated with the Company or such Person)
(all such payments and benefits, including the severance benefits provided
hereunder, being hereinafter called "Total Payments") would not be deductible
(in whole or part), by the Company, an affiliate or Person making such payment
or providing such benefit as a result of section 280G of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), then, to the extent necessary to make
such portion of the Total Payments deductible (and after taking into account any
reduction in the Total Payments provided by reason of section 280G of the Code
in such other plan, arrangement or agreement), the benefits provided hereunder
shall be reduced (if necessary, to zero); provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the terms of any other plan or agreement, the Executive may
elect to have the benefits payable under any other plan or agreement reduced (or
eliminated) prior to any reduction of the benefits payable under this Agreement,
which may include, in the case of the Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement
(if Employee is a party to such agreement), an election to reduce the
Executive's Compensation Period under the Executive Deferred Compensation
Agreement (without increasing the amount determined under Section 1.1 of the
Executive Deferred Compensation Agreement as Executive's Monthly Deferred
Compensation Benefit).
(i) For purposes of this limitation in the event the
Company asserts that the limitation would apply, (a) no
portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of
which the Executive shall have waived at such time and in such
manner as not to constitute a "payment" within the meaning of
section 280G(b) of the Code shall be taken into account, (b)
no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account
that, in the opinion of tax counsel ("Tax Counsel") selected
by the Executive and reasonably accepted by the Company, does
not constitute a "parachute payment" within the meaning of
section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, including by reason of section
280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code, (c) the benefits payable under this
Agreement shall be reduced only to the extent necessary so
that the Total Payments (other than those referred to in
clauses (a) or (b)) in their entirety constitute reasonable
compensation for services actually rendered within the meaning
of section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code or are otherwise not
subject to disallowance as deductions by reason of section
280G of the Code, in the opinion of Tax Counsel, and (d) the
value of any noncash benefit or any deferred payment or
benefit included in the Total Payments shall be determined in
accordance with the principles of sections 280G(d)(3) and (4)
of the Code.
(ii) If it is established pursuant to a final
determination of a court or an Internal Revenue Service
proceeding that, notwithstanding the good faith of the
Executive and the Company in applying the terms of this
Section 6(F), the Total Payments paid to or for the
Executive's benefit are in an amount that would result in any
portion of such Total Payments being subject to the Excise
Tax, then, if such repayment would result in (a) no portion of
the remaining Total Payments being subject to the Excise Tax
and (b) a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the Executive's
taxable income and wages for purposes of federal, state and
local income and employment taxes, the Executive shall have an
obligation to pay the Company upon demand an amount equal to
the sum of (x) the excess of the Total Payments paid to or for
the Executive's benefit over the Total Payments that could
have been paid to or for the Executive's benefit without any
portion of such Total Payments being subject to the Excise
Tax; and (y) interest on the amount set forth in clause (x) of
this sentence at the rate provided in section 1274(b)(2)(B) of
the Code from the date of the Executive's receipt of such
excess until the date of such payment.
(iii) By execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the provisions of Section 10.4 of the Executive Deferred
Compensation Agreement are hereby superseded and such section
is hereby declared null and void.
6. Mitigation. Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of
any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement by seeking other
employment or otherwise and, except as otherwise provided in Section 5(A)(iv),
no payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall be reduced by any
compensation earned by Employee as the result of employment by another employer
after the termination of his/her employment with the Company.
7. Other Definitions. The following definitions shall apply for
purposes of this Agreement:
A. Good Reason. "Good Reason" shall mean:
(i) Any breach by the Company of any material
provision of this Agreement which has not been cured within
ten (10) days after written notice detailing such
non-compliance is given by Employee to the Company;
(ii) Any demonstrable and material diminution of the
base compensation, duties, responsibilities, authority or
powers of Employee as they relate to any positions or offices
held by Employee during the term of this Agreement; provided
that Employee provides a reasonable description of any such
diminution(s) and a statement that Employee finds, in good
faith, such diminution to be a material diminution and that,
as such, he/she elects to terminate his/her employment
hereunder for Good Reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
reduction in the staff of the Company following a Change in
Control which results in the Employee taking on additional
responsibilities shall not be considered a diminution of the
duties, responsibilities, authority or powers of Employee for
the purposes of this Agreement;
(iii) The failure of the Company to include Employee
in any employee benefit plan or incentive compensation plan
for which Employee has previously participated or would
reasonably expect to participate in. Employee may reasonably
expect to participate in a benefit plan or incentive
compensation plan if, without limitation, other employees of
the Company with similar titles, levels of responsibilities or
salaries participate or have participated in such plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) to the extent not otherwise
determined pursuant to the incentive compensation plan, the
Board of Directors shall have the sole discretion to determine
the amount of such bonus, or incentive compensation, if any,
and (b) the Company may change the terms of any benefit plan
so long as such changes occur pursuant to a program applicable
to all employees or executives of the Company and do not
result in a proportionately greater reduction in the rights of
or benefits to the Employee as compared with any other
employee or executive of the Company; or
(iv) Any requirement by the Company that Employee
relocate his/her primary business office to a geographical
area greater than twenty (20) miles from the Company 's
principal executive offices as existing on January 1, 1999, or
if Employee is based in an office other than the Company's
principal executive offices, twenty (20) miles from the
Company's office where Employee is based as of the date of
this Agreement.
B. Cause. "Cause" shall mean:
(i) The willful and continued failure by Employee to
perform his/her day to day responsibilities substantially in
the same manner as performed prior to the Change in Control
(other than any failure resulting from Employee's incapacity
due to physical or mental illness), which has not been cured
within ten (10) days after written demand for substantial
performance is delivered by the Company to Employee, which
demand specifically identifies the manner in which Employee
has not substantially performed his/her day to day
responsibilities. The financial condition of the Company
(including any subsidiary, division or department thereof),
and/or Employee's contribution thereto, shall not be
considered for the purposes of determining whether Employee
has willfully failed to perform his/her day to day
responsibilities;
(ii) A willful and intentional act or omission by
Employee which is, in the reasonable determination of the
Company, materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or
otherwise. For purposes of subsection (i) above and this
subsection (ii), no act or omission on Employee's part shall
be considered willful and intentional unless done, or omitted
to be done, by him/her not in good faith and without the
reasonable belief that his/her action(s) or omission(s) was in
the best interests of the Company; or
(iii) The conviction of Employee of, or his/her admission or
plea of nolo contendere to, a crime involving an act of moral
turpitude, which is a felony or which results or is intended
to result, directly or indirectly, in gain or personal
enrichment of Employee, relatives of Employee, or their
affiliates at the expense of the Company;
provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section 7(B), "Cause" shall not be deemed to include
a refusal by Employee to execute any certificate or document that
Employee in good faith determines contains any untrue statement of a
material fact.
C. Disability. "Disability" shall mean if, as a result of
Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, Employee shall have
been absent or substantially absent from his/her duties hereunder for a period
of six (6) consecutive months, and within thirty (30) days after a Notice of
Termination (as hereinafter defined) is given, which Notice of Termination may
be given before or after the end of such six month period, Employee shall not
have returned to the performance of his/her duties hereunder on a full-time
basis, Employee's employment shall terminate upon the expiration of such thirty
(30) days (but in no event earlier than the 6 months). Employee's absence or
substantial absence from his/her duties will be treated as resulting from
incapacity due to physical or mental illness if Employee is "totally disabled
from his/her own occupation." Total disability from Employee's own occupation
will exist where (i) because of sickness or injury, Employee cannot perform the
important duties of his/her occupation, (ii) Employee is either receiving
Doctor's Care or has furnished written proof acceptable to the Company that
further Doctor's Care would be of no benefit, and (iii) Employee does not work
at all. Doctor's Care means regular and personal care of a Doctor which, under
prevailing medical standards, is appropriate for the condition causing the
disability.
E. Notice of Termination. "Notice of Termination" shall mean a
written notice which states that a Change in Control has occurred and that the
party providing the notice elects to terminate Employee's employment pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement, and which Notice of Termination specifies the
provision of Section 4 of this Agreement relied upon for the termination.
F. Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean the
effective date of the termination of Employee's employment, which date shall be
thirty (30) days after the Notice of Termination is given, or as otherwise may
be agreed to by the parties.
8. Successors; Binding Agreement.
A. The Company shall require any successors or assigns
(whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to
all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company expressly
to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent as if they were an original party hereto, and this Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of any such successor or assign.
B. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by Employee's executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
distributes, devisees and legatees.
9. Other Agreements. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing in
this Agreement is intended to alter the obligations of the Company and/or the
Employee in connection with any other written agreement between the Company and
the Employee.
10. Miscellaneous.
10.1 Written notices required by this Agreement shall be delivered to
the Company or Employee in person or sent by overnight courier or certified
mail, with a return receipt requested, to the Company's registered address and
to Employee's last shown address on the Company's records, respectively. Notice
sent by certified mail shall be deemed to be delivered two days after mailing,
and all other notices shall be deemed to be delivered when received.
10.2 This Agreement contains the full and complete understanding of the
parties regarding the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior
representations, promises, agreements and warranties, whether oral or written.
10.3 This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to
the laws of the state of California.
10.4 The captions of the various sections of this Agreement are
inserted only for convenience and shall not be considered in construing this
Agreement.
10.5 This Agreement can be modified, amended or any of its terms waived
only by a writing signed by both parties.
10.6 If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be
limited or eliminated only to the extent necessary to remove such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability in accordance with the applicable law at that
time.
10.7 If either party institutes an action to enforce the terms of this
Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover
reasonable attorneys' fee, costs and expenses.
10.9 No remedy made available to either party by any of the provisions
of this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy. Each and
every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy
given hereunder as well as those remedies existing at law, in equity, by statute
or otherwise.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this document as of the
date specified above.
PLM INTERNATIONAL, INC. EMPLOYEE
By: /s/Douglas P. Goodrich /s/Robert N. Tidball
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Its: Senior Vice President Robert N. Tidball
ATTEST: _______________________ ATTEST: _____________________