Document:

Exhibit 10.3

 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

 

This SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (the “Agreement”) is made by and between Michael Franken (the “Executive”) and Radius Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (collectively, referred to as the “Parties” or individually referred to as a “Party”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the Parties have previously entered into that certain letter agreement, dated as of March 23, 2012 (the “Employment Agreement”) and that certain Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2012 (the “Non-Compete Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company effective November 11, 2013 (the “Termination Date”), the Parties wish to resolve any and all disputes, claims, complaints, grievances, charges, actions, petitions, and demands that the Executive may have against the Company and any of the Releasees (as defined below), including, but not limited to, any and all claims arising out of or in any way related to the Executive’s employment with or separation from the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates but, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein will be deemed to release any rights or remedies in connection with Executive’s ownership of vested equity securities of the Company, the Executive’s rights under the terms of this Agreement or the Executive’s right to indemnification by the Company or any of its affiliates pursuant to contract or applicable law (collectively, the “Retained Claims”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the severance payments described in clauses (i) through (iv) of the section of the Employment Agreement on page 3 thereof titled “Termination without Cause or for Good Reason” (collectively, the “Severance Payments”), which, pursuant to the Employment Agreement, are conditioned on the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of this Agreement, and in consideration of the mutual promises made herein, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Termination.  The Parties acknowledge that the Executive’s employment with the Company terminated on the Termination Date.  As of the Termination Date, the Executive no longer serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of the Company or in any officer or employee position with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.  Effective as of the Termination Date, Executive ceased to exercise or convey any authority (actual, apparent, or otherwise) on behalf of, the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

2.             Severance Payments; Accrued Obligations.  The Company agrees to provide the Executive with the Severance Payments, payable at the times set forth in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Employment Agreement. In addition, to the extent not already paid, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive the Accrued Obligations, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement.

 

3.             Release of Claims.  The Executive agrees that, other than with respect to the Retained Claims, the foregoing consideration represents settlement in full of all outstanding obligations owed to the Executive by the Company, any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates, and any of its or their current and former officers, directors, equity holders, managers, employees, agents, investors, attorneys, shareholders, administrators, affiliates, benefit plans, plan administrators, insurers, trustees, divisions, and subsidiaries and predecessor and successor corporations and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”).  The Executive, on his own behalf and on behalf of any of the Executive’s affiliated companies or entities and 

 

 

any of the Executive’s or their respective heirs, family members, executors, agents, and assigns, other than with respect to the Retained Claims, hereby and forever releases the Releasees from, and agrees not to sue concerning, or in any manner to institute, prosecute, or pursue, any claim, complaint, charge, duty, obligation, or cause of action relating to any matters of any kind, whether presently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that the Executive may possess against any of the Releasees arising from any omissions, acts, facts, or damages that have occurred up until and including the date the Executive signs this Agreement, including, without limitation:

 

(a)           any and all claims relating to or arising from the Executive’s employment  or service relationship with the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or affiliates and the termination of that relationship;

 

(b)           any and all claims relating to, or arising from, the Executive’s right to purchase, or actual purchase of any shares of stock or other equity interests of the Company or any of its affiliates, including, without limitation, any claims for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty under applicable state corporate law, and securities fraud under any state or federal law;

 

(c)           any and all claims for wrongful discharge of employment; termination in violation of public policy; discrimination; harassment; retaliation; breach of contract, both express and implied; breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, both express and implied; promissory estoppel; negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress; fraud; negligent or intentional misrepresentation; negligent or intentional interference with contract or prospective economic advantage; unfair business practices; defamation; libel; slander; negligence; personal injury; assault; battery; invasion of privacy; false imprisonment; conversion; and disability benefits;

 

(d)           any and all claims for violation of any federal, state, or municipal statute, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Equal Pay Act; the Fair Credit Reporting Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;

 

(e)           any and all claims for violation of the federal or any state constitution;

 

(f)            any and all claims arising out of any other laws and regulations relating to employment or employment discrimination;

 

(g)           any claim for any loss, cost, damage, or expense arising out of any dispute over the non-withholding or other tax treatment of any of the proceeds received by the Executive as a result of this Agreement; and

 

(h)           any and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

The Executive agrees that the release set forth in this section shall be and remain in effect in all respects as a complete general release as to the matters released.  This release does not release the Retained Claims and claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, including, but not limited to, the Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any

 

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other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company (with the understanding that the Executive’s release of claims herein bars the Executive from recovering such monetary relief from the Company or any Releasee), claims for unemployment compensation or any state disability insurance benefits pursuant to the terms of applicable state law, claims to continued participation in certain of the Company’s group benefit plans pursuant to the terms and conditions of COBRA and claims to any benefit entitlements vested as the date of separation of the Executive’s employment, pursuant to written terms of any employee benefit plan of the Company or its affiliates.

 

4.             Non-Compete Agreement.  The Executive shall continue to be bound by the terms of the Non-Compete Agreement.

 

5.             Acknowledgment of Waiver of Claims under ADEA.  The Executive understands and acknowledges that the Executive is waiving and releasing any rights the Executive may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), and that this waiver and release is knowing and voluntary.  The Executive understands and agrees that this waiver and release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the date the Executive signs this Agreement.  The Executive understands and acknowledges that the consideration given for this waiver and release is in addition to anything of value to which the Executive was already entitled.  The Executive further understands and acknowledges that the Executive has been advised by this writing that:  (a) the Executive should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement; (b) the Executive has 21 days within which to consider this Agreement; (c) the Executive has 7 days following the Executive’s execution of this Agreement to revoke this Agreement pursuant to written notice to the Secretary of the Company; (d) this Agreement shall not be effective until after the revocation period has expired; and (e) nothing in this Agreement prevents or precludes the Executive from challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of this waiver under the ADEA, nor does it impose any condition precedent, penalties, or costs for doing so, unless specifically authorized by federal law.  In the event the Executive signs this Agreement and returns it to the Company in less than the 21 day period identified above, the Executive hereby acknowledges that the Executive has freely and voluntarily chosen to waive the time period allotted for considering this Agreement.

 

6.             Severability; Successors.  In the event that any provision or any portion of any provision hereof or any surviving agreement made a part hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision or portion of provision. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

7.             No Oral Modification.  This Agreement may only be amended in a writing signed by the Executive and a duly authorized officer of the Company.

 

8.             Effective Date.  The Executive has seven days after the Executive signs this Agreement to revoke this Agreement by delivering written notice of such revocation to the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors.  This Agreement will become effective on the eighth day after the Executive signs this Agreement, so long as it has not been revoked by the Executive.

 

9.             Governing Law; Dispute Resolution.  This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, notwithstanding its conflicts of law rules to the contrary.  Except as otherwise provided in the Non-Compete Agreement or as required by law, any dispute, claim, question or controversy arising under or relating to this Agreement, the Non-Compete Agreement, the Employment Agreement, the Executive’s employment with the Company or the 

 

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termination thereof (each such dispute, claim, question or controversy, a “Dispute”) will be resolved by submitting such Dispute to binding arbitration administered by JAMS pursuant to its Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures and subject to its Employment Arbitration Minimum Standards of Procedural Fairness (collectively, the “Rules”), and pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section 9.  In the event of any conflict between the Rules and the procedures set forth in this Section 9, the procedures set forth in this Section 9 will control.  Any such arbitration will be brought within any otherwise applicable statute of limitations period, and will be the sole and exclusive means for resolving such Dispute (other than as otherwise required by law).  Any arbitration will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, and conducted before a single neutral arbitrator selected by mutual agreement of the Parties within 30 days of the initiation of the arbitration or, if they are unable to agree, by JAMS under its rules.  The arbitrator will take submissions and hear testimony, if necessary, and will render a written decision as promptly as practicable.  The arbitrator may grant any legal or equitable remedy or relief that the arbitrator deems just and equitable, to the same extent that remedies or relief could be granted by a state or federal court in the United States.  The decision of the arbitrator will be final, binding and conclusive on all parties and interested persons.  It is the intention of the Parties that they will be entitled to fair and adequate discovery in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.  The parties hereto will keep confidential the fact of the arbitration, the dispute being arbitrated, and the decision of the arbitrator.  Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction.  All fees and expenses of any arbitration, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements of all parties, with respect to a Dispute under this Agreement will be borne by the Non-prevailing Party.  The determination of whether a party is to be deemed the “Non-prevailing Party” in any arbitration will be solely within the province of the arbitrator.

 

10.          Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

11.          Voluntary Execution of Agreement.  The Executive understands and agrees that the Executive executed this Agreement voluntarily, without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Company or any third party, with the full intent of releasing all of the Executive’s claims against the Company and any of the other Releasees.  The Executive acknowledges that:  (a) the Executive has read this Agreement; (b) the Executive has not relied upon any representations or statements made by the Company that are not specifically set forth in this Agreement; (c) the Executive has been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of the Executive’s own choice or has elected not to retain legal counsel; (d) the Executive understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement and of the releases it contains; and (e) the Executive is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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Dated:
    	
November   12, 2013
    	
/s/   Michael Franken
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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RADIUS   HEALTH, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Dated:
    	
November   11, 2013
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Kurt C. Graves
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Kurt   C. Graves
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Chairman   of the Board of DirectorsExhibit 10.4

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) between Radius Health, Inc. a Delaware corporation (including its successors and assigns, the “Company”), and Andrew J. Fromkin (the “Executive”) is effective as of November 12, 2013 (the “Effective Date”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Executive to provide employment services to the Company, and wishes to provide the Executive with certain compensation and benefits in return for such employment services; and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive wishes to be employed by the Company and to provide employment services to the Company in return for certain compensation and benefits;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises contained herein and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             EMPLOYMENT TERM.  The Company hereby offers to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment by the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, during the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the date of the termination of the Executive’s employment in accordance with Section 7 below (the “Employment Term”).  The Executive shall be employed at will, meaning that either the Company or the Executive may terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment at anytime, for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.             POSITION & DUTIES.

 

(a)           Except as provided in Section 2(b) below, the Executive shall serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer during the Employment Term.  As President and Chief Executive Officer, the Executive shall have such duties, authorities and responsibilities as are commensurate with the position of President and Chief Executive Officer and such other duties and responsibilities as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) shall designate that are consistent with the Executive’s position as President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

(b)           During the Employment Term, the Executive agrees to devote his full business time, attention and energies to the performance of all of the lawful duties, responsibilities and authority that may be assigned to him hereunder.  Nothing contained in this Agreement will preclude the Executive from (i) serving as a director of, or member of a committee of the directors of, one (1) publicly held company and one (1) privately held company during the first year of the Employment Term or three (3) corporations or organizations after the first year of the Employment Term, provided that after the first anniversary of the Employment Term any such service shall be subject to the Board’s prior written approval except to the extent the Executive provided such services in accordance with this clause (i) during the first year of the

 

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Employment Term, (ii) devoting time to personal and family investments, (iii) serving as a director of any not-for-profit company, or (iv) from participating in charitable or industry associations, in each case, provided that such activities or services do not (x) materially interfere with the Executive’s performance of duties hereunder or (y) violate the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined below).

 

(c)           During the Employment Term, the Executive shall serve as a member of the Board, and the Executive agrees to serve as a member of the Board without additional compensation.  Upon the Executive’s termination of employment from the Company for any reason, unless otherwise specified in a written agreement between the Executive and the Company, the Executive will be deemed to have resigned from all offices, directorships, and other employment positions if any, then held with the Company or any of its affiliates, and agrees to take all actions reasonably requested by the Company to effectuate the foregoing.

 

(d)           During the Employment Term, the Executive’s principal place of employment shall be the Company’s offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, provided that the Executive shall divide his time among the Company’s office in Cambridge, Massachusetts and such other location(s) as may be agreed upon by the Executive and the Board (or its designee), subject to customary business travel consistent with the Executive’s duties and responsibilities and provided further that the Executive will not be required to relocate from his current residence to Massachusetts or elsewhere.  The Company agrees that the Executive will be permitted to establish, subject to Board oversight, a Company office in the northern New Jersey area as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of the Company’s Initial Public Offering (if any); provided that the Executive may establish such an office prior to an Initial Public Offering subject to Board approval.  The Executive will be permitted to work a reasonable amount of time from the Company’s office to be established in the northern New Jersey area, provided that the Executive will maintain a consistent presence in the Company’s office in Cambridge, Massachusetts and provided further that the Executive’s principal place of employment will remain the Company’s office in Cambridge, Massachusetts unless otherwise agreed between the Board and the Executive.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Initial Public Offering” means the consummation of the Company’s first underwritten initial public offering of common equity securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, after the Effective Date, that results in such common equity securities being listed for trading on a national securities exchange.

 

3.             BASE SALARY.  The Company agrees to pay the Executive a base salary (the “Base Salary”) at an annual rate of $500,000, payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company, but not less frequently than monthly.  The Executive’s Base Salary shall be subject to review by the Board (or a committee thereof) at least annually and may be increased, but not decreased, from time to time by the Board.  The base salary as determined herein from time to time shall constitute “Base Salary” for purposes of this Agreement.

 

4.             BONUSES.

 

(a)           ANNUAL BONUS.  With respect to each full calendar year during the Employment Term, the Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual, performance-based bonus (an “Annual Bonus”) with a target bonus value equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Executive’s Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”) based upon the achievement of performance targets, which

 

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shall be established by the Board (or a committee thereof) in consultation with the Executive within the first 90 days of each calendar year during the Employment Term, with the actual amount of the Annual Bonus for a particular year determined by the Board (or a committee thereof) in its discretion.  The Board (or a committee thereof) shall consider the Executive’s performance from the Effective Date through December 31, 2013 in addition to the Executive’s performance in the 2014 calendar year when determining the Executive’s Annual Bonus for the 2014 calendar year.  Subject to Section 8 below, in order to be eligible for an Annual Bonus, the Executive must remain employed for the entire calendar year for which the performance targets will have been set.  Any Annual Bonus earned by the Executive will be paid no later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Annual Bonus is being measured.  The Executive’s Target Bonus shall be subject to review by the Board (or a committee thereof) at least annually and may be increased, but not decreased, from time to time by the Board.

 

(b)           TRANSACTION BONUS MULTIPLIER. In the first year of the Employment Term during which the Company consummates either (i) a Qualified Initial Public Offering or (ii) a strategic partnership, collaboration or licensing transaction approved by the Board with respect to any one or more of the United States, Europe, or the rest of the world relating to BA-058 that the Board determines in its discretion constitutes a significant transaction, the Executive will be eligible to receive a one-time discretionary multiplier of up to 200%, such multiplier to be determined by the Board in its discretion, applied to the Executive’s Annual Bonus for such year (e.g., if the Executive’s Annual Bonus were earned at target, the bonus would equal the product of the Base Salary multiplied by 50% multiplied by the applicable bonus multiplier).  In the event that the Company consummates an Initial Public Offering, which does not qualify as a Qualified Initial Public Offering, the Board may still, in its discretion, apply a multiplier of up to 200% to the Executive’s Annual Bonus.  The Executive acknowledges that all decisions related to the Company’s decision to effect an Initial Public Offering of its equity securities, including without limitation establishing the gross proceeds and per share price for such Initial Public Offering, or any transaction that could constitute a significant transaction shall be made by the Board in its sole discretion.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Qualified Initial Public Offering” means an Initial Public Offering with gross proceeds to the Company of at least $50 million.

 

5.             EQUITY.

 

(a)           The Option.  Subject to Board approval, not later than the first Board meeting following the Effective Date, the Company will grant to the Executive a stock option (the “Option”) under the Radius Health, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”) for the purchase of 2,427,133 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”)  at a price per share equal to the fair market value of such Common Stock, as determined by the Board, at the time of grant.  The Option will include a four-year vesting schedule, under which the Option will vest as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the Option twelve (12) months following the Effective Date and the Option will vest as to the remaining shares in substantially equal monthly installments over the following three years, subject to the Executive’s continued employment with the Company on the applicable vesting date (the “Ordinary Vesting Schedule”).  The Option will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Executive’s option agreement (the “Stock Option Agreement”), provided that in the

 

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event of a conflict between this Section 5 and the Stock Option Agreement or the Plan, this Section 5 shall control.

 

(b)           Qualified Initial Public Offering.  Notwithstanding the Ordinary Vesting Schedule, if there is a Qualified Initial Public Offering during the first year of the Employment Term, then the Company will provide the Executive with accelerated vesting such that, as of the date of the Qualified Initial Public Offering, the Option will vest with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the Option, with such twenty-five percent (25%) portion taken pro rata from the unvested shares subject to the Option, and the remaining unvested shares subject to the Option, as reduced by this Section 5(b), will continue to vest in accordance with the Ordinary Vesting Schedule, subject to the Executive’s continued employment with the Company on each applicable vesting date and the terms of the Plan and Stock Option Agreement.

 

(c)           Acceptance of NDA. Notwithstanding Ordinary Vesting Schedule, if the Company files a New Drug Application (“NDA”) for BA-058 with the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the FDA accepts such application during the Employment Term, then the Company will provide the Executive with accelerated vesting such that, as of the date of the acceptance of the NDA, the Option will vest with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the unvested shares subject to the Option, with such twenty-five percent (25%) portion taken pro rata from the unvested shares subject to the Option, and the remaining unvested shares subject to the Option, as reduced by this Section 5(c), shall continue to vest in accordance with the Ordinary Vesting Schedule, subject to the Executive’s continued employment with the Company on each applicable vesting date and the terms of the Plan and Stock Option Agreement.

 

(d)           FDA Approval. Notwithstanding the Ordinary Vesting Schedule, if the Company obtains FDA approval for BA-058 during the Employment Term, then then the Company will provide the Executive with accelerated vesting such that, as of the date of the FDA approval, the Option will vest with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the unvested shares subject to the Option, with such twenty-five percent (25%) portion taken pro rata from the unvested shares subject to the Option, and the remaining unvested shares subject to the Option, as reduced by this Section 5(d), shall continue to vest in accordance with the Ordinary Vesting Schedule, subject to the Executive’s continued employment with the Company on each applicable vesting date and the terms of the Plan and Stock Option Agreement.

 

(e)           Change of Control.  If there is a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) during the Employment Term, then fifty percent (50%) of all outstanding unvested shares subject to the Option as of the date of the Change of Control shall become fully vested; provided that this Section 5(e) shall only apply to the first Change of Control that occurs during the Employment Term.  If the unvested portion of the Option (after giving effect to the accelerated vesting in the preceding sentence) is not continued, substituted or assumed (as provided in Section 8.4(b)(1) of the Plan) in connection with the first Change of Control that occurs during the Employment Term, the entire remaining unvested portion of the Option, if any, shall become fully vested, provided that, if the Company reasonably determines that it will not result in adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code, the Company may in its sole discretion elect in lieu of the accelerated vesting set forth in this sentence to convert the unvested portion of the Option (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any portion of the

 

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Option that vests in the Change of Control pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5(e)) into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the excess, if any, of (y) the product of (I) the consideration paid in respect of one share of Common Stock in connection with the Change of Control (with the cash value of any non-cash consideration being equal to the fair market value, as determined by the Board in good faith, of such non-cash consideration) multiplied by (II) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the unvested portion of the Option over (z) the aggregate exercise price of the unvested portion of the Option (the “Deferred Cash Payment”); provided further that nothing in this Section 5(e) shall prevent the Company from cancelling the Option (as provided in Section 8.4(b)(4) of the Plan) in the event the Deferred Cash Payment would be zero.  The Deferred Cash Payment, if any, will be made on the later of (i) the date(s) that payment(s) would be made in the Change of Control to holders of Common Stock generally or (ii) subject to the Executive’s continued employment with the Company on each applicable vesting date, in accordance with the vesting schedule applicable to the Option as of the Change of Control, including the accelerated vesting provisions set forth in Sections 5(b)-(d), 8(d)(5) and 8(e) of this Agreement.

 

6.             EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

 

(a)           BENEFIT PLANS.  The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans that the Company generally makes available to its senior executives (other than severance plans) from time to time, including any group health plans, life, disability and AD&D insurances, a 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, parking or public transportation and various types of paid time off, subject to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall make a group health plan available to the Executive, which provides applicable coverage at both his permanent residence and his principal place of employment.

 

(b)           VACATION.  The Executive shall be entitled to twenty (20) days of paid vacation per year, in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy; provided that the Executive shall be entitled to twenty-five (25) days of paid vacation per year after three (3) full calendar years of employment.  Vacation may be taken at such times as the Executive elects with due regard to the needs of the Company.

 

(c)           BUSINESS TRAVEL.  Given that the Company expects the Executive to travel extensively during the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to use his discretion when making flight and hotel accommodations in accordance with the Company’s business travel policy as in effect from time to time; provided that, the Executive shall be entitled to travel business class on all international Company travel and shall have the authority to authorize business class travel for other Company executives on international Company travel when the Executive determines business class travel is reasonably necessary or appropriate for the performance of the executive’s duties for the Company.

 

(d)           BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.  The Company will reimburse the Executive for all reasonable business expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the discharge of his duties for the Company, subject to the Company’s expense reimbursement policy in effect from time to time.  Further, and without duplication, the Company will reimburse the Executive for (i) the reasonable, documented expenses the

 

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Executive incurs for travel between his home in New Jersey and the Company’s office in Cambridge, Massachusetts; (ii) the reasonable, documented living expenses the Executive incurs in connection with his lodging in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area; (iii) appropriate industry seminars and mandatory continuing education; and (iv) subscription fees for a reasonable number of newspapers, periodicals and other industry publications pertaining to the Executive’s performance of duties for the Company (e.g., the Wall Street Journal).  Travel and lodging expenses will be deemed “reasonable” for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence to the extent such expenses conform to the Company’s business travel policy.  In addition, if the payment or reimbursement of any travel or lodging expenses incurred by the Executive is determined to be taxable as ordinary income to the Executive, the Company will make an additional cash payment to the Executive (the “Commuting Gross-Up Payment”), in an amount which, after the reduction of any income or employment taxes associated with the Commuting Gross-Up Payment, is sufficient to satisfy the amount of the income and employment taxes incurred by the Executive as a result of such payment or reimbursement of the Executive’s travel and lodging expenses.  The Commuting Gross-Up Payment will be paid to the Executive in a single lump sum within thirty (30) days following the Company’s receipt of the Executive’s last set of reimbursement expense documentation for the calendar year.  The Executive agrees to notify the Company as soon as reasonably practical if the Commuting Gross-Up Payment provided to the Executive in a given year exceeds the amount of the taxes actually incurred by the Executive attributable to the Commuting Gross-Up Payment and the payment or reimbursement of the Executive’s travel and lodging expenses set forth in this Section, and the Executive shall promptly reimburse the Company for any such excess or the Company may, in its discretion deduct such excess amount from other amounts payable by the Company to the Executive.

 

(e)           SUPPLEMENTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS.  Upon an Initial Public Offering (if any), the Company will pay for the applicable premiums for the Executive’s coverage under his existing supplemental disability policy for the remaining duration of the Employment Term, up to $7,000 per year.  The Executive shall be responsible for all taxes resulting from any receipt of such benefits.

 

(f)            INDEMNIFICATION.  The Company shall indemnify the Executive to the maximum extent that its officers, directors and employees are entitled to indemnification pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws for any acts or omissions by reason of being a director, officer or employee of the Company as of the Effective Date.  At all times during the Employment Term, the Company shall maintain in effect a directors and officers liability insurance policy with the Executive as a covered officer and director.

 

7.             TERMINATION.  The Executive’s employment and the Employment Term shall terminate on the first of the following to occur:

 

(a)           DISABILITY.  Upon the 30th day following the Executive’s receipt of  notice of the Company’s intention to terminate the Executive’s employment due to Disability (as defined in this Section 7(a)); provided that, the Executive has not returned to full-time performance of his duties within 30 days after receipt of such notice.  If the Company determines in good faith that the Executive’s Disability has occurred during the term of this Agreement, it will give the Executive written notice of its intention to terminate his employment.  For purposes

 

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of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean the Executive’s inability to substantially perform the essential duties of his job on a full-time basis for 180 calendar days during any consecutive twelve-month period or for 90 consecutive days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness.

 

(b)           DEATH.  Automatically on the date of death of the Executive.

 

(c)           CAUSE.  Immediately upon written notice by the Company to the Executive of a termination for Cause.  “Cause” shall mean (i) the Executive’s commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft against the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii) the Executive’s conviction of, or a plea of no contest to, a felony; (iii) willful nonperformance by the Executive (other than by reason of illness) of his material duties as an employee of the Company, which, to the extent it is curable by the Executive, is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given to the Executive by the Company; (iv) the Executive’s material breach of this Agreement or any other material agreement between the Executive and the Company or any of its subsidiaries, including the Confidentiality Agreement, which, to the extent it is curable by the Executive, is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given to the Executive by the Company; or (v) the Executive’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or any other act of willful disregard for the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ best interests, which, to the extent it is curable by the Executive, is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given to the Executive by the Company.

 

(d)           WITHOUT CAUSE.  Upon written notice by the Company to the Executive of an involuntary termination without Cause and other than due to death or Disability.

 

(e)           GOOD REASON.  “Good Reason” for the Executive to terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder shall mean the occurrence of any of the following conditions during the Employment Term without the Executive’s express written consent; provided that any resignation by the Executive due to any of the following conditions shall only be deemed for Good Reason if: (i) the Executive gives the Company written notice of the intent to terminate for Good Reason within sixty (60) days following the first occurrence of the condition(s) that the Executive believes constitutes Good Reason, which notice shall describe such condition(s); (ii) the Company fails to remedy, if remediable, such condition(s) within thirty (30) days following receipt of the written notice (the “Cure Period”) of such condition(s) from the Executive; and (iii) the Executive actually resigns his employment within the first thirty (30) days after expiration of the Cure Period:

 

(1)           any material reduction by the Company of the Executive’s Base Salary or Target Bonus as initially set forth herein or as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(2)           any material diminution in the Executive’s duties, title, responsibilities or authority;

 

(3)           a requirement that the Executive report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board, other than any such requirement following a Change of Control;

 

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(4)           any material breach of this Agreement or any material written agreement between the Company and the Executive, including a breach of the Company’s obligations under Section 5 or Section 13(b);

 

(5)           a requirement that the Executive relocate to a principal place of employment more than seventy-five (75) miles from Cambridge, Massachusetts;

 

(6)           a requirement that the Executive relocate from his current permanent residence to Cambridge, Massachusetts or elsewhere; or

 

(7)           the Company’s removal or failure to appoint the Executive as a member of the Board, other than any such failure or removal following a Change of Control.

 

(f)            WITHOUT GOOD REASON.  The Executive shall provide two (2) weeks’ prior written notice (the “Transition Period”) to the Company of the Executive’s intended termination of employment without Good Reason (“Voluntary Termination”).  During the Transition Period, the Executive shall assist and advise the Company in any transition of business, customers, prospects, projects and strategic planning, and the Company shall pay the pro rata portion of the Executive’s Base Salary and benefits through the end of the Transition Period.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, upon written notice to the Executive, make such termination of employment effective earlier than the expiration of the Transition Period (“Early Termination Right”), but it shall pay the pro rata portion of the Executive’s Base Salary and benefits through the earlier of: the end of the Transition Period, or the date that the Executive accepts employment or a consulting engagement from a third party.

 

8.             CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION.  Any termination payments made and benefits provided under this Agreement to the Executive shall be in lieu of any termination or severance payments or benefits for which the Executive may be eligible under any of the plans, policies or programs of the Company or its affiliates as may be in effect from time to time.  Subject to satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in Section 9, the following amounts and benefits shall be due to the Executive:

 

(a)           DISABILITY.  Upon employment termination due to Disability, the Company shall pay or provide the Executive: (i) any unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination and any accrued vacation; (ii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed expenses owed to Executive; and (iii) all other payments and benefits to which the Executive is entitled under the terms of any applicable compensation arrangement or benefit, equity or other plan or program, including but not limited to any applicable insurance benefits, payable on the next regularly scheduled Company payroll date following the date of termination or earlier if required by applicable law (collectively, “Accrued Amounts”).  In addition, upon the Executive’s termination due to Disability, the Company shall pay the amounts described in Sections 8(d)(3) and 8(d)(4) to the Executive.

 

(b)           DEATH.  In the event the Employment Term ends on account of the Executive’s death, the Executive’s estate (or to the extent a beneficiary has been designated in accordance with a program, the beneficiary under such program) shall be entitled to any Accrued Amounts, including but not limited to proceeds from any Company sponsored life insurance

 

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programs.  In addition, upon the Executive’s death, the Company shall pay the amounts described in Sections 8(d)(3) and 8(d)(4) to the Executive’s estate.

 

(c)           TERMINATION FOR CAUSE OR WITHOUT GOOD REASON.  If the Executive’s employment should be terminated (i) by the Company for Cause, or (ii) by the Executive without Good Reason, the Company shall pay to the Executive any Accrued Amounts only, and shall not be obligated to make any additional payments to the Executive.

 

(d)           TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR FOR GOOD REASON.  If the Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated by the Company other than for Cause (and not due to Disability or death) or by the Executive for Good Reason, other than in circumstances described in Section 8(e), then the Company shall pay or provide the Executive with the Accrued Amounts and subject to compliance with Section 12:

 

(1)           continued payment of the Executive’s Base Salary as in effect immediately preceding the last day of the Employment Term for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination date (the “Salary Severance Period”) in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices (for purposes of calculating the Executive’s severance benefits, the Executive’s Base Salary shall be calculated based on the rate in effect prior to any material reduction in Base Salary that would give the Executive the right to resign for Good Reason (as provided in Section 7(e)(1)));

 

(2)           if the Executive timely elects continued coverage under COBRA for himself and his covered dependents under the Company’s group health plans following such termination, then the Company shall pay the COBRA premiums necessary to continue the Executive’s and his covered dependents’ health insurance coverage in effect on the termination date until the earliest of (i) twelve (12) months following the termination date (the “COBRA Severance Period”); (ii) the date when the Executive becomes eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment or self-employment; or (iii) the date the Executive ceases to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason, including plan termination (such period from the termination date through the earlier of (i)-(iii), the “COBRA Payment Period”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Company determines that its payment of COBRA premiums on the Executive’s behalf would result in a violation of applicable law (including but not limited to the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the 2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act), then in lieu of paying COBRA premiums pursuant to this Section 8(d)(2), the Company shall pay the Executive on the last day of each remaining month of the COBRA Payment Period, a fully taxable cash payment equal to the COBRA premium for such month, subject to applicable tax withholding (such amount, the “Special Severance Payment”), such Special Severance Payment to be made without regard to the Executive’s payment of COBRA premiums.  Nothing in this Agreement shall deprive the Executive of his rights under COBRA or ERISA for benefits under plans and policies arising under his employment by the Company.

 

(3)           in the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated after December 31 of any performance year, but prior to the Annual Bonus payment date for such performance year, the Executive shall receive: (i) the amount of the Annual Bonus as determined by the Board in good faith for the performance year immediately prior to the year in which the

 

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Executive’s termination occurs if the Company has not determined the amount of the Executive’s Annual Bonus as of the date of the Executive’s termination; or (ii) the amount of the Annual Bonus as already determined by the Board in good faith for the performance year immediately prior to the year in which the Executive’s termination occurs if the Company has already determined the amount of the Executive’s Annual Bonus as of the date of the Executive’s termination, payable in either case as a lump sum at the same time annual bonuses are paid to the Company’s executives generally, but no later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Annual Bonus is being measured;

 

(4)           in the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated: (i) on or before the date Annual Bonus performance goals are established for the performance year in which the Executive’s termination occurs, the Executive shall receive a pro-rata portion of the Executive’s Target Bonus for the performance year in which the Executive’s termination occurs, with such pro-rata portion calculated based upon the number of days that the Executive was employed during such performance year divided by the total number of days in such performance year; or (ii) after the date Annual Bonus performance goals are established for the performance year in which the Executive’s termination occurs, the Executive shall receive a pro-rata portion of the Executive’s Target Bonus for the performance year in which the Executive’s termination occurs, with such pro-rata portion calculated based upon the Executive’s achievement of performance goals as determined by the Board in good faith, payable in either case as a lump sum payment on the Company’s first ordinary payroll date occurring on or after the General Release effective date (namely, the date it can no longer be revoked) or as soon thereafter as is reasonable practicable thereafter; and

 

(5)           thirty-five percent (35%) of all outstanding unvested shares subject to the Option (the “Termination Acceleration Percentage”) as of the date of the Executive’s termination shall vest; provided that in the event that any of the shares subject to the Option were accelerated under Sections 5(b)-(e) during the year of the Executive’s termination, the Termination Acceleration Percentage shall be reduced by the percentage of shares previously accelerated.  By way of example, in the event that twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding unvested shares subject to the Option are accelerated under Section 5(c) during the second year of the Employment Term and the Executive is terminated in that same year, ten percent (10%) of the Executive’s outstanding unvested shares subject to the Option shall vest under this Section 8(d)(5) upon termination.  In addition, the time period that the Executive may have to exercise the Option shall be extended for a period equal to the shorter of (i) nine (9) months, or (ii) the remaining term of the award.

 

(e)           TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR FOR GOOD REASON FOLLOWING A CHANGE OF CONTROL.  If the Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated by the Company other than for Cause (and not due to Disability or death), or by the Executive for Good Reason, in either case on or within twelve (12) months immediately following a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan, disregarding for this purpose clause (d) of such definition), then the Company shall pay or provide the Executive with the Accrued Amounts and all of the benefits described in Section 8(d) above, subject to compliance with Section 12; provided that: (i) the Salary Severance Period defined in Section 8(d)(1) shall be increased to a total of eighteen (18) months following the termination date; (ii) the COBRA Severance Period defined in Section 8(d)(2) shall be increased to a total of eighteen (18) months

 

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following the termination date; (iii) in lieu of the pro-rata bonus described in Section 8(d)(4), the Company shall pay the Executive the full Target Bonus for the performance year in which the Executive’s termination occurs, payable as a lump sum payment on the Company’s first ordinary payroll date occurring on or after the General Release effective date (namely, the date it can no longer be revoked); and (iv) in lieu of the vesting acceleration described in Section 8(d)(5), all of the outstanding unvested shares subject to the Option shall become fully vested and the time period that the Executive may have to exercise the Option shall be extended for a period equal to the shorter of (i) nine (9) months, or (ii) the remaining term of the award.

 

9.             CONDITIONS.  Any payments or benefits made or provided pursuant to Section 8 (other than Accrued Amounts) are subject to the Executive’s (or, in the event of the Executive’s death, the beneficiary’s or estate’s, or in the event of the Executive’s Disability, the guardian’s):

 

(a)           compliance with the provisions of Section 12 hereof;

 

(b)           delivery to the Company of the executed Agreement and General Release (the “General Release”), which shall be in the form attached hereto as Appendix A (with such changes therein or additions thereto as needed under then applicable law to give effect to its intent and purpose) within 21 days following the date of termination of employment, and permitting the General Release to become effective in accordance with its terms; and

 

(c)           delivery to the Company of a resignation from all offices, directorships and fiduciary positions with the Company, its affiliates and employee benefit plans.

 

Notwithstanding the due date of any post-employment payments, any amounts due following a termination under this Agreement (other than Accrued Amounts) shall not be due until after the expiration of any revocation period applicable to the General Release without the Executive having revoked such General Release, and any such amounts shall be paid or commence being paid to the Executive on the Company’s first ordinary payroll date occurring on or after the expiration of such revocation period without the occurrence of a revocation by the Executive (or such later date as may be required under Section 19 or the final sentence of this Section 9).  Nevertheless (and regardless of whether the General Release has been executed by the Executive), upon any termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall be entitled to receive any Accrued Amounts, payable after the date of termination in accordance with the Company’s applicable plan, program, policy or payroll procedures.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if any severance pay or benefits are deferred compensation under Section 409A (as defined below), and the period during which the Executive may sign the General Release begins in one calendar year and ends in another, then the severance pay or benefit shall not be paid or the first payment shall not occur until the later calendar year.

 

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10.          LEGAL FEES.  The Company will pay for the reasonable, documented legal fees of counsel incurred during 2013 by the Executive in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement, up to a maximum payment obligation of $18,000.

 

11.          SECTION 4999 EXCISE TAX.

 

(a)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other agreement between the Executive and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates) to the contrary, in the event that the provisions of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) relating to “parachute payments” (as defined in the Code) shall be applicable to any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Executive from the Company or its affiliates in connection with a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (a “Change of Control Transaction”) (collectively, “Payments”), then (a) at the Executive’s request, the Company agrees to submit such Payments to a shareholder vote intended to comply with the provisions of Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code, or (b) in the event that the Executive does not request a shareholder vote as set forth above or the provisions of Section 280G(b)(5) are inapplicable to the Company, then any such Payments shall be equal to the “Reduced Amount” where the Reduced Amount is (1) the largest portion of the Payments that will result in no portion of such Payments being subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or (2) the entire amount of the Payments otherwise scheduled to be paid (without reduction), whichever of the forgoing amounts after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes and the excise tax of Section 4999 of the Code (all computed at the highest applicable merged rate, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from a deduction of all state and local taxes), results in the Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of Payments.  If subsection (1) above applies and a reduced amount of the Payments is payable, then any reduction of Payments required by such provision shall occur in the following order:  (i) first, a reduction of any Payments that are subject to Section 409A on a pro-rata basis or such other manner that complies with Section 409A, as reasonably determined by the Company, and (ii) second, a reduction of any Payments that are exempt from Section 409A in a manner the Company reasonably determines will provide the Executive with the greatest post-reduction economic benefit.

 

(b)           In connection with a Change of Control Transaction, the Company shall engage a certified public accounting firm (“Accountants”) to perform the calculations to determine if the Payments to the Executive would reasonably be subject to Section 280G of the Code, and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (1) cause the Accountants to finalize such calculations and (2) deliver such calculations and supporting documentation to the Executive, by no later than five (5) days before the closing of the Change of Control Transaction.  If the Executive, in good faith, disagrees with or disputes any of the assumptions, findings or determinations of the Accountants in respect of such calculations, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause its Accountants to consider in good faith the Executive’s position and revise such calculations if the Accountants determine that it is more-likely-than-not, based on the technical merits, that the Executive’s position will be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

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12.          CONFIDENTIALITY AND POST-EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS.  As a condition of employment, the Executive agrees to execute and abide by the Company’s current form of Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement (“Confidentiality Agreement”), which may be amended by the parties from time to time without regard to this Agreement.  The Confidentiality Agreement contains provisions that are intended by the parties to survive and do survive termination of this Agreement.

 

13.          ASSIGNMENT.

 

(a)           The Executive may not assign or delegate any rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the Company.

 

(b)           This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors, assigns and legal representatives.  The Company will require any acquiror or successor of the Company in any merger, consolidation, sale, or acquisition of the Company, or a similar transaction to assume the Company’s obligations under this Agreement, and any failure to do so shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

 

14.          NOTICE.  For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered by hand, (b) on the date of transmission, if delivered by confirmed facsimile, (c) on the first business day following the date of deposit if delivered by guaranteed overnight delivery service, or (d) on the fourth business day following the date delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: If to the Executive: at the address (or to the facsimile number) shown on the records of the Company.

 

If to the Company:

 

Radius Health, Inc.

201 Broadway, 6th Floor

Cambridge, MA  02139

Attention: Chairman of the Board

(617) 551-4701 (fax)

 

or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

15.          SECTION HEADINGS; INCONSISTENCY.  The section headings used in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement.  If there is any inconsistency between this Agreement and any other agreement (including but not limited to any option, stock, long-term incentive or other equity award agreement), plan, program, policy or practice (collectively, “Other Provision”) of the Company the terms of this Agreement shall control over such Other Provision.

 

16.          SEVERABILITY.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity of unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

 

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17.          COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instruments.  One or more counterparts of this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile, with the intention that delivery by such means shall have the same effect as delivery of an original counterpart thereof.

 

18.          MISCELLANEOUS.  No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and such officer or director of the Company as may be designated or authorized by the Board.  No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.  This Agreement together with all exhibits hereto and the Confidentiality Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein.  No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement.  The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to its conflicts of law principles.

 

19.          SECTION 409A.

 

(a)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following provisions apply to the extent severance benefits provided herein are subject to Section 409A of Code and the regulations and other guidance thereunder and any state law of similar effect (collectively “Section 409A”).  Severance benefits payable upon a termination of employment shall not commence until Executive has a “separation from service” for purposes of Section 409A.   Each installment of severance benefits is a separate “payment” for purposes of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i), and the severance benefits are intended to satisfy the exemptions from application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9).  However, if such exemptions are not available and Executive is, upon separation from service, a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A,  the timing of the severance benefits shall be delayed until the earlier of (i) six (6) months and one day after Executive’s separation from service, or (ii) Executive’s death.  The parties acknowledge that the exemptions from application of Section 409A to severance benefits are fact specific, and any later amendment of this Agreement to alter the timing, amount or conditions that will trigger payment of severance benefits may preclude the ability of severance benefits provided under this Agreement to qualify for an exemption.

 

(b)           It is intended that this Agreement shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A, and any ambiguity contained herein shall be interpreted in such manner so as to avoid adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall in no event be obligated to indemnify the Executive for any taxes or interest that may be assessed by the IRS pursuant to Section 409A of the Code to payments made pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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20.          MITIGATION OF DAMAGES.  In no event shall the Executive be obliged to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the severance benefits payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor shall the amount of any severance benefit hereunder be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by another employer, except as set forth in this Agreement.

 

21.          REPRESENTATIONS.  The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive has the legal right to enter into this Agreement and to perform all of the obligations on the Executive’s part to be performed hereunder in accordance with its terms and that the Executive is not a party to any agreement or understanding, written or oral, which could prevent the Executive from entering into this Agreement or performing all of the Executive’s obligations hereunder.  The Executive further represents and warrants that he has been advised to consult with an attorney and that he has been represented by the attorney of his choosing during the negotiation of this Agreement, that he has consulted with his attorney before executing this Agreement, that he has carefully read and fully understand all of the provisions of this Agreement and that he is voluntarily entering into this Agreement.

 

22.          NON-DISPARAGEMENT.  Both during and after the Employment Term, the Executive and the Company (through its officers and directors) agree not to disparage the other party, and the other party’s officers, directors, employees, shareholders, affiliates and agents, in any manner likely to be harmful to them or their business, business reputation or personal reputation; provided that both the Executive and the Company may respond accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by legal process and provided further that nothing in this Section 22 shall preclude any party from making truthful statements that are reasonably necessary or to enforce or defend the party’s rights under this Agreement.

 

23.          WITHHOLDING.  The Company may withhold from any and all amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

 

24.          SURVIVAL.  The respective obligations of, and benefits afforded to, the Company and the Executive which by their express terms or clear intent survive termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 8 through 26, inclusive of this Agreement, will survive termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, and will remain in full force and effect according to their terms.

 

25.          AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES.  The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent.  Neither the Executive nor the Company shall be entitled to any presumption in connection with any determination made hereunder in connection with any arbitration, judicial or administrative proceeding relating to or arising under this Agreement.

 

26.          DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim between the parties under, arising out of or related to this Agreement (including but not limited to, claims relating to breach, termination of this Agreement, or the performance of a party under this Agreement) whether based on contract, tort, statute or other legal theory (collectively referred to hereinafter as “Disputes”), the parties shall follow the dispute resolution procedures

 

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set forth below.  Any Dispute shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures of JAMS (“JAMS”) then in force, and that the arbitration hearings shall be held in Boston, Massachusetts.  The parties agree to (i) appoint an arbitrator who is knowledgeable in employment and human resource matters and, to the extent possible, the industry in which the Company operates, and instruct the arbitrator to follow substantive rules of law; (ii) require the testimony to be transcribed; and (iii) require the award to be accompanied by findings of fact and a statement of reasons for the decision.  The arbitrator shall have the authority to permit discovery, to the extent deemed appropriate by the arbitrator, upon request of a party, but such discovery process shall continue for no more than thirty (30) days.  The arbitrator shall have no power or authority to add to or detract from the written agreement of the parties.  If the parties cannot agree upon an arbitrator within ten (10) days after demand by either of them, either or both parties may request JAMS name a panel of five (5) arbitrators.  The Company shall strike the names of two (2) off this list, the Executive shall also strike two (2) names, and the remaining name shall be the arbitrator.  The Company and the Executive shall each pay for their own attorneys’ fees and expenses and their pro rata share of the JAMS fees and expenses.  Any award shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the parties and a judgment rendered thereon may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  This Section shall not limit the right of any party to sue for injunctive relief for a breach of the obligations of this Agreement, including but not limited to the obligations in Section 12, or the Confidentiality Agreement.

 

27.          CLAW-BACK.  All compensation received by the Executive from the Company will be subject to the provisions of any claw-back policy implemented by the Company to comply with applicable law or regulation (including stock exchange rules), including, without limitation, any claw-back policy adopted to comply with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder; provided that any claw-back policy will be applied to the Executive in a manner consistent with all other executive officers of the Company subject to the policy and no more extensively than is necessary to comply with applicable law or the policy.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, effective as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
RADIUS   HEALTH, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Kurt C. Graves
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Kurt   C. Graves
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Its:  Chairman of the Board
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
ANDREW   J. FROMKIN
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/   Andrew J. Fromkin
    

 

[Signature Page to Employment Agreement]

 

 

APPENDIX A

 

FORM OF RELEASE

 

AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

 

Radius Health, Inc. (the “Company”) and Andrew J. Fromkin (“Executive”) agree:

 

1.             Last Day of Employment.  Executive’s last day of employment with Employer was [INSERT DATE] (the “Termination Date”).  In addition, effective as of the Termination Date, Executive ceased to serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its affiliates and ceased to be eligible for any benefits or compensation from the Company and its affiliates other than as specifically provided in Section 8 of the Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Executive dated as of November 12, 2013 (the “Employment Agreement”).  Executive further acknowledges and agrees that from and after the date Executive executes this Agreement and General Release Executive will not represent (and since the Termination Date the Executive has not represented) the Executive as being a director, employee, officer, trustee, agent or representative of the Company or its affiliates for any purpose.  In addition, effective as of Termination Date, Executive resigns from all offices, directorships, trusteeships, committee memberships and fiduciary capacities held with, or on behalf of, the Company and its affiliates or any benefit plans of the Company and its affiliates.  These resignations will become irrevocable as set forth in Section 3 below.

 

2.             Consideration.  The parties acknowledge that this Agreement and General Release is being executed in accordance with Section 9 of the Employment Agreement.

 

3.             Revocation.  Executive may revoke this Agreement and General Release for a period of seven (7) calendar days following the day Executive executes this Agreement and General Release.  Any revocation within this period must be submitted in writing to the Company and state, “I hereby revoke my acceptance of our Agreement and General Release.” The revocation must be personally delivered to Chairman of the Board, Radius Health, Inc., 201 Broadway, 6th Floor, Cambridge, MA  02139, or his designee.  This Agreement and General Release shall become effective and irrevocable on the eighth (8th) day after Executive executes it, unless earlier revoked by Executive in accordance with this Section 3 (the “Effective Date”).

 

4.             General Release of Claims.  (A) Executive and the Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns (collectively referred to throughout this Agreement as “Employee”) knowingly and voluntarily release and forever discharge the Company and its affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, benefit plans, successors and assigns in such capacity, and the current, future and former employees, officers, directors, trustees and agents thereof (collectively referred to as “Employer”) from any and all actions, causes of action, contributions, indemnities, duties, debts, sums of money, suits, controversies, restitutions, understandings, agreements, promises, claims regarding stock, stock options or other forms of equity compensation, commitments, damages, fees and liabilities, responsibilities and any and all claims, demands, executions and liabilities of whatsoever kind, nature or description, oral or written, known or unknown, matured or unmatured, suspected or unsuspected at the present time, in law or in equity, whether known and unknown, against Employer, which the Employee has, has ever had

 

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or may have as of the date of Executive’s execution of this Agreement and General Release, including, but not limited to, any alleged violation of:

 

·                              Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;

 

·                              The Civil Rights Act of 1991;

 

·                              Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended;

 

·                              The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended;

 

·                              The Immigration Reform and Control Act, as amended;

 

·                              The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended;

 

·                              The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended;

 

·                              The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990;

 

·                              The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended;

 

·                              The Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended;

 

·                              The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993;

 

·                              Any wage payment and collection, equal pay and other similar laws, acts and statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;

 

·                              Any other federal, state or local civil or human rights law or any other local, state or federal law, regulation or ordinance;

 

·                              Any public policy, contract, tort, or common law; or

 

·                              Any allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys’ fees incurred in these matters.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the sole matters to which the Agreement and General Release do not apply are: (i) Employee’s express rights or claims for accrued vested benefits under any employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement maintained by Employer or under COBRA; (ii) Employee’s rights under the provisions of the Employment Agreement which are intended to survive termination of employment; (iii) Employee’s rights as a stockholder; or (iv) any rights of the Executive to indemnification as a Director or Officer of the Company.

 

5.             No Claims Permitted.  Employee waives Executive’s right to file any charge or complaint against Employer arising out of Executive’s employment with or separation from Employer before any federal, state or local court or any state or local administrative agency, except where such waivers are prohibited by law (with the understanding that that this

 

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Agreement and General Release bars the Executive from recovering monetary relief from Employer in connection with any charges or complaints which are not waived hereunder).

 

6.             Affirmations.  Employee affirms Executive has not filed, has not caused to be filed, and is not presently a party to, any claim, complaint, or action against Employer in any forum.  Employee further affirms that the Executive has been paid and/or has received all compensation, wages, bonuses, commissions, and/or benefits to which Executive may be entitled and no other compensation, wages, bonuses, commissions and/or benefits are due to Executive, except as provided in Section 8 of the Employment Agreement.  Employee also affirms Executive has no known workplace injuries.

 

7.             Cooperation; Return of Property.  Employee agrees to reasonably cooperate with Employer and its counsel in connection with any investigation, administrative proceeding or litigation relating to any matter that occurred during Executive’s employment in which Executive was involved or of which Executive has knowledge.  Employer will reimburse the Employee for any reasonable out-of-pocket travel, delivery or similar expenses incurred in providing such service to Employer.  Employee represents that Executive has returned to Employer all property belonging to Employer, including but not limited to any leased vehicle, laptop, cell phone, keys, access cards, phone cards and credit cards, provided that Executive may retain, and Employer shall cooperate in transferring, Executive’s cell phone number and Executive’s personal rolodex and other address books.

 

8.             Governing Law and Interpretation.  This Agreement and General Release shall be governed and conformed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.  In the event Employee or Employer breaches any provision of this Agreement and General Release, Employee and Employer affirm either may institute an action to specifically enforce any term or terms of this Agreement and General Release.  Should any provision of this Agreement and General Release be declared illegal or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction and should the provision be incapable of being modified to be enforceable, such provision shall immediately become null and void, leaving the remainder of this Agreement and General Release in full force and effect.  Nothing herein, however, shall operate to void or nullify any general release language contained in the Agreement and General Release.

 

9.             No Admission of Wrongdoing.  Employee agrees neither this Agreement and General Release nor the furnishing of the consideration for this Agreement and General Release shall be deemed or construed at any time for any purpose as an admission by Employer of any liability or unlawful conduct of any kind.

 

10.          Non-Disparagement. Employee and Employer (through its officers and directors) agree not to disparage the other party, and the other party’s officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents, in any manner likely to be harmful to them or their business, business reputation or personal reputation; provided that both Employee and Employer may respond accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by legal process and provided further that nothing in this Section 10 shall preclude Employer or Employee from making truthful statements that are reasonably necessary or to enforce or defend the party’s rights under this Agreement and General Release.

 

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11.          Amendment.  This Agreement and General Release may not be modified, altered or changed except upon express written consent of both parties wherein specific reference is made to this Agreement and General Release.

 

12.          Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and General Release and the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined in the Employment Agreement) sets forth the entire agreement between the parties hereto and fully supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between the parties; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement and General Release, the provisions in the Employment Agreement which are intended to survive termination of the Employment Agreement, including but not limited to those contained in Section 12 thereof, shall survive and continue in full force and effect.  Employee acknowledges Executive has not relied on any representations, promises, or agreements of any kind made to Executive in connection with Executive’s decision to accept this Agreement and General Release.

 

13.          ADEA. Employee understands and acknowledges that Employee is waiving and releasing any rights Executive may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), and that this waiver and release is knowing and voluntary.  Employee understands and agrees that this waiver and release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the date Executive signs this Agreement and General Release.  Employee understands and acknowledges that the consideration given for this waiver and release is in addition to anything of value to which Employee was already entitled.  Employee further understands and acknowledges that Employee has been advised by this writing that nothing in this Agreement prevents or precludes Executive from challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of this waiver under the ADEA, nor does it impose any condition precedent, penalties, or costs for doing so, unless specifically authorized by federal law.

 

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EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT EXECUTIVE HAS UP TO TWENTY-ONE (21) CALENDAR DAYS TO REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AND HAS BEEN ADVISED IN WRITING TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE.

 

EMPLOYEE AGREES ANY MODIFICATIONS, MATERIAL OR OTHERWISE, MADE TO THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE DO NOT RESTART OR AFFECT IN ANY MANNER THE ORIGINAL TWENTY-ONE (21) CALENDAR DAY CONSIDERATION PERIOD. IN THE EVENT EMPLOYEE SIGNS THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE AND RETURNS IT TO THE COMPANY IN LESS THAN THE TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY PERIOD IDENTIFIED ABOVE, EMPLOYEE HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EMPLOYEE HAS FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY CHOSEN TO WAIVE THE TIME PERIOD ALLOTTED FOR CONSIDERING THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE.

 

HAVING ELECTED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE, TO FULFILL THE PROMISES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND TO RECEIVE THE SUMS AND BENEFITS SET FORTH IN THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, EMPLOYEE FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE INTENDING TO WAIVE, SETTLE AND RELEASE ALL CLAIMS EXECUTIVE HAS OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST EMPLOYER.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto knowingly and voluntarily executed this Agreement and General Release as of the date set forth below:

 

	
 
    	
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