Exhibit 10.01



 






EXHIBIT 10.01




AGREEMENT AND RELEASE





	1.  	This Agreement and Release (“Agreement”) is given by Raj Singh to Virage Logic
Corporation (the “Company”), and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliated and related
companies, and their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents,
representatives, attorneys, predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively referred to
herein as the “Releases”).






	2.  	I understand and agree that my last day of employment will be February 24, 2005 (the
“Termination Date”), and that my employment is terminating on that date due to my voluntary
resignation. In consideration the Company will provide for:






	 	a.  	On the Effective Date (as defined below), the Company will accelerate
the vesting of any stock options that I have received from the Company that have an
exercise price less than the closing sales price for the Company’s Common Stock on
the Effective Date (such closing sales price, the “Closing Price,” and such
accelerated options, the “Accelerated Options”), such that the unvested portion of
the Accelerated Options will be immediately vested and exercisable as of the
Termination Date. In the event that the Effective Date is not a trading day for
the Nasdaq National Market System, the Closing Price shall be the closing sales
price on the next trading day immediately following the Effective Date
	 
	 	b.  	To the extent provided by the federal COBRA law and by the Company’s
current group health insurance policies, I will be eligible to continue my group
health insurance benefits at my own expense after the Termination Date. Later, I
may be able to convert to an individual policy at my own expense, if I wish. If I
timely elect continued coverage under COBRA, as part of this Agreement, the Company
will pay the premiums necessary to continue my current health care coverage for up
to 18 months; provided, however, that this payment obligation will cease if I
become eligible for comparable benefits under another employer’s medical benefit
plan.





     The Company’s commitments in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “Separation
Package.”




	3.  	I understand and agree that the Separation Package provided to me is in excess of any
earned wages, accrued PTO hours, commissions, bonuses, or any other amounts due and owing
to me by the Company and is good and valuable consideration in excess of and in addition to
what I am already entitled to receive from the Company. I acknowledge that, except with
regard to any Booking and Shipping Sales commissions that have accrued or may accrue and be
payable to me pursuant to the leave of absence provisions of the FY 2005 Virage Logic Sales
Compensation Plan for the period beginning February 3, 2005 and ending March 5, 2005 (such
commissions, if any, the “Leave Commissions”), I am entitled to receive no additional
compensation, wages, stock, options, commissions, money, benefits, or bonuses other than
those described herein, and that all earned wages and accrued but unused PTO will be paid
to me no later than my last day of employment.
	 
	4.  	In exchange for the above, and in consideration of the Separation Package, I hereby release, acquit,
and forever discharge Releases from any and all claims, liabilities, release, acquit, and forever discharge Releases
from any and all claims, liabilities,





 









 





Raj Singh

Agreement and Release





	 	   	demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys fees, damages, and obligations of
every kind and nature, whether statutory or other, of any jurisdiction, foreign or
domestic, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed,
arising out of or in any way related to agreements, acts or conduct occurring at any time
prior to the date I sign this Agreement. I understand that this release includes, but is
not limited to, all claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way
connected with my employment with the Company or the termination of that employment, and
claims and demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions (except with regard to the Leave
Commissions), severance, stock, stock options, PTO, fringe benefits or expense
reimbursements, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of
good faith and fair dealing, fraud, defamation, intentional or negligent infliction of
emotional distress, invasion of privacy, and false imprisonment. I also understand that I
am releasing any and all rights and claims arising from any federal, state or local laws or
statutes, including but not limited to any claim for discrimination, harassment or
retaliation based on sex, age, race, religion, national origin, disability or on any other
basis under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended
(“ADEA”), the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act,
the Family Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the California Labor Code, the
California Family Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act,
and the California Occupational Safety and Health Act.






	5.  	I specifically understand that the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act
prohibits employment discrimination based on age, and that I have the right to file a
claim of age discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This
understanding notwithstanding, I hereby specifically release Releasees from any claims of
employment discrimination based on age arising up to and including the date of the
execution of this Agreement. I further acknowledge that the consideration given for the
waiver and release provided in this Agreement is in addition to anything of value to which
I am already entitled. I also acknowledge that I have been advised, as required by the
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, that: (a) the waiver and release does not apply to
any rights or claims that may arise after the date I sign this Agreement; (b) that the Act
requires that I be advised to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement;
(c) that I have twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement, which includes any
proposed revisions or modifications to it; (d) that I have seven (7) days following the
execution of this Agreement to revoke it; and (e) that this Agreement shall not be
effective until the Effective Date. I acknowledge that I have been provided with the
opportunity to consult with counsel.






	6.  	I understand and agree that if I choose not to use the full twenty-one (21) days the





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Raj Singh

Agreement and Release





	 	   	Company has provided to consider and review this Agreement, that I do so knowingly and
voluntarily, and I waive any claim that I was not given the entire twenty-one (21) days or
did not use the entire period of time to consider this Agreement or consult with an
attorney.






	7.  	I will immediately withdraw any pending claims, complaints, or administrative charges I
have made against Releasees and will authorize any administrative agency to dismiss those
charges. I will not file or assist in the filing of any administrative charges,
complaints, or claims against Releasees. In the event any charge is filed and/or is not
withdrawn, I agree that I will be entitled to no monetary compensation as a result of the
outcome of any such charge or related lawsuit.






	8.  	I understand that this release fully and finally extinguishes and discharges all claims
whether known to me or not as provided by California Civil Code section 1542. This statute
provides that unless I specifically agree to release claims I do not know about, they are
not released by a general release. (“A general release does not extend to claims which the
creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the
release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the
debtor.”) By this agreement, I agree to waive that right and affirm my intention to
release not only claims known to me, but also those unknown to me which arose or may arise
out of any matter described in paragraph 5 above, including but not limited to my
employment or its termination, and I hereby do release all such known and unknown claims.






	9.  	I agree to make a same day exercise and sale on Nasdaq National Market System trading
day immediately following the Effective Date of all the Virage Logic Corp common shares
available upon exercise of all stock options currently vested or the Accelerated Options.
The proceeds of this exercise and sale, after all statutorily required withholding, will be
retained by the Company and applied toward the repayment of the outstanding aggregate
principal and accrued and unpaid interest owing under the Promissory Note dated March 12,
2002 issued by me to the Company in the initial principal amount of $200,000, as may have
been amended from time to time (the “Note”). I agree that as of February 24, 2005, the
outstanding aggregate principal value and accrued and unpaid interest owing on the Note is
$237,710.35. I agree that interest shall continue to accrue and I shall remain liable as
to any unpaid portion of the Note pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Note.






	10.  	I agree to return, on or before the Termination Date, all Company property, including
but not limited to company credit or charge cards, pagers, personal computers and related
equipment, identification badges, and keys.





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Raj Singh

Agreement and Release





	11.  	I hereby acknowledge and agree to abide by my continuing obligations under my Employee
Invention and Confidential Information Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit A.






	12.  	I understand and agree to keep this Agreement confidential and not to disclose it to
anyone except, if I choose, to an attorney or tax advisor to advise me about it.






	13.  	The Company and I agree that this Agreement does not constitute an admission of
wrongdoing or liability on the part of the Company or Releasees.






	14.  	In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared to be illegal,
unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and the
offending provision shall be modified only to the extent necessary to render it
enforceable.






	15.  	This Agreement and the Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement
contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters referenced
herein. Any modification must be in writing and signed by an Officer of the Company and
me.






	16.  	This Agreement shall not become enforceable or effective until seven (7) calendar days
following my execution of the Agreement (the “Effective Date”). If I choose to revoke this
Agreement, I must ensure the revocation is delivered to the attention of Richard Butts,
Vice President, Human Resources, at Virage Logic Corporation, 47100 Bayside Parkway,
Fremont, CA 94538, no later than midnight on the seventh day following execution. If I do
revoke this Agreement, I understand and agree that I am not entitled to receive the
Separation Package set forth above.





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Raj Singh

Agreement and Release





	 	   	I declare that I have read and understood this Agreement and realize that it deals
with my legal rights. I understand that I may consult with an attorney. I have been given
adequate opportunity to review this Agreement. I acknowledge that I am signing this Agreement
knowingly, willingly and voluntarily in exchange for the Separation Package described herein.





/s/  Raj Singh





Raj Singh





	   	Date:  February 24, 2005






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Raj Singh

Agreement and Release


EXHIBIT A




EMPLOYEE INVENTION AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AGREEMENT





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