AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.1.1
AMENDMENT
TO
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This First Amendment (this Amendment) is dated August 31, 2004 (the Effective Date) and is made to the Executive Employment Agreement referenced below by and between Bioject Inc. and Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. (Company or Employer), and James C. OShea, an individual (Executive) (together the Parties).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an Executive Employment Agreement on October 3, 1995 (the Employment Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Parties now want to amend the Employment Agreement to provide certain additional benefits to Executive and to make such changes as are specifically covered herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein set forth, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Restricted Stock Unit Grant.
As consideration for the execution of this Amendment by Executive, the Company will grant Executive a restricted stock unit award (the Award) under the Bioject Restated 1992 Stock Incentive plan, as amended September 13, 2001 and March 13, 2003 (the Plan), with each unit representing the right to receive one (1) share of BMT Common Stock, subject to certain vesting conditions and forfeiture provisions. Within a reasonable period of time following the execution of this Amendment by the Parties, BMT will provide Executive with a Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement that evidences the Award. The Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement sets forth the specific terms and conditions of the Award, including, without limitation, the certain time and performance-based vesting conditions as well as the terms under which Executive will forfeit the Award (including termination of Executives employment with the Company). The Award is subject to Board approval and Executives execution of the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement.
2. Term.
Add the following sentence to the end of Section 4.1 of the Employment Agreement:
Non-renewal of the Employment Agreement by the Company shall be deemed a termination pursuant to Section 4.2.b., and shall be subject to the severance
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compensation provisions related to termination without Cause and with or without notice under that Section.
3. Location of Employment.
Delete Section 2.3 of the Employment Agreement in its entirety and replace with the following:
The Executive shall conduct his duties under this Employment Agreement primarily at the offices of the Company in New Jersey, or such other geographical locations as shall reasonably be required in order to assure the efficient and proper operation of the Company. In the event that the primary location of the Executives conducting his duties is moved outside the State of New Jersey, the Executive will be offered a choice to either relocate to the new location, or to accept a severance package as described in Section 4.2.b. of the Employment Agreement.
4. Termination by Company Without Cause and With or Without Notice.
Delete the last paragraph of Section 4.2.b of the Employment Agreement in its entirety and replace with the following:
In addition, upon termination by Company without Cause and with or without notice as stated in Section 4.2.b (By Company Without Cause and With or Without Notice), Section 2.3 (Location of Employment), or Section 4.1 (Term), subject to Executives execution of the Release of Claims (as defined in paragraph C below), Company will:
A. Pay to Executive as severance pay an amount equal to one (1) year of Executives annual base pay at the rate in effect immediately prior to the date of termination (hereafter Additional Pay) from which payment usual and customary withholdings and deductions will be subtracted. The Company may pay such Additional Pay on dates generally coinciding with its regular payroll schedule or in a single lump sum payment, in its sole discretion. Payment of such Additional Pay will commence on the next regularly scheduled Company payday following the Effective Date of the Release of Claims (as those terms are defined in paragraph C below). All other compensation and benefits shall cease on Executives termination date; and
B. Executive is entitled to extend coverage under any group health plan in which he and his dependents are enrolled at the time of termination of employment under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) as long as Executive remains eligible under COBRA. Should Executive elect to exercise his right of continued coverage under COBRA, Company will pay the full cost of Executives premium under COBRA (including medical, dental and vision, but excluding medical flexible spending account) for a period of twelve (12) months following cessation of the group health plan and dental plan coverage provided by Company (the Additional Benefits). Payment of the Additional Benefits
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will be paid by the Company directly to the third party provider following the Effective Date of the Release of Claims (as those terms are defined in paragraph C below).
C. As a condition precedent to the Companys obligation to pay Executive the Additional Pay and the Additional Benefits described in paragraphs A and B above, Executive shall be required to sign, deliver and not revoke a release of claims in a form to be provided by the Company at the time of Executives termination (the Release of Claims).
The Release of Claims shall be effective on the eighth (8th) day after delivery of the executed Release of Claims by Executive to the Company, provided that Executive has not revoked acceptance or rescinded the Release of Claims (the Effective Date).
5. Termination Upon Company Reorganization, Merger or Sale.
The following additional sentence shall be added to the end of the second full paragraph in Section 4.6 of the Employment Agreement:
Payment of the Additional Section 4.6 Pay (as defined in Section 4.6 of the Employment Agreement) shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, the Additional Pay and the Additional Benefits payable to Executive under Section 4.2.b. of the Employment Agreement in the event of a termination by Company without Cause and with or without notice.
6. Compliance with Company Policies; Applicable Legal Requirements.
Executive shall comply with the Companys policies and procedures to the extent they are not inconsistent with the Employment Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, in which case the provisions of the Employment Agreement, as amended, shall prevail. Executive shall comply with all legal requirements applicable to Executives position, including without limitation, requirements arising out of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
7. Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units.
Section 5 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by adding new Sections 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4, as set forth below:
5.2 Stock Options. In the event of (A) termination of Executives employment pursuant to Section 4.6 (Termination Upon Company Reorganization, Merger or Sale), (B) termination of Executives employment pursuant to Section 4.2.b (Termination by Company Without Cause and With or Without Notice) (including deemed termination pursuant to Section 4.1 (Term), or (C) the Executives having opted to receive a severance package in lieu of relocating pursuant to Section 2.3 (Location of Employment), subject to Executives compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 5.4, below, all options which have been previously awarded to Executive, but are not yet
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vested, will be 100% vested on the Effective Date of the Release of Claims (as defined in Section 5.4, below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, all the other conditions and restrictions in the Incentive Stock Option Agreement and the Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. Restated 1992 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended September 13, 2001 and March 13, 2003, shall remain in effect.
5.3 Restricted Stock Units. In the event of (A) termination of Executives employment pursuant to Section 4.2.b (Termination by Company Without Cause and With or Without Notice) (including deemed termination pursuant to Section 4.1 (Term), or (B) the Executives having opted to receive a severance package in lieu of relocating pursuant to Section 2.3 (Location of Employment), subject to Executives compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 5.4, below, all Restricted Stock Units which have been previously awarded to Executive will immediately be deemed earned and 100% vested on the Effective Date of the Release of Claims (as defined in Section 5.4, below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, all the other conditions and restrictions in the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement and Notice of Grant shall remain in effect, including without limitation, the Executives obligation to pay the Company such amount of cash as the Company may require, under all applicable federal, state, local or other laws or regulations, to withhold and pay over as income or other withholding taxes for all Restricted Stock Units which vest on the Effective Date of the Release of Claims.
5.4 Release of Claims. As a condition precedent to Companys obligation to accelerate the vesting of stock options pursuant to Section 5.2 and restricted stock units pursuant to Section 5.3, Executive shall sign, deliver to the Company, and not revoke a release of claims in a form to be provided by the Company at the time of termination (the Release of Claims). The accelerated vesting of such stock options and restricted stock units shall be effective on the eighth (8th) day after delivery of the executed Release of Claims by Executive to the Company, provided that Executive has not revoked acceptance or rescinded the Release of Claims (the Effective Date).
8. Amendment to Employment Agreement; Order of Precedence.
This Amendment constitutes a written amendment to the Employment Agreement between the Parties, as contemplated by Section 8.2 of the Employment Agreement. Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and references in the Employment Agreement to this Agreement, hereunder, herein, hereof, and words of like effect shall mean the Employment Agreement as so amended by this Amendment. In the event of any conflicts between the provisions contained in this Amendment and the provisions of the Employment Agreement, the provisions contained in this Amendment shall prevail. Any defined terms used in the Employment Agreement which are wholly or partially redefined by this Amendment shall be interpreted in such Employment Agreement as being so redefined.
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9. Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and/or by facsimile, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which signed counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment effective on the day and year first written above.
ACCEPTED AND AGREED: |
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/s/James C. OShea |
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James C. OShea, Executive |
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BIOJECT INC AND BIOJECT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
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By: | /s/ Christine Farrell |
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Name: | Christine Farrell |
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Title: | Controller |
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