First Amendment to
Employment AgreementThis First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of July 18, 2001 (the Amendment) is entered into by and between United Defense Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company) and David V. Kolovat (the Executive) for the purpose of amending the provisions of that certain Employment Agreement dated as of May 21, 1999 between the Company and the Executive (the Agreement).
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend the Agreement in the respects set forth below, in order to further clarify certain of its provisions and for their mutual benefit and convenience;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
1. | Subsection 1(k) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: |
(k) The Executive shall have Good Reason to terminate his employment in the event that the Company either (i) fails to make any payment or provide any benefit hereunder or commits a material breach of this Agreement and does not cure such failure or breach after notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure, or (ii) gives to the Executive a notice of non-extension under Subsection 2(b). As used in the preceding sentence, a material breach of this Agreement shall, without limitation, include any of the following events:
(i) | Termination of Executives employment, other than for Cause or by reason of Executives death or voluntary retirement or resignation; | ||
(ii) | Reduction in Executives salary and/or Bonus Plan eligibility; | ||
(iii) | Relocation of Executives current Washington, D.C. metropolitan area employment location, without Executives prior written consent; | ||
(iv) | Substantial diminution of Executives job responsibilities, without Executives prior written consent; or | ||
(v) | Executives immediate supervisor occupying a lesser position than is occupied by such supervisor as of the date of execution of this Agreement. |
2. | To conform the Agreement to the change which the Company put into effect in September, 2000, Subsection 5(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the term, 36% and replacing same with the term, 55%. | |
3. | All references in the Agreement to the Agreement or this Agreement shall mean the Agreement as modified by this Amendment. As so modified, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed and delivered by the parties hereto as of the date first set forth above.
UNITED DEFENSE INDUSTRIES, INC | |||
By: | /s/ T. W. Rabaut | ||
Title: President & CEO | |||
Executive | |||
/s/ David V. Kolovat | |||
Name: David V. Kolovat | |||
Address: 6656 Corner Lane McLean, VA 22101 |
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