SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2016-12-07

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;"> SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND RELEASE</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This Severance Agreement and Release (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between Neil Dial ("Executive") and Powell Industries, Inc. (the "Company") as follows:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Termination of Employment</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive and the Company acknowledge that Executive's employment with the Company terminated on February ____, 2015 (the "Termination Date").&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as expressly set forth below, Executive is entitled to no payment, compensation or other benefits from the Company after the Termination Date.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Consideration.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:7.69%;text-indent:7.69%;font-family:(normal text);font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">a.<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Whether Executive signs this Agreement or not, the Company will pay to Executive all "Accrued Rights" as that term is defined in Section II.A. of that certain Executive Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") entered into between Company and Executive effective as of December 1, 2013.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:7.69%;text-indent:7.69%;font-family:(normal text);font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">b.<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;">If&#160;Executive (i) signs this Agreement; (ii)&#160;does not revoke this Agreement as provided below; (iii)&#160;furnishes to the Company a written or electronic notice that Executive has not exercised Executive's right to revoke this Agreement dated not less than eight (8) days after the date on which Executive signs; and (iv) complies with all post-employment obligations, including, without limitation, the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality and non-disclosures obligations contained in Attachment A to the Employment Agreement, the Company agrees to pay to Executive the following amounts, less applicable withholdings, and provide other benefits (all of which are collectively referred to as the "Severance Payment") as follows:</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">i.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>Continued payment of Executive's current base salary of $306,000 per year for twelve (12) months (the "Severance Period") following the Termination Date, payable in accordance with the Company's normal payroll practices as in effect on the date of termination;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">ii.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>A lump sum payment of $229,500, representing Executive's Target Short-Term Incentive for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, which payment shall be due on the next business day after the expiration of six (6) months from the Termination Date;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">iii.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>Immediate vesting of all outstanding unvested options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and/or performance share units, whether time based or performance based; </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU2"></a>iv.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>Provided that Executive timely elects continued medical coverage pursuant to the provisions of COBRA, then, commencing on the first business day of each month (after expiration of the revocation period described herein