Offer letter to Remo E. Canessa



 Exhibit 10.10 
 



 
 October 7, 2004 
 Mr. Remo Canessa 
 [OMITTED] 
 [OMITTED] 
 Dear Remo: 
 Infoblox Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to offer you employment on the following terms: 

1. Position. Your title will be Chief Financial Officer, and you will initially report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. This is a
full-time position. While you render services to the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, consulting or other business activity that would create a conflict of interest with the Company. By signing this letter agreement, you confirm
to the Company that you have no contractual commitments or other legal obligations that would prohibit you from performing your duties for the Company. 
 2. Cash Compensation. The Company will pay you a starting salary at the rate of $200,000 per year, payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll schedule. This salary will be
subject to adjustment pursuant to the Company’s employee compensation policies in effect from time to time. In addition, you will be eligible to be considered for an incentive bonus for each fiscal year of the Company. The bonus (if any) will
be awarded based on criteria established in advance by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Your target bonus will be equal to $50,000. Any bonus for the fiscal year in which your employment begins will be prorated, based
on the number of days you are employed by the Company during that fiscal year. The bonus for a fiscal year will be paid after the Company’s books for that year have been closed and will be paid only if you are employed by the Company at the end
of the fiscal year. The determinations of the Board with respect to your bonus will be final and binding. 
 3. Employee Benefits. As a
regular employee of the Company, you will be eligible to participate in a number of Company-sponsored benefits. In addition, you will be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy, as in effect from time to
time. 
 4. Stock Options. Subject to the approval of the Board, you will be granted an option to purchase 1,163,750 shares of the
Company’s Common Stock. The exercise price per share will be equal to the fair market value per share on the date the option is granted or on your first day of employment, whichever is later. The option will be subject to the terms and
conditions applicable to options granted under the Company’s 2003 Stock Plan (the “Plan”), as described in the Plan and the applicable stock option agreement. The option will be immediately exercisable, but the unvested portion of the
purchased shares will be subject to repurchase by the Company at the exercise price in the event that your service terminates for any reason before you vest in the shares. You will vest in 25% of the option shares after 12 months of continuous
service, and the balance will vest in equal monthly installments over the next 36 months of continuous service, as 









			
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described in the applicable stock option agreement. 
 If the Company is subject to a
Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) before your service with the Company terminates and you are subject to an Involuntary Termination within 12 months after that Change in Control, then you will be vested in the shares purchasable under the
option described in this Section 4 as if you had completed an additional 24 months of employment. 
 “Involuntary Termination”
means either (a) involuntary discharge by the Company for reasons other than Cause or (b) voluntary resignation following (i) a change in your position with the Company that materially reduces your level of authority or
responsibility, (ii) a reduction in your base salary by more than 10% or (iii) receipt of notice that your principal workplace will be relocated more than 35 miles. 
 “Cause” means (a) an unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets, which use or disclosure causes material harm to the Company, (b) a
material breach of any agreement between you and the Company, (c) a material failure to comply with the Company’s written policies or rules, (d) conviction of, or plea of “guilty” or “no contest” to, a felony under
the laws of the United States or any state thereof, (e) gross misconduct or (f) a continued failure to perform assigned duties after receiving written notification of such failure from the Board. 

5. Severance Pay. If the Company terminates your employment for any reason other than Cause or Permanent Disability, then the Company will
continue to pay your base salary for a period of 6 months following the termination of your employment and will vest you in your option shares as if you had continued in employment for 6 additional months. Your base salary will be paid at the rate
in effect at the time of the termination of your employment and in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures. If you elect to continue your health insurance coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(“COBRA”) following the termination of your employment, then the Company will pay the same portion of your monthly premium under COBRA as it pays for active employees until the earliest of (a) the close of the 6-month period
following the termination of your employment, (b) the expiration of your continuation coverage under COBRA or (c) the date you become eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment.

 However, this Paragraph 5 will not apply unless you (a) resign as a member of the boards of directors of the Company and all of its
subsidiaries, to the extent applicable, (b) sign a general release of claims (in a form prescribed by the Company) of all known and unknown claims that you may then have against the Company or persons affiliated with the Company and
(c) have returned all Company property. Moreover, the amount of the salary continuation payments under this Paragraph 5 will be reduced by the amount of any severance pay or pay in lieu of notice that you receive from the Company
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 “Permanent Disability” means that you are unable to perform the essential functions of your
position, with or without reasonable accommodation, for a period of at least 120 consecutive days because of a physical or mental impairment. 

6. Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. Like all Company employees, you will be required, as a condition of your employment with the
Company, to sign the Company’s standard Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

7. Employment Relationship. Employment with the Company is for no specific period of time. Your employment with the Company will be “at
will,” meaning that either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause. Any contrary representations that may have been made to you are superseded by this letter agreement. This is the
full and complete agreement between you and the Company on this term. Although your job duties, title, compensation and benefits, as well as the Company’s personnel policies and procedures, may change from time to time, the “at will”
nature of your employment may only be changed in an express written agreement signed by you and a duly authorized officer of the Company (other than you). 
 8. Withholding Taxes. All forms of compensation referred to in this letter agreement are subject to reduction to reflect applicable withholding and payroll taxes and other deductions required by
law. 
 9. Interpretation, Amendment and Enforcement. This letter agreement and Exhibit A constitute the complete agreement between you
and the Company, contain all of the terms of your employment with the Company and supersede any prior agreements, representations or understandings (whether written, oral or implied) between you and the Company. This letter agreement may not be
amended or modified, except by an express written agreement signed by both you and a duly authorized officer of the Company. The terms of this letter agreement and the resolution of any disputes as to the meaning, effect, performance or
validity of this letter agreement or arising out of, related to, or in any way connected with, this letter agreement, your employment with the Company or any other relationship between you and the Company (the “Disputes”) will be governed
by California law, excluding law relating to conflicts or choice of law. You and the Company submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in California in connection with any Dispute or any claim related to
any Dispute. 
 * * * * * 
 We hope that you will accept our offer to join the Company. You may indicate your agreement with these terms and accept this offer by signing and dating both the enclosed duplicate original of this letter
agreement and the enclosed Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement and returning them to me. This offer, if not accepted, will expire at the close of business on October 8, 2004. As required by law, your employment with the Company is
contingent upon your providing legal proof of your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Your employment is also contingent upon your starting work with the Company on or before










			
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October 11, 2004. 
 Very truly yours, 

 

			
	INFOBLOX INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert Thomas

	Robert Thomas, President and Chief Executive Officer

 I have read and accept this employment offer: 

 

	
	/s/ Remo Canessa
	Signature of Remo Canessa
	Dated: 10/10/04

 Attachment 
 Exhibit A: Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement 







 



 
 December 5, 2008 
 Remo Canessa 
 [OMITTED] 
 [OMITTED] 
 Dear Remo: 
 You and Infoblox, Inc, (the “Company”) signed an offer letter dated October 7, 2004 (the “Offer Letter”), To avoid potential adverse tax consequences imposed by Section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Offer Letter is hereby amended by inserting the following new provisions at the end of Section 5 of the Offer Letter: 

Separation from Service. Wherever this letter agreement refers to a termination of employment or similar event,
including (without limitation) a termination without Cause, the reference will be construed as a Separation. For all purposes under this letter agreement, “Separation” means a “separation from service,” as defined in the
regulations under Section 409A of the Code. This paragraph supersedes any contrary provision of this letter agreement. 
 Commencement of Severance Payments. Payment of the periodic salary continuation severance pay provided for under Section 5 will begin on the first regularly scheduled payroll date that occurs
after your Separation, but payments will cease if you have not complied with the release and other preconditions set forth in the second paragraph of Section 5 within the time period set forth in the release, For purposes of Section 409A
of the Code, each salary continuation payment under Section 5 is hereby designated as a separate payment. 

Release. The Company will deliver the release referred to in Section 5 to you within 30 days after your
Separation, You must execute and return the release within the period of time set forth in the form of release. 
 Mandatory Deferral of Payments. If the Company determines that you are a “specified employee” under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code at the time of your
Separation, then the severance pay under Section 5, to the extent subject to Section 409A of the Code, will be paid in a lump sum on the first payroll period in the seventh month after your Separation. If applicable, this paragraph
supersedes any contrary provision of this letter agreement. 
 Except as expressly set forth above, the Offer Letter will remain
in effect without change. 







 



 
 Remo Canessa 

December 5, 2008 
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You may indicate your agreement with this amendment of the Offer Letter by signing and dating the enclosed duplicate original of this
amendment and returning it to me. This amendment may be executed in two counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 

 

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	INFOBLOX, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jane Funk

	Title:	 	 Senior Director, HR

		 	            12/11/08


 I have read and accept this amendment: 

 

			
	 /s/ Remo Canessa

	Remo Canessa
		
	Dated:	 	 12/5/08