Private
and Confidential
February
7, 2008
Padraig
Declan J. Byrne
8225
NE
115th
Way
Kirkland,
WA 98034
Dear
Declan:
We
are
pleased to present to you this offer to join Airspan Networks Inc as Chief
Marketing Officer, reporting to Eric Stonestrom, President & Chief Executive
Officer. The position will be based in our Corporate Headquarters in Boca
Raton,
Florida, effective Feburary 25, 2008.
Compensation
This
position offers a starting salary of US$215,000 per annum, to be paid biweekly.
The salary will thereafter be subject to periodic reviews, the first of which
is
expected to be in April, 2009. Thereafter your salary will be reviewed annually
in April.
Incentive
Compensation
You
will
be eligible for incentive compensation in accordance with Airspan’s executive
bonus compensation plan in effect from time to time. The 2008 plan provides
an
on-target bonus for your position of 50% of the base salary. This bonus will
be
paid to you based on a full 12 months if you commence employment by March
31,
2008.
Place
of Work
Your
normal place of work will be the Corporate Office in Boca Raton, Florida.
Upon
acceptance of this offer, you will be required to relocate to Florida by
June,
30 2008. During the interim, you may work 5 days (1 week) per month in Seattle,
and must travel to/from Seattle
to Florida the remaining days at your expense.
Stock
Options
In
addition to this cash compensation, and subject to approval by Airspan’s Board
of Directors, you will be presented with the option to purchase 250,000 shares
in Airspan Networks Inc. common stock. The Board will establish the effective
date of the option grant and the method for setting the option price (the
grant
date is likely to be two working days after Airspan’s first quarterly earnings
release following your start date and the price is expected to be the market
price at the close of business on the effective date of the grant).
After
Board approval, you will be provided with Airspan’s standard Non-Qualified Stock
Option Agreement for Employees, which will govern the terms and conditions
of
the award. Subject to the provisions of that agreement, on the first anniversary
of the grant date, 25% of the options will vest in you; the remaining 75%
will
vest in monthly increments over the following three years.
In
addition to these initial grants of options, you will be eligible for additional
grants under the Plan as may be determined by the Board in the
future.
Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
You
will
also have the right to purchase shares in the Company’s common stock under the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The next opportunity for enrolment in the Plan
will be on August 15, 2008. Details will be forwarded to you before that
date.
Benefits
Other
benefits include; Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, STD and LTD. You will
be
eligible to enroll in these benefits the first of the month following a 30
day
waiting period. You will also have the opportunity to enroll in Airspan’s 401K
Plan once you have completed 6 months of service. Details regarding the plan
will be forwarded to you prior to your enrollment date.
You
will
be entitled to three weeks vacation plus customary holidays.
Relocation
We
will
provide you with up to $15,000 of bona fide expenses to be covered, with
tax
gross up if needed, against real receipts. Any hotel accommodations incurred
in
Florida before the relocation will be included in this sum. The company will
separately pay for and gross up a temporary apartment for the period from
March
to the end of June.
Upon
relocation to Florida, you will be paid an additional $25,000 (taxable income).
This payment must be refunded back to Airspan should you resign within 12
months
of your employment date.
Contract
of Employment
This
offer is contingent upon a satisfactory background and reference
check.
This
is
an “At-Will” contract of employment which may be terminated at any time, by
either party, by giving two weeks notice.
You
will
be entitled to three months severance payment of your base salary in your
first
year of service and six months of severance thereafter in the case of
termination without case.
The
Company reserves the right to terminate your employment without notice in
the
case of gross misconduct. Gross misconduct includes (but is not limited to)
dishonesty, fraud, breach of Company confidentiality, gross negligence and
action in any other way, which could bring either yourself or the Company
into
disrepute.
Confidentiality
On
or
before your first day of employment, you will be required to sign and abide
by
the Confidentiality Agreement.
Acceptance
This
offer expires February 18th,
2008.
We require your acceptance by this date. This offer is contingent on your
ability to perform the job duties from a statutory perspective.
On
acceptance, please complete the enclosed Confidentiality and Proprietary
Information Agreement. You are also required to read the enclosed Code of
Business Conduct, sign the final page and return together with the signed
copy
of the contract, as mentioned above, in order that arrangements for your
commencement may be made and communicated to you.
You
must
also complete the enclosed Authorization Form for Consumer Reports (background
check) and return to our Boca Raton office (Attention: Debbie Simon, HR
Director) as quickly as possible.
May
I
take this opportunity to welcome you to Airspan Networks Inc and wish you
every
success for the future. If there is anything you wish to discuss, please
do not
hesitate to contact me.
Yours
sincerely
Eric
Stonestrom
President
& Chief Executive Office
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Padraig
Declan J. Byrne
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