EXHIBIT 10.15
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
between
PEAK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
and
KATIE FUNG
Term: April 12, 2005 to December 31,
2005
Employment Agreement– Katie
Fung
April 12, 2005
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THIS AGREEMENT is made this 12th day of April
2005 between PEAK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a company incorporated in
Bermuda, with its principal office at 38507 Cherry Street, Unit G,
Newark, CA, USA 94560 (the “Company”); and Katie Fung,
residing at
(the “Employee”).
The parties agree as follows:
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1.1.
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Employee shall
be employed as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.
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2.
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PAYMENT UPON
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
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2.1.
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The term
(“Term”) of this Agreement shall commence on April 12,
2005 and shall remain in effect until the earlier of (a) December
31, 2005 or (b) until terminated as hereinafter
provided.
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2.2.
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Employee shall
be paid a monthly salary of HK$117,000.00 per month.
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2.3.
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Employee shall
be responsible for and shall pay all income, sales, real estate,
vat, duties, and other taxes of every nature whatsoever without any
form of assistance or contribution from the Company.
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2.4.
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Employee shall
be entitled to participate in all Company benefit plans in effect
in its Hong Kong subsidiary, Peak Plastics and Metal Products
(International) Limited, during the term of her employment with the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company.
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2.5.
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Subject to
clauses 2.7 and 4, the Employee shall be entitled to a lump-sum
payment in an amount equal to the greater of (a)US$90,000 or (b) 6
months base salary at the rate in effect at the time of
termination, and any accrued but unused vacation pay (the
“Termination Payment”) within 15 days of receipt of the
general release attached hereto as Appendix I; and all of
Employee’s stock options which would have vested within 18
months of the date of termination of employment shall immediately
vest in full and be fully exercisable for a period of six months
from such date of termination of employment.
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2.6.
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The Termination
Payment shall be in full and final settlement of any rights,
payments or benefits to which the Employee is entitled under any
other agreement or arrangement pursuant to which she is employed by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates other
than:
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2.6.1.
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benefits
pursuant to any life, disability, health, or other insurance policy
or benefit plan provided by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
to which Employee was a beneficiary on the date of termination of
Employee’s employment; and
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April 12, 2005
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2.6.2.
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stock options
issued to Employee pursuant to any stock option plan of the
Company.
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2.7.
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The Employee
shall not be entitled to the Termination Payment when employment is
terminated in any of the following circumstances (the Employee
being entitled, in such circumstances, only to payment for accrued
and unused vacation, any payments to which she is otherwise
entitled pursuant to life, disability, health or other insurance
plan, and to exercise any stock option to the extent otherwise
vested and exercisable under the terms of such plan and stock
option agreements):
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2.7.1.
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the conviction
of the Employee of a felony involving dishonesty;
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2.7.2.
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termination of
the Employee for Good Cause. “Good Cause” shall mean
(i) Employee’s conviction of or guilty plea to the commission
of an act or acts constituting a felony under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof, (ii) action by the Employee
involving personal dishonesty (including without limitation any
failure to declare or pay income taxes in any jurisdiction in which
Employee shall be obligated to report income and/or to pay such
taxes), theft or fraud in connection with the Employee’s
duties as an officer of the Company, or (iii) a breach of any one
or more material terms of this Agreement (including but not limited
to the confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions contained
herein.)
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2.7.3.
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any material
breach by the Employee of the terms of this Agreement that the
Employee has failed to cure within 10 days of receipt of written
notice of such breach from the Company;
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2.7.4.
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the death of
the Employee;
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2.7.5.
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the inability
of the Employee due to ill health or physical or mental condition
to perform his duties and responsibilities in the ordinary and
usual manner required of a person in the Employee’s position
for 90 days in any six month period;
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2.7.6.
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the resignation
by the Employee, except if such resignation is the result of a
reduction by the Company of the Employee’s base salary to
less than $180,000 per year.
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3.1.
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“Change
in Control” of the Company means any transaction or series of
transactions in which any of the following occurs:
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3.1.1.
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the acquisition
by any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”) or by the Company or a person that
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, the Company) of the “beneficial
ownership” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented
by the Company’s then outstanding voting
securities,
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3.1.2.
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the
consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or
into any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation
that would result in the voting securities of the Company
outstanding prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities
of the surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total
voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or
such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or
consolidation, or
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3.1.3.
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the
consummation of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or of
the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all
of the Company’s assets.
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3.2.
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In the event
Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated in
anticipation of or within two years following a Change of Control
(i) by the Company without Good Cause or (ii) by Employee with good
reason, then, in addition to the payments in Paragraph 2.5, above,
all of Employee’s stock options shall immediately vest in
full and be fully exercisable for a period of six months from the
date of Employee’s termination of employment.
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4.
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LIMITATION ON
PAYMENTS
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In the event that the payments to
Employee under this Agreement (i) constitute “parachute
payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and
(ii) but for this Section 3, would be subject to the excise tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar
or successor provision, then the payments shall be reduced to such
lesser amount that would result in no portion of the payments being
subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue
Code. Any determination required under this Section 3 shall be made
by the Company’s independent accountants (the
“Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive
and binding upon Employee and the Company for all purposes. For
purposes of making the calculations required by this Section 3, the
Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations
concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith
interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and
4999 of the Code. The Company and Employee shall furnish to the
Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may
reasonably request in order to make a determination under this
Section 4.
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5.1.
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The Employee
understands that by virtue of the Employment, the Employee has been
and will be exposed to confidential information, including all
ideas, information and materials, tangible or intangible, relating
to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, their
personnel (including their officers, directors, shareholders,
trustees, agents, employees and contractors), their customers,
clients, vendors, suppliers, distributors, consultants, and others
with whom the Company and its subsidiaries do business
(“Confidential Information”).
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5.2.
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The Employee
agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information obtained during
the Employment for a period of 12 months after the termination of
the Employment and thereafter not to disclose the same unless the
proposed recipient of the Confidential Information has entered into
an undertaking with the Companyto keep the same confidential on
terms no less exacting than those set out herein; and provided
always that the Employee shall not be obliged to keep confidential
any Confidential Information required to be disclosed as a matter
of law or to the extent that it becomes generally known to the
public other than as a result of any breach by the Employee of the
terms herein.
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5.3.
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The Employee
covenants and undertakes that after the termination of the
Employment, the Employee
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5.3.1.
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shall not for a
period of 12 months after the termination of the Employment use any
Confidential Information for any purpose;
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5.3.2.
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shall not
destroy, retain or take with the Employee any Confidential
Information in a tangible form, which includes ideas, information
or materials in written or graphic form, on a computer disc or
other medium, or otherwise stored in or available through
electronic or other form (“Tangible Form”);
and
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5.3.3.
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shall
immediately deliver to the Company any Confidential Information in
a Tangible Form that the Employee may then or thereafter hold or
control, as well as all other property, equipment, documents or
things that the Employee was issued or otherwise received or
obtained during the Employment.
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6.1.
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The Employee
covenants and undertakes that for a period of 12 months following
the termination of the Employment for any reason, the Employee
shall not:
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6.2.
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directly or
indirectly induce any person who is an employee of the Company (or
any of its subsidiaries) to terminate his or her employment with
the Company (or any of its subsidiaries), whether or not such
termination constitutes a breach of that person’s employment
contract;
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6.3.
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directly or
indirectly solicit the customer or business of any person who, as
at the date of termination of the Employment, is (or, within the
preceding period of 12 months, was) a client or customer of the
Company or its subsidiaries, with the intention or for the purpose
of supplying (or procuring the supply of) precision engineered
packing materials; or
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6.4.
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directly or
indirectly and whether on his own account or on account of any
future employer, partner or associate, compete with the Company or
otherwise engage in or provide services related to the precision
engineered semiconductor packing business (including, without
limitation, the business of collecting and recycling semiconductor
packing material) in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia or the United
States of America.
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7.1.
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In
consideration of, and as an express condition precedent to, the
Company’s obligation to make the Termination Payment, the
Employee shall sign and deliver to the Company a General Release in
the form attached hereto as Appendix 1.
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7.2.
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The Company
shall not be obliged to make the Termination Payment in the event
that the General Release is not signed and delivered to the Company
following termination of the Employment. If the Employee shall fail
to sign and to deliver the General Release to the Company within 15
days of receipt of notice from the Company requesting it, then, in
such event, the Company shall be released of its duties and
obligations under this Agreement and the Employee shall waive or
cause to be waived any claims that the Employee may have under this
Agreement.
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8.1.
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The rights and
obligations under this Agreement shall inure to and be binding upon
the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and
assigns.
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9.1.
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All notices and
other communications provided for hereunder must be in writing and
must be sent by courier to the party’s address indicated
above or to such other address as may be designated by a party by
notice.
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9.2.
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Notices
hereunder shall be effective when delivered.
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10.1.
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This Agreement
shall supersede any and all prior written or oral agreements and
discussions between the Employee and the Company regarding the
subject matter hereof and this Agreement contains the entire
understanding of the parties in respect of the subject matter
hereof.
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10.2.
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If any of the
restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be void or
unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement shall be
enforced to the fullest extent p
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