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Exhibit 10.11

 

AMENDED AND
RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

(Kenneth D.
Misch)

 

AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated December 30,
2009 by and between Dynavox Systems LLC (the “Company”) and Kenneth D. Misch
(the “Executive”).

 

The
Company and Executive are parties to that certain Employment Agreement, dated June 1,
2009 (the “Prior Agreement”); and

 

The
Company and Executive desire to amend the Prior Agreement in certain respects
effective on and after the date hereof and to restate the Prior Agreement to
read in its entirety as follows.

 

In
consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.             Term of Employment.   Subject to the provisions of Section 7
of this Agreement, Executive shall be employed by the Company for a period
commencing on December 30, 2009 (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on December 29,
2014 (the “Employment Term”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement; provided, however, that commencing with December 30,
2014 and on each December 30 thereafter (each an “Extension Date”), the
Employment Term shall be automatically extended for an additional one-year
period, unless the Company or Executive provides the other party hereto 90
days’ prior written notice before the next Extension Date that the Employment
Term shall not be so extended.

 

2.             Position.

 

a.             During the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the
Company’s Chief Financial Officer. 
Executive shall report to and receive an annual performance review from
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). 
Subject to reasonable business travel, Executive’s primary work location
shall be located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

 

b.             During the Employment Term, Executive will devote
Executive’s best efforts (subject, in each case, to periods of vacation and
illness) to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.  Except as such supplementary after working
hours time spent as a board member of Financial Executives International and
relating to limited activity with EXTS, LLC (formerly E-xpedient Holdings,
LLC), Executive will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation
for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or reasonably be expected to
interfere with the rendition of such services either directly or indirectly,
without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Board”); provided, that Executive may accept appointment to serve on
any other board of directors or trustees of any business corporation or any
charitable organization, with the prior written consent of the Board, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, so long as such activities do not
conflict or

 

 

interfere with the performance of
Executive’s duties hereunder or conflict with or violate Section 9 or 10.

 

3.             Base Salary.  During the Employment Term, the Company shall
pay Executive a base salary at the annual rate of $225,000, payable in regular
installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices.  Executive shall be entitled to such
increases, but not reductions, in Executive’s base salary, if any, as may be
determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board.  Executive’s annual base salary, as in effect
from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as the “Base Salary.”

 

4.             Bonus.

 

a.             Annual Bonus.  With respect to each of the 2010 and 2011
fiscal years during the Employment Term, Executive shall not be eligible to
earn an annual cash bonus award unless otherwise determined by the Board in its
sole and absolute discretion.  With
respect to each full fiscal year during the Employment Term commencing with the
2012 fiscal year, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual cash bonus
award (an “Annual Bonus”) of up to forty percent (40%) of Executive’s Base
Salary (the “Target Bonus”) based upon the achievement of performance targets
established by the Board within the first ninety (90) days of each applicable
fiscal year.  In addition, Executive shall
be eligible to earn an Annual Bonus in excess of the Target Bonus as outlined
in the bonus plan for that fiscal year upon the Company achieving the goals to
be established by the Board within the first ninety (90) days of each
applicable fiscal year.  The Annual
Bonus, if any, payable hereunder shall be paid within ten (10) business
days following the Company’s receipt of the final audited financial statements
from the Company’s accounting firm in respect of the relevant fiscal year;
provided that Executive is employed by the Company on such payment date.

 

b.             Sign-On
Bonus.  On the Commencement Date, the
Company shall pay Executive in a cash lump sum payment, a sign-on bonus (the
“Sign-On Bonus”) equal to $316,573.73. 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive agrees that
the Company shall be permitted to use a portion of
the Sign-On Bonus to repay any and all amounts due by Executive under the
Promissory Note, between DynaVox Systems Holdings LLC and Executive, dated as
of December 18, 2009.

 

5.             Employee Benefits.  During the Employment Term, Executive shall
be entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit plans (other than
annual bonus and incentive plans) as in effect from time to time (collectively
“Employee Benefits”), on the same basis as those benefits are generally made
available to other executives of the Company; provided that such
benefits shall include no less than three (3) weeks’ vacation.

 

6.             Business Expenses.  During the Employment Term, reasonable
business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s
duties hereunder shall be reimbursed by the Company in accordance with Company
policies.

 

7.             Termination.  The Employment Term and Executive’s
employment hereunder may be terminated by either party at any time and for any
reason; provided that Executive will be required to give the Company at least
60 days’ advance written notice of any 

 

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resignation
of Executive’s employment without Good Reason (as defined in Section 7(c)).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, the provisions of this Section 7 shall exclusively govern
Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its
affiliates.

 

a.             By the Company For Cause or By Executive Resignation Without
Good Reason.

 

(i)           The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may
be terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below), which termination
shall be effective immediately, or by Executive due to his resignation without
Good Reason.

 

(ii)          For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean

 

(A)          Executive’s
indictment for a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, which in the
reasonable judgment of the Board has materially interfered with the ability of
Executive to perform his duties hereunder or has caused significant harm to the
Company or any of its affiliates or their respective businesses;

 

(B)           Executive’s
conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or a plea of guilty
or nolo contendere involving such a crime;

 

(C)           Executive’s
commission of an act of fraud or embezzlement or malfeasance or willful
misconduct in the performance of his duties hereunder;

 

(D)          Executive’s
violation of written company policies regarding employment, including without
limitation substance abuse, sexual harassment and discrimination, which
violation has materially interfered with the ability of Executive to perform
his duties hereunder or has caused significant harm to the Company or any of
its affiliates or their respective businesses, but excluding any violation
which results from an unintentional act or which results from an intentional
act which Executive did not know would constitute such a violation (unless
Executive reasonably should have known that such action could constitute such a
violation);

 

(E)           Willful and
repeated failure by Executive to comply with the reasonable directives of the
CEO consistent with Executive’s duties hereunder, provided Executive
does not cure such failure within 30 days after receipt from the Company of
written notice specifying the failure; or

 

(F)           Executive’s
material breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement or any other
agreement he has entered into with the Company or any of its stockholders or
affiliates; provided, Executive does not cure such breach within 30 days
after receipt from the Company of written notice specifying the exact nature of
such breach.

 

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(iii)         If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for
Cause or if Executive resigns without Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled
to receive:

 

(A)          accrued, but
unpaid Base Salary, earned through the date of termination, payable in
accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices;

 

(B)           any Annual
Bonus earned but unpaid as of the date of termination in respect of the
immediately preceding fiscal year, paid in accordance with Section 4(a) (except
to the extent payment is otherwise deferred pursuant to any applicable deferred
compensation arrangement with the Company);

 

(C)           reimbursement,
within sixty (60) days following submission by Executive to the Company of
appropriate supporting documentation, for any unreimbursed business expenses
properly incurred by Executive in accordance with the Company’s policies prior
to the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided that claims for
such reimbursement (accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation) are
submitted to the Company within ninety (90) days following the date of Executive’s
termination of employment; and

 

(D)          such fully
vested and non-forfeitable Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may
be entitled under the employee benefit plans of the Company (the amounts
described in clauses (A) through (D) hereof being referred to as the
“Accrued Rights”).

 

Following
such termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause or
resignation by Executive without Good Reason, except as set forth in this Section 7(a)(iii),
Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other
benefits under this Agreement.

 

b.             Disability or Death.

 

(i)           The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder
shall terminate upon Executive’s death and may be terminated by the Company if
Executive becomes physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable
for a period of six (6) consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine (9) months
in any twenty-four (24) consecutive month period to perform Executive’s duties
(such incapacity is hereinafter referred to as “Disability”).

 

(ii)          Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for
either Disability or death, Executive or Executive’s estate (as the case may
be) shall be entitled to receive:

 

(A)          the Accrued
Rights;

 

(B)           subject to
Executive’s or the estate of Executive’s, as applicable, execution, delivery
and non-revocation of a general release of claims in favor of the Company and
its affiliates in a form prescribed by the Company (the “Release”) within 45
days following the termination date, continued payment of 

 

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the
Base Salary in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices until
twelve (12) months after the date of such termination (such amounts, the
“Death/Disability Payments”).  The Death/Disability
Payments shall commence on the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which
the Release is executed and delivered, without revocation, as permitted by
applicable law and (ii) the 60th day following
Executive’s termination of employment (with payments in arrears from the
termination date); and

 

(C)           subject to
Executive’s or the estate of Executive’s, as applicable, execution, delivery
and non-revocation of the Release within 45 days following the termination
date, a pro rata portion of the Annual Bonus, if any, that Executive would have
otherwise been entitled to receive pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof in
respect of such fiscal year had Executive’s employment not terminated, based
upon the percentage of the fiscal year that shall have elapsed through the date
of Executive’s termination of employment, payable when such Annual Bonus would
have otherwise been payable had Executive’s employment not terminated.

 

Following
Executive’s termination of employment due to death or Disability, except as set
forth in this Section 7(b)(ii), Executive shall have no further rights to
any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

 

c.             By the Company Without Cause or Resignation by Executive for
Good Reason.

 

(i)           The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may
be terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or
Disability) or by Executive for Good Reason.

 

(ii)          For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean,
without Executive’s written consent, (A) the failure of the Company to pay
or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Bonus, if any, when due
hereunder or failure to provide, in all material respects, the benefits
described in Section 5, (B) any substantial and sustained diminution
in Executive’s position, authority or responsibilities from those described in Section 2
hereof, (C) relocation of the Company’s headquarters more than fifty miles
from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metropolitan area, or (D) a material
breach of this Agreement by the Company; provided that the events
described in clauses (A) through (D) of this Section 7(c)(ii) shall
constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to cure such event within 30
days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which
constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that, “Good Reason”
shall cease to exist for any event described in this Section 7(c)(ii) on
the 60th day following the later of its occurrence or
Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Company written
notice of termination prior to such date.

 

(iii)         If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company
without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or if Executive
resigns for Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

 

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(A)          the Accrued
Rights;

 

(B)           subject to (x) Executive’s
continued compliance with the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 and (y) Executive’s
execution, delivery and non-revocation of the Release within 45 days following
the termination date, continued payment of the Base Salary in accordance with
the Company’s normal payroll practices until twelve (12) months after the date
of such termination (such amounts, the “Salary Continuation Payments”); provided
that the aggregate amount described in this clause (B) shall be reduced by
the present value of any other cash severance or termination benefits payable
to Executive under any other plans, programs or arrangements of the Company or
its affiliates. The Salary Continuation Payments shall commence on the earlier
to occur of (i) the date on which the Release is executed and delivered,
without revocation, as permitted by applicable law and (ii) the 60th day following Executive’s termination of
employment (with payments in arrears from the termination date);

 

(C)           subject to
Executive’s execution, delivery and non-revocation of the Release within 45
days following the termination date, a pro rata portion of the Annual Bonus, if
any, that Executive would have otherwise been entitled to receive pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof
in respect of such fiscal year had Executive’s employment not terminated, based
upon the percentage of the fiscal year that shall have elapsed through the date
of Executive’s termination of employment, payable when such Annual Bonus would
have otherwise been payable had Executive’s employment not terminated; and

 

(D)          subject to
Executive’s execution, delivery and non-revocation of the Release within 45
days following the termination date, continued medical and dental coverage for
a period of twelve (12) months following the date of such termination, provided
that payments for such coverage by Executive shall be consistent with the
payments required by other senior executives for such coverage at that time. In
order to facilitate such coverage, Executive and his spouse and dependents, as
applicable, in accordance with the Company’s policies in effect at the time of
Executive’s termination, shall agree to elect continuation coverage in
accordance with the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended (“COBRA”).

 

Following
Executive’s termination of employment by the Company without Cause (other than
by reason of Executive’s death or Disability) or by Executive for Good Reason,
except as set forth in this Section 7(c)(iii), Executive shall have no
further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

 

d.             Expiration of Employment Term.  In the event either party elects not to
extend the Employment Term pursuant to Section 1, unless Executive’s
employment is earlier terminated pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of
this Section 7, Executive’s termination of employment hereunder (whether
or not Executive continues as an employee of the Company thereafter) shall be
deemed to occur on the close of business on the day immediately preceding the
next scheduled Extension Date and Executive shall be entitled to receive the
Accrued Rights.

 

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Following
such termination of Executive’s employment hereunder as a result of either
party’s election not to extend the Employment Term, except as set forth in this
Section 7(d), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation
or any other benefits under this Agreement.

 

Unless the parties otherwise agree
in writing, continuation of Executive’s employment with the Company beyond the
expiration of the Employment Term shall be deemed an employment at-will and
shall not be deemed to extend any of the provisions of this Agreement and
Executive’s employment may thereafter be terminated at will by either Executive
or the Company; provided that the provisions of Sections 9, 10 and 11 of
this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s
termination of employment hereunder.

 

e.             Notice of Termination.  Any purported termination of employment by
the Company or by Executive (other than due to Executive’s death) shall be
communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in
accordance with Section 14(h) hereof. For purposes of this Agreement,
a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific
termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of employment under the provision so indicated.

 

8.             Change of Control.

 

a.             At the Company’s request,
Executive will agree to remain employed by the Company for up to one hundred
and eighty (180) days following a Change of Control.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, “Change
of Control” means (i) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of
related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and
14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)) other than (x) Vestar Capital Partners IV, L.P. (“Vestar”) or any
of its “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 501(b) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended) or (y) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a
part thereof) maintained by the Company or any of its “affiliates” or any
corporation or other “person” of which a majority of the voting power of its
voting equity securities and equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly,
by the Company; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a sale of the
Mayer-Johnson business shall not constitute a Change of Control hereunder, (ii) any
“person” or “group”, other than (x) Vestar or any of its “affiliates” or (y) any
employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) maintained by the
Company or any of its “affiliates” or any corporation or other “person” of
which a majority of the voting power of its voting equity securities and equity
interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, is or becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the
voting stock of the Company, including by way of purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise, or (iii) during any
period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of
such period constituted the Board (together with any new directors whose
election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of
the Company was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the
Company, then still in office, who were either directors at the beginning of
such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so
approved) cease for any reason to 

 

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constitute a majority of the Board, then in office; provided that, any director appointed or elected to the
Board to avoid or settle a threatened or actual proxy contest shall in no event
be deemed to be an individual referred to in this clause (iii).

 

b.             Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, subject to Executive (x) complying with
his obligations under Section 8(a) above and (y) providing
written notice to the Company within the sixty (60) day period following a
Change of Control of his intention to terminate employment, if Executive’s
employment is terminated by Executive without Good Reason subsequent to the one
hundred and eighty (180) day period following a Change of Control but prior to
the 270th day following a Change of Control, Executive shall be entitled to
receive:

 

(A)          the Accrued
Rights;

 

(B)           subject to (x) Executive’s
continued compliance with the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 and (y) Executive’s
execution, delivery and non-revocation of the Release within 45 days following
the termination date, continued payment of the Base Salary in accordance with
the Company’s normal payroll practices until twelve (12) months after the date
of such termination (such amounts, the “CoC Continuation Payments”); provided
that the aggregate amount described in this clause (B) shall be reduced by
the present value of any other cash severance or termination benefits payable
to Executive under any other plans, programs or arrangements of the Company or
its affiliates. The CoC Continuation Payments shall commence on the earlier to
occur of (i) the date on which the Release is executed and delivered,
without revocation, as permitted by applicable law and (ii) the 60th day following Executive’s termination of
employment (with payments in arrears from the termination date);

 

(C)           subject to
Executive’s execution, delivery and non-revocation of the Release within 45
days following the termination date, a pro rata portion of the Annual Bonus, if
any, that Executive would have otherwise been entitled to receive pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof
in respect of such fiscal year had Executive’s employment not terminated, based
upon the percentage of the fiscal year that shall have elapsed through the date
of Executive’s termination of employment, payable when such Annual Bonus would
have otherwise been payable had Executive’s employment not terminated; and

 

(D)          subject to
Executive’s execution, delivery and non-revocation of the Release within 45
days following the termination date, continued medical and dental coverage for
a period of twelve (12) months following the date of such termination, provided
that payments for such coverage by Executive shall be consistent with the
payments required by other senior executives for such coverage at that time. In
order to facilitate such coverage, Executive and his spouse and dependents, as
applicable, in accordance with the Company’s policies in effect at the time of
Executive’s termination, shall agree to elect continuation coverage in
accordance with the provisions of COBRA.

 

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Following
Executive’s termination of employment by Executive without Good Reason
following a Change of Control, except as set forth in this Section 8,
Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other
benefits under this Agreement.

 

9.             Non-Competition.

 

a.             Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive
nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and accordingly
agrees as follows:

 

(1)   During the Employment Term and, for a period of two
years following the date Executive ceases to be employed by the Company for any
reason (the “Restricted Period”), Executive will not, whether on Executive’s
own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, firm,
partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business
organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“Person”), directly or indirectly
solicit or assist in soliciting in competition with the Company, the business
of any client or prospective client:

 

(i)    with whom Executive had
personal contact or dealings on behalf of the Company during the one year
period preceding Executive’s termination of employment;

 

(ii)   with whom employees
reporting to Executive have had personal contact or dealings on behalf of the
Company during the one year immediately preceding the Executive’s termination
of employment; or

 

(iii)  for whom
Executive had direct or indirect responsibility during the one year immediately
preceding Executive’s termination of employment.

 

(2)   During the Restricted Period, Executive will not
directly or indirectly:

 

(i)    engage in any business that
competes with the Company or its affiliates (including, without limitation,
businesses which the Company or its affiliates have specific plans to conduct
in the future and as to which Executive is aware of such planning) in the area
of assistive technology in North America or Europe (a “Competitive Business”);

 

(ii)   enter the employ of , or
render any services to, any Person (or any division or controlled or
controlling affiliate of any Person) who or which engages in a Competitive
Business;

 

(iii)  acquire a
financial interest in, or otherwise become actively involved with, any
Competitive Business, directly or indirectly, as an individual, partner,
shareholder, officer, director, principal, agent, trustee or consultant; or

 

(iv)  interfere with, or attempt
to interfere with, business relationships (whether formed before, on or after
the date of this Agreement) between the Company or any of its affiliates and
customers, clients, suppliers partners, members or investors of the Company or
its affiliates.

 

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(3)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, Executive may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment,
securities of any Person engaged in the business of the Company or its
affiliates (including a Competitive Business) which are publicly traded on a
national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if
Executive (i) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which
controls, such person and (ii) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or
more of any class of securities of such Person.

 

(4)   During the Restricted Period, Executive will not,
whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any
Person, directly or indirectly:

 

(i)    solicit or encourage any
employee of the Company or its affiliates to leave the employment of the
Company or its affiliates; or

 

(ii)   hire any such employee who
was employed by the Company or its affiliates as of the date of Executive’s
termination of employment with the Company or who left the employment of the
Company or its affiliates coincident with, or within one year prior to or
after, the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

(5)   During the Restricted Period, Executive will not,
directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage to cease to work with the Company
or its affiliates any consultant then under contract with the Company or its
affiliates.

 

(6)   During
the Employment Term and at all times thereafter, Executive agrees not to engage
in any act or make any public statement that is intended, or may reasonably be
expected, to harm the reputation, business, prospects or operations of the
Company or any of its affiliates.  The
Company agrees to use reasonable efforts to instruct its employees not to
engage in any act that is intended, or may reasonably be expected, to harm the
reputation of Executive.

 

b.             It is expressly understood and agreed that although
Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 9
to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of
competent jurisdiction that the time or territory or any other restriction
contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against Executive,
the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed
amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum
extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be
enforceable.  Alternatively, if any court
of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this
Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to
make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of
the other restrictions contained herein.

 

The
provisions of this Section 9 shall survive the termination of Executive’s
employment for any reason.

 

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10.           Confidentiality;
Intellectual Property.

 

a.             Confidentiality.

 

(i)           Executive will not at any time (whether during or after
Executive’s employment with the Company) (x) retain or use for the
benefit, purposes or account of Executive or any other Person except in
connection with the performance of Executive’s duties for the Company
hereunder; or (y) disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer
or provide access to any Person outside the Company (other than its
professional advisers who are bound by confidentiality obligations), any
non-public, proprietary or confidential information —including without
limitation trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software,
databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual
property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing,
costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors,
personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing,
promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals — concerning the
past, current or future business, activities and operations of the Company, its
subsidiaries or affiliates and/or any third party that has disclosed or
provided any of same to the Company on a confidential basis (“Confidential
Information”) without the prior written authorization of the Board.

 

(ii)          “Confidential Information” shall not include any information
that is (a)  generally known to the industry or the public other than as a
result of Executive’s breach of this covenant or any breach, to Executive’s
knowledge, of other confidentiality obligations by third parties; (b) made
legitimately available to Executive by a third party without breach of any
confidentiality obligation; or (c) required by law to be disclosed; provided
that Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company of such
requirement, disclose no more information than is so required, and cooperate
with any attempts by the Company to obtain a protective order or similar
treatment.

 

(iii)         Except as required by law, Executive will not disclose to
anyone, other than Executive’s immediate family and legal or financial
advisors, the existence or contents of this Agreement; provided that
Executive may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of
Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement provided they agree to maintain the
confidentiality of such terms.

 

(iv)        Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company
for any reason, Executive shall (x) cease and not thereafter commence use
of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including, without
limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade
name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by the Company,
its subsidiaries or affiliates; (y) immediately destroy, delete, or return
to the Company, at the Company’s option, all originals and copies in any form
or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters
and other data) in Executive’s possession or control (including any of the
foregoing stored or located in Executive’s office, home, laptop or other
computer, whether or not Company property) that contain Confidential
Information or otherwise relate to the business of the Company or any of its
affiliates and subsidiaries, except that Executive may retain (i) only
those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain
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any
Confidential Information Executive reasonable believes is required in relation
to any dispute regarding Executive’s termination of employment; and (z) notify
and fully cooperate with the Company regarding the delivery or destruction of
any other Confidential Information of which Executive is or becomes aware.

 

b.             Intellectual Property.

 

(i)           If Executive creates, invents, designs, develops,
contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual
property, materials, documents or other work product (including, without
limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications,
presentations, textual works, content or audiovisual materials), either alone
or with third parties, at any time during Executive’s employment by the Company
and within the scope of such employment and/or with the use of any the Company
resources (“Company Works”), Executive shall promptly and fully disclose same
to the Company and hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and intellectual property rights
therein (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright,
trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and related laws) to the Company to
the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally in the
Company.

 

(ii)          Executive agrees to keep and maintain adequate and current
written records (in the form of notes, sketches, drawings, and any other form
or media requested by the Company) of all Company Works.  The records will be available to and remain
the sole property and intellectual property of the Company at all times.

 

(iii)         Executive shall take all requested actions and execute all
requested documents (including any licenses or assignments required by a
government contract) at the Company’s expense (but without further
remuneration) to assist the Company in validating, maintaining, protecting,
enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of the Company’s
rights in the Company Works.

 

(iv)        Executive shall not improperly use for the benefit of, bring
to any premises of, divulge, disclose, communicate, reveal, transfer or provide
access to, or share with the Company any confidential, proprietary or
non-public information or intellectual property relating to a former employer
or other third party without the prior written permission of such third
party.  Executive hereby indemnifies,
holds harmless and agrees to defend the Company and its officers, directors,
partners, employees, agents and representatives from any breach of the
foregoing covenant.  Executive shall
comply with all relevant policies and guidelines of the Company, including
regarding the protection of confidential information and intellectual property
and potential conflicts of interest. 
Executive acknowledges that the Company may amend any such policies and
guidelines from time to time, and that Executive remains at all times bound by
their most current version.

 

(v)         The provisions of Section 10 shall survive the termination
of Executive’s employment for any reason.

 

11.           Specific Performance.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that the
Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the
provisions of 

 

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Section 9
or Section 10 would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable
damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach.  In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees
that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any
remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled to
cease making any payments or providing any benefit otherwise required by this
Agreement (other than any payments or benefits which have been earned and
vested) and obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance,
temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other
equitable remedy which may then be available.

 

12.           Compliance with IRC
Section 409A.  This Agreement is intended to comply with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)
and will be interpreted accordingly. 
References under this Agreement to Executive’s termination of employment
shall be deemed to refer to the date upon which Executive has experienced a
“separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the
Code.  Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, (i) if at the time of Executive’s separation from service
with the Company or any of its affiliates Executive is a “specified employee”
as defined in Section 409A of the Code (and any related regulations or
other pronouncements thereunder), and the deferral of the commencement of any
payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such separation
from service is necessary in order to prevent any accelerated or additional tax
under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will defer the
commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without
any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to
Executive) until the date that is six months following Executive’s separation
from service (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of
the Code without any accelerated or additional tax), at which point all
payments deferred pursuant to this Section 12 shall be paid to Executive
in a lump sum and (ii) if any other payments of money or other benefits
due to Executive hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or
additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payments or other
benefits shall be deferred if deferral will make such payment or other benefits
compliant under Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise such payment or
other benefits shall be restructured, to the extent possible, in a manner,
determined by the Board, that is reasonably expected not to cause such an
accelerated or additional tax.  The
Company shall consult with Executive in good faith regarding the implementation
of the provisions of this Section 12; provided that neither the Company
nor any of its employees or representatives shall have any liability to
Executive with respect to thereto. To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind
benefits due to Executive under this Agreement constitute “deferred
compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, any such reimbursements or
in-kind benefits shall be paid to Executive in a manner consistent with
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv).  For purposes of Section 409A of the
Code, each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate
payment” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

 

14.           Miscellaneous.

 

a.             Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, without
regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

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b.             Arbitration.  Except as provided in Section 11 of this
Agreement, any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination thereof
shall be resolved by binding confidential arbitration, to be held in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the Employee Dispute Resolution Rules of
the American Arbitration Association. 
Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

c.             Entire Agreement/Amendments.  This Agreement contains the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the employment of Executive by the
Company.  There are no restrictions,
agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties
with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth
herein.  This Agreement may not be altered,
modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

 

d.             No Waiver.  The failure of a party to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered
a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter
to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this
Agreement.

 

e.             Severability.  In the event that any one or more of the
provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

 

f.              Assignment.  This Agreement, and all of Executive’s rights
and duties hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by Executive.  Any purported assignment or delegation by
Executive in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect.  This Agreement may be assigned by the Company
to a person or entity which is a majority owned affiliate of the Company that
is transferred substantially all of the business operations of the
Company.  Upon such assignment, the
rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and
obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity.

 

g.             Successors; Binding Agreement.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

 

h.             Notice.  For the purpose of this Agreement, notices
and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight
courier to the respective addresses set forth below in this Agreement, or to
such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing
in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be
effective only upon receipt.

 

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If to the Company:

 

Dynavox Systems LLC

2100 Wharton Street

Suite 400

Pittsburgh, PA 15203

Attention: Chief
Operating Officer

 

With a copy to:

 

Vestar Capital Partners
IV, L.P.

245 Park Avenue

41st Floor

New York, New York 10167

Attention: General
Counsel

 

If to Executive:

 

To the most recent
address on file with the Company.

 

i.              No Set Off; Mitigation.  Executive shall not be required to mitigate
damages with respect to the termination of his employment under this Agreement
by seeking other employment or otherwise, and there shall be no offset against
amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of subsequent
employment.  Additionally, amounts owed
to Executive under this Agreement shall not be offset by any claims the Company
may have against Executive.

 

j.              Executive Representation.  Executive hereby represents to the Company
that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company
and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not
constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any employment
agreement or other agreement or policy to which Executive is a party or
otherwise bound.

 

k.             Prior Agreements.  This Agreement supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings (including verbal agreements) between Executive
and the Company and/or its affiliates regarding the terms and conditions of
Executive’s employment with the Company and/or its affiliates including,
without limitation, the Prior Agreement.

 

l.              Cooperation.  Executive shall provide Executive’s
reasonable cooperation in connection with any action or proceeding (or any
appeal from any action or proceeding) with a third party which relates to
events occurring during Executive’s employment hereunder, subject to
reimbursement by the Company for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection
therewith.  This provision shall survive
any termination of this Agreement.

 

m.            Withholding Taxes.  The Company may withhold from any amounts
payable under this Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as may be
required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which
amounts will be paid over by the Company to the appropriate taxing authorities
on a timely basis.

 

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n.             Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures
thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.

 

 

	
  DYNAVOX
  SYSTEMS LLC

  	
   

  	
  KENNETH
  D. MISCH

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/
  EDWARD L. DONNELLY, JR.

  	
   

  	
  /s/
  KENNETH D. MISCH

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:
  Edward L. Donnelly, Jr.

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Title:
  Chief Executive Officer

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

17Exhibit 10.13

 

	
  To:

  	
  Robert
  Culhane

  
	
  From:

  	
  Edward
  L. Donnelly, CEO

  
	
  Date:

  	
  July 13,
  2009

  
	
  Re:

  	
  Severance Pay and Release
  Agreement

  

 

Robert,

 

The purpose of this memorandum is to clearly
identify the terms under which your employment with DynaVox Systems LLC is
being concluded as of July 13, 2009 (hereinafter the “Effective Date”).

 

As you are aware, you are party to a number
of Agreements with DynaVox signed by you on or about April 26, 2004. A
copy of these documents are attached hereto and included as part of this
Agreement. These are identified as follows:

 

(1)           Offer letter signed by you April 26,
2004 (attached hereto as Exhibit I and included as part of this
Agreement);

 

(2)           Salary Continuation and
Non-Competition Agreement signed by you April 26, 2004 (attached hereto as
Exhibit 2 and included as part of this Agreement);

 

(3)           Acknowledgement of
Employment At Will Status signed by you April 26, 2004 (attached hereto as
Exhibit 3 and included as part of this Agreement);

 

(4)           Confidentiality and
Intellectual Property Agreement signed by you April 26, 2004 (attached
hereto as Exhibit 4 and included as part of this Agreement); and

 

(5)           Agreement to Arbitrate
signed by you April 26, 2004 (attached hereto as Exhibit 5 and
included as part of this Agreement).

 

The attached documents set forth your
entitlement to severance in the form of salary continuation for a period of one
year at your last base salary, reimbursement of COBRA for the same period
(unless you become eligible for healthcare insurance through another employer),
and standard outplacement services. The agreements also set forth your
continuing obligations regarding DynaVox’s intellectual property and
confidential information.

 

In return for receiving the salary and
benefits set forth in the attached, as well as additional consideration set
forth below, you must abide by the terms of those Agreements, and agree to all
terms and conditions set forth below:

 

1.             RELEASE

 

You knowingly and voluntarily release and
forever discharge, to the fullest extent provided by law, DynaVox Systems LLC,
its affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, successors and assigns, and the past
and present employees, officers, directors and agents thereof (collectively
referred to throughout this Agreement and General Release as “Dynavox,”
“Employer” and/or “Releasees”), of and from any and all claims, known and
unknown, which you, your heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and
assigns (referred to collectively throughout this 

 

 

Agreement as “you” or “your”) have or may
have against DynaVox as of the date of your signing of this Agreement and
General Release, including, but not limited to, any alleged violation of the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Fair Labor Standards Act,
the Family and Medical Leave Act (only to the extent permitted by law), the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, the National Labor Relations Act, Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Civil Rights
Act of 1866, Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code,
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Immigration Reform and
Control Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Equal Pay Act,
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Executive Order 11246 and any other Executive
Order, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, the Worker Adjustment and

 

Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), any
discrimination or employment related laws governed by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania or the City of Pittsburgh; all as amended, and any other federal,
state or local civil or human rights law or any other local, state or federal
law, regulation or ordinance; any public policy, contract, tort, or common law
claim; or any allegations for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys’ fees
incurred as of the time of your signing of this Agreement and General
Release.

 

2.             NO CLAIMS PENDING

 

You confirm that no claim, charge, complaint,
or action exists in any forum or form brought by you or on your behalf against
Releasees. Nothing herein is intended to or shall preclude you from filing a
complaint and/or charge with an appropriate federal, state or local government
agency and/or cooperating with said agency in its investigation. However, in
the event that any claim, charge, complaint or legal action is filed by you, or
on your behalf, against any of the Releasees, you agree to waive your right to
recover any monetary relief or monetary recovery therefrom, including costs and
attorneys’ fees. You further affirm that you have been paid and/or have
received all compensation, wages, bonuses, commission and/or benefits due to
you except as provided in this Agreement and General Release. You
furthermore affirm that you have no known workplace injuries or occupational
diseases and have been provided and/or have not been denied any leave requested
under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

 

3.             RETURN OF EQUIPMENT

 

You agree to immediately return all of
DynaVox’s equipment, documents and property.

 

4.             RESIGNATION

 

As of the Effective Date of this Agreement,
you voluntarily resign your employment with DynaVox. All regular salary, wages,
medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, DynaVox benefits, right to
participate in any DynaVox pension plan, retirement plan, 401k plan,
compensation and payments of any nature end as of the Effective Date. DynaVox
will reimburse all business related expenses you incur in furtherance of
DynaVox business prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement provided that
they are submitted within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date with adequate
documentation, copies of receipts and in a form acceptable to DynaVox.

 

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5.             CONSULTING SERVICES

 

From the Effective Date through September 30,
2009, you agree to be available and to provide to DynaVox with professional
services in the area of transitioning Chief Financial Officer responsibilities,
training, and the transfer of DynaVox knowledge and information (“Consulting
Services”) as needed and requested by DynaVox Chief Operating Officer (“COO”)
or Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) including, but not limited to, the
following:

 

a.             Be available, through
DynaVox-supplied mobile telephone, for consultation and communication with
DynaVox COO and CEO at reasonable times and for reasonably detailed
communications,

 

b.             Participate and assist in an
orderly transition of your successor(s),

 

c.             Participate and assist in
the training of your successor(s) to the level required for said personnel
to function in the role of Chief Financial Officer,

 

d.             Communicate and consult only
with any successor(s), COO and CEO via telephone at reasonable times and for
reasonably detailed conversations,

 

e.             Travel, at DynaVox expense,
up to eight (8) business days at the request of the COO or CEO, as long as
you are provided one (1) week notice,

 

f.              Return all DynaVox property
including but not limited to any laptop computer, mobile telephone, and desktop
computer equipment maintained within your possession within five (5) business
days upon the written request of DynaVox.

 

g.             If the COO is incapacitated
or no longer with DynaVox during the pendency of this Agreement, the CEO of
DynaVox will interact with you in accomplishing the requirements of this
Agreement.

 

h.             You agree to use your best
efforts to complete all required tasks or work. All work will be performed in a
competent fashion in accordance with applicable standards of the profession,
and all services are subject to final approval, which must be within the reasonableness
standard, by the DynaVox COO prior to payment.

 

i.              Nothing in this paragraph
prohibits Culhane from performing services for other individuals or
corporations during the period in which contractor services are being rendered
to Dynavox.

 

6.             COMPENSATION

 

In consideration of the covenants, agreements
and conditions contained within this Agreement, as well as within the Salary
Continuation and Non-Competition Agreement dated on or about April 26,
2004, DynaVox agrees to compensate you as follows:

 

a.             DynaVox will pay to you
biweekly salary continuation payments, paid pursuant to DynaVox’s standard
payroll practice, less all applicable withholdings including taxes, 

 

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social
security, and Medicare, beginning the day following the Effective Date through
and including September 30, 2010,

 

b.             In the event you elect to
continue coverage under DynaVox’s plans pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), DynaVox will pay the employer portion of
your insurance premium until September 30, 2010, unless you become
eligible for healthcare insurance through another employer.

 

c.             DynaVox will provide you
with outplacement services consistent with DynaVox practice beginning the day
following the Effective Date through and including September 30, 2010.

 

d.             DynaVox will pay you for all
unused vacation time accrued through the Effective Date within three weeks of
the effective date,

 

e.             DynaVox will pay your fy09
bonus money ( per the fy09 bonus program ) before September 30, 2009. As a
contractor you are not eligible for any bonus for fy10

 

f.              DynaVox will reimburse all
reasonable travel, hotel, and transportation expenses you incur at the written
request of DynaVox. DynaVox will provide reimbursement of up to Thirty-Five
($35.00) dollars a day for meals while traveling at the request of DynaVox on
DynaVox business. All expenses must be approved in writing in advance. When
approved in writing, you shall submit to DynaVox written documentation and receipts
itemizing the dates on which expenses are incurred including a copy of the
written authorization. DynaVox shall reimburse you the amounts due pursuant to
submitted reports within two weeks of receipt and approval by DynaVox COO.

 

7.             STOCK

 

DynaVox will provide you with the following
options regarding your DynaVox equity classes A,B, C & D Units:

 

(i)            DynaVox will allow you the
option of cashing out your DynaVox stock at the Fair Market Value as of July 3,
2009, as provided for in the DynaVox Second Amended and Restated Limited
Liability Company Agreement; or

 

(ii)           DynaVox will allow you the
option of retaining DynaVox stock,( on the same conditions of active employees
) provided that you comply with the covenants, agreements and conditions
contained within this Agreement, as well as within the Salary Continuation and
Non-Competition Agreement dated April 26, 2004.

 

You may selected a one time “hybrid “ of
option (i or ii) within 15 days of reviewing the FY09 FMV analysis. No other
selections can be made over time.

 

DynaVox reserves the right to determine if
you have complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions contained
within this Agreement, as well as within the Salary Continuation and
Non-Competition Agreement dated April 26, 2004.

 

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If you fail to comply with this Agreement, at
DynaVox’s option, your stock Fair Market Valuation will revert back to the most
recent fiscal year valuation.

 

8.             INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

 

As of the Effective Date of this Agreement
and thereafter, you are an independent contractor and not an employee of
DynaVox or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Nothing contained herein or
any document executed in connection herewith, shall be construed to create an
employer-employee relationship, partnership or joint venture relationship
between you and DynaVox. The consideration set forth herein shall be the sole
consideration due to you for the services rendered hereunder. You will not
represent to be or hold yourself out as an employee of DynaVox and you
acknowledge that you shall not have the right or entitlement in or to any of
the pension, retirement or other benefit programs now or hereafter available to
DynaVox’s regular employees. As required by the Internal Revenue Code, DynaVox
will make all required withholdings on payments to you.

 

Your taxpayer I.D. number is your social
security number and DynaVox will file all required tax documents bearing that
identification number. You are licensed to perform the agreed-upon services
enumerated herein and covenants that you will maintain all valid licenses,
permits and registrations to perform same.

 

You agree to participate and assist in any
and all legal matters that may have occurred or arisen as a result of any event(s) that
occurred during your employment. You agree to discuss any and all legal matters
with DynaVox personnel, attorneys retained by or for DynaVox, appear for deposition(s) and
appear for any court hearings or trials. DynaVox will pay reasonable airfare,
hotel, and transportation and will provide a reimbursement of up to Thirty-Five
($35.00) per day for meals, gratuity, or other related expenses you incur.
DynaVox will also provide you with reasonable notice of your required
assistance. This provision survives the termination of this agreement.

 

9.             NON-DISPARAGEMENT

 

You agree to not disparage DynaVox. You agree
for yourself and all others acting on your behalf, either directly or
indirectly:

 

a.             Not to publish, repeat,
utter or report, either publicly or privately, any statement or comment, nor to
take, encourage, induce or voluntarily participate in any action, that would
negatively comment on, disparage, defame or call into question the officers,
directors, employees, attorneys, agents, or contracting parties, or business,
operations, services, products or conduct of DynaVox or any of its affiliates
or employees,

 

b.             Not to act in any way with
respect to DynaVox business operations, policies or conduct that would damage
DynaVox’s reputation, business relationships or present or future business, or
the reputation of DynaVox’s past or present executives, agents, employees or
affiliates, and

 

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c.             Not to negatively comment
on, disparage, defame or call into question DynaVox to any person or entity,
including, but not limited to, DynaVox customers or vendors concerning
DynaVox’s officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, or contracting
parties, or business, operations, services, products or conduct.

 

Dynavox agrees not to disparage you.

 

10.          COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE

 

You, from the date this Agreement was
received until September 30, 2010, agree that you will not, whether on
your own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person or
entity, directly or indirectly:

 

a.             Solicit or assist in
soliciting the business of any individual or entity that was a client of
DynaVox at any time during the three years preceding the Effective Date of this
Agreement,

 

b.             Solicit or assist in
soliciting the business of any individual or entity that is a current client of
DynaVox,

 

c.             Solicit or assist in
soliciting the business of any individual or entity that DynaVox was actively
soliciting to become a client of DynaVox within the one year preceding the
Effective Date of this Agreement, if you were aware of the solicitation while
employed by DynaVox,

 

d.             Provide services, in
competition with DynaVox, relating to the development, manufacture, sale,
maintenance, or repair of any product for or to any individual or entity that
was a client of DynaVox at any time during the three years preceding the
Effective Date of this Agreement,

 

e.             Hire, solicit, or assist in
soliciting anyone who was employed by DynaVox at any time during the one year
preceding the Effective Date of this Agreement, or

 

f.              Within any state,
commonwealth, district or territory of the United States or any other country
in which DynaVox develops, manufactures, sells, maintains or repairs products,
become an employee, agent, representative, partner, shareholder or holder of
any other financial interest, with respect to any entity that competes with DynaVox in that state, commonwealth, district
or territory.

 

11.          NON-COMPETE AS TO SPECIFIC DEVICES

 

You, from the date this Agreement was
received until September 30, 2010, agree that you
will not directly or indirectly sell, work for, represent, act in any sales
capacity role, accept employment from, perform services for, engage as an
independent contractor for, or act in any role supporting, growing, assisting any
business, organization, company, entity, or person that is developing,
researching, creating, marketing, selling or otherwise engaged in a business
related to speech generating devices, AAC, or Assistive Technologies.

 

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12.          NON-COMPETE AS TO SPECIFIC ENTITIES

 

You, from the date this Agreement was
received until September 30, 2010, agree that you will not directly or
indirectly work for, represent, act in any sales capacity role, accept
employment from, perform services for, engage as an independent consultant or
contractor for or act in any role supporting, growing, assisting any entity,
subsidiary, affiliate or related entity world-wide for any Employer identified
in Exhibit 6 attached and incorporated herein.

 

13.          NON-SOLICITATION OF DYNAVOX PERSONNEL

 

You, from the date this Agreement was
received until September 30, 2010, agree that you will not directly or
indirectly encourage, entice or solicit any current employee of DynaVox to
leave DynaVox’s employ for any reason or interfere in any material manner with
employment relationships at the time existing between DynaVox and its current
employees or contact, inquire, or otherwise communicate with any employee of
DynaVox, for the purpose of encouraging the DynaVox employee to leave
employment with DynaVox or to take on employment with any other entity. You
acknowledge that the specialized nature of your knowledge of Confidential
Information, DynaVox’s proprietary information, trade secrets, customer information
and other intellectual property are such that a breach of this Covenant Not to
Compete contained herein would necessarily and inevitably result in a
disclosure, misappropriation and misuse of Confidential Information,
proprietary information, trade secrets and other intellectual property.
Accordingly, you acknowledge and agree that such a breach would inflict unique
and irreparable harm upon DynaVox and that DynaVox shall be entitled, in
addition to its other rights and available remedies, to enforce, by injunction
or decree of specific performance, your obligations set forth herein.

 

14.          BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT & ARBITRATION

 

In accordance with the Agreement to Arbitrate
dated April 26, 2004, a copy of which is attached hereto and included as
part of this agreement, any disputes between you and DynaVox concerning this
Agreement, with the exception of those stated below, shall be resolved before
the American Arbitration Association and pursuant to its rules. The forgoing
provision applies to, among other claims, any claims for unpaid compensation
under this Agreement, any breach of contract allegations or any claim for
monetary damages of any nature under this Agreement. The only exception to the
foregoing provision is that in the case of an alleged violation of sections 9,
10, 11, 12, 13 and 15 and subparts thereof, DynaVox will have the right to
request that a court issue temporary/preliminary injunctive relief. The site of
the arbitration shall be within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and DynaVox and
you further agree that all proceedings shall take place in Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania.

 

DynaVox shall pay the initial filing fee, but
each party shall pay 50% of the Arbitrator’s fees and its own attorneys’ fees
and costs. The results of the arbitration shall be final and binding upon the
parties and may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to
the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section I et seq., as well as by any
application of State laws.

 

DynaVox is entitled to seek judicial relief
for violations of sections 9, 10, 1 I , 12, 13 and 15 of this Agreement. With
respect to matters that are not alleged violations of sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 

 

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13 and 15 and subparts thereof (for which
DynaVox will have the right to request that a court issue temporary/preliminary
injunctive relief), the parties shall consider non-binding mediation of
disputes over money damages should a dispute arise. Should the parties agree to
mediate the dispute, the matter will be mediated by a mediator agreed to by you
and DynaVox under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, such
mediation to take place in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Both parties agree
to pay 50% of the fee for the mediation proceeding. Should the parties not
agree to resolve the dispute over money damages by mediation, the parties shall
be free to dispute over money damages to arbitrate as set forth above.

 

15.          CONFIDENTIALITY

 

a.             This Agreement, all of its
terms and information contained herein, all of the negotiations leading to it,
all of the communications generated pursuant to it, and the implementation
hereof (collectively, “Confidential Material”), shall be kept strictly
confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person, corporation, or other
entity not a Party to this Agreement except:

 

i.              Under valid order of any
court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction compelling disclosure,
or as otherwise may be required by statute, regulation or other law;

 

ii.             To defend or assert claims
by or against any Party hereto in a judicial proceeding to enforce this
Agreement or any of its terms and provisions;

 

iii.            To the subsidiaries,
affiliates, associated or parent companies of the Parties and their counsel;

 

iv.            By written consent of the
Parties to this Agreement;

 

b.             If you or DynaVox are served
with a subpoena or other document request calling for disclosure of this
Agreement or its terms, written notice of the receipt of such subpoena or
document request shall be given to the other Party no later than seven (7) days
before a response to said request or subpoena is required or within twenty (20)
business days of the receipt of such subpoena or document request, whichever is
sooner. The respondent shall give the notified Party a reasonable opportunity
to seek a protective order prior to responding to such a subpoena or other
document request.

 

16.          GENERAL TERMS

 

a.             This Agreement is intended
to be and is an accommodation between the Parties hereto. The Agreement shall
not be construed as an admission of any kind, including but not limited to a
waiver, modification or retraction of the positions of the Parties with respect
to any matter. Statements made during the course of negotiations have been and
shall be without prejudice to the rights of the Parties in any disputes or
transactions with any persons or entities not party to this Agreement.

 

b.             This Agreement is the
product of informed negotiations and involves compromises of the Parties’
previously stated legal positions or positions that may have 

 

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existed
or been alleged. Accordingly, this Agreement does not reflect the Parties’
views as to rights and obligations with respect to matters or Persons outside
the scope of this Agreement. The Parties specifically disavow any intention to
create rights in third parties under or in relation to this Agreement.

 

c.             This Agreement is without
prejudice or value as precedent and shall not be used in any proceeding or
hearing to create, prove, or interpret the obligations under, or terms and
conditions of, any other agreement.

 

d.             Except as may be
specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, this Agreement and the
negotiations surrounding the Agreement shall not be admissible in any suit,
action, or other proceeding, including but not limited to, efforts to prove
either the acceptance by any party hereto of any particular theory or as
evidence of any obligation that any Party hereto has or may have to anyone.
Provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the right of
any Party to seek to introduce the Agreement: (i) in any action seeking to
enforce the terms of the Agreement, (ii) in connection with a judicial
determination of the reasonableness or fairness of this Agreement, or the good
faith of the parties hereto in reaching this settlement.

 

e.             This Agreement has been
entered into in part in reliance upon the provisions of Rule 408 of the
Federal Rules of Evidence and similar state law provisions that preclude
the introduction of evidence regarding settlement negotiations or agreements.

 

f.              In the event any term,
condition, or provision contained within the Non- Compete and Non-Solicitation
section is found void or unenforceable, the void or unenforceable term,
condition or provision shall be reformed to the highest restriction, longest
term and largest geographical area permitted within the appropriate
jurisdiction. This Agreement shall constitute the entire Agreement between you
and DynaVox regarding the subject matter referenced herein. Except as
explicitly set forth in this Agreement, there are no representations,
warranties, or inducements, whether oral, written, expressed or implied, that
in any way affect or condition the validity of this Agreement or any of its
conditions or terms. All prior negotiations, oral or written, are merged and
integrated into this Agreement.

 

g.             This Agreement may not be
modified, changed, contradicted, added to, or altered in any way by any
previous or concurrent written or oral agreements or any subsequent oral
agreements. No change or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless
it is contained in writing and signed by the Parties hereto.

 

h.             If any provisions of this
Agreement or any portion of a provision of this Agreement is declared null and
void or unenforceable by any court or tribunal having jurisdiction, then such
provision or portion of a provision shall be considered separate and apart from
the remainder of this Agreement which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

i.              Any notices required or
contemplated hereunder shall be effective upon placing thereof in the United
States mail, certified mail and return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and
addressed as follows:

 

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  If
  to DynaVox:

  	
  If
  to Culhane:

  
	
  Michelle Heying

  	
  Robert Culhane

  
	
  2100 Wharton Street

  	
  103 Thousand Oaks Drive 

  
	
  Suite 400

  	
  Pittsburgh, PA 15241

  
	
  Pittsburgh, PA 15203

  	
   

  

 

j.              You represent and warrant
that neither you nor any other entity or person on your behalf has made any
assignment, conveyance, nor transference of any rights, causes of action or
claims available to you and constituting the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

k.             1. You represent and warrant
that you have not filed for bankruptcy and have no present intent to file for
bankruptcy protection during the next twelve months.

 

l.              m. Each Party hereto
represents and warrants that the individual signing the Agreement on behalf of
such Party is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to execute and
legally bind such Party to it. The Parties further represent and warrant that
if they are corporations duly organized and validly existing in good standing
under the laws of one of the states of the United States, that they have taken
all necessary corporate and legal actions to duly approve the making and
performance of this Agreement and that no further corporate or other approval
is necessary; and that the making and performance of this Agreement will not
violate any provision of law or of their respective articles
of incorporation or by-laws. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts.

 

m.            The Parties represent and
warrant that in making this Agreement they have obtained the advice of legal
counsel and that there shall not be a presumption or construction against any
signatory hereto based upon draftsmanship or relative bargaining position. The
signatories further represent and warrant that they have read this Agreement
and know the contents thereof, that the terms hereof are contractual and not by
way of recital, and that they have signed this Agreement of their own free
will.

 

n.             Failure to invoke any right,
condition, or covenant in this Agreement by either Party shall not be deemed to
imply or constitute a waiver of any rights, condition, or covenant and neither
party may rely on such failure.

 

o.             Any section or subsection
heading, numbering, or language is/are included as a convenience only and
is/are not intended to express the intent of the parties and shall not affect
the interpretation or construction of any portion of the Agreement nor the
Agreement as a whole.

 

p.             By signing this memorandum
below, you acknowledge your continuing obligation to maintain the
confidentiality of DynaVox’s trade secret and other confidential information as
set forth in your Conditions of Employment Agreement, and abide by any
previously agreed to non-competition covenants as set forth in the attached
Salary Continuation and Non-Competition Agreement. You also agree that you will
not apply for re-employment with DynaVox at any time in the future unless asked
to do so by DynaVox.

 

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q.             You should carefully
consider the matters outlined in this memo and contact your legal counsel or
other advisors to discuss the legal ramifications of signing this release
agreement. If, after due deliberation and consultation as you deem appropriate,
the above is agreeable to you, please sign this memo and return the original to
me for my files. Please retain a copy for your own records.

 

17.          YOU UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE
TERMS IN THIS AGREEMENT AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RIGHTS UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
ACT OF 1967, AS AMENDED, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED;
THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; AND THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED.

 

18.          YOU HAVE AT LEAST TWENTY-ONE
(21) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE SUBSTANTIALLY IN ITS FINAL FORM ON
JULY 13, 2009 TO CONSIDER IT AND THE CHANGES MADE SINCE THE JULY 13, 2009
VERSION OF THIS RELEASE ARE NOT MATERIAL AND WILL NOT RESTART THE REQUIRED
21-DAY PERIOD.

 

YOU FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE SEVEN (7) DAYS
AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE TO REVOKE IT AND THAT THIS RELEASE SHALL
NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE REVOCATION PERIOD HAS EXPIRED;

 

IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties have executed
this Agreement on the date below, and the undersigned represent that they are
duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of the
respective Parties.

 

	
  /s/ ROBERT
  CULHANE 

  	
   

  	
  Dated:
  

  	
          7/22/09

  
	
  Robert
  Culhane

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/
  EDWARD L. DONNELLY, JR.

  	
   

  	
  Dated:
  

  	
          7/29/09

  
	
  Authorized
  Representative

  DynaVox
  Systems LLC

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

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