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MANAGEMENT TRANSITION AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS:
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
MANAGEMENT TRANSITION AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS:  
MANAGEMENT TRANSITION AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS:

(9)   MANAGEMENT TRANSITION AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS:

 

From time to time, we enter into employment agreements with certain key executives which provide for fixed compensation, criterion for earning bonuses and other incentives and, in certain instances, issuance of share based equity grants. These agreements generally continue until terminated by the employee or the Board of Directors or, upon the occurrence of defined certain events or circumstances (including a defined change in control), and provide for salary continuance for specified periods of generally no more than a year and or lump sum payments in the event of a change of control of up to 150% of annual salary.

 

On November 21, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to amend certain of the terms and conditions of its existing employment agreement with its chief executive officer, Zachary C. Parker, the terms of which are summarized below. The following description of the amendment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement. The amendment provides for increases in Mr. Parker’s base salary upon the achievement of certain performance conditions regarding the Company’s operations and also extends the term of his current employment agreement to September 30, 2015. Pursuant to the Amendment, in the event the Company reports positive net income for a fiscal quarter ending prior to the expiration date of the amended term of the employment agreement, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, Mr. Parker shall receive a 5% increase in his base salary. Further, in the event that the Company subsequently continues to report positive net income on a quarterly basis (as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) for two sequential quarterly periods, Mr. Parker’s base salary shall be increased by an additional 5%. In addition, under the amendment, the Company and Mr. Parker have a mutual option, to be exercised prior to the new expiration date, to further extend the term of the employment agreement for an additional one year period. If the parties agree to exercise this right, the expiration date shall be extended to September 30, 2016 and the Company shall pay Mr. Parker a $50,000 bonus.

 

In addition, the Company granted Mr. Parker options to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended. The options, to the extent vested, shall be exercisable for a period of ten years at the per share exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of the amendment. The options will vest in full if the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock equals or exceeds the lesser of (i) $4.00 per share or (ii) a per share price equal to 200% of the exercise price, in each case for ten consecutive trading days. Other than as modified by the amendment, the provisions of Mr. Parker’s original employment agreement remain in full force and effect.