17. Subsequent Events
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17. Subsequent Events |
NOTE 17 Subsequent Events
Employment Agreements with Jim Schutz and Robert Miller
On June 20, 2013, the Company entered into new employment agreements with Jim Schutz, its President and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert Miller, its Chief Financial Officer, to update their previous employment agreements executed in 2004, to reflect their current roles and responsibilities and to update such agreements to reflect current tax and employment law.
In connection with the new employment agreement, Mr. Schutz agreed to reduce his salary by 16.67%, from $300,000 to $250,000. Accordingly, the terms of the new employment agreement provide for an annual salary of $250,000 for Mr. Schutz, or such other amount as the Board of Directors may set. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors also approved an equity grant to Mr. Schutz. As soon as practical following the execution of the new employment agreement with Mr. Schutz, the Company has agreed to issue to Mr. Schutz 300,000 common stock options of the Company. The exercise price of the stock option grant will be $6.00 per share of stock. Mr. Millers new employment agreement provides for an annual salary of $250,000, which is his current salary, or such other amount as the Board of Directors may set.
The employment agreements provide each executive with certain separation benefits in the event of termination without cause or resignation by Messrs. Schutz or Miller for good reason, as such terms are defined in the employment agreement. In the event Messrs. Schutz or Miller is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason, the executive is entitled to:
Messrs. Schutz or Miller may terminate his employment for any reason upon at least 30 days prior written notice. Receipt of the termination benefits described above is contingent on each executive executing a general release of claims against the Company, his resignation from any and all directorships and every other position held by him with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and his return to the Company of all Company property received from or on account of the Company or any of its affiliates by such executive. In addition, the executive is not entitled to such benefits if he did not comply with the non-competition and invention assignment provisions of his employment agreement during the term of his employment or the confidentiality provisions of his employment agreement, whether during or after the term of his employment. Furthermore, the Company is under no obligation to pay the above-mentioned benefits if the executive does not comply with the non-solicitation provisions of his employment agreement, which prohibit a terminated officer from interfering with the business relations of the Company or any of its affiliates and from soliciting employees of the Company, which provisions apply during the term of employment and for two years following termination. |