**Exhibit 10.27**

 

December 8, 2003 

 

Ian Mummery 

 

Dear Ian: 

 

On behalf ofdrugstore.com, inc. (the “Company”), we are pleased to offer you the position of Vice President, Vision, reporting directly to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. You will be primarily responsible for the growth of the businesscurrently known as Vision Direct and will participate in management of the Company at the same level as other members of the senior management team of the Company. 

 

You will receive an annual salary of US$190,000, along with the Company’s standard employee benefits. Your salary willbe paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll policies. As an employee, you will be eligible to receive a bonus based on your individual and the Company’s performance; such bonus amount could be as much as US$76,000. In noevent will your potential bonus be less than that of the other members of the senior management team of the Company. In addition, you will be given an allowance of $400 per month for an automobile and you will be reimbursed for any reasonable movingexpenses to relocate, if the relocation occurs at the request of drugstore.com, inc. With respect to vacation accrual, you will accrue 4 weeks of vacation per year. 

 

You will be granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase 250,000 shares of drugstore.com, inc. common stock.****The exercise price will be equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. ****The Option will vest over a four-year period, with 20% vesting after six months and the remainder vesting quarterly thereafter.****Vesting will dependupon your continued employment with the Company. The Option will be subject to the terms of the Company’s 1998 Stock Option Plan and the related Stock Option Agreement between you and drugstore.com. 

 

If during the first two years of your employment with the Company youremployment is terminated without Cause or you terminate your employment for Good Reason, you will be offered a severance package that includes the equivalent of two years salary less the salary that has been paid to you since becoming an employee ofdrugstore.com, inc., paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll policies. “Cause” means (a) the willful and repeated failure to comply with the lawful directions of the Chief Executive Officer, (b) gross negligence orwillful misconduct in the performance of your duties to the Company, (c) commission of any act of fraud against the Company, (d) misappropriation of material property of the Company. “Good Reason” means that the Company fails to pay yoursalary in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, and such failure continues for more than ten (10) days after you deliver written notice of such failure to the Company. 

 

All of us at the Company are very excited that you are joining us and lookforward to mutually beneficial and rewarding relationship. Nevertheless, your employment at 

drugstore.com may be terminated by you or drugstore.com at any time for any reason with or without cause or notice. Thisagreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Washington 

 

The terms of this offer letter may only be changed by written agreement, although the Company may from time to time, in its sole discretion, adjust the salaries and benefits paid to you and its other employees in a manner that is consistentwith the changes made for other members of the senior management team. 

 

Should you have any questions with regard to any of the items indicated above, please contact Alesia Pinney. Kindly indicate your consent to the terms contained in this offer letter by signing and returning a copy to us by                    , 2003. 

 

Sincerely,

/s/ Alesia Pinney

drugstore.com, inc.

 

/s/ I. Mummery

Agreed to and accepted:

Ian Mummery

 

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