{"id":41004,"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-agreement-with-tom-wyatt-gap.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"employment-agreement-with-tom-wyatt-gap","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/finance\/employment-agreement-with-tom-wyatt-gap.html","title":{"rendered":"Employment Agreement with Tom Wyatt &#8211; Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 11, 2007<\/p>\n<p>John T. Wyatt<\/p>\n<p>Dear Tom,<\/p>\n<p>This letter is to confirm your appointment as Division President, Outlet. In<br \/>\nthis position you will report to Glenn Murphy, Chairman and CEO, Gap Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary. <\/strong>Effective on the Start Date, your annual salary was<br \/>\nincreased to $700,000, payable every two weeks. You are scheduled to receive a<br \/>\nperformance review in March 2008.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start Date.<\/strong> Your first day in your new position was October<br \/>\n1, 2007.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annual Bonus<\/strong>. Based on your position as Division President,<br \/>\nyou will continue to be eligible for an annual bonus based on achievement of Gap<br \/>\nInc. and\/or Division financial objectives as well as individual performance.<br \/>\nUnder the current program, your annual target bonus will be 75% of your base<br \/>\nsalary. Depending on results, your actual bonus, if any, may be higher or lower<br \/>\nand can reach a maximum of 150%. Bonus payments will be prorated based on active<br \/>\ntime in position, divisional or country assignment and changes in base salary or<br \/>\nincentive target that may occur during the fiscal year. Your annual bonus for<br \/>\nfiscal year 2007 is scheduled for payment in March 2008. You must be employed by<br \/>\nGap Inc. on the payment date with a performance rating of &#8220;On Target&#8221; or above<br \/>\nto receive an award. Gap Inc. has the right to modify the program at any time.<br \/>\nManagement discretion can be used to modify the final award amount. Bonus<br \/>\npayments are subject to supplemental income tax withholding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Performance Stock Awards.<\/strong> Based on your position as Division<br \/>\nPresident, you will continue to be eligible for performance stock awards.<br \/>\nPerformance stock awards reward achievement of Gap Inc. and\/or Division<br \/>\nfinancial objectives. Under the current program, your annual target for this<br \/>\nprogram is equal to 50% of your base salary. Depending on results, your actual<br \/>\nperformance stock award, if any, may be higher or lower and can reach a maximum<br \/>\nof 100%. Performance stock awards will be prorated based on active time in<br \/>\nposition, changes in base salary, or changes to the performance stock award<br \/>\ntarget that may occur during the fiscal year. Awards are made in the form of<br \/>\nperformance units that are paid in Gap Inc. stock upon vesting. For fiscal 2007,<br \/>\nthe award of your performance stock units is scheduled to be made in March 2008<br \/>\nprovided you are employed by Gap Inc. on the date of the award with a<br \/>\nperformance rating of &#8220;On Target&#8221; or above. The number of performance units will<br \/>\nbe determined in March 2008 by dividing the value of the award as a percentage<br \/>\nof base salary by the fair market value of Gap Inc. common stock on the award<br \/>\ndate, rounded down to the nearest whole performance unit. The award will vest<br \/>\n50% two years from the date of grant and 50% three years from the date of grant<br \/>\nprovided you are employed by Gap Inc. on the vesting dates. Awards are subject<br \/>\nto approval by the Committee and the provisions of Gap Inc.153s stock plan. Gap<br \/>\nInc. has the right to modify the program at any time. Management discretion can<br \/>\nbe used to modify the final award amount. Awards are subject to income tax<br \/>\nwithholding upon vesting.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p align=\"right\">John T. Wyatt<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">October 11, 2007<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">Page Two<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>You may be eligible for future Long-Term Incentive Awards as a participant in<br \/>\nthe Focal Review process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Termination\/Severance<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> In the event that<br \/>\nyour employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company for reasons other<br \/>\nthan For Cause (as defined below) prior to February 13, 2009, the Company will<br \/>\nprovide you the following in exchange for your release of any claims you may<br \/>\nhave against the Company and its officers and directors:<\/p>\n<p>(1) Your then current salary, at regular pay cycle intervals, for eighteen<br \/>\nmonths (the &#8220;severance period&#8221;). Payments will cease if you accept other<br \/>\nemployment or professional relationship with a competitor of the Company<br \/>\n(defined as another company primarily engaged in the apparel design or apparel<br \/>\nretail business or any retailer with apparel sales in excess of $500 million<br \/>\nannually), or if you breach your remaining obligations to the Company (e.g.,<br \/>\nyour duty to protect confidential information, agreement not to solicit Company<br \/>\nemployees). Payments will be reduced by any compensation you receive during the<br \/>\nseverance period from other employment or professional relationship with a<br \/>\nnon-competitor.<\/p>\n<p>(2) During the period in which you are receiving payments under paragraph (1)<br \/>\nabove, if you elect COBRA coverage, the equivalent of the amount of the<br \/>\nCompany153s then current contribution to the cost of health benefits for you and<br \/>\nyour eligible dependents, if any.<\/p>\n<p>(3) During the period in which you are receiving payments under paragraph (1)<br \/>\nabove, reimbursement for your costs to maintain the financial counseling program<br \/>\nthe Company provides to senior executives.<\/p>\n<p>(4) The vesting of stock options and stock awards that otherwise would not<br \/>\nhave vested as of your termination date from the date of termination up to and<br \/>\nincluding the date 18 months from your termination date. This provision is not<br \/>\napplicable to any stock options or stock awards that have performance-based<br \/>\nvesting.<\/p>\n<p>The payments above are taxable income to you and are subject to tax<br \/>\nwithholding. Payments will be made over the applicable time period following<br \/>\nyour termination in accordance with section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.\n<\/p>\n<p>The term &#8220;For Cause&#8221; shall mean a good faith determination by the Company<br \/>\nthat your employment be terminated for any of the following reasons: (1)<br \/>\nindictment, conviction or admission of any crimes involving theft, fraud or<br \/>\nmoral turpitude; (2) engaging in gross neglect of duties, including willfully<br \/>\nfailing or refusing to implement or follow direction of the Company; or (3)<br \/>\nbreaching Gap Inc.153s policies and procedures, including but not limited to the<br \/>\nCode of Business Conduct.<\/p>\n<p>At any time, if you voluntarily resign your employment from Gap Inc. or your<br \/>\nemployment is terminated For Cause, you will receive no compensation, payment or<br \/>\nbenefits after your last day of employment. If your employment terminates for<br \/>\nany reason, you will not be entitled to any payments, benefits or compensation<br \/>\nother than as provided in this letter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recoupment Policy.<\/strong> On February 14, 2007, the Board of<br \/>\nDirectors (&#8220;Board&#8221;) adopted a recoupment policy as described in this paragraph.<br \/>\nYou hereby agree and understand that subject to the discretion and approval of<br \/>\nthe Board, the Company will, to the extent permitted by governing law, in all<br \/>\nappropriate cases as determined by the Board, require reimbursement and\/or<br \/>\ncancellation of any bonus or other incentive compensation, including stock-based<br \/>\ncompensation, awarded to an executive officer or other member of the Company153s<br \/>\nexecutive leadership team after April 1, 2007<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p align=\"right\">John T. Wyatt<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">October 11, 2007<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">Page Three<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>where all of the following factors are present: (a) the award was predicated<br \/>\nupon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the<br \/>\nsubject of a restatement, (b) in the Board153s view, the executive engaged in<br \/>\nfraud or intentional misconduct that was a substantial contributing cause to the<br \/>\nneed for the restatement, and (c) a lower award would have been made to the<br \/>\nexecutive based upon the restated financial results. In each such instance, the<br \/>\nCompany will seek to recover the individual executive153s entire annual bonus or<br \/>\naward for the relevant period, plus a reasonable rate of interest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abide by Company Policies. <\/strong>You agree to abide by all<br \/>\napplicable Company policies including, but not limited to, policies contained in<br \/>\nthe Code of Business Conduct. As a Division President, you are now subject to<br \/>\nStock Ownership Requirements for Gap Inc. Executives which can be found on<br \/>\nGapinc.com. You also agree to abide by the attached Confidentiality and<br \/>\nNon-Solicitation Agreement during and after your employment with Gap Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insider Trading Policies. <\/strong>Based on the level of your<br \/>\nposition, you will be subject to Gap Inc.153s Securities Law Compliance Manual,<br \/>\nwhich among other things places restrictions on your ability to buy and sell Gap<br \/>\nInc. stock and requires you to pre-clear trades. If you do not already have a<br \/>\ncopy of the compliance manual, or have questions about it, you should contact<br \/>\nIngrid Freire in Gap Inc. Stock Administration, at (415) 427-4697.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Status. <\/strong>You understand that your employment is<br \/>\nstill &#8220;at-will&#8221;. This means that you do not have a contract of employment for<br \/>\nany particular duration or limiting the grounds for your termination in any way<br \/>\nor precluding Gap Inc. from revoking this offer of employment at any time. You<br \/>\nare free to resign at any time. Similarly, the Company is free to terminate your<br \/>\nemployment at any time for any reason. The only way your at-will status can be<br \/>\nchanged is if you enter into an express written contract with the Company that<br \/>\ncontains the words &#8220;this is an express contract of employment&#8221; and is signed by<br \/>\nan officer of the Company. In the event that there is any dispute over the<br \/>\nterms, enforcement or obligations under this agreement, the prevailing party<br \/>\nshall be entitled to recover from the other party reasonable attorneys fees and<br \/>\ncosts incurred to enforce the agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please review this agreement, sign one set of the enclosed originals<br \/>\nand return to Eva Sage-Gavin at Gap Inc. <\/strong>You may keep the other<br \/>\noriginal for your personal records.<\/p>\n<p>Tom, congratulations on this latest achievement in your career at Gap Inc.\n<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n<table width=\"40%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>\/s\/ Glenn Murphy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>Glenn Murphy<\/p>\n<p>Chairman and CEO, Gap Inc.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Confirmed this 26<sup>th<\/sup> day of October, 2007<\/p>\n<table width=\"40%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>\/s\/ John T. Wyatt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>John T. Wyatt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>CONFIDENTIALITY &amp; NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I, John Wyatt, acknowledge that the services I will perform for Gap Inc. are<br \/>\nunique and extraordinary and that I will be in a relationship of confidence and<br \/>\ntrust with Gap Inc. As a result, before or during my employment with Gap Inc., I<br \/>\nwill acquire &#8220;Confidential Information&#8221; that is (1) owned or controlled by Gap<br \/>\nInc., (2) in the possession of Gap Inc. and belonging to third parties, and\/or<br \/>\n(3) conceived, originated, discovered or developed in whole or in part by me.<br \/>\nConfidential Information includes trade secrets and other confidential or<br \/>\nproprietary business, technical, strategic, marketing, legal, personnel or<br \/>\nfinancial information, whether or not my work product, in written, graphic, oral<br \/>\nor other tangible or intangible forms, including, but not limited to: strategic<br \/>\nplans; unannounced product information, specifications or designs; sales and<br \/>\npricing practices; computer programs; drawings, diagrams, models; vendor or<br \/>\ncustomer names; employee lists or organizational charts; company telephone<br \/>\ndirectories; individual employee compensation and benefits information; business<br \/>\nor marketing plans; studies, analyses, projections and reports; communication<br \/>\nwith attorneys; and software systems and processes. Any information that is not<br \/>\nreadily available to the public shall be considered to be a trade secret and<br \/>\nconfidential and proprietary.<\/p>\n<p>I agree that I will keep the Confidential Information in strictest confidence<br \/>\nand trust. I will not, without the prior written consent of Gap Inc.153s General<br \/>\nCounsel, directly or indirectly use or disclose to any person or entity any<br \/>\nConfidential Information, during or after my employment, except as is necessary<br \/>\nin the ordinary course of performing my duties while employed by Gap Inc., or if<br \/>\nrequired to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction,<br \/>\nadministrative agency or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or other<br \/>\nlegal process, provided that prior to such disclosure, Gap Inc. is given<br \/>\nreasonable advance notice of such order and an opportunity to object to such<br \/>\ndisclosure.<\/p>\n<p>I agree that in the event my employment termination for any reason, I will<br \/>\nimmediately deliver to Gap Inc. all company property, including all documents,<br \/>\nmaterials or property of any description, or any reproduction of such materials,<br \/>\ncontaining or pertaining to any Confidential Information.<\/p>\n<p>In order to protect the Confidential Information, I agree that so long as I<br \/>\nam employed by Gap Inc., and for a period of one year thereafter, I will not<br \/>\ndirectly or indirectly, on behalf of me, any other person or entity, solicit,<br \/>\ncall upon, recruit, or attempt to solicit any of Gap Inc.153s employees. I further<br \/>\nagree that I will not directly or indirectly, on behalf of me, any other person<br \/>\nor entity, interfere or attempt to interfere with Gap Inc.153s relationship with<br \/>\nany person who at any time was an employee, consultant, customer or vendor or<br \/>\notherwise has or had a business relationship with Gap Inc.<\/p>\n<p>I agree now, and after my employment with Gap Inc. terminates not to,<br \/>\ndirectly or indirectly, disparage Gap Inc. in any way or to make negative,<br \/>\nderogatory or untrue statements about the Company, its business activities, or<br \/>\nany of its directors, managers, officers, employees, affiliates, agents or<br \/>\nrepresentatives to any person or entity.<\/p>\n<p>ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO THIS 26<sup>th<\/sup> DAY OF OCTOBER, 2007.<\/p>\n<table width=\"40%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\">\/s\/ John T. Wyatt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>John T. 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