EXHIBIT 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into on
this 8th day of October, 2004, effective as of the date set forth in paragraph
2.1 below, and is by and between Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and Fern S. Watts (hereinafter called the
"Executive").
RECITALS
A. The Executive possesses knowledge and skills which the Company
believes will be of substantial benefit to its operations and success, and the
Company desires to employ the Executive on the terms and conditions set forth
below, on its behalf or on behalf of one or more of its subsidiaries or
affiliates.
B. The Executive is willing to make his services available to the
Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates on the terms and conditions set
forth below.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Employment.
1.1 Employment and Term. The Company hereby agrees to employ
the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to serve the Company, on the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
1.2 Duties of Executive. During the Term of Employment under
this Agreement, the Executive shall serve as the CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER for the
Company, shall diligently perform all services as may be assigned to her by the
Board (provided that, such services shall not materially differ from the
services currently provided by the Executive), and shall exercise such power and
authority as may from time to time be delegated to her by the Board. The
Executive shall devote his full time and attention to the business and affairs
of the Company, render such services to the best of his ability, and use his
best efforts to promote the interests of the Company. It shall not be a
violation of this Agreement for the Executive to (i) serve on corporate, civic
or charitable boards or committees, (ii) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking
engagements or teach at educational institutions, or (iii) manage personal
investments, so long as such activities do not significantly interfere with the
performance of the Executive's responsibilities to the Company in accordance
with this Agreement.
2. Term.
2.1 Commencement of Employment. The employment of the
Executive under this Agreement shall commence on October 18, 2004 (the
"Commencement Date").
2.2 Termination of Employment. The period during which the
Executive shall be employed by the Company pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement is sometimes referred to in this Agreement as the "Term of
Employment". The Executive's employment hereunder, and the Term of Employment,
shall continue until terminated upon notice by either the Company or the
Executive in accordance with Section 5, below.
3. Compensation.
3.1 Base Salary. The Executive shall receive a base salary at
the annual rate of $250,000 (the "Base Salary") during the Term of Employment,
which such Base Salary shall be payable in installments consistent with the
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Company's normal payroll schedule, subject to applicable withholding and other
taxes. The Base Salary shall be reviewed, at least annually, for merit increases
and may, by action and in the sole discretion of the Board, be increased at any
time or from time to time.
3.2 Bonuses. During the Term of Employment, the Executive
shall be eligible to receive bonuses in such amounts and at such times as the
Board shall determine in its sold discretion.
4. Expense Reimbursement and Other Benefits.
4.1 Reimbursement of Expenses. Upon the submission of proper
substantiation by the Executive, and subject to such rules and guidelines as the
Company may from time to time adopt, the Company shall reimburse the Executive
for all reasonable expenses actually paid or incurred by the Executive during
the Term of Employment in the course of and pursuant to the business of the
Company. The Executive shall account to the Company in writing for all expenses
for which reimbursement is sought and shall supply to the Company copies of all
relevant invoices, receipts or other evidence reasonably requested by the
Company.
4.2 Compensation/Benefit Programs. During the term of
Employment, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all medical,
dental, hospitalization, accidental death and dismemberment, disability, travel
and life insurance plans, and any and all other plans as are presently and
hereinafter offered by the Company to its executives, including savings,
pension, profit-sharing and deferred compensation plans, subject to the general
eligibility and participation provisions set forth in such plans.
4.3 Working Facilities. During the Term of Employment, the
Company shall furnish the Executive with an office, administrative assistance
and such other facilities and services suitable to his/her position and adequate
for the performance of his/her duties hereunder.
4.4 Stock Options. Effective on the Commencement Date, the
Executive shall be granted options (the "Initial Stock Options") under (and
subject to all terms and conditions of) the Company's 2000 Stock Option Plan, as
amended, to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common
Stock") at an exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in the
Company's 2000 Stock Option Plan) of the Common Stock on the date of grant,
vesting over a period of three years in annual installments of 33-1/3% per year
commencing on the Commencement Date. In addition, during the Term of Employment,
the Executive shall be eligible to be granted additional options (the
"Additional Stock Options" and, together with the Initial Stock Options, the
"Stock Options") to purchase Common Stock under (and therefore subject to all
terms and conditions of) the Company's 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and
any successor plan thereto (the "Stock Option Plan") and all rules of regulation
of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to stock option plans then
in effect. The number of Additional Stock Options and terms and conditions of
the Additional Stock Options shall be determined by the Committee appointed
pursuant to the Stock Option Plan, or by the Board of Directors of the Company,
in its sole discretion and pursuant to the Stock Option Plan.
4.5 Other Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to three
weeks of vacation each calendar year during the Term of Employment, (subject to
the general eligibility provisions set forth in Company's personnel policy), to
be taken at such times as the Executive and the Company shall mutually determine
and provided that no vacation time shall interfere with the duties required to
be rendered by the Executive hereunder. Any vacation time not taken by Executive
during any calendar year may not be carried forward into any succeeding calendar
year, except in accordance with general Company policy in effect from time to
time. The Executive shall receive such additional benefits, if any, as the Board
of the Company shall from time to time determine.
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5. Termination.
5.1 Termination for Cause. The Company shall at all times have
the right, upon written notice to the Executive, to terminate the Term of
Employment, for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Cause" shall
mean (i) an action or omission of the Executive which constitutes a willful and
material breach of, or failure or refusal (other than by reason of his
disability) to perform his duties under, this Agreement which is not cured
within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Executive of written notice of
same, (ii) fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds or breach of trust in
connection with his services hereunder, (iii) conviction of a felony or any
other crime which involves dishonesty or a breach of trust, (iv) gross
negligence in connection with the performance of the Executive's duties
hereunder, which is not cured within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the
Executive of written notice of same.(v) insubordination or other refusal to
adhere to Company policy or the instructions of a superior, or (vi) negligence
by commission or omission that results in injury or damage to the Company.
Any termination for Cause shall be made in writing to the Executive, which
notice shall set forth in detail all acts or omissions upon which the Company is
relying for such termination. The Executive shall have the right to address the
Company's Board of Directors regarding the acts set forth in the notice of
termination. Upon any termination pursuant to this Section 5.1, the Company
shall only be obligated to pay to the Executive his Base Salary to the date of
termination. The Company shall have no further liability hereunder (other than
for reimbursement for reasonable business expenses incurred prior to the date of
termination, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 4.1).
5.2 Disability. The Company shall at all times have the right,
upon written notice to the Executive, to terminate the Term of Employment, if
the Executive shall become entitled to benefits under the Company's group
disability policy or any individual disability policy then in effect, or, if the
Executive shall as the result of mental or physical incapacity, illness or
disability, become unable to perform his obligations hereunder for a period of
90 days in any 12-month period. The Company shall have sole discretion based
upon competent medical advice to determine whether the Executive continues to be
disabled. Upon any termination pursuant to this Section 5.2, the Company shall
(i) pay to the Executive any unpaid Base Salary through the effective date of
termination specified in such notice, (ii) pay to the Executive a severance
payment equal to one month of the Executive's Base Salary at the time of the
termination of the Executive's employment with the Company. The Company shall
have no further liability hereunder (other than for reimbursement for reasonable
business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination, subject, however to
the provisions of Section 4.1).
5.3 Death. Upon the death of the Executive during the Term of
Employment, the Company shall pay to the estate of the deceased Executive any
unpaid Base Salary through the Executive's date of death. The Company shall have
no further liability hereunder (other than for reimbursement for reasonable
business expenses incurred prior to the date of the Executive's death, subject,
however to the provisions of Section 4.1).
5.4 Termination Without Cause. At any time the Company shall
have the right to terminate the Term of Employment by written notice to the
Executive. Upon any termination pursuant to this Section 5.4 (that is not a
termination under any of Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 or 5.6), the Company shall
(i) pay to the Executive any unpaid Base Salary through the effective date of
termination specified in such notice, (ii) continue to pay the Executive's Base
Salary for a period (the "Continuation Period") of six (6) months from the
effective date of termination hereunder, (iii) continue to provide the Executive
with the benefits he/she was receiving under Sections 4.2 and 4.4 hereof (the
"Benefits") through the end of the Continuation Period in the manner and at such
times as the Incentive Compensation or Benefits otherwise would have been
payable or provided to the Executive. In the event that the Company is unable to
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provide the Executive with any Benefits required hereunder by reason of the
termination of the Executive's employment pursuant to this Section 5.4, then the
Company shall pay the Executive cash equal to the value of the Benefit that
otherwise would have accrued for the Executive's benefit under the plan, for the
period during which such Benefits could not be provided under the plans. The
Company's good faith determination of the amount that would have been
contributed or the value of any Benefits that would have accrued under any plan
shall be binding and conclusive on the Executive. For this purpose, the Company
may use as the value of any Benefit the cost to the Company of providing that
Benefit to the Executive. Further, the vesting of the Executive's Stock Options,
if any, shall be subject to the terms of the Stock Option Plan. The Company
shall have no further liability hereunder (other than for (x) reimbursement for
reasonable business expenses incurred prior to the date of termination, subject,
however, to the provisions of Section 4.1, and (y) payment of compensation for
unused vacation days accumulated in accordance with the Company's then general
policy).
5.5 Termination by Executive.
(a) The Executive shall at all times have the right,
upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Company, to terminate the Term of
Employment.
(b) Upon termination of the Term of Employment
pursuant to this Section 5.5 (that is not a termination under Section 5.6) by
the Executive without Good Reason, the Company shall pay to the Executive any
unpaid Base Salary through the effective date of termination specified in such
notice. The Company shall have no further liability hereunder (other than for
reimbursement for reasonable business expenses incurred prior to the date of
termination, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 4.1). At the
Company's sole option, upon receipt of notice from the Executive pursuant to
this Section, the Company may immediately terminate the Term of Employment, in
which case, in addition to the covenants set forth above, the Company shall pay
the Executive 60 days of Base Salary.
(c) Upon termination of the Term of Employment
pursuant to this Section 5.5 (that is not a termination under Section 5.6) by
the Executive for Good Reason, the Company shall pay to the Executive the same
amounts that would have been payable by the Company to the Executive under
Section 5.4 of this Agreement if the Term of Employment had been terminated by
the Company without Cause. The Company shall have no further liability
hereunder.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason"
shall mean (i) the assignment to the Executive of any duties or responsibilities
inconsistent in any respect with the Executive's position or a similar position
in the Company or one of its subsidiaries, as contemplated by Section 1.2 of
this Agreement, or any other action by the Company which results in a
substantial and compelling diminution in such position, authority, duties or
responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and
inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company
promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive; (ii) any
failure by the Company to comply with any of the provisions of Article 3 of this
Agreement, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not
occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after
receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive; (iii) the Company's requiring
the Executive to be based at any office or location outside of the area for
which Executive was originally hired to work except for travel reasonably
required in the performance of the Executive's responsibilities. For purposes of
this Section 5.5(d), any good faith determination of "Good Reason" made by the
Board shall be conclusive.
5.6 Change in Control of the Company.
(a) In the event that (i) a Change in Control (as
defined in paragraph (b) of this Section 5.6) in the Company shall occur during
the Term of Employment, and (ii) within one year after the date of the Change in
Control, either (x) the Term of Employment is terminated by the Company without
Cause, pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof or (y) the Executive terminates the Term
of Employment for Good Reason, the Company shall (1) pay to the Executive any
unpaid Base Salary through the effective date of termination, (2) pay to the
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Executive as a single lump sum payment, within 30 days of the termination of his
employment hereunder, a lump sum payment equal to the sum of (x) two times the
sum of Executive's annual Base Salary, Incentive Compensation, and the value of
the annual fringe benefits (based upon their cost to the Company) required to be
provided to the Executive under Sections 4.2 and 4.4 hereof, for the year
immediately preceding the year in which his employment terminates, plus (y) the
value of the portion of his benefits under any savings, pension, profit sharing
or deferred compensation plans that are forfeited under those plans by reason of
the termination of his employment hereunder. The Company shall have no further
liability hereunder (other than for (1) reimbursement for reasonable business
expenses incurred prior to the date of termination, subject, however, to the
provisions of Section 4.1, and (2) payment of compensation for unused vacation
days that have accumulated during the calendar year in which such termination
occurs).
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change
in Control" shall mean:
(i) Approval by the shareholders of the
Company of (x) a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other form of
corporate transaction or series of transactions, in each case, with respect to
which persons who were the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such
reorganization, merger or consolidation or other transaction do not, immediately
thereafter, own more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged or
consolidation company's then outstanding voting securities, in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such reorganization,
merger, consolidation or other transaction, or (y) a liquidation or dissolution
of the Company or (z) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company (unless such reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate
transaction, liquidation, dissolution or sale is subsequently abandoned);
(ii) the acquisition (other than the
Company) by any person or "group", within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act, of more than 30% of either the then
outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock or the combined voting power of
the Company's then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors (hereinafter referred to as the ownership of a
"Controlling Interest") excluding, for this purpose, any acquisitions by (1) the
Company or its Subsidiaries, (2) any person, entity or "group" that as of the
Commencement Date of this Agreement owns beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act) of a
Controlling Interest or (3) any employee benefit plan of the Company or its
Subsidiaries.
(iii) The resignation of Manuel D. Medina as
both Chairman and CEO of the Company, his death, or his absence from the day to
day business affairs of the Company for more than 90 consecutive days due to
disability or incapacity.
5.7 Resignation. Upon any notice or termination of employment
pursuant to this Article 5, the Executive shall automatically and without
further action be deemed to have resigned as an officer, and if he or she was
then serving as a director of the Company, as a director, and if required by the
Board, the Executive hereby agrees to immediately execute a resignation letter
to the Board.
5.8. Survival. The provisions of this Article 5 shall survive
the termination of this Agreement, as applicable.
6. Restrictive Covenants
6.1 Non-competition. At all times while the Executive is
employed by the Company and for a one year period after the termination of the
Executive's employment with the Company for any reason (other than by the
Company without Cause (as defined in Section 5.1 hereof) or by the Executive for
Good Reason (as defined in Section 5.5(d) hereof)), the Executive shall not,
directly or indirectly, engage in or have any interest in any sole
proprietorship, partnership, corporation or business or any other person or
entity (whether as an employee, officer, director, partner, agent, security
holder, creditor, consultant or otherwise) that directly or indirectly (or
through any affiliated entity) engages in competition with the Company (based on
the business in which the Company was engaged or was actively planning on being
engaged as of the date of termination of the Employee's employment and in the
geographic areas in which the Company operated or was actively planning on
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operating as of date of termination of the Employee's employment); provided that
such provision shall not apply to the executive's ownership of: Common Stock of
the Company or the acquisition by the Executive, solely as an investment, of
securities of any issuer that is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that are listed or admitted for
trading on any United States national securities exchange or that are quoted on
the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System, or
any similar system or automated dissemination of quotations of securities prices
in common use, so long as the Executive does not control, acquire a controlling
interest in or become a member of a group which exercises direct or indirect
control or, more than five percent of any class of capital stock of such
corporation.
6.2 Nondisclosure. The Executive shall not at any time
divulge, communicate, use to the detriment of the Company or for the benefit of
any other person or persons, or misuse in any way, any Confidential Information
(as hereinafter defined) pertaining to the business of the Company. Any
Confidential Information or data now or hereafter acquired by the Executive with
respect to the business of the Company (which shall include, but not be limited
to, information concerning the Company's financial condition, prospects,
technology, customers, suppliers, sources of leads and methods of doing
business) shall be deemed a valuable, special and unique asset of the Company
that is received by the Executive in confidence and as a fiduciary, and
Executive shall remain a fiduciary to the Company with respect to all of such
information. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means
information disclosed to the Executive or known by the Executive as a
consequence of or through his employment by the Company (including information
conceived, originated, discovered or developed by the Executive) prior to or
after the date hereof, and not generally known, about the Company or its
business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to
restrict the Executive from disclosing Confidential Information to the extent
required by law.
6.3 Nonsolicitation of Employees and Clients. At all times
while the Executive is employed by the Company and for a two (2) year period
after the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company for any
reason, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, for herself or for any
other person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other entity (a)
employ or attempt to employ or enter into any contractual arrangement with any
employee or former employee of the Company, unless such employee or former
employee has not been employed by the Company for a period in excess of six
months, and/or (b) call on or solicit any of the actual or targeted prospective
clients of the Company on behalf of any person or entity in connection with any
business competitive with the business of the Company, nor shall the Executive
make known the names and addresses of such clients or any information relating
in any manner to the Company's trade or business relationships with such
customers, other than in connection with the performance of Executive's duties
under this Agreement.
6.4 Ownership of Developments. All copyrights, patents, trade
secrets, or other intellectual property rights associated with any ideas,
concepts, techniques, inventions, processes, or works of authorship developed or
created by Executive during the course of performing work for the Company or its
clients (collectively, the "Work Product") shall belong exclusively to the
Company and shall, to the extent possible, be considered a work made by the
Executive for hire for the Company within the meaning of Title 17 of the United
States Code. To the extent the Work Product may not be considered work made by
the Executive for hire for the Company, the Executive agrees to assign, and
automatically assign at the time of creation of the Work Product, without any
requirement of further consideration, any right, title, or interest the
Executive may have in such Work Product. Upon the request of the Company, the
Executive shall further actions, including execution and delivery of instruments
of conveyance, as may be appropriate to give full proper effect to such
assignment.
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6.5 Books and Records. All books, records, and accounts
relating in any manner to the customers or clients of the Company, whether
prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into the Executive's possession,
shall be exclusive property of the Company and shall be returned immediately to
the Company on termination of the Executive's employment hereunder or on the
Company's request at any time.
6.6 Definition of Company. Solely for purposes of this Article
6, the term "Company" also shall include any existing or future subsidiaries of
the Company that are operating during the time periods described herein and any
other entities that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
control, are controlled by or are under common control with the Company during
the periods described herein.
6.7 Acknowledgment by Executive. The Executive acknowledges
and confirms that (a) the restrictive covenants contained in this Article 6 are
reasonably necessary to protect the legitimate business interest of the Company,
and (b) the restrictions contained in this Article 6 (including without
limitation the length of the term of the provisions of this Article 6) are not
overbroad, overlong, or unfair and are not the result of overreaching, duress or
coercion of any kind. The Executive further acknowledges and confirms that this
full, uninhibited and faithful observance of each of the covenants contained in
this Article 6 will not cause her any undue hardship, financial or otherwise,
and that enforcement of each of the covenants contained herein will not impair
his ability to obtain employment commensurate with his abilities and on terms
fully acceptable to her or otherwise to obtain income required for the
comfortable support of her and his family and the satisfaction of the needs of
his creditors. The Executive acknowledges and confirms that his special
knowledge of the business of the Company is such as would cause the Company
serious injury or loss if he were to use such ability and knowledge to the
benefit of a competitor or were to compete with the Company in violation of the
terms of this Article 6. The Executive further acknowledges that the
restrictions contained in this Article 6 are intended to be, and shall be, for
the benefit of and shall be enforceable by, the Company's successors and
assigns.
6.8 Reformation by Court. In the event that a court of
competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision of this Article 6 is
invalid or more restrictive than permitted under the governing law of such
jurisdiction, then only as to enforcement of this Article 6 within the
jurisdiction of such court, such provision shall be interpreted and enforced as
if it provided for the maximum restriction permitted under such governing law.
6.9 Extension of Time. If the Executive shall be in violation
of any provision of this Article 6, then each time limitation set forth in this
Article 6 shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period of time
during which such violation or violations occur. If the Company seeks injunctive
relief from such violation in any court, then the covenants set forth in this
Article 6 shall be extended for a period of time equal to the pendency of such
proceeding including all appeals by the Executive.
6.10 Survival. The provisions of this Article 6 shall survive
the termination of this Agreement, as applicable.
7. Injunction. It is recognized and hereby acknowledged by the parties
hereto that a breach by the Executive of any of the covenants contained in
Article 6 of this Agreement will cause irreparable harm and damage to the
Company, the monetary amount of which may be virtually impossible to ascertain.
As a result, the Executive recognizes and hereby acknowledges that the Company
shall be entitled to an injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction
enjoining and restraining any violation of any or all of the covenants contained
in Article 6 of this Agreement by the Executive or any of his affiliates,
associates, partners or agents, either directly or indirectly, and that such
right to injunction shall be cumulative and in addition to whatever other
remedies the Company may possess.
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8. Assignment. Neither party shall have the right to assign or delegate
his rights or obligations hereunder, or any portion thereof, to any other
person.
9. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
10. Section 162(m) Limits. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, if and to the extent that any remuneration payable by
the Company to the Executive for any year would exceed the maximum amount of
remuneration that the Company may deduct for that year under Section 162(m)
("Section 162(m)") of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), payment of the portion of the remuneration for that year that would not
be so deductible under Section 162(m) shall, in the sole discretion of the
Board, be deferred and become payable at such time or times as the Board
determines that it first would be deductible by the Company under Section
162(m), with interest at the "short-term applicable rate" as such term is
defined in Section 1274(d) of the Code. The limitation set forth under this
Section 10 shall not apply with respect to any amounts payable to the Executive
pursuant to Article 5 hereof.
11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and, upon
its effectiveness, shall supersede all prior agreements, understandings and
arrangements, both oral and written, between the Executive and the Company (or
any of its affiliates) with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement may
not be modified in any way unless by a written instrument signed by both the
Company and the Executive.
12. Notices: All notices required or permitted to be given hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered by courier, sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested or sent by confirmed
facsimile transmission addressed as set forth herein. Notices personally
delivered, sent by facsimile or sent by overnight courier shall be deemed given
on the date of delivery and notices mailed in accordance with the foregoing
shall be deemed given upon the earlier of receipt by the addressee, as evidenced
by the return receipt thereof, or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail.
Notice shall be sent (i) if to the Company, addressed to Terremark Worldwide,
Inc., 2601 S. Bayshore Drive, 9th Floor, Miami, Florida 33133, Attn: Jose
Segrera, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, and (ii) if to
the Executive, to her address as reflected on the payroll records of the
Company, or to such other address as either party hereto may from time to time
give notice of to the other.
13. Benefits: Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be for the benefit
of and binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal
representatives, legal representatives, successors and, where applicable,
assigns, including, without limitation, any successor to the Company, whether by
merger, consolidation, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise.
14. Severability. The invalidity of any one or more of the words,
phrases, sentences, clauses or sections contained in this Agreement shall not
affect the enforceability of the remaining portions of this Agreement or any
part thereof, all of which are inserted conditionally on their being valid in
law, and, in the event that any one or more of the words, phrases, sentences,
clauses or sections contained in this Agreement shall be declared invalid, this
Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid word or words, phrase or
phrases, sentence or sentences, clause or clauses, or section or sections had
not been inserted. If such invalidity is caused by length of time or size of
area, or both, the otherwise invalid provision will be considered to be reduced
to a period or area which would cure such invalidity.
15. Waivers. The waiver by either party hereto of a breach or violation
of any term or provision of this Agreement shall not operate nor be construed as
a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation.
16. Damages. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent the
Company or the Executive from seeking and recovering from the other damages
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sustained by either or both of them as a result of its or his breach of any term
or provision of this Agreement. In the event that either party hereto brings
suit for the collection of any damages resulting from, or the injunction of any
action constituting, a breach of any of the terms or provisions of this
Agreement, then the party found to be at fault shall pay all reasonable court
costs and attorneys' fees of the other.
17. Section Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement
are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
18. No Third Party Beneficiary. Nothing expressed or implied in this
Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon or give any person
other than the Company, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal
representatives, legal representatives, successors and assigns, any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
19. Indemnification. The indemnification obligations of the Company to
Executive shall be in accordance with the Company's standard indemnity
agreement.
20. Attorneys' Fees. In the event of any litigation arising out of or
in any way related to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
an award of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection
therewith.
21. Controlling Agreement. This Agreement shall supercede, replace and
be considered a novation of any prior agreements, contracts, offer letters, oral
promises and the like regarding compensation, employment, benefits or any other
subject addressed herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.
COMPANY:
TERREMARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
By: /s/ Jose Segrera
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Name: Jose Segrera
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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EXECUTIVE:
By: /s/ Fern Watts
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Name: Fern Watts
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