Separation Agreement between Micromet, Inc. and Carsten Reinhardt

 

 

You hereby release, acquit and forever discharge the Company, its parents and subsidiaries, and their officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, stockholders, successors, assigns and affiliates, of and from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, which were known or through reasonable diligence should have been known, arising out of or in any way related to releases, events, acts or conduct at any time prior to the date you execute this Agreement, including, but not limited to:  all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with your employment with the Company, including but not limited to, claims of intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, any and all tort claims for personal injury, claims or demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company, PTO pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other form of compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state or local law or cause of action including, but not limited to, any and all claims and causes of action that the Company, its parents and subsidiaries, and its and their respective officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, shareholders, successors, assigns or affiliates:

 

(a)

has violated its personnel policies, handbooks, contracts of employment, or covenants of good faith and fair dealing;

 

(b)

has discriminated against you on the basis of age, race, color, sex (including sexual harassment), national origin, ancestry, disability, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, source of income, entitlement to benefits, any union activities or other protected category in violation of any local, state or federal law, constitution, ordinance, or regulation, including but not limited to: the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; 42 U.S.C. § 1981, as amended; the Equal Pay Act; the Americans With Disabilities Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; Section 510; the National Labor Relations Act; and any corresponding or similar German statutes.

 

(c)

has violated any statute, public policy or common law (including but not limited to claims for retaliatory discharge; negligent hiring, retention or supervision; defamation; intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress and/or mental anguish; intentional interference with contract; negligence; detrimental reliance; loss of consortium to you or any member of your family and/or promissory estoppel).

 

 

Excluded from this Agreement are any claims which cannot be waived by law.  You are waiving, however, your right to any monetary recovery should any governmental agency or entity, such as the EEOC or the DOL, pursue any claims on your behalf.  You acknowledge that you are knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights you may have under the ADEA, as amended.  You also acknowledge that (i) you are receiving sufficient consideration for the waiver and release in this Agreement, and (ii) that you have been paid for all time worked, have received all the leave, leaves of absence and leave benefits and protections for which you are eligible, and have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which you have not already filed a claim.  You further acknowledge that you have been advised by this writing that:  (a) this waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the execution date of this Agreement; (b) you have been advised hereby that you have the right to consult with an attorney prior to executing this release; (c) you have twenty-one (21) days to consider this release (you may choose to voluntarily execute this Release earlier and if you do you will sign the Consideration Period waiver below); (d) you have seven (7) days following your execution of this Agreement to revoke it; and (e) this Agreement will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired unexercised, which will be the eighth day after you executes this Agreement (the “Effective Date”).

 

 

 

 

I, Carsten Reinhardt, understand that I have the right to take 21 days to consider whether to sign this release, which I received on July 6, 2009.  If I elect to sign this release before 21 days have passed, I understand I am to sign and date below this paragraph to confirm that I knowingly and voluntarily agree to waive the 21-day consideration period.

 

 

 

 

 

zwischen

Herrn Dr. Carsten Reinhardt,

- nachfolgend "Dr. Reinhardt" genannt -

und

Micromet AG, Staffelseestraße 2, 81477 München, vertreten durch den Aufsichtsrat, dieser vertreten durch den Aufsichtsratsvorsitzenden Dr. Christian Itin

- nachfolgend "Gesellschaft" genannt - -

 

1.	Dr. Reinhardt legt hiermit im Einvernehmen mit dem Aufsichtsrat sein Amt als Mitglied des Vorstandes der Gesellschaft mit Wirkung zum Ablauf des 30.9.2009 nieder. Diese Amtsniederlegung wird hiermit durch den Aufsichtsrat der Gesellschaft angenommen.

2.

Die Parteien sind sich einig und vereinbaren hiermit, dass keine wechselseitigen Ansprüche der Parteien aus oder im Zusammenhang mit der Tätigkeit von Dr. Reinhardt als Mitglied des Vorstandes der Gesellschaft oder mit dem dieser Tätigkeit zugrunde liegenden Dienstverhältnis oder dessen Beendigung, gleich aus welchem Rechtsgrund, ob bekannt oder unbekannt, mehr bestehen; ausgenommen hiervon sind etwaige Ersatzansprüche der Gesellschaft, auf die die Gesellschaft gemäß § 93 AktG zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt nicht verzichten kann. Die Parteien stellen hiermit fest, dass die Gewährung bzw. Auszahlung des Dr. Reinhardt zustehenden Urlaubs verbindlich in der Aufhebungsvereinbarung zwischen Dr. Reinhardt und der Micromet, Inc. geregelt ist.

 

München, den 6. Juli 2009