EX-10.1






Exhibit 10.1




SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE




     This SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (the “Agreement”) is entered into between Manhattan
Associates, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (“Company”) and Pervinder Johar
(“Executive”). This Agreement shall supersede any and all previous agreements between Executive
and Company with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, but not limited to the Executive
Employment Agreement dated March 30, 2006 and the Severance and Non-Competition Agreement dated
March 30, 2006.



     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, and in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth in this
Agreement, the parties agree as follows:




	1.	 	Separation from employment. Executive and Company have agreed that Executive will end his
employment on January 15, 2009 (“Termination Date”). Executive shall receive a severance
payment equal to twelve (12) months of Executive’s then-current base salary, subject to all
standard deductions, payable in twenty-four (24) equal payments on the Company’s regular
bi-monthly scheduled pay dates. Executive shall receive an additional lump sum of $20,000.00
paid with the first installment, which Executive may choose to use to pay COBRA premiums,
however, it is not required that this amount be used for that purpose. Executive shall
receive payment for 25 earned vacation days within fourteen (14) days following the
Termination Date. Executive shall not be eligible for any other payments and agrees to waive
any rights to receive, any additional bonuses (including any performance related bonuses),
additional stock options, additional restricted stock grants or other payments. Within 5 days
of the Termination Date, Executive agrees to return to Company any and all Company property in
Executive’s possession, including but not limited to, information, manuals, credit cards,
software, and equipment acquired during Executive’s term of employment. All restricted shares
and stock options granted to Executive prior to the Termination Date shall continue to vest in
accordance with their respective vesting schedule up to the Termination Date. Executive shall
have thirty (30) days from the Termination Date in which to exercise his vested options.
After that date, all unvested options and restricted stock shall lapse.
	 
	2.	 	No additional benefits. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive shall receive no
benefits additional to those set forth above as consideration for signing this Agreement and
abiding by its terms.
	 
	3.	 	Non-compete. Executive agrees that he will not, without Company’s prior written consent,
perform his Duties for any person or entity listed in Schedule A (direct competitors to
Company) for a period of twelve (12) months from the Termination Date. “Duties” shall mean
those duties of the Employee while employed with the Company, including managing the research
and development and quality assurance of computer software solutions designed by the Company
for the supply chain. The Company and Executive agree and acknowledge that the definitions of
Duties and the twelve (12) month period of restriction reasonably and fairly limit this
non-compete restriction and are reasonably required for Company’s protection because the
Executive, by having access to the Company’s sensitive and proprietary information about the
Company’s confidential information, customers, and employees, would provide an unfair
competitive advantage to the entities identified on Exhibit A.
	 
	4.	 	Non-solicitation of Company employees. Executive agrees that he will not recruit or hire
another Executive or employee of the Company for a period of twelve (12) months from the
Termination Date or cause or assist another Executive or employee of the Company to be hired
by any competitor of the Company for a period of twelve (12) months from the Termination Date.
	 
	5.	 	Release of claims. Except as set forth below, for and in consideration of the promises,
covenants, and warranties contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
sufficiency of which is hereby expressly acknowledged, on behalf of Executive, Executive’s
heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns, Executive does hereby release and
forever discharge Company and each of Company’s successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates,
and parent corporations, and each and all of Company’s respective past and present officers,
directors, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys (individually and/or collectively the
“Releasees”), from any and all rights, demands, claims, damages, losses, costs, expenses,
actions, and causes of action whatsoever resulting from anything that has occurred prior to
the date Executive executes this Agreement. This release includes, but is not limited to,
claims for compensation, stock options, stock rights, wages, benefits, bonuses, breach of
contract, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, or any other torts or
personal injury; claims under any municipal, state, or federal statute, regulation or
ordinance, including but not limited to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the “ADEA”), the Older
Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act,
the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Executive Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Atlanta Human Rights Ordinance, the Georgia
Equal Employment for People with Disabilities Code, and the Georgia Sex Discrimination in




 









 






	 	 	Employment Law; and claims in tort or in contract, whether at law or in equity, known or
unknown, contingent or fixed, or suspected or unsuspected. Executive understands and agrees
that by signing this Agreement, Executive is giving up any right which Executive may have
against any or all of the Releasees to recover under federal, state, or municipal statutory or
common law for any claim arising before Executive signs this Agreement. This Agreement does not
waive any rights or claims that may arise after Executive signs it below.






     For the purpose of implementing a full and complete release and discharge, Executive
expressly acknowledges that this Agreement is intended to include in its effect, without
limitation, all claims which Executive does not know or suspect to exist in Executive’s favor at
the time of execution hereof, and that the Agreement contemplates the extinguishment of any such
claim or claims. This Agreement does not, however, release any claims for workers’ compensation
benefits or unemployment compensation benefits.




     By signing this Agreement and accepting the benefits outlined above, Executive acknowledges
that as part of this Agreement Executive will not hereafter be entitled to any individual
recovery or relief as a result of an action filed against the Company, any affiliated entities,
or any of its present and former directors, officers, employees, or agents, in any federal,
state, or local court or before any federal, state, or local agency, including, for example, the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Department of Labor.




     Company hereby fully releases, remises, acquits and forever discharges Executive from any
and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, damages, obligations, losses and expenses of
whatsoever kind or nature, known or unknown, arising out of the acts, omissions, transactions,
transfers, happenings, violations, promises, contracts, agreements, facts or situations related
to the Executive Employment Agreement dated March 30, 2006 and the Severance and Non-Competition
Agreement dated March 30, 2006, except for the confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations
that survive termination of the March 30, 2006 Agreements. For avoidance of doubt, the Company
does not release Executive from any past or continuing obligations relating to confidentiality
or to the proprietary rights of the Company, including Executive’s obligations relating to Work
Product in the March 30, 2006 Executive Employment Agreement, nor does the Company release
Executive’s obligations under this Agreement.




	6.	 	Covenant not to sue. Executive agrees that, except to the extent such right may not be
waived by law, Executive will not commence any legal action or lawsuit or otherwise assert any
legal claim seeking relief for any claim released under the “Release of claims” provision
above. This “covenant not to sue” does not, however, prevent or prohibit Executive from
seeking a judicial determination of the validity of Executive’s release of claims under the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”).
	 
	7.	 	Executive statement about Releasees. Executive further agrees that Executive shall make no
negative statements concerning, or take any action that derogates Company or other Releasees,
or any Releasee’s services, reputation, officers, employees, financial status, or operations,
or that damages any of Releasees’ business relationships. This nondisparagement provision
does not apply on occasions when Executive is subpoenaed or ordered by a court or other
governmental authority to testify or give evidence and must, of course, respond truthfully, to
conduct otherwise protected by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or to conduct or testimony in the
context of enforcing the terms of this Agreement or other rights, powers, privileges, or
claims not released by this Agreement.
	 
	8.	 	Effect of Breach of Paragraphs 3. Executive acknowledges that Executive’s entitlement to the
payment described in paragraph 1 in excess of $10,000 is based on Executive’s agreement and
compliance with the “Non-compete” provision set forth in paragraph 3above. Executive
acknowledges and agrees that Company’s obligation to make any payment to Executive as
described in paragraph 1 beyond a total payment to Executive of $10,000 will cease if
Executive breaches the restrictions in paragraph- 3 Executive also understands that his
retention of the consideration described in paragraph 1 in excess of $10,000 is expressly
conditioned upon his fulfillment of his promises stated in paragraph 3, and he agrees, to the
extent permitted or required by law, immediately to return or repay the amounts he has
received from Company pursuant to this Agreement in excess of $10,000.00 upon his proven
breach of paragraph 3. Executive understands and agrees that any breach of paragraph 3 may
cause the Company great and irreparable harm and that it would be difficult or impossible to
establish the full monetary value of such damage. Executive covenants and agrees that in the
event of any breach of paragraph 3, Executive consents to the entry of appropriate preliminary
and permanent injunctions in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, without the posting of a
bond or other security, in addition to whatever other remedies the Company may have.




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	9.	 	Denial of liability. Company and Executive understand and agree that entering into this
Agreement shall not be construed as an admission of liability or violation of any applicable
law, any contract provisions, or any rule or
regulation, as to which Company and the Releasees expressly deny liability. This Agreement
shall not be admissible in any proceeding except an action to enforce its terms.
	 
	10.	 	Consideration Period. Because the arrangements discussed in this Agreement affect important
rights and obligations, Executive is advised to consult with an attorney before agreeing to
the terms set forth herein. Executive has twenty-one (21) days from the date Executive
receives this Agreement within which to consider it, and Executive may take as much of that
time as Executive wishes before signing. If Executive decides to accept the benefits offered
herein, Executive must sign this Agreement on or before the expiration of the 21-day period
and return it promptly to the Company.
	 
	11.	 	Revocation Period. For a period of up to and including seven (7) days after the date
Executive signs this Agreement, Executive may revoke it entirely. No rights or obligations
contained in this Agreement shall become enforceable before the end of the 7-day revocation
period. If Executive decides to revoke the Agreement, Executive must deliver to the Company
(Attn: David K. Dabbiere) a signed notice of revocation on or before the end of the last day
of this 7-day period. Upon delivery of a timely notice of revocation, this Agreement shall be
canceled and void, and neither Executive nor the Company shall have any rights or obligations
arising under it.
	 
	12.	 	Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective eight (8) days after it has been
signed by Executive and a representative of the Company, provided it has not been revoked by
Executive during the seven (7)-day revocation period.
	 
	13.	 	Severability. If any provision, or portion thereof, of this Agreement is held invalid or
unenforceable under applicable statute or rule of law, only that provision shall be deemed
omitted from this Agreement, and only to the extent to which it is held invalid, and the
remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
	 
	14.	 	Titles. Titles included in this Agreement are for reference only and are not part of the
terms of this Agreement, nor do they in any way modify any terms of the Agreement.








	 
	 	 	THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE HAD ACCESS TO INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF THEIR OWN
CHOOSING IN CONNECTION WITH ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE PARTIES HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THEY FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE FULLY
BOUND BY AND SUBJECT THERETO. THE EXECUTIVE ALSO EXPRESSLY REPRESENTS THAT EXECUTIVE IS
EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT VOLUNTARILY AND OF EXECUTIVE’S OWN FREE WILL.





     I have read this Agreement, I understand its contents, and I willingly, voluntarily, and
knowingly accept and agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. I acknowledge and
represent that I received a copy of this Agreement on _______________.______



	 	 	 
	EXECUTIVE:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	  /s/ Pervinder Johar

	 	  December 31, 2008
	 

	 	 
	Pervinder Johar

	 	Date
	 
	 	 
	COMPANY:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	  /s/ Peter F. Sinisgalli

	 	  December 31, 2008
	 

	 	 
	Peter F. Sinisgalli, President & CEO

	 	Date






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SCHEDULE A




	 	 	 
	JDA

	 	Logility
	 
	 	 
	LIS

	 	Red Prairie
	 
	 	 
	Provia

	 	SAP
	 
	 	 
	Retek

	 	Viewlocity
	 
	 	 
	SSA

	 	i2
	 
	 	 
	Oracle

	 	Nistevo
	 
	 	 
	One Network

	 	Descartes
	 
	 	 
	GT Nexus

	 	LeanLogistics
	 
	 	 
	Retailix

	 	HighJump/3M
	 
	 	 
	Infor

	 	Yantra
	 
	 	 
	Profitlgix
	 	 







     Any successor company to any company listed above. In cases where any of these companies
are (or become) part of a larger company (such as Yantra is now part of SBC); the Agreement will
be restricted to the business unit formed as a result of the acquisition. As an example, in the
case of Yantra, the Agreement will apply to the Distributed Order Management and Supply Chain
Software solution businesses of SBC, but not to other businesses of SBC (such as EDI business
unit of SBC).



Initials:     Executive /s/ PJ     Company /s/ PS





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