Executive Service Agreement between Innospec Inc., Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC, and Mr. Patrick S. Williams (April 2, 2009)
This agreement outlines the employment terms for Mr. Patrick S. Williams as President and CEO of Innospec Inc. and Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC. It details his duties, compensation, and conditions of employment, including a base salary of $700,000 per year, eligibility for incentive and bonus plans, and requirements for confidentiality and loyalty. The agreement also specifies the place of work, reporting obligations, and conditions for termination. It is effective from April 2, 2009, and continues until terminated according to its terms.
EXECUTIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT
Between
INNOSPEC INC.
INNOSPEC FUEL SPECIALTIES LLC
AND
MR. P S WILLIAMS
EXECUTIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT
Dated :
PARTIES
EMPLOYER:
PARENT COMPANY
Innospec Inc ("the Parent Company")EMPLOYEE:
Mr. P S Williams of 9146 South Lost Hills Drive, Lone Tree, Denver, Colorado, 80124 ("you")- INTERPRETATION
- In this Agreement
"the Board"
means the board of directors of the Parent Company as the case may be and includes any committee of the Board duly appointed by it;
"Chairman"
means any person or persons jointly holding such office of the Parent Company from time to time and includes any person(s) exercising substantially the functions of a Chairman of the Parent Company;
"Confidential Information"
includes but is not limited to any trade secrets, names and contact details of customers and prospective customers, purchasing and sales agents, suppliers, prices charged to or charged by the Company and any Group Company, financial and budget information, and any other information of a confidential nature relating to the Company or any Group Company or information which has been given to the Company or any Group Company by a third party under a duty of confidence where such a duty has been made known to you and which is not in the public domain otherwise than by breach of your duties of confidentiality to the Company and any Group Company.
"Group Company"
includes the Parent Company and any holding company from time to time of the Company or any subsidiary or associated company from time to time of the Company or of any such holding company (for which purpose "holding company" and "subsidiary" have the meanings ascribed to them by section 736 of the UK Companies Act 1985 as amended by the UK Companies Act 1989 and "associated company" means any company which any such holding company or subsidiary holds or controls more than 20 per cent. of the equity share capital).
"Marketing Information"
means all and any information (whether or not recorded in documentary form or on computer disc or tape) relating to the marketing or sales of any product or service of the Company or any Group Company including without limitation sales targets and statistics, market share and pricing statistics, marketing surveys and plans, market research reports, sales techniques, price lists, discount structures, advertising and promotional material, the names, addresses, telephone numbers, contact names and identities of customers and potential customers of and suppliers and potential suppliers to the Company or any Group Company and the nature of their business operations, their requirements for any product or service sold to or purchased by the Company or any Group Company and all confidential aspects of their business relationship with the Company and Group Company.
"Parent Company"
means Innospec Inc. which is a company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
"Termination Date"
means the date on which your employment under this Agreement terminates.
- devote your working time, attention and ability to the duties of your appointment.
- faithfully and diligently perform those duties and exercise such powers consistent with them which are from time to time assigned to or vested in you;
- obey all lawful and reasonable directions of the Board;
- use your best endeavours to promote the interests of the Company and Group Companies;
- keep the Board promptly and fully informed on a regular basis or as circumstances warrant (in writing if so requested) of your conduct of the business or affairs of the Company and any other Group Company and provide such explanations in connection therewith as the Board may require;
- not at any time knowingly make any untrue or misleading statement relating to the Company or any Group Company;
- inform the Chairman promptly if you receive a solicitation from a competitor or potential competitor either on a personal or business basis which could be prejudicial to the best interests of the Company or its Group Companies.
The Company and Parent Company acknowledge and agree that you may continue your involvement in those specific non-competing business entities identified in your prior agreement with the Company (a letter agreement dated August 31 2005) to the extent your involvement does not conflict or interfere with your role with the Company or Parent Company. You agree that you will not be involved in any other further external business interests without the prior agreement in writing of the Chairman, acting on behalf of the Board of the Parent Company. The Company confirms that you may make passive investments without the prior agreement in writing of the Chairman provided there is no conflict with your role as President and CEO
- exclude you from the premises of the Company and any Group Company;
- require you to carry out specified duties (consistent with your status, role and experience) for the Company and any Group Company or to carry out no duties;
- announce to employees, suppliers and customers that you have been given notice of termination or have resigned (as the case may be);
- appoint one or more persons to assume some or all of your role as President and CEO
- instruct you not to communicate orally or in writing with suppliers, customers, employees, agents or representatives of the Company or any Group Company until your employment hereunder has terminated.
- Instruct you not to act or communicate orally or in writing on behalf of the Company or any Group Company
For the avoidance of doubt, your obligations under this Agreement continue to apply during any period of exclusion pursuant to this clause.
- On commencement of any period of exclusion pursuant to clause 10.2 you will:
- During any period of exclusion pursuant to clause 10.2 you will not be entitled to accrue any bonus/ profit share/ performance-related pay under this Agreement. The Compensation Committee of the Board may in its absolute discretion consider you for a discretionary bonus payable at the Termination Date following the period of exclusion pursuant to clause 10.2. The value of any bonus paid under this sub-clause will be determined by the Compensation Committee and approved by the Board of the Parent Company.
- During this period of exclusion, you will be entitled, to the extent permitted by the Company's group health insurance provider(s), to continue to be provided with your healthcare insurance coverage at the level provided on the date the period of exclusion commences. Any unused vacation or holiday entitlement accrued or likely to accrue at any time up to the Termination Date should be taken during the period of exclusion
- Before and after termination of your employment, you will provide the Company and/or any Group Company with assistance regarding matters of which you have knowledge and/or experience in any proceedings or possible proceedings in which the Company and/or Group Company is or may be a party.
- You agree to comply with all Company rules and policies as may be amended from time to time regarding the holding and dealing (whether directly or indirectly) of shares in the Company, subject to the Board's discretion.
- If any amount to be paid by reason of termination of employment (including termination in connection with a change in control under Section 11.1) is determined by the Company to be payable under a "nonqualified deferred compensation plan", within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and regulations thereunder, but is not yet properly payable under Section 409A(a)(2) of the Code (relating to permissible payments of deferred compensation), such amount shall not be paid until such time as there occurs an event which permits payment in compliance with Section 409A(a)(2) of the Code
(i) deliver up to the Company in accordance with clause 20 all property belonging to the Company or any Group Company; and
(ii) resign in accordance with clause 21 from all offices and appointments you hold in the Company and any Group Company.
- CHANGE OF CONTROL
- In the event that there is a Change of Control of the Parent Company, as defined in Appendix 2, then, for the 12 months following the date of the Change of Control,
- If you terminate for "Good Reason", as defined in Appendix 3, your employment with the Company, you will be entitled to 24 months' compensation from the date of the Change of Control defined as base salary, bonus at target and any car allowance but excluding compensation for pension contributions other benefits and any other salary supplements and you will be entitled, to the extent permitted by the Company's group health insurance provider(s), to continue to be provided with your healthcare insurance coverage at the level provided for on the date of the Change of Control for the 24 months following termination .
- If the Company serves notice to terminate your employment under this agreement, other than pursuant to clause 17 below, you will be entitled to 24 months' compensation, as defined above in 11.1.1, including continuation of healthcare insurance, from the date of such notice.
"Relevant Period"
shall mean the twelve month period prior to and ending on the Termination Date.
"Restricted Customer"
shall mean any person, firm, company or other entity who was at any time in the Relevant Period a customer of any Group Company with which you had dealings, including without limitation the Company.
"Prospective Customer"
shall mean any person, firm, company or other entity who was at the Termination Date negotiating with the Company or any Group Company with a view to dealing with the Company or any Group Company with which you had dealings.
"Prohibited Business"
shall mean any business or activity carried on by the Company or any Group Company at the Termination Date or at any time in the Relevant Period in which you shall have been directly concerned in the course of your employment at any time in the Relevant Period.
"Protected Supplier"
shall mean any supplier or prospective supplier of the Company or any Group Company with whom you shall have had dealings in the course of your employment during the Relevant Period.
- if you commit any act of gross misconduct or negligence or repeat or continue any other serious breach of your obligations under this Agreement; or
- if you report to work under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs, or if you use any illegal drugs (whether or not at the workplace) or if you are guilty of any conduct which in the reasonable opinion of the Board brings you or the Company or its Group Companies into disrepute or causes them substantial economic harm; or
- if you breach the provisions of the Company's or Parent Company's Code of Ethics; or
- if you are convicted of any criminal offence involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act or omission involving disloyalty or fraud with respect to any Group Company or any customer or suppliers of any Group Company, which in the reasonable opinion of the Board affects your position under this Agreement; or
- if you commit any act of dishonesty or any breach of your fiduciary duty whether relating to the Company, any Group Company, any of its or their employees or otherwise; or
- if you have in the reasonable opinion of the Board become incompetent to perform your duties or substantially or repeatedly fail to perform duties consistent with your position and related to the business of the Parent Company or any Group Company; or
- if you become prohibited by law from being a director of a company or if you cease to be a director of the Company or any Group Company without the consent or concurrence of the Board.
- as a director of the Company and all such Group Companies of which you are a director; and
- all trusteeships held by you of any employee benefit plan or other trusts established by the Company or any Group Company or any other company with which you have had dealings as a consequence of your employment with the Company.
The Group Companies shall be third-party beneficiaries of clauses 14, 15, 16 and 20 of this Agreement. Otherwise, apart from any other provisions of this Agreement which are expressly or impliedly entered into by the Company for itself and as agent of and trustee for any Group Company the parties do not intend that this Agreement should confer any right or benefit on any third party.
Notices under this Agreement by you to the Company or the Parent Company should be addressed to the Company or Parent Company and left at its registered office or European Headquarters respectively or sent by post or by facsimile transmission or other form of electronic delivery to its registered office or European Headquarters respectively and notices given by the Company or Parent Company to you should be served personally or sent by post or sent by facsimile transmission or other form of electronic delivery to your usual or last known place of residence in the USA. In case of service by post, the day of service will be 48 hours after posting and in the case of facsimile transmission or other electronic delivery the day of service will be the day of transmission by the sender.
THIS AGREEMENT
has been signed on behalf of the Parent Company and the Company in each case by a director and its secretary/two directors and executed and delivered as a deed by you on the date set out at the beginning.SIGNED
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APPENDIX 1
Reward for Exceptional Performance
One off Bonus Plan
January 2008 - December 2012
Purpose
The purpose of this plan is to reward executives for the achievement of exceptional performance of the Company over five years i.e. from Jan 2008 to Dec 2012
Participation
Participation in the plan is limited to a small number of senior executives and is at the absolute discretion of the Compensation Committee acting on behalf of the Board. Prior eligibility does not guarantee continued participation
Performance measure
In this plan, performance will be defined as Innospec share price performance relative to the Russell 2000 Index between the end of 2007 and December 2012.
The base point for the plan will be the Russell 2000 Index at the end of December 2007. The Russell 2000 Index published at the end of 2012 will be the end point on which performance will be assessed and on which the calculation of any bonus under the plan will be made.
The actual value for the base point will be confirmed and documented by the Compensation Committee in February 2008.
Payout
- Any payout which may be due under this Plan will be made in Q1 2013.
- In order to be eligible for a payout under the plan a participant must:-
- Still be actively employed by the Company in a senior role at the end of 2012.
- Achieve a minimum of a 3 (good performer) performance rating in each year i.e. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
- Not be under notice of termination of employment from the Company or on garden leave at the end of 2012.
- Not have given notice of their intention to resign from the Company or be working their notice period at the end of 2012.
- The plan will payout if
- The Russell 2000 Index is positive i.e. the Index at the end of 2012 is higher than its value at the end of 2007.
- Innospec share performance out-performs the Russell 2000 index by more than 110% (i.e. more than 10% better performance than the index).
- Maximum payout will be achieved for an out-performance versus the Russell 2000 Index of 130% (i.e. 30% better performance than the index)
- The amount paid under this plan will be calculated on a linear basis for performance between 110% and 130% of the Russell 2000 Index.
- Starting at zero for 110% the amount of bonus earned will be a set cash amount for each one percentage point of out-performance. The cash amount per percentage point of out-performance will be set by the Compensation Committee for each participant. This amount will be communicated in writing to each participant on behalf of the Compensation Committee.
For the avoidance of doubt, the process adopted for this calculation will be as follows:
Base point i.e. performance in line with Russell 2000 Index will be calculated as
IOSP share price at Dec 2007 x (Russell 2000 Index at Dec 2012)/(Russell 2000 Index at Dec 2007)
Start point for the Plan will be calculated as
Base point x 110%
Maximum payout under the Plan will be
Base point x 130%
For example
, if Innospec share price in December 2007 is $24 and the Russell 2000 Index in December 2007 is 180 and at 210 in December 2012, then the calculations will beBase point = 210/180 x $24
= $28
Start Point = $28 x 110%
= $30.80 i.e. IOSP share price needs to be greater than this at the end of 2012 in order for there to be any payout under the plan
Maximum point = $28 x 130%
= $36.40 i.e. if IOSP share price is at least this value at the end of 2012, the plan will pay out maximum bonus. Maximum bonus will be 20 x set cash amount per percentage point of out- performance
4. General Provisions
The awarding of incentive compensation under this Plan is within the sole discretion of Innospec Inc., and no participant has any vested interest in an award under the Plan until such award has been approved by the Compensation Committee.
The Compensation Committee, may discontinue or suspend the Plan at any time, or amend the Plan in any respect. The Compensation Committee may review all aspects of the Plan and its administration at any time to determine whether the objectives of the Plan continue to be met. Any changes to the Plan require the prior approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board.
In the event of a significant change in the business, for example an acquisition or merger, the Committee may exercise its discretion to revise the performance measures and base point for the Plan or amend any other aspect of the Plan to ensure the objectives of the Plan continue to be met.
Please note that these notes do not represent full rules of the Plan but are intended as additional guidance only.
APPENDIX 2
Change of Control
"Change of Control" means a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to item 5 (f) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the United States of America, as amended ("Exchange Act") whether or not the Company or the Parent Company is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided that, without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred if
(a) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Section 13 (d) and 14 (d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Parent Company or the Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Parent Company or the Company respectively, then outstanding securities (other than the Parent Company or the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or the Parent Company); and, for purposes of this Agreement, no change in control shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of the "beneficial ownership", or changes therein, of the Parent Company or the Company's securities, respectively, by any of the foregoing,
(b) there shall be consummated (i) any consolidation or merger the Parent Company or the Company in which the Parent Company or the Company is not the surviving or continuing corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Parent Company or the Company's Common Stock, respectively, would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of the Parent Company or the Company in which the holders of the Parent Company's or the Company's Common Stock immediately prior to the merger have (directly or indirectly) at least a 70% ownership interest in the outstanding Common Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger, or (ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Parent Company or the Company,
(c) the shareholders of the Parent Company or the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Company or the Company, or
(d) as the result of, or in connection with, any cash tender offer, exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets, proxy or consent solicitation (other than by the Board), contested election or substantial share accumulation (a "Control Transaction"), the members of the Board immediately prior to the first public announcement relating to such Control Transaction shall thereafter cease to constitute a majority of the Board.
APPENDIX 3
"Good Reason" exists if, without your express written consent,
(a) you are assigned duties materially inconsistent from your position, duties, responsibilities and status with the Company and the Parent Company immediately prior to the date of the Change of Control,
(b) the Company or Parent Company reduces your base salary as in effect immediately prior to the date of the Change of Control,
(c) the Company or Parent Company reduces your aggregate compensation and incentive and benefit package from that provided immediately prior to the date of the Change of Control,
(d) the Company or Parent Company requires you regularly to perform your duties of employment beyond a forty miles radius from the location of your place of employment at the date of the Change of Control,
(e) the Company or Parent Company takes any other action which materially and adversely changes the conditions of your employment in effect at the time of the Change of Control,
(f) the Company or Parent Company fails to obtain agreement from any successor to comply fully with the terms of this Agreement, or
(g) the Company or the Parent Company purports to terminate your employment other than pursuant to a notice of termination which satisfies the requirements of this Agreement.