Amendment to Employment Agreement between UTEK Corporation and Carole R. Wright
UTEK Corporation and Carole R. Wright have amended their employment agreement, effective January 1, 2009. The amendment increases Ms. Wright's salary to $200,000 for the remainder of the agreement's term and grants her 50,000 stock options, priced at the market rate on the first open trading day after the amendment's start date, under UTEK's employee stock option program. All other terms of the original agreement remain unchanged.
EXHIBIT 10.3
AMENDMENT TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT is made effective this 1st day of January, 2009, to that certain Employment Agreement (Agreement) with an effective date of October 17, 2007 between UTEK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (UTEK), and CAROLE WRIGHT(Employee), and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to modify paragraph 4 (a) entitled COMPENSATION and to add Paragraph 4 (e) of the Agreement.
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Amendment according to the terms set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein set forth, it is agreed as follows:
1. Paragraph 4(a) is modified as follows:
a. Employee shall be paid a salary of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars for the balance of the term of this Agreement.
2. Paragraph 4 (e) is being added to read as follows:
e. Employee shall be granted 50,000 stock options to be priced at the closing market price on the first day of the open trading window, following the commencement Date of this Agreement, according to the terms of UTEKs employee stock option program.
3. Except as modified and amended hereto, the parties ratify and confirm all of the terms and provisions of the said Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this agreement as of the 16th day of February, 2009.
UTEK CORPORATION | ||
/S/ Doug Schaedler | ||
By: | Doug Schaedler, President | |
EMPLOYEE | ||
/S/ Carole Wright | ||
By: | Carole Wright. |