Amendment to Change of Control Agreement between Genaera Corporation and Leanne Kelly (May 2008)
This amendment updates the Change of Control Agreement between Genaera Corporation and Leanne Kelly. If Leanne's employment ends due to a covered termination following a change in control, she will receive a lump sum severance payment equal to her highest annual base salary plus bonus earned during her employment. All other employment terms remain unchanged. Leanne must sign and return the amendment to accept the new terms.
Exhibit 10.7
May 8, 2008
Leanne Kelly
107 A’ja Way
Warminster, PA 18974
| Re: | Amendment to Agreement in the Event of a Change of Control of Genaera Corporation |
Dear Leanne:
Paragraph 2 of the Change of Control Agreement, dated May 18, 2007, is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
2. Payments Upon a Covered Termination. If a Covered Termination occurs, then the Company will, on or before your last day as an employee of the Company, pay to you, in lieu of any other rights to cash compensation other than the payment of your salary for services performed before the date of termination, as a severance benefit, a lump sum cash payment equal to one times your total base salary plus bonus compensation from the Company for the calendar year in which the sum of such salary and bonus compensation earned by you was the highest at any time during the term of this Agreement.
Except as amended above, all other terms and conditions of your employment shall remain in full force and effect.
Please indicate your acceptance of this amendment by your signature below and return to Human Resources by May 15, 2008.
Sincerely,
| /s/ John L. Armstrong, Jr. | ||
| John L. Armstrong, Jr. | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Accepted: | /s/ Leanne M. Kelly |
Date: May 12, 2008
