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EXHIBIT 10.57
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 1, 1999, by and among
ACCREDO HEALTH, INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and JOEL
R. KIMBROUGH (the "Executive").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive for the period
provided in this Agreement, and the Executive is willing to accept such
employment with the Company on a full-time basis, all in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises hereof and the
mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree
as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT.
(a) The Company hereby employs the Executive, and the
Executive hereby accepts such employment with the
Company, for the period set forth in Section 2
hereof, all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth.
(b) The Executive affirms and represents that he is under
no other obligation to any former employer or other
party which is in any way inconsistent with, or which
imposes any restriction upon, the Executive's
acceptance of employment hereunder with the Company,
the employment of the Executive by the Company, or
the Executive's undertakings under this Agreement.
2. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. Unless earlier terminated as hereinafter
provided, the term of the Executive's employment under this Agreement shall
initially be for a period beginning on the date hereof and ending August 31,
2001; PROVIDED that on September 1, 2001 and on each September 1 thereafter, the
term of the Executive's employment hereunder shall automatically be extended for
an additional one-year period unless, prior to such September 1, 2001, the
Company shall have given the Executive, or the Executive shall have given the
Company, written notice that the Employment Term shall not be so extended. The
period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the
termination of Executive's employment hereunder, and (ii) the later of August
31, 2001 or the expiration of all one-year extensions described in the preceding
sentence, is referred to herein as the Employment Term.
If the Executive continues in the full-time employ of the
Company after the end of the Employment Term (it being expressly understood and
agreed that the Company does not now, nor hereafter shall have, any obligation
to continue the Executive in its employ whether or not on a full-time basis,
after said Employment Term ends), then, unless otherwise expressly agreed to by
the Executive and the Company in writing, the Executive's continued employment
by the Company after the Employment Term shall, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary expressed or implied herein, be terminable by the Company at will, with
or without cause and with or without notice, but shall in all other respects be
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3. DUTIES. The Executive shall be employed as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, shall, subject to the direction of the Board
of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), faithfully and competently perform
such duties as inhere in such position and shall also perform and discharge such
other executive employment duties and responsibilities consistent with his
position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer as the Board of Directors
of the Company may from time to time reasonably prescribe, including serving as
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of one or more of the Company's
subsidiaries or affiliates. The Executive's primary workplace will be located in
Memphis, Tennessee. Except as set out herein or as may otherwise be approved in
advance by the Board, and except during vacation periods and reasonable periods
of absence due to sickness, personal injury or other disability, personal
affairs or non-profit public service activities, the Executive shall devote his
full time during normal business hours throughout the Employment Term to the
services required of him hereunder. The Executive shall render his business
services exclusively to the Companies (as defined in Section 6(a)) during the
Employment Term and shall use his best efforts, judgment and energy to improve
and advance the business and interest of the Companies in a manner consistent
with the duties of his position.
4. SALARY AND BONUS.
(a) SALARY. As compensation for the performance by the
Executive of the services to be performed by the
Executive hereunder during the Employment Term, the
Company shall pay the Executive a base salary at the
annual rate of One Hundred Eighty Seven Thousand One
Hundred Sixty-Four ($187,164.00) Dollars (said amount
being hereinafter referred to as "Salary"). Any
Salary payable hereunder shall be paid in regular
intervals (but in no event less frequently than
monthly) in accordance with the Company's payroll
practices from time to time in effect. The Salary
payable to the Executive pursuant to this Section
4(a) shall be increased annually, as of September 1,
2000 and each September 1 thereafter for the
twelve-month period then commencing, by an amount
equal to (i) the annual percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers, All Items,
Memphis, Tennessee Area, for the most recent
twelve-month period for which such figures are then
available as reported in the Monthly Labor Review
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.
S. Department of Labor or (ii) such higher amount as
may be determined from time to time by the Board in
its sole discretion.
(b) BONUS. The Executive will be entitled to receive
bonus compensation from the Company in respect of
each fiscal year (or portion thereof) occurring
during the Employment Term beginning with the year
which starts on July 1, 1999 provided that Executive
is employed by Company on the last day of said fiscal
year. The amount of such bonus compensation is based
on the extent to which the Company's planned earnings
per share established by the Board for the
corresponding period (the "Plan EPS") has been
achieved, as set out on Exhibit A. Exhibit A may be
amended each fiscal year to reflect the Plan EPS
established by the Board for the then current fiscal
year. Exhibit A will be replaced with the revised
Exhibit A approved by the Board when and as amended
without the necessity of said amendment being
executed by the parties hereto.
(c) WITHHOLDING, ETC. The payment of any Salary and bonus
hereunder shall be subject to applicable withholding
and payroll taxes, and such other deductions as may
be required by law or the Company's employee benefit
plans.
5. OTHER BENEFITS. During the Employment Term, the Executive
shall:
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(i) be eligible to participate in employee
fringe benefits and pension and/or profit
sharing plans that may be provided by the
Company for its senior executive employees
in accordance with the provisions of any
such plans, as the same may be in effect
from time to time;
(ii) be eligible to participate in any medical
and health plans or other employee welfare
benefit plans that may be provided by the
Company for its senior executive employees
in accordance with the provisions of any
such plans, as the same may be in effect
from time to time;
(iii) be entitled to twenty-five paid vacation
days in each calendar year beginning January
1, 2000, as well as all paid holidays given
by the Company to its senior executive
officers;
(iv) be entitled to personal time off, sick
leave, sick pay and disability benefits in
accordance with any Company policy that may
be applicable to senior executive employees
from time to time; and
(v) be entitled to reimbursement for all
reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket
business expenses incurred by the Executive
in the performance of his duties hereunder
in accordance with the Company's policies
applicable thereto.
In addition, from the date hereof until the expiration of the
Employment Term, the Company shall maintain term insurance coverage on
the life of the Executive (excluding any such coverage provided for
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5) in the
aggregate amount of $500,000, payable to that Executive's named
beneficiaries in accordance with standard policy terms and conditions.
For purposes of determining eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual
under each of the benefit plans and arrangements referred to in this
Section 5, the Executive shall be credited with service for all years
and partial years of service with NFI, Southern Health Systems, Inc.
("SHS"), or any of their affiliates prior to the date hereof.
6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Executive hereby covenants, agrees and
acknowledges as follows:
(a) The Executive has and will have access to and will
participate in the development of or be acquainted
with confidential or proprietary information and
trade secrets related to the business of the Company
and any other present or future subsidiaries or
affiliates of the Company (collectively, with the
Company, the "Companies"), including but not limited
to (i) customer and physician lists; patient
histories, patient identities and related records and
compilations of information; the identify, lists or
descriptions of any new customers or physicians,
referral sources or organizations; financial
statements; cost reports or other financial
information; contract proposals or bidding
information; business plans; training and operations
methods and manuals; personnel records; software
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programs; reports and correspondence; premium
structures; and management systems, policies or
procedures, including related forms and manuals; (ii)
information pertaining to future developments such as
future marketing or acquisition plans or ideas, and
potential new business locations and new suppliers
and (iii) all other tangible and intangible property,
which are used in the business and operations of the
Companies but not made public. The information and
trade secrets relating to the business of the
Companies and described hereinabove in this paragraph
(a) are hereinafter referred to collectively as the
"Confidential Information", provided that the term
Confidential Information shall not include any
information (x) that is or become generally publicly
available (other than as a result of violation of
this Agreement by the Executive) or (y) that the
Executive receives on a nonconfidential basis from a
source (other than the Companies or their
representatives) that is not known by him to be bound
by an obligation of secrecy or confidentiality to any
of the Companies.
(b) The Executive shall not disclose, use or make known
for his or another's benefit any Confidential
Information or use such Confidential Information in
any way except as is in the best interests of the
Companies in the performance of the Executive's
duties under this Agreement. The Executive may
disclose Confidential Information when required by a
third party and applicable law or judicial process,
but only after providing (I) notice to the Company of
any third party's request for such information, which
notice shall include the Executive's intent with
respect to such request, and (ii) sufficient
opportunity for the Company to challenge or limit the
scope of the disclosure on behalf of the Companies,
the Executive or both.
(c) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that a remedy
at law for any breach or threatened breach of the
provisions of this Section 6 would be inadequate and,
therefore, agrees that the Companies shall be
entitled to injunctive relief in addition to any
other available rights and remedies in case of any
such breach or threatened breach; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that nothing contained herein shall be construed as
prohibiting the Companies from pursuing any other
rights and remedies available for any such breach or
threatened breach.
(d) The Executive agrees that upon termination of his
employment with the Company for any reason, the
Executive shall forthwith return to the Company all
Confidential Information in whatever form maintained
(including, without limitation, computer discs and
other electronic media).
(e) The obligations of the Executive under this Section 6
shall, except as otherwise provided herein, survive
the termination of the Employment Term and the
expiration or termination of this Agreement.
(f) Without limiting the generality of Section 10 hereof,
the Executive hereby expressly agrees that the
foregoing provisions of this Section 6 shall be
binding upon the Executive's heirs, successors and
legal representatives.
7. TERMINATION.
(a) The Executive's employment hereunder shall be
terminated upon the occurrence of any of the
following:
(i) death of the Executive;
(ii) The Executive's inability to perform his
duties on account of disability or
incapacity for a period of one hundred eight
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(180) or more days, whether or not
consecutive, within any period of twelve
(12) consecutive months;
(iii) the Company giving written notice, at any
time, to the Executive that the Executive's
employment is being terminated "for cause"
(as defined below);
(iv) the Company giving written notice, at any
time, to the Executive that the Executive's
employment is being terminated other than
pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above;
or
(v) the Executive giving written notice, at any
time, to the Company that the Executive is
terminating his employment for "good reason"
(as defined below).
The following actions, failures and events by or affecting the
Executive shall constitute "cause" for termination within the meaning of clause
(iii) above: (A) an indictment for or conviction of the Executive of, or the
entering of a plea of nolo contendere by the Executive with respect to, having
committed a felony, (B) acts of fraud or criminal conduct by the Executive that
are detrimental to the financial condition or business reputation of one or more
of the Companies, (C) acts or omissions by the Executive that the Executive knew
were likely to damage the business of one or more of the Companies, (D) willful
failure by the Executive to perform, or willful disregard by the Executive of,
his obligations hereunder or otherwise relating to his employment, or (E)
willful failure by the Executive to obey the reasonable and lawful policies or
orders of the Board that are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive shall not be deemed to have been
terminated for cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the
Executive a copy of a resolution, duly adopted by the Board, stating that, in
the good faith opinion of the Board, the Executive is guilty of an action or
omission that constitutes cause and specifying the particulars thereof in
reasonable detail. Before adopting any such resolution, the Board shall offer
the Executive, upon reasonable written notice (which need not exceed two days),
an opportunity for him together with his counsel, to be heard by the Board.
The following circumstances shall constitute "good reason" for
termination within the meaning of clause (v) above: (I) the assignment to the
Executive of duties that are materially inconsistent with the Executive's
position or with his authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated by
Section 3 of this Agreement, or any other action by the Company or their
successors which results in a material diminution or material adverse change in
the Executive's title, position, authority, duties or responsibilities, (II) any
material breach by the Company or their successors of any provision of this
Agreement, (III) a relocation of the Executive's primary workplace without his
written consent to any location other than the one described in Section 3
hereof, or (IV) the Company fails to continue in effect any cash or stock-based
incentive or bonus plan, retirement plan, welfare benefit plan or other benefit
plan, unless the aggregate value of all such compensation, retirement and
benefit plans provided to the Executive after the changes is not less than the
aggregate value of the plans as of the date before such plans are changed.
(b) In the event that (A) the Executive's employment is
terminated pursuant to clause (iv) or (v) of Section
7(a) above, whether during the Employment Term or
during any continuation of employment pursuant to
Section 2 above, or (B) Executive shall resign his
employment within twelve (12) months following a
Change in Control, the Company shall pay to the
Executive, as severance pay or liquidated damages or
both, bi-monthly payments at the rate PER ANNUM of
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his Salary at the time of such termination or
resignation for a period from the date of such
termination to the first anniversary of such
termination or resignation. The Executive shall
continue to participate in the medical, dental, life,
accident and disability benefit plans and
arrangements of the Company as provided in Section 5
and on the same basis and at the same cost to
Executive as on the date of termination until the
earlier of (x) the first anniversary of such
termination or resignation, or (y) the date the
Executive becomes covered by a plan that provides
coverage or benefits at least equal to the Company's
plan. In addition, to the extent that Executive is
not then 100% vested in any employer matching
contribution and earnings thereon allocated to his
account in the Company's 401(k) Plan, and said
non-vested amount is forfeited, the Company will pay
Executive a lump sum amount on the date of such
forfeiture equal to the non-vested forfeited amount.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, "Change in Control"
means and includes each of the following:
(1) The acquisition by any individual,
entity or group (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) (a "Person") of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 50% or more
of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities of the Company entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (the
"Outstanding Corporation Voting Securities");
provided, however, that for purposes of this
subsection (1), the following acquisitions shall not
constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition
directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by
the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company or any corporation
controlled by the Company, or (iv) any acquisition by
any corporation pursuant to a transaction which
complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of
subsection (3) of this definition; or
(2) Individuals who, as of the date of this
Agreement, constitute the Board (the "Incumbent
Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
individual becoming a director subsequent to the
Effective Date whose election, or nomination for
election by the Company's stockholders, was approved
by a vote of at least a majority of the directors
then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be
considered as though such individual were a member of
the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose,
any such individual whose initial assumption of
office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened
election contest with respect to the election or
removal of directors or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf
of a Person other than the Board; or
(3) Consummation of a reorganization, merger
or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a
"Business Combination"), in each case, unless,
following such Business Combination, (i) all or
substantially all of the individuals and entities who
were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding
Corporation Voting Securities immediately prior to
such Business Combination beneficially own, directly
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or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors of the Company resulting from such Business
Combination (including, without limitation, a
corporation which as a result of such transaction
owns the Company or all or substantially all of the
Company's assets either directly or through one or
more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to
such Business Combination of the Outstanding
Corporation Voting Securities, and (ii) no Person
(excluding any corporation resulting from such
Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) of the Company or such corporation
resulting from such Business Combination)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or
more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of such corporation
except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) at least
a majority of the members of the board of directors
of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at
the time of the execution of the initial agreement,
or of the action of the Board, providing for such
Business Combination; or
(4) Approval by the stockholders of the
Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of
the Company.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or
implied herein, except as required by applicable law
and except as set forth in Section 7(b) above, the
Company (and its affiliates) shall not be obligated
to make any payments to the Executive or on his
behalf of whatever kind or nature by reason of the
Executive's cessation of employment (including,
without limitation, by reason of termination of the
Executive's employment by the Company for "cause"),
other than (i) such amounts, if any, of his Salary as
shall have accrued and remained unpaid as of the date
of said cessation, (ii) such other amounts, if any,
which may be then otherwise payable to the Executive
pursuant to clause (v) of Section 5 above, and (iii)
any amounts owed or obligations to the Executive
pursuant to the terms of any option or other
stock-based award granted to him by the Company.
(e) No interest shall accrue on or be paid with respect
to any portion of any payments timely made hereunder.
8. NON-ASSIGNABILITY.
(a) Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest
hereunder shall be assignable by the Executive or his
beneficiaries or legal representatives without the
Company's prior written consent; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that nothing in this Section 8(a) shall preclude the
Executive from designating a beneficiary to receive
any benefit payable hereunder upon his death or
incapacity. Neither this Agreement nor any right or
interest hereunder shall be assignable by the
Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Agreement and the Company's rights
and interests hereunder may be assigned by the
Company pursuant to a merger or consolidation 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, provided that (i) the
assignee or transferee is the successor to all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and
(ii) such assignee or transferee assumes the
liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company,
as contained in this Agreement, either contractually
or as a matter of law.
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(b) Except as required by law, no right to receive
payments under this Agreement shall be subject to
anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale,
assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or
hypothecation or to exclusion, attachment, levy or
similar process or to assignment by operation of law,
and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect
any such action shall be null, void and of no effect.
9. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
(a) COMPETITION. During the Employment Term, during any
continuation of employment pursuant to Section 2
above and during the twelve (12) month period
following termination of the Executive's employment
with the Company for any reason, provided that
payments, if any, required pursuant to Section 7(b)
hereof are made in full and in a timely fashion, the
Executive will not directly or indirectly (as a
director, officer, executive employee, manager,
consultant, independent contractor, advisory or
otherwise) engage in competition with, or own any
interest in, perform any services for, participate in
or be connected with any business or organization
which engages in competition with any of the
Companies within the meaning of Section 9(d),
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the provisions of this
Section (a) shall not be deemed to prohibit the
Executive's ownership of not more than two percent
(2%) of the total shares of all classes of stock
outstanding of any publicly held company, or
ownership, whether through direct or indirect
stockholding or otherwise, of one percent (1%) or
more of any other business.
(b) NON-SOLICITATION. During the Employment Term, during
any continuation of employment pursuant to Section 2
above and during the twelve (12) month period
following termination of the Executive's employment
with the Company for any reason, provided that
payments, if any, required pursuant to Section 7(b)
hereof are made in full and in a timely fashion, the
Executive will not knowingly directly or indirectly
induce or attempt to induce any employee of any of
the Companies to leave the employ of any of the
Companies or of their subsidiaries or affiliates, or
in any way interfere with the relationship between
any of the Companies and any employee thereof.
(c) NON-INTERFERENCE. During the twelve (12) month period
following termination of the Executive's employment
with the Company for any reason, provided that
payments, if any, required pursuant to Section 7(b)
hereof are made in full and in a timely fashion, the
Executive will not directly or indirectly hire,
engage, send any work to, place orders with, or in
any manner be associated with any business entity
which, during the period of twelve months preceding
or following such termination of employment, was
among the five largest suppliers of the Company by
dollar volume.
(d) CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section 9,
a person or entity (including without limitation, the
Executive) shall be deemed to be a competitor of one
or more of the Companies, or a person or entity
(including, without limitation, the Executive) shall
be deemed to be engaging in competition with one or
more of the Companies, if, at the time of
determination, such person or entity (A) engages in
any business engaged in or proposed to be engaged in
by any of the Companies, or (B) in any way conducts,
operates, carries out or engages in the business of
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managing any entity engaged in any business described
in clause (A), in each case, in any state of the
United States of America, excluding, however, during
any period following the termination of the
Executive's employment with the Company, (x) any
business or any state in which none of the Companies
was engaged or had proposed to be engaged at the time
of termination of the Executive's employment with the
Company, and (y) after termination of the Executive's
employment, any business which was not, prior to such
termination, directly or indirectly supervised by the
Executive.
(e) CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE. In
connection with the foregoing provisions of this
Section 9, the Executive represents that his
experience, capabilities and circumstances are such
that such provisions will not prevent him from
earning a livelihood. The Executive further agrees
that the limitations set forth in this Section 9
(including, without limitation, time and territorial
limitations) are reasonable and properly required for
the adequate protection of the current and future
businesses of the Companies. It is understood and
agreed that the covenants made by the Executive in
this Section 9 shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
(f) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that a remedy at law for any breach or
threatened breach of the provisions of Section 9
hereof would be inadequate and, therefore, agrees
that the Company and any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates shall be entitled to injunctive relief in
addition to any other available rights and remedies
in cases of any such breach or threatened breach;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that -------- ------- nothing
contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting
the Company or any of its affiliates from pursuing
any other rights and remedies available for any such
breach or threatened breach.
10. INDEMNITY. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and
the charter and by-laws of the Company, the Company shall indemnify the
Executive and hold him harmless; for any acts or decisions made by him in good
faith while performing services for the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates. Company will use reasonable best efforts to maintain, and after
termination to continue, coverage for Executive under director's and officer's
liability coverage to the same extent as other current or former officers and
directors of the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates. The Company will,
to the extent provided by its charter and by-laws and applicable law, advance or
pay all expenses, including attorney's fees actually and necessarily incurred by
the Executive in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding
arising out of Executive's service for the Company and in connection with any
appeal thereon, including the cost of court settlements.
11. NO MITIGATION. In the event of Executive's resignation or
termination of the Executive's employment under Section 7, the Executive shall
be under no obligation to seek other employment and there shall be no offset
against any amounts due the Executive under this Agreement on account of any
remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment that the Executive may
obtain.
12. BINDING EFFECT. Without limiting or diminishing the effect of
Section 8 hereof, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, legal
representatives and assigns.
13. NOTICES. All notices which are required or may be given pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficient in all
respects if given in writing and (i) delivered personally, (ii) mailed by
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certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid,
(iii) sent via a nationally recognized overnight courier or (iv) sent via
facsimile confirmed in writing to the recipient, if to the Company at the
Company's principal place of business, and if to the Executive, at his home
address most recently filed with the Company, or to such other address or
addresses as either party shall have designated in writing to the other party
hereto.
14. ENFORCEMENT. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall, at the
election of either party, be resolved by final and binding arbitration to be
held in Memphis, Tennessee in accordance with the rules and procedures of the
American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award entered by the
arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
15. LAW GOVERNING. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee.
16. SEVERABILITY. The Executive agrees that in the event that any court
of competent jurisdiction shall finally hold that any provision of Section 6 or
9 hereof is void or constitutes an unreasonable restriction against the
Executive, the provisions of such Section 6 or 9 shall not be rendered void but
shall apply with respect to such extent as such court may judicially determine
constitutes a reasonable restriction under the circumstances. If any part of
this Agreement other than Section 6 or 9 is held by a court or competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced in whole or
in part by reason of any rule of law or public policy, such part shall be deemed
to be severed from the remainder of this Agreement for the purpose only of the
particular legal proceedings in question and all other covenants and provisions
of this Agreement shall in every other respect continue in full force and effect
and no covenant or provision shall be deemed dependent upon any other covenant
or provision.
17. WAIVER. Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the
terms, covenants or conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such term,
covenant or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of any right or
power hereunder at any one or more times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of
such right or power at any other time or times.
18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATIONS. This Agreement constitutes the
entire and final expression of the agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, oral and written,
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
Agreement may be modified or amended only by an instrument in writing signed by
both parties hereto.
19. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive have duly executed
and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.
ACCREDO HEALTH, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ David D. Stevens
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David D. Stevens
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Joel R. Kimbrough
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JOEL R. KIMBROUGH
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EXHIBIT A
FISCAL YEAR 2000 BONUS TARGETS
Budget $0.54 per diluted share
MAXIMUM INCENTIVE
DILUTED EPS(1) BONUS POTENTIAL
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50% 75%
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$0.51 5% 7.5%
$0.52 10% 15.0%
$0.53 20% 30.0%
$0.54 TARGET 30% 45.0%
$0.55 35% 52.5%
$0.57 40% 60.0%
$0.59 45% 67.5%
$0.61 50% 75.0%
The 50% column applies to Joel Kimbrough, Thomas W. Bell, Jr., Kyle Callahan and
John R. Grow.
The 75% column applies to David D. Stevens.
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(1) All EPS calculations have been adjusted for 3 for 2 stock split on
February 21, 2000.