{"id":39769,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/employment-term-sheet-global-crossing-ltd-and-joseph-p.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"employment-term-sheet-global-crossing-ltd-and-joseph-p","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/compensation\/employment-term-sheet-global-crossing-ltd-and-joseph-p.html","title":{"rendered":"Employment Term Sheet &#8211; Global Crossing Ltd. and Joseph P. Perrone"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>\n[LOGO OF GLOBAL CROSSING]\n\n             Employment Term Sheet - Joseph P. Perrone ('Executive')\n             -------------------------------------------------------\n\nPosition:                 Sr. Vice President - Finance, reporting to the CFO and\n                          providing services for Global Crossing Ltd. ('GCL')\n                          and Asia Global Crossing Ltd. ('AGC')\n\nEmployer:                 Global Crossing Ltd. ('GCL')\n\nBase Salary:              $400,000 per year\n\nAnnual Bonus:             Target bonus equal to 100% of base salary. Bonuses are\n                          awarded in the sole discretion of GCL. Notwithstanding\n                          the foregoing, the performance bonus for the remainder\n                          of 2000, to be paid during the first quarter of 2001,\n                          will be at least $400,000.\n\nSigning                   Bonus: Global Crossing agrees to pay you a signing\n                          bonus equal to $2,500,000, payable within 10 days\n                          after your employment start date. In the event that\n                          you resign or are terminated for cause within one (1)\n                          year after your employment start date, you agree to\n                          return to the Company the Signing Bonus, prorated on a\n                          monthly basis for the period not worked.\n\nGlobal Crossing Ltd.\nStock Options:            Subject to Board (or a committee of the Board)\n                          approval, 500,000 options to purchase common stock of\n                          Global Crossing Ltd. and an amount to be determined\n                          (commensurate with other comparable Company\n                          executives) of options to purchase common stock of\n                          Asia Global Crossing Ltd. (when issued), vesting over\n                          3 years as follows:\n\n                          25% on the employment start date\n                          25% on the first anniversary of your employment start\n                          date; \n                          25% on the second anniversary of your employment start\n                          date; and \n                          25% on the third anniversary of your employment start\n                          date.\n\n                          The Compensation Committee of Board of Directors will\n                          determine the strike prices. Stock options are subject\n                          to the additional terms and conditions set forth in\n                          the 1998 Global Crossing Ltd., Stock Incentive Plan\n                          and the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement to be\n                          provided to you which will provide for exercise for a\n                          period of not less than six months after termination\n                          without cause or termination for disability.\n\n                          In addition, Executive shall receive options to\n                          purchase common stock of GlobalCenter Inc.\n                          commensurate with other comparable Company executives,\n                          if so awarded.\n\n                                       1\n\n \n                          The GCL Stock Options shall immediately vest in the\n                          event of a Change in Control (as that term is defined\n                          in the Plan). In the event you suffer a disability (as\n                          that term is defined in the Plan) that renders you\n                          unable to continue employment at Global Crossing Ltd.\n                          or a subsidiary thereof, the GCL Stock Options shall\n                          immediately vest as of the date that your employment\n                          is formally terminated.\n\nEmployment Start Date:    You will start your employment with GCL on a date to\n                          be determined by you but in no event later than May\n                          16, 2000.\n\nBenefits:                 Insurance benefits in accordance with Company policy\n                          as attached hereto as Exhibit 'A' including 401(k)\n                                                -----------\n                          plan participation. Relocation expenses will be paid\n                          and\/or reimbursed per the Company's relocation policy\n                          if you relocate your residence at the Company's\n                          request\n\nVacation:                 Four weeks. Maximum vacation accrual shall be four \n                          weeks.\n\nAnnual Performance\nReviews:                  In conjunction with the annual performance review\n                          process, you will be eligible for salary increases,\n                          cash bonus awards and additional stock option awards.\n                          The salary increases, cash bonus awards and stock\n                          option awards will be determined based on overall\n                          company performance, functional group performance and\n                          individual performance and commensurate with other\n                          comparable Company executives. Stock options are\n                          awarded at the discretion of GCL. The annual review\n                          process currently takes place during the first quarter\n                          of each calendar year and shall be conducted in the\n                          same manner and utilizing the same standards as with\n                          other senior corporate officers.\n\nEmployment At-Will:       Employment at GCL is at-will. You may resign at any\n                          time and GCL may terminate your employment at any\n                          time, with or without cause.\n\nTermination Without \nCause or With Good\nReason:                   In the event you are terminated without cause or that\n                          you resign your employment for Good Reason (as defined\n                          below) before the first anniversary of your employment\n                          start date, you shall receive an amount equal to the\n                          total of your annual base salary and targeted bonus.\n                          In the event that you are terminated without cause or\n                          resign with Good Reason within one (1) year after a\n                          Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), you will\n                          receive a severance payment equal to three (3) years'\n                          salary and \n\n\n                                       2\n\n \n                          bonus. The terms and conditions of the Change in\n                          Control agreement shall be the same as other\n                          comparable corporate officers.\n\n                          'Good Reason' as used herein shall mean:\n\n                          (i)          a substantial reduction by GCL of your\n                                       duties or responsibilities or a change in\n                                       your reporting line; or\n\n                          (ii)         a reduction by GCL of your base salary or\n                                       Annual Bonus potential.\n\n                          You must provide written notice to GCL within 20 days\n                          after the occurrence of an event constituting Good\n                          Reason. GCL shall have 20 days after receipt of\n                          written notice to cure. If GCL fails to cure and you\n                          resign within 30 days after the end of the 20-day cure\n                          period, then such resignation shall constitute\n                          resignation for Good Reason.\n\nTermination For Cause:    'Cause' as utilized herein shall mean:\n\n                          (i)          conviction of a felony; or conviction of\n                                       a crime of moral turpitude which causes\n                                       serious economic injury or serious injury\n                                       to Global Crossing's reputation; or\n\n                          (ii)         material breach of the Proprietary\n                                       Information Agreement attached hereto and\n                                       incorporated herein by reference as\n                                       Exhibit 'B' ; or\n                                       -----------\n\n                          (iii)        fraud or embezzlement; intentional\n                                       misconduct; or gross negligence which has\n                                       caused serious and demonstrable injury to\n                                       Global Crossing or its affiliates, except\n                                       that a good faith exercise of business\n                                       judgment shall not be deemed gross\n                                       negligence; or\n\n                          (iv)         egregious performance or failure to\n                                       perform your duties as Sr. Vice President\n                                       - Finance (other than for reason of\n                                       disability) which performance or failure\n                                       to perform continues beyond twenty-one\n                                       (21) days after a written demand for\n                                       substantial improvement in your\n                                       performance, identifying specifically and\n                                       in detail the manner in which improvement\n                                       is sought, is delivered to you by GCL;\n                                       provided that a failure to achieve\n                                       performance objectives shall not by\n                                       itself constitute Cause.\n\n                          Upon notice by GCL to you that it is terminating your\n                          employment pursuant to a Termination for Cause, the\n                          'Termination Date' shall be the date on which such\n                          notice is mailed or hand-delivered, or as otherwise\n                          specified in the notice of termination, to you. Upon\n                          Termination for Cause, you shall not be entitled to\n                          receive any further compensation or payments hereunder\n                          (except for Base Salary relating to your services\n                          prior \n\n\n                                       3\n\n \n                          to the Termination Date and any earned but unpaid\n                          Annual Bonus payments. Any unvested Global Crossing\n                          Stock Options shall immediately cancel as of the\n                          Termination Date. Vested Global Crossing Stock Options\n                          shall be subject to the provisions of your stock\n                          option agreement and the Global Crossing stock option\n                          plan.\n\nWithholdings:             All payments set forth herein which are subject to\n                          withholdings, shall be made less any required\n                          withholdings.\n\nBinding Arbitration:      Any controversy arising out of or relating to this\n                          Term Sheet or the Proprietary Information Agreement\n                          shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance\n                          with the National Rules for the Resolution of\n                          Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration\n                          Association before a single arbitrator who shall be a\n                          retired federal judge, and judgment upon the award\n                          rendered may be entered in any court having\n                          jurisdiction thereof. The costs of any such\n                          arbitration proceedings shall be borne equally by GCL\n                          and you. Neither party shall be entitled to recover\n                          attorneys' fee or costs expended in the course of such\n                          arbitration or enforcement of the award rendered\n                          thereunder. The location for the arbitration shall be\n                          New York City, New York\n\nWe look forward to your joining Global Crossing and Asia Global Crossing. Please\nsign below and return to John Comparin via facsimile at 973-889-5970. If not\nfully executed on or before May 2, 2000, this Term Sheet shall be void. The\nforegoing terms are agreed to.\n\n\nGLOBAL CROSSING LTD.                        AGREED:\nA Bermuda corporation\n\nBy: \/s\/  John L. Comparin                   \/s\/  Joseph P. Perrone\n    ---------------------                   ----------------------\n                                            \nName: John L. Comparin                      Joseph P. Perrone\nTitle: SVP Human Resources\n\nDate: May 1, 2000                           Date: May 1, 2000\n                                                 -----------------  \n\n                                       4\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"corporate_contracts_companies":[7648],"corporate_contracts_industries":[9519],"corporate_contracts_types":[9539,9544],"class_list":["post-39769","corporate_contracts","type-corporate_contracts","status-publish","hentry","corporate_contracts_companies-global-crossing-ltd","corporate_contracts_industries-telecommunications__telephone","corporate_contracts_types-compensation","corporate_contracts_types-compensation__employment"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts\/39769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/corporate_contracts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_companies?post=39769"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_industries?post=39769"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_types?post=39769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}