Exhibit 10.1

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of January 20,
2006 by and between Leadis Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Jose Arreola (the “Executive”).

 

In consideration of the promises and the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Position and Duties.

 

(a) Executive Vice President. Executive shall begin employment as Executive Vice
President, Engineering of the Company on January 20, 2006. Executive shall
report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and will have all duties,
authorities and expectations customary for an executive vice president of
engineering. Executive shall devote his full business time, skill and attention
to the performance of his duties on behalf of the Company.

 

2. Salary and Bonus.

 

(a) Salary. Executive will be paid an annual salary of $250,000, payable as
earned in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practice and subject
to required deductions and withholdings.

 

(b) Bonus. Executive will be eligible to receive a target bonus of up to 40% of
his base salary per year in the event the Board or the Company’s Compensation
Committee determines in its sole discretion that Executive and the Company have
achieved the performance objectives as set by the Board. The Board or
Compensation Committee will have the sole discretion to determine whether such
bonuses are earned and, if so, the amount of any such bonus. Any bonuses
provided to Executive will be subject to required deductions and withholdings.

 

3. Stock Options.

 

Subject to approval by the Board, Executive will be granted a stock option to
purchase 280,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price equal
to the then current fair market value per share on the date of grant (the
“Option”). Subject to the accelerated vesting provisions set forth herein, the
Option will vest as to 25% of the shares subject to the Option one year after
the date Executive begins employment with the Company, and as to l/48th of the
shares subject to the Option monthly thereafter, so that the Option will be
fully vested and exercisable four (4) years from the date of grant, subject to
Executive’s continued service to the Company on the relevant vesting dates. No
right to any option shares subject to the Option or any other option grant
received by the Executive shall be earned or accrued until such time that
vesting occurs. The Option shall have a term of six (6) years. The Option will
be subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of any applicable Company
stock option plan (the “Option Plan”), if the Option is issued pursuant to a
plan, and one or more stock option agreements by and between Executive and the
Company (collectively, the “Option Agreement”), which documents are incorporated
herein by reference.

 

4. Benefits and Expenses.

 

(a) Benefits. While employed hereunder, Executive will be entitled to
participate in the employee benefit plans currently and hereafter maintained by
the Company of general applicability to other senior executives of the Company,
including, without limitation, the Company’s group medical, dental, vision,
disability, life insurance and vacation plans. The Company reserves the right to
cancel or change the benefit plans and programs it offers to its employees at
any time.

 

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(b) Expenses. The Company will reimburse Executive for all reasonable and
necessary expenses incurred by Executive in connection with the Company’s
business, in accordance with any applicable policy established by the Company
from time to time.

 

5. At-Will-Employment.

 

Executive will be an at-will employee of the Company, which means the employment
relationship can be terminated by either Executive or the Company at any time,
with or without prior notice, and with or without cause. Any statements or
representations to the contrary are ineffective. Any modification or change in
Executive’s at-will employment status may only occur by way of a written
employment agreement signed by Executive and the Company.

 

6. International Assignment.

 

In fulfillment of his duties as Executive Vice President, Engineering, it is the
parties’ expectations that Executive will spend a substantial amount of time
working out of the Company’s Korea office. In connection with this international
assignment, the Company will provide the following benefits to Executive.

 

(a) Housing. The Company shall provide Executive with the use of a
Company-leased apartment in Korea, as necessary.

 

(b) Tax Equalization. As necessary, the Company will provide tax equalization to
Executive to (i) ensure that no additional tax liability or benefit as a result
of having an assignment outside the US is effected, and (ii) provide assistance
to ensure compliance with US expatriate tax laws as well as the tax laws of the
host country. Executive shall be responsible for paying any tax liabilities
incurred as a result of his employment with the Company. Executive acknowledges
that equity income is specifically excluded from tax equalization, and any
worldwide taxes generated as a result of Executive’s exercise of stock options
or receipt of restricted stock while on assignment will be Executive’s sole
responsibility.

 

(c) Relocation/Family Visitation Expenses. The Company will provide Executive a
lump sum of $15,000 to cover costs associated with his temporary relocation to
Korea and the cost of travel expenses incurred by Executive for the travel of
family to Korea.

 

7. Severance.

 

(a) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason. Notwithstanding
Executive’s at-will employment status, if: (a) Executive’s employment with the
Company is terminated without Cause (as defined below) or Executive resigns his
employment for Good Reason (as defined below) (a “Qualifying Termination”), and
(b) Executive signs a general and complete release of any and all potential
claims against the Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents and
affiliates in a form acceptable to the Company and allows such release to become
effective; then in addition to any other amounts that may be due Executive:
(i) the Company shall continue to pay Executive’s then current salary, less
required tax withholdings, payable on the Company’s normal payroll dates, for a
period of 3 months following the date of such Qualifying Termination,
(ii) should Executive timely elect to continue his health care insurance
benefits under federal COBRA law or similar state statutes, the Company shall
pay the cost of continuing Executive’s then current health insurance coverage
for a period of 3 months following the date of such Qualifying Termination, and
(iii) effective as of such Qualifying Termination, Executive shall automatically
and without further action required on Executive’s part or the part of the

 

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Company receive 3 months of vesting acceleration with respect to each
outstanding stock option held by Executive (but in each case, not exceeding to
the total number of shares that remain unvested under the relevant document or
agreement) (collectively, the benefits as described in (i), (ii) and (iii) are
referred to as the “Basic Severance Compensation”).

 

(b) Termination Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason Following an
Acquisition. If: (a) a Qualifying Termination occurs during the twenty-four
(24) month period following the consummation of an Acquisition (as defined
below), and (b) Executive signs a general and complete release of any and all
potential claims against the Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents
and affiliates in a form acceptable to the Company and allows such release to
become effective; then in addition to any other amounts that may be due to
Executive, but in lieu of the Basic Severance Compensation described above:
(i) the Company shall continue to pay Executive’s then current salary, less
required tax withholdings, payable on the Company’s normal payroll dates, for a
period of 6 months following the date of such Qualifying Termination,
(ii) should Executive timely elect to continue his health care insurance
benefits under federal COBRA law or similar state statutes, the Company shall
pay the cost of continuing Executive’s then current health insurance coverage
for a period of 6 months following the date of such Qualifying Termination, and
(iii) effective as of such Qualifying Termination, Executive shall automatically
and without further action required on Executive’s part or the part of the
Company receive 24 months of vesting acceleration with respect to each
outstanding stock option held by Executive (but in each case, not exceeding to
the total number of shares that remain unvested under the relevant document or
agreement).

 

(c) Definitions.

 

(i) As used herein, an “Acquisition” means (1) a consolidation, merger or other
reorganization of the Company with or into any other entity or entities in which
the holders of the Company’s outstanding shares immediately before such
consolidation, merger or other reorganization do not, immediately after such
consolidation, merger or reorganization, retain equity interests representing a
majority of the voting power of the surviving entity of such consolidation,
merger or reorganization as a result of their shareholdings in the Company
immediately prior to the consolidation, merger or reorganization, (2) a sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, on a
consolidated basis (except in connection with an insolvency, bankruptcy or
similar proceeding) or (3) the acquisition by any person (including any
corporation), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.

 

(ii) For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean one or more of the
following, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion: (1) willful
misconduct by Executive that is injurious to the Company’s reputation or
business; (2) Executive’s violation of any federal, state or other law or
regulation applicable to the Company’s business, or of any Company policy;
(3) any act of dishonesty, fraud or misrepresentation made by Executive in
connection with his responsibilities as an employee of the Company;
(4) Executive’s indictment with respect to a crime that negatively reflects on
Executive’s fitness to perform his duties or harms the Company’s reputation or
business; and (5) a material breach of Executive’s obligations hereunder, or
under any applicable invention assignment and/or confidentiality agreement or
similar agreement.

 

(iii) For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means a resignation by
Executive because any one or more the following occurs without his consent:
(1) a material reduction in Executive’s salary (except for salary reductions
imposed upon all executive officers of the Company), (2) a material reduction in
Executive’s responsibilities (provided no such reduction shall be deemed to have
occurred solely by reason of the change in the Company’s status from that of an
independent company to that of a subsidiary of a successor of the Company
following an Acquisition), (3) a relocation of Executive’s principal place of
employment by more than 35 miles, and (4) a material breach by the Company of
its obligations under this Agreement that is not cured within 20 days of written
notice to the Board thereof.

 

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(d) Deferred Compensation. In the event that any cash severance benefit or
continued medical benefit provided to Executive by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement would fail to satisfy the distribution requirement of
Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”) as a result of the application of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code,
the payment of such benefits will be delayed to the minimum extent necessary so
that such benefits are not subject to the provisions of Section 409A(a)(1) of
the Code. The Company shall attach conditions to or adjust the amounts paid
pursuant to this paragraph to preserve, as closely as possible, the economic
consequences that would have applied in the absence of this paragraph; provided,
however, that no such condition or adjustment shall result in the payments being
subject to Section 409(A)(1) of the Code.

 

8. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Confidential Information Agreement. Executive agrees to enter into the
Company’s standard Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary
Developments (the “Confidential Information Agreement”) upon commencing
employment hereunder.

 

(b) Eligibility for Employment. For purposes of federal immigration law,
Executive will be required to provide to the Company documentary evidence of
eligibility for employment in the United States. Such documentation must be
provided to within three (3) business days of Executive’s date of hire, or
Executive’s employment relationship with the Company may be terminated.

 

(c) Arbitration. To ensure the timely and economical resolution of disputes that
arise in connection with Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive and
the Company agree that any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action arising
from or relating to the enforcement, breach, performance or interpretation of
this Agreement, Executive’s employment, or the termination of Executive’s
employment, shall be resolved to the fullest extent permitted by law by final,
binding and confidential arbitration, by a single arbitrator, in Santa Clara
County, California, conducted by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services,
Inc. (“JAMS”) pursuant to the JAMS rules for the resolution of employment
disputes, or another mutually agreeable arbitration service, under the
applicable employment rules. By agreeing to this arbitration procedure, both
Executive and the Company waive the right to resolve any such dispute through a
trial by jury or judge or administrative proceeding. The arbitrator shall:
(a) have the authority to compel adequate discovery for the resolution of the
dispute and to award such relief as would otherwise be permitted by law; and
(b) issue a written arbitration decision, to include the arbitrator’s essential
findings and conclusions and a statement of the award. The arbitrator shall be
authorized to award any or all remedies that Executive or the Company would be
entitled to seek in a court of law. The Company shall pay all arbitration fees
in excess of the amount of court fees that would be required if the dispute were
decided in a court of law. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prevent
either Executive or the Company from obtaining injunctive relief in court to
prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such arbitration. Except
with respect to the arbitration fees set forth above, in the event of any
dispute between the parties to this Agreement, each party will be responsible
for its own attorneys’ fees.

 

(d) Assignment. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
(a) Executive’s heirs, executors and legal representatives upon Executive’s
death and (b) any successor of the Company. Any such successor of the Company
will be deemed substituted for the Company under terms of this Agreement for all
purposes. For this purpose, “successor” means any person, firm, corporation or
other business entity which at any time, whether by purchase, merger or
otherwise, directly or indirectly acquires all or substantially all of the
assets or business of the Company. Executive’s rights to receive any form of
compensation payable pursuant to this Agreement may not be assigned or
transferred except by will or the laws of decent and distribution. Any other
attempted assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of Executive’s
right to compensation or other benefits will be null and void.

 

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(e) No Waiver. The failure by either party at any time to require performance or
compliance by the other of any of its obligations or agreements shall in no way
affect the right to require such performance or compliance at any time
thereafter. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision hereof shall
not be taken or held to be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of
such provision or as a waiver of the provision itself. No waiver of any kind
shall be effective or binding, unless it is in writing and is signed by the
party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced.

 

(f) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Option Plan, any Option
Agreement and the Confidential Information Agreement represents the entire
agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter herein
and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements whether written or oral.
This Agreement only may be modified in a written amendment signed by the parties
hereto. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement
will continue in full force and effect without said provision.

 

(g) Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties
hereto shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws.

 

(h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which, taken
together, constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.

 

LEADIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.

/s/ Antonio R. Alvarez

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Antonio R. Alvarez

President and Chief Executive Officer

EXECUTIVE

/s/ Jose Arreola

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Jose Arreola

 

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