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Exhibit 10.3

EMPLOYMENT AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT

        This EMPLOYMENT AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of August 20, 2002 between Stephen L. Green ("Executive") and SL Green Realty Corp., a Maryland corporation with its principal place of business at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (the "Employer").

        1.    Term.    The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date first above written and, unless earlier terminated as provided in Section 6 below, shall terminate on December 31, 2007 (the "Current Term"); provided, however, that Section 8 (and any enforcement or other procedural provisions hereof affecting Section 8) hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement as provided therein. The Current Term shall automatically be extended for successive one year periods (each, a "Renewal Term"), unless either party shall notify the other in writing at least three months prior to the expiration of the Current Term or the applicable Renewal Term of its intention not to renew such Term. The period of Executive's employment hereunder consisting of the Current Term and all Renewal Terms, if any, is herein referred to as the "Employment Period".

        2.    Employment and Duties.    

        3.    Compensation and Benefits.    In consideration of Executive's services hereunder, the Employer shall compensate Executive as provided in this Agreement.


        4.    Indemnification and Liability Insurance.    The Employer agrees to indemnify Executive to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists and may hereafter be amended, from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, liabilities and expenses asserted against, or incurred or suffered by, Executive (including the costs and expenses of legal counsel retained by the Employer to defend Executive and judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or imposed on such indemnified party) with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "Proceeding") in which Executive is made a party or threatened to be made a party, either with regard to his entering into this Agreement with the

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Employer or in his capacity as an officer or director, or former officer or director, of the Employer or any affiliate thereof for which he may serve in such capacity. Such indemnification shall continue even after Executive is no longer employed by the Employer and shall inure to the benefit of his heirs, executors, and administrators. Expenses incurred by Executive in connection with any Proceeding shall be paid by the Employer in advance, upon request of Executive that the Employer pay such expenses. The Employer also agrees to secure and maintain officers and directors liability insurance providing coverage for Executive. The provisions of this Section 4 shall remain in effect after this Agreement is terminated irrespective of the reasons for termination. The indemnification provisions of this Section 4 shall not supersede or reduce any indemnification provided to Executive under any separate agreement, or the by-laws of the Employer, since it is intended that this Agreement shall, to the extent necessary, expand and extend Executive's rights to receive indemnity.

        5.    Employer's Policies.    Executive agrees to observe and comply with the reasonable rules and regulations of the Employer as adopted by the Board from time to time regarding the performance of his duties and to carry out and perform orders, directions and policies communicated to him from time to time by the Board, so long as same are otherwise consistent with this Agreement.

        6.    Termination.    Executive's employment hereunder may be terminated under the following circumstances:

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        7.    Compensation Upon Termination.    

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Other than as expressly provided in this Section 7(a), the Employer shall have no further obligations hereunder following such termination.

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        8.    Confidentiality; Prohibited Activities.    Executive and the Employer recognize that due to the nature of his employment and relationship with the Employer, Executive has access to and develops confidential business information, proprietary information, and trade secrets relating to the business and operations of the Employer. Executive acknowledges that such information is valuable to the business of the Employer, and that disclosure to, or use for the benefit of, any person or entity other than the Employer, would cause irreparable damage to the Employer. Executive further acknowledges that his duties for the Employer include the duty to develop and maintain client, customer, employee, and other business relationships on behalf of the Employer; and that access to and development of those close business relationships for the Employer render his services special, unique and extraordinary. In recognition that the good will and business relationships described herein are valuable to the Employer and that loss of or damage to those relationships would destroy or diminish the value of the Employer, and in consideration of the compensation (including severance) arrangements hereunder, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Executive, Executive agrees as follows:

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        9.    Arbitration.    Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement (other than a controversy or claim arising under Section 8, to the extent necessary for the Employer (or its affiliates, where applicable) to avail itself of the rights and remedies referred to in Section 8(f)) that is not resolved by Executive and the Employer (or its affiliates, where applicable) shall be submitted to arbitration in New York, New York in accordance with New York law and the procedures of the American Arbitration Association. The determination of the arbitrator(s) shall be conclusive and binding on the Employer (or its affiliates, where applicable) and Executive and judgment may be entered on the arbitrator(s)' award in any court having jurisdiction.

        10.    Conflicting Agreements.    Executive hereby represents and warrants that the execution of this Agreement and the performance of his obligations hereunder will not breach or be in conflict with any other agreement to which he is a party or is bound, and that he is not now subject to any covenants against competition or similar covenants which would affect the performance of his obligations hereunder.

        11.    No Duplication of Payments.    Executive shall not be entitled to receive duplicate payments under any of the provisions of this Agreement.

        12.    Notices.    All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand and or sent by prepaid telex, cable or other electronic devices or sent, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail or telecopy or overnight courier service and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand, telexed, cabled or telecopied, or if mailed, three days after mailing (one business day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service), as follows:

or such other address as either party may from time to time specify by written notice to the other party hereto.

        13.    Amendments.    No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement shall be effective unless it shall be in writing and signed by the party against whom such amendment, modification or waiver is sought.

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        14.    Severability.    If any provision of this Agreement (or any portion thereof) or the application of any such provision (or any portion thereof) to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof (or the remaining portion hereof) or the application of such provision to any other persons or circumstances.

        15.    Withholding.    The Employer shall be entitled to withhold from any payments or deemed payments any amount of tax withholding it determines to be required by law.

        16.    Successors and Assigns.    This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any corporation with which or into which the Employer may be merged or which may succeed to its assets or business, provided,however, that the obligations of Executive are personal and shall not be assigned by him. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, assigns, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

        17.    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party.

        18.    Governing Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such State.

        19.    Choice of Venue.    Executive agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, for the purpose of any action to enforce any of the terms of this Agreement.

        20.    Parachutes.    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if all or any portion of the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement (including without limitation any accelerated vesting), or any other payments and benefits which Executive receives or is entitled to receive from the Employer or an affiliate, or any combination of the foregoing, would constitute an excess "parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") (whether or not under an existing plan, arrangement or other agreement) (each such parachute payment, a "Parachute Payment"), and would result in the imposition on Executive of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code or any successor thereto, then, in addition to any other benefits to which Executive is entitled under this Agreement, Executive shall be paid by the Employer an amount in cash equal to the sum of the excise taxes payable by Executive by reason of receiving Parachute Payments plus the amount necessary to put Executive in the same after-tax position (taking into account any and all applicable federal, state and local excise, income or other taxes at the highest possible applicable rates on such Parachute Payments (including without limitation any payments under this Section 20) as if no excise taxes had been imposed with respect to Parachute Payments (the "Parachute Gross-up"). The amount of any payment under this Section 20 shall be computed by a certified public accounting firm of national reputation reasonably selected by Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Employer. If the Employer desires to dispute the computation rendered by such accounting firm, the Employer may select an alternative certified public accounting firm of national reputation to perform the applicable computations. If the two accounting firms cannot agree upon the computations, Executive and the Employer will jointly appoint a third certified public accounting firm of national reputation, reasonably acceptable to Executive and the Employer, within 10 calendar days after the two conflicting computations have been rendered. Such third accounting firm shall be asked to determine within 30 calendar days the computation of the Parachute Gross-up to be paid to Executive, and payments shall be made accordingly. In any event, the Employer will pay to Executive or pay on Executive's behalf the Parachute Gross-up as computed by the accounting firm initially selected by Executive by the time any taxes payable by Executive as a result of the Parachute Payments become

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due, with Executive agreeing to return the excess amount of such payment over the final computation rendered from the process described in this Section 20. Executive and the Employer will provide the accounting firms with all information which any accounting firm reasonably deems necessary in computing the Parachute Gross-up to be made available to Executive. The costs and expenses of all of the accounting firms retained to perform the computations described above shall be borne by the Employer. In the event that the Internal Revenue Service or a court, as applicable, finally and in a decision that has become unappealable, determines that a greater or lesser amount of tax is due, then the Employer shall within five business days thereafter shall pay the additional amounts, or Executive within five business days after receiving a refund shall pay over the amount refunded to the Employer, respectively; provided that (i) Executive shall not initiate any proceeding or other contests regarding these matters, other than at the direction of the Employer, and shall provide notice to the Employer of any proceeding or other contest regarding these matters initiated by the Internal Revenue Service, and (ii) the Employer shall be entitled to direct and control all such proceeding and other contests, if it commits to and does pay all costs (including without limitation legal and other professional fees) associated therewith.

        21.    Entire Agreement.    This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter. The parties hereto shall not be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations, warranties or covenants relating to such subject matter except as specifically set forth herein.

        22.    Section Headings.    Section headings used in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and will not affect the meaning of any provision of this Agreement.

        23.    Board Approval.    The Employer represents that the Board has approved the economic terms of this Agreement.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is effective as of the day and year first written above, and is being executed on January 23, 2003.

    SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

 

 

By:

 
     
Name: Andrew S. Levine
Title: Executive Vice President




 

 


Stephen L. Green

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EXHIBIT A

SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
AMENDED 1997 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

        AGREEMENT by and between SL Green Realty Corp., a Maryland corporation (the "Company") and Stephen L. Green (the "Grantee"), dated as of the 23rd day of January, 2003.

        WHEREAS, the Company maintains the SL Green Realty Corp. Amended 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time (the "Plan") (capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto by the Plan);

        WHEREAS, the Grantee is an employee of the Company; and

        WHEREAS, pursuant to the Grantee's employment agreement with the Company dated as of August 20, 2002 (the "Employment Agreement"), the Committee has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to grant restricted stock to the Grantee subject to the terms and conditions set forth below.

        NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

        1.    Grant of Restricted Stock.

        The Company hereby grants the Grantee 87,500 restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company (the "Restricted Stock"), subject to the following terms and conditions and subject to the provisions of the Plan. The Plan is hereby incorporated herein by reference as though set forth herein in its entirety.

        2.    Restrictions and Conditions.


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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

    SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

 

 

By:

 
     
Name: Andrew S. Levine
Title: Executive Vice President

 

 

 

 
   
STEPHEN L. GREEN

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SCHEDULE I

The shares of Restricted Stock shall become free from restriction on each January 1 commencing on January 1, 2004 (each, a "Vesting Date"), on an annual basis, in the amount of 17,500 shares per year, subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria set forth below:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the performance criteria set forth in paragraph (i) above for a particular year is not met, but the Company's total return to shareholders is in the top one-third of its peer group companies (as to be determined for such year by the Committee in its sole discretion) during the last fiscal year completed immediately prior to the applicable Vesting Date, then the restrictions on 100% of the shares of Restricted Share that otherwise would have become free of restriction on such Vesting Date shall become free from restriction.



EXHIBIT B

SL GREEN REALTY CORP.
AMENDED 1997 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

        AGREEMENT by and between SL Green Realty Corp., a Maryland corporation (the "Company") and Stephen L. Green (the "Grantee"), dated as of the 23rd day of January, 2003.

        WHEREAS, the Company maintains the SL Green Realty Corp. Amended 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time (the "Plan") (capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto by the Plan);

        WHEREAS, the Grantee is an employee of the Company; and

        WHEREAS, pursuant to the Grantee's employment agreement with the Company dated as of August 20, 2002 (the "Employment Agreement"), the Committee has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to grant restricted stock to the Grantee subject to the terms and conditions set forth below.

        NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

        1.    Grant of Restricted Stock.    

        The Company hereby grants the Grantee 87,500 restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company (the "Restricted Stock"), subject to the following terms and conditions and subject to the provisions of the Plan. The Plan is hereby incorporated herein by reference as though set forth herein in its entirety.

        2.    Restrictions and Conditions.    


        3.    Miscellaneous.    

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

    SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

 

 

By:

 
     
Name: Andrew S. Levine
Title: Executive Vice President

 

 

 


STEPHEN L. GREEN

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EMPLOYMENT AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A SL GREEN REALTY CORP. AMENDED 1997 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE I
EXHIBIT B SL GREEN REALTY CORP. AMENDED 1997 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT