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Exhibit 10.5

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

THIS EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") by and between Baggage Airline Guest Services, Inc., ("BAGS" or the "Company") a Florida corporation and Robert Miles (the "Executive") dated as of the Effective Date (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A.Upon the consummation of a certain transaction (the "Transaction") described in a certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 16, 2018 (the "SPA"), BAGS shall become a wholly-owned subsidiary of SP+ Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with its corporate offices in Chicago, Illinois ("SP+") (SP+, collectively with its subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns and other businesses, including, without limitation, BAGS and its subsidiaries and affiliates, the "Company Group").

 

B.This Agreement shall become effective upon the Closing (as defined in the SPA) of the Transaction (the "Effective Date"). For the avoidance of doubt, the Closing of the Transaction is a condition precedent to this Agreement becoming effective. If, for any reason, the Closing does not occur, then this Agreement shall be null and void and of no further effect.

 

C.The Company is in the business of providing an array of travel and hospitality services to airlines, theme parks, resorts, hotels, airports, parking lots and cruise ports, including remote check-in services, baggage sorting, handling and delivery services, skycap and wheelchair services, valet and self-parking services and luggage repair and replacement services throughout the United States and Canada (the "BAGS Business"). In addition to the BAGS Business, the Company Group is in the business of providing an array of commercial, institutional and residential property management services, including, operating private and public parking facilities for itself, its subsidiaries, affiliates and others, and as a consultant and/or manager for parking facilities operated by others throughout the United States and Canada, providing on-street and off-street parking enforcement, residential, institutional and commercial property management services, security services for commercial establishments and airport, institutional and urban transportation services (the "Parking Business").

 

D.The Executive is employed by and the Company and Executive desire to continue Executive's employment relationship with the Company following the Closing of the  Transaction on and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

E.In the course of Executive's employment hereunder, Executive has had and will continue to have access to highly confidential and proprietary information of the Company Group and their clients, including without limitation the information referred to in paragraph 6 below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of: (i) the foregoing Recitals, (ii) the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, including but not limited to (a) the agreement to arbitrate all disputes arising out of this Agreement, (b) the Company's agreement to pay salary,

	
 
	
(c)
	
the Company's agreement to make salary continuation payments payable on termination, (d)

 

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the Company's agreement to pay or provide benefits, and (e) Executive's continued employment by the Company, and (iii) the exchange of Trade Secrets and Confidential Information regarding the Company's business and its clients, the Company and Executive hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.Employment Period. The Company shall employ the Executive, and the Executive shall serve the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, for an initial period commencing on the Effective Date and continuing until the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4. (the "Initial Employment Period"). The Initial Employment Period shall automatically  extend  for additional one (1) year periods (each a "Renewal Period," collectively the "Renewal  Periods") unless the Company or Executive shall have given notice in writing of its or Executive's intention not to renew this Agreement not less than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Employment Period or any applicable Renewal Period (the Initial Employment Period, as extended by one or more Renewal Periods, being hereafter referred to as the "Employment Period"). Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, all of the terms and provisions set forth in paragraph 6 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

2.Position and Duties. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as President of BAGS, with the duties, authority and responsibilities as are commensurate with such position and as are customarily associated with such position. During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive shall devote full attention and time during normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company and, to the extent necessary, to discharge the responsibilities assigned to the Executive under this Agreement, and use the Executive's reasonable best efforts to carry out such responsibilities faithfully and efficiently. The Executive shall not, during the term of this Agreement, engage in any other business activities that will interfere with the Executive's employment pursuant to this Agreement. Executive shall discharge his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement in accordance with the Company's Code of Conduct presently in effect or as amended and modified from time to time hereafter as it applies to peer executives.

 

	
 
	
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Compensation.

 

(a)Base Salary. Commencing as of the Effective Date, the Executive shall receive base salary at the annual rate of Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) (the "Annual Base Salary"). The Annual Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company's normal payroll practice for executives as in effect from time to time, and shall be subject to review annually in accordance with the Company's review policies and practices for executives as in effect at the time of any such review.

 

(b)Bonus. For each calendar year ending during the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus under the SP+ Management Incentive Program (the "Annual Bonus") based upon terms and conditions of an annual bonus program established for peer executives of the Company (the "Annual Bonus Program"). It currently is expected that the Annual Bonus will be paid no later than March 15th of the year following calendar year to which such Annual Bonus pertains. The Executive's target Annual Bonus (the

 

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"Target Annual Bonus") will be Two Hundred Thousand dollars ($200,000). The Executive's actual Annual Bonus for a given calendar year during the Employment Period may range from 0% to 150% of the Target Annual Bonus, depending on the extent to which goals are achieved. Such incentive goals are subject to be determined and re-determined annually at the sole discretion of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). Generally, incentive goals may include a combination of corporate goals (e.g., EBITDA growth) and individual goals. The incentive goals. For 2019, incentive goals and metrics will be determined by the Board in consultation with the Executive (with the ultimate determination of such goals remaining in the sole discretion of the Board).

 

(c)Equity Participation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in the SP+ Long Term Incentive Performance Program (the "Performance Share Plan") beginning with the 2019-2021 award cycle, commencing in January 2019. The Executive's participation in the Performance Share Plan shall be governed, in all respects, by the terms and conditions of the Performance Share Plan as set forth in any relevant plan documents. Currently, and subject to the Board's discretion to amend or modify the Performance Share Plan, awards under the Performance Share Plan are based on the Company's success in meeting free cash flow goals over successive three-year periods, with each year starting a new three-year cycle. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the relevant plan documents, the Executive's annual target award shall be $150,000 in SP+ stock.

 

(d)Other Benefits. In addition to the foregoing, during the Employment Period: (i) the Executive shall be entitled to participate in savings, retirement, and fringe benefit plans, practices, policies and programs of the Company as in effect from time to time, including, but not limited to the Company's 401(k) plan, on the same terms and conditions as those applicable to peer executives; (ii) the Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of annual vacation, to be taken in accordance with the Company's vacation policy as in effect from time to time; and (iii) the Executive and the Executive's family shall be eligible for participation in, and shall receive all benefits under, all group medical, disability and other welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company, as in effect from time to time, on the same terms and conditions as those applicable to peer executives.

 

(e)Business Expenses. Executive shall be reimbursed by the Company for those business expenses authorized by the Company and those for which are necessarily and reasonably incurred on behalf of the Company and which may be properly be deducted by the Company as business expenses for federal tax purposes.

 

	
 
	
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Termination of Employment.

 

(a)Death or Disability. In the event of the Executive's death during the Employment Period, the Executive's employment with the Company shall terminate automatically. The Company, in its discretion, shall have the right to terminate the Executive's employment because of the Executive's Disability during the Employment Period. For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean the absence of the Executive from the Executive's duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 180 consecutive business days, or for periods aggregating 180 business days in any period of twelve months, as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness or injury which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician

 

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selected by the Company or its insurers. A termination of the Executive's employment by the Company for Disability shall be communicated to the Executive by written notice, and shall be effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Executive (the "Disability Effective Date"), unless the Executive returns to full-time performance of the Executive's duties before the Disability Effective Date.

 

(b)By the Company. In addition to termination for Disability, the Company may terminate the Executive's employment during the Employment Period for Cause or, without Cause. "Cause" means:

 

(i)the continued and willful or deliberate failure of the Executive to substantially perform the Executive's duties, or to comply with the Executive’s obligations, under this Agreement (other than as a result of physical or mental illness or injury); or

 

(ii)illegal action or misconduct by the Executive that is willful and results in material damage to the business or reputation of the Company.

 

Upon the occurrence of events constituting Cause as defined in subsection (i) of this paragraph 4(b), the Company shall give the Executive advance notice of any such termination for Cause and shall provide the Executive with a reasonable opportunity to cure.

 

(c)Voluntarily bv the Executive. The Executive may terminate his or her employment by giving written notice thereof to the Company ("Voluntary Termination"), which shall include without limitation the Executive's giving of notice, pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph 1 above, of the Executive's election not to renew the Employment Period; provided, however, that if Executive terminates his or her employment for Good Reason, such termination shall not be considered a voluntary termination by Executive and Executive shall be treated as if he or she had been terminated by the Company pursuant to paragraph 5(a) below. "Good Reason" means any of the following:

 

(i)a material reduction in the Executive's Annual Base Salary, unaccompanied by any good-faith correlated reduction in geographic or other substantial responsibilities, which is not accompanied by a similar reduction in annual base salaries of similarly situated executives of the Company; or

 

(ii)a breach by the Company of this Agreement after Executive has given to the Company advance written notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, any such breach.

 

(d)Date of Termination. The "Date of Termination" means, as the case may be: (i) the date of the Executive's death, (ii) the Disability Effective Date, (iii) the effective date of the termination of Executive's employment by the Company for Cause, as set forth in a written notice from the Company, (iv) the effective date of the termination of Executive's employment by the Company for any reason other than Cause or Disability, (v) the effective date of any Voluntary Termination by the Executive, or (vi) the final day of the Employment Period in the event of its non-renewal or automatic expiration.

 

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Obligations of the Company upon Termination.

 

Subject to Company policy, the Executive shall receive accrued but unused vacation pay through the Date of Termination.

 

The Company agrees to compensate the Executive under certain terminating events as is described in this paragraph 5(a), (b), (c) and (d), as consideration for the representations, restrictions and obligations contained in paragraph 6, and, in each case, subject to and conditioned on Executive's signing a separation agreement containing, among other provisions, a general release of claims in favor of the Company and related persons and entities and confirmation of Executive's agreement to strictly comply with all of the terms set forth in paragraph 6 of this Agreement, in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company (the "Separation Agreement and Release") and the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable, all within 60 days after the Date of Termination.

 

	
 
	
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By the Company without Cause or for Non-Renewal of the Employment Period.
	
 

 

	
 
	
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If the Company terminates the Executive's employment or if the Company gives a written notice of non-renewal of the Employment Period as provided in paragraph 1 above, subject to and conditioned upon the Executive's timely and proper execution of a Separation Agreement and Release and the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable, all within 60 days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall:
	
 

 

	
 
	
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continue to pay the Executive's Annual Base Salary and Target Annual Bonus, at the rate in effect the day before the Date of Termination, for a period not to exceed twelve months after the Date of Termination as and when such amounts would be paid in accordance with paragraphs 3(a) and (b), respectively, above, with such payments commencing within 60 days after the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if the 60-day period begins  in one calendar year and ends in a second calendar year, the salary continuation payments described herein shall begin to be paid in the second calendar year by the last day of such 60-day period; provided, further, that the initial payment shall include a catch-up payment to cover amounts retroactive to the day immediately following the Date of Termination.
	
 

 

	
 
	
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to the extent not yet paid, pay any earned and unpaid Annual Bonus for the calendar year ending prior to the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs. This Annual Bonus amount will be paid no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the year in which it was earned. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require payment of a bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs. All bonus payments are subject to the terms of the Annual Bonus Program; and
	
 

 

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(iii)
	
continue to provide health benefits to the Executive and the Executive's family at least as favorable as would have been provided to them under clause d(iii) of paragraph 3 above if the Executive's was enrolled in the health plan on the date of termination and the Executive's employment had continued during the salary continuation period described in 5(a)(l)(i) above.
	
 

	
 
	
(b)
	
Death

 

(1)If the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of the Executive's death, then the Company shall pay an amount equal to:

 

	
 
	
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the Executive's Annual Base Salary through the end of the calendar month in which death occurs, by lump-sum payment to the Executive's estate; and
	
 

 

	
 
	
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to the extent not yet paid, pay any earned and unpaid Annual Bonus for the calendar year ending prior to the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs. This Annual Bonus amount will be paid no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the year in which it was earned. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require payment of a bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs. All bonus payments are subject to the terms of the Annual Bonus Program;
	
 

 

	
 
	
(c)
	
Disability

 

(1)If the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of the Executive's disability, subject to and conditioned upon the Executive's timely and proper execution of a Separation Agreement and Release and the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable, all within 60 days after the Date of Termination, the Company shall:

 

	
 
	
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to the extent not yet paid, pay any earned and unpaid Annual Bonus for the calendar year ending prior to the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs. This Annual Bonus amount will be paid no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the year in which it was earned. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require payment of a bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs. All bonus payments are subject to the terms of the Annual Bonus Program;
	
 

 

	
 
	
(d)
	
Cause and Voluntary Termination

 

(1)If the Executive voluntarily terminates the Executive's employment or if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause at any time, subject to and conditioned upon the Executive's execution of a Separation

 

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Agreement and Release which shall contain confirmation of Executive's agreement to strictly comply with all the terms set forth in paragraph 6 of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Executive:

 

	
 
	
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as additional consideration for the Executive's strict compliance with all the provision of the terms of paragraph 6, an amount equal to one-twenty-fourth (1/24) of the Executive's Annual Base Salary, at the rate in effect the day before the Date of Termination;
	
 

 

	
 
	
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the Executive shall receive the first half of his payment referenced in paragraph 5(d)(l)(i) twelve (12) weeks after his Date of Termination and receive the balance of the payment referenced in paragraph 5(d)(l)(i) at the conclusion of the time period referenced in paragraph 6(e); and
	
 

 

	
 
	
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to the extent not yet paid, pay any earned and unpaid Annual Bonus for the calendar year ending prior to the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs. This Annual Bonus amount will be paid no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the year in which it was earned. Nothing in this paragraph should be construed to require payment of a bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs. All bonus payments are subject to the terms of the Annual Bonus Program.
	
 

 

 

	
 
	
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Protection of Proprieta1y Interests.

 

(a)Trade Secret and Confidential Information. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the Company and SP+ constitute unique enterprises and that, by virtue of the Executive's employment by the Company, the Executive will necessarily be exposed to trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information of the Company Group concerning the BAGS Business and the Parking Business. The Executive further acknowledges that there are relatively few firms engaged in the BAGS Business and the Parking Business. The Executive further recognizes and acknowledges that in exchange for his or her employment with the Company, the Executive has been given access to and provided with, and will continue to be provided with, confidential information and trade secrets of the Company Group, that the Company Group is entitled to protect, which information constitutes special and unique assets of the Company Group, which is not generally available to the public, including without limitation

(i) information relating to the Company Group's manner and methods of doing business, including without limitation, strategies for negotiating leases and management agreements; (ii) the identity of the Company Group's clients, customers, prospective clients and customers, lessors and locations, and the identity of any individuals or entities having an equity or other economic interest in any of the Company Group to the extent such identity has not otherwise been voluntarily disclosed by any of the Company Group; (iii) the specific confidential terms of management agreements, leases or other business agreements, including without limitation the duration of, and the fees, rent or other payments due thereunder; (iv) the identities of beneficiaries under land trusts; (v) the business, developments, activities or systems of the

 

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Company Group, including without limitation any marketing or customer service oriented programs in the development stages or not otherwise known to the general public; (vi) information concerning the business affairs of any individual or firm doing business with the Company Group; (vii) financial data and the operating expense structure pertaining to any facilities owned, operated, leased or managed by the Company Group or for which the Company Group is providing consulting services; (viii) information pertaining to computer systems, including but not limited to computer software, used in the operation of the Company Group; and

(ix) other confidential information and trade secrets relating to the operation of the Company Group's business (the matters described in this sentence are referred to herein as "Trade Secret and Confidential Information").

 

(b)Customer Relationships. The Executive understands and acknowledges that the Company Group has expended significant resources over many years to identify, develop, and maintain its clients. The Executive additionally acknowledges that the Company Group's clients have had continuous and long-standing relationships with the Company Group (or with constituent entities of the Company Group) and that, as a result of these close, long-term relationships, the Company Group possesses significant knowledge of and confidential information about its clients and their needs. Finally, the Executive acknowledges the Executive's association and contact with these clients is derived solely from Executive's employment with the Company. The Executive further acknowledges that the Company Group does business throughout the United States and Canada and that the Executive personally has had, and will have, significant contact with the Company's clients and customers (and will have contact with the clients and customers of the Company Group) solely as a result of Executive's relationship with the Company.

 

(c)Confidentiality. With respect to Trade Secret and Confidential Information, and except as may be required by the lawful order of a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction, the Executive agrees that Executive shall during his or her employment and thereafter:

 

(i)hold all Trade Secret and Confidential Information in strict confidence and not publish or otherwise disclose any portion thereof to any person whatsoever except with the prior written consent of the General Counsel of SP+ so long as such Information is not generally available to the public;

 

(ii)use all reasonable precautions to assure that the Trade Secret and Confidential Information are properly protected and kept from unauthorized persons or use;

 

(iii)make no use of any Trade Secret and Confidential Information except as is required in the performance of Executive's duties for the Company; and

 

(iv)immediately upon termination of Executive's employment with the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary and regardless of the reason or cause, or upon the request of the Company, promptly return to the Company all Company property including, without limitation, any and all documents, and other things relating to any Trade Secret and Confidential Information, all of which are and shall remain the sole property of the Company. Likewise, the Executive shall, upon request from the President and Chief Executive Officer of

 

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SP+, return to SP+ (or any other constituent member of the Company Group, as applicable) any documents or other things embodying any Trade Secret and Confidential Information of SP+ or other member of the Company group. The term "documents" as used in the preceding sentence shall mean all forms of written or recorded information and shall include, without limitation, all accounts, budgets, compilations, computer records (including, but not limited to, computer programs, software, disks, diskettes or any other electronic or magnetic storage  media), contracts, correspondence, data, diagrams, drawings, financial statements,  memoranda, microfilm or microfiche, notes, notebooks, marketing or other plans, printed materials, records and reports, as well as any and all copies, reproductions or summaries thereof.

 

Notwithstanding the above, nothing contained herein shall restrict the Executive from using, at any time after Executive's termination of employment with the Company, information which is generally available to the public or industry.

 

For avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or applied to prohibit the Executive from making any good faith report to any governmental agency or other governmental entity concerning any act or omission that the Executive reasonably believes constitutes a possible violation of federal or state law or making other disclosures that are protected under the anti-retaliation or whistleblower provisions of applicable federal or state law or regulation. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.

 

(d)Assignment of Intellectual Property Rights. The Executive agrees to assign to the Company any and all intellectual property rights including patents, trademarks, copyright and business plans or systems developed, authored or conceived by the Executive while so employed and relating to the business of the Company, and the Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company's attorneys to perfect ownership rights thereof in the Company or any one or more of the Company. This agreement does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Trade Secret and Confidential Information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on the Executive's own time, unless (i) the invention relates either to the business of the Company or to actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Parking Companies, or (ii) the invention results from any work performed by the Executive for the Parking Companies.

 

(e)Non-Compete. Executive agrees that while employed by the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after his or her Date of Termination for any reason, Executive will not, directly or indirectly without first obtaining the express written permission of SP+'s General Counsel, which permission may be withheld in SP+'s sole discretion:

 

(i)conduct business with any client or customer of the Company Group with which Executive had any direct contact or responsibility within the twelve months preceding the Date of Termination or about whom Executive

 

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acquired any Trade Secret or Confidential Information during his or her employment with the Company; or

 

(ii)become employed by or render services to any Competing Business. As used herein, "Competing Business" means, anywhere in the United States and Canada, the BAGS Business and the Parking Business.

 

(f)Non-Solicitation. The Executive agrees that while he or she is employed by the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Date of Termination, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly:

 

(i)without first obtaining the express written permission of the SP+'s General Counsel, which permission may be withheld solely in SP+'s discretion, directly or indirectly contact or solicit business from any client or customer of the Company Group with whom the Executive had direct contact or responsibility or about whom the Executive acquired any Trade Secret or Confidential Information during his employment with the Company. Likewise, the Executive shall not, without first obtaining the express written permission of the SP+'s General Counsel which permission may be withheld solely in SP+'s discretion, directly or indirectly contact or solicit business from any person responsible for referring business to the Company Group or who regularly refers business to the Company Group with whom the Executive had any direct contact or about whom the Executive acquired any Trade Secret or Confidential Information during his employment with the Company; or

(ii)take any action to hire, recruit or to directly or indirectly assist in the hiring, recruiting or solicitation for employment of any officer, employee or representative of any entity within the Company Group or who was an officer, employee or representative of a Company Group entity within the twelve (12) months preceding the Date of Termination.

 

If the Executive, after the termination of his or her employment hereunder, has any question regarding the applicability of the above provisions to a potential employment opportunity, the Executive acknowledges that it is his or her responsibility to contact the General Counsel of SP+ so that the General Counsel of SP+ may inform the Executive of the Company Group's position with respect to such opportunity.

 

(g)Remedies. The Executive acknowledges that the Company, SP+ or other entity within the Company Group would be irreparably injured by a violation of the covenants of this paragraph 6 and agrees that the Company, or any one or more constituent entities within the Company Group, in addition to any other remedies available to it or them for such breach or threatened breach, shall be entitled to a preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other equivalent relief in a court of law or through arbitration, restraining the Executive from any actual or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this paragraph 6. If a bond is required to be posted in order for the Company (or other entity within the Company Group) to secure an injunction or other equitable remedy, the parties agree that said bond need not exceed a nominal sum. This paragraph shall be applicable regardless of the reason for the Executive's termination of employment, and independent of any alleged action or alleged breach of any provision hereby by the Company. If at any time any of the provisions of this paragraph 6 shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable by reason of being vague or unreasonable as to duration, area, scope of activity or otherwise, then this paragraph 6 shall be considered divisible (with the other

 

 

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provisions to remain in full force and effect) and the invalid or unenforceable provisions shall become and be deemed to be immediately amended to include only such time, area, scope of activity and other restrictions, as shall be determined to be reasonable and enforceable by the court or other body having jurisdiction over the matter, and the Executive expressly agrees that this Agreement, as so amended, shall be valid and binding as though any invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included herein.

 

(h)Third Party Beneficiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, SP+ and the other members of the Company Group are third party beneficiaries of this paragraph 6.

 

(i)Arbitration of Disputes. Company and Executive agree to take all reasonable steps to resolve any employment-related legal and/or judicial disputes between them quickly and fairly. Should such matters remain unresolved, Company and Executive agree that final and binding arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy for any dispute between them relating to all common law, statutory, legal or judicial claims, including, but not limited to, any claims for breach of contract and for violation of laws forbidding discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability or any other legally protected status. Explicitly excluded from this provision are claims regarding or relating to amount and/or adequacy of compensation, promotion, transfer, reassignment of job duties and responsibilities and discipline, except to the extent that such disputes involved common law, statutory, legal or judicial claims. This agreement does not preclude administrative claims for workers' compensation or unemployment compensation benefits or the filing of charges with government agencies.

 

Any controversy over whether a dispute is an arbitrable dispute or as to the interpretation or enforceability of the paragraph with respect to such arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator. This agreement does not affect substantive rights; it simply governs forum. For example, the arbitrator is to apply the same statute of limitations and to award the same relief that a court would in a judicial proceeding. Nothing in this paragraph prevents the Company from seeking a temporary restraining order to preliminary injunctive relief until such time that the dispute can be arbitrated.

 

Arbitration shall be before a single arbitrator in the city in which the Executive's immediate supervisor maintains his main office when the matter is submitted to arbitration, unless the parties mutually agree to hold the arbitration in a different location. The arbitration will be administered in accordance with the employment disputes rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS) and its procedures then in effect. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, then the JAMS rules will govern selection. The Company will pay the fees of the JAMS and the arbitrator. However, in the event that the Executive submits a matter to arbitration, he shall be responsible for contributing to such fees an amount equivalent to the amount required to file a complaint of the same type in the state court which is geographically closer to the site of the arbitration.

 

The arbitrator's award is to be in writing, with reasons given and evidence cited for the award. The arbitrator shall have the discretion to award fees (including administrative charges, costs and/or reasonable attorney's fees actually expended) to the prevailing party, in accordance with controlling law. Any court of competent jurisdiction may enter judgment upon the award,

 

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either by: (1) confirming the award, or; (2) vacating, modifying or correcting the award: (a) on any ground referred to in the U.S. Arbitration Act, (b) where the findings of fact are not supported by substantial evidence, or; (c) where the conclusions of law are erroneous.

 

7.Incorporation of Recitals and Acknowledgement of Obligations.   The Recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated as material terms of this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that his or her obligations under this Agreement are in addition to any and all obligations concerning the same subject matter arising under any applicable law including, without limitation, common law relating to fiduciary duties and common law and statutory law relating to trade secrets.

 

8.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any prov1S1on of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement will be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted (but only to the extent that such provision cannot be appropriately reformed or modified).

 

9.Notices. Any notice which any party shall be required or shall desire to serve upon the other shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile or prepaid overnight courier, and electronic mail, to the parties at the addresses set forth below (or such other addresses as shall be specified by the parties by like notice):

 

 

In the case of Executive to:

 

 

 

In the case of the Company to:

Mr. Robert Miles

 

 

 

 

SP Plus Corporation 200 E. Randolph Street Suite 7700

Chicago, Illinois 60601 Attention: General Counsel

 

 

	
 
	
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Section 409A.

 

(a)Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of the Executive's separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Company determines that the Executive is a "specified employee" within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent any payment or benefit that the Executive becomes entitled to under this Agreement on account of the Executive's separation from service would be considered deferred compensation otherwise subject to the 20 percent additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A(a) of the Code as a result of the application of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such payment shall not be payable and such benefit shall not be provided until the date that is the earlier of (A) six months and one day after the Executive's separation from service, or (B) the Executive's death. If any such delayed cash payment is otherwise payable on an installment basis, the first payment shall include a catch-up payment covering amounts that would otherwise have been paid during the six-month period but for the

 

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application of this provision, and the balance of the installments shall be payable in accordance with their original schedule.

 

(b)All in-kind benefits provided and expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Agreement shall be provided by the Company or incurred by the Executive during the time periods set forth in this Agreement. All reimbursements shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event shall any reimbursement be paid after the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of in-kind benefits provided or reimbursable expenses incurred in one taxable year shall not affect the in-kind benefits to be provided or the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year (except for any lifetime or other aggregate limitation applicable to medical expenses). Such right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

(c)To the extent that any payment or benefit described in this Agreement constitutes "non-qualified deferred compensation" under Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent that such payment or benefit is payable upon the Executive's termination of employment, then such payments or benefits shall be payable only upon the Executive's "separation from service." The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A l(h).

 

(d)The parties intend that this Agreement will be administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the provision shall be read in such a manner so that all payments hereunder comply with Section 409A of the Code. Each payment pursuant to this Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2).

 

(e)The Company makes no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to the Executive or any other person if any provisions of this Agreement are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, such Section.

 

11.Applicable Law: Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida and any action brought to enforce interpret or declare any rights under this Agreement shall be exclusively brought in the state and federal courts of the State of Florida, all parties agreeing to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Florida.

 

 

12.Nonalienation. subject in any manner to encumbrance, attachment, or beneficiary.

The interests of the Executive under this Agreement are not anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, garnishment by creditors of the Executive or the Executive's

 

 

13.Amendment.This Agreement may be amended or cancelled only by mutual agreement of the parties in writing without the consent of any other person.

 

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14.Waiver of Breach. No waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by any other party, or of compliance with any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party, will operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by such other party or any similar or dissimilar provisions and conditions at the same or any prior or subsequent time. The failure of any party hereto to take any action by reason of such breach will not deprive such party of the right to take action at any time while such breach continues.

 

15.Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the Company's assets and business. The Executive's duties hereunder may not be assigned by Executive and shall be binding upon the Executive even if the obligations hereunder are assigned by the Company.

 

16.Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, either oral or in writing, if any, between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof (including, without limitation, that certain Offer Letter dated September 6, 2018).

 

17.Acknowledgement by Executive. The Executive has read and fully understands the terms and conditions set forth herein, has had time to reflect on and consider the benefits and consequences of entering into this Agreement and has had the opportunity to review the terms hereof with an attorney or other representative, if he so chooses. The Executive has executed and delivered this Agreement as his free and voluntary act, after having determined that the provisions contained herein are of a material benefit to him, and that the duties and obligations imposed on him hereunder are fair and reasonable and will not prevent him from earning a livelihood following the Date of Termination. Executive affirmatively states that he or she has not, will not and cannot rely on any representations not expressly made herein.

 

18.Certification. Executive agrees not to disclose to the Company, or use in his or her work at the Company, any confidential information and/or trade secrets belonging to others, including without limitation, his or her prior employers, or any prior inventions made by Executive and which the Company is not otherwise legally entitled to learn of or use. Furthermore, by executing this Agreement, Executive certifies that he or she is not subject to any restrictive covenants and/or obligations that would prevent Executive from fully performing his or her duties for the Company. Executive also agrees that the Company may contact any employer or prospective employer of Executive to inform it of Executive's obligations under this Agreement, and that Executive shall affirmatively provide this Agreement to all subsequent employers.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

 

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SP+ Corporation

By: /s/MARC BAUMANN

Marc Baumann

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

EXECUTIVE

By: /s/ ROBERT MILES

Robert Miles

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Exhibit 4.2

Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

As of December 31, 2019, Veracyte, Inc.  (the “Company,” “we,” or “our”) had one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”): our common stock.

The following description summarizes the most important terms of our capital stock and certain provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. For a complete description, you should refer to our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, which are incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.2 is a part, and to the provisions of applicable Delaware law.

Authorized Capital Stock

Our authorized capital stock consists of 125,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share and 5,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share.

Common Stock 

Dividend Rights

Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of outstanding shares of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of assets legally available at the times and in the amounts that our board of directors may determine from time to time.

Voting Rights

Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. We do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.

No Preemptive or Similar Rights

Holders of common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights.

Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions

Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any outstanding preferred stock.
Fully Paid and Nonassessable
All of our outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.

Preferred Stock 

Our board of directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by Delaware law, without further action by our stockholders, to issue from time to time up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, to establish the number of shares to be included in each series and fix the powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each wholly unissued series and any of its qualifications, limitations or restrictions. Our board of directors can also increase or decrease the number of shares of any series, but not below the number of shares of that series then outstanding, without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The issuance of preferred stock could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to the holders of common stock or adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred 

stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company, which could depress the market price of our common stock. We have no current plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
        Certain provisions of Delaware law, our restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws could have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another party from acquiring control of our company. These provisions, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed, in part, to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of our company to first negotiate with our board of directors.  
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
        Our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws include a number of provisions that may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying or preventing changes in control of our management team, including the following:

•Our board of directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock.

•Our restated certificate of incorporation provides that our stockholders may not take action by written consent, but may only take action at annual or special meetings of our stockholders.

•Our amended and restated bylaws further provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by a majority of our board of directors, our chairman of the board, or our chief executive officer.

•Our amended and restated bylaws provide advance notice procedure for stockholder approvals to be brought before an annual meeting of our stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our board of directors;

•Our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that our board of directors is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, with each class serving staggered terms.

•Our restated certificate of incorporation provides that our directors may be removed only for cause.

•Our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that vacancies on our board of directors may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled only by a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum;

•Our restated certificate of incorporation provides that no stockholder is permitted to cumulate votes at any election of directors.

•Our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws require a super-majority of votes to amend certain of the above-mentioned provisions.

Delaware Law

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any “business combination” with any “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that this stockholder becomes an interested stockholder,  unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions:

•before the stockholder became interested, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

•upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and employee stock plans in some instances, but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder; or

•at or after the time the stockholder became interested, the business combination was approved by our board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Section 203 defines a business combination to include: 

•any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;
•any sale, transfer, lease, pledge or other disposition involving the interested stockholder of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation;
•subject to exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance of transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;
•subject to exceptions, any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; and
•the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

In general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by the entity or person.

Choice of Forum

Our restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the sole and exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our stockholders, any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to any provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our restated certificate of incorporation or our restated bylaws, or any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. 

This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers, or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, and other employees. This exclusive forum provision will not apply to claims that are vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or for which the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have subject matter jurisdiction. 

In addition, our restated bylaws provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternate forum, the federal district courts of the United States are the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Nothing in our restated certificate of incorporation or restated bylaws precludes stockholders from asserting claims to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.

Transfer Agent and Registrar
        The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc.

Listing
        Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "VCYT".

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