OFFER LETTER

EX-10.1 2 exhibit101mellingerofferle.htm EX 10.1 Exhibit


Exhibit 10.1
December 15th, 2015
OFFER LETTER

Dear Paul,

It is a pleasure to offer you a position on the Carbonite team! This Offer Letter serves to confirm the details of
our employment offer as follows:
Position:
 
SVP, eVault

 
 
 
Status:
 
Full-time, Regular, Exempt
 
 
 
Reporting to:
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
Compensation:
 
Base salary of $12,500 semi-monthly, which is the equivalent of $300,000
annually, paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures.

All forms of compensation which are referred to in this offer letter are subject to
reduction to reflect applicable withholding, payroll and other required taxes and
deductions. Please note that Carbonite may modify salaries and benefits from
time to time as it deems necessary.
 
 
 
Bonus:


You will be eligible for an incentive bonus of 45% of your base salary. The timing
and amount of any bonus is subject to the discretion and approval of the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

 
 
 
Sign-On Bonus:
 
You will be eligible for a onetime $60,000 sign-on bonus payable within the first
regularly scheduled payroll cycle following your 90th day of employment. The
sign-on bonus will be subject to all applicable taxes and withholdings. You agree
to repay the sign-on bonus on a pro-rated basis if you leave Carbonite within one
year of your hire date.

 
 
 
Benefits:
 
See Appendix A
 


 
Equity:
 
$200,000 in value of Restricted Stock Units of Carbonite’s common stock vesting
over four years with 25% vesting on your first anniversary of employment and
the balance vesting in equal annual installments thereafter. All equity grants
described in this Section are subject to approval by Carbonite’s Board of
Directors and the specific terms of the options will be governed by Carbonite’s
stock incentive plan and separate equity award agreement to be entered into by
you and Carbonite.

 
 
 
Acceleration of Equity:
 
If during the first twelve months after a Change of Control (as defined in the
2011 Equity Award Plan) you are terminated without cause or if you voluntarily
resign from the company due to “Constructive Termination” (as defined in your
existing option agreements), then 100% of your then-unvested equity shall vest
immediately prior to the termination date.

 
 
 




Severance:
 
During your first year of employment only, if you are terminated without Cause
(as defined below) or are Constructively Terminated (as defined in your existing
option agreement), you will be entitled to receive a payment amount equal to (and
payable pro rate over such three month period following termination) (i) three
times your then current monthly base salary and (ii) three times the monthly
amount that the Company paid for your participation in the Company’s health
insurance plan during the month immediately preceding your termination date,
subject to any and all conditions and qualifications contained in this letter.

After your first year of employment, if you are terminated without Cause (as
defined below) or are Constructively Terminated (as defined in your existing
equity agreements), you will be entitled to receive a payment amount equal to
(and payable pro rata over such six month period following termination) (i) six
times your then current monthly base salary and (ii) six times the monthly amount
that the Company paid for your participation in the Company’s health insurance
plan during the month immediately preceding your termination date, subject to
any and all conditions and qualifications contained in this letter.

“Cause” shall include but shall not be limited to any of the following: (i) a material
violation of any Company policy, including but not limited to any policy
contained in the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; (ii)
embezzlement from, or theft of property belonging to, the Company or any
affiliate; (iii) willful failure to perform, or gross negligence in the performance of,
assigned duties; or (iv) other intentional misconduct, whether related to
employment or otherwise, which has, or has the potential to have, a material
adverse effect on the business conducted by the Company or its affiliates.

The foregoing amounts shall be made in accordance with the Company's normal
payroll practices; provided, however, that the Company shall not make any
severance payments unless and until (x) you execute and deliver to the Company
a general release in substantially the form attached here at Appendix B (the
“Release”), (y) such Release is executed and delivered to the Company within
twenty-one (21) days after your termination date and (z) all time periods for
revoking the Release have lapsed. If you are terminated during the month of
December of any calendar year and are owed severance hereunder, no severance
payments shall be made prior to January 1st of the next calendar year and any
amount that would have otherwise been payable to you in December of the
preceding calendar year will be paid to you on the first date in January on which
you would otherwise be entitled to any payment.

Following your termination date, all benefits offered by the Company, including
health insurance benefits, shall cease. From and after such date, you may elect to
continue your participation in the Company’s health insurance benefits at your
expense pursuant to COBRA by notifying the Company in the time specified in
the COBRA notice you will be provided and paying the monthly premium
yourself, subject to as otherwise stated herein. Notwithstanding the above, if you
are a "specified employee" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), then any amounts payable to
you during the first six months and one day following the date of your termination
that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code (as determined by the Company in its sole discretion)
shall not be paid to you until the date that is six months and one day following
such termination to the extent necessary to avoid adverse tax consequences under
Section 409A of the Code.

 
 
 
At-Will Employment:
 
Your employment with Carbonite is for no specified period of time and
constitutes “at-will” employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time,
for any reason or for no reason, with or without notice. Similarly, Carbonite is
free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or
without cause, and with or without notice.





Other Agreements:
 
All Carbonite employees are required, as a condition of your employment with
Carbonite, to sign, on or before your first day of employment, the Company’s
Confidentiality, Invention Assignment and Non-Competition Agreement. Please
retain a signed copy for your files. We also ask that, if you have not already done
so, you disclose to the Company any and all agreements relating to your prior
employment that may affect your eligibility to be employed by the Company or
that may limit the manner in which you may be employed.

You agree that, during the term of your employment with Carbonite, you will not
engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business
activity directly related to the business in which Carbonite is now involved or
becomes involved during the term of your employment, nor will you engage in
any other activities that conflict with your obligations to Carbonite.

This Offer Letter, along with the Carbonite Confidentiality, Invention
Assignment and Non-Competition Agreement, set forth the terms of your
employment with Carbonite and supersede any prior representations or
agreements, whether written or oral.

Expected Start Date:
 
Monday, January 4th, 2016

Expiration
and Modification
 
This Offer Letter may not be modified or amended except by a written
agreement, signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of
Carbonite and by you.

Sincerely,

/s/ Alec Carstensen
Alec Carstensen
VP, HR and Talent Acquisition
 
 
        
ACCEPTANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I accept the offer of employment from Carbonite as set forth in the Offer Letter dated December 15, 2015. I understand and acknowledge that my employment with Carbonite is at-will, for no particular term or duration and that I, or Carbonite, may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause and with or without prior notice. I acknowledge that the Company reserves the right to conduct background investigations and/or reference checks on all of its potential employees, and that my job offer, therefore, is contingent upon a clearance of such a background investigation and/or reference check, if any.

I understand and agree that the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer Letter represent the entire agreement between Carbonite and me superseding all prior negotiations and agreements, whether written or oral. I understand that the terms and conditions described in this Offer Letter, along with the Carbonite Confidentiality, Invention Assignment and Non-Competition Agreement are the terms and conditions of my employment. No one other than Carbonite’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer is authorized to sign any employment or other agreement which modifies the terms of the Offer Letter and Carbonite's Carbonite Confidentiality, Invention Assignment and Non-Competition Agreement, and any such modification must be in writing and signed by either such executive.

Signature:
/s/ Paul Mellinger

Name:
Paul Mellinger
Date:
December 15, 2015