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ChangeofControlEmploymentAgreement雇佣变更合同完整篇doc@#@ChangeofControlEmploymentAgreement雇佣变更合同-@#@AGREEMENTbyandbetweenAAACorporation,a_________corporation(theCompany),andBBBCompany,a_________corporation(BBB),andName:
@#@_________(theExecutive),datedasofthe_________,_________,_________(M/D/Y).@#@ @#@@#@TheBoardofDirectorsoftheCompany(theBoard),hasdeterminedthatitisinthebestinterestsoftheCompanyanditsshareholderstoassurethattheCompanywillhavethecontinueddedicationoftheExecutive,notwithstandingthepossibility,threatoroccurrenceofaChangeofControl(asdefinedbelow)oftheCompany.TheBoardbelievesitisimperativetodiminishtheinevitabledistractionoftheExecutivebyvirtueofthepersonaluncertaintiesandriskscreatedbyapendingorthreatenedChangeofControlandtoencouragetheExecutive’sfullattentionanddedicationtotheCompanycurrentlyandintheeventofanythreatenedorpendingChangeofControl,andtoprovidetheExecutivewithcompensationandbenefitsarrangementsuponaChangeofControlwhichensurethatthecompensationandbenefitsexpectationsoftheExecutivewillbesatisfiedandwhicharecompetitivewiththoseofothercorporations.Therefore,inordertoaccomplishtheseobjectives,theBoardhascausedtheCompanytoenterintothisAgreement.@#@ @#@@#@NOW,THEREFORE,ITISHEREBYAGREEDASFOLLOWS:
@#@@#@ @#@@#@1.CERTAINDEFINITIONS.@#@ @#@@#@(a)TheEffectiveDateshallmeanthefirstdateduringtheChangeofControlPeriod(asdefinedinSection1(b))onwhichaChangeofControl(asdefinedinSection2)occurs.AnythinginthisAgreementtothecontrarynotwithstanding,ifaChangeofControloccursandiftheExecutive’semploymentwiththeCompanyisterminatedpriortothedateonwhichtheChangeofControloccurs,andifitisreasonablydemonstratedbytheExecutivethatsuchterminationofemployment(i)wasattherequestofathirdpartywhohastakenstepsreasonablycalculatedtoeffectaChangeofControlor(ii)otherwisearoseinconnectionwithoranticipationofaChangeofControl,thenforallpurposesofthisAgreementtheEffectiveDateshallmeanthedateimmediatelypriortothedateofsuchterminationofemployment.@#@ @#@@#@(b)TheChangeofControlPeriodshallmeantheperiodcommencingonthedatehereofandendingonthethirdanniversaryofthedatehereof;@#@provided,however,thatcommencingonthedateoneyearafterthedatehereof,andoneachannualanniversaryofsuchdate(suchdateandeachannualanniversarythereofshallbehereinafterreferredtoastheRenewalDate),unlesspreviouslyterminated,theChangeofControlPeriodshallbeautomaticallyextendedsoastoterminatethreeyearsfromsuchRenewalDate,unlessatleast60dayspriortotheRenewalDatetheCompanyshallgivenoticetotheExecutivethattheChangeofControlPeriodshallnotbesoextended.@#@ @#@@#@2.CHANGEOFCONTROL.ForthepurposeofthisAgreement,aChangeofControlshallmean:
@#@@#@ @#@@#@(a)Theacquisitionbyanyindividual,entityorgroup(withinthemeaningofSection13(d)(3)or14(d)
(2)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended(theExchangeAct))(aPerson)ofbeneficialownership(withinthemeaningofRule13d-3promulgatedundertheExchangeAct)of20%ormoreofeither(i)thethenoutstandingsharesofcommonstockoftheCompany(theOutstandingCompanyCommonStock)or(ii)thecombinedvotingpowerofthethenoutstandingvotingsecuritiesoftheCompanyentitledtovotegenerallyintheelectionofdirectors(theOutstandingCompanyVotingSecuritiesprovided,however,thatforpurposesofthissubsection(a),thefollowingacquisitionsshallnotconstituteaChangeofControl:
@#@(i)anyacquisitiondirectlyfromtheCompany,(ii)anyacquisitionbytheCompany,(iii)anyacquisitionbyanyemployeebenefitplan(orrelatedtrust)sponsoredormaintainedbytheCompanyoranycorporationcontrolledbytheCompanyor(iv)anyacquisitionbyanycorporationpursuanttoatransactionwhichcomplieswithclauses(i),(ii)and(iii)ofsubsection(c)ofthisSection2;@#@or@#@ @#@@#@(b)Individualswho,asofthedatehereof,constitutetheBoard(theIncumbentBoard)ceaseforanyreasontoconstituteatleastamajorityoftheBoard;@#@provided,however,thatanyindividualbecomingadirectorsubsequenttothedatehereofwhoseelection,ornominationforelectionbytheCompany’sshareholders,wasapprovedbyavoteofatleastamajorityofthedirectorsthencomprisingtheIncumbentBoardshallbeconsideredasthoughsuchindividualwereamemberoftheIncumbentBoard,butexcluding,forthispurpose,anysuchindividualwhoseinitialassumptionofofficeoccursasaresultofanactualorthreatenedelectioncontestwithrespecttotheelectionorremovalofdirectorsorotheractualorthreatenedsolicitationofproxiesorconsentsbyoronbehalfofaPersonotherthantheBoard