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EX-10.1

 

Exhibit 10.1

EMERSON RADIO CORP. 9 Entin Road, P.O. Box 430, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054-0430 (973) 884-5800

March 30, 2007

Mr. Greenfield Pitts

212 East 48th Street, Apartment 3C

New York, New York 10017

     Re: Offer of Employment

     Dear Greenfield:

     On behalf of Emerson Radio Corp. (the “Company”), I am pleased to extend to you an offer of
employment with the Company. The purpose of this letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of
your employment.

     1. Period of Employment. Subject to Paragraph 4, below, the Company shall employ you,
and you shall serve the Company during the period commencing on February 19, 2007, and continuing
through and including March 31, 2008 (the “Term”). After expiration of the Term, this Agreement
may be terminated by the Company upon ninety (90) days advance written notice of intent to
terminate the Agreement. After expiration of the Term, and prior to and during any such ninety
(90) day notice period (all such periods after expiration of the Term shall be referred to
hereinafter, individually and collectively, as the “Term Extension”), this Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect. You shall have the right to terminate this Agreement on or prior to
March 31, 2008 with 90 days notice and at any time thereafter with 90 days notice.

     2. Position, Duties and Responsibilities.

     (a) During the Term and Term Extension, you shall be employed by the Company as, and shall
have the title of, Chief Financial Officer. As such, you shall be responsible for all financial
operations of the Company and shall have such other duties and responsibilities as are normal and
customary for a chief financial officer of a public United States company. You also will have such
other duties and responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned to or vested in you by the
Company’s Board of Directors or any duly-constituted Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors,
or by the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, or by the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer. You will report to the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer. Further, you will serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

     (b) You will devote all of your working time to the Company on an exclusive basis. You shall,
except during periods of vacation, sick leave, or other duly authorized leave of absence, devote
your time, attention, skill, and ability during usual business hours (and outside

 

 

those hours when reasonably necessary to your duties hereunder) to the faithful and diligent
performance of the duties and responsibilities described in this Paragraph 2.

     (c) It shall not be a violation of this Agreement for you to serve as an officer or director
of a cooperative housing corporation or condominium, or civic or charitable organization or
committee, to perform speaking engagements, or to manage personal passive investments, so long as
such activities (individually or collectively) do not conflict or interfere with the performance of
your duties under this Agreement. With the exception of the Company, you may serve as a director
of a corporation only with the prior written approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.

     3. Compensation.

     (a) During the Term and Term Extension, as compensation for services rendered hereunder and in
consideration of this Agreement, the Company shall pay you a salary, in accordance with the
Company’s then-prevailing payroll practices, at the annual rate of $250,000.00 or such greater
amount as the Company may from time to time and in its sole discretion determine.

     (b) During the Term and Term Extension, as additional compensation, you shall be entitled (i)
to four (4) weeks of paid vacation per year, and (ii) to participate in and receive all benefits
under any welfare benefit plan or program, any retirement savings plan or program, and such other
benefits or perquisites of office (including, without limitation, paid holidays) as the Company
may, from time to time and in its sole discretion, make available generally to executive employees
of the Company. Such participation shall be subject to the terms and conditions of such plans or
programs, including, but not limited to, such generally applicable eligibility provisions as may be
in effect from time to time.

     (c) The Company shall reimburse you for all reasonable business expenses incurred in the
performance of your duties hereunder in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of
the Company’s then-prevailing expense policy. As a condition precedent to obtaining such
reimbursement, you shall provide to the Company any and all statements, bills, or receipts
evidencing the expenses for which you seek reimbursement, and such other related information or
materials as the Company may from time to time reasonably require.

     (d) The Company’s Board of Directors shall grant you a discretionary bonus at the end of the
Company’s fiscal year.

     4. Termination. Unless your employment is terminated pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this
Agreement or this Paragraph 4, the Company shall continue to employ you and you shall continue to
serve the Company throughout the Term and Term Extension.

     (a) This Agreement and your employment shall terminate automatically upon your death. In such
event, the Company shall have no further obligation hereunder except with respect to payment to
your estate of any and all salary, benefits, and expense reimbursements

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applicable to the period of your employment, under this Agreement. Such payments shall be
made in accordance with then-prevailing Company policy and practice.

     (b) Upon your “Disability”, the payment of benefits under the Company’s short-term and
long-term disability insurance programs, if any, shall satisfy the Company’s obligations under
Paragraph 3(a), above. For purposes of this Agreement, you shall be deemed to be under a
Disability if you shall be unable, by virtue of illness or physical or mental incapacity or
disability (from any cause or causes whatsoever), to perform your essential job functions
hereunder, whether with or without reasonable accommodation, in substantially the manner and to the
extent required hereunder prior to the commencement of such disability, for a period exceeding
ninety (90) days. In light of the unique nature of your services, and the undue burden on the
Company that would result from your long term absence, the Company shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement and your employment in the event you shall remain under a Disability for a
period exceeding ninety (90) days, such action to be taken only upon at least ten (10) days prior
written notice to you. In such event, the Company shall have no further obligation hereunder
except with respect to payment to you of any and all benefits, and expense reimbursements
applicable to the period of your employment hereunder until the date on which the Term would have
expired but for the termination of your employment by reason of Disability. Such payments shall be
made in accordance with then-prevailing Company policy and practice.

     (c) The Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and your employment for Cause
at any time and without prior notice. For purposes of this Agreement, Cause shall include: (i)
material default or other material breach by you of your obligations hereunder; (ii) willful
failure by you to perform material duties hereunder that are reasonably assigned to you by the
Company; (iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of your duties hereunder;
or (iv) dishonesty, insubordination, or other willful act by you detrimental to the Company or its
good will or damaging to its relationships with its customers, investors, suppliers, or employees,
including, without limitation, (A) use of alcohol or illegal drugs such as to interfere with the
performance of your obligations hereunder, (B) conviction of or plea of guilty or no contest to a
felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or theft, and (C) material failure by
you to comply with applicable laws or governmental regulations with respect to Company operations
or the performance of your duties. In the event that the Company seeks to terminate your
employment pursuant to Paragraph 4(c) (i), (ii), or (iii), the Company shall give you reasonably
detailed written notice stating the reasons for the proposed termination for Cause and the act(s)
or failure(s) to act which give rise to the Cause in reasonable detail, and you shall have thirty
(30) days from the giving of such notice to cure the default, defect, or other for Cause for
termination, to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction. In the event of a termination for Cause,
the Company shall have no further obligation hereunder except with respect to payment to you of any
and all salary, benefits, and expense reimbursements applicable to the period of your employment
hereunder, in accordance with then-prevailing Company policy and practice.

     (d) In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason specified in this Paragraph
4, the payments (if any) required to be provided to you pursuant to this Paragraph

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     4 shall be in full and complete satisfaction of any and all obligations owing to you pursuant
to this Agreement.

     5. Confidential Information. Both during and after the Term and Term Extension, you
shall not, directly or indirectly, divulge, publish, communicate, or make available to any person,
corporation, governmental agency, or other entity (except in performing your duties hereunder), or
use for your own or any other person or entity’s purposes or benefit, any trade secret,
confidential business information, or any other information, know how, designs, specifications,
techniques, methods, concepts, inventions, developments, discoveries, improvements, knowledge, or
data of the Company or any affiliate which is not generally known to the public (separately and
collectively, “Information”) (including, but not limited to, Information relating to research,
product development or design, manufacturing or manufacturing processes, maintenance or repair
processes, purchasing, product or material costs, sales or sales strategies or prospects, pricing
or pricing strategies, advertising or promotional programs, product information, or mailing or
customer lists, finances (including prices, costs, and revenues), and other business arrangements,
plans, procedures and strategies), and shall use your best efforts to prevent the publication or
disclosure by any other person or entity of any such Information. The Company shall not be under
any obligation to identify specifically by any notice or other action any Information to which this
Paragraph 5 shall apply. While you are employed by the Company, all documents and Information
compiled, received, held, or used by you in connection with the business of the Company shall
remain the Company’s property, and shall be delivered by you to the Company upon the termination of
your employment, for whatever reason, or at any earlier time requested by the Company. Information
does not include information in the public domain through no fault of yours. Notwithstanding this
paragraph you may disclose Information as required by law or pursuant to any court order.

     6. Additional Obligations. Both during and after the Term and Term Extension, you
shall, upon reasonable notice, furnish the Company with such information as may be in your
possession, and cooperate with the Company, as may reasonably be requested by the Company (and, if
you are no longer employed by the Company, with due consideration for your obligations with respect
to any new employment or business activity) in connection with any litigation in which the Company
or any affiliate is or may become a party. The Company shall reimburse you for all reasonable
expenses, including but not limited to reasonable counsel fees, incurred by you in fulfilling your
obligations under this Paragraph 6.

     7. Notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted under this
Agreement by either party hereto to the other shall be in writing, and shall be deemed effective
upon (a) personal delivery, if delivered by hand, (b) three days after the date of deposit in the
mails, postage prepaid, if mailed by certified or registered United States mail, or (c) the next
business day, if sent by a prepaid overnight courier service, and in each case addressed as
follows:

     If to you:

Mr. Greenfield Pitts

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     If to the Company:

Emerson Radio Corp.

9 Entin Road

Parsippany, New Jersey 07054

Attn: General Counsel

     With a copy to:

John D. Schupper, Esq.

Lowenstein Sandler PC

65 Livingston Avenue

Roseland, New Jersey 07068

Either party may change the address or addresses to which notices are to be sent by giving notice
of such change of address in the manner provided by this Paragraph 7.

     8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the
Company and you with respect to your employment with the Company, and supersedes and is in full
substitution for any and all prior agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, relating
to your employment.

     9. Amendment. This Agreement may not be canceled, changed, modified, or amended
orally, and no cancellation, change, modification or amendment hereof shall be effective or binding
unless in a written instrument signed by the Company and you. A provision of this Agreement may be
waived only by a written instrument signed by the party against whom or which enforcement of such
waiver is sought.

     10. No Waiver. The failure at any time either of the Company or you to require the
performance by the other of any provision of this Agreement shall in no way affect the full right
of such party to require such performance at any time thereafter, nor shall the waiver by either
the Company or you of any breach of any provision of this Agreement be taken or held to constitute
a waiver of any succeeding breach of such or any other provision of this Agreement.

     11. Assignment. This Agreement is binding on and for the benefit of the Company and
you and the Company’s and your respective successors, heirs, administrators, and other legal
representatives. Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation hereunder may be sold,
transferred, assigned, or pledged by the Company (except to an affiliate) or by you without the
prior written consent of the other. However, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company
from consolidating or merging into or with, or transferring all or substantially all of its

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assets to, another entity which assumes this Agreement and all obligations and undertakings of
the Company hereunder.

     12. Interpretation and Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement, or
any portion thereof, is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable as
written, such provision or portion thereof shall be interpreted so as to be enforceable. In the
event any provision of this Agreement, or any portion thereof, is determined by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be void, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless be
binding upon the Company and you with the same effect as though the void provision or portion
thereof had been severed and deleted.

     13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and applied, and
all disputes relating to or arising from this Agreement shall be resolved, in accordance with the
substantive laws of the State of New Jersey, without application of its conflict or choice of law
provisions.

     14. Execution. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     15. Survival. Your obligations as set forth in Paragraph 5 above, represent
independent covenants by which you are and shall remain bound notwithstanding any breach or claim
of breach by the Company, and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement for two
years.

     16. Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only, and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Very truly yours,

EMERSON RADIO CORP.

By: /s/ Adrian Ma

Adrian Ma

Chief Executive Officer

Offer Of Employment Accepted:

I am pleased to accept employment with

Emerson Radio Corp. on the terms and

conditions stated above.

	 	 	 
	/s/ Greenfield Pitts
 

	 	April 3, 2007
	Greenfield Pitts

	 	   Date

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Exhibit
4.1

Amendment to Rights Agreement

     This Amendment to Rights Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of April 4, 2007,
between webMethods, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), amends that certain Rights
Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2001, by and between the Company and the Rights Agent (the
“Rights Agreement”).

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent have heretofore executed and entered into the Rights
Agreement. Pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company may from time to time
supplement or amend the Rights Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 27 thereof
and the Company desires and directs the Rights Agent to so amend the Rights Agreement. All acts
and things necessary to make this Amendment a valid agreement according to its terms have been done
and performed, and the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Company and the Rights Agent
have been in all respects authorized by the Company and the Rights Agent.

     WHEREAS, the Company proposes to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as the same may
be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of April 4, 2007, with
Software AG and Wizard Acquisition, Inc.

     In consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual agreements set forth in the Rights
Agreement and this Amendment, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Section 1(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence
thereof the following:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, Software AG, a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft)
organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (“Software AG”), or any
Affiliate thereof, including Wizard Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary of Software AG (“Merger Sub”), shall not become an “Acquiring
Person” by virtue of (i) the approval, execution or delivery of that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April ___, 2007, by and among the Company,
Software AG and Merger Sub (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Merger
Agreement”), including the approval, execution and delivery of any amendments
thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Offer or the Merger pursuant to, and as defined
in, the Merger Agreement, (iii) the acceptance for payment and purchase or tender of
Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement of the Merger
Agreement, the Offer or the Merger, or (v) the consummation of any other transaction
contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

     2. Section 1(l) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence
thereof the following:

“Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Distribution Date
shall be deemed to have occurred by virtue of (i) the approval, execution or delivery

 

 

of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of any
amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Offer or the Merger pursuant to, and
as defined in, the Merger Agreement, (iii) the acceptance for payment and purchase or
exchange of Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement of the
Merger Agreement, the Offer or the Merger, or (v) the consummation of any other
transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, provided that the Distribution Date
shall be deemed to occur immediately prior to any time as Software AG or Merger Sub
(or any Affiliate or associate thereof) shall become an Acquiring Person.”

     3. Section 1(cc) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence
thereof the following:

“Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Section 11(a)(ii)
Event shall be deemed to have occurred by virtue of (i) the approval, execution or
delivery of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of
any amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Offer or the Merger, pursuant
to, and as defined in, the Merger Agreement, (iii) the acceptance for payment and
purchase or tender of Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement
of the Merger Agreement, the Offer or the Merger, or (v) the consummation of any
other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

     4. Section 1(dd) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence
thereof the following:

“Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Section 13 Event
shall be deemed to have occurred by virtue of (i) the approval, execution or delivery
of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of any
amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Offer or the Merger, pursuant to,
and as defined in, the Merger Agreement, (iii) the acceptance for payment and
purchase or tender of Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement
of the Merger Agreement, the Offer or the Merger, or (v) the consummation of any
other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

     5. Section 1(ff) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence
thereof the following:

“Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Stock Acquisition
Date shall be deemed to have occurred by virtue of (i) the approval, execution or
delivery of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of
any amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Offer or the Merger, pursuant
to, and as defined in, the Merger Agreement, (iii) the acceptance for payment and
purchase or tender of Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement
of the Merger Agreement, the Offer or the Merger, or (v) the consummation of any
other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

 

 

     6. Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:

(a) Subject to Section 7(e) hereof, at any time after the Distribution Date the
registered holder of any Rights Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby
(except as otherwise provided herein including, without limitation, the restrictions
on exercisability set forth in Section 9(c), Section 11(a)(iii) and Section 23(a)
hereof) in whole or in part upon surrender of the Rights Certificate, with the form
of election to purchase and the certificate on the reverse side thereof duly
executed, to the Rights Agent at the principal office or offices of the Rights Agent
designated for such purpose, together with payment of the aggregate Purchase Price
with respect to the total number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock
(or other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as to which such
surrendered Rights are then exercisable, at or prior to the earlier of (i) 5:00 P.M.,
New York, New York time, on October 18, 2011, or such later date as may be
established by the Board of Directors prior to the expiration of the Rights (such
date, as it may be extended by the Board of Directors, the “Final Expiration Date”),
(ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed or exchanged as provided in Section 23
and Section 24 hereof, or (iii) immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined
in the Merger Agreement), but only if the Effective Time occurs (the earlier of (i)
and (ii) being herein referred to as the “Expiration Date”).

     7. Section 11(a)(ii) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence
thereof the following:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 11(a)(ii) shall not be deemed to apply
to any of the following: (i) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger
Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of the amendments thereto,
(ii) the consummation of the Offer or the Merger pursuant to, and as defined in, the
Merger Agreement, (iii) the acceptance for payment and purchase or tender of Shares
pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement of the Merger Agreement, the
Offer or the Merger, or (v) the consummation of any other transaction contemplated by
the Merger Agreement.”

     8. Section 13(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence
thereof the following:

“Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the events
described in clauses (x) through (z) of the first sentence of this Section 13(a)
shall be deemed to have occurred by virtue of (i) the approval, execution or delivery
of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of any
amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Offer or the Merger pursuant to, and
as defined in, the Merger Agreement, (iii) the acceptance for payment and purchase or
tender of Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement of the
Merger Agreement, the Offer or the Merger, or (v) the consummation of any other
transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

 

 

     9. Section 13(b) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence
thereof the following:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, Software AG, Merger Sub, and any Affiliate thereof,
shall not be considered a “Principal Party” by virtue of (i) the approval, execution
or delivery of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery
of any amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Offer or the Merger pursuant
to, and as defined in, the Merger Agreement, (iii) the acceptance for payment and
purchase or tender of Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement
of the Merger Agreement, the Offer or the Merger, or (v) the consummation of any
other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

     10. A new Section 35 shall be added and shall read as follows:

“Section 35. Termination. Immediately prior to the Effective Time (as such term is
defined in the Merger Agreement), but only if the Effective Time occurs, this
Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect and all
outstanding Rights shall thereupon expire and the holders of Rights shall not be
entitled to any benefits, rights or other interests under this Rights Agreement.”

     11. This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of, and immediately prior to, the execution
and delivery of the Merger Agreement. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Rights Agreement
remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

     12. This Amendment to the Rights Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware.

     13. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts
shall for all purposes be deemed an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.

     14. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise
alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or
agreements contained in the Rights Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all
respects and shall continue in full force and effect.

     15. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings given to them in the
Rights Agreement.

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

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WEBMETHODS, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	/s/ David Mitchell	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:	 	David Mitchell	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	CEO	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 	AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
as Rights Agent	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	/s/ Herbert J. Lemmer	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:	 	Herbert J. Lemmer	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President

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