Good luck trying to fire him when the other two board members are insiders. One is the Company Controller. Who does she work for?
Also, it would be very expensive.
Employment Agreements — Change in Control
On August 1, 2009, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Iehab Hawatmeh, our President, which amends and restates in their entirety the Employment Agreement between us and Mr. Hawatmeh dated July 1, 2004, and the Amendment to Employment Agreement dated January 4, 2007. The term of the employment agreement continues until August 31, 2014, and automatically extends for successive one-year periods, with an annual base salary of $345,000. The Employment Agreement also grants to Mr. Hawatmeh options to purchase a minimum of 6,000,000 shares of our stock each year, with the exercise price of the options being the market price of our common stock as of the grant date. The Employment Agreement also provides for health insurance coverage, cell phone, car allowance, life insurance, and director and officer liability insurance, as well as any other bonus approved by our board. The Employment Agreement includes additional incentive compensation as follows: a quarterly bonus equal to 5% of our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the applicable quarter; bonuses equal to 1% of the net purchase price of any acquisitions we complete that are directly generated and arranged by Mr. Hawatmeh; and an annual bonus (payable quarterly) equal to 1% of the gross sales, net of returns, and allowances of all beverage products of our Company and our affiliates for the most recent fiscal year.
Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Hawatmeh’s employment may be terminated for cause, or upon death or disability, in which event we are required to pay him any unpaid base salary and unpaid earned bonuses. In the event that Mr. Hawatmeh is terminated without cause, we are required to pay to him: (i) within 30 days following such termination, any benefit, incentive, or equity plan, program, or practice (the “Accrued Obligations”) paid when such would have been paid to him if employed; (ii) within 30 days following such termination (or on the earliest later date as may be required by Internal Revenue Code Section 409A to the extent applicable), a lump sum equal to 30 months’ annual base salary; (iii) bonuses owing under the Employment Agreement for the two-year period after the date of termination (net of any bonus amounts paid as Accrued Obligations) based on actual results for the applicable quarters and fiscal years; and (iv) within 12 months following such termination (or on the earliest later date as may be required by Internal Revenue Code Section 409A to the extent applicable), a lump sum equal to 30 months’ annual base salary; provided that if Mr. Hawatmeh is terminated without cause in contemplation of, or within one year, after a change in control, then two times such annual base salary and bonus payment amounts.
