May 31, 2000 Mr. Steve Reed 340 Townsend, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Dear Steve, I am pleased to offer you a position with Salon as Senior Vice President, Media Sales reporting to Michael O'Donnell CEO & President in our San Francisco office. Your start date will be effective June 10, 2000 or sooner. Here's a summary of the compensation package: o Guaranteed 1st Year Compensation of $320,000 (draw against salary and bonuses). You will receive monthly salary of $26,666.66 (equivalent to salary of $170,000 plus bonus of $150,000 annualized) which will be paid semi-monthly in accordance with Salon's normal payroll procedures; o Accelerators: 3% Sales over quarterly budgets plus 1% over annual target; o Bonus: $100,000 (payable in 4 equal installments); o You will be granted 100,000 employee incentive options (4 year vesting) in accordance with the company's stock option plan, subject to approval by the company's Board of Directors. After your 1st year anniversary, your will be granted another 25,000 new options. In case of a Salon.com merger or sale, and your position is eliminated you would receive one year's worth of compensation and 1 year's accelerated vesting (in addition to the current year). As a Salon employee you will also be eligible to receive certain employee benefits including: o An Insurance program consisting of medical, dental, vision, short term and long term disability and life insurance o 12 days paid vacation and the standard 12 Salon paid holidays o 401K Savings Plan o Salon Employee Stock Purchase Plan Please contact Michele Alcantara, our Employment Manager, if you have any additional questions. She can be reached at (415) 645-9267 or at malcantara@salon.com. This offer expires Wednesday, May 31, 2000. The second page of this letter contains important information about the terms of your employment at Salon. Please read it carefully, sign the bottom and return it to Michele. We're excited to have you join us and we look forward to a mutually successful relationship. Michael O'Donnell Chief Executive Officer Salon.com 1 Terms of Employment This offer is contingent on Salon receiving satisfactory responses from your references. If you choose to accept this offer, your employment with Salon will be voluntarily entered into and will be for no specified period. As a result, you will be free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason, as you deem appropriate. Salon will have a similar right and may conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause. For purposes of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide Salon with documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment in the United States. Such documentation must be provided to us within three (3) business days of your date of hire, or our employment relationship with you may be terminated. Salon reserves the right to change or alter as it sees fit and at its sole discretion the terms of your employment including but not limited to employee benefits, your job title, rate of pay and job classification. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of our employment relationship, this agreement, or the termination of our employment relationship (including, but not limited to, any claims of wrongful termination or age, sex, disability, race or other discrimination), you and Salon agree that all such disputes shall be fully, finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration conducted by the American Arbitration Association in San Jose, California. However, we agree that this arbitration provision shall not apply to any disputes or claims relating to or arising out of the misuse or misappropriation of Salon's trade secrets or proprietary information. To indicate your acceptance of Salon's offer, please sign and date this letter in the space provided below and return it to me. You will also be required to sign an Employee Inventions and Proprietary Rights Assignment Agreement as a condition of your employment. This offer letter and the Terms of Employment, along with any agreements relating to proprietary rights between you and Salon, set forth the terms of your employment with Salon and supersede any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral. This letter may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement, signed by Salon and by you. Salon.com Agreed to and Accepted /s/ Michael O'Donnell 03/31/00 /s/ Steve Reed 06/01/00 ----------------------- -------- ---------------------- -------- Michael O'Donnell date Steve Reed date Chief Executive Officer 2
Employment Agreement - Salon.com and Steve Reed
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