exv10w4






Exhibit 10.4




NAVISITE, INC.




Separation
Agreement




     This Separation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between
NaviSite, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Nasir Cochinwala (the
“Employee”) as of April 3, 2006.



     WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the
possibility of a change in control may exist and that such possibility may result in the departure
or distraction of key personnel to the detriment of the Company, its stockholders and its
customers.



     WHEREAS, in order to induce you to remain in its employ, the Company agrees that you shall
receive the benefits set forth in this Agreement.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the
parties agree as follows:




	1.	 	Certain Definitions.





     As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:




	 	(a)	 	A “Change in Control” shall occur or be deemed to have occurred
only if any of the following events occur:






	 	(i)	 	the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) 

(a
“Person”) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the
Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 50% or more of
either (x) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the
“Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (y) the combined voting power
of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally
in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting
Securities”); provided however, that for purposes of this
subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in
Control event: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an
acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security
exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or voting
securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or
exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or
an underwriter or agent of the Company), (B) any acquisition by any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, (C) any acquisition by
any corporation pursuant to a Business Combination (as defined below) which
complies with clauses (x) and (y) of subsection (iii) of this definition or
(D) any acquisition by ClearBlue Technologies, Inc. or its affiliates,
including Atlantic Investors, LLC, or Waythere, Inc. (each such party is
referred to herein as “ClearBlue”) of any shares of common stock; or




 









 






	 	(ii)	 	such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute
a majority of the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a
successor corporation to the Company), where the term
“Continuing Director”
means at any date a member of the Board (x) who was a member of the Board on the
date of the initial adoption of this Agreement by the Board or (y) who was
nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the
directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or
election or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least
a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such
nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from
this clause (y) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a
result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election
or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization or share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
(a “Business
Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business
Combination, each
of the following two conditions is satisfied: (x) all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company
Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly more than 50% of the
then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors,
respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination
(which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such
transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets either
directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation
is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and
Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively, immediately prior to such
Business Combination and (y) no Person (excluding ClearBlue, the Acquiring
Corporation or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by
the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or
indirectly, 50% or more of the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the
Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination).






	 	(b)	 	“Cause” shall mean (i) an intentional act of
fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with
your duties to the Company or in the course of your employment with the Company, (ii) your
willful engaging in gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the
Company, (iii) your willful and continued failure to perform substantially your duties with
the Company or one of its affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity
due to physical or mental illness), which such failure is not cured within five (5) days
after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Company which
specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes that you have not
substantially performed your duties. For purposes of this Subsection, no act




 









 






	 		 	or failure to act on your part shall be deemed “willful” unless done or omitted to be done
by you not in good faith and without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.
	 
	 	(c)	 	“Date of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).
	 
	 	(d)	 	“Disability” shall be deemed to have occurred if, as a result of incapacity due to
physical or mental illness, you shall have been absent from the full time performance of
your duties with the Company for six (6) consecutive months and, within thirty (30) days
after written Notice of Termination by reason of disability is given to you, you shall not
have returned to the full time performance of your duties.
	 
	 	(e)	 	“Good Reason” shall mean, without your express written consent, the occurrence
after a Change in Control of the Company of any of the following circumstances unless, in
the cases of paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi), such circumstances are fully
corrected prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in
respect thereof:






	 	(i)	 	any significant diminution in your position, duties, responsibilities,
power, or office (not solely a change in title) as in effect immediately prior to a
Change in Control (unless such changes are required and solely related to the
reporting structures of an Acquiring Corporation);
	 
	 	(ii)	 	any reduction, without your consent, in your annual base salary as in
effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the failure by the Company to (i) continue in effect any material
compensation or benefit plan in which you participate immediately prior to the
Change in Control, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing
substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan, or (ii)
continue your participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on
a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the amount of benefits
provided and the level of your participation relative to other participants, as
existed at the time the Change in Control;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	the failure by the Company to continue to provide you with benefits
substantially similar to those enjoyed by you under any of the Company’s life
insurance, medical, health and accident, or disability plans in which you were
participating at the time of the Change in Control, the taking of any action by the
Company which would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits,
or the failure by the Company to provide you with the number of paid vacation days
to which you are entitled on the basis of years of service with the Company in
accordance with the Company’s normal vacation policy in effect at the time of the
Change in Control;
	 
	 	(v)	 	any requirement by the Company or of any person in control of the Company
that the location at which you perform your principal duties for the Company be
changed to a new location that is outside a radius of fifty (50) miles from your
principal place of employment at the time of the Change in Control; or




 









 






	 	(vi)	 	the failure of the Company to obtain a reasonably satisfactory
agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement,
as contemplated in Section 5.






	 	(f)	 	“Notice of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
	 
	 	(g)	 	“Severance Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b)(ii).






	2.	 	Employment Status.






	 	(a)	 	You acknowledge that this Agreement does not constitute a contract of
employment or impose on the Company any obligation to retain you as an employee. You
may terminate your employment at any time, with or without Good Reason.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Any termination of your employment by the Company or by you during the term of
this Agreement shall be communicated by written notice that indicates the specific
provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable detail the facts
and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of your employment under
the provision so indicated (“Notice of Termination”). A Notice of Termination
shall be delivered to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 6.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The “Date of Termination” shall mean (i) if your employment is
terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination is given
(provided that you shall not have returned to the full-time performance of your duties
during such thirty (30) day period), and (ii) if your employment is terminated by the
Company for Cause or other than for Cause, by you for Good Reason or for any other
reason (other than Disability), the date specified in the Notice of Termination.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Your right to terminate your employment for Good Reason shall not be affected
by your incapacity due to physical or mental illness. Your continued employment shall
not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance
constituting Good Reason under this Agreement.






	3.	 	Compensation Upon Termination.






Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you shall be entitled to the
following benefits during a period of disability, or upon termination of your employment,
as the case may be, provided that such period of termination occurs during the term of this
Agreement.




	 	(a)	 	Cause and Voluntary Termination other than for Good Reason. If your
employment shall be terminated by the Company for Cause or by you other than for Good
Reason following a Change in Control, the Company shall pay you your full base salary
and all other compensation through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at
the time the Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which you are
entitled under any compensation plan of the Company at the time such payments are
due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to you under this Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Termination Without Cause; Voluntary Termination for Good Reason. If
your employment with the Company is terminated by the Company (other than for Cause,
Disability or your death) at any time during your employment, or by you for Good Reason
within twelve (12) months after a Change in Control, then you shall be entitled to




 









 






	 	 	 	the benefits below upon effectiveness (taking into account any applicable statutory
revocation periods) of a general waiver and release from you in favor of the Company, its
directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents and affiliates in a form
satisfactory to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not provide
any benefit otherwise receivable by you pursuant to subsections (ii) — (v) of this
paragraph (b) if an equivalent benefit is actually received by you from another employer
during the six (6) month period following your termination, and any such benefit actually
received by you shall be reported to the Company.






	 	(i)	 	The Company shall pay to you your full base salary through the Date of
Termination at the rate in effect at the time of Notice of Termination is given, no
later than the full fifth day following the Date of Termination;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Company will pay as severance pay to you, severance payments at the higher
of (x) your annual base salary in effect on the Date of Termination or (y) your annual
base salary in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, less applicable
withholding, (together with the payments provided in paragraph (iii) below, the
“Severance Payments”) until six (6) months following the Date of Termination.
Severance Payments will be made in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll
procedures;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	The Company will provide a Bonus Payment equal to your target bonus for the
current fiscal year pro rated to your Date of Termination. This Bonus Payment will be
made in a lump sum following the Date of Termination. In addition, the Company will
pay you any unpaid bonus from the prior fiscal year.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	The Company shall pay to you all legal fees and expenses incurred by you in
seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Agreement; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	for up to a six (6) month period after such termination, the Company shall
provide reimbursement to you for COBRA payments for health and welfare benefits
continuation provided you elect COBRA coverage.






	 	(c)	 	In the event that you become entitled to the Severance Payments, if any of the Severance
Payments will be subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the code (or any similar tax
that may hereafter be imposed)(the “Excise Tax”) the Company shall pay to you at the
time specified in subsection (e), below, an additional amount (the “Gross-Up Payment”)
such that the net amount retained by you, after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Total
Payments (as hereinafter defined) and any federal, state and local income tax and Excise Tax
upon the payment provided for by this Subsection, shall be equal to the Total Payments. For
purposes of determining whether any of the Severance Payments will be subject to the Excise
Tax and the amount of such Excise Tax, (a) any other payments or benefits received by you in
connection with a Change in Control of the Company or your termination of employment (whether
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the
Company, any person whose actions result in a Change in Control of the Company or any person
affiliated with the Company or such person) (which together with the Severance Payments,
constitute the “Total Payments”) shall be treated as “parachute payments” within the
meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, and all “excess parachute payments” within the
meaning of Section 280G(b)(l) shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax, unless in the
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	 		 	of tax counsel selected by the Company’s independent auditors such other payments or
benefits (in whole or in part) do not constitute parachute payments, or such excess
parachute payments (in whole or in part) represent reasonable compensation for
services actually rendered within the meaning if Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code in
excess of the base amount within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code, or
are otherwise not subject to the Excise Tax, (b) the amount of the Total Payments
which shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax shall be equal to the lesser of
(1) the total amount of the Total Payments or (2) the amount of excess parachute
within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(l) (after applying paragraph (a), above), and
(c) the value of any non-cash benefits or any deferred payment or benefit shall be
determined by the Company’s independent auditors in accordance with the principles
of Sections 280G(b)(3) and (4) of the Code. For purposes of determining the amount
of the Gross-Up Payment, you shall be deemed to pay federal income taxes at the
highest marginal rate of federal income taxation in the calendar year in which the
Gross-Up Payment is to be made and state and local income taxes at the highest
marginal rate of taxation in the state and locality of your residence on the Date of
Termination, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes, which could be
obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes. In the event that the Excise
Tax is subsequently determined to be less than the amount taken into account
hereunder at the time of termination of your employment, you shall repay to the
Company at the time the amount of such reduction in excise tax is finally determined
the portion of the Gross-Up Payment attributable to such reduction (plus the portion
of the Gross-Up Payment attributable to the Excise Tax and federal, state and local
income tax imposed on the Gross-Up Payment being repaid by you if such repayment
results in a reduction in Excise Tax and/or a federal, state and local income tax
deduction) plus interest on the amount of such repayment at the rate provided in
Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code. In the event that the Excise Tax is determined to
exceed the amount taken into account hereunder at the time of the termination of
your employment (including by reason of any payment the existence or amount of which
cannot be determined at the time of the Gross-Up Payment), the Company shall make an
additional gross-up payment in respect of such excess (plus any interest payable
with respect to such excess) at the time that amount of such excess is finally
determined.






	4.	 	Compensation upon Change in Control. If your employment with the Company is
terminated by the Company (other than for Cause, Disability or your death) or by you for Good
Reason within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control of the Company, all options
and shares of restricted stock granted or issued to you under the Company’s Amended and
Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan or any other stock incentive plan of the Company shall
become exercisable and vested in full on the Date of Termination.
	 
	5.	 	Successors; Binding Agreement.






	 	(a)	 	The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
business or assets of the Company expressly to assume and agree to perform this
Agreement to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no
such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain an assumption of this
Agreement at or prior to the effectiveness of any succession shall be a breach of this
Agreement and shall constitute Good Reason if you elect to terminate your employment,
except that for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such
succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination. As used in this
Agreement, Company shall mean the Company as defined above and any successor to its
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	 	 	 	aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law,
or otherwise.
	 
	 	(b)	 	This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by your
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs,
distributes, devisees and legatees. If you should die while any amount would still be
payable to you hereunder if you had continued to live, all such amounts, unless
otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other designee or if there is no such designee,
to your estate.






	6.	 	Notice. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications
provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be duly given when delivered or
when mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, addressed to the Company, at 400 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA 01810, Attention:
General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer, and to you at the address set forth below or to
such other address as either the Company or you may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon
receipt.






	7.	 	Miscellaneous.






	 	(a)	 	The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement,
which shall remain in full force and effect.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement
shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
	 
	 	(c)	 	No waiver by you at any time of any breach of, or compliance with, any
provision of this Agreement to be performed by the Company shall be deemed a waiver of
that or any other provision at any subsequent time.
	 
	 	(d)	 	This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
to be an original but both of which together will constitute one and the same
instrument.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable
withholding required under federal, state or local law.
	 
	 	(f)	 	This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect
of the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, promises,
covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or
written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto; and any prior
agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein is
hereby terminated and cancelled.




If this letter sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof, kindly sign and return to the
Company the enclosed copy of this letter, which will then constitute our agreement on this subject.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	NAVISITE, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ John J. Gavin, Jr.
 

	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	John J. Gavin, Jr.
 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Chief Financial Officer
 

	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 
	Acknowledged
and Agreed this 5 day of April, 2006:


	 
	 	 
	EMPLOYEE
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/
Nasir Cochinwala
	 	 
	 

Signature

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Nasir Cochinwala
 


	 	 
	Print Name
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Senior Vice President, Professional Services
 


	 	 
	 
 


	 	 
	Title
	 	 
	 
	 	 





	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	2572 Bentley Ridge Dr
 

	 	 
	 

	 	San Jose, CA 95138