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Exhibit 10.3

 RETENTION BONUS AGREEMENT

This Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into this ___ day of ____, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), by and between CBL & Associates Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns permitted under this Agreement, the “Company”).  Executive is employed by CBL & Associates Management, Inc. which is an affiliate of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CBL/REIT”), and, as such, references herein to the “Company”, where the context requires, will include the CBL/REIT.  Executive has entered into that certain Employment Agreement with the Company of even date herewith (the “Employment Agreement”).

1.Retention Bonus.  Executive is eligible to receive a retention bonus in the amount of $[●] (the “Retention Bonus”), subject to the terms of this Agreement. The Retention Bonus will be paid to Executive in one payment, less all required withholdings, on the later of (i) the first regular payroll payment date after the Emergence Event Date as defined below, or (ii) the first regular payroll payment date after January 1, 2021. Executive’s right to the Retention Bonus is subject to Executive’s continued employment (except as may be provided in Section 3(b) below)  for the Retention Period defined below. By acceptance of this Agreement, Executive agrees that the Retention Bonus is in lieu of any annual cash incentive bonus and any equity incentive bonus awards that otherwise may be payable to Executive in respect of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year.   For purposes of this Agreement, the “Emergence Event Date” shall mean the effective date of a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for the Company as approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court.

2.Retention Period.  The  Retention Period is for the period commencing on the Effective Date and terminating on the date that is 270 days following the date of the Executive’s receipt of the Retention Bonus (the “Retention Period”).

3.Termination of Employment.  (a)  If, prior to the end of the Retention Period, (i) Executive voluntarily terminates Executive’s employment with the Company or (ii) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below), at the Company’s discretion, Executive will be required to repay to the Company the Retention Bonus.  

(b)  If Executive’s employment is terminated due to death or disability or by the Company other than for Cause, Executive will be entitled to be paid the Retention Bonus and will not be required to repay the Retention Bonus.  

(c)  For purposes hereof, the term “disability” refers to Executive’s complete and permanent disability as defined by the Company’s health insurance plans or as otherwise defined by the Company from time to time.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that the determination of disability shall be within the sole, absolute and exclusive discretion of the Company.  “Cause” shall mean (i) any act of fraud or willful malfeasance committed by Executive; (ii) Executive’s willful engagement in conduct which is injurious to the Company or any of its affiliates, monetarily or otherwise if, after written notice by the Board or the Compensation Committee to Executive stating, with specificity, the alleged conduct and providing direction and a reasonable opportunity for Executive to address and/or cure any such alleged conduct, Executive then intentionally fails to address or exert reasonable efforts to cure such alleged conduct within 

 

 

 

ninety (90) days following Executive’s receipt of such written notice; (iii) Executive’s willful failure to perform Executive’s material duties under the Employment Agreement if, after written notice by the Board or the Compensation Committee to Executive stating, with specificity, the duties Executive has failed to perform and providing direction and a reasonable opportunity for Executive to address and/or cure any such alleged failures, Executive then intentionally fails to address or exert reasonable efforts to cure alleged failures within ninety (90) days following Executive’s receipt of such written notice; (iv) Executive’s  conviction of, or a plea of guilty or no contest to, any criminal offence involving fraud, misappropriation or moral turpitude; or (v) Executive’s willful engagement in conduct in violation of the Company’s policies and procedures including, but not limited to, the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Code of Business Conduct and Ethics dated August 9, 2018 as may be further amended.

4.Repayment of Retention Bonus.  Under circumstances where the Retention Bonus is subject to repayment pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Retention Bonus must be repaid by Executive to the Company within fifteen (15) days following written notice from the Company.

5.Section 409A.  The payments and benefits under this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). 

6.Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the Company and Executive regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and inducements, whether express or implied, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  No modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be effective without a prior written agreement signed by Executive and the Company.

7.Confidentiality.  Executive hereby agrees, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to, and cause Executive’s affiliates and representatives to, keep confidential the existence and the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) Executive may disclose the terms of this Agreement to Executive’s financial or legal advisors who reasonably need to have access to such information to provide services to Executive; provided, further that Executive has made such advisors aware of the confidential nature of such information prior to disclosure, and (ii) Executive may disclose the terms of this Agreement if required to do so by any applicable legal requirement so long as reasonable prior notice of such required disclosure is given to the Company.

8.Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.  This Agreement is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Tennessee.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

9.Tax.  Amounts payable under this Agreement shall be subject to withholding for all federal, state and local income and employment taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 

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10.No Employment Agreement; No Enlargement of Employee Rights.  This Agreement is not an employment agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer upon Executive any right to continued employment.  

11.Notices.  Any notice provided for in this Agreement (“Notice(s)”) shall be in writing and shall be delivered in accordance with and the Notice provision set forth in the Employment Agreement.

12.Counterpart Execution.This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and together constitute one and the same instrument.  To facilitate execution of this Agreement, the parties may exchange counterparts of the signature page by facsimile or electronic mail (e-mail), including, but not limited to, as an attachment in portable document format (PDF), which shall be effective as original signature pages for all purposes.

13.Liquidated Damages.In the event the Company does not pay Executive the Retention Bonus in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay liquidated damages to Executive in an amount equal to the Retention Bonus.

In witness hereof, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first above written.

 

CBL & ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT, INC.

 

By:________________________________ 

Name: 
Title: 

 

 

 

 

______________________________

Executive Name: [●]  

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

3535 General Atomics Court, Suite 200 • San Diego, CA 92121 • 858.875.1800 Office • 858.875.1843 Fax • www.fatetherapeutics.com

 

 

 

	
Edward J. Dulac III
	
May 20, 2020

 

Dear Ed,

Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (“Fate” or the “Company”) is pleased to offer you an exempt full-time position as Chief Financial Officer, reporting to the Company’s President & Chief Executive Officer. This position has an anticipated start date of August 24, 2020 (“Start Date”), and requires that you provide full-time services at the Company’s corporate headquarters in San Diego, California during the Company’s business days of operation.

While you render services to the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, consulting or other business activity other than for charitable purposes (whether full-time or part-time) unless approved in advance in writing by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. By signing this Letter Agreement, you confirm to Fate that you have reviewed the duties and responsibilities of this position, and that you are not subject to any contractual commitments or other legal obligations that would prohibit you from performing your duties for Fate.

In consideration of your employment, you will be paid at an annualized base salary rate of $390,000.00 (“Base Salary”), less applicable withholding, to be paid on Fate’s regularly scheduled payroll dates, which currently are every two weeks. Your Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Company periodically, but at least on an annual basis, for adjustment.

Subject to approval by our Board of Directors, you will be granted a non-qualified option to purchase 160,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock as reported on NASDAQ on your Start Date (the “Option”). The Option will vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of your Start Date, and 1/48th of the shares shall vest and become exercisable monthly thereafter so that one hundred percent (100%) of the shares shall be vested and exercisable on the fourth anniversary of your Start Date, subject to your continued employment with the Company. The Option will be granted pursuant to a stock option agreement which you will be required to sign as a condition of receiving the Option.

Furthermore, subject to approval by our Board of Directors, you will be granted an award of 40,000 restricted stock units (the “Award”), with each restricted stock unit equal to one share of the Company’s common stock. The Award shall vest in accordance with the following schedule: twenty-five percent (25%) of the restricted stock units underlying the Award shall vest on the first anniversary of the Start Date, and thereafter twenty-five percent (25%) of the restricted stock units underlying the Award shall vest on an annual basis from the Start Date so that one hundred percent (100%) of the restricted stock units shall be vested on the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Start Date, subject to your continued employment with the Company.

 

 

The Option and the Award will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Inducement Equity Plan (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Inducement Plan”), and the Award will be granted pursuant to the applicable form of restricted stock unit agreement under the Inducement Plan, which you will be required to sign as a condition of receiving the Award.

The Company has determined your annual target bonus will be 40% of your then-existing annual base salary, to be pro-rated for the period of time actually worked during the year, where the pro-rated amount for the year ending December 31, 2020 will be based on a start date of June 1, 2020; provided, however that in any event the award and actual amount of any annual bonus (including any equity awards) will be determined, and payment thereof made, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s annual bonus plan and equity award grant policy, and any such bonus or equity award is subject to the discretion and approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. In the event that you are awarded an annual target bonus, such bonus shall be paid in the manner in which annual bonuses are paid to other executive officers of the Company also awarded an annual target bonus.

In addition, you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Executive Severance and Change in Control Policy, an employee health benefits program, a 401(k) plan, a bonus plan (including annual grants of equity awards in connection with annual performance reviews) and a vacation plan.

In connection with your employment by the Company, the Company will provide you (i) a one-time signing bonus in the amount of $100,000, less applicable withholding (“Signing Bonus”), and (ii) temporary monthly housing assistance in the amount of $8,000 per month, less applicable withholding, for a period of nine months beginning August 1, 2020 (“Temporary Housing Assistance”). In addition, so long as your full-time relocation to the San Diego area is complete by September 30, 2020, and subject to your continued employment at the time of your relocation, the Company will provide you relocation assistance in the form of a one-time payment of $80,000, less applicable withholding, payable upon the completion of such full-time relocation (“Relocation Assistance”). You agree that (a) the actual payment of amounts owed by the Company to you for any Signing Bonus, Temporary Housing Assistance incurred from August 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, and Relocation Assistance shall be made on Fate’s first regularly scheduled payroll date for the calendar year 2021, but in no event later than March 15, 2021, and (b) any remaining amounts owed by the Company to you for any Temporary Housing Assistance incurred from and after January 1, 2021 shall be paid on a monthly basis thereafter, subject in each case to your continued employment with the Company through such applicable payment date. 

You acknowledge that your receipt and retention of any Signing Bonus, Temporary Housing Assistance, and Relocation Assistance are contingent upon your continued employment with the Company under the terms of this Letter Agreement for a period of eighteen (18) months from your Start Date. You agree to repay in full any amount paid by the Company relating to your Signing Bonus, Temporary Housing Assistance, and Relocation Assistance, if within eighteen (18) months from your Start Date, you resign from employment with the Company without Good Reason (as defined below), or if your employment is terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below). If you refuse or fail to relocate to the San Diego area after the Company has paid any amounts for 

 

 

Temporary Housing Assistance or Relocation Assistance, you agree to repay in full any and all amounts paid by the Company for Temporary Housing Assistance and Relocation Assistance. Furthermore, you agree that the Company may deduct from any amounts owed to you by the Company, including without limitation any salary, wages, bonuses, vacation or other paid leave, severance or separation pay, and expense reimbursements, any amounts owed to the Company by you, including repayment of your Signing Bonus, Temporary Housing Assistance and Relocation Assistance, subject to applicable law. If such deduction by the Company does not fully satisfy the amounts owed to the Company by you, you agree to immediately repay the remaining balance to the Company within fourteen (14) days of your terminating employment or refusal or failure to relocate, as applicable. 

“Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following actions undertaken by the Company without your consent: (i) a material diminution in your responsibilities, authority or duties; (ii) a material diminution in your base compensation except for across-the-board compensation reductions similarly affecting all or substantially all similarly situated senior level employees of the Company; or (iii) a change of more than twenty-five (25) miles in the geographic location at which you must regularly report to work and provide services to the Company, in each case so long as you provide at least 60 days’ notice to the Company following the initial occurrence of any such event, the Company fails to cure such event within 30 days thereafter and you terminate your employment within 30 days after the end of such cure period. “Cause” means any of the following: (i) the making of dishonest statements or acts with respect to the Company or any affiliate of the Company, or any current or prospective customers, suppliers, vendors or other third parties with which such entity does business; (ii) your commission of (A) a felony or (B) any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud; (iii) any conduct by you that would reasonably be expected to result in material injury or reputational harm to the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates if you were retained in your position; (iv) your failure to perform your assigned duties and responsibilities to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company which failure continues, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, after written notice given to you by the Company; (v) your gross negligence, willful misconduct or insubordination with respect to the Company or any affiliate of the Company; or (vi) your material violation of any provision of any agreement(s) between you and the Company relating to noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure and/or assignment of inventions.

As a condition of your employment, you will be required to complete and sign the Company’s standard form Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement attached hereto (the “PIIA”). In part, the PIIA requires that employees comply with the Company’s requirements to protect its proprietary and confidential information at all times. In addition, by signing this Letter Agreement, you represent that your compliance with the terms of the PIIA and provision of services as an employee of the Company will not violate any duty which you may have to any other person or entity (such as a present or former employer or client), including obligations concerning providing services to others, and confidentiality of proprietary information and assignment of inventions, ideas, patents or copyrights, and further agree that you will not do anything in your performance as a Company employee that would violate any such duty. In particular, you will not disclose to the Company, or use in your performance as a Company employee, any information that you are obligated to keep secret pursuant to an existing confidentiality agreement with a third party, and nothing in this Agreement will 

 

 

impose any obligation on you to the contrary. Additionally, under federal immigration laws, the Company is required to verify each new employee's identity and legal authority to work in the United States. Accordingly, please be prepared to furnish appropriate documents satisfying those requirements as this offer of employment is conditioned on submission of satisfactory documentation and its verification. You will also be subject to and expected to comply with Fate’s workplace policies and rules, which will be provided to you separately.

All forms of compensation referred to in this Letter Agreement are subject to reduction to reflect applicable withholding and payroll taxes and other deductions to the extent required by law. You hereby acknowledge that you have had an adequate opportunity to consult with your own tax advisors regarding the compensation set forth in this Letter Agreement, the Company does not have a duty to design its compensation policies in a manner that minimizes your tax liabilities, and you will not make any claim against the Company or its Board of Directors related to tax liabilities arising from your compensation.

We hope that you and Fate will find mutual satisfaction with your employment. All of us at Fate are very excited about you joining our team and look forward to a beneficial and fruitful relationship. Nevertheless, employees have the right to terminate their employment at any time, with or without cause or notice, and Fate reserves for itself an equal right with respect to your employment, where this type of relationship is called “at-will” employment. 

This Letter Agreement and the PIIA attached hereto contain the entire terms and conditions with respect to your employment, and they supersede all prior communications, negotiations, representations and/or agreements between you and Fate. The terms and conditions of this offer may only be changed by written agreement by a duly authorized representative of Fate, although Fate may, from time to time, in its sole discretion, adjust the salary, benefits, other forms of compensation paid to you, and/or other policies and procedures in connection with your employment.

In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of this Letter Agreement or our employment relationship, you and the Company agree to an arbitration in which (i) you are waiving any and all rights to a jury trial, but all court remedies will be available in arbitration, (ii) we agree that all disputes between you and the Company shall be fully and finally resolved by binding arbitration, (iii) all disputes shall be resolved by a single neutral arbitrator who shall issue a written opinion, (iv) the arbitration proceeding shall provide for adequate discovery, and (v) the Company shall pay all arbitration fees in excess of any court fees which you would be required to pay if the dispute were decided in a court of law. Any such arbitration shall be conducted in the San Diego Area by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS) under the JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you and the Company agree that the above agreement to arbitration shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights you may have to seek public injunctive relief in any forum. 

 

 

If this offer is acceptable to you, kindly indicate your consent to its terms and conditions by signing and returning a copy of this Letter Agreement and a completed PIIA attached hereto to me by the close of business on May 22, 2020, it being understood that this offer will expire if not accepted, signed and returned on or before such date (although that expiration date may be extended at the discretion of Fate). Upon your signature below, this Letter Agreement, including Appendix A, will become our binding agreement with respect to your employment, containing all terms and conditions as to the specifics thereto.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ J. Scott Wolchko

J. Scott Wolchko

President & CEO

 

I agree to and accept employment with Fate Therapeutics, Inc. on the terms and conditions set forth in this Letter Agreement, including the Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement attached hereto as Appendix A:

 

 

	
/s/ Edward J. Dulac III
	
 
	
5/22/20

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Edward J. Dulac III
	
 
	
Date

 

 

 

Appendix A

Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement

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