UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 19, 2015
INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland | 000-51609 | 34-2019608 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2809 Butterfield Road, Suite 360 Oak Brook, IL |
60523 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(630) 218-8000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreements
On June 19, 2015, InvenTrust Properties Corp. (the Company) entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement (an Employment Agreement) with each of Thomas McGuinness, Jack Potts and Michael Podboy (collectively, the Executives). The Employment Agreements amend and restate the prior Executive Employment Agreements. Pursuant to the Employment Agreements, the Executives will serve in the following positions with the Company: Mr. McGuinness President and Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Potts Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and Mr. Podboy Executive Vice President Chief Investment Officer.
The Employment Agreements provide that the Executives will be entitled to the following annual base salaries, which were approved by the Compensation Committee (the Compensation Committee) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board) by action taken effective as of June 19, 2015: Mr. McGuinness $700,000; Mr. Potts $483,000; and Mr. Podboy $395,000. Consistent with the Companys prior practice, such annual base salaries are effective as of January 1, 2015. In addition, each Executive will be eligible to receive an annual cash performance bonus based upon the achievement of performance criteria established and approved by the Compensation Committee. The target award for Messrs. McGuinness, Potts and Podboy will be no less than 125%, 90% and 80% of such Executives annual base salary, respectively, with the threshold and maximum bonus levels to be determined on an annual basis by the Compensation Committee in good faith. By action taken effective as of June 19, 2015, the Compensation Committee approved the following 2015 target annual bonuses, as a percentage of annual base salary, for each of the Executives: Mr. McGuinness125%; Mr. Potts 90%; and Mr. Podboy 80%, and approved each Executives threshold bonus level for the 2015 fiscal year as 50% of his target bonus award, and each Executives maximum bonus level for the 2015 fiscal year as 150% of his target bonus award. The Employment Agreements provide that in the event of a change in control of the Company or certain specified events resulting in a listing of the Companys shares on a national securities exchange (including an initial public offering), the Executive will be eligible to receive a pro rated portion of the Executives target annual bonus for the year in which such event occurs.
Under the Employment Agreements, if the Executives employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by the Executive for good reason (each, as defined in the InvenTrust Employment Agreements), the Executive will be entitled to the following severance payments and benefits:
| payment in an amount equal to a multiple of the sum of the Executives annual base salary and target bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, payable in equal installments over a period of 12 months commencing within 60 days following the Executives termination date (except as described below); and |
| payment or reimbursement by the Company of premiums for healthcare continuation coverage under COBRA for the Executive and his dependents for up to 18 months after the termination date. |
The cash severance multiple for each Executive for both non-change in control and change in control termination scenarios is as follows: Mr. McGuinness 2x (non-change in control) and 3x (change in control); all other Executives 1.5x (non-change in control) and 2.5x (change in control). The change in control severance multiple will apply in the event of a termination by the Company without cause that occurs on the date of, or during the 24 month period following, a change in control transaction or sale of the Companys retail business segment, or in the event of a termination by the Executive for good reason that occurs on the date of, or during the 24 month period following, a change in control transaction (each, as defined in the Employment Agreements). Cash severance payable in the event of a qualifying change in control termination will be made in a single lump sum within 60 days following the Executives termination date (rather than installments over 12 months). The Executives right to receive the severance or other benefits described above will be subject to the Executive signing, delivering and not revoking a general release agreement in a form generally used by the Company.
The Employment Agreements further provide that, to the extent that any payment or benefit received by an Executive in connection with a change in control would be subject to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the Code), such payments and/or benefits will be subject to a best pay cap reduction if such reduction would result in a greater net after-tax benefit to the Executive than receiving the full amount of such payments.
The Employment Agreements also contain a confidentiality covenant by the Executive that extends indefinitely, a noncompetition covenant that extends during the Executives employment and for a period of one year following a termination of the Executives employment, and an employee and independent contractor nonsolicitation covenant that extends during the Executives employment and for a period of three years following a termination of the Executives employment. The noncompetition covenant generally prohibits the Executive from engaging or associating with any person or entity that owns properties having an aggregate appraised value of at least $500 million and is actively engaged in the acquisition, ownership, development, improvement, operation, management, leasing or sale of community centers, grocery-anchored centers, strip centers and/or power centers. Each Employment Agreement also includes a mutual non-disparagement covenant by the Executive and the Company.
Mr. McGuinness Employment Agreement also provides that the Company will reimburse Mr. McGuinness for up to $15,000 in legal fees incurred for consultation and advice with respect to his Employment Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Employment Agreements is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Employment Agreements for Messrs. McGuinness, Potts and Podboy, copies of which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, and are incorporated herein by reference.
InvenTrust Properties Corp. 2015 Incentive Award Plan
Effective as of June 19, 2015, the Board adopted and approved the InvenTrust Properties Corp. 2015 Incentive Award Plan (the Incentive Award Plan), under which the Company may grant cash and equity incentive awards to eligible service providers in order to attract, motivate and retain the talent for which the Company competes. The Incentive Award Plan has not been approved by the Companys stockholders. The material terms of the Incentive Award Plan are summarized below.
Eligibility and Administration . Employees, consultants and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to receive awards under the Incentive Award Plan. The Incentive Award Plan will be administered by the Board with respect to awards to non-employee directors and by the Compensation Committee with respect to other participants, each of which may delegate its duties and responsibilities to committees of the Companys directors and/or officers (referred to collectively as the plan administrator), subject to certain limitations that may be imposed under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and/or stock exchange rules, as applicable. The plan administrator will have the authority to administer the Incentive Award Plan, including the authority to select award recipients, determine the nature and amount of each award, and determine the terms and conditions of each award. The plan administrator will also have the authority to make all determinations and interpretations under, prescribe all forms for use with, and adopt rules for the administration of, the Incentive Award Plan, subject to its express terms and conditions.
Size of Share Reserve; Limitations on Awards . The maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued pursuant to awards (including incentive stock options) under the Incentive Award Plan is 30,000,000 shares.
If any shares subject to an award under the Incentive Award Plan are forfeited, expire or are settled for cash, any shares subject to such award may, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement, be used again for new grants under the Incentive Award Plan. However, the following shares may not be used again for grant under the Incentive Award Plan: (1) shares tendered or withheld to satisfy grant or exercise price or tax withholding obligations associated with an award; (2) shares subject to a stock appreciation right (SAR) that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the SAR on its exercise; and (3) shares purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of options.
To the extent permitted under applicable securities exchange rules, if any, without stockholder approval, awards granted under the Incentive Award Plan in connection with the assumption, replacement, conversion or adjustment of outstanding equity awards in the context of a corporate acquisition or merger will not reduce the shares authorized for grant under the Incentive Award Plan.
The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be subject to one or more awards granted to any one participant pursuant to the Incentive Award Plan during any calendar year is 4,500,000 shares and the maximum amount that may be paid under a cash award pursuant to the Incentive Award Plan to any one participant during any calendar year period is $10,000,000. The maximum aggregate value, determined as of the grant date under applicable accounting standards, of awards that may be granted to any non-employee director pursuant to the Incentive Award Plan during any calendar year is $500,000.
Awards . The Incentive Award Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, dividend equivalents, stock payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), performance shares, other incentive awards and SARs. All awards under the Incentive Award Plan will be set forth in award agreements, which will detail all terms and conditions of the awards, including any applicable vesting and payment terms and post-termination exercise limitations. Awards will be settled in shares of Company common stock or cash, as determined by the plan administrator.
Stock Options . Stock options, including incentive stock options (ISOs) and nonqualified stock options (NSOs), provide for the purchase of shares of Company common stock in the future at an exercise price set on the grant date. The exercise price of a stock option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying share on the date of grant (or 110% in the case of ISOs granted to certain significant stockholders), except with respect to certain substitute options granted in connection with a corporate transaction. The term of a stock option may not be longer than ten years (or five years in the case of ISOs granted to certain significant stockholders). Vesting conditions determined by the plan administrator may apply to stock options and may include continued service, performance and/or other conditions. ISOs may only be granted under the Incentive Award Plan to the extent that the requirements of Section 422 of the Code are complied with, including the shareholder approval requirements under Treasury Regulation Section 1.422-2(b)(2).
Restricted Stock Units . RSUs are contractual promises to deliver shares of Company common stock (or the fair market value of such shares in cash) in the future, which may also remain forfeitable unless and until specified vesting conditions are met. RSUs generally may not be sold or transferred until vesting conditions are removed or expire. The shares underlying RSUs will not be issued until the RSUs have vested, and recipients of RSUs generally will have no voting or dividend rights prior to the time the RSUs are settled in shares, unless the RSU includes a dividend equivalent right (in which case the holder may be entitled to dividend equivalent payments under certain circumstances). Delivery of the shares underlying the RSUs may be deferred under the terms of the award or at the election of the participant, if the plan administrator permits such a deferral. On the settlement date or dates, the Company will issue to the participant one unrestricted, fully transferable share of Company common stock (or the fair market value of one such share in cash) for each vested and nonforfeited RSU.
Restricted Stock . Restricted stock is an award of nontransferable shares of Company common stock that remain forfeitable unless and until specified vesting conditions are met. Vesting conditions applicable to restricted stock may be based on continuing service, the attainment of performance goals and/or such other conditions as the plan administrator may determine. In general, restricted stock may not be sold or otherwise transferred until all restrictions are removed or expire. With respect to restricted stock that is subject to performance-based vesting conditions, dividends which are paid prior to vesting will only be paid out to the participant to the extent that the performance-based vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the share of restricted stock vests.
Stock Appreciation Rights . SARs entitle their holder, upon exercise, to receive an amount equal to the appreciation of the shares subject to the award between the grant date and the exercise date. The exercise price of a SAR may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying share on the date of grant (except with respect to certain substitute SARs granted in connection with a corporate transaction) and the term of a SAR may not be longer than ten years. Vesting conditions determined by the plan administrator may apply to SARs and may include continued service, performance and/or other conditions. SARs under the Incentive Award Plan will be settled in cash or shares of common stock, or in a combination of both, as determined by the administrator.
Performance Shares . Performance shares are contractual rights to receive a range of shares of Company common stock in the future based on the attainment of specified performance goals, in addition to other conditions which may apply to these awards. Conditions applicable to performance shares may be based on continuing service, the attainment of performance goals and/or such other conditions as the plan administrator may determine.
Stock Payments . Stock payments are awards of fully vested shares of Company common stock that may, but need not, be made in lieu of base salary, bonus, fees or other cash compensation otherwise payable to any individual who is eligible to receive awards.
Other Incentive Awards . Other incentive awards are awards other than those enumerated in this summary that are denominated in, linked to or derived from shares of Company common stock or value metrics related to the Companys shares, and may remain forfeitable unless and until specified conditions are met. Other incentive awards may be linked to any specific performance criteria determined by the plan administrator.
Dividend Equivalents . Dividend equivalents represent the right to receive the equivalent value of dividends paid on shares of Company common stock and may be granted alone or in tandem with awards other than stock options or SARs. Dividend equivalents are credited as of dividend payment dates during the period between a specified date and the date such award terminates or expires, as determined by the plan administrator. Dividend equivalents with respect to an award that is subject to performance-based vesting will only be paid out to the participant to the extent that the performance-based vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the award vests.
Performance Bonus Awards . Performance bonus awards are cash bonus awards that are granted subject to vesting and/or payment based on the attainment of specified performance goals.
Certain Transactions . The plan administrator has broad discretion to take action under the Incentive Award Plan, as well as make adjustments to the terms and conditions of existing and future awards, to prevent the dilution or enlargement of intended benefits and facilitate necessary or desirable changes in the event of certain transactions and events affecting the Companys common stock, such as stock dividends, stock splits, mergers, acquisitions, consolidations and other corporate transactions. In addition, in the event of certain non-reciprocal transactions with the Companys stockholders known as equity restructurings, the plan administrator will make equitable adjustments to the Incentive Award Plan and outstanding awards. In the event of a change in control of the Company (as defined in the Incentive Award Plan), to the extent that awards will not be continued, converted, assumed or replaced by the surviving or successor entity, such awards will become fully vested and exercisable immediately prior to the closing of the transaction.
Foreign Participants, Claw-Back Provisions, Transferability, and Participant Payments . The plan administrator may modify award terms, establish subplans and/or adjust other terms and conditions of awards, subject to the share limits described above, in order to facilitate grants of awards subject to the laws and/or stock exchange rules of countries outside of the United States. All awards will be subject to the provisions of any claw-back policy implemented by the Company to the extent set forth in such claw-back policy and/or in the applicable award agreement. With limited exceptions for estate planning, domestic relations orders, certain beneficiary designations and the laws of descent and distribution, awards under the Incentive Award Plan are generally non-transferable prior to vesting, and are exercisable only by the participant, unless otherwise provided by the plan administrator. With regard to tax withholding, exercise price and purchase price obligations arising in connection with awards under the Incentive Award Plan, the plan administrator may, in its discretion, accept cash or check, shares of Company common stock that meet specified conditions, a market sell order or such other consideration as it deems suitable.
Plan Amendment and Termination . The Board may amend or terminate the Incentive Award Plan at any time; however, except in connection with certain changes in the Companys capital structure, stockholder approval will be required for any amendment that reprices any stock option or SAR or cancels any stock option or SAR in exchange for cash or another award when the option or SAR price per share exceeds the fair market value of the underlying shares. In addition, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may, without the consent of the affected participant, impair any rights or obligations under any previously-granted award, unless the award itself otherwise expressly so provides. No ISO may be granted pursuant to the Incentive Award Plan after the tenth anniversary of the date on which the Board adopted the Incentive Award Plan.
Additional REIT Restrictions . The Incentive Award Plan provides that no participant will be granted, become vested in the right to receive or acquire or be permitted to acquire, or will have any right to acquire, shares under an award if such acquisition would be prohibited by the restrictions on ownership and transfer of the Companys stock contained in the Companys charter or would impair the Companys status as a REIT.
The foregoing description of the Incentive Award Plan is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Incentive Award Plan, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.4, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Restricted Stock Unit Awards
Effective as of June 19, 2015, the Compensation Committee approved the following RSU awards (with dividend equivalents) to each of the Executives (the RSU Awards) under the Incentive Award Plan: Mr. McGuinness 437,500 RSUs; Mr. Potts 150,000 RSUs; and Mr. Podboy 125,000 RSUs. The terms and conditions of each RSU Award are set forth in a Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the RSU Award Agreement) entered into by the Company and the Executive. The following is a brief description of the material terms and conditions of the RSU Awards.
General . The RSU Awards are subject to vesting based on the Executives continued service with the Company. Each vested RSU entitles the Executive to receive one share of common stock of the Company.
Vesting . The RSUs will vest as follows, subject to the Executives continued service on each applicable vesting date: 33% on December 31, 2015, 33% on December 31, 2016 and 34% on December 31, 2017.
Certain Terminations of Service . If an Executives service is terminated by the Company other than for cause, by the Executive for good reason, in either case, on the date of, or during the twenty-four (24) month period following, a change in control of the Company, or due to the executives death or disability (as defined in the RSU Award Agreement), the RSUs will vest in full upon such termination. Upon an Executives termination of service for any other reason, any then-unvested RSUs will automatically be cancelled and forfeited by the Executive.
Payment . Any RSUs that become vested will be paid to the Executive in whole shares of Company common stock within 60 days after the applicable vesting date.
Dividend Equivalents . Each RSU is granted in tandem with a corresponding dividend equivalent. Each dividend equivalent entitles the executive to receive payments equal to the amount of the dividends paid on the share of common stock underlying the RSUs (whether vested or unvested) to which the dividend equivalent relates. Each payment in respect of a dividend equivalent will be made within 60 days following the applicable dividend payment date. Upon the Executives termination of service for any reason, the Executive will not be entitled to any future dividend equivalent payments with respect to dividends declared on or prior to the date of termination on shares of common stock underlying RSUs that are unvested as of the date of such termination.
The foregoing description of the RSU Awards is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.5, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Termination of InvenTrust Properties Corp. 2014 Share Unit Plan
Effective as of June 19, 2015, in connection with the adoption of the Incentive Award Plan, the Company terminated the InvenTrust Properties Corp. 2014 Share Unit Plan (the InvenTrust Share Unit Plan). Awards outstanding under the InvenTrust Share Unit Plan will remain outstanding and subject to the terms of the plan and the applicable award agreement. No additional awards will be granted under the InvenTrust Share Unit Plan.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Effective June 19, 2015, the Board approved an amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated Bylaws (the Amendment No. 1), to reflect the name change of the Company and changes to the compensation of non-employee directors of the Company. The foregoing description of the Amendment No. 1 is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Amendment No. 1, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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3.1 | Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of InvenTrust Properties Corp., effective as of June 19, 2015 | |
10.1 | Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2015, between InvenTrust Properties Corp. and Thomas P. McGuinness. | |
10.2 | Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2015, between InvenTrust Properties Corp. and Jack Potts. |
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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10.3 | Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2015, between InvenTrust Properties Corp. and Michael Podboy. | |
10.4 | InvenTrust Properties Corp. 2015 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 to the Companys Form S-8 Registration Statement, as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2015) | |
10.5 | Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
InvenTrust Properties Corp. | ||||||
Date: June 23, 2015 | By: | /s/ Jack Potts | ||||
Name: | Jack Potts | |||||
Title | Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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3.1 | Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of InvenTrust Properties Corp., effective as of June 19, 2015 | |
10.1 | Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2015, between InvenTrust Properties Corp. and Thomas P. McGuinness. | |
10.2 | Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2015, between InvenTrust Properties Corp. and Jack Potts. | |
10.3 | Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2015, between InvenTrust Properties Corp. and Michael Podboy. | |
10.4 | InvenTrust Properties Corp. 2015 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.1 to the Companys Form S-8 Registration Statement, as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2015) | |
10.5 | Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement |
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP.
Pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of InvenTrust Properties Corp., a Maryland corporation (the Corporation), and in accordance with Article IX of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (the Bylaws), effective June 19, 2015, the Bylaws are amended as follows:
1. | The Title of the Bylaws is hereby amended to reflect the change of the Corporations name by deleting Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. and replacing it with InvenTrust Properties Corp. |
2. | Article III, SECTION 13 of the Bylaws is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
SECTION 13. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors but, by resolution of the board of directors, or adoption by the board of directors of a director compensation plan or program, directors may receive compensation per year and/or per meeting and/or per visit to real property or other facilities owned or leased by the corporation and for any service or activity they performed or engaged in as directors. Directors may be reimbursed for expenses of attendance, if any, at each annual, regular or special meeting of the board of directors or of any committee thereof and for their expenses, if any, in connection with each property visit and any other service or activity they perform or engage in as directors; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any directors from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
Adopted by the Board of Directors of InvenTrust Properties Corp. on June 19, 2015 |
/s/ Scott W. Wilton |
Scott W. Wilton, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement (this Agreement ), dated as of June 19, 2015 (the Effective Date ), is entered into by and among InvenTrust Properties Corp. (formerly Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc.) (the Company ) and Thomas P. McGuinness ( Executive ). This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Prior Agreement (as defined below) effective as of the Effective Date.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS , the Company and Executive previously entered into that certain Executive Employment Agreement, dated July 1, 2014 (the Prior Agreement ); and
WHEREAS , the Company and Executive wish to amend and restate the Prior Agreement to provide for the continued employment of Executive as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on the terms and conditions set forth herein, effective as of the Effective Date.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants herein contained and the employment of Executive and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Position . The Company will employ Executive as its President and Chief Executive Officer. The principal location of Executives employment shall be at the Companys principal executive office located in Oak Brook, Illinois, although Executive understands and agrees that Executive will be required to travel from time to time for business reasons. Executive agrees to devote Executives full working time and attention to the Company and to act at all times in the best interests of the Company. Executive will have such duties, responsibilities and authority as are consistent with Executives position. Executive shall report to the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board ). Executive agrees to perform Executives duties and responsibilities to the Company faithfully, competently, diligently and to the best of Executives ability, and subject to, and in accordance with, all of the policies, rules and regulations from time to time applicable to employees of the Company. Executive further agrees to execute any additional documents as the Company may from time to time reasonably request Executive and other similarly situated executives to sign regarding such policies, rules and regulations of the Company, provided that any such additional documents shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. However, Executive may devote reasonable time to supervision of Executives personal investments, charitable activities, speaking or teaching engagements, and membership on other boards of directors, provided that such activities do not interfere or conflict in any material way with Executives duties and responsibilities or the business of the Company, and provided further that, Executive may not serve on the board of directors of any for-profit company without the Boards written consent. The time involved in such activities shall not be treated as vacation time. Executive shall be entitled to keep any amounts paid to Executive in connection with such activities ( e.g., director fees and honoraria).
2. Compensation and Benefits .
(a) Base Salary . During the Term (as defined in Section 3 below), the Company will pay to Executive a base salary at a rate of $700,000 per annum, which may be reviewed and increased (but not decreased) from time to time in the normal course of business (such annual salary, as in effect from time to time, to be referred to herein as Base Salary ). Executives Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the Companys normal payroll practices.
(b) Annual Performance Bonus . For the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 and during each subsequent twelve (12)-month period while Executive remains employed with the Company (each, a Performance Period ), Executive will be eligible to receive an annual performance bonus award payable in cash in an amount determined by the Compensation Committee (the Compensation Committee ) of the Board based upon the achievement of performance criteria established and approved by the Compensation Committee with respect to such twelve (12)-month period (the Annual Bonus ). The bonus program to be established by the Compensation Committee or the Board will include threshold, target and maximum levels. Executive will be eligible to receive an annual target bonus no less than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of Executives Base Salary ( Target Bonus ) with threshold and maximum bonus levels to be determined on an annual basis by the Compensation Committee in good faith, with the actual bonus that becomes payable to be based on the actual achievement of the applicable performance criteria as determined by the Compensation Committee. In the event of a Change in Control or a Qualified Event during a Performance Period, Executive will be eligible to receive an Annual Bonus equal to the target Annual Bonus for the year in which such Change in Control or Qualified Event occurs, pro-rated for the portion of the Performance Period that elapsed prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control or Qualified Event. Any Annual Bonus shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than March 15, following the end of the applicable fiscal year.
(c) Employee Benefits . Executive is also eligible for the benefit plans and employment policies offered by the Company to other senior level executives under the same terms and conditions offered to senior level executives, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions, and overall administration of such benefit plans. During the Term, Executive will accrue vacation with pay at an annual accrual rate consistent with the Companys policy in effect from time to time.
(d) Reservation of Rights . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may change, amend, or discontinue any employee benefit plans and policies at any time in its sole discretion.
(e) Business Expenses . The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive on Company business, pursuant to the Companys standard expense reimbursement policy as in effect from time to time.
3. Term; Termination of Employment . The term of this Agreement (the Term ) begins on the Effective Date and will end, along with Executives employment with the Company, on the earliest to occur of the following events.
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(a) Notice by Executive . Executive can terminate Executives employment and the Term with Good Reason in accordance with the notice requirement under the definition of Good Reason under Section 11(e) of this Agreement or without Good Reason by providing sixty (60) calendar days advance written notice to the Company of such intent, with the last day of Executives employment being the end of such 60-day notice period. The Company can elect, in its sole discretion, to have Executive continue to provide services to the Company during some, all or none of such notice period and can elect, in its sole discretion, whether such services will be performed on or off Company premises.
(b) Notice by the Company without Cause . The Company can terminate Executives employment and the Term without Cause by providing sixty (60) calendar days advance written notice to Executive of such intent, with the last day of Executives employment being the end of such 60-day notice period. At the Companys option, it may place Executive on a paid leave of absence for all or part of such notice period.
(c) Termination For Cause . The Company can terminate Executives employment and the Term immediately upon notice to Executive if such termination of employment is for Cause.
(d) Other Reasons . Executives employment and the Term will be terminated upon Executives death or Executive becoming Disabled.
(e) Certain Payments . Upon Executives termination of employment for any reason, the Company will pay to Executive (a) Executives earned but unpaid Base Salary through the effective date of the termination and (b) any other amounts due to Executive from the Company or any of its Affiliates thereof as of the effective date of the termination, such as approved, unreimbursed business expenses and accrued and unused vacation. Executives participation in and payouts under employee benefit plans of the Company will be governed by the terms of those plans then in effect.
4. Severance .
(a) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason other than within 24 months Following a Change in Control . If Executives employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, and such termination is not on the date of, or during the twenty-four (24)-month period following, a Change in Control or a Sale of the Retail Business, or if Executive resigns for Good Reason, and such termination is not on the date of, or during the twenty-four (24)-month period following, a Change in Control, then, subject to Section 5 and Section 8, Executive will receive a payment in an amount equal to two (2) times the sum of (i) Executives Base Salary and (ii) Executives Target Bonus for the year in which termination occurs. Such amounts will be payable over a period of twelve (12) months in equal installments in accordance with the Companys normal payroll practices, commencing within sixty (60) calendar days following Executives separation from service.
(b) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason Following a Change in Control . If Executives employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, and such termination is on the date of, or during the twenty-four- (24-) month period following, a Change in Control or a Sale of the Retail Business, or if Executive resigns for
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Good Reason, and such termination is one the date of, or during the twenty-four- (24-) month period following, a Change in Control, then, subject to Section 5 and Section 8, Executive will receive a lump sum payment equal to three (3) times the sum of (i) Executives Base Salary and (ii) Executives Target Bonus for the year in which termination occurs. Such lump sum amounts will be payable within sixty (60) calendar days following Executives separation from service.
(c) Benefit Continuation . If Executive is entitled to severance payments under either Section 4(a) or 4(b) hereof, the Company shall, at the Companys expense, for the period ending on the earliest of (A) 18 months following the termination of Executives employment with the Company, or (B) the date Executive becomes eligible to be covered under any other group health plan (as an employee or otherwise) that does not contain any exclusion or limitation with respect to any preexisting condition which would actually limit Executives coverage under such plan (the Benefit Continuation Period ), provide medical insurance benefit coverage in coordination with the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ( COBRA ) by paying directly or reimbursing Executive for the applicable coverage premiums, provided that (i) Executive completes and timely files all necessary COBRA election documentation, which will be sent to Executive after the last day of employment and (ii) Executive continues to make all required premium payments required by COBRA. In the event such premium payments or reimbursements by the Company, by reason of change in the applicable law, may, in the reasonable view of the Company, result in tax or other penalties on the Company, this provision shall terminate and Executive and the Company shall, in good faith, negotiate for a substitute provision that would not result in such tax or other penalties.
(d) Except as provided in Sections 4(c) and 8, the Companys obligation to make payments and provide benefits under this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment.
5. Conditions to Receiving Severance . The receipt of any severance or other benefits pursuant to Section 4 will be subject to Executive signing, returning to the Company and not revoking, a general release agreement, in a form of agreement generally used by the Company for such purposes, releasing the Company and its Affiliates from any and all claims Executive may have arising out of Executives employment, or termination thereof (the Release Agreement ) and such Release Agreement becoming effective no later than fifty-five (55) calendar days following Executives termination of employment; provided, however, that in the event such fifty-five (55) calendar day period straddles two taxable years, the payments described in Section 4 shall not commence until the later of the two taxable years; and provided further that the general release agreement and any accompanying separation agreement shall have no greater obligations or more limiting post-employment restrictions than are expressly set forth in this Agreement.
6. Executive Covenants . Executive acknowledges that the covenants contained in Section 6 of this Agreement survive the termination of the Term and that the consideration noted in Section 2, as well as Executives employment, is sufficient compensation for such covenants. For purposes of this Section 6, Company means the Company and its subsidiaries, parent companies and affiliated companies.
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(a) Nondisclosure of Confidential Information . Confidential Information means data and information relating to the business of the Company, which is disclosed to or created by Executive, or of which Executive becomes aware as a consequence of Executives relationship with the Company, that has value to the Company and is not generally known to competitors of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, business development, marketing and sales programs, customer, potential customer and supplier/vendor information, customer lists, employee information, marketing strategies, Company financial results, information related to mergers and acquisitions, pricing information, personnel information, financial data, regulatory approval strategies, investigative records, research, marketing strategy, testing methodologies and results, computer programs, programs and protocols, and related items used by the Company in its business, whether contained in written form, computerized records, models, prototypes or any other format, and any and all information obtained in writing, orally or visually during visits to offices of the Company. Confidential Information shall not include any information that (A) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure, (B) has been independently developed and disclosed by others without violating this Agreement, or (C) otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means. Executive acknowledges that Executive will continue to receive and develop Confidential Information of the Company as a necessary part of Executives job. Executive agrees that while employed by the Company, Executive will continue to benefit and add to the Company goodwill with its clients and in the marketplace generally. Executive further agrees that the loss of such clients will cause the Company significant and irreparable harm and that the restrictions on Executives use of such Confidential Information are reasonable and necessary to protect the Companys legitimate business interests in its Confidential Information. Accordingly, Executive will not at any time during Executives employment by the Company, and for so long thereafter as the pertinent information or documentation constitutes Confidential Information as defined above, use or disclose to others any Confidential Information, except as specifically authorized in a signed writing by the Company or in the performance of work assigned to Executive by the Company. The covenants made by Executive herein are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any and all other rights to which the Company is entitled under federal and state law, including, but not limited to, rights provided under copyright and trade secret laws, and laws concerning fiduciary duties. Executive hereby agrees not to disclose, copy, or remove from the premises of the Company any documents, records, tapes or other media or format that contain or may contain Confidential Information, except as required by the nature of Executives duties for the Company. Nothing set forth in this Section 6(a) shall be interpreted to prohibit Executive from making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding, to the extent legally required, to any inquiry by any government organization; provided that, if Executive is required by law or a court or administrative order to disclose any such Confidential Information, Executive shall promptly notify the Company of such requirement and provide the Company with a copy of any court or administrative order or of any law which in Executives opinion requires such disclosure and, if the Company so elects, permit the Company an adequate opportunity, at its own expense, to contest such law or court order.
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(b) Return of Company Property . Promptly following the end of the Term, or at any time at the request of the Company, Executive will return to the Company all Confidential Information, physical property of the Company and any information relating to the clients or customers of the Company that Executive may possess or have under Executives control, together with all copies thereof, including but not limited to company hardware, records, memoranda, notes, plans, reports, computer tapes, software and other documents and data containing confidential information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may retain Executives rolodex and similar electronic phone directories (collectively, the Rolodex) to the extent the Rolodex does not contain information other than name, address, telephone number and similar information, provided that, at the request of the Company, Executive shall provide the Company with a copy of the Rolodex
(c) Noncompetition . Except on behalf of the Company, Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the Term and for twelve (12) months following the termination of Executives employment for any reason or no reason, Executive will not directly or indirectly engage in or associate with (including, without limitation, engagement or association as a sole proprietor, owner, employer, director, partner, principal, investor, joint venturer, shareholder, associate, employee, member, consultant, contractor or otherwise), any person or entity that (i) owns properties having an aggregate appraised value of at least $500 million and (ii) is directly or indirectly actively engaged in the Business (each, a Competing Business ), provided that Executive may own or manage, or participate in the ownership or management of, any entity that Executive owned or managed, or participated in the ownership or management of, prior to the Effective Date, which ownership, management or participation has been disclosed in writing to the Company on or prior to the Effective Date; and provided, further, that Executive may own, directly or indirectly, up to one percent (1%) of any class of publicly traded securities of any entity that is a Competing Business. For the purposes of this Section 6(c), publicly traded securities shall mean securities that are traded on a national securities exchange, and Business shall mean the acquisition, ownership, development, improvement, operation, management, leasing or sale of community centers, grocery-anchored centers, strip centers and/or power centers (each within the meaning of the International Council of Shopping Centers U.S. Shopping-Center Classification and Characteristics table or similar reputable real estate glossary or glossaries determined by the Compensation Committee in good faith).
(d) Employee and Independent Contractor Nonsolicitation and Noninterference . During the Term and for 3 years following the termination of Executives employment for any reason or no reason by either the Company or Executive, Executive will not, directly or indirectly (i) recruit, hire, retain or attempt to recruit, hire or retain, any then-current employee or independent contractor of the Company or any former employee who was employed by the Company within the prior six (6) months, for employment or engagement with an entity other than the Company, or (ii) entice or attempt to persuade the Companys then-current employee or independent contractor to leave employment or engagement with the Company; provided, that it shall not be a violation of this Section 6(d) if following Executives employment with the Company, Executive is employed by another entity who hires a non-executive employee without Executives input, assistance or knowledge.
(e) Nondisparagement . Executive shall not make, and the Company shall instruct each member of the Board and each executive officer of the Company not to make,
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or cause to be made, during the Term and at all times thereafter, any statement or communicate any information (whether oral or written) that disparages the Company or Executive, respectively, including, with respect to Executives obligations, the Companys subsidiaries or parent companies or any of their respective officers, directors, board members, investors, shareholders, agents or employees. Nothing set forth in this Section 6(e) shall be interpreted to prohibit Executive, the Board or any executive officer of the Company from making truthful statements (i) when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding, to the extent legally required, to any inquiry by any government organization, or (ii) in direct rebuttal to a statement made in violation of this Section 6(e).
(f) Reasonableness . Executive acknowledges that the provisions contained in this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Companys interests in its good will, business relationships, and confidential information and that the Company will suffer substantial harm if Executive engages in any of the prohibited activities. Executive warrants that no provision of this Section 6 will work to prevent Executive from earning a living.
(g) Enforcement . It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement be construed independently of one another to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Each restriction contained in this Section 6 is intended to be severable, and the unenforceability of any such provision shall not affect the enforceability of any other provision of Section 6. The Company shall be entitled to all rights and remedies as set forth in this Section 6 until the expiration of the covenants contained herein in accordance with their terms. The parties agree and acknowledge that damages will be difficult, if not impossible, to calculate in the event of a breach, or threatened breach, of any of the provisions of this Section 6 and, in any event, damages will be an insufficient remedy in the event of such breach. Accordingly, the parties agree that the Company shall, in addition to all other remedies, be entitled to injunctive relief in the event of any breach of the provisions of this Section 6.
7. Parachute Payment Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (or any other agreement entered into by and between Executive and the Company or any incentive arrangement or plan offered by the Company), in the event that any amount or benefit paid or distributed to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, taken together with any amounts or benefits otherwise paid to Executive by the Company (collectively, the Covered Payments ), would constitute an excess parachute payment as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), and would thereby subject Executive to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (an Excise Tax ), the provisions of this Section 7 shall apply. If the aggregate present value (as determined for purposes of Section 280G of the Code) of the Covered Payments exceeds the amount which can be paid to Executive without Executive incurring an Excise Tax, then, solely to the extent that Executive would be better off on an after tax basis by receiving the maximum amount which may be paid hereunder without Executive becoming subject to the Excise Tax, the amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement (or any other agreement by and between Executive and the Company or pursuant to any incentive arrangement or plan offered by the Company) shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the maximum amount which may be paid hereunder without Executive becoming subject to the Excise Tax (such reduced payments to be referred to as the Payment Cap ). The determination of whether Covered Payments would result in the
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application of the Excise Tax, and the amount of reduction that is necessary so that no such Excise Tax would be applied, shall be made, at the Companys expense, by the independent accounting firm employed by the Company immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control. In the event Executive receives reduced payments and benefits as a result of application of this Section 7, Executive shall have the right to designate which of the payments and benefits otherwise set forth herein (or any other agreement between the Company and Executive or any incentive arrangement or plan offered by the Company) shall be received in connection with the application of the Payment Cap, subject to the following sentence. Reduction shall first be made from payments and benefits which are determined not to be nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and then shall be made (to the extent necessary) out of payments and benefits that are subject to Section 409A of the Code and that are due at the latest future date.
8. Recoupment . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Executive acknowledges that Executive will be subject to recoupment policies adopted by the Company, including any policy adopted pursuant to the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other law or the listing requirements of any national securities exchange on which the Shares of the Company may be listed.
9. Tax Withholding . Executive shall be liable for all income taxes incurred with respect to all benefits provided under this Agreement. All payments required to be made to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to withholding of amounts relating to income tax, excise tax, employment tax and other payroll taxes to the extent the Company determines is required to be withheld pursuant to applicable law or regulation.
10. Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code . It is the intent of the parties that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered consistent with such intent. With respect to expenses eligible for reimbursement under the terms of this Agreement: (i) the amount of such expenses eligible for reimbursement in any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in another taxable year; and (ii) any reimbursements of such expenses shall be made no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the related expenses were incurred, except, in each case, to the extent that the right to reimbursement does not provide for a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, Executives right to reimbursement (or in-kind benefits) cannot be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit or payment. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, Executive shall not be considered to have terminated employment for purposes of this Agreement and no payments shall be due to Executive under this Agreement that are payable upon Executives termination of employment until Executive would be considered to have incurred a separation from service from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, for purposes of this Agreement, each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided to Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and any payments described herein that are due within the short term deferral period as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be
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treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if Executive is a specified employee, as defined in Section 409A of the Code, as of the date of Executives separation from service, then to the extent any amount payable under this Agreement (i) constitutes the payment of nonqualified deferred compensation, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (ii) is payable upon Executives separation from service and (iii) under the terms of this Agreement would be payable prior to the six-month anniversary of Executives separation from service, such payment shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of (A) the six-month anniversary of the separation from service or (B) the date of Executives death.
11. Definitions . For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:
(a) Affiliate means any domestic or foreign individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or governmental entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.
(b) Cause means any of the following:
(i) the willful fraud or material dishonesty of Executive in connection with the performance of Executives duties to the Company;
(ii) the deliberate or intentional failure by Executive to substantially perform Executives duties to the Company (other than Executives failure resulting from Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after Executives issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason) after a written notice is delivered to Executive by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes Executive has not substantially performed Executives duties;
(iii) willful misconduct by Executive that is materially detrimental to the reputation, goodwill or business operations of the Company or any Affiliate;
(iv) willful disclosure of the Companys Confidential Information or trade secrets;
(v) a breach of Section 6(a), (b), (c) or (d) or Section 18 of this Agreement; or
(vi) the conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a charge of commission of, a felony or crime of moral turpitude by Executive.
For purposes of this Section, no act or failure to act will be considered willful, unless it is done or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executives action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company will be presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.
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(c) Change in Control means the first to occur of any of the events set forth in the following paragraphs; provided, however, that a Qualified Event shall not constitute a Change in Control:
(i) any person, as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company or an Affiliate or a Company employee benefit plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;
(ii) a merger, reverse merger or other business combination or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation other than an Affiliate, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, reverse merger, business combination or consolidation;
(iii) a majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12)-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election;
(iv) a sale or disposition (other than to an Affiliate) of all or substantially all of the Companys assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions; or
(v) the shareholders of the Company or the Board adopts a plan of liquidation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to an amount that provides for a the deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, then, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A of the Code, the transaction or event described in subsection (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above shall only constitute a Change in Control if such transaction also constitutes a change in control event (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code).
(d) Disabled has the same meaning as provided in the long-term disability plan or policy maintained by the Company. If no such disability plan or policy is maintained by the Company, Disabled means Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment, which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months. If Executive disputes the Companys determination of Disability, Executive (or Executives designated physician) and the Company (or its designated physician) shall jointly appoint a third party physician to examine Executive and determine whether Executive is Disabled.
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(e) Good Reason means, without Executives written consent, (i) a material diminution of Executives annual Base Salary, target Annual Bonus, target annual equity-based compensation opportunity, or other annual incentive compensation opportunities, in each case, as in effect on the Effective Date and as may be increased from time to time; (ii) a material reduction in Executives authority, duties or responsibilities; (iii) a requirement that Executive report to anyone other than the Board; (iv) Executive being required to relocate Executives principal place of employment with the Company more than fifty (50) miles from Executives principal place of employment as of the Effective Date, it being understood that Executive may be required to travel frequently in connection with Executives position as set forth herein and that prolonged periods away from Executives principal residence shall not constitute Good Reason; or (v) failure of any successor to the Company following a Change in Control to assume this Agreement and the obligations hereunder. A termination of employment by Executive shall not be deemed to be for Good Reason unless (A) Executive gives the Company written notice describing the event or events which are the basis for such termination within sixty (60) calendar days after the event or events occur, (B) such grounds for termination (if susceptible to correction) are not corrected by the Company within thirty (30) calendar days of the Companys receipt of such notice ( Correction Period ), and (C) Executive terminates Executives employment no later than thirty (30) calendar days following the Correction Period.
(f) Qualified Event means any of the following: (i) a straight listing of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or on any other nationally recognized stock exchange; (ii) an underwritten public offering of the Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, which the Shares are approved for listing or quotation on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or on any other nationally recognized stock exchange; or (iii) a reverse merger of the Company into an existing publicly held company or its acquisition subsidiary, resulting in the Shares first becoming listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or on any other nationally recognized stock exchange.
(g) Retail Business means the retail business segment of the Company as defined in the Companys public filings.
(h) Sale of the Retail Business means a sale or disposition (other than to an Affiliate) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Retail Business in any single transaction or series of related transactions.
(i) Shares means shares of the common stock of the Company and any successor security or interest.
12. Indemnification and Insurance . From the Effective Date through at least the sixth anniversary of Executives termination of employment from the Company, Executive shall be entitled to indemnification by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the Companys Charter, bylaws, or equivalent organizational documents on the date hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any amounts under any such indemnification policy except upon receipt of an unsecured undertaking by Executive to repay any such amounts as are ultimately determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that Executive is not entitled to indemnification by the Company. Executive also will be covered under a directors and officers insurance policy maintained by the Company on
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terms no less favorable than those provided to any other officer or director. In the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Company will purchase a tail insurance policy with the same scope, limits, and exclusions as the directors and officers insurance policy in effect before such sale, except that such tail policy shall be non-cancellable, with a six-year term, no deductibles, and subject to non-imputation, and the Company will escrow an amount sufficient to cover any retention amounts that may be known, as well as the amount for claims and circumstances known to the Company before such sale. The Companys obligations under this Section will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and any termination of Executives employment with the Company for any reason, subject to the terms of the applicable policy as may be in effect at the Company.
13. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement and all rights hereunder are personal to Executive and shall not be assignable by Executive; provided, however, that any amounts that shall have become payable under this Agreement prior to Executives death shall inure to the benefit of Executives heirs or other legal representatives, as the case may be. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Companys successors, including any entity that succeeds to the business and interests of the Company whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the Companys assets and business. In the event that Executive dies, any monies that are due and owing to Executive under this Agreement as of the date of Executives death shall be paid to Executives surviving spouse, if any, or to Executives estate.
14. Blue-Penciling; Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined to be partially or wholly invalid, illegal, unenforceable, or unreasonable or excessive as to duration, geographic scope, or activity, then such provision shall be modified or restricted to the extent necessary to make such provision valid, binding and enforceable. Any provision that is modified shall be construed by limiting and reducing it to the maximum time, geographic or scope limitations, as the case may be, so as to be reasonable and enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law. If such provision cannot be modified or restricted, then such provision shall be deemed to be excised from this Agreement, provided that the binding effect and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired in any manner.
15. Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended orally; it may only be amended in a writing signed by Executive and a duly authorized representative of the Company.
16. Notices . Any notices to be given under this Agreement may be made by personal delivery, e-mail, or recognized overnight courier. Notice by personal delivery or courier will be deemed made on the date of actual receipt.
Notice to the Company shall be addressed to:
Scott Wilton
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, InvenTrust Properties Corp.
2809 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
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With a copy to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
355 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attention: David Taub
Notice to Executive shall be addressed to Executive at the home address most recently provided to the Company.
17. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and enforceable in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland as applicable to contracts executed and performed within such state, without regard to the application of any choice-of-law rules that would result in the application of another states laws.
18. Arbitration .
(a) The Company and Executive mutually consent to the resolution by final and binding arbitration of any and all disputes, controversies or claims related in any way to Executives relationship with the Company and its parents and affiliates, including, but not limited to, any dispute, controversy or claim of alleged discrimination, harassment or retaliation (including, but not limited to, claims based on race, sex, sexual preference, religion, national origin, age, marital or family status, medical condition, handicap or disability); any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement; and any dispute as to the arbitrability of a matter under this Agreement (collectively, Claims ); provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall require arbitration of any Claims which, by law, cannot be the subject of a compulsory arbitration agreement.
(b) All Claims shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration administered by JAMS under its Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures then in effect (the JAMS Rules ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and Executive shall have the right to (i) seek a restraining order or other injunctive or equitable relief or order in aid of arbitration or to compel arbitration, from a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) interim injunctive or equitable relief from the arbitrator pursuant to the JAMS Rules, in each case to prevent any violation of this Agreement. The Company and Executive must notify the other party in writing of a request to arbitrate any Claims within the same statute of limitations period applicable to such Claims.
(c) Any arbitration proceeding brought under this Agreement shall be conducted before one arbitrator in DuPage County, Illinois, or such other location to which the parties mutually agree. The arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the JAMS Rules, provided that the arbitrator shall be an attorney with significant experience in employment matters. Each party to any dispute shall pay its own expenses, including attorneys fees; provided, however, that the Company shall pay all costs and fees that Executive would not otherwise have been subject to paying if the claim had been resolved in a court of law and, to the extent required by applicable law for this arbitration provision to be enforceable, the Company shall reimburse Executive for any reasonable travel expenses incurred by Executive in connection with Executives travel to Illinois for any arbitration proceedings. The arbitrator will
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be empowered to award either party any remedy at law or in equity that the party would otherwise have been entitled to had the matter been litigated in court, including, but not limited to, general, special and punitive damages, injunctive relief, costs and attorney fees; provided, however, that the authority to award any remedy is subject to whatever limitations, if any, exist in the applicable law on such remedies. The arbitrator shall issue a decision or award in writing stating the essential findings of fact and conclusions of law, and the arbitrators shall be required to follow the laws of the State of Maryland consistent with Section 17 of this Agreement.
(d) Any judgment on or enforcement of any award, including an award providing for interim or permanent injunctive relief, rendered by the arbitrator may be entered, enforced or appealed in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any arbitration proceedings, decision or award rendered hereunder, and the validity, effect and interpretation of this arbitration provision, shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.
(e) It is part of the essence of this Agreement that any Claims hereunder shall be resolved expeditiously and as confidentially as possible. Accordingly, the Company and Executive agree that all proceedings in any arbitration shall be conducted under seal and kept strictly confidential. In that regard, no party shall use, disclose or permit the disclosure of any information, evidence or documents produced by any other party in the arbitration proceedings or about the existence, contents or results of the proceedings except as necessary and appropriate for the preparation and conduct of the arbitration proceedings, or as may be required by any legal process, or as required in an action in aid of arbitration or for enforcement of or appeal from an arbitral award. Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence, the party intending to make such disclosure shall give the other party reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure and afford such other party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests.
19. Captions and Headings . Captions and paragraph headings are for convenience only, are not a part of this Agreement, and shall not be used to construe any provision of this Agreement.
20. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but both of which when taken together shall constitute one Agreement. Signatures may be exchanged by facsimile or email.
21. Survival . The respective obligations of, and benefits accorded to, the Company and Executive as provided in Section 2(b), 3(e), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 18 of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executives obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement shall survive the cessation of Executives employment with the Company for whatever reason.
22. Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Company (or any of its affiliates) and Executive with respect to its subject matter, and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, representations, proposals, agreements and understandings of every kind and nature between the Company (or any of its affiliates) and Executive, including the Prior Agreement. Executive and the Company represent that, in executing this Agreement, each party has not relied upon any representation or statement made by the other party, other than those set forth herein, with regard to the subject matter, basis or effect of this Agreement.
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23. Reimbursement for Legal Fees . The Company agrees to reimburse Executive for up to $15,000 in legal fees incurred by Executive prior to the Effective Date for consultation and advice with respect to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.
InvenTrust Properties Corp. |
Executive | |||||
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/s/ Paula Saban | /s/ Thomas P. McGuinness | ||||
By: | Paula Saban | Thomas P. McGuinness | ||||
Title: | Chair of the Compensation Committee of the Board of | |||||
Directors |
Exhibit 10.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement (this Agreement ), dated as of June 19, 2015 (the Effective Date ), is entered into by and among InvenTrust Properties Corp. (formerly Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc.) (the Company ) and Jack Potts ( Executive ). This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Prior Agreement (as defined below) effective as of the Effective Date.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS , the Company and Executive previously entered into that certain Executive Employment Agreement, dated July 1, 2014 (the Prior Agreement ); and
WHEREAS , the Company and Executive wish to amend and restate the Prior Agreement to provide for the continued employment of Executive as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company on the terms and conditions set forth herein, effective as of the Effective Date.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants herein contained and the employment of Executive and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Position . The Company will employ Executive as its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The principal location of Executives employment shall be at the Companys principal executive office located in Oak Brook, Illinois, although Executive understands and agrees that Executive will be required to travel from time to time for business reasons. Executive agrees to devote Executives full working time and attention to the Company and to act at all times in the best interests of the Company. Executive will have such duties, responsibilities and authority as are consistent with Executives position. Executive shall report to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Executive agrees to perform Executives duties and responsibilities to the Company faithfully, competently, diligently and to the best of Executives ability, and subject to, and in accordance with, all of the policies, rules and regulations from time to time applicable to employees of the Company. Executive further agrees to execute any additional documents as the Company may from time to time reasonably request Executive and other similarly situated executives to sign regarding such policies, rules and regulations of the Company, provided that any such additional documents shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. However, Executive may devote reasonable time to supervision of Executives personal investments, charitable activities, speaking or teaching engagements, and membership on other boards of directors, provided that such activities do not interfere or conflict in any material way with Executives duties and responsibilities or the business of the Company, and provided further that, Executive may not serve on the board of directors of any for-profit company without the Boards written consent. The time involved in such activities shall not be treated as vacation time. Executive shall be entitled to keep any amounts paid to Executive in connection with such activities ( e.g., director fees and honoraria).
2. Compensation and Benefits .
(a) Base Salary . During the Term (as defined in Section 3 below), the Company will pay to Executive a base salary at a rate of $483,000 per annum, which may be reviewed and increased (but not decreased) from time to time in the normal course of business (such annual salary, as in effect from time to time, to be referred to herein as Base Salary ). Executives Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the Companys normal payroll practices.
(b) Annual Performance Bonus . For the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 and during each subsequent twelve (12)-month period while Executive remains employed with the Company (each, a Performance Period ), Executive will be eligible to receive an annual performance bonus award payable in cash in an amount determined by the Compensation Committee (the Compensation Committee ) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board ) based upon the achievement of performance criteria established and approved by the Compensation Committee with respect to such twelve (12)-month period (the Annual Bonus ). The bonus program to be established by the Compensation Committee or the Board will include threshold, target and maximum levels. Executive will be eligible to receive an annual target bonus no less than ninety percent (90%) of Executives Base Salary ( Target Bonus ) with threshold and maximum bonus levels to be determined on an annual basis by the Compensation Committee in good faith, with the actual bonus that becomes payable to be based on the actual achievement of the applicable performance criteria as determined by the Compensation Committee. In the event of a Change in Control or a Qualified Event during a Performance Period, Executive will be eligible to receive an Annual Bonus equal to the target Annual Bonus for the year in which such Change in Control or Qualified Event occurs, pro-rated for the portion of the Performance Period that elapsed prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control or Qualified Event. Any Annual Bonus shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than March 15, following the end of the applicable fiscal year.
(c) Employee Benefits . Executive is also eligible for the benefit plans and employment policies offered by the Company to other senior level executives under the same terms and conditions offered to senior level executives, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions, and overall administration of such benefit plans. During the Term, Executive will accrue vacation with pay at an annual accrual rate consistent with the Companys policy in effect from time to time.
(d) Reservation of Rights . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may change, amend, or discontinue any employee benefit plans and policies at any time in its sole discretion.
(e) Business Expenses . The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive on Company business, pursuant to the Companys standard expense reimbursement policy as in effect from time to time.
3. Term; Termination of Employment . The term of this Agreement (the Term ) begins on the Effective Date and will end, along with Executives employment with the Company, on the earliest to occur of the following events.
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(a) Notice by Executive . Executive can terminate Executives employment and the Term with Good Reason in accordance with the notice requirement under the definition of Good Reason under Section 11(e) of this Agreement or without Good Reason by providing sixty (60) calendar days advance written notice to the Company of such intent, with the last day of Executives employment being the end of such 60-day notice period. The Company can elect, in its sole discretion, to have Executive continue to provide services to the Company during some, all or none of such notice period and can elect, in its sole discretion, whether such services will be performed on or off Company premises.
(b) Notice by the Company without Cause . The Company can terminate Executives employment and the Term without Cause by providing sixty (60) calendar days advance written notice to Executive of such intent, with the last day of Executives employment being the end of such 60-day notice period. At the Companys option, it may place Executive on a paid leave of absence for all or part of such notice period.
(c) Termination For Cause . The Company can terminate Executives employment and the Term immediately upon notice to Executive if such termination of employment is for Cause.
(d) Other Reasons . Executives employment and the Term will be terminated upon Executives death or Executive becoming Disabled.
(e) Certain Payments . Upon Executives termination of employment for any reason, the Company will pay to Executive (a) Executives earned but unpaid Base Salary through the effective date of the termination and (b) any other amounts due to Executive from the Company or any of its Affiliates thereof as of the effective date of the termination, such as approved, unreimbursed business expenses and accrued and unused vacation. Executives participation in and payouts under employee benefit plans of the Company will be governed by the terms of those plans then in effect.
4. Severance .
(a) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason other than within 24 months Following a Change in Control . If Executives employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, and such termination is not on the date of, or during the twenty-four (24)-month period following, a Change in Control or a Sale of the Retail Business, or if Executive resigns for Good Reason, and such termination is not on the date of, or during the twenty-four (24)-month period following, a Change in Control, then, subject to Section 5 and Section 8, Executive will receive a payment in an amount equal to one and a half (1.5) times the sum of (i) Executives Base Salary and (ii) Executives Target Bonus for the year in which termination occurs. Such amounts will be payable over a period of twelve (12) months in equal installments in accordance with the Companys normal payroll practices, commencing within sixty (60) calendar days following Executives separation from service.
(b) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason Following a Change in Control . If Executives employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, and such termination is on the date of, or during the twenty-four- (24-) month period following, a Change in Control or a Sale of the Retail Business, or if Executive resigns for
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Good Reason, and such termination is one the date of, or during the twenty-four- (24-) month period following, a Change in Control, then, subject to Section 5 and Section 8, Executive will receive a lump sum payment equal to two and a half (2.5) times the sum of (i) Executives Base Salary and (ii) Executives Target Bonus for the year in which termination occurs. Such lump sum amounts will be payable within sixty (60) calendar days following Executives separation from service.
(c) Benefit Continuation . If Executive is entitled to severance payments under either Section 4(a) or 4(b) hereof, the Company shall, at the Companys expense, for the period ending on the earliest of (A) 18 months following the termination of Executives employment with the Company, or (B) the date Executive becomes eligible to be covered under any other group health plan (as an employee or otherwise) that does not contain any exclusion or limitation with respect to any preexisting condition which would actually limit Executives coverage under such plan (the Benefit Continuation Period ), provide medical insurance benefit coverage in coordination with the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ( COBRA ) by paying directly or reimbursing Executive for the applicable coverage premiums, provided that (i) Executive completes and timely files all necessary COBRA election documentation, which will be sent to Executive after the last day of employment and (ii) Executive continues to make all required premium payments required by COBRA. In the event such premium payments or reimbursements by the Company, by reason of change in the applicable law, may, in the reasonable view of the Company, result in tax or other penalties on the Company, this provision shall terminate and Executive and the Company shall, in good faith, negotiate for a substitute provision that would not result in such tax or other penalties.
(d) Except as provided in Sections 4(c) and 8, the Companys obligation to make payments and provide benefits under this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment.
5. Conditions to Receiving Severance . The receipt of any severance or other benefits pursuant to Section 4 will be subject to Executive signing, returning to the Company and not revoking, a general release agreement, in a form of agreement generally used by the Company for such purposes, releasing the Company and its Affiliates from any and all claims Executive may have arising out of Executives employment, or termination thereof (the Release Agreement ) and such Release Agreement becoming effective no later than fifty-five (55) calendar days following Executives termination of employment; provided, however, that in the event such fifty-five (55) calendar day period straddles two taxable years, the payments described in Section 4 shall not commence until the later of the two taxable years; and provided further that the general release agreement and any accompanying separation agreement shall have no greater obligations or more limiting post-employment restrictions than are expressly set forth in this Agreement.
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6. Executive Covenants . Executive acknowledges that the covenants contained in Section 6 of this Agreement survive the termination of the Term and that the consideration noted in Section 2, as well as Executives employment, is sufficient compensation for such covenants. For purposes of this Section 6, Company means the Company and its subsidiaries, parent companies and affiliated companies.
(a) Nondisclosure of Confidential Information . Confidential Information means data and information relating to the business of the Company, which is disclosed to or created by Executive, or of which Executive becomes aware as a consequence of Executives relationship with the Company, that has value to the Company and is not generally known to competitors of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, business development, marketing and sales programs, customer, potential customer and supplier/vendor information, customer lists, employee information, marketing strategies, Company financial results, information related to mergers and acquisitions, pricing information, personnel information, financial data, regulatory approval strategies, investigative records, research, marketing strategy, testing methodologies and results, computer programs, programs and protocols, and related items used by the Company in its business, whether contained in written form, computerized records, models, prototypes or any other format, and any and all information obtained in writing, orally or visually during visits to offices of the Company. Confidential Information shall not include any information that (A) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure, (B) has been independently developed and disclosed by others without violating this Agreement, or (C) otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means. Executive acknowledges that Executive will continue to receive and develop Confidential Information of the Company as a necessary part of Executives job. Executive agrees that while employed by the Company, Executive will continue to benefit and add to the Company goodwill with its clients and in the marketplace generally. Executive further agrees that the loss of such clients will cause the Company significant and irreparable harm and that the restrictions on Executives use of such Confidential Information are reasonable and necessary to protect the Companys legitimate business interests in its Confidential Information. Accordingly, Executive will not at any time during Executives employment by the Company, and for so long thereafter as the pertinent information or documentation constitutes Confidential Information as defined above, use or disclose to others any Confidential Information, except as specifically authorized in a signed writing by the Company or in the performance of work assigned to Executive by the Company. The covenants made by Executive herein are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any and all other rights to which the Company is entitled under federal and state law, including, but not limited to, rights provided under copyright and trade secret laws, and laws concerning fiduciary duties. Executive hereby agrees not to disclose, copy, or remove from the premises of the Company any documents, records, tapes or other media or format that contain or may contain Confidential Information, except as required by the nature of Executives duties for the Company. Nothing set forth in this Section 6(a) shall be interpreted to prohibit Executive from making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding, to the extent legally required, to any inquiry by any government organization; provided that, if Executive is required by law or a court or administrative order to disclose any such Confidential Information, Executive shall promptly notify the Company of such requirement and provide the Company with a copy of any court or administrative order or of any law which in Executives opinion requires such disclosure and, if the Company so elects, permit the Company an adequate opportunity, at its own expense, to contest such law or court order.
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(b) Return of Company Property . Promptly following the end of the Term, or at any time at the request of the Company, Executive will return to the Company all Confidential Information, physical property of the Company and any information relating to the clients or customers of the Company that Executive may possess or have under Executives control, together with all copies thereof, including but not limited to company hardware, records, memoranda, notes, plans, reports, computer tapes, software and other documents and data containing confidential information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may retain Executives rolodex and similar electronic phone directories (collectively, the Rolodex) to the extent the Rolodex does not contain information other than name, address, telephone number and similar information, provided that, at the request of the Company, Executive shall provide the Company with a copy of the Rolodex
(c) Noncompetition . Except on behalf of the Company, Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the Term and for twelve (12) months following the termination of Executives employment for any reason or no reason, Executive will not directly or indirectly engage in or associate with (including, without limitation, engagement or association as a sole proprietor, owner, employer, director, partner, principal, investor, joint venturer, shareholder, associate, employee, member, consultant, contractor or otherwise), any person or entity that (i) owns properties having an aggregate appraised value of at least $500 million and (ii) is directly or indirectly actively engaged in the Business (each, a Competing Business ), provided that Executive may own or manage, or participate in the ownership or management of, any entity that Executive owned or managed, or participated in the ownership or management of, prior to the Effective Date, which ownership, management or participation has been disclosed in writing to the Company on or prior to the Effective Date; and provided, further, that Executive may own, directly or indirectly, up to one percent (1%) of any class of publicly traded securities of any entity that is a Competing Business. For the purposes of this Section 6(c), publicly traded securities shall mean securities that are traded on a national securities exchange, and Business shall mean the acquisition, ownership, development, improvement, operation, management, leasing or sale of community centers, grocery-anchored centers, strip centers and/or power centers (each within the meaning of the International Council of Shopping Centers U.S. Shopping-Center Classification and Characteristics table or similar reputable real estate glossary or glossaries determined by the Compensation Committee in good faith).
(d) Employee and Independent Contractor Nonsolicitation and Noninterference . During the Term and for 3 years following the termination of Executives employment for any reason or no reason by either the Company or Executive, Executive will not, directly or indirectly (i) recruit, hire, retain or attempt to recruit, hire or retain, any then-current employee or independent contractor of the Company or any former employee who was employed by the Company within the prior six (6) months, for employment or engagement with an entity other than the Company, or (ii) entice or attempt to persuade the Companys then-current employee or independent contractor to leave employment or engagement with the Company; provided, that it shall not be a violation of this Section 6(d) if following Executives employment with the Company, Executive is employed by another entity who hires a non-executive employee without Executives input, assistance or knowledge.
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(e) Nondisparagement . Executive shall not make, and the Company shall instruct each member of the Board and each executive officer of the Company not to make, or cause to be made, during the Term and at all times thereafter, any statement or communicate any information (whether oral or written) that disparages the Company or Executive, respectively, including, with respect to Executives obligations, the Companys subsidiaries or parent companies or any of their respective officers, directors, board members, investors, shareholders, agents or employees. Nothing set forth in this Section 6(e) shall be interpreted to prohibit Executive, the Board or any executive officer of the Company from making truthful statements (i) when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding, to the extent legally required, to any inquiry by any government organization, or (ii) in direct rebuttal to a statement made in violation of this Section 6(e).
(f) Reasonableness . Executive acknowledges that the provisions contained in this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Companys interests in its good will, business relationships, and confidential information and that the Company will suffer substantial harm if Executive engages in any of the prohibited activities. Executive warrants that no provision of this Section 6 will work to prevent Executive from earning a living.
(g) Enforcement . It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement be construed independently of one another to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Each restriction contained in this Section 6 is intended to be severable, and the unenforceability of any such provision shall not affect the enforceability of any other provision of Section 6. The Company shall be entitled to all rights and remedies as set forth in this Section 6 until the expiration of the covenants contained herein in accordance with their terms. The parties agree and acknowledge that damages will be difficult, if not impossible, to calculate in the event of a breach, or threatened breach, of any of the provisions of this Section 6 and, in any event, damages will be an insufficient remedy in the event of such breach. Accordingly, the parties agree that the Company shall, in addition to all other remedies, be entitled to injunctive relief in the event of any breach of the provisions of this Section 6.
7. Parachute Payment Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (or any other agreement entered into by and between Executive and the Company or any incentive arrangement or plan offered by the Company), in the event that any amount or benefit paid or distributed to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, taken together with any amounts or benefits otherwise paid to Executive by the Company (collectively, the Covered Payments ), would constitute an excess parachute payment as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), and would thereby subject Executive to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (an Excise Tax ), the provisions of this Section 7 shall apply. If the aggregate present value (as determined for purposes of Section 280G of the Code) of the Covered Payments exceeds the amount which can be paid to Executive without Executive incurring an Excise Tax, then, solely to the extent that Executive would be better off on an after tax basis by receiving the maximum amount which may be paid hereunder without Executive becoming subject to the Excise Tax, the amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement (or any other agreement by and between Executive and the Company or pursuant to any incentive arrangement or plan offered by the Company) shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the maximum amount which may be paid hereunder
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without Executive becoming subject to the Excise Tax (such reduced payments to be referred to as the Payment Cap ). The determination of whether Covered Payments would result in the application of the Excise Tax, and the amount of reduction that is necessary so that no such Excise Tax would be applied, shall be made, at the Companys expense, by the independent accounting firm employed by the Company immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control. In the event Executive receives reduced payments and benefits as a result of application of this Section 7, Executive shall have the right to designate which of the payments and benefits otherwise set forth herein (or any other agreement between the Company and Executive or any incentive arrangement or plan offered by the Company) shall be received in connection with the application of the Payment Cap, subject to the following sentence. Reduction shall first be made from payments and benefits which are determined not to be nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and then shall be made (to the extent necessary) out of payments and benefits that are subject to Section 409A of the Code and that are due at the latest future date.
8. Recoupment . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Executive acknowledges that Executive will be subject to recoupment policies adopted by the Company, including any policy adopted pursuant to the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other law or the listing requirements of any national securities exchange on which the Shares of the Company may be listed.
9. Tax Withholding . Executive shall be liable for all income taxes incurred with respect to all benefits provided under this Agreement. All payments required to be made to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to withholding of amounts relating to income tax, excise tax, employment tax and other payroll taxes to the extent the Company determines is required to be withheld pursuant to applicable law or regulation.
10. Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code . It is the intent of the parties that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered consistent with such intent. With respect to expenses eligible for reimbursement under the terms of this Agreement: (i) the amount of such expenses eligible for reimbursement in any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in another taxable year; and (ii) any reimbursements of such expenses shall be made no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the related expenses were incurred, except, in each case, to the extent that the right to reimbursement does not provide for a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, Executives right to reimbursement (or in-kind benefits) cannot be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit or payment. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, Executive shall not be considered to have terminated employment for purposes of this Agreement and no payments shall be due to Executive under this Agreement that are payable upon Executives termination of employment until Executive would be considered to have incurred a separation from service from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, for purposes of this Agreement, each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided to Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be construed as a separate identified
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payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and any payments described herein that are due within the short term deferral period as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if Executive is a specified employee, as defined in Section 409A of the Code, as of the date of Executives separation from service, then to the extent any amount payable under this Agreement (i) constitutes the payment of nonqualified deferred compensation, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (ii) is payable upon Executives separation from service and (iii) under the terms of this Agreement would be payable prior to the six-month anniversary of Executives separation from service, such payment shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of (A) the six-month anniversary of the separation from service or (B) the date of Executives death.
11. Definitions . For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:
(a) Affiliate means any domestic or foreign individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or governmental entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.
(b) Cause means any of the following:
(i) the willful fraud or material dishonesty of Executive in connection with the performance of Executives duties to the Company;
(ii) the deliberate or intentional failure by Executive to substantially perform Executives duties to the Company (other than Executives failure resulting from Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after Executives issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason) after a written notice is delivered to Executive by the Company, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes Executive has not substantially performed Executives duties;
(iii) willful misconduct by Executive that is materially detrimental to the reputation, goodwill or business operations of the Company or any Affiliate;
(iv) willful disclosure of the Companys Confidential Information or trade secrets;
(v) a breach of Section 6(a), (b), (c) or (d) or Section 18 of this Agreement; or
(vi) the conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a charge of commission of, a felony or crime of moral turpitude by Executive.
For purposes of this Section, no act or failure to act will be considered willful, unless it is done or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executives action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company will be presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.
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(c) Change in Control means the first to occur of any of the events set forth in the following paragraphs; provided, however, that a Qualified Event shall not constitute a Change in Control:
(i) any person, as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company or an Affiliate or a Company employee benefit plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;
(ii) a merger, reverse merger or other business combination or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation other than an Affiliate, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, reverse merger, business combination or consolidation;
(iii) a majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12)-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election;
(iv) a sale or disposition (other than to an Affiliate) of all or substantially all of the Companys assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions; or
(v) the shareholders of the Company or the Board adopts a plan of liquidation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to an amount that provides for a the deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, then, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A of the Code, the transaction or event described in subsection (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above shall only constitute a Change in Control if such transaction also constitutes a change in control event (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code).
(d) Disabled has the same meaning as provided in the long-term disability plan or policy maintained by the Company. If no such disability plan or policy is maintained by the Company, Disabled means Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment, which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months. If Executive disputes the Companys determination of Disability, Executive (or Executives designated physician) and the Company (or its designated physician) shall jointly appoint a third party physician to examine Executive and determine whether Executive is Disabled.
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(e) Good Reason means, without Executives written consent, (i) a material diminution of Executives annual Base Salary, target Annual Bonus, target annual equity-based compensation opportunity, or other annual incentive compensation opportunities, in each case, as in effect on the Effective Date and as may be increased from time to time; (ii) a material reduction in Executives authority, duties or responsibilities; (iii) Executive being required to relocate Executives principal place of employment with the Company more than fifty (50) miles from Executives principal place of employment as of the Effective Date, it being understood that Executive may be required to travel frequently in connection with Executives position as set forth herein and that prolonged periods away from Executives principal residence shall not constitute Good Reason; or (iv) failure of any successor to the Company following a Change in Control to assume this Agreement and the obligations hereunder. A termination of employment by Executive shall not be deemed to be for Good Reason unless (A) Executive gives the Company written notice describing the event or events which are the basis for such termination within sixty (60) calendar days after the event or events occur, (B) such grounds for termination (if susceptible to correction) are not corrected by the Company within thirty (30) calendar days of the Companys receipt of such notice ( Correction Period ), and (C) Executive terminates Executives employment no later than thirty (30) calendar days following the Correction Period.
(f) Qualified Event means any of the following: (i) a straight listing of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or on any other nationally recognized stock exchange; (ii) an underwritten public offering of the Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, which the Shares are approved for listing or quotation on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or on any other nationally recognized stock exchange; or (iii) a reverse merger of the Company into an existing publicly held company or its acquisition subsidiary, resulting in the Shares first becoming listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or on any other nationally recognized stock exchange.
(g) Retail Business means the retail business segment of the Company as defined in the Companys public filings.
(h) Sale of the Retail Business means a sale or disposition (other than to an Affiliate) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Retail Business in any single transaction or series of related transactions.
(i) Shares means shares of the common stock of the Company and any successor security or interest.
12. Indemnification and Insurance . From the Effective Date through at least the sixth anniversary of Executives termination of employment from the Company, Executive shall be entitled to indemnification by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the Companys Charter, bylaws, or equivalent organizational documents on the date hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any amounts under any such
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indemnification policy except upon receipt of an unsecured undertaking by Executive to repay any such amounts as are ultimately determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that Executive is not entitled to indemnification by the Company. Executive also will be covered under a directors and officers insurance policy maintained by the Company on terms no less favorable than those provided to any other officer or director. In the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Company will purchase a tail insurance policy with the same scope, limits, and exclusions as the directors and officers insurance policy in effect before such sale, except that such tail policy shall be non-cancellable, with a six-year term, no deductibles, and subject to non-imputation, and the Company will escrow an amount sufficient to cover any retention amounts that may be known, as well as the amount for claims and circumstances known to the Company before such sale. The Companys obligations under this Section will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and any termination of Executives employment with the Company for any reason, subject to the terms of the applicable policy as may be in effect at the Company.
13. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement and all rights hereunder are personal to Executive and shall not be assignable by Executive; provided, however, that any amounts that shall have become payable under this Agreement prior to Executives death shall inure to the benefit of Executives heirs or other legal representatives, as the case may be. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Companys successors, including any entity that succeeds to the business and interests of the Company whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the Companys assets and business. In the event that Executive dies, any monies that are due and owing to Executive under this Agreement as of the date of Executives death shall be paid to Executives surviving spouse, if any, or to Executives estate.
14. Blue-Penciling; Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined to be partially or wholly invalid, illegal, unenforceable, or unreasonable or excessive as to duration, geographic scope, or activity, then such provision shall be modified or restricted to the extent necessary to make such provision valid, binding and enforceable. Any provision that is modified shall be construed by limiting and reducing it to the maximum time, geographic or scope limitations, as the case may be, so as to be reasonable and enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law. If such provision cannot be modified or restricted, then such provision shall be deemed to be excised from this Agreement, provided that the binding effect and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired in any manner.
15. Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended orally; it may only be amended in a writing signed by Executive and a duly authorized representative of the Company.
16. Notices . Any notices to be given under this Agreement may be made by personal delivery, e-mail, or recognized overnight courier. Notice by personal delivery or courier will be deemed made on the date of actual receipt.
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Notice to the Company shall be addressed to:
Scott Wilton
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, InvenTrust Properties Corp.
2809 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
With a copy to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
355 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attention: David Taub
Notice to Executive shall be addressed to Executive at the home address most recently provided to the Company.
17. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and enforceable in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland as applicable to contracts executed and performed within such state, without regard to the application of any choice-of-law rules that would result in the application of another states laws.
18. Arbitration .
(a) The Company and Executive mutually consent to the resolution by final and binding arbitration of any and all disputes, controversies or claims related in any way to Executives relationship with the Company and its parents and affiliates, including, but not limited to, any dispute, controversy or claim of alleged discrimination, harassment or retaliation (including, but not limited to, claims based on race, sex, sexual preference, religion, national origin, age, marital or family status, medical condition, handicap or disability); any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement; and any dispute as to the arbitrability of a matter under this Agreement (collectively, Claims ); provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall require arbitration of any Claims which, by law, cannot be the subject of a compulsory arbitration agreement.
(b) All Claims shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration administered by JAMS under its Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures then in effect (the JAMS Rules ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and Executive shall have the right to (i) seek a restraining order or other injunctive or equitable relief or order in aid of arbitration or to compel arbitration, from a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) interim injunctive or equitable relief from the arbitrator pursuant to the JAMS Rules, in each case to prevent any violation of this Agreement. The Company and Executive must notify the other party in writing of a request to arbitrate any Claims within the same statute of limitations period applicable to such Claims.
(c) Any arbitration proceeding brought under this Agreement shall be conducted before one arbitrator in DuPage County, Illinois, or such other location to which the parties mutually agree. The arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the JAMS Rules,
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provided that the arbitrator shall be an attorney with significant experience in employment matters. Each party to any dispute shall pay its own expenses, including attorneys fees; provided, however, that the Company shall pay all costs and fees that Executive would not otherwise have been subject to paying if the claim had been resolved in a court of law and, to the extent required by applicable law for this arbitration provision to be enforceable, the Company shall reimburse Executive for any reasonable travel expenses incurred by Executive in connection with Executives travel to Illinois for any arbitration proceedings. The arbitrator will be empowered to award either party any remedy at law or in equity that the party would otherwise have been entitled to had the matter been litigated in court, including, but not limited to, general, special and punitive damages, injunctive relief, costs and attorney fees; provided, however, that the authority to award any remedy is subject to whatever limitations, if any, exist in the applicable law on such remedies. The arbitrator shall issue a decision or award in writing stating the essential findings of fact and conclusions of law, and the arbitrators shall be required to follow the laws of the State of Maryland consistent with Section 17 of this Agreement.
(d) Any judgment on or enforcement of any award, including an award providing for interim or permanent injunctive relief, rendered by the arbitrator may be entered, enforced or appealed in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any arbitration proceedings, decision or award rendered hereunder, and the validity, effect and interpretation of this arbitration provision, shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.
(e) It is part of the essence of this Agreement that any Claims hereunder shall be resolved expeditiously and as confidentially as possible. Accordingly, the Company and Executive agree that all proceedings in any arbitration shall be conducted under seal and kept strictly confidential. In that regard, no party shall use, disclose or permit the disclosure of any information, evidence or documents produced by any other party in the arbitration proceedings or about the existence, contents or results of the proceedings except as necessary and appropriate for the preparation and conduct of the arbitration proceedings, or as may be required by any legal process, or as required in an action in aid of arbitration or for enforcement of or appeal from an arbitral award. Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence, the party intending to make such disclosure shall give the other party reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure and afford such other party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests.
19. Captions and Headings . Captions and paragraph headings are for convenience only, are not a part of this Agreement, and shall not be used to construe any provision of this Agreement.
20. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but both of which when taken together shall constitute one Agreement. Signatures may be exchanged by facsimile or email.
21. Survival . The respective obligations of, and benefits accorded to, the Company and Executive as provided in Section 2(b), 3(e), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 18 of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executives obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement shall survive the cessation of Executives employment with the Company for whatever reason.
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22. Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Company (or any of its affiliates) and Executive with respect to its subject matter, and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, representations, proposals, agreements and understandings of every kind and nature between the Company (or any of its affiliates) and Executive, including the Prior Agreement. Executive and the Company represent that, in executing this Agreement, each party has not relied upon any representation or statement made by the other party, other than those set forth herein, with regard to the subject matter, basis or effect of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.
InvenTrust Properties Corp. |
Executive | |||||
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/s/ Thomas P. McGuinness | /s/ Jack Potts | ||||
By: | Thomas P. McGuinness | Jack Potts | ||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.3
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement (this Agreement ), dated as of June 19, 2015 (the Effective Date ), is entered into by and among InvenTrust Properties Corp. (formerly Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc.) (the Company ) and Michael Podboy ( Executive ). This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Prior Agreement (as defined below) effective as of the Effective Date.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS , the Company and Executive previously entered into that certain Executive Employment Agreement, dated July 1, 2014 (the Prior Agreement ); and
WHEREAS , the Company and Executive wish to amend and restate the Prior Agreement to provide for the continued employment of Executive as the Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer of the Company on the terms and conditions set forth herein, effective as of the Effective Date.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the covenants herein contained and the employment of Executive and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Position . The Company will employ Executive as its Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer. The principal location of Executives employment shall be at the Companys principal executive office located in Oak Brook, Illinois, although Executive understands and agrees that Executive will be required to travel from time to time for business reasons. Executive agrees to devote Executives full working time and attention to the Company and to act at all times in the best interests of the Company. Executive will have such duties, responsibilities and authority as are consistent with Executives position. Executive shall report to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Executive agrees to perform Executives duties and responsibilities to the Company faithfully, competently, diligently and to the best of Executives ability, and subject to, and in accordance with, all of the policies, rules and regulations from time to time applicable to employees of the Company. Executive further agrees to execute any additional documents as the Company may from time to time reasonably request Executive and other similarly situated executives to sign regarding such policies, rules and regulations of the Company, provided that any such additional documents shall not be inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. However, Executive may devote reasonable time to supervision of Executives personal investments, charitable activities, speaking or teaching engagements, and membership on other boards of directors, provided that such activities do not interfere or conflict in any material way with Executives duties and responsibilities or the business of the Company, and provided further that, Executive may not serve on the board of directors of any for-profit company without the Boards written consent. The time involved in such activities shall not be treated as vacation time. Executive shall be entitled to keep any amounts paid to Executive in connection with such activities ( e.g., director fees and honoraria).
2. Compensation and Benefits .
(a) Base Salary . During the Term (as defined in Section 3 below), the Company will pay to Executive a base salary at a rate of $395,000 per annum, which may be reviewed and increased (but not decreased) from time to time in the normal course of business (such annual salary, as in effect from time to time, to be referred to herein as Base Salary ). Executives Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the Companys normal payroll practices.
(b) Annual Performance Bonus . For the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 and during each subsequent twelve (12)-month period while Executive remains employed with the Company (each, a Performance Period ), Executive will be eligible to receive an annual performance bonus award payable in cash in an amount determined by the Compensation Committee (the Compensation Committee ) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board ) based upon the achievement of performance criteria established and approved by the Compensation Committee with respect to such twelve (12)-month period (the Annual Bonus ). The bonus program to be established by the Compensation Committee or the Board will include threshold, target and maximum levels. Executive will be eligible to receive an annual target bonus no less than eighty percent (80%) of Executives Base Salary ( Target Bonus ) with threshold and maximum bonus levels to be determined on an annual basis by the Compensation Committee in good faith, with the actual bonus that becomes payable to be based on the actual achievement of the applicable performance criteria as determined by the Compensation Committee. In the event of a Change in Control or a Qualified Event during a Performance Period, Executive will be eligible to receive an Annual Bonus equal to the target Annual Bonus for the year in which such Change in Control or Qualified Event occurs, pro-rated for the portion of the Performance Period that elapsed prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control or Qualified Event. Any Annual Bonus shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than March 15, following the end of the applicable fiscal year.
(c) Employee Benefits . Executive is also eligible for the benefit plans and employment policies offered by the Company to other senior level executives under the same terms and conditions offered to senior level executives, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions, and overall administration of such benefit plans. During the Term, Executive will accrue vacation with pay at an annual accrual rate consistent with the Companys policy in effect from time to time.
(d) Reservation of Rights . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may change, amend, or discontinue any employee benefit plans and policies at any time in its sole discretion.
(e) Business Expenses . The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive on Company business, pursuant to the Companys standard expense reimbursement policy as in effect from time to time.
3. Term; Termination of Employment . The term of this Agreement (the Term ) begins on the Effective Date and will end, along with Executives employment with the Company, on the earliest to occur of the following events.
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(a) Notice by Executive . Executive can terminate Executives employment and the Term with Good Reason in accordance with the notice requirement under the definition of Good Reason under Section 11(e) of this Agreement or without Good Reason by providing sixty (60) calendar days advance written notice to the Company of such intent, with the last day of Executives employment being the end of such 60-day notice period. The Company can elect, in its sole discretion, to have Executive continue to provide services to the Company during some, all or none of such notice period and can elect, in its sole discretion, whether such services will be performed on or off Company premises.
(b) Notice by the Company without Cause . The Company can terminate Executives employment and the Term without Cause by providing sixty (60) calendar days advance written notice to Executive of such intent, with the last day of Executives employment being the end of such 60-day notice period. At the Companys option, it may place Executive on a paid leave of absence for all or part of such notice period.
(c) Termination For Cause . The Company can terminate Executives employment and the Term immediately upon notice to Executive if such termination of employment is for Cause.
(d) Other Reasons . Executives employment and the Term will be terminated upon Executives death or Executive becoming Disabled.
(e) Certain Payments . Upon Executives termination of employment for any reason, the Company will pay to Executive (a) Executives earned but unpaid Base Salary through the effective date of the termination and (b) any other amounts due to Executive from the Company or any of its Affiliates thereof as of the effective date of the termination, such as approved, unreimbursed business expenses and accrued and unused vacation. Executives participation in and payouts under employee benefit plans of the Company will be governed by the terms of those plans then in effect.
4. Severance .
(a) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason other than within 24 months Following a Change in Control . If Executives employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, and such termination is not on the date of, or during the twenty-four (24)-month period following, a Change in Control or a Sale of the Retail Business, or if Executive resigns for Good Reason, and such termination is not on the date of, or during the twenty-four (24)-month period following, a Change in Control, then, subject to Section 5 and Section 8, Executive will receive a payment in an amount equal to one and a half (1.5) times the sum of (i) Executives Base Salary and (ii) Executives Target Bonus for the year in which termination occurs. Such amounts will be payable over a period of twelve (12) months in equal installments in accordance with the Companys normal payroll practices, commencing within sixty (60) calendar days following Executives separation from service.
(b) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason Following a Change in Control . If Executives employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, and such termination is on the date of, or during the twenty-four- (24-) month period following, a Change in Control or a Sale of the Retail Business, or if Executive resigns for
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Good Reason, and such termination is one the date of, or during the twenty-four- (24-) month period following, a Change in Control, then, subject to Section 5 and Section 8, Executive will receive a lump sum payment equal to two and a half (2.5) times the sum of (i) Executives Base Salary and (ii) Executives Target Bonus for the year in which termination occurs. Such lump sum amounts will be payable within sixty (60) calendar days following Executives separation from service.
(c) Benefit Continuation . If Executive is entitled to severance payments under either Section 4(a) or 4(b) hereof, the Company shall, at the Companys expense, for the period ending on the earliest of (A) 18 months following the termination of Executives employment with the Company, or (B) the date Executive becomes eligible to be covered under any other group health plan (as an employee or otherwise) that does not contain any exclusion or limitation with respect to any preexisting condition which would actually limit Executives coverage under such plan (the Benefit Continuation Period ), provide medical insurance benefit coverage in coordination with the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ( COBRA ) by paying directly or reimbursing Executive for the applicable coverage premiums, provided that (i) Executive completes and timely files all necessary COBRA election documentation, which will be sent to Executive after the last day of employment and (ii) Executive continues to make all required premium payments required by COBRA. In the event such premium payments or reimbursements by the Company, by reason of change in the applicable law, may, in the reasonable view of the Company, result in tax or other penalties on the Company, this provision shall terminate and Executive and the Company shall, in good faith, negotiate for a substitute provision that would not result in such tax or other penalties.
(d) Except as provided in Sections 4(c) and 8, the Companys obligation to make payments and provide benefits under this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment.
5. Conditions to Receiving Severance . The receipt of any severance or other benefits pursuant to Section 4 will be subject to Executive signing, returning to the Company and not revoking, a general release agreement, in a form of agreement generally used by the Company for such purposes, releasing the Company and its Affiliates from any and all claims Executive may have arising out of Executives employment, or termination thereof (the Release Agreement ) and such Release Agreement becoming effective no later than fifty-five (55) calendar days following Executives termination of employment; provided, however, that in the event such fifty-five (55) calendar day period straddles two taxable years, the payments described in Section 4 shall not commence until the later of the two taxable years; and provided further that the general release agreement and any accompanying separation agreement shall have no greater obligations or more limiting post-employment restrictions than are expressly set forth in this Agreement.
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6. Executive Covenants . Executive acknowledges that the covenants contained in Section 6 of this Agreement survive the termination of the Term and that the consideration noted in Section 2, as well as Executives employment, is sufficient compensation for such covenants. For purposes of this Section 6, Company means the Company and its subsidiaries, parent companies and affiliated companies.
(a) Nondisclosure of Confidential Information . Confidential Information means data and information relating to the business of the Company, which is disclosed to or created by Executive, or of which Executive becomes aware as a consequence of Executives relationship with the Company, that has value to the Company and is not generally known to competitors of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, business development, marketing and sales programs, customer, potential customer and supplier/vendor information, customer lists, employee information, marketing strategies, Company financial results, information related to mergers and acquisitions, pricing information, personnel information, financial data, regulatory approval strategies, investigative records, research, marketing strategy, testing methodologies and results, computer programs, programs and protocols, and related items used by the Company in its business, whether contained in written form, computerized records, models, prototypes or any other format, and any and all information obtained in writing, orally or visually during visits to offices of the Company. Confidential Information shall not include any information that (A) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure, (B) has been independently developed and disclosed by others without violating this Agreement, or (C) otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means. Executive acknowledges that Executive will continue to receive and develop Confidential Information of the Company as a necessary part of Executives job. Executive agrees that while employed by the Company, Executive will continue to benefit and add to the Company goodwill with its clients and in the marketplace generally. Executive further agrees that the loss of such clients will cause the Company significant and irreparable harm and that the restrictions on Executives use of such Confidential Information are reasonable and necessary to protect the Companys legitimate business interests in its Confidential Information. Accordingly, Executive will not at any time during Executives employment by the Company, and for so long thereafter as the pertinent information or documentation constitutes Confidential Information as defined above, use or disclose to others any Confidential Information, except as specifically authorized in a signed writing by the Company or in the performance of work assigned to Executive by the Company. The covenants made by Executive herein are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any and all other rights to which the Company is entitled under federal and state law, including, but not limited to, rights provided under copyright and trade secret laws, and laws concerning fiduciary duties. Executive hereby agrees not to disclose, copy, or remove from the premises of the Company any documents, records, tapes or other media or format that contain or may contain Confidential Information, except as required by the nature of Executives duties for the Company. Nothing set forth in this Section 6(a) shall be interpreted to prohibit Executive from making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding, to the extent legally required, to any inquiry by any government organization; provided that, if Executive is required by law or a court or administrative order to disclose any such Confidential Information, Executive shall promptly notify the Company of such requirement and provide the Company with a copy of any court or administrative order or of any law which in Executives opinion requires such disclosure and, if the Company so elects, permit the Company an adequate opportunity, at its own expense, to contest such law or court order.
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(b) Return of Company Property . Promptly following the end of the Term, or at any time at the request of the Company, Executive will return to the Company all Confidential Information, physical property of the Company and any information relating to the clients or customers of the Company that Executive may possess or have under Executives control, together with all copies thereof, including but not limited to company hardware, records, memoranda, notes, plans, reports, computer tapes, software and other documents and data containing confidential information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may retain Executives rolodex and similar electronic phone directories (collectively, the Rolodex) to the extent the Rolodex does not contain information other than name, address, telephone number and similar information, provided that, at the request of the Company, Executive shall provide the Company with a copy of the Rolodex
(c) Noncompetition . Except on behalf of the Company, Executive acknowledges and agrees that during the Term and for twelve (12) months following the termination of Executives employment for any reason or no reason, Executive will not directly or indirectly engage in or associate with (including, without limitation, engagement or association as a sole proprietor, owner, employer, director, partner, principal, investor, joint venturer, shareholder, associate, employee, member, consultant, contractor or otherwise), any person or entity that (i) owns properties having an aggregate appraised value of at least $500 million and (ii) is directly or indirectly actively engaged in the Business (each, a Competing Business ), provided that Executive may own or manage, or participate in the ownership or management of, any entity that Executive owned or managed, or participated in the ownership or management of, prior to the Effective Date, which ownership, management or participation has been disclosed in writing to the Company on or prior to the Effective Date; and provided, further, that Executive may own, directly or indirectly, up to one percent (1%) of any class of publicly traded securities of any entity that is a Competing Business. For the purposes of this Section 6(c), publicly traded securities shall mean securities that are traded on a national securities exchange, and Business shall mean the acquisition, ownership, development, improvement, operation, management, leasing or sale of community centers, grocery-anchored centers, strip centers and/or power centers (each within the meaning of the International Council of Shopping Centers U.S. Shopping-Center Classification and Characteristics table or similar reputable real estate glossary or glossaries determined by the Compensation Committee in good faith).
(d) Employee and Independent Contractor Nonsolicitation and Noninterference . During the Term and for 3 years following the termination of Executives employment for any reason or no reason by either the Company or Executive, Executive will not, directly or indirectly (i) recruit, hire, retain or attempt to recruit, hire or retain, any then-current employee or independent contractor of the Company or any former employee who was employed by the Company within the prior six (6) months, for employment or engagement with an entity other than the Company, or (ii) entice or attempt to persuade the Companys then-current employee or independent contractor to leave employment or engagement with the Company; provided, that it shall not be a violation of this Section 6(d) if following Executives employment with the Company, Executive is employed by another entity who hires a non-executive employee without Executives input, assistance or knowledge.
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(e) Nondisparagement . Executive shall not make, and the Company shall instruct each member of the Board and each executive officer of the Company not to make, or cause to be made, during the Term and at all times thereafter, any statement or communicate any information (whether oral or written) that disparages the Company or Executive, respectively, including, with respect to Executives obligations, the Companys subsidiaries or parent companies or any of their respective officers, directors, board members, investors, shareholders, agents or employees. Nothing set forth in this Section 6(e) shall be interpreted to prohibit Executive, the Board or any executive officer of the Company from making truthful statements (i) when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding, to the extent legally required, to any inquiry by any government organization, or (ii) in direct rebuttal to a statement made in violation of this Section 6(e).
(f) Reasonableness . Executive acknowledges that the provisions contained in this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Companys interests in its good will, business relationships, and confidential information and that the Company will suffer substantial harm if Executive engages in any of the prohibited activities. Executive warrants that no provision of this Section 6 will work to prevent Executive from earning a living.
(g) Enforcement . It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement be construed independently of one another to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Each restriction contained in this Section 6 is intended to be severable, and the unenforceability of any such provision shall not affect the enforceability of any other provision of Section 6. The Company shall be entitled to all rights and remedies as set forth in this Section 6 until the expiration of the covenants contained herein in accordance with their terms. The parties agree and acknowledge that damages will be difficult, if not impossible, to calculate in the event of a breach, or threatened breach, of any of the provisions of this Section 6 and, in any event, damages will be an insufficient remedy in the event of such breach. Accordingly, the parties agree that the Company shall, in addition to all other remedies, be entitled to injunctive relief in the event of any breach of the provisions of this Section 6.
7. Parachute Payment Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (or any other agreement entered into by and between Executive and the Company or any incentive arrangement or plan offered by the Company), in the event that any amount or benefit paid or distributed to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, taken together with any amounts or benefits otherwise paid to Executive by the Company (collectively, the Covered Payments ), would constitute an excess parachute payment as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), and would thereby subject Executive to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (an Excise Tax ), the provisions of this Section 7 shall apply. If the aggregate present value (as determined for purposes of Section 280G of the Code) of the Covered Payments exceeds the amount which can be paid to Executive without Executive incurring an Excise Tax, then, solely to the extent that Executive would be better off on an after tax basis by receiving the maximum amount which may be paid hereunder without Executive becoming subject to the Excise Tax, the amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement (or any other agreement by and between Executive and the Company or pursuant to any incentive arrangement or plan offered by the Company) shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the maximum amount which may be paid hereunder
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without Executive becoming subject to the Excise Tax (such reduced payments to be referred to as the Payment Cap ). The determination of whether Covered Payments would result in the application of the Excise Tax, and the amount of reduction that is necessary so that no such Excise Tax would be applied, shall be made, at the Companys expense, by the independent accounting firm employed by the Company immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control. In the event Executive receives reduced payments and benefits as a result of application of this Section 7, Executive shall have the right to designate which of the payments and benefits otherwise set forth herein (or any other agreement between the Company and Executive or any incentive arrangement or plan offered by the Company) shall be received in connection with the application of the Payment Cap, subject to the following sentence. Reduction shall first be made from payments and benefits which are determined not to be nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and then shall be made (to the extent necessary) out of payments and benefits that are subject to Section 409A of the Code and that are due at the latest future date.
8. Recoupment . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Executive acknowledges that Executive will be subject to recoupment policies adopted by the Company, including any policy adopted pursuant to the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other law or the listing requirements of any national securities exchange on which the Shares of the Company may be listed.
9. Tax Withholding . Executive shall be liable for all income taxes incurred with respect to all benefits provided under this Agreement. All payments required to be made to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to withholding of amounts relating to income tax, excise tax, employment tax and other payroll taxes to the extent the Company determines is required to be withheld pursuant to applicable law or regulation.
10. Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code . It is the intent of the parties that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered consistent with such intent. With respect to expenses eligible for reimbursement under the terms of this Agreement: (i) the amount of such expenses eligible for reimbursement in any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in another taxable year; and (ii) any reimbursements of such expenses shall be made no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the related expenses were incurred, except, in each case, to the extent that the right to reimbursement does not provide for a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, Executives right to reimbursement (or in-kind benefits) cannot be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit or payment. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, Executive shall not be considered to have terminated employment for purposes of this Agreement and no payments shall be due to Executive under this Agreement that are payable upon Executives termination of employment until Executive would be considered to have incurred a separation from service from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, for purposes of this Agreement, each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided to Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be construed as a separate identified
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payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and any payments described herein that are due within the short term deferral period as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if Executive is a specified employee, as defined in Section 409A of the Code, as of the date of Executives separation from service, then to the extent any amount payable under this Agreement (i) constitutes the payment of nonqualified deferred compensation, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (ii) is payable upon Executives separation from service and (iii) under the terms of this Agreement would be payable prior to the six-month anniversary of Executives separation from service, such payment shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of (A) the six-month anniversary of the separation from service or (B) the date of Executives death.
11. Definitions . For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:
(a) Affiliate means any domestic or foreign individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or governmental entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.
(b) Cause means any of the following:
(i) the willful fraud or material dishonesty of Executive in connection with the performance of Executives duties to the Company;
(ii) the deliberate or intentional failure by Executive to substantially perform Executives duties to the Company (other than Executives failure resulting from Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after Executives issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason) after a written notice is delivered to Executive by the Company, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes Executive has not substantially performed Executives duties;
(iii) willful misconduct by Executive that is materially detrimental to the reputation, goodwill or business operations of the Company or any Affiliate;
(iv) willful disclosure of the Companys Confidential Information or trade secrets;
(v) a breach of Section 6(a), (b), (c) or (d) or Section 18 of this Agreement; or
(vi) the conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a charge of commission of, a felony or crime of moral turpitude by Executive.
For purposes of this Section, no act or failure to act will be considered willful, unless it is done or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executives action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company will be presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.
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(c) Change in Control means the first to occur of any of the events set forth in the following paragraphs; provided, however, that a Qualified Event shall not constitute a Change in Control:
(i) any person, as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company or an Affiliate or a Company employee benefit plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;
(ii) a merger, reverse merger or other business combination or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation other than an Affiliate, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, reverse merger, business combination or consolidation;
(iii) a majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12)-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election;
(iv) a sale or disposition (other than to an Affiliate) of all or substantially all of the Companys assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions; or
(v) the shareholders of the Company or the Board adopts a plan of liquidation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to an amount that provides for a the deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, then, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A of the Code, the transaction or event described in subsection (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above shall only constitute a Change in Control if such transaction also constitutes a change in control event (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code).
(d) Disabled has the same meaning as provided in the long-term disability plan or policy maintained by the Company. If no such disability plan or policy is maintained by the Company, Disabled means Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment, which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months. If Executive disputes the Companys determination of Disability, Executive (or Executives designated physician) and the Company (or its designated physician) shall jointly appoint a third party physician to examine Executive and determine whether Executive is Disabled.
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(e) Good Reason means, without Executives written consent, (i) a material diminution of Executives annual Base Salary, target Annual Bonus, target annual equity-based compensation opportunity, or other annual incentive compensation opportunities, in each case, as in effect on the Effective Date and as may be increased from time to time; (ii) a material reduction in Executives authority, duties or responsibilities; (iii) Executive being required to relocate Executives principal place of employment with the Company more than fifty (50) miles from Executives principal place of employment as of the Effective Date, it being understood that Executive may be required to travel frequently in connection with Executives position as set forth herein and that prolonged periods away from Executives principal residence shall not constitute Good Reason; or (iv) failure of any successor to the Company following a Change in Control to assume this Agreement and the obligations hereunder. A termination of employment by Executive shall not be deemed to be for Good Reason unless (A) Executive gives the Company written notice describing the event or events which are the basis for such termination within sixty (60) calendar days after the event or events occur, (B) such grounds for termination (if susceptible to correction) are not corrected by the Company within thirty (30) calendar days of the Companys receipt of such notice ( Correction Period ), and (C) Executive terminates Executives employment no later than thirty (30) calendar days following the Correction Period.
(f) Qualified Event means any of the following: (i) a straight listing of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or on any other nationally recognized stock exchange; (ii) an underwritten public offering of the Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, which the Shares are approved for listing or quotation on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or on any other nationally recognized stock exchange; or (iii) a reverse merger of the Company into an existing publicly held company or its acquisition subsidiary, resulting in the Shares first becoming listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or on any other nationally recognized stock exchange.
(g) Retail Business means the retail business segment of the Company as defined in the Companys public filings.
(h) Sale of the Retail Business means a sale or disposition (other than to an Affiliate) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Retail Business in any single transaction or series of related transactions.
(i) Shares means shares of the common stock of the Company and any successor security or interest.
12. Indemnification and Insurance . From the Effective Date through at least the sixth anniversary of Executives termination of employment from the Company, Executive shall be entitled to indemnification by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the Companys Charter, bylaws, or equivalent organizational documents on the date hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any amounts under any such
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indemnification policy except upon receipt of an unsecured undertaking by Executive to repay any such amounts as are ultimately determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that Executive is not entitled to indemnification by the Company. Executive also will be covered under a directors and officers insurance policy maintained by the Company on terms no less favorable than those provided to any other officer or director. In the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Company will purchase a tail insurance policy with the same scope, limits, and exclusions as the directors and officers insurance policy in effect before such sale, except that such tail policy shall be non-cancellable, with a six-year term, no deductibles, and subject to non-imputation, and the Company will escrow an amount sufficient to cover any retention amounts that may be known, as well as the amount for claims and circumstances known to the Company before such sale. The Companys obligations under this Section will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and any termination of Executives employment with the Company for any reason, subject to the terms of the applicable policy as may be in effect at the Company.
13. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement and all rights hereunder are personal to Executive and shall not be assignable by Executive; provided, however, that any amounts that shall have become payable under this Agreement prior to Executives death shall inure to the benefit of Executives heirs or other legal representatives, as the case may be. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Companys successors, including any entity that succeeds to the business and interests of the Company whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the Companys assets and business. In the event that Executive dies, any monies that are due and owing to Executive under this Agreement as of the date of Executives death shall be paid to Executives surviving spouse, if any, or to Executives estate.
14. Blue-Penciling; Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined to be partially or wholly invalid, illegal, unenforceable, or unreasonable or excessive as to duration, geographic scope, or activity, then such provision shall be modified or restricted to the extent necessary to make such provision valid, binding and enforceable. Any provision that is modified shall be construed by limiting and reducing it to the maximum time, geographic or scope limitations, as the case may be, so as to be reasonable and enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law. If such provision cannot be modified or restricted, then such provision shall be deemed to be excised from this Agreement, provided that the binding effect and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired in any manner.
15. Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended orally; it may only be amended in a writing signed by Executive and a duly authorized representative of the Company.
16. Notices . Any notices to be given under this Agreement may be made by personal delivery, e-mail, or recognized overnight courier. Notice by personal delivery or courier will be deemed made on the date of actual receipt.
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Notice to the Company shall be addressed to:
Scott Wilton
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, InvenTrust Properties Corp.
2809 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
With a copy to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
355 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attention: David Taub
Notice to Executive shall be addressed to Executive at the home address most recently provided to the Company.
17. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and enforceable in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland as applicable to contracts executed and performed within such state, without regard to the application of any choice-of-law rules that would result in the application of another states laws.
18. Arbitration .
(a) The Company and Executive mutually consent to the resolution by final and binding arbitration of any and all disputes, controversies or claims related in any way to Executives relationship with the Company and its parents and affiliates, including, but not limited to, any dispute, controversy or claim of alleged discrimination, harassment or retaliation (including, but not limited to, claims based on race, sex, sexual preference, religion, national origin, age, marital or family status, medical condition, handicap or disability); any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement; and any dispute as to the arbitrability of a matter under this Agreement (collectively, Claims ); provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall require arbitration of any Claims which, by law, cannot be the subject of a compulsory arbitration agreement.
(b) All Claims shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration administered by JAMS under its Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures then in effect (the JAMS Rules ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and Executive shall have the right to (i) seek a restraining order or other injunctive or equitable relief or order in aid of arbitration or to compel arbitration, from a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) interim injunctive or equitable relief from the arbitrator pursuant to the JAMS Rules, in each case to prevent any violation of this Agreement. The Company and Executive must notify the other party in writing of a request to arbitrate any Claims within the same statute of limitations period applicable to such Claims.
(c) Any arbitration proceeding brought under this Agreement shall be conducted before one arbitrator in DuPage County, Illinois, or such other location to which the parties mutually agree. The arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the JAMS Rules,
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provided that the arbitrator shall be an attorney with significant experience in employment matters. Each party to any dispute shall pay its own expenses, including attorneys fees; provided, however, that the Company shall pay all costs and fees that Executive would not otherwise have been subject to paying if the claim had been resolved in a court of law and, to the extent required by applicable law for this arbitration provision to be enforceable, the Company shall reimburse Executive for any reasonable travel expenses incurred by Executive in connection with Executives travel to Illinois for any arbitration proceedings. The arbitrator will be empowered to award either party any remedy at law or in equity that the party would otherwise have been entitled to had the matter been litigated in court, including, but not limited to, general, special and punitive damages, injunctive relief, costs and attorney fees; provided, however, that the authority to award any remedy is subject to whatever limitations, if any, exist in the applicable law on such remedies. The arbitrator shall issue a decision or award in writing stating the essential findings of fact and conclusions of law, and the arbitrators shall be required to follow the laws of the State of Maryland consistent with Section 17 of this Agreement.
(d) Any judgment on or enforcement of any award, including an award providing for interim or permanent injunctive relief, rendered by the arbitrator may be entered, enforced or appealed in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any arbitration proceedings, decision or award rendered hereunder, and the validity, effect and interpretation of this arbitration provision, shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.
(e) It is part of the essence of this Agreement that any Claims hereunder shall be resolved expeditiously and as confidentially as possible. Accordingly, the Company and Executive agree that all proceedings in any arbitration shall be conducted under seal and kept strictly confidential. In that regard, no party shall use, disclose or permit the disclosure of any information, evidence or documents produced by any other party in the arbitration proceedings or about the existence, contents or results of the proceedings except as necessary and appropriate for the preparation and conduct of the arbitration proceedings, or as may be required by any legal process, or as required in an action in aid of arbitration or for enforcement of or appeal from an arbitral award. Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence, the party intending to make such disclosure shall give the other party reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure and afford such other party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests.
19. Captions and Headings . Captions and paragraph headings are for convenience only, are not a part of this Agreement, and shall not be used to construe any provision of this Agreement.
20. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but both of which when taken together shall constitute one Agreement. Signatures may be exchanged by facsimile or email.
21. Survival . The respective obligations of, and benefits accorded to, the Company and Executive as provided in Section 2(b), 3(e), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 18 of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executives obligations under Section 6 of this Agreement shall survive the cessation of Executives employment with the Company for whatever reason.
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22. Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Company (or any of its affiliates) and Executive with respect to its subject matter, and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, representations, proposals, agreements and understandings of every kind and nature between the Company (or any of its affiliates) and Executive, including the Prior Agreement. Executive and the Company represent that, in executing this Agreement, each party has not relied upon any representation or statement made by the other party, other than those set forth herein, with regard to the subject matter, basis or effect of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.
InvenTrust Properties Corp. |
Executive | |||||
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/s/ Thomas P. McGuinness | /s/ Michael Podboy | ||||
By: | Thomas P. McGuinness | Michael Podboy | ||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.5
TIME-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this Agreement ), dated as of <GRANT_DT> (the Grant Date ), is made by and between InvenTrust Properties Corp., a Maryland corporation (the Company ), and <PARTC_NAME> (the Participant ).
WHEREAS , the Company maintains the InvenTrust Properties Corp. 2015 Incentive Award Plan (as amended from time to time, the Plan );
WHEREAS , the Company wishes to carry out the Plan (the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement);
WHEREAS , Section 9.4 of the Plan provides for the issuance of Restricted Stock Units ( RSUs );
WHEREAS , Section 9.2 of the Plan provides for the issuance of Dividend Equivalent awards; and
WHEREAS , the Administrator has determined that it would be to the advantage and in the best interest of the Company to issue the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents provided for herein to the Participant as an inducement to enter into or remain in the service of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and as an additional incentive during such service, and has advised the Company thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1. Issuance of Award of RSUs . Pursuant to the Plan, in consideration of the Participants agreement to provide services to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Company hereby issues to the Participant an award of <RSUS_GRANTED> RSUs. Each RSU that vests shall represent the right to receive payment, in accordance with this Agreement, of one share of the Companys common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common Stock ). Unless and until an RSU vests, the Participant will have no right to payment in respect of any such RSU. Prior to actual payment in respect of any vested RSU, such RSU will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company.
2. Dividend Equivalents . Each RSU granted hereunder is hereby granted in tandem with a corresponding Dividend Equivalent, which Dividend Equivalent shall remain outstanding from the Grant Date until the earlier of the payment or forfeiture of the RSU to which it corresponds. With respect to each dividend for which the record date occurs on or after the Grant Date and on or prior to the earlier to occur of the payment or forfeiture of the RSU underlying such Dividend Equivalent, each outstanding Dividend Equivalent shall entitle the Participant to receive payments equal to dividends paid, if any, on the Shares underlying the RSU to which such Dividend Equivalent relates, payable in the same form and amounts as dividends paid to each holder of a Share. Each such payment shall be made no later than sixty (60) days following the applicable dividend payment date. Dividend Equivalents shall not entitle the Participant to any payments relating to dividends for which the record date occurs after the earlier to occur of the payment or forfeiture of the RSU underlying such Dividend Equivalent. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Termination of Service for any reason, the Participant shall not be entitled to any Dividend Equivalent payments with respect to dividends declared but not paid prior to the date of such termination on Shares underlying RSUs which are unvested as of the date of such termination (after taking into account any accelerated vesting that occurs in connection with such termination). Dividend Equivalents and any amounts that may become distributable in respect thereof shall be treated separately from the RSUs and the rights arising in connection therewith for purposes of the designation of time and form of payments required by Section 409A of the Code.
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3. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
(a) Cause means Cause as defined in the Participants applicable employment or similar agreement with the Company if such an agreement exists and contains a definition of Cause, or, if no such agreement exists or such agreement does not contain a definition of Cause, then Cause means (i) the willful fraud or material dishonesty of the Participant in connection with the performance of the Participants duties to the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) the deliberate or intentional failure by the Participant to substantially perform the Participants duties to the Company or any Subsidiary (other than the Participants failure resulting from his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a written notice is delivered to the Participant by the Company, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes the Participant has not substantially performed his or her duties; (iii) willful misconduct by the Participant that is materially detrimental to the reputation, goodwill or business operations of the Company or any Subsidiary; (iv) willful disclosure of the Companys or any Subsidiarys confidential information or trade secrets; (v) a material breach of the terms of this Agreement or the Plan; or (vi) the conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a charge of commission of a felony or crime of moral turpitude by the Participant. For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act will be considered willful, unless it is done or omitted to be done, by the Participant in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Participants action or omission was in the best interests of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(b) Disability means a disability that qualifies or, had the Participant been a participant, would qualify the Participant to receive long-term disability payments under the Companys group long-term disability insurance plan or program, as it may be amended from time to time.
(c) Good Reason means Good Reason as defined in the Participants applicable employment or similar agreement with the Company if such an agreement exists and contains a definition of Good Reason, or, if no such agreement exists or such agreement does not contain a definition of Good Reason, then Good Reason means the occurrence of any of the following events or conditions without the Participants written consent:
(i) | a material diminution in the Participants authority, duties or responsibilities; |
(ii) | a material diminution in the Participants base salary, target annual bonus level, [or target annual equity-based compensation opportunity,] 1 in each case, as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as may be increased from time to time; and |
(iii) | the Participant being required to relocate his or her principal place of employment with the Company or a Subsidiary (as applicable) more than 50 miles from his or her principal place of employment immediately prior to the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason. |
A termination of employment by the Participant shall not be deemed to be for Good Reason unless (A) the Participant gives the Company written notice describing the event or events which are the basis for such termination within sixty (60) days after the event or events occur, (B) such grounds for termination (if susceptible to correction) are not corrected by the Company within thirty (30) days of the Companys receipt of such notice ( Correction Period ), and (C) the Participant terminates his or her employment no later than thirty (30) days following the Correction Period.
1 | Target LTI to be included for SVPs and above. |
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(d) Qualifying Termination means a Termination of Service by reason of (i) the Participants death, (ii) a termination by the Company or any Subsidiary due to the Participants Disability, or (iii) a termination by the Company or any Subsidiary other than for Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason, in either case, on the date of, or during the twenty-four (24) month period following, a Change in Control.
(e) Service Provider means an Employee, Consultant or member of the Board, as applicable.
4. RSUs and Dividend Equivalents Subject to the Plan; Ownership and Transfer Restrictions .
(a) The RSUs and Dividend Equivalents are subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference, including, without limitation, the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 10.3 of the Plan and the REIT restrictions set forth in Section 12.7 of the Plan.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, the RSUs and Common Stock issuable with respect thereto shall be subject to the restrictions on ownership and transfer set forth in the charter of the Company, as amended and supplemented from time to time.
5. Vesting . Subject to Section 6 below, the RSUs will vest and become nonforfeitable in accordance with and subject to the time vesting schedule set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, subject to the Participants continued status as a Service Provider on each applicable vesting date.
6. Effect of Termination of Service .
(a) Termination of Service . Subject to Section 6(b) below, in the event of the Participants Termination of Service for any reason, any and all RSUs that have not vested as of the date of such Termination of Service (after taking into account any accelerated vesting that occurs in connection with such termination) will automatically and without further action be cancelled and forfeited without payment of any consideration therefor, and the Participant shall have no further right to or interest in such RSUs. No RSUs which have not vested as of the date of the Participants Termination of Service shall thereafter become vested.
(b) Qualifying Termination . In the event that the Participant incurs a Qualifying Termination, the RSUs will vest in full and become nonforfeitable upon such Qualifying Termination.
7. Payment . Payments in respect of any RSUs that vest in accordance herewith shall be made to the Participant (or in the event of the Participants death, to his or her estate) in whole Shares, and any fractional Share will be rounded as determined by the Company; provided, however , that in no event shall the aggregate number of RSUs that vest or become payable hereunder exceed the total number of RSUs set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement. The Company shall make such payments as soon as practicable after the applicable vesting date, but in any event within sixty (60) days after such vesting date.
8. Restrictions on New RSUs or Shares . In the event that the RSUs or the Shares underlying the RSUs are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or of another corporation or other entity by reason of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend or combination of shares, such new or additional or different securities which are issued upon conversion of or in exchange or substitution for RSUs or the Shares underlying the RSUs which are then subject to vesting shall be subject to the same vesting conditions as such RSUs or Shares, as applicable, unless the Administrator provides for the vesting of the RSUs or the Shares underlying the RSUs, as applicable.
9. Conditions to Issuance of Shares . Shares issued as payment for the RSUs will be issued out of the Companys authorized but unissued Shares. Upon issuance, such Shares shall be fully paid and
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nonassessable. The Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be held in book-entry form and no certificates shall be issued therefor. In addition to the other requirements set forth herein, the Shares issued as payment for the RSUs shall be issued only upon the fulfillment of all of the following conditions:
(a) In the event that the Common Stock is listed on an established securities exchange, the admission of such Shares to listing on such exchange;
(b) The completion of any registration or other qualification of such shares under any state or federal law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or of any other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable;
(c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency which the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable;
(d) The lapse of such reasonable period of time as the Administrator may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience; and
(e) The receipt by the Company of full payment for any applicable withholding or other employment tax or required payments with respect to any such Shares to the Company with respect to the issuance or vesting of such Shares.
In the event that the Company delays a distribution or payment in settlement of RSUs because it reasonably determines that the issuance of Shares in settlement of RSUs will violate federal securities laws or other applicable law, such distribution or payment shall be made at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably determines that the making of such distribution or payment will not cause such violation, as required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii). The Company shall not delay any payment if such delay will result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code.
10. Rights as Stockholder . Neither the Participant nor any person claiming under or through the Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to the Participant or any person claiming under or through the Participant.
11. Tax Withholding . The Company or any Subsidiary shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Participant to remit to such entity, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including the Participants FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to the issuance, vesting or payment of the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents. The Administrator may in its discretion and in satisfaction of the foregoing requirement allow the Participant to elect to have the Company or the Subsidiary (as applicable) withhold Shares otherwise issuable under such award (or allow the return of Shares) having a Fair Market Value equal to the sums required to be withheld. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, the number of Shares which may be withheld with respect to the issuance, vesting or payment of the RSUs in order to satisfy the Participants income and payroll tax liabilities with respect to the issuance, vesting or payment of the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents shall be limited to the number of shares which have a fair market value on the date of withholding equal to the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for income and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income.
12. Remedies . The Participant shall be liable to the Company for all costs and damages, including incidental and consequential damages, resulting from a disposition of the RSUs which is in violation of the
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provisions of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Participant agrees that the Company shall be entitled to obtain specific performance of the obligations of the Participant under this Agreement and immediate injunctive relief in the event any action or proceeding is brought in equity to enforce the same. The Participant will not urge as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at law.
13. Restrictions on Public Sale by the Participant . To the extent not inconsistent with applicable law, the Participant agrees not to effect any sale or distribution of the RSUs or the Shares underlying the RSUs or any similar security of the Company, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, including a sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, during the fourteen (14) days prior to, and during the up to 90-day period beginning on, the date of the pricing of any public or private debt or equity securities offering by the Company (except as part of such offering), if and to the extent requested in writing by the Company in the case of a non-underwritten public or private offering or if and to the extent requested in writing by the managing underwriter or underwriters (or initial purchaser or initial purchasers, as the case may be) and consented to by the Company, which consent may be given or withheld in the Companys sole and absolute discretion, in the case of an underwritten public or private offering (such agreement to be in the form of a lock-up agreement provided by the Company, managing underwriter or underwriters, or initial purchaser or initial purchasers, as the case may be).
14. Conformity to Securities Laws . The Participant acknowledges that the Plan and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations (including, but not limited to the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any and all regulations and rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, including without limitation the applicable exemptive conditions of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) and to such approvals by any listing, regulatory or other governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the RSUs are granted, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan, this Agreement and the RSUs shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.
15. Code Section 409A . To the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the effective date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that following the effective date of this Agreement, the Company determines that the RSUs may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the effective date of this Agreement ), the Company may adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect ), or take any other actions, that the Company determines are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the RSUs from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the RSUs, or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance; provided , however , that this Section 15 shall not create any obligation on the part of the Company or any Subsidiary to adopt any such amendment, policy or procedure or take any such other action. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, any right to a series of payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.
16. No Right to Continued Service . Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue as a Service Provider of the Company or any Subsidiary, or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company or any Subsidiary, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge the Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause.
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17. Miscellaneous .
(a) Incorporation of the Plan . This Agreement is made under and subject to and governed by all of the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall control. By signing this Agreement, the Participant confirms that he or she has received access to a copy of the Plan and has had an opportunity to review the contents thereof.
(b) Clawback . This award, the RSUs and the Shares issuable with respect to the RSUs shall be subject to any clawback or recoupment policy currently in effect or as may be adopted by the Company, as may be amended from time to time.
(c) Successors and Assigns . Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto, including, without limitation, any business entity that succeeds to the business of the Company.
(d) Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement, together with the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties. In the event that the provisions of such other agreement conflict or are inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. Except as set forth in Section 15 above, this Agreement may not be amended except in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto and approved by the Administrator. No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.
(e) Severability . If for any reason one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other instrument referred to herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, then to the maximum extent permitted by law, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any other such instrument.
(f) Titles . The titles, captions or headings of the Sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(g) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, any of which may be executed and transmitted by facsimile (including, without limitation, transfer by .pdf), and each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
(h) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland applicable to contracts entered into and wholly to be performed within the State of Maryland by Maryland residents, without regard to any otherwise governing principles of conflicts of law that would choose the law of any state other than the State of Maryland.
(i) Notices . Any notice to be given by the Participant under the terms of this Agreement shall be addressed to the Legal Department of the Company at the Companys address set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. Any notice to be given to the Participant shall be addressed to him or her at the Participants then current address on the books and records of the Company. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 17(i), either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to him or her. Any notice which is
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required to be given to the Participant shall, if the Participant is then deceased, be given to the Participants personal representative if such representative has previously informed the Company of his or her status and address by written notice under this Section 17(i) (and the Company shall be entitled to rely on any such notice provided to it that it in good faith believes to be true and correct, with no duty of inquiry). Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United States mail by certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed as set forth above or upon confirmation of delivery by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP., a Maryland corporation |
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By: |
Name: |
Title: | ||
The Participant hereby accepts and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. | ||
<PARTC_NAME> |
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Exhibit A
Vesting Schedule and Notice Address
Vesting Commencement Date : [___________________]
Vesting Schedule
Vesting Dates (Anniversaries of Vesting Commencement Date) |
Percentage of Total Award Vesting | |
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First Anniversary | 33% | |
Second Anniversary | 33% | |
Third Anniversary | 34% |
Company Address
2809 Butterfield Road
Suite 200
Oak Brook, IL 60523