Document:

exv10w7

 

Exhibit 10.7

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is entered into as of November 5,
2007 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Critical Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation with
its principal place of business at 60 Westview Street, Lexington, MA 02421 (the “Company”), and
Jeffrey E. Young, an individual residing at 516 Central Avenue, Needham, MA 02494 (the
“Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Executive, and the Executive desires to be employed by
the Company.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive each desire to amend and restate the employment agreement by
and between the Company and the Executive dated June 26, 2006.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto,
the parties agree as follows:

     1. Term of Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the
Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, upon the terms set forth in this Agreement,
for the period commencing on the Effective Date (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on December
31, 2009 (the “Initial Term”) unless renewed or sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 1 or Section 4 respectively. Upon each subsequent anniversary of the Commencement
Date, the term of this Agreement shall automatically extend for an additional year (such period,
including the Initial Term and as it may be extended, the “Employment Period”) unless (i) either
the Company or the Executive gives at least ninety (90) days notice of non-renewal prior to such
anniversary or (ii) the Agreement is terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.

     2. Title; Capacity. The Executive shall serve as Vice President of Finance, Chief
Accounting Officer and Treasurer or in such other position as the Company or its Board of Directors
(the “Board”) may determine from time to time. The Executive shall be based at the Company’s
office in Lexington, MA. The Executive shall be subject to the supervision of, and shall have such
authority as is delegated to him by, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or his designee.

     The Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to undertake the duties and
responsibilities inherent in such position and such other duties and responsibilities as the Board
or its designee shall from time to time reasonably assign to him. The Executive agrees to devote
his entire business time, attention and energies to the business and interests of the Company
during the Employment Period; provided, however, that the Executive may serve as a
consultant or a member of an advisory board or a board of directors with the prior consent of the
Board. The Executive agrees to abide by any rules, regulations, instructions, personnel practices
and policies of the Company that are applicable to him and any changes therein that may be adopted
from time to time by the Company.

 

 

     3. Compensation and Benefits.

          3.1. Salary. The Company shall pay the Executive a base salary in semi-monthly
installments at an annualized rate of $195,000 (equal to $8,125 per semi-monthly pay period), less
lawful deductions. Such salary shall be subject to adjustment thereafter as determined by the
Board.

          3.2. Annual Target Cash Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual
target cash bonus of up to thirty (30) percent of his then annual base salary (“Target Cash
Bonus”). The Compensation Committee of the Board shall determine the amount of the actual award,
if any, based on overall corporate performance and individual performance. Actual awards may be
greater than or less than the Executive’s Target Cash Bonus, depending in part upon the extent to
which actual performance exceeds or falls below the performance goals; provided, however, the
actual award for the year ended December 31, 2007 will be not less than $43,875 if Executive
remains an employee in good standing with the Company from the Commencement Date through December
31, 2007. Any bonus shall be paid in a single lump sum, subject to lawful deductions, at such time
as bonuses are regularly paid to senior executives of the Company, but in any event such bonus
shall be paid on or before March 15 of the year following the year to which the bonus relates.
Each cash bonus award that may become payable shall be paid solely from the general assets of the
Company.

          3.3. Annual Equity Awards. The Executive shall be eligible to receive annual equity
awards. The Compensation Committee of the Board shall determine the amount of the actual equity
award, if any, based on overall corporate performance and individual performance.

          3.4. Fringe Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all bonus
and benefit programs that the Company establishes and makes available to its employees or
executives, if any, to the extent that the Executive’s position, tenure, salary, age, health and
other qualifications make him eligible to participate; provided, however, the
Executive shall not be eligible to participate in the Company’s Cash Bonus Program for Employees
(Other than Executive Officers). The Executive shall be entitled to three (3) weeks of paid
vacation per year, accrued at a rate of 1.25 days per month until the Executive has completed four
(4) years of service at which time vacation shall accrue at 1.67 days per month (four (4) weeks per
year), and, if requested in writing by the Chief Executive Officer, such vacation time shall be
taken at such times as may be approved by the Chief Executive Officer or his designee.

          3.5. Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all
reasonable travel, entertainment and other expenses incurred or paid by the Executive in connection
with, or related to, the performance of his duties, responsibilities or services under this
Agreement, upon presentation by the Executive of documentation, expense statements, vouchers and/or
such other supporting information as the Company may request, provided, however,
that the amount available for such travel, entertainment and other expenses may be fixed in advance
by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any
particular taxable year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable
year, (ii) such reimbursement must be made on or before the last day of the year following the year
in which the expense was incurred, and (iii) the right to

- 2 -

 

reimbursement is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

     4. Employment Termination. The employment of the Executive by the Company pursuant to
this Agreement shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following:

          4.1. Expiration of the Employment Period in accordance with Section 1;

          4.2. At the election of the Company, for Cause (as defined in Section 21), immediately upon
written notice by the Company to the Executive;

          4.3. At the election of the Executive, for Good Reason (as defined in Section 21), upon
written notice by the Executive to the Company;

          4.4. At the election of the Company without Cause during a Change of Control Period (as
defined in Section 21) or at the election of the Executive for Good Reason during a Change of
Control Period;

          4.5. Thirty (30) days after the death or Disability (as defined in Section 21) of the
Executive;

          4.6. At the election of the Executive by providing written notice to the Company; and

          4.7. At the election of the Company, without Cause, by providing written notice to the
Executive.

     5. Effect of Termination.

          5.1. Termination for Cause. In the event the Executive’s employment is terminated for
Cause pursuant to Section 4.2, the Company shall pay to the Executive the compensation and benefits
otherwise payable to him under Section 3 through the last day of his actual employment by the
Company.

          5.2. Termination at the Election of the Executive. In the event the Executive elects
to terminate his employment pursuant to Section 4.6, the Company shall pay the Executive the
compensation and benefits otherwise payable to him under Section 3 through the last day of his
actual employment by the Company. If the Executive provides ninety (90) days prior written notice,
the Executive shall receive an amount equal to a pro rata payment (as defined in Section 21) of the
annual cash bonus, if any, paid to the Executive in the year prior to his resignation, subject to
the Executive’s execution of a severance agreement and release drafted by and satisfactory to
counsel for the Company (such signed agreement, the “Release”). Such payment shall be paid in a
lump sum within 30 days following the Executive’s termination of employment. No other benefits are
payable upon the Executive’s voluntary resignation unless for Good Reason.

- 3 -

 

          5.3. Termination for Death or Disability. If the Executive’s employment is terminated
by death or because of Disability pursuant to Section 4.5, the Company shall pay to the estate of
the Executive or to the Executive, as the case may be, the compensation that would otherwise be
payable to the Executive up to the end of the month in which the termination of his employment
because of death or Disability occurs. In addition, if the Executive’s employment terminates by
death or because of a Disability, the vesting of his outstanding unvested stock options and
restricted stock shall accelerate by one year. If the Executive’s employment terminates as a
result of his death, the Executive’s estate shall also receive an amount equal to a pro rata
payment of the annual cash bonus, if any, paid to the Executive in the year prior to his death,
subject to the Executive’s estate’s execution of a release drafted by and satisfactory to counsel
for the Company. Such payment shall be paid in a lump sum within 30 days following the Executive’s
termination of employment.

          5.4. Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason and not during a Change in Control
Period. If the Executive’s employment is terminated without Cause pursuant to Section 4.7, or
for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4.3 and such termination does not occur during a Change of
Control Period, the Company shall:

	 	(i)	 	pay the Executive a lump sum payment equal to one (1) times his annualized base
salary, less lawful deductions, payable within thirty (30) days following the
Executive’s termination of employment;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	pay the Executive, in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices,
on a monthly basis an amount equal to (a) one hundred (100) percent of the Executive’s
monthly health and dental COBRA premiums for the Executive and his dependents, if any,
if the Executive properly elects to continue health and dental insurance under COBRA
and (b) one hundred (100) percent of the cost of the monthly premiums paid by the
Company to the insurance companies for life insurance and disability insurance for the
Executive in the month preceding the Executive’s termination of employment, such
payments under subsections (a) and (b) to continue until the earlier of twelve (12)
months after the termination of the Executive’s employment or until the last day of the
first month that the Executive is eligible for other employer-sponsored health
coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent such payments are reimbursement
to the Executive of medical expenses incurred by the Executive as described in Reg. §
1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(B), reimbursements may not be made beyond the period of time during
which the Executive would be entitled (or would, but for such arrangement, be entitled)
to COBRA continuation coverage under a group health plan of the Company;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	pay the Executive a lump sum payment in an amount equal to a pro rata payment
of the Target Cash Bonus for which he was eligible, less lawful deductions. Such
payment shall be paid in a lump sum within 30 days following the Executive’s
termination of employment; and

- 4 -

 

	 	(iv)	 	accelerate vesting of fifty (50) percent of all of the Executive’s outstanding
unvested stock options and restricted stock;

all such payments subject to the Executive’s execution of a severance agreement and release
drafted by and satisfactory to counsel for the Company.

          5.5. Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason during a Change in Control Period.
If the Executive’s employment is terminated without Cause pursuant to Section 4.4, or for Good
Reason pursuant to Section 4.4 and such termination occurs during a Change of Control Period, the
Company shall:

	 	(i)	 	pay the Executive a lump sum payment equal to one (1) times his annualized base
salary, less lawful deductions, payable within thirty (30) days following the
Executive’s termination of employment;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	pay the Executive, in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices,
on a monthly basis an amount equal to (a) one hundred (100) percent of the Executive’s
monthly health and dental COBRA premiums for the Executive and his dependents, if any,
if the Executive properly elects to continue health and dental insurance under COBRA
and (b) one hundred (100) percent of the cost of the monthly premiums paid by the
Company to the insurance companies for life insurance and disability insurance for the
Executive in the month preceding the Executive’s termination of employment, such
payments under subsections (a) and (b) to continue until the earlier of twelve (12)
months after the termination of the Executive’s employment or until the last day of the
first month that the Executive is eligible for other employer-sponsored health
coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent such payments are reimbursement
to the Executive of medical expenses incurred by the Executive as described in Reg. §
1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(B), reimbursements may not be made beyond the period of time during
which the Executive would be entitled (or would, but for such arrangement, be entitled)
to COBRA continuation coverage under a group health plan of the Company;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	pay the Executive a lump sum payment in an amount equal to a pro rata payment
of the Target Cash Bonus for which he was eligible, less lawful deductions; such
payment shall be paid in a lump sum within 30 days following the receipt of the
Release;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	accelerate vesting of one hundred (100) percent of all of the Executive’s
outstanding unvested stock options and restricted stock; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	provide the Executive with up to three (3) months of outplacement services as
arranged for by the Company;

all such payments subject to the Executive’s execution of a severance agreement and release
drafted by and satisfactory to counsel for the Company.

- 5 -

 

          5.6 Payments to the Executive under this Section 5 shall be bifurcated into two portions,
consisting of a portion that does not constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the
guidance issued thereunder (“Section 409A”), and a portion that does constitute nonqualified
deferred compensation. Payments hereunder shall first be made from the portion that does not
consist of nonqualified deferred compensation until it is exhausted and then shall be made from the
portion that does constitute nonqualified deferred compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
because the Executive is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Code,
the commencement of the delivery of any such payments that constitute nonqualified deferred
compensation will be delayed to the date that is 6 months and one day after the Executive’s
termination of employment (the “Earliest Payment Date”) unless payable upon the Executive’s death.
Any payments that are delayed pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be paid on the Earliest
Payment Date. The determination of whether, and the extent to which, any of the payments to be
made to the Executive hereunder are nonqualified deferred compensation shall be made after the
application of all applicable exclusions under Treasury Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9). Any payments that
are intended to qualify for the exclusion for separation pay due to involuntary separation from
service set forth in Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) must be paid no later than the last day of the
second taxable year of the Executive following the taxable year of the Executive in which the
Executive’s termination of employment occurs.

     6. Vesting of Stock Upon a Change of Control. Fifty (50) percent of the Executive’s
outstanding unvested stock options and restricted stock will vest on a Change of Control (as
defined in Section 21).

     7. Non-Compete.

          (a) During the Employment Period and for a period of one (1) year after the termination or
expiration of the Executive’s employment for any reason or after a Change in Control, the Executive
will not directly or indirectly:

               (i) as an individual proprietor, partner, stockholder, officer, employee, director, joint
venturer, investor, lender, or in any other capacity whatsoever (other than as the holder of not
more than one percent (1%) of the total outstanding stock of a publicly held company), engage in
the business of providing services or developing, producing, marketing or selling products
competitive with the services provided or products being developed, produced, marketed or sold by
the Company while the Executive was employed by the Company; or

               (ii) either alone or in association with others, recruit, solicit, induce, hire or engage as
an independent contractor or attempt to recruit, solicit, induce, hire or engage as an independent
contractor, any person who then is or was employed by the Company except for an individual whose
employment with the Company has been terminated (X) by the employee for any reason other than Good
Reason for a period of six (6) months or longer, (Y) by

- 6 -

 

the Company for any reason, or (Z) by the employee for Good Reason; or

               (iii) either alone or in association with others, solicit, divert or take away, or attempt to
solicit, divert or take away, the business or patronage of any of the clients, customers or
accounts, or prospective clients, customers or accounts, of the Company which were contacted,
solicited or served by the Executive while employed by the Company.

          (b) The Executive agrees that, if requested by the Company in writing, he will give notice to
the Company of each new business activity he plans to undertake during the non-competition period,
at least ten (10) business days prior to beginning any such activity. The notice shall state the
name and address of the individual, corporation, association or other entity or organization
(“Entity”) for whom such activity is undertaken and the name of the Executive’s business
relationship or position with the entity. The Executive further agrees to provide the Company with
other pertinent information concerning such business activity as the Company may reasonably request
in order to determine the Executive’s continued compliance with his obligations under this
Agreement. The Executive agrees that, if requested by the Company in writing, he will provide a
copy of Section 7 and 8 of this Agreement to all persons and Entities with whom he seeks to be
hired or do business before accepting employment or engagement with any of them.

          (c) If any restriction set forth in this Section 7 is found by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great
a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only
over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be
enforceable.

          (d) The geographic scope of subsection 7(a) above shall extend to anywhere the Company or any
of its subsidiaries does business.

          (e) The Executive acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section are necessary
for the protection of the business and goodwill of the Company and in light of, among other things,
the highly competitive market in which the Company operates. The Executive agrees that any breach
of this Section will cause the Company substantial and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the
event of any such breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, the Company
shall have the right to seek specific performance and injunctive relief without posting a bond.

          (f) If the Executive violates the provisions of this Section, he shall continue to be held by
the restrictions set forth in this Section, until a period equal to the period of restriction has
expired without any violation.

- 7 -

 

     8. Proprietary Information and Developments.

          8.1. Proprietary Information.

          (a) The Executive agrees that all information and know-how, whether or not in writing, of a
private, secret or confidential nature concerning the Company’s business or financial affairs
(collectively, “Proprietary Information”) is and shall be the exclusive property of the Company.
By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information may include inventions,
products, processes, methods, techniques, formulas, compositions, compounds, projects,
developments, plans, research data, clinical data, financial data, personnel data, computer
programs, and customer and supplier lists. Executive will not disclose any Proprietary Information
to others outside the Company or use the same for any unauthorized purposes without written
approval by an officer of the Company, either during or after his employment, unless and until such
Proprietary Information has become public knowledge without fault by the Executive.

          (b) The Executive agrees that all files, letters, memoranda, reports, records, data, sketches,
drawings, laboratory notebooks, program listings, or other written, photographic, or other tangible
material containing Proprietary Information, whether created by the Executive or others, which
shall come into his custody or possession, shall be and are the exclusive property of the Company
to be used by the Executive only in the performance of his duties for the Company.

          (c) The Executive agrees that his obligation not to disclose or use information, know-how and
records of the types set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, also extends to such types of
information, know-how, records and tangible property of customers of the Company or suppliers to
the Company or other third parties who may have disclosed or entrusted the same to the Company or
to the Executive in the course of the Company’s business.

          8.2. Developments.

          (a) The Executive will make full and prompt disclosure to the Company of all inventions,
improvements, discoveries, methods, developments, software, and works of authorship, whether
patentable or not, which are created, made, conceived or reduced to practice by the Executive or
under his direction or jointly with others during his employment by the Company, whether or not
during normal working hours or on the premises of the Company (all of which are collectively
referred to in this Agreement as “Developments”).

          (b) The Executive agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company (or any person or
entity designated by the Company) all his right, title and interest in and to all Developments and
all related patents, patent applications, copyrights and copyright applications.

          (c) The Executive agrees to cooperate fully with the Company, both during and after his
employment with the Company, with respect to the prosecution, procurement, maintenance and
enforcement and/or defense of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other means for
protection of proprietary information (both in the United States and foreign

- 8 -

 

countries) relating to Developments. Executive shall sign all papers, including, without
limitation, copyright applications, patent applications, declarations, oaths, formal assignments,
assignment of priority rights, and powers of attorney, which the Company may deem necessary or
desirable in order to protect its rights and interests in any Development. The Executive shall
further execute and deliver all such instruments and take all other actions as in the opinion of
the Company and its counsel shall be appropriate to vest in the Company (or in such person as the
Company may specify) all right, title and interest in said patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade
secrets and other means of protecting proprietary information in any Development.

          (d) Whenever requested to do so by the Company, both during and after his employment with the
Company, and at the expense of the Company, the Executive shall cooperate fully and assist in the
Company in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence or which may be
brought in the future in connection with (i) any litigation commenced by the Company against third
parties, (ii) any litigation commenced by a third party against the Company and (iii) any
administrative hearing or administrative proceeding involving the Company. The Executive’s full
cooperation in connection with any claims, actions or administrative proceedings shall include, but
not be limited to, his being available to meet with the Company’s counsel to prepare for trial,
discovery or an administrative hearing and to act as a witness when requested by the Company at
reasonable times designated by the Company.

          (e) The Executive hereby irrevocably appoints the Company to be his attorney in fact and, in
his name and on his behalf, to execute all such instruments and take all other actions and
generally to use his name for the purpose of providing to the Company the full benefit of the
provisions of this Section 8 of the Agreement.

          (f) The Executive hereby waives and quitclaims to the Company any and all claims, of any
nature, which the Executive now or may hereafter have for infringement of any Development assigned
hereunder to the Company.

          (g) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that all original works of authorship which are made
by the Executive (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of Executive’s employment and
which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United
States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. Section 101).

          8.3. Other Agreements. Other than as previously disclosed to the Company by the
Executive in writing, the Executive hereby represents that he is not bound by the terms of any
agreement with any previous employer or other party to refrain from using or disclosing any trade
secret or confidential or proprietary information in the course of his employment with the Company
or to refrain from competing, directly or indirectly, with the business of such previous employer
or any other party. The Executive further represents that his performance of all the terms of this
Agreement and as an Executive of the Company does not and will not breach any agreement to keep in
confidence proprietary information, knowledge or data acquired by him in confidence or in trust
prior to his employment with the Company.

     9. Other Severance Arrangements. The benefits under this Agreement will be provided
in lieu of benefits under any severance plan of the Company or under the Executive’s

- 9 -

 

offer letter. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the acceleration of vesting of stock
options and restricted stock under this Agreement is in lieu of any acceleration of vesting of
stock options and restricted stock upon a change of control under the Company’s current and any
future stock option plans, including but not limited to, the Company’s 2000 Equity Incentive Plan,
2003 Stock Incentive Plan and 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, each as amended from time to time.

     10. Mitigation. The Executive has no obligation to mitigate amounts payable under the
Agreement by seeking other employment.

     11. Notices. All notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United States
Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party at the
address shown above, or at such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the
other in accordance with this Section 11.

     12. Pronouns. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of
nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.

     13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating
to the subject matter of this Agreement.

     14. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument
executed by both the Company and the Executive.

     15. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed as a sealed instrument and
interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without
regard to conflict of laws provisions. Any action, suit, or other legal proceeding which is
commenced to resolve any matter arising under or relating to any provision of this Agreement shall
be commenced only in a court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (or, if appropriate, a federal
court located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) and the Company and the Executive each
consents to the jurisdiction of such a court.

     16. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of both parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any corporation with
which or into which the Company may be merged or which may succeed to its assets or business,
provided, however, that the obligations of the Executive are personal and shall not be assigned by
the Executive.

     17. Legal Fees. The Company will reimburse the Executive for all reasonable legal
fees incurred in enforcing or contesting the Agreement if the Executive prevails on such claim or
claims.

- 10 -

 

     18. Dispute Resolution. Any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, or any breach thereof, or otherwise arising out of or relating to the Executive’s
employment, compensation and benefits with the Company or the termination thereof including any
claim for discrimination under any local, state or federal employment discrimination law, except as
specifically excluded herein, shall be settled by arbitration in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
administered by the American Arbitration Association under its National Rules for the Resolution of
Employment Disputes. Any claim or controversy not submitted to arbitration in accordance with this
Section shall be waived, and thereafter, no arbitration panel or tribunal or court shall have the
power to rule or make any award on any such claim or controversy. The award rendered in any
arbitration proceeding held under this Section 18 shall be final and binding, and judgment upon the
award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Claims for workers’ compensation or
unemployment compensation benefits are not covered by this Section. Also not covered by this
Section are claims by the Company or by the Executive for temporary restraining orders or
preliminary injunctions (“temporary equitable relief”) in cases in which such temporary equitable
relief would be otherwise authorized by law, including but not limited to claims for equitable
relief arising out of a breach of Sections 7 and/or 8 of this Agreement. Both the Company and the
Executive expressly waive any right that any party either has or may have to a jury trial of any
dispute arising out of or in any way related to the Executive’s employment with or termination from
the Company. The Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that he hereby waives any right to
claim or recover punitive damages.

     19. Acknowledgment. THE EXECUTIVE STATES THAT HE HAS HAD A REASONABLE PERIOD
SUFFICIENT TO STUDY, UNDERSTAND AND CONSIDER THIS AGREEMENT, THAT HE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL OF HIS CHOICE, THAT HE HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDS ALL OF
ITS TERMS, THAT HE IS ENTERING INTO AND SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY, AND THAT
IN DOING SO HE IS NOT RELYING UPON ANY STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS BY THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENTS.

     20. Miscellaneous.

          20.1. No delay or omission by the Company in exercising any right under this Agreement shall
operate as a waiver of that or any other right. A waiver or consent given by the Company on any
one occasion shall be effective only in that instance and shall not be construed as a bar or waiver
of any right on any other occasion.

          20.2. The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement.

          20.3. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or otherwise
unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall in no
way be affected or impaired thereby.

- 11 -

 

          20.4. Nothing in this Agreement should be construed to create a trust or to establish or
evidence Executive’s claim of any right to payment other than as an unsecured general creditor with
respect to any payment to which Executive may be entitled.

          20.5. The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

          20.6. The Executive agrees, upon termination of his employment, promptly to deliver to the
Company all files, books, documents, notes, lab books, memoranda, specifications, cells, storage
media, including software, computer disks or tapes, computer printouts, together will all copies
thereof, and other property prepared by or on behalf of the Company or purchased with Company funds
and to refrain from making, retaining or distributing copies thereof.

     21. Definitions.

          21.1. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” for termination shall be deemed to exist
upon (a) willful failure by the Executive, which failure is not cured within thirty (30) days of
written notice to the Executive from the Company, to perform his material responsibilities to the
Company; (b) willful misconduct by the Executive that is materially injurious to the Company; (c) a
determination by the Company within thirty (30) days of the Executive’s resignation that discharge
under clause “B” of the definition of Cause was warranted; or (d) a material breach of Section 7 or
8 of this Agreement by the Executive.

          21.2. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall mean:

          (a) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3)
or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (as defined below)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of any
capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 50% or more of the combined voting power
of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for
purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in
Control Event: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company or (B) any acquisition by any
corporation pursuant to a Business Combination (as defined below) which complies with clauses (x)
and (y) of subsection (c) of this definition; or

          (b) such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority of
the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a successor corporation to the Company),
where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the Board (x) who was a member
of the Board on the date of the initial adoption of the Employment Agreement by the Board or (y)
who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who
were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board
was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors
at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from
this clause (y) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual
or threatened election contest with respect

- 12 -

 

to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies
or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or

     (c) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or share
exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business
Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (x) all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in
such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result
of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly
or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein
as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the
Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination and (y) no
Person (excluding any Executive benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the
Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of
the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to
the Business Combination); or

          (d) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

          21.3. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control Period” shall consist of the period
from three (3) months before until one (1) year after the date on which a Change of Control occurs.

          21.4. As used in this Agreement, the term “Disability” means, with respect to the Executive,
that the Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can
be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or is, by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can
be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income
replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan
covering employees of the Company. A determination of Disability shall be agreed upon by a
physician satisfactory to the Executive and a physician selected by the Company, provided
that if these physicians do not agree, the Executive and the Company shall each select a
physician and these two together shall select a third physician, whose determination as to
Disability shall be binding on all parties.

          21.5. As used in this Agreement, the term “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.

          21.6. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall be deemed to exist upon (a) any
material reduction in the annual base compensation payable to the Executive (but

- 13 -

 

exclusive of any Target Cash Bonus, annual equity award or other similar cash bonus or equity
plans for this purpose); (b) the relocation of the place of business at which the Executive is
principally located to a location that is greater than thirty (30) miles from its current location;
(c) the failure of the Company to comply with a material term of this Agreement; or (d) significant
reduction in the Executive’s duties, responsibilities or position so long as notice of the Good
Reason condition is given within 90 days of the condition’s initial existence, the Company is given
thirty (30) days to remedy the condition, and the termination from employment occurs within two (2)
years following the initial existence of one or more Good Reason conditions.

          21.7. For purposes of this Agreement, “pro rata payment” shall be deemed to mean the
calculation of a payment by the Company based on the proportion of the calendar year completed,
based on the nearest whole number of months of Executive’s employment (for illustrative purposes
only, if Executive was terminated without Cause by the Company on April 13th of a given
year, Executive would be entitled to 1/4 of his Target Cash Bonus for such year under Section
5.4(iii)).

     22. Non-Disparagement. The Executive understands and agrees that as a condition to
him of the monetary consideration provided in connection with this Agreement, during the term of
the Agreement and for a period of two (2) years after the termination of his employment with the
Company for any reason, he shall not make any false, disparaging or derogatory statements in public
or private to any person or media outlet regarding the Company or any of its directors, officers,
employees, agents, or representatives or the Company’s business affairs and financial condition.

     23. Section 409A.

     23.1 Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent that any
of the payments that may be made hereunder constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation”, within
the meaning of Section 409A and the Executive is a “specified employee” upon his separation (as
defined under Section 409A), the timing of any such payment following the separation date shall be
modified if, absent such modification, such payment would otherwise be subject to penalty under
Section 409A. No payments to be made hereunder that constitute “nonqualified deferred
compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A may be accelerated or deferred by either the
Company or the Executive except as specifically permitted or required by Section 409A. In any
event, the Company makes no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to the Executive
or to any other person if any provisions of this agreement are determined to constitute
“nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A but do not satisfy the requirements of
that section.

     23.2 This Agreement is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 409A and shall be
construed consistently therewith.

[Remainder of this page is intentionally left blank]

- 14 -

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year set
forth above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CRITICAL THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Frank E. Thomas
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Frank E. Thomas 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief Executive
Officer 	 
	 
	 	EXECUTIVE

 	 
	 	/s/ Jeffrey E. Young
 	 
	 	Name:  	Jeffrey E. Young 	 
	 	 	 
	 

- 15 -exv10w1

 

Exhibit 10.1

Credit Facility Agreement

Regarding an Umbrella Facility in the amount of

EUR 15.000.000,—

dated 10.10.2007

Deutsche Bank AG

Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft

Koblenzer Straße 7, 57072 Siegen

	 	 	 
	 

	 	(the “Bank”)

and

IPG Laser GmbH

Siemensstraße 7, 57299 Burbach

	 	 	 
	 

	 	(the “Borrower”)

enter into the following agreement (the “Credit Facility Agreement”), pursuant to which the Bank
makes available a revolving credit facility to the Borrower (the “Credit Facility”) on the basis
of the General Business Conditions of the Bank (Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen):

§ 1 — PARTIES

	 	 	 
	Borrower:

	 	IPG Laser GmbH
	 
	 	 
	Bank:

	 	Deutsche Bank AG, Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft, Siegen

§ 2 — Credit Facility:

	 	 	 
	(1)

	 	Aggregate Facility Amount
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Bank makes available to the Borrower the Credit Facility in the amount of EUR
15.000.000,— (in words: Euro fifteenmillion) (“Aggregate Facility Amount”).
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Credit Facility may be utilized through the following partial credit facilities:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	1) Cash Credit Facility €14.000.000,— (in words: Euro fourteenmillion)
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	2) Guarantee Facility €1.000.000,— (in words: Euro onemillion)
	 
	 	 
	(2)

	 	Term of the Credit Facility
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Credit Facility is available until June 30, 2010.
	 
	 	 
	(3)

	 	Purpose
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The proceeds of the Credit Facility will only be used for general working capital financing
purposes / short-term general corporate purposes / regular business activities especially
the financing of the outstanding debts and inventories of the Borrower and — in accordance
with Clause 4 — the companies the Borrower directly or indirectly holds the majority of
shares in regarding section 16 German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) (“Affiliated
Companies”). The use of this Credit

 

 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Facility for acquisitions irrespective of form, duration and amount will require the prior
consent of the Bank.

	 	 	 
	(4)

	 	Remaining obligation
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement will not end upon expiration or
termination of this Credit Facility Agreement but shall remain in full force and effect
until all amounts payable to the Bank under this Credit Facility Agreement, including,
without limitation, interest and all fees, have been conclusively repaid.
	 
	 	 
	(5)

	 	Definitions
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	In this Credit Facility Agreement the following words and terms are defined as
specified below:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	“Banking Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for
general business in Siegen.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	“EONIA” means the Euro OverNight Index Average as determined by the European Central Bank
for each TARGET-day. On days which are not a TARGET-day the EONIA as determined on the
immediately preceding TARGET-day shall apply. If no EONIA is available on a TARGET-day
the Bank will determine the applicable reference interest rate in accordance with
section 315 German Civil Code (BGB) on the basis of the quotations for overnight funds
in the European interbank market.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	“EURIBOR” means the interest rate per annum for deposits in Euro for the relevant
interest period displayed on page 248 of the Telerate screen or a respective succeeding
screen replacing page 248 for 11.00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET-days prior to the
disbursement/the commencement of the respective interest period. If the EURIBOR cannot be
determined two TARGET-days prior to the first interest period, the Bank and the Borrower
will negotiate the interest rate for the relevant interest period. The Bank is not obligated
to disburse the loan unless an agreement about the applicable interest rate has been
reached. The Bank is released from its obligation to disburse the loan if an agreement about
the applicable interest rate is not reached within 15 days. If the EURIBOR for an interest
period following the first interest period cannot be determined the Bank will determine the
applicable interest rate for the relevant interest period based on interest rates customary
in the interbank market for the particular interest period plus agreed margin.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	“Financial Indebtedness” means any indebtedness for or in respect of (i) moneys borrowed,
(ii) any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialised
equivalent, (iii) any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of
bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument, (iv) the amount of any
liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with
GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease, (v) receivables sold or discounted (other
than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis), (vi) any amount
raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) having
the commercial effect of a borrowing, (vii) any derivative transaction entered into in
connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and,
when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value
shall be taken into account), (viii) any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a
guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument
issued by a bank or financial institution; and (ix) the amount of any liability in respect
of any guarantee or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraphs (i) to (viii)
above, (x) a guarantee, surety

-2-

 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	or other obligation for any of the obligations listed in paragraphs (i) to (ix), and (xi)
provisions for pension obligations.
	 
	 

	 	“TARGET-day” is any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real Time Gross Settlement
Express Transfer System is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

§ 3 — Utilization of the Cash Credit Facility

	 	 	 
	Availability
Cash 
Credit Facility:

	 	The Credit Facility may be utilized up to a maximum aggregate
amount of the Cash Credit Facility through:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Cash Credit

	 	–
	 	Current account cash advances in Euro (“Cash Credit”).
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Fixed-Interest Loan

	 	–
	 	Short-term loans with fixed interest rates in Euro with
credit periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months (“Fixed-Interest
Loans”) as agreed upon on a case by case basis. The minimum
amount for a utilization by way of Fixed-Interest Loan is
Euro 250.000,—.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	EURIBOR-Credit

	 	–
	 	Loans with fixed interest-rates in Euro on the basis of
EURIBOR with interest periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months
(“Interest Periods”), however not exceeding the Maturity Date
(“EURIBOR-Credit”), after a drawdown notice by the Borrower
no later than 10:00 a.m. Frankfurt time on the second
Business Day prior to the day, on which payment shall be made
or a new Interest Period would commence. The minimum amount
for a utilization by way of EURIBOR-Credit is Euro
250.000,—.

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Each drawdown notice must specify the designated amount of
the utilization and the duration of the Interest Period
chosen and shall be irrevocable. Business Day is any day
(except Saturdays and Sundays) on which banks are open for
general business in Cologne, Germany.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	If the Interest Period does not end on a Business Day, the
Interest Period is extended to the following Business Day,
unless this day falls within the next calendar month. In this
case the Interest Period ends on the immediate previous
Business Day.
	 
	 	 
	Utilization in foreign currency

	 	All afore mentioned utilizations – except EURIBOR-Credit –
may be made in foreign currency, namely in US Dollar,
japanese Yen, “Schweizer Franken”, Pound Sterling or with
prior consent of the Bank in every other currency which is
freely available, convertible and transferable in the
European interbank market.

§ 4 — Utilization of the Guarantee Facility

	 	 	 
	Guarantee Facility

	 	The Guarantee Facility may be
utilized through indemnities and
bank guarantees issued upon
instructions of the Borrower, which
can also be issued denominated in
foreign currency on a case by case
basis. The Borrower shall give the
instruction to issue a bank
guarantee using the wording in each
case prepared by the Bank.

-3-

 

	 	 	 
	Conditions for Guarantees:

	 	Each utilization of the Credit
Facility by way of bank guarantee is
subject to the Conditions for
Guarantees of the Bank, which take
priority over the General Business
Conditions of the Bank.
	 
	 	 
	Duration of Bank Guarantees:

	 	Each bank guarantee issued shall
have a limited contractual term not
exceeding 3 years. If a limited
contractual term can not be agreed
upon, the economical lifetime (until
the expected expiration of the bank
guarantee issued) shall not exceed 3
years.
	 
	 	 
	Conditional Acceptance:

	 	Before accepting an instruction to
issue a bank guarantee the Bank is
entitled to consider such
instruction with respect to its
feasability under legal, economical
and policy aspects.
	 
	 	 
	Utilization in foreign currency

	 	 All afore mentioned utilizations may
be made in foreign currency, namely
in US Dollar, japanese Yen,
“Schweizer Franken”, Pound Sterling
or with prior consent of the Bank in
every other currency which is freely
available, convertible and
transferable in the European
interbank market.

§ 5 — Utilisation of the Credit Facility by Affiliated Companies

	(1)	 	Affiliated Companies may – only by written request of the Borrower delivered to the Bank -
utilise the Cash Credit Facility by way of separate cash credit facilities under the Guarantee
of the Borrower according to Annex 1 (“Corporate Guarantee”) to the Credit Facility Agreement
with branches and/ or subsidiaries of the Bank in Germany or abroad (each a “Lending Office”).
The respective Affiliated Company has to maintain a legally binding relationship with the
Lending Office before and during such utilisation.

	(2)	 	The utilisation by Affiliated Companies as mentioned in Clause 5 (1) will be based upon
separate facility agreements with each Lending Office and will be counted as utilisation of
the Cash Credit Facility. For avoidance of doubt it shall be deemed to be agreed, that no
Lending Office shall be obliged to enter into a facility agreement with an Affiliated Company.

	(3)	 	The allotment of the Cash Credit Facility to Affiliated Companies each time is to be seen in
Enclosure 1 to the Corporate Guarantee. If there is need to change the allotment of the Cash
Credit Facility to Affiliated Companies only Enclosure 1 to the Corporate Guarantee shall be
amended; in this case the regulations in this Credit Facility Agreement shall remain
unaffected.

§ 6 — Repayment

	(1)	 	The Borrower shall repay all amounts outstanding under the Facility in full at latest upon
termination of the Credit Facility Agreement unless otherwise agreed.

	(2)	 	If after the termination of the Guarantee Facility bank guarantees issued are outstanding and
the collateral provided to the Bank does not cover the full amount of any risk resulting from
such guarantees, the Borrower shall procure that the Bank be released within a reasonable
period of time of its obligations under such bank guarantees. The Borrower is entitled to
provide the Bank instead with security by pledge of an amount in cash and in the corresponding
currency of the bank guarantees issued. Section 10 of the Conditions for Guarantees remains
unaffected.

-4-

 

§ 7 — Rates of Interest / Fees

	 	 	 	 	 
	(1)	 	General
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(a)
	 	Authorization for debiting
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	The Bank is entitled to debit due interest, commission, remuneration and fees to the
account No 460 0280255 of the Borrower unless otherwise agreed.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(b)
	 	Arrangement Fee
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	For the efforts of the Bank in connection with the arrangement of this Credit
Facility the Bank charges a flat fee in the amount of Euro 5.000,—. The arrangement
fee will become due upon effectiveness of the Credit Facility Agreement.

	 	 	 	 	 
	(2)	 	Cash Credit Facility
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(a)
	 	Interest rate for current account cash advances
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	The rate of interest for current account cash advances in Euro is the percentage
rate per annum which is the sum of the monthly EONIA-average rate and the margin.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	The margin is 1,5 % p.a..
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Interest will be calculated on the basis 30/360. Amounts will be debited monthly in
arrears and upon termination of the Credit Facility Agreement.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	The monthly EONIA-average rate is the interest rate as determined by the Bank at the
end of each month for that respective month as the monthly average of the European
Over-Night Indexed Average.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(b)
	 	Interest for Fixed Interest Loans
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	The Interest rate for Fixed-Interest Loans and the settlement of the interest will
be determined in each individual case beforehand and by mutual consent.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(c)
	 	Interest for EURIBOR-Credit
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	For EURIBOR-Credit in Euro the Bank charges interest to the Borrower within the
agreed upon Interest Period in the amount of the relevant EURIBOR plus margin of 1,0
% p.a. of the respective utilization. Interest are due at the end of the respective
Interest Period and will be calculated by calendar days on the basis of actual / 360
days.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	EURIBOR is the interest rate for utilization in Euro for a respective period as
published of the Telerate page 248 or a respective succeeding page which takes the
place of page 248, for 11.00 a.m. Brussels time, on the second TARGET-Day prior to
the payment / the commencement of the next Interest Period. TARGET-Day is each day,
on which payments in Euro are processed in the Trans-European Automated Real Time
Gross Settlement Express Transfer System.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	In case the EURIBOR can not be determined two TARGET-Days prior to the commencement
of the first Interest Period, the Bank and the Borrower will negotiate an interest
rate for the first Interest Period. Until an interest rate is agreed upon the Bank
is not obliged to make any payments. If the parties do not come to an agreement
within 15 days, the Bank is released from the obligation to make payments. In case
the EURIBOR can not be determined

-5-

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	two TARGET-Days prior to the commencement of the Interest Periods following
the first Interest Period, the Bank will charge the Borrower for the respective
Interest Period interest as customary in the market plus the margin as agreed.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(d)
	 	Utilization in foreign currency
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	The Interest rate for utilization in foreign currencies and the settlement of the
interest will be determined in each individual case beforehand and by mutual
consent.

	 	 	 	 	 
	(3)	 	Guarantee Facility
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(a)
	 	Commission on Bank Guarantees:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Unless otherwise determined beforehand for a certain bank guarantee the commission
on bank guarantees is 1,0 % p.a., minimum Euro 250,— p.a. (respectively Euro 75,—
every quarter) until further notice.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	The commission on bank guarantees shall be calculated for each year or part thereof
commenced and become due and payable in advance.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(b)
	 	Fee for the Issuance of Bank Guarantees:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	The Borrower shall pay a fee for each issuance of a bank guarantee (as well as for
any amendment thereafter). The fee is Euro 100,— for each bank guarantee drafted by
the Bank and Euro 150,— for each bank guarantee drafted by third parties / agreed
upon separately. The fee is due and payable upon the issuance of the respective bank
guarantee.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(c)
	 	Remuneration for Special Services on Bank Guarantees:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	The Bank is entitled to further remuneration for services rendered which exceed the
standard handling (starting with the instruction of the Borrower until the discharge
of the bank guarantee issued) of a bank guarantee issued (e.g. wordings of bank
guarantees which require a particular perusal or litigious demands under a bank
guarantee issued).The remuneration is calculated by the Bank on the basis of the
actual expenditure of time and manpower.

§ 8 — Collateral

The following collateral, in addition to existing collateral if applicable, shall be provided by
the Borrower:

An individual Corporate guarantee by IPG Photonics Corporation, Oxford, MA 01540,
USA, in form and content satisfactory to the Bank.

Details, especially regarding the purpose of the collateral, are subject to separate
agreements, which respectively will be entered into.

§ 9 — Conditions Precedent

-6-

 

The Borrower may only utilize this Credit Facility once and so long as the following Conditions
Precedent are fulfilled:

	 	 	 	 	 
	(1)	 	The Bank has received the following documents from the Borrower:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	-
	 	Actual extract from the Commercial Register;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	-
	 	Articles of association incorporating all amendments if any;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	-
	 	Board resolution authorizing the directors of the Borrower to sign the Credit
Facility Agreement on behalf of the Borrower according to the company documents if
required;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	-
	 	3 year forecast for the group and the borrower (each in content and credit
assessment satisfactory to the bank);
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	-
	 	actual table of remaining line-of-credit facilities of the group (amount,
maturity, purpose, collateralization).
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(2)	 	The agreed collateral is in full force and effect;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(3)	 	No event of default has occurred on the date of the utilization which gives the Bank the
right to terminate this Credit Facility at any time without notice or which gives the Bank the
right to terminate this Credit Facility after setting of a deadline and/or warning;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	(4)	 	The Borrower is not in default with any obligation vis-à-vis the Bank.

The Bank is entitled to allow utilization without the conditions precedent being fulfilled. The
obligation of the Borrower to comply with the conditions precedent remains unaffected hereby unless
the Bank has waived definitively and expressly the compliance with certain conditions precedent.

§ 10 — General Undertakings

Until all liabilities under this Credit Facility Agreement have been fully and finally discharged
the Borrower undertakes the following obligations:

	 	 	 	 	 
	(1)	 	Information
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	The Borrower undertakes to keep the Bank always informed of the current economic
conditions of the Borrower and, as the case may be, the current economic conditions of
the Borrower’s group of companies.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	For this purpose the Borrower will, in particular, without prior request
immediately upon completion and in any event within 6 months after the end of each of
its financial years provide the Bank with
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	-
	 	an original of its audited financial statement, at least with the content
required by law, including notes and management report;
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	-
	 	the audited consolidated financial statement (consolidated balance sheet,
consolidated statement of income and notes) together with the group management report
of the Borrower’s group of companies including the respective auditor’s reports.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Furthermore, the Borrower will provide the Bank with quarterly reports including lists of the
places of businesses, undertakings, product areas, trade receivables from third
parties, inventory, report on the development of the financial condition, status
report, gap analysis of IPG Photonics Corp. and IPG Laser GmbH.

-7-

 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	The Borrower will provide further documents which deliver insight into the economic
conditions on demand. The Borrower will inform the Bank immediately in case material
changes or divergences in regard to the information given or documents handed over
(including plannings and predictions) occur or in case there is evidence to indicate
that information given or documents handed over are incomplete or incorrect.
	 
	 	 
	(2)

	 	Purpose
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Borrower undertakes to verify to the Bank on demand, also repeatedly, by
appropriate documents that the Facility has been used for the agreed purpose. The Bank
is not obligated to the Borrower to verify that the Facility has been used for the
agreed purpose.
	 
	 	 
	(3)

	 	Pari Passu / Negative Pledge
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Until all liabilities under this Credit Facility Agreement have been discharged the
Borrower undertakes the following obligations:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Borrower undertakes not to provide or permit Affiliated Companies, its
shareholders or any other person to provide any collateral to third parties for similar
credit facilities (regarding terms of, e.g. the amount, period, tenor and purpose) of
the Borrower, his direct and indirect partners or affiliated Companies and not to incur
or let incur any liabilities which require the provision of any collateral of any kind
for such credit facility to third parties without allowing the Bank to participate
before or at the same time and in the same rank in this collateral or providing the
Bank with equal collateral (Pari Passu).
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Exception is made for

	 	•	 	all existing collateralized credit facilities and loans of the Borrower
(collateralized by e.g. mortgages) as mentioned in Annex 2 which is an integral part of
the credit agreement,
	 
	 	•	 	not similar credit facilities as long-term-loans (with a term of 4 years or more)
for capital expenditures for example,
	 
	 	•	 	liens securing new indebtedness not in excess of Euro 1,5 million on a cumulated
basis and
	 
	 	•	 	supplier’s collateral as common in trade or industry (e.g. purchase money debt) and
banking collateral as required by banks  ́ General Business Conditions.

	 	 	 
	(4)

	 	Ownership / Change of control
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Borrower undertakes to procure that the current ownership in the Borrower, on which the
willingness of the Bank to grant the Credit Facility and to permit all utilization
hereunder is based, will remain unchanged. If a change in the current ownership / change of
control occurs, the parties will reach an agreement satisfactory to both sides on the
continuation of the Credit Facility Agreement on changed terms and conditions, e.g., in
respect of interest rates, collateral, or other agreements, prior to the occurrence of such
a change.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Control is the holding of at least 30 % percent of voting rights of the Borrower. Voting
rights shall be assigned according to section 30 of the German Law for Regulation of Public
Offerings for the Purchase of Securities and Buy-outs (Gesetz zur Regelung von öffentlichen
Angeboten zum Erwerb von Wertpapieren und von Unternehmensübernahmen.).
	 
	 	 
	(5)

	 	Credit Facilities with other financial institutions

-8-

 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	The Borrower will inform the Bank about new credit agreements or about material
changes in existing credit agreements with other financial institutions (e.g.
increases, terminations or demands for additional collateral) in advance if they are
under negotiation and otherwise immediately upon their effectiveness.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	If credit by issuance of bank guarantees is being granted to the Borrower by
several lenders, the Borrower shall utilize the Credit Facility in a way that such
utilization does not result in a concentration of risk (e.g. through certain types of
bank guarantee) with the Bank in comparison to the other lenders.
	 
	 	 
	(6)

	 	Information and Cooperation regarding Credit by way of Bank Guarantee
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Borrower undertakes,

	 	a)	 	to provide the Bank in individual cases with all information required by the
Bank regarding the claim collaterized by the bank guarantee issued,
	 
	 	b)	 	to inform the Bank without delay of any changes of single and specific risks
regarding a bank guarantee issued and arising from the claim collaterized by such bank
guarantee (e.g. threatening or pending dispute regarding the settlement of the claim
collaterized by the bank guarantee as agreed upon), as soon as a demand under the bank
guarantee issued is threatened to provide the Bank upon demand and free of charge with
all information and documents deemed necessary by the Bank for the verification of
such right, to give the Bank all reasonable support and to specify qualified and
responsible employees of the Borrower and place them on demand of the Bank for this
purpose and to the extent necessary at the Bank’s disposal.

	 	 	 
	(7)

	 	Information with respect to Affiliated Companies
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Borrower undertakes to inform the Bank in advance if an Affiliated Company ceases to be
an Affiliated Company.

§ 11 — Termination for reasonable cause without notice:

A reasonable cause which entitles the bank to terminate this Credit Facility Agreement according to
no. 19 section 3 of the General Business Conditions without notice is also and especially given if:

	 	 	 
	(1)

	 	the Borrower does not comply with the General Undertakings or other material obligations under this Credit
Facility Agreement or under any collateral agreement entered into in connection with this Credit Facility Agreement, or
	 
	 	 
	(2)

	 	a change of ownership / change of control occurs and the parties do not reach an agreement on
the continuation of the Credit Facility Agreement on changed terms and conditions, e.g. in
respect of interest rate, collateral, or other agreements, in due time, or
	 
	 	 
	(3)

	 	any other financial indebtedness of the Borrower, the guarantor IPG Photonics Corporation or
any of their affiliated Companies is not paid when due or is declared, or capable of being
declared, due and payable by any creditor(s) thereof prior to its specified maturity by
reasons of the occurrence of an event of default (howsoever described) and the aggregate of
all such other financial indebtedness as aforesaid exceeds an amount of Euro 1.000.000,— or
the equivalent thereof in any other currency or currencies (“Cross Default”), or

-9-

 

	 	 	 
	(4)

	 	a reasonable cause within the meaning of no. 19. section 3 of the General Business Conditions
of the Bank is given with respect to any Affiliated Company and its utilisation regarding
Clause 5 of the Credit Facility Agreement.

§ 12 — MISCELLANEOUS

	 	 	 
	(1)

	 	Hedges
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	If the Bank and the Borrower have executed or will execute – whereto
the Bank is not obligated – hedging transactions for the coverage of
interest risk or currency risk also arising from this Credit Facility
Agreement, these transactions are independent of the Credit Facility
Agreement. A termination of the Credit Facility Agreement will have no
effect on the validity of the hedging transactions.
	 
	 	 
	(2)

	 	Foreign exchange risk
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Any utilization in foreign currencies must be repaid in the same
currency, irrespective of changes in the exchange rate in the
meantime. Amounts outstanding in foreign currencies will be accounted
as utilization of the Credit Facility Amount / respective partial
credit facility amount at any time on the basis of the respective
current exchange rate to the Euro, as determined and published by the
Bank on the Internet around 13:00 Frankfurt time of every trading day.
If fluctuations in the exchange rate result in the total of amounts
outstanding exceeding the Credit Facility Amount / respective partial
credit facility amount, the Bank shall be entitled to demand security
by pledge of an Euro-amount in cash to the extent to which the amounts
outstanding exceed the Credit Facility Amount / the respective partial
credit facility amount.
	 
	 	 
	(3)

	 	Withholding Tax
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Any amount payable by the Borrower hereunder will be paid free and clear of and
without deduction of any withholding taxes. Withholding taxes are taxes, duties or
governmental charges of any kind whatsoever which are imposed or levied in, by or on
behalf of the country in which the Borrower is situated, and which are deducted from
any payment hereunder. If the deduction of withholding taxes is required by law, then
the Borrower shall pay such additional amounts as may be necessary in order that the
net amounts received by the Bank after such deduction shall equal the amount that would
have been receivable had no such deduction been required.
	 
	 	 
	(4)

	 	Transfer of the Credit Risk to third parties with disclosure of information
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Bank is entitled to transfer solely the economic risk of this Credit Facility Agreement
in whole or in part to third parties for the purpose of relief of equity and
diversification of risk subject to the regulations stated below; this can be done by credit
derivatives, disposal of the claims under this Credit Facility Agreement or through
sub-participation, whereby the claims under this Credit Facility Agreement – including
respective collateral – may in this context also and especially be assigned or pledged. The
transfer of rights under this contract is also permitted for the purpose of refinancing.
The Bank is entitled to provide the information necessary for the transfer of the credit
risk to third parties as well as persons who have to be involved in the transfer due to
technical or legal reasons, e.g. credit rating agencies or auditors. The Borrower releases
the Bank insofar from the banking secrecy.

-10-

 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Third party may especially be a member of the European system of central banks, a financial
institution, a finance company, an insurance company, a pension fund, an investment company
or an institutional investor.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Bank shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder and the
Borrower shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Bank in connection with the
Bank’s rights and obligations hereunder.
	 
	 	 
	(5)

	 	Expenses and Indemnity
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Borrower shall reimburse the Bank for all reasonable and necessary costs and
expenses in connection with the enforcement and/or preservation of its rights (in court
or extrajudicial) against the Borrower including the enforcement and realization of
collateral.
	 
	 	 
	(6)

	 	Judgement Currency
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Payments made by the Borrower to the Bank pursuant to a judgement or order of a court or
tribunal in a currency other than that of the Facility (the “Facility Currency”) shall
constitute a discharge of the Borrower’s obligation hereunder only to the extent of the
amount of the Facility Currency that the Bank, immediately after receipt of such
payment in such other currency, would be able to purchase with the amount so received
on a recognized foreign exchange market. If the amount so received should be less than
the amount due in the Facility Currency under this agreement, then as a separate and
independent obligation which gives rise to a separate cause of action the Borrower is
obliged to pay the difference.
	 
	 	 
	(7)

	 	Choice of Law and Jurisdiction
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	THE BORROWER HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMPETENT COURTS OF SIEGEN,
GERMANY, AND, AT THE OPTION OF THE BANK, OF THE COMPETENT COURTS OF ITS DOMICILE.
BORROWER A HEREBY IRREVOCABLY APPOINTS IPG LASER GMBH, BURBACH, GERMANY AS ITS AGENT
FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS OR OTHER LEGAL SUMMONS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDINGS IN GERMANY ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE THAT SUCH PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
	 
	 	 
	(8)

	 	Waiver of Jury Trial
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	EACH OF THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT
	 
	 	 
	(9)

	 	Amendments
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Any amendment to this credit agreement is required to be made in writing.
	 
	 	 
	(10)

	 	Effectiveness
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	This credit agreement becomes effective upon receipt by the Bank of the credit
agreement duly signed by all parties.

-11-

 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	With effectiveness – and only after all Conditions Precedent are fulfilled
satisfactorily to the Bank – this credit agreement replaces all credit agreements
between the Bank and the Borrower. Utilization under such credit agreements will be
accounted as utilization of the Credit Facility respectively.
	 
	 	 
	(11)

	 	Severability Clause
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Should any provision of this Agreement be unenforceable or invalid, the other provisions
hereof shall remain in full force and effect.

Declaration according to Section 8 German Money Laundering Law (Geldwäschegesetz)

The Borrower acts on its own account.

The Borrower is obligated to inform the Bank without delay of any change of the beneficial owner,
for proof in writing, with name and address.

This credit agreement will be specified by citing the date in the headline on the first page.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Deutsche Bank AG 

Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Siegen, 10.10.2007

	 	/s/ Joachim Gartz
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	IPG Laser GmbH

	 	/s/ Valentin P. Gapontsev	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	Place, Date
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	As guarantor only:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	IPG Photonics Corporation

	 	/s/ Timothy P.V. Mammen	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	Place, Date
	 	 	 	 

-12-

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00132-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00132-of-00352.parquet"}]]