EXHIBIT 10.2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          AGREEMENT made as of May 1, 2012 between Conolog Corporation, a
Delaware corporation with offices at 5 Columbia Road, Somerville, New Jersey
08876 (hereinafter called the “Company”), and Marc R. Benou, residing at 564
Lawrence Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey 07090 (hereinafter referred to as the
“Executive”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in the design, production (directly
and/or through subcontractors) and distribution of small electronic and
electromagnetic components and sub-assemblies for use in telephone, radio and
microwave transmission and reception and other communication areas that are used
in both military and commercial applications; and

          WHEREAS, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board” or the “Board
of Directors”) believes that the Executive possesses the skills and abilities
necessary for the Company to meet its current and future objectives; and

          WHEREAS, the Executive desires to provide such services to the Company
in such capacities, on and subject to the terms and conditions hereof;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:

 

 

1.

EMPLOYMENT

          Subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof, the Company does
hereby employ the Executive and the Executive does hereby accept such
employment.

 

 

2.

TERM

          (a) Initial Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the
date hereof and shall continue until May 1, 2016 (the “Initial Term”), unless
sooner terminated as herein provided including termination under any of the
subsections described in Section 7.

          (b) Renewal Term. This Agreement is intended to provide for a
constantly renewing (or “evergreen”) one-year term. As a result, on each day
after the commencement of the Initial Term, without further action on the part
of Company or Executive, this Agreement shall be automatically renewed for a new
one-year term from that day forward (a “Renewal Term”). Nevertheless, Company
may notify Executive, or Executive may notify Company, at any time upon thirty
days written notice, that there shall be no renewal of this Agreement. If this
notice of non-renewal is given, the Agreement shall immediately cease to renew
and shall terminate naturally at the end of the Initial Term or the current
Renewal Term, as the case may be. No

 

 

 

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severance or other post-termination compensation will be due or payable in the
event of a termination resulting from non-renewal. The period of time commencing
as of the date of this Agreement and ending on the effective date of the
termination of employment of Executive under this or any successor Agreement
shall be referred to as the “Employment Period.”

 

 

3.

COMPENSATION

          (a) Base Salary. The Company agrees to pay the Executive during the
Employment Period hereof a salary at the annual rate of One Hundred Ninety Nine
Thousand Dollars ($199,000). The Company shall make all salary payments in equal
bi-weekly installments in arrears. Unless otherwise determined by the Board,
Executive’s Base Salary at the commencement of the second and each subsequent
year shall be adjusted to increase at a rate of 3% per annum. All salary, bonus,
or other compensation payable to the Executive shall be subject to the customary
withholding, FICA, medical and other tax and other employment taxes and
deductions as required by federal, state and local law with respect to
compensation paid by an employer to an employee.

          (b) Accrued Salary. All unpaid salary to Executive shall accrue as
debt on the Company’s books and financial statements and shall be paid to
Executive as soon practicable.

          (c) Bonus. Commencing with the year ended July 31, 2012, Executive
shall receive, with respect to each full fiscal year during the term hereof, an
annual bonus (the “Profit Bonus”) equal to 6% of the Company’s annual “Income
Before Income Tax Provision” as stated on the Company’s annual report on form
10-K. The Profit Bonus shall be payable within 120 days after the end of the
Company’s fiscal year.

 

 

4.

DUTIES

          The Executive is hereby employed as President of the Company and shall
perform the following services in connection with the general business of the
Company:

          (a) Duties as President. Except as otherwise determined from time to
time by the Board of Directors, Executive shall have primary responsibility for
the operation of the business including the responsibility for recruiting and
managing the management team and other employees of such business, preparing and
implementing the budget for such business, and such other duties,
responsibilities and authority, commensurate with such position as shall be
assigned to him by the Board of Directors (the “Board”).

          (b) Compliance. The Executive hereby agrees to observe and comply with
such reasonable rules and regulations of the Company as may be duly adopted from
time to time by the Board and otherwise to carry out and perform those orders,
directions and policies stated to him from time to time by the Board, either as
specified in the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of the Company or
otherwise in writing that are reasonably necessary and appropriate to carry out
his duties hereunder. Such orders, directions and policies shall be legal and
shall be consistent with the Executive’s position as President of the Company.

 

 

 

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5.

EXTENT OF SERVICES

          The Executive agrees to serve the Company faithfully and to the best
of his ability and shall devote his full time, attention and energies to the
business of the Company. The Executive agrees to carry out his duties in a
competent and professional manner and to at all times promote the best interests
of the Company. The Executive shall not, during the term of his employment
hereunder, engage in any other business, whether or not pursued for profit.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed as preventing the Executive from
investing in any other business or entity which is not in competition with the
business of the Company. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as
preventing the Executive from engaging in (1) personal business affairs and
other personal matters and (2) serving on civic or charitable boards or
committees.

 

 

6.

BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

          During the Employment Period of this agreement Executive shall be
entitled to, and the Company shall provide, the following benefits in addition
to those specified in Section 3:

          (a) Vacation. The Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks
vacation in each twelve (12) month period during the Term. Vacation may be taken
at such time(s) as Executive may determine provided that such vacation does not
interfere with the Company’s business operations. The Executive shall not be
entitled to compensation for unused vacation except that, upon termination of
his employment, the Company shall pay to the Executive for all of his accrued,
unexpired vacation time.

          (b) Expense Reimbursement. The Company shall reimburse the Executive
upon submission of vouchers for his out-of-pocket expenses for travel,
entertainment, meals and the like reasonably incurred by him pursuant to his
employment hereunder in accordance with the general policy of the Company as
adopted by the Board from time to time.

          (c) Automobile Expenses. The Company will provide to the Executivean
automobile during the Employment Period. In addition, the Company shall pay or
reimburse Executive for all such insurance, gasoline, maintenance, repair and
all other expenses incurred in use of the automobile upon submission of
appropriate invoices, vouchers, receipts and other supporting documentation.

          (d) Health Insurance. The Company shall provide the Executive with
health insurance in the coverage consistent with those provided to other key
executives of the Company as determined by the Board from time to time.

          (e) Disability. If the Company maintains disability insurance, thenthe
Company shall provide a disability policy for the Executive comparable to the
policies in force for other similar executives in the Company. If the Company
does not maintain a disability policy, then the Executive may obtain such a
policy in amounts equal to his salary and be reimbursed by the Company for all
premium payments thereunder.

 

 

 

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(f) Other Benefits. The Company shall provide to the Executive other benefits as
reasonably determined by the Board from time to time.

 

 

7.

TERMINATION; DISABILITY; RESIGNATION; TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE

          (a) Termination for Cause. The Company shall have the right to
terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder:

                    (1) For cause upon ten (10) business days’ prior written
notice to Executive. Upon such termination, Executive shall have no further
duties or obligations under this Agreement (except as provided in Section 8) and
the obligations of the Company to Executive shall be as set forth below. For
purposes of this Agreement, “cause” shall mean:

 

 

 

                    (A) Executive’s conviction of a felony under federal or
state law;

 

 

 

                    (B) Executive’s failure to perform (other than as a result
of Executive’s being Disabled), in any material respect, any of his duties or
obligations under or in accordance with this Agreement and either (i) the
Executive fails to cure such failure within ten (10) business days following
receipt of notice from the Company, or (ii) if such failure by its nature cannot
be cured within such ten business day period, the Executive fails to commence to
cure such failure within such ten business day period and proceed to cure such
failure within thirty (30) days thereafter;

 

 

 

                    (C) Executive commits any dishonest, malicious or grossly
negligent act which is materially detrimental to the business or reputation of
the Company, or the Company’s business relationships, provided, however, that in
such event the Company shall give the Executive written notice specifying in
reasonable detail the reason for the termination;

 

 

 

                    (D) Habitual insobriety of Executive while performing his
duties hereunder;

 

 

 

                    (E) Repeated insubordination respecting reasonable orders or
directions of company’s Board of Directors after written notice of Company to
Executive;

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may, within ten (10)
business days following delivery of the notice of termination referred to in the
preceding paragraph, by written notice to the Board, cause the matter of the
termination of his employment by the Company to be discussed at the next
regularly scheduled meeting of the Board or at a special meeting of the Board
requested by a majority of the members of the Board who are not employees of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Executive shall be entitled to be
present and to be represented by counsel at such meeting which shall be
conducted according to a procedure

 

 

 

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deemed equitable by a majority of the directors present. If, at such meeting, it
shall be determined that the employment of the Executive had been terminated
without proper cause, the provisions of this Agreement shall be reinstated with
the same force and effect as ifthe notice of termination had not been given;and
the Executive shall be entitled to receive the compensation and other benefits
provided herein for the period from the date of the delivery of the notice of
termination through the date of such reinstatement.

          In the event, the Company terminates the Executive’s employment for
cause, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive through the date of
termination: (1) his base salary as defined in Section 3(a) hereof and (2) the
benefits provided in Section 6 hereof including all accrued but unpaid vacation
and salary.

          In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company
without cause including but not limited to an involuntary change in position or
termination of the Executive as a result of a material breach of this Agreement
by the Company (any of the foregoing, an “Involuntary Termination”), Executive
shall receive from the Company, through the effective date of the Involuntary
Termination: (1) his base salary as defined in Section 3(a) hereof and (2) the
benefits provided in Section 6 hereof including all accrued but unpaid vacation.

          (c) Disability. The Company shall have the right to terminate the
Executive’s employment hereunder:

                    (1) By reason of the Executive’s becoming Disabled for an
aggregate period of ninety (90) days in any consecutive three hundred sixty
(360) day period (the “Disability Period”).

 

 

 

                    (A) “Disabled” as used in this Agreement means that, by
reason of physical or mental incapacity, Executive shall fail or be unable to
substantially perform the customary duties of his employment.

 

 

 

                    (B) If the existence of a disability is in dispute, it shall
be resolved by two physicians, one appointed by Executive and one appointed by
the Board of Directors of the Company. If the two physicians so selected cannot
agree as to whether or not Executive is Disabled as defined in subsection (A)
above, the two physicians so selected shall designate a third physician and a
majority of the three physicians so selected shall determine whether or not
Executive is Disabled.

 

 

 

                    (C) In the event Executive is Disabled, during the period of
such disability he shall continue to receive his base compensation in the amount
set forth in Section 3(a) hereof, which base compensation shall be reduced by
the amount of all disability benefits he actually receives under any disability
insurance program in place with the Company until the first to occur of (1) the
cessation of the Disability or (2) the termination of this Agreement by the
Company at any time after the Disability Period. During the period of Disability
and prior to termination, the Executive shall continue to receive the benefits
provided in Section 6.

 

 

 

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                    (D) For the purposes of this Section 7, any amounts to be
paid to Executive by the Company pursuant to subsection (C) above, shall not be
reduced by any disability income insurance proceeds received by him under any
disability insurance policies owned or paid for by the Executive.

 

 

                              (E) If the Executive is terminated at the end of
the Disability Period, then the Executive shall receive through the date of
termination: (1) his base salary as defined in Section 3(a) hereof and (2) the
benefits provided in Section 6 hereof including all accrued but unpaid vacation.

          (d) Death. The Company’s employment of the Executive shall terminate
upon his death and all payments and benefits shall cease upon such date
provided, however, that under this Agreement the estate of such Executive shall
be entitled to receive through the date of termination (1) his base salary as
defined in Section 3(a) hereof and (2) the benefits provided in Section 6 hereof
including all accrued but unpaid vacation.

          (e) Termination by the Executive.

          The Executive may elect, by written notice to the Company, such notice
to be effective immediately upon receipt by the Company, to terminate his
employment hereunder if:

 

 

 

          (1) The Company sells all or substantially all of its assets;

 

 

 

          (2) The Company merges or consolidates with another business entity in
a transaction immediately following which the holders of all of the outstanding
shares of the voting capital stock of the Company own less than a majority of
the outstanding shares of the voting capital stock of the resulting entity
(whether or not the resulting entity is the Company); provided, however, that
the Executive shall not be permitted to terminate his employment under this
subsection unless he notifies the Company in writing that he does not approve of
the directors selected to serve on the Board after the merger or similar
transaction described herein;

 

 

 

          (3) More than fifty (50%) percent of the outstanding shares of the
voting capital stock of the Company are acquired by a person or group (as such
terms are used in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended), which person or group includes neither the Executive nor the holders
of the majority of the outstanding shares of the voting capital stock of the
Company on the date hereof; provided, however, that the Executive shall not be
permitted to terminate his employment under this subsection unless he notifies
the Company in writing that he does not approve of the directors selected to
serve on the Board after the merger or similar transaction described herein; and

 

 

 

          (4) The Company assigns to the Executive duties which would require
him, as a practical matter, to relocate outside the greater New York
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him duties that are not commensurate with his position as the President of the
Company.

          If the Executive elects to terminate his employment hereunder pursuant
to this Section 7(e), then (1) the Company shall continue to pay to the
Executive his salary as provided in Section 3(a) hereof through the end of the
Employment Period and (2) the Company shall continue to provide to the Executive
the benefits provided in Section 6 hereof through the end of the Employment
Period.

          (f) Resignation. If the Executive voluntarily resigns during the term
of this Agreement other than pursuant to Section 7(e) hereof, then all payments
and benefits shall cease on the effective date of resignation, provided that
under this Agreement the Executive shall be entitled to receive through the date
of such resignation: (1) his base salary as defined in Section 3(a) hereof and
(2) the benefits provided in Section 6 hereof including all accrued but unpaid
vacation.

          (g) Mitigation. In the event of the termination of this Agreement by
the Executive as a result of a material breach by the Company of any of its
obligations hereunder, or in the event of the termination of the Executive’s
employment by the Company in breach of this Agreement, the Executive shall not
be required to seek other employment in order to mitigate his damages hereunder.

 

 

 

 

8.

CONFIDENTIALITY; RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS; NON COMPETITION

          (a) Non-Disclosure of Information. (1) The Executive recognizes and
acknowledges that by virtue of his position as a key executive, he will have
access to the lists of the Company’s referral sources, suppliers, advertisers
and customers, financial records and business procedures, sales force and
personnel, programs, software, selling practices, plans, special methods and
processes for electronic data processing, special techniques for testing
commercial and sales materials and products, custom research services in product
development, marketing strategy, product manufacturing techniques and formulas,
and other unique business information and records (collectively “Proprietary
Information”), as same may exist from time to time, and that they are valuable,
special and unique assets of the Company’s business. The Executive also may
develop on behalf of the Company a personal acquaintance with the present and
potential future clients and customers of the Company, and the Executive’s
acquaintance may constitute the Company’s sole contact with such clients and
customers.

          (a)(2) The Executive will not during the Employment Period, and at any
time following the end of the Employment Period or earlier termination of this
Agreement regardless of the reason therefor, disclose trade secrets or other
confidential information about the Company, including but not limited to
Proprietary Information, to any person, firm, corporation, association or other
entity for any reason or any purpose whatsoever or utilize such Proprietary
Information for his own benefit or the benefit of any third party; provided,
however, that nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Executive from using
his personal acquaintance with any clients or customers of the Company at any
time in a manner that is not inconsistent with their remaining as clients or
customers of the Company.

 

 

 

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          (a)(3) All equipment, records, files, memoranda, computer print-outs
and data, reports, correspondence and the like, relating to the business of the
Company which Executive shall use or prepare or come into contact with shall
remain the sole property of the Company. The Executive shall immediately turn
over to the Company all such material in Executive’s possession, custody or
control at such time as this Agreement is terminated.

          (a)(4) “Proprietary Information” shall not include information that
was a matter of public knowledge on the date of this Agreement or subsequently
becomes public knowledge other than as a result of having been revealed,
disclosed or disseminated by Executive, directly or indirectly, in violation of
this Agreement.

          (b) Non-Solicitation. The Executive covenants and agrees that during
the Employment Period, and for a six (6) month period immediately following the
end of the Employment Period or earlier termination of this Agreement,
regardless of the reason therefor, the Executive shall not solicit, induce, aid
or suggest to: (1) any employee to leave such employ, (2) any contractor,
consultant or other service provider to terminate such relationship, or (3) any
customer, agency, vendor, or supplier of the Company to cease doing business
with the Company.

          (c) Enforcement. In view of the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges
and agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the good
will, business, trade secrets, confidential information and Proprietary
Information of the Company that he makes the covenants in this Section 8 and
that the Company will suffer irreparable injury if the Executive engages in the
conduct prohibited by Section 8 (a) or (b) of this Agreement. The Executive
agrees that upon a breach, threatened breach or violation by him of any of the
foregoing provisions of this Section 8, the Company, in addition to all other
remedies it may have including an action at law for damages, shall be entitled
as a matter of right to injunctive relief, specific performance or any other
form of equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction without being
required to post bond or other security and without having to prove the
inadequacy of the available remedies at law, to enjoin and restrain the
Executive and each and every other person, partnership, association, corporation
or organization acting in concert with the Executive, from the continuance of
any action constituting such breach. The Company shall also be entitled to
recover from the Executive all of its reasonable costs incurred in the
enforcement of this Section 8 including its reasonable legal fees. The Executive
acknowledges that the terms of Section 8(a) or (b) are reasonable and
enforceable and that, should there be a violation or attempted or threatened
violation by the Executive of any of the provisions contained in these
subsections, the Company shall be entitled to relief by way of injunction,
specific performance or other form of equitable relief. In the event that any of
the foregoing covenants in Sections 8 (a) or (b) shall be deemed by any court of
competent jurisdiction, in any proceedings in which the Company shall be a
party, to be unenforceable because of its duration, scope, or area, it shall be
deemed to be and shall be amended to conform to the scope, period of time and
geographical area which would permit it to be enforced.

          (d) Independent Covenants. The Company and the Executive agree that
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covenants contained in this Section 8 shall each be construed as a separate
agreement independent of any of the other terms and conditions of this
Agreement, and the existence of any claim by the Executive against the Company,
whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a
defense by the Executive to the Company’s enforcement of any of the covenants of
this Section 8.

          (e) Exclusion from Arbitration. The terms and conditions of this
Section 8 including the enforcement thereof by the Company are specifically
excluded from the arbitration of all other matters under this Agreement as
provided in Section 13 hereof.

          9. DISCLOSURE AND ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS.

          (a) Disclosure. The Executive agrees that he will promptly assign to
the Company or its nominee(s) all right, title and interest of the Executive in
and to any and all ideas, inventions, discoveries, secret processes, and methods
and improvements, together with any and all patents or other forms of
intellectual property protection that may be obtainable in connection therewith
or that may be issued thereon, such as trademarks, service marks and copyrights,
in the United States and in all foreign countries, which the Executive may
invent, develop, or improve or cause to be invented developed or improved, on
behalf of the Company while engaged in Company related decisions, during the
Term or within six (6) months after the Employment Period or earlier termination
of this Agreement, which are or were related to the scope of the Company’s
business or any work carried on by the Company or to any problems and projects
specifically assigned to the Executive. All works and writings which relate to
the Company’s business are works for hire under the Copyright Act, and any and
all copyrights therefor shall be placed in the name of and inure to the benefit
of the Company.

          (b) Assignment of Interest. The Executive agrees to disclose
immediately to duly authorized representatives of the Company any ideas,
inventions, discoveries, processes, methods and improvements covered by the
terms of this Section 9 and to execute, at the Company’s expense, all documents
reasonably required in connection with the Company’s application for appropriate
protection and registration under the federal and foreign patent, trademark, and
copyright law and the assignment thereof to the Company’s nominee (s). The
Executive hereby appoints the Company’s Chairman as true and lawful attorney in
fact with full powers of substitution and delegation to execute acknowledge and
deliver any such instruments and assignments, which the Executive shall fail or
refuse to execute or deliver.

 

 

10.

INDEMNIFICATION.

          The Company shall indemnify the Executive to the maximum extent
permitted under the Delaware Corporation Law, or any successor thereto, and
shall promptly advance any expenses incurred by the Executive prior to the final
disposition of the proceeding to which such indemnity relates upon receipt from
the Executive of a written undertaking to repay the amount so advanced if it
shall be determined ultimately that the Executive is not entitled to indemnity
under the standards set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law or its
successor. The Employer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and
maintain throughout the Term

 

 

 

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of the employment of the Executive hereunder directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance for the benefit of the Executive. The indemnificationobligations of
the Company under this Section 10 shall survive the termination of the Term or
of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever unless the Agreement is terminated
for cause.

 

 

11.

NOTICES.

          (a) Any and all notices or other communications given under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given on (1)
the date of delivery, if delivered in person to the addressee, (2) the next
business day if sent by overnight courier, or (3) three (3) days after mailing,
if mailed within the continental United States, postage prepaid, by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, to the party entitled to receive
same, at his or its address set forth below:

 

 

 

 

If to the Company:

 

 

 

 

 

ConologCorporation

 

 

5 Columbia Road,

 

 

Somerville, NJ 08876

 

 

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Fax No.: 908-722-5461

 

 

 

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

 

 

 

 

Lucosky Brookman LLP

 

 

33 Wood Avenue South, 6th floor

 

 

Iselin, NJ 08830

 

 

Attn: Joseph M. Lucosky, Esq.

 

 

Fax No.: (732) 395-4401

 

 

 

 

If to the Executive:

 

 

 

 

 

Marc R. Benou

 

 

564 Lawrence Avenue

 

 

Westfield, NJ 07090

 

 

Fax No.: 908-722-5461

 

 

 

 

If to Executive Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

Buhler, Duggal, & Henry LLP

 

 

450 7th Avenue, 33rd Floor

 

 

New York, NY 10123

 

 

Fax No.: 212 422 7448

 

 

 

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          (b) The parties may designate by notice to each other any new address
for the purposes of this Agreement as provided in this Section 11.

 

 

12.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                    (a) Applicable Law. This document shall, in all respects, be
governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey excluding any conflicts of law
provisions. The parties acknowledge that substantially all of the negotiations
relating to this Agreement were conducted in, and that this Agreement has been
executed by both parties in State of New Jersey.

                    (b) Survival. The parties agree that the covenants contained
in Section 3 hereof shall survive any termination of employment by the Executive
and any termination of this Agreement. In addition, the parties agree that any
compensation or right which shall have accrued to the Executive as of the date
of any termination of employment or termination hereof shall survive any such
termination and shall be paid when due to the extent accrued on the date of such
termination.

                    (c) Assignability. All of the terms and provisions contained
herein shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the parties and
their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. The
obligations of the Executive may not be delegated, except as set forth herein,
however, and the Executive may not, without the Company’s written consent
thereto, assign, transfer, convey, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise
dispose of this Agreement or any interest therein. Any such attempted delegation
or disposition shall be null and void and without effect. The Company and the
Executive agree that this Agreement and all of the Company’s rights and
obligations hereunder may be assigned or transferred by the Company to and may
be assumed by and become binding upon and may inure to the benefit of any
affiliate of or successor to the Company. The term “successor” shall mean, with
respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and any other corporation or
other business entity which, by merger, consolidation, purchase of the assets,
or otherwise, acquires all or a material part of the assets of the Company. Any
assignment by the Company of its rights and obligations hereunder to any
affiliate of or successor shall not be considered a termination of employment
for purposes of this Agreement.

                    (d) Modifications or Amendments. No amendment, change or
modification of this document shall be valid unless in writing and signed by
each of the parties herein.

                    (e) Waiver. No reliance upon or waiver of one or more
provisions of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions
hereof.

                    (f) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement as
applied to either party or to any circumstances shall be adjudged by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, the same shall in no way
affect any other provision of this Agreement or the

 

 

 

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validity or enforceability of this Agreement. If any court construes any of the
provisions to be unreasonable because of the duration of such provision or the
geographic or other scope thereof, such court may reduce the duration or
restrict the geographic or other scope of such provision and enforce such
provision as so reduced or restricted.

                    (g) Separate Counterparts. This document may be executed in
one or more separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be
deemed to be an original. Such counterparts shall, together, constitute and
shall be one and the same instrument.

                    (h) Headings. The captions appearing at the commencement of
the sections hereof are descriptive only and are for convenience of reference.
Should there be any conflict between any such caption and the section at the
head of which it appears the substantive provisions of such section and not such
caption shall control and govern in the construction of this document.

                    (i) Specific Performance. It is agreed that the rights
granted to the parties hereunder are of a special and unique kind and character
and that, if there is a breach by either party of any material provision of this
document, the other party would not have any adequate remedy at law. It is
expressly agreed, therefore, that the rights of the parties may be enforced by
an action for specific performance and other equitable relief.

                    (j) Further Assurances. Each of the parties shall execute
and deliver any and all additional papers, documents and other assurances, and
shall do any and all acts and things reasonably necessary in connection with the
performance of their obligations hereunder and to carry out their intentions as
set forth herein.

                    (k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter of
this Agreement, and any and all prior agreements, understandings or
representations are hereby terminated and canceled in their entirety.

                    (l) Neutral Construction. Neither party may rely on any
drafts of this Agreement in any interpretation of the Agreement. Each party to
this Agreement has reviewed this Agreement and has participated in its drafting
and, accordingly, neither party shall attempt to invoke the normal rule of
construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the
drafting party in any interpretation of this Agreement.

                    (m) Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that either party hereto
commences litigation against the other to enforce such party’s rights hereunder,
the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all costs, expenses and fees,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees (including in-house counsel), paralegals’
fees, and legal assistants’ fees through all appeals.

 

 

13.

SUBMISSION TO ARBITRATION.

          Except as hereinafter expressly provided, every difference or dispute,
of whatever nature,

 

 

 

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between the Company and the Executive involving (1) any breach of this Agreement
or (2) any other difference or dispute arising out of, related to, under or
having any connection with this Agreement, shall be settled and finally
determined by arbitration in Somerville, New Jersey in accordance with the then
current commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association,
and judgment upon any award rendered may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction, including but not limited to the courts of the State of South
Carolina, and the determination of such arbitration proceeding shall be binding
and conclusive upon the parties. Any claim by the Company against the Executive
arising out of, under, or related to, Section 8 of this Agreement, whether for
equitable relief or monetary damages or any combination, is specifically
excluded from arbitration under this Section 13.

 

 

 

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment
Agreement on the date first above written.

 

 

 

 

 

CONOLOG CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Benou

 

 

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Name: Robert S. Benou

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Marc R. Benou

 

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Marc R. Benou

4822-6270-7982, v. 1

 

 

 

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