SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
August 28,
2008
(Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported))
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
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001-32269
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20-1076777
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
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2795 East
Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400
Salt Lake City,
Utah 84121
(Address of
Principal Executive Offices)
(801)
562-5556
(Registrants
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On August 28, 2008, the Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors of Extra Space Storage Inc. (the Company) approved,
and the Company entered into, amended and restated employment agreements
(collectively, the Restated Employment Agreements) with each of Kenneth M.
Woolley, the Companys Chief Executive Officer, Kent W. Christensen, the
Companys Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Karl Haas, the
Companys Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, and Charles L.
Allen, the Companys Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President. The
Restated Employment Agreements replace the existing employment agreements with
these executive officers.
The Restated Employment Agreements are substantially
similar and provide for the following:
The Restated Employment Agreements have a
term of three years, with automatic annual renewals thereafter unless the
Company or the executive provides notice of non-renewal.
In
the event that the executive is terminated without cause or terminates his
employment for good reason, he will be entitled to severance equal to two
times his base salary and bonus (greater of prior years bonus or average prior
three years bonus). In addition, in exchange for a general release of claims,
the executive will receive:
outplacement
services for six months in accordance with the Companys policy;
a
lump sum equal to the cost of continuing his health benefits under COBRA based
on the rate in effect at termination, plus taxes on such amount for two years;
and
full
vesting in all equity compensation grants and pension and deferred compensation
plans.
For purposes of severance, cause includes (i) commission
of or indictment for or formal admission to a felony, crime of moral turpitude,
dishonesty, breach of trust or unethical business conduct, or any crime
involving the Company; (ii) willful misconduct, willful or gross neglect,
fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement in the performance of his duties; (iii) repeated
failure to follow the directions of the Companys Board of Directors or the
Companys policies and procedures, or to devote his full business time and efforts
to the Company; (iv) willful and continued failure to perform his properly
assigned duties; and (v) breach of covenants regarding non-competition,
nonsolicitation and confidentiality. An executive will have good reason to
terminate if (A) following notice and opportunity to cure, the executives
authority duties or responsibilities are reduced, or he is assigned duties
materially inconsistent with his position; (B) his salary is materially
reduced; (C) he is required to relocate more than 100 miles from Salt Lake
City, Utah; or (D) the Company willfully and materially breaches the
Restated Employment Agreement.
In the event of a change in control of the Company, each executive:
will be entitled to a bonus equal to the pro
rata bonus that executive would have received as an annual bonus for such year
based on the Companys annualized performance results through the date of the
change in control;
may terminate his employment for any reason
during the six months following a change in control, and such termination will
be considered for good reason entitling him to severance, as described above;
and
will be entitled to a tax gross-up on any
excess parachute payments so that on an after excise tax basis he would receive an amount equal to
what he would have received if the excise tax provisions of Section 4999
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, did not apply. However, the
tax gross-up does not apply if by reducing the executives parachute payments
by 10% or less the excise tax would not be imposed. In that case, the executives
parachute payments will be so reduced.
Each of the executives has agreed to the
following restrictive covenants:
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he will not solicit any employee to leave the
Company during the term of his employment, or for a one-year period following
his termination;
he will not compete with the Company during
employment; and
he will not at any time, either during
employment or after, disclose or use any of the Companys confidential
information.
The foregoing description of the Restated Employment
Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the complete text of the Restated Employment Agreements, which are
filed as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.4 to this report, and incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated
as of August 28, 2008, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc., Extra
Space Storage LP and Kenneth M. Woolley.
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10.2
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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated
as of August 28, 2008, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc., Extra Space
Storage LP and Kent W. Christensen.
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10.3
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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated
as of August 28, 2008, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc., Extra
Space Storage LP and Karl Haas.
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10.4
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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated
as of August 28, 2008, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc., Extra
Space Storage LP and Charles L. Allen.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Date: September 4, 2008
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EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.
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By
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/s/ Kent W. Christensen
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Name:
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Kent W. Christensen
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated
as of August 28, 2008, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc., Extra
Space Storage LP and Kenneth M. Woolley.
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10.2
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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated
as of August 28, 2008, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc., Extra
Space Storage LP and Kent. W. Christensen.
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10.3
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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated
as of August 28, 2008, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc., Extra
Space Storage LP and Karl Haas.
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10.4
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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated
as of August 28, 2008, by and between Extra Space Storage Inc., Extra Space
Storage LP and Charles L. Allen.
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Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (the Agreement) dated as of August 28, 2008 (the Effective
Date), by and between Extra Space Storage Inc. (REIT) and Extra Space
Storage LP, with their principal place of business at 2795 East Cottonwood
Parkway, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 (the Operating Partnership),
and Kenneth M. Woolley, residing at the address set forth on the signature page hereof
(the Executive).
WHEREAS, the REIT and Executive are parties
to an Employment Agreement dated July 27, 2004 (the Prior Agreement);
WHEREAS, Executive has been providing
services to both the REIT and the Operating Partnership (collectively the Company)
as an employee; and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to continue employing
the Executive, and the Executive wishes to continue to be employed, on the
terms set forth below:
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Term. The Company hereby agrees to
continue employing the Executive for an initial term (the Initial Term) commencing
as of the date hereof and continuing for a three-year period, unless sooner
terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 or Section 5;
provided, however, upon the expiration of the Initial Term, such employment will
continue for successive one-year periods in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement (subject to termination as aforesaid) unless either party notifies
the other party of non-renewal in writing prior to 90 days before the
expiration of the Initial Term and each subsequent annual renewal, as
applicable (the period during which the Executive is employed hereunder being
hereinafter referred to as the Term).
2. Duties. During the Term, the Executive
shall be employed by the Company as Chief Executive Officer and, as such, the
Executive shall faithfully perform the duties of such offices and shall perform
such other duties of an executive, managerial or administrative nature as shall
be specified and designated from time to time by the Board (including, without
limitation, the
performance of duties for affiliates and subsidiaries of the Company). During
the Term Executive shall also serve as the Chairman of the Board of the REIT. Excluding
any periods of vacation and or other leave to which the Executive is entitled,
the Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and effort to
the performance of his duties hereunder; provided that in no event shall this
sentence prohibit the Executive from performing personal and charitable
activities, and any other business interests as may be approved by the Board. It
is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent that any such activities
have been conducted by the Executive prior to the Effective Date, the continued
conduct of such activities (or the conduct of activities similar in nature and
scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective Date shall not thereafter be deemed
to interfere with the performance of the Executives responsibilities to the
Company; provided that no such activity that violates any written
non-competition agreement between the parties shall be permitted.
3. Compensation.
3.1 Salary.
The Company shall pay the Executive
during the Term a salary at the rate of $420,000 per annum (the Annual Salary),
in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company applicable to
senior executives. At least annually, the Company shall review the Executives
Annual Salary and may provide for increases therein as it may in its discretion
deem appropriate. Any increase in Annual Salary shall not serve to limit or
reduce any other obligation to the Executive under this Agreement. The Annual
Salary shall not be reduced after any such increase and the term Annual Salary
as utilized in this Agreement shall refer to such salary as so increased.
3.2 Bonus. During the Term, in addition to
the Annual Salary, for each fiscal year of the Company ending during the Term,
the Executive shall have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus in an amount
to be determined by the Company under the Companys bonus plan or plans
applicable to senior executives (Annual Bonus). At least annually, the
Company shall review the Executives Annual Bonus and may provide for changes
therein as it may in its discretion deem appropriate; provided, however, that
the Executives total cash compensation opportunity, being the sum of the
Annual Bonus (based on target bonus opportunity and not actual performance
results) and Annual Salary shall not be reduced from the prior year.
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3.3 Benefits - In General. The Executive shall be permitted
during the Term to participate in any group life, hospitalization or disability
insurance plans, health programs, equity compensation plans, retirement plans,
fringe benefit programs and similar benefits that may be available to other
senior executives of the Company generally, on the same terms as such other
executives, in each case to the extent that the Executive is eligible under the
terms of such plans or programs.
3.4 Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse
the Executive for all ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually
incurred (and, in the case of reimbursement, paid) by the Executive during the
Term in the performance of the Executives services under this Agreement in
accordance with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company. All such
reimbursements shall be made no later than December 31 of the year
following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of
reimbursements provided in one year shall not affect the amounts provided in
any subsequent year. Such reimbursements shall not be subject to liquidation or
exchange for another benefit.
4. Termination upon Death or Disability. If the Executive dies during the
Term, the Term shall terminate as of the date of death, and the obligations of
the Company to or with respect to the Executive shall terminate in their
entirety upon such date except as otherwise provided under this Section 4.
If the Executive by virtue of ill health or other disability is unable to
perform substantially and continuously the duties assigned to him for more than
180 consecutive or non-consecutive days out of any consecutive 12-month period,
the Company shall have the right, to the extent permitted by law, to terminate
the employment of the Executive upon notice in writing to the Executive. Upon
termination of employment due to death or disability, (i) the Executive
(or the Executives estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of the
Executive) shall be entitled to receive any Annual Salary and other benefits
earned and accrued under this Agreement prior to the date of termination (including
any earned but unpaid bonus and reimbursement under this Agreement for expenses
incurred prior to the date of termination) (the Accrued Obligations), and (ii) except
as otherwise required under applicable law or the Companys benefit plans Executive
(or, in the event of his death, his estate and beneficiaries) shall have no
further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the
termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.
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5. Certain Terminations of Employment.
5.1 Termination by the Company for Cause;
Termination by the Executive without Good Reason.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, Cause
shall mean the Executives:
(i) commission of and indictment for, or
formal admission to, a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, dishonesty, breach
of trust or unethical business conduct, or any crime involving the Company;
(ii) engagement in the performance of his
duties hereunder, or otherwise to the material and demonstrable detriment of
the Company, in willful misconduct, willful or gross neglect, fraud,
misappropriation or embezzlement;
(iii) repeated failure to adhere to the
directions of the Board, to adhere to the Companys policies and practices or
to devote substantially all of his business time and efforts to the Company;
(iv) willful and continued failure to
substantially perform his duties properly assigned to him (other than any such
failure resulting from his disability) after demand for substantial performance
is delivered by the Company specifically identifying the manner in which the
Company believes the Executive has not substantially performed such duties;
(v) breach of any of the provisions of Section 7;
or
(vi) breach in any material respect of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement and failure to cure such breach
within 21 days following written notice from the Company specifying such
breach;
provided that the Company shall not be
permitted to terminate the Executive for Cause except on written notice given
to the Executive at any time following the occurrence of any of the events
described in clauses (i), (ii) or (v) above and on written notice
given to the Executive at any time not more than 30 days following the
occurrence of any of the events described in clause (iii), (iv) or (vi) above
(or, if later, the Companys knowledge thereof). No termination for Cause shall
be effective unless the Board makes a Cause determination after notice to the
Executive and the Executive has been provided with the
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opportunity (with counsel of his choice) to
contest the determination at a meeting of the Board.
(b) The Company may terminate the
Executives employment hereunder for Cause, and the Executive may terminate his
employment on at least 30 days and not more than 60 days written notice given
to the Company. If the Company terminates the Executive for Cause, or the
Executive terminates his employment and the termination by the Executive is not
for Good Reason in accordance with Section 5.2, (i) the Executive
shall receive the Accrued Obligations; and (ii) except as otherwise
required under applicable law or the Companys benefit plans, the Executive
shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on
or after the termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.
5.2 Termination by the Company without
Cause; Termination by the Executive for Good Reason.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, Good
Reason shall mean, unless otherwise consented to by the Executive,
(i) the material reduction of the
Executives authority, duties and responsibilities, or the assignment to the
Executive of duties materially inconsistent with the Executives position or
positions with the Company;
(ii) a material reduction in Annual
Salary of the Executive;
(iii) the relocation of the Executives
office to more than 100 miles from Salt
Lake City, Utah; or
(iv) the Companys material and willful
breach of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) Good
Reason shall not be deemed to exist unless notice of termination on account
thereof (specifying a termination date no later than 30 days from the date of
such notice) is given no later than 30 days after the time at which the event
or condition purportedly giving rise to Good Reason first occurs or arises and (B) if
there exists (without regard to this clause (B)) an event or condition that
constitutes Good Reason, the Company shall have 30 days from the date notice of
such a termination is given to cure such
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event or condition and, if the Company does
so, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.
(b) During the Term, the Company may
terminate the Executives employment at any time without Cause and not pursuant
to Section 4, or the Executive terminates his employment with the Company
for Good Reason, then subject to Section 5.3 below, and in addition to the
Accrued Obligations, the Executive shall receive:
(i) a lump sum cash payment equal to two
times the sum of (A) the Executives Annual Salary (as in effect on the
effective date of such termination); and (B) an amount equal to the
greater of the Annual Bonus received by
the Executive in the preceding year or the average Annual Bonus received by the
Executive in the three years prior to the termination;
(ii) a lump sum cash payment equal to the
sum of (A) the cost of continuing health benefits (including any medical,
vision or dental benefits), under the Companys group health plans pursuant to Section 4980B
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) or similar state
law (COBRA) for a period of twenty-four months, based on the COBRA cost at
the time of termination, plus (B) an amount equal to the taxes payable by
the Executive on the amount determined under (A), so that on an after tax
basis, Executive shall receive the amount equal to the COBRA premiums for a
period of twenty-four months after Executives termination of employment based
on the COBRA rate in effect at the time of termination;
(iii) the Executive shall vest in all
outstanding unvested equity-based awards (including stock options and
restricted stock) and such unvested equity-based awards shall become
immediately exercisable and unrestricted and shall otherwise remain outstanding
in accordance with their terms;
(iv) the Executive shall become vested in
any pension or other deferred compensation other than pension or deferred
compensation under a plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code;
(v) the Company shall provide Executive
with outplacement services for a period of six months following termination of
employment; and
(vi) except as otherwise required under
applicable law or the Companys benefit plans, the Executive shall have no
further rights
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to any other
compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the termination of employment,
or any other rights hereunder.
5.3 Release and
Timing of Payment. Executives rights to receive the
payments and benefits under Section 5.2(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall
be subject to Executives execution, delivery and not revoking a release of
claims and covenant not to sue, in such form as the Company may reasonably
request (the Release), within sixty days following the Executives termination
of employment. Payment of the amount required under Section 5.2(b)(i) shall
be made in a lump-sum within fifteen days following the effective date of the
Release, but in no event later than seventy-five days following the Executives
termination of employment. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the
contrary, the post-termination payments and benefits provided to Executive
under Section 5.2 shall be paid only upon Employees separation from
service as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the timing of the severance payments under Section 5.2 are subject
to the provisions of Section 8.17, to the extent applicable.
5.4 No
Restrictions on Change. Nothing herein shall restrict the
ability of the Company to amend or terminate the plans and programs referred to
in Section 5.2(b)(ii) from time to time in its sole discretion, and
the Company shall in no event be required to provide any benefits otherwise
required by Section 5.2(b)(ii) after such time as the Executive
becomes entitled to receive benefits of the same type from another employer or
recipient of the Executives services (such entitlement being determined
without regard to any individual waivers or other similar arrangements).
6. Change in Control. In the event that during the Term,
a Change in Control (as defined in the 2004 Long Term Incentive Compensation
Plan as in effect on the date hereof) occurs then:
(a) The Company shall pay Executive a bonus
equal the Annual Bonus Executive would have received during the year of the
Change in Control based on performance results through the date of the Change
in Control annualized, and multiplied by a fraction the denominator of which is
the 365 and the numerator is the number of days in the year elapsed through the
date of the Change in Control. Such bonus shall be
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payable in a lump sum on the first business
day of the month following the Change in Control; and
(b) Executive may terminate his employment with the Company for any
reason within the six-month period following a Change in Control and such
termination will be treated as a Good Reason termination entitling Executive
to the severance and other benefits under Section 5.2(b).
7. Covenants of the Executive.
7.1 Covenant Against Competition; Other
Covenants. The
Executive acknowledges that (i) the principal business of the Company
(which expressly includes for purposes of this Section 7 (and any related
enforcement provisions hereof), its successors and assigns) is the development,
acquisition, operation, management or investment in self-storage facilities
(such businesses, and any and all other businesses that after the date hereof,
and from time to time during the Term, become material with respect to the
Companys then-overall business, herein being collectively referred to as the Business);
(ii) the Company is one of the limited number of entities which have
developed such a business; (iii) the Companys Business is, in part,
national in scope; (iv) the Executives work for the Company has given and
will continue to give him access to the confidential affairs and proprietary
information of the Company; (v) the covenants and agreements of the
Executive contained in this Section 7 are essential to the business and
goodwill of the Company; and (vi) the Company would not have entered into
this Agreement but for the covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 7.
Accordingly, the Executive covenants and agrees that:
(a) By and in consideration of the
salary and benefits to be provided by the Company hereunder, including the
severance and bonus arrangements set forth herein, and further in consideration
of the Executives exposure to the proprietary information of the Company, the
Executive covenants and agrees that during the Term and such other time as the
Executive remains employed in the service of the Company, he shall not engage
in the Restricted Activities (as defined below) (i) engage in any element of
the Business (other than for the Company or its affiliates) or otherwise
compete with the Company or its affiliates, (ii) render any services to
any person, corporation, partnership
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or other entity (other than the Company or
its affiliates) engaged in any element of the Business, or (iii) become
interested in any such person, corporation, partnership or other entity (other
than the Company or its affiliates) as a partner, shareholder, principal,
agent, employee, consultant or in any other relationship or capacity (such
activities set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above collectively
referred to as the Restricted Activities); provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the restrictions set forth in this Section 7
shall not limit the Executives involvement or activities with respect to Extra
Space Pico Riviera, and (B) the Executive may invest in securities of any entity, solely for
investment purposes and without participating in the business thereof, if (1) such
securities are traded on any national securities exchange or the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System, (2) the
Executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which
controls, such entity and (3) the Executive does not, directly or
indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such entity.
(b) At all times during the Term and
thereafter, the Executive shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence,
and shall not use for his benefit or the benefit of others, except in
connection with the business and affairs of the Company and its affiliates, all
confidential matters relating to the Companys Business and the business of any
of its affiliates and to the Company and any of its affiliates, learned by the
Executive heretofore or hereafter directly or indirectly from the Company or
any of its affiliates (the Confidential Company Information), and shall not disclose such Confidential
Company Information to anyone outside of the Company except with the Companys
express written consent and except for Confidential Company Information which
is at the time of receipt or thereafter becomes publicly known through no
wrongful act of the Executive or is received from a third party not under an
obligation to keep such information confidential and without breach of this
Agreement
(c) During the Term and for the one year
period after termination of the Executives employment, the Executive shall
not, without the Companys prior written consent, directly or indirectly,
solicit or encourage to leave the employment or other
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service of the Company, or any of its
affiliates, any employee or independent contractor thereof.
(d) During the Term and except as required
by law, the Executive shall not publish any statement or make any statement
under circumstances reasonably likely to become public that is critical of the
Company or any of its affiliates, or in any way adversely affecting or
otherwise maligning the Business or reputation of the Company or any of its
affiliates.
(e) All memoranda, notes, lists,
records, property and any other tangible product and documents (and all copies
thereof), whether visually perceptible, machine-readable or otherwise, made, produced
or compiled by the Executive or made available to the Executive concerning the
business of the Company or its affiliates, (i) shall at all times be the
property of the Company (and, as applicable, any affiliates) and shall be
delivered to the Company at any time upon its request, and (ii) upon the
Executives termination of employment, shall be immediately returned to the
Company.
7.2 Rights and Remedies upon Breach.
(a) The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that any breach by him of any of the provisions of Section 7.1 (the
Restrictive Covenants) would result in irreparable injury and damage for
which money damages would not provide an adequate remedy. Therefore, if the
Executive breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the provisions
of Section 7.1, the Company and its affiliates shall have the following
rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be independent of
the other and severally enforceable, and all of which rights and remedies shall
be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available
to the Company and its affiliates under law or in equity (including, without
limitation, the recovery of damages), shall have the right and remedy to have
the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced (without posting bond and
without the need to prove damages) by any court having equity jurisdiction,
including, without limitation, the right to an entry against the Executive of
restraining orders and injunctions (preliminary, mandatory, temporary and permanent)
against violations, threatened or actual, and whether or not then continuing,
of such covenants.
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(b) The Executive agrees that in any
action seeking specific performance or other equitable relief, he will not
assert or contend that any of the provisions of this Section 7 are
unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable. The existence of any claim or cause of
action by the Executive, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise,
shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants.
8. Other Provisions.
8.1 Severability. The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that (i) he has had an opportunity to seek advice of counsel in
connection with this Agreement and (ii) the Restrictive Covenants are
reasonable in geographical and temporal scope and in all other respects. If it
is determined that any of the provisions of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement shall not
thereby be affected and shall be given full effect, without regard to the
invalid portions.
8.2 Duration and Scope of Covenants. If any court or other
decision-maker of competent jurisdiction determines that any of the Executives
covenants contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any of
the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the
duration or geographical scope of such provision, then, after such
determination has become final and unappealable, the duration or scope of such
provision, as the case may be, shall be reduced so that such provision becomes
enforceable and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable
and shall be enforced.
8.3 Enforceability; Jurisdiction;
Arbitration.
(a) The Company and the Executive intend
to and hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the Restrictive Covenants set
forth in Section 7 upon the courts of any jurisdiction within the
geographical scope of the Restrictive Covenants. If the courts of any one or
more of such jurisdictions hold the Restrictive Covenants wholly unenforceable
by reason of breadth of scope or otherwise it is the intention of the Company
and the Executive that such determination not bar or in any way affect the
Companys right, or the right of any of its affiliates, to the relief provided
above in the
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courts of any other jurisdiction within the
geographical scope of such Restrictive Covenants, as to breaches of such
Restrictive Covenants in such other respective jurisdictions, such Restrictive
Covenants as they relate to each jurisdictions being, for this purpose,
severable, diverse and independent covenants, subject, where appropriate, to
the doctrine of res judicata. The parties hereby agree to waive
any right to a trial by jury for any and all disputes hereunder (whether or not
relating to the Restricted Covenants).
(b) 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 7, to the extent necessary for the
Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) to avail itself of the rights and
remedies referred to in Section 7.2) that is not resolved by the Executive and
the Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) shall be submitted to
arbitration in Salt Lake City, Utah in accordance with Utah law and the
procedures of the American Arbitration Association. The determination of the
arbitrator(s) shall be conclusive and binding on the Company (or its
affiliates, where applicable) and the Executive and judgment may be entered on
the arbitrator(s) award in any court having jurisdiction.
8.4 Notices. Any notice or other communication
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered
personally, sent by electronic mail or facsimile transmission or sent by
certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice shall
be deemed given when so delivered personally, receipt is confirmed if sent by electronic
mail or facsimile transmission or, if mailed, five days after the date of
deposit in the United States mails as follows:
(i) If to the Company, to:
Extra Space
Storage Inc.
2795 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121
Attention: Sr. Vice-President, Human
Resources
(ii) If to the Executive, to at the
address set forth on the signature page hereof.
Any such person may by notice given in
accordance with this Section 8.4 to the other parties hereto designate
another address or person for receipt by such person of notices hereunder.
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8.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto,
including the Prior Agreement.
8.6 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended,
superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived,
only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver,
by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such right, power
or privilege nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or
privilege, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other such right, power or privilege.
8.7 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
8.8 Assignment. This Agreement, and the Executives
rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Executive; any
purported assignment by the Executive in violation hereof shall be null and
void. In the event of any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Companys assets or business, whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, the Company may assign this Agreement and its
rights hereunder.
8.9 Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to
withhold from any payments or deemed payments any amount of tax withholding it
determines to be required by law.
8.10 No Duty to Mitigate. The Executive shall not be
required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided for under
this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any payments
hereunder be subject to offset in the event the Executive does mitigate.
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8.11 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors,
permitted assigns, heirs, executors and legal representatives.
8.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by
the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be an original but all such counterparts together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of two
copies hereof each signed by one of the parties hereto.
8.13 Survival. Anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of Sections 7, 8.3
and 8.9, and the other provisions of this Section 8 (to the extent
necessary to effectuate the survival of Sections 7, 8.3 and 8.9), shall survive
termination of this Agreement and any termination of the Executives employment
hereunder.
8.14 Existing Agreements. The Executive represents to the
Company that he is not subject or a party to any employment or consulting
agreement, non-competition covenant or other agreement, covenant or
understanding which might prohibit him from executing this Agreement or limit
his ability to fulfill his responsibilities hereunder.
8.15 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are
for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
8.16 Parachutes. If any amount payable to or other
benefit receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement is deemed to
constitute a Parachute Payment (as defined below), alone or when added to any
other amount payable or paid to or other benefit receivable or received by the
Executive which is deemed to constitute a Parachute Payment (whether or not
under an existing plan, arrangement or other agreement), and would result in
the imposition on the Executive of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), then, in addition to
any other benefits to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement, the
Executive shall be paid by the Company an amount in cash equal to the sum of
the excise taxes payable by the Executive by reason of receiving Parachute
Payments plus the amount necessary to put the Executive in the same after-tax
position (taking into account
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any and all
applicable federal, state and local excise, income or other taxes assuming tax at
the highest applicable rates on such Parachute Payments and on any payments
under this Section 8.16) as if no excise taxes had been imposed with
respect to Parachute Payments. Parachute Payment shall mean a parachute
payment as defined in Section 280G of the Code. The amount of any payment
under this Section 8.16 shall be computed by a certified public accounting
firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive using
reasonable assumptions and good faith interpretations of the Code, subject to
the last sentence of this Section 8.16. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 8.16, if a reduction in Parachute Payments by
10% or less would cause there not to be excise taxes imposed upon the Executive
under Section 4999 of the Code (as determined by the accounting firm
referred to above, but subject to the last sentence of this Section 8.16),
then (i) no payments shall be made to the Executive under the foregoing
provisions of this Section 8.16, and (ii) the payments and benefits
provided under this Agreement shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that
no excise taxes would be imposed upon the Executive. All amounts payable to
Executive under this Section 8.16 shall be paid as soon as practicable
after the event giving rise to payment of the Excise Tax by the Executive, but
no later than the December 31 of the year next following the year in which
the Executive, or the Company on behalf of the Executive, remits the excise
taxes due. In the event that the Internal Revenue Service or a court, as
applicable, finally and in a decision that has become unappealable, decides
that the determinations by the accounting firm under this Section 8.16 are
incorrect, then the parties shall within five business days take such
corrective actions as are necessary to conform to such final decision; provided
that (i) the Executive shall not initiate any proceeding or other contests
regarding these matters, other than at the direction of the Company, and shall
provide notice to the Company of any proceeding or other contest regarding
these matters initiated by the Internal Revenue Service, and (ii) the
Company 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.
8.17 409A. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Agreement to the Contrary, to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.2
or 6.2 shall be made in reliance upon Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(9) (Separation
Pay Plans) or Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (Short-Term
Deferrals). However,
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to the extent any
such payments are treated as non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A
of the Code, then if Executive is deemed
at the time of his separation from service to be a specified employee for
purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent
delayed commencement of any portion of the benefits to which Executive is
entitled under this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited
distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion
of Executives termination benefits shall not be provided to Executive prior to
the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six-month period measured from
the date of the Executives separation from service or (B) the date of
Executives death. Upon the earlier of such dates, all payments deferred
pursuant to this Section 8.17 shall be paid in a lump sum to Executive. The
determination of whether the Executive is a specified employee for purposes
of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of the time of his
separation from service shall made by the Company in accordance with the terms
of Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance thereunder (including
without limitation Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i) and any successor
provision thereto).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed
their names as of the day and year first above written.
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EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.
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EXTRA SPACE STORAGE LP
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Charles L. Allen
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Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice
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Exhibit 10.2
AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (the Agreement) dated as of August 28, 2008 (the Effective
Date), by and between Extra Space Storage Inc. (REIT) and Extra Space
Storage LP, with their principal place of business at 2795 East Cottonwood
Parkway, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 (the Operating Partnership),
and Kent W. Christensen, residing at the address set forth on the signature page hereof
(the Executive).
WHEREAS, the REIT and Executive are parties
to an Employment Agreement dated July 27, 2004 (the Prior Agreement);
WHEREAS, Executive has been providing
services to both the REIT and the Operating Partnership (collectively the Company)
as an employee; and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to continue employing
the Executive, and the Executive wishes to continue to be employed, on the
terms set forth below:
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Term. The Company hereby agrees to
continue employing the Executive for an initial term (the Initial Term) commencing
as of the date hereof and continuing for a three-year period, unless sooner
terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 or Section 5;
provided, however, upon the expiration of the Initial Term, such employment will
continue for successive one-year periods in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement (subject to termination as aforesaid) unless either party notifies
the other party of non-renewal in writing prior to 90 days before the
expiration of the Initial Term and each subsequent annual renewal, as
applicable (the period during which the Executive is employed hereunder being
hereinafter referred to as the Term).
2. Duties. During the Term, the Executive
shall be employed by the Company as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice
President, and, as such, the Executive shall faithfully perform the duties of such
offices and shall perform such other duties of an executive, managerial or
administrative nature as shall be specified and designated from time to time by
the
Board (including,
without limitation, the performance of duties for affiliates and subsidiaries
of the Company). Excluding any periods of vacation and or other leave to which
the Executive is entitled, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his
business time and effort to the performance of his duties hereunder; provided
that in no event shall this sentence prohibit the Executive from performing
personal and charitable activities, and any other business interests as may be
approved by the Board. It is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent
that any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the
Effective Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of activities
similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective Date shall not
thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of the Executives
responsibilities to the Company; provided that no such activity that violates
any written non-competition agreement between the parties shall be permitted.
3. Compensation.
3.1 Salary. The
Company shall pay the Executive during the Term a salary at the rate of $350,000
per annum (the Annual Salary), in accordance with the customary payroll practices
of the Company applicable to senior executives. At least annually, the Company
shall review the Executives Annual Salary and may provide for increases
therein as it may in its discretion deem appropriate. Any increase in Annual
Salary shall not serve to limit or reduce any other obligation to the Executive
under this Agreement. The Annual Salary shall not be reduced after any such
increase and the term Annual Salary as utilized in this Agreement shall refer
to such salary as so increased.
3.2 Bonus. During the Term, in addition to
the Annual Salary, for each fiscal year of the Company ending during the Term,
the Executive shall have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus in an amount
to be determined by the Company under the Companys bonus plan or plans
applicable to senior executives (Annual Bonus). At least annually, the
Company shall review the Executives Annual Bonus and may provide for changes
therein as it may in its discretion deem appropriate; provided, however, that
the Executives total cash compensation opportunity, being the sum of the
Annual Bonus (based on target bonus opportunity and not actual performance
results) and Annual Salary shall not be reduced from the prior year.
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3.3 Benefits - In General. The Executive shall be permitted
during the Term to participate in any group life, hospitalization or disability
insurance plans, health programs, equity compensation plans, retirement plans,
fringe benefit programs and similar benefits that may be available to other
senior executives of the Company generally, on the same terms as such other
executives, in each case to the extent that the Executive is eligible under the
terms of such plans or programs.
3.4 Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse
the Executive for all ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually
incurred (and, in the case of reimbursement, paid) by the Executive during the
Term in the performance of the Executives services under this Agreement in accordance
with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company. All such
reimbursements shall be made no later than December 31 of the year
following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of
reimbursements provided in one year shall not affect the amounts provided in
any subsequent year. Such reimbursements shall not be subject to liquidation or
exchange for another benefit.
4. Termination upon Death or Disability. If the Executive dies during the
Term, the Term shall terminate as of the date of death, and the obligations of
the Company to or with respect to the Executive shall terminate in their
entirety upon such date except as otherwise provided under this Section 4.
If the Executive by virtue of ill health or other disability is unable to
perform substantially and continuously the duties assigned to him for more than
180 consecutive or non-consecutive days out of any consecutive 12-month period,
the Company shall have the right, to the extent permitted by law, to terminate
the employment of the Executive upon notice in writing to the Executive. Upon
termination of employment due to death or disability, (i) the Executive
(or the Executives estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of the
Executive) shall be entitled to receive any Annual Salary and other benefits
earned and accrued under this Agreement prior to the date of termination (including
any earned but unpaid bonus and reimbursement under this Agreement for expenses
incurred prior to the date of termination) (the Accrued Obligations), and (ii) except
as otherwise required under applicable law or the Companys benefit plans Executive
(or, in the event of his death, his estate and beneficiaries) shall have no
further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the
termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.
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5. Certain Terminations of Employment.
5.1 Termination by the Company for
Cause; Termination by the Executive without Good Reason.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, Cause
shall mean the Executives:
(i) commission of and indictment for, or
formal admission to, a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, dishonesty, breach
of trust or unethical business conduct, or any crime involving the Company;
(ii) engagement in the performance of his
duties hereunder, or otherwise to the material and demonstrable detriment of
the Company, in willful misconduct, willful or gross neglect, fraud,
misappropriation or embezzlement;
(iii) repeated failure to adhere to the
directions of the Board, to adhere to the Companys policies and practices or
to devote substantially all of his business time and efforts to the Company;
(iv) willful and continued failure to
substantially perform his duties properly assigned to him (other than any such
failure resulting from his disability) after demand for substantial performance
is delivered by the Company specifically identifying the manner in which the
Company believes the Executive has not substantially performed such duties;
(v) breach of any of the provisions of Section 7;
or
(vi) breach in any material respect of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement and failure to cure such breach
within 21 days following written notice from the Company specifying such
breach;
provided that the Company shall not be
permitted to terminate the Executive for Cause except on written notice given
to the Executive at any time following the occurrence of any of the events
described in clauses (i), (ii) or (v) above and on written notice
given to the Executive at any time not more than 30 days following the
occurrence of any of the events described in clause (iii), (iv) or (vi) above
(or, if later, the Companys knowledge thereof). No termination for Cause shall
be effective unless the Board makes a Cause determination after notice to the
Executive and the Executive has been provided with the
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opportunity (with counsel of his choice) to
contest the determination at a meeting of the Board.
(b) The Company may terminate the
Executives employment hereunder for Cause, and the Executive may terminate his
employment on at least 30 days and not more than 60 days written notice given
to the Company. If the Company terminates the Executive for Cause, or the
Executive terminates his employment and the termination by the Executive is not
for Good Reason in accordance with Section 5.2, (i) the Executive
shall receive the Accrued Obligations; and (ii) except as otherwise
required under applicable law or the Companys benefit plans, the Executive
shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on
or after the termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.
5.2 Termination by the Company without
Cause; Termination by the Executive for Good Reason.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, Good
Reason shall mean, unless otherwise consented to by the Executive,
(i) the material reduction of the
Executives authority, duties and responsibilities, or the assignment to the
Executive of duties materially inconsistent with the Executives position or
positions with the Company;
(ii) a material reduction in Annual
Salary of the Executive;
(iii) the relocation of the Executives
office to more than 100 miles from Salt
Lake City, Utah; or
(iv) the Companys material and willful
breach of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) Good
Reason shall not be deemed to exist unless notice of termination on account
thereof (specifying a termination date no later than 30 days from the date of
such notice) is given no later than 30 days after the time at which the event
or condition purportedly giving rise to Good Reason first occurs or arises and (B) if
there exists (without regard to this clause (B)) an event or condition that
constitutes Good Reason, the Company shall have 30 days from the date notice of
such a termination is given to cure such
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event or condition and, if the Company does
so, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.
(b) During the Term, the Company may
terminate the Executives employment at any time without Cause and not pursuant
to Section 4, or the Executive terminates his employment with the Company
for Good Reason, then subject to Section 5.3 below, and in addition to the
Accrued Obligations, the Executive shall receive:
(i) a lump sum cash payment equal to two
times the sum of (A) the Executives Annual Salary (as in effect on the
effective date of such termination); and (B) an amount equal to the
greater of the Annual Bonus received by
the Executive in the preceding year or the average Annual Bonus received by the
Executive in the three years prior to the termination;
(ii) a lump sum cash payment equal to the
sum of (A) the cost of continuing health benefits (including any medical,
vision or dental benefits), under the Companys group health plans pursuant to Section 4980B
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) or similar state
law (COBRA) for a period of twenty-four months, based on the COBRA cost at
the time of termination, plus (B) an amount equal to the taxes payable by
the Executive on the amount determined under (A), so that on an after tax
basis, Executive shall receive the amount equal to the COBRA premiums for a
period of twenty-four months after Executives termination of employment based
on the COBRA rate in effect at the time of termination;
(iii) the Executive shall vest in all
outstanding unvested equity-based awards (including stock options and
restricted stock) and such unvested equity-based awards shall become
immediately exercisable and unrestricted and shall otherwise remain outstanding
in accordance with their terms;
(iv) the Executive shall become vested in
any pension or other deferred compensation other than pension or deferred
compensation under a plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code;
(v) the Company shall provide Executive
with outplacement services for a period of six months following termination of
employment; and
(vi) except as otherwise required under
applicable law or the Companys benefit plans, the Executive shall have no
further rights
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to any other
compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the termination of employment,
or any other rights hereunder.
5.3 Release and
Timing of Payment. Executives rights to receive the
payments and benefits under Section 5.2(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall
be subject to Executives execution, delivery and not revoking a release of
claims and covenant not to sue, in such form as the Company may reasonably
request (the Release), within sixty days following the Executives termination
of employment. Payment of the amount required under Section 5.2(b)(i) shall
be made in a lump-sum within fifteen days following the effective date of the
Release, but in no event later than seventy-five days following the Executives
termination of employment. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary,
the post-termination payments and benefits provided to Executive under Section 5.2
shall be paid only upon Employees separation from service as defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the timing of the severance payments under Section 5.2 are subject to the
provisions of Section 8.17, to the extent applicable.
5.4 No
Restrictions on Change. Nothing herein shall restrict the
ability of the Company to amend or terminate the plans and programs referred to
in Section 5.2(b)(ii) from time to time in its sole discretion, and
the Company shall in no event be required to provide any benefits otherwise
required by Section 5.2(b)(ii) after such time as the Executive
becomes entitled to receive benefits of the same type from another employer or
recipient of the Executives services (such entitlement being determined
without regard to any individual waivers or other similar arrangements).
6. Change in Control. In the event that during the Term,
a Change in Control (as defined in the 2004 Long Term Incentive Compensation
Plan as in effect on the date hereof) occurs then:
(a) The Company shall pay Executive a bonus
equal the Annual Bonus Executive would have received during the year of the
Change in Control based on performance results through the date of the Change
in Control annualized, and multiplied by a fraction the denominator of which is
the 365 and the numerator is the number of days in the year elapsed through the
date of the Change in Control. Such bonus shall be
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payable in a lump sum on the first business
day of the month following the Change in Control; and
(b) Executive may terminate his employment with the Company for any
reason within the six-month period following a Change in Control and such
termination will be treated as a Good Reason termination entitling Executive
to the severance and other benefits under Section 5.2(b).
7. Covenants of the Executive.
7.1 Covenant Against Competition; Other
Covenants. The
Executive acknowledges that (i) the principal business of the Company
(which expressly includes for purposes of this Section 7 (and any related
enforcement provisions hereof), its successors and assigns) is the development,
acquisition, operation, management or investment in self-storage facilities
(such businesses, and any and all other businesses that after the date hereof,
and from time to time during the Term, become material with respect to the
Companys then-overall business, herein being collectively referred to as the Business);
(ii) the Company is one of the limited number of entities which have
developed such a business; (iii) the Companys Business is, in part,
national in scope; (iv) the Executives work for the Company has given and
will continue to give him access to the confidential affairs and proprietary
information of the Company; (v) the covenants and agreements of the
Executive contained in this Section 7 are essential to the business and
goodwill of the Company; and (vi) the Company would not have entered into
this Agreement but for the covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 7.
Accordingly, the Executive covenants and agrees that:
(a) By and in consideration of the
salary and benefits to be provided by the Company hereunder, including the
severance and bonus arrangements set forth herein, and further in consideration
of the Executives exposure to the proprietary information of the Company, the
Executive covenants and agrees that during the Term and such other time as the
Executive remains employed in the service of the Company, he shall not engage
in the Restricted Activities (as defined below) (i) engage in any element of
the Business (other than for the Company or its affiliates) or otherwise
compete with the Company or its affiliates, (ii) render any services to
any person, corporation, partnership
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or other entity (other than the Company or
its affiliates) engaged in any element of the Business, or (iii) become
interested in any such person, corporation, partnership or other entity (other
than the Company or its affiliates) as a partner, shareholder, principal,
agent, employee, consultant or in any other relationship or capacity (such
activities set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above collectively
referred to as the Restricted Activities); provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the restrictions set forth in this Section 7
shall not limit the Executives involvement or activities with respect to Extra
Space Pico Riviera, and (B) the Executive may invest in securities of any entity, solely for
investment purposes and without participating in the business thereof, if (1) such
securities are traded on any national securities exchange or the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System, (2) the
Executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which
controls, such entity and (3) the Executive does not, directly or
indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such entity.
(b) At all times during the Term and
thereafter, the Executive shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence,
and shall not use for his benefit or the benefit of others, except in
connection with the business and affairs of the Company and its affiliates, all
confidential matters relating to the Companys Business and the business of any
of its affiliates and to the Company and any of its affiliates, learned by the
Executive heretofore or hereafter directly or indirectly from the Company or
any of its affiliates (the Confidential Company Information), and shall not disclose such Confidential
Company Information to anyone outside of the Company except with the Companys
express written consent and except for Confidential Company Information which
is at the time of receipt or thereafter becomes publicly known through no
wrongful act of the Executive or is received from a third party not under an
obligation to keep such information confidential and without breach of this
Agreement
(c) During the Term and for the one year
period after termination of the Executives employment, the Executive shall
not, without the Companys prior written consent, directly or indirectly,
solicit or encourage to leave the employment or other
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service of the Company, or any of its
affiliates, any employee or independent contractor thereof.
(d) During the Term and except as
required by law, the Executive shall not publish any statement or make any
statement under circumstances reasonably likely to become public that is
critical of the Company or any of its affiliates, or in any way adversely
affecting or otherwise maligning the Business or reputation of the Company or
any of its affiliates.
(e) All memoranda, notes, lists,
records, property and any other tangible product and documents (and all copies
thereof), whether visually perceptible, machine-readable or otherwise, made,
produced or compiled by the Executive or made available to the Executive
concerning the business of the Company or its affiliates, (i) shall at all
times be the property of the Company (and, as applicable, any affiliates) and
shall be delivered to the Company at any time upon its request, and (ii) upon
the Executives termination of employment, shall be immediately returned to the
Company.
7.2 Rights and Remedies upon Breach.
(a) The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that any breach by him of any of the provisions of Section 7.1 (the
Restrictive Covenants) would result in irreparable injury and damage for
which money damages would not provide an adequate remedy. Therefore, if the
Executive breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the provisions
of Section 7.1, the Company and its affiliates shall have the following
rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be independent of
the other and severally enforceable, and all of which rights and remedies shall
be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available
to the Company and its affiliates under law or in equity (including, without
limitation, the recovery of damages), shall have the right and remedy to have
the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced (without posting bond and
without the need to prove damages) by any court having equity jurisdiction,
including, without limitation, the right to an entry against the Executive of
restraining orders and injunctions (preliminary, mandatory, temporary and
permanent) against violations, threatened or actual, and whether or not then
continuing, of such covenants.
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(b) The Executive agrees that in any
action seeking specific performance or other equitable relief, he will not
assert or contend that any of the provisions of this Section 7 are
unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable. The existence of any claim or cause of
action by the Executive, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise,
shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants.
8. Other Provisions.
8.1 Severability. The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that (i) he has had an opportunity to seek advice of counsel in
connection with this Agreement and (ii) the Restrictive Covenants are
reasonable in geographical and temporal scope and in all other respects. If it
is determined that any of the provisions of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement shall not
thereby be affected and shall be given full effect, without regard to the
invalid portions.
8.2 Duration and Scope of Covenants. If any court or other
decision-maker of competent jurisdiction determines that any of the Executives
covenants contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any of
the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the
duration or geographical scope of such provision, then, after such
determination has become final and unappealable, the duration or scope of such
provision, as the case may be, shall be reduced so that such provision becomes
enforceable and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable
and shall be enforced.
8.3 Enforceability; Jurisdiction;
Arbitration.
(a) The Company and the Executive intend
to and hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the Restrictive Covenants set
forth in Section 7 upon the courts of any jurisdiction within the
geographical scope of the Restrictive Covenants. If the courts of any one or
more of such jurisdictions hold the Restrictive Covenants wholly unenforceable
by reason of breadth of scope or otherwise it is the intention of the Company
and the Executive that such determination not bar or in any way affect the
Companys right, or the right of any of its affiliates, to the relief provided
above in the
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courts of any other jurisdiction within the
geographical scope of such Restrictive Covenants, as to breaches of such
Restrictive Covenants in such other respective jurisdictions, such Restrictive
Covenants as they relate to each jurisdictions being, for this purpose,
severable, diverse and independent covenants, subject, where appropriate, to
the doctrine of res judicata. The parties hereby agree to waive
any right to a trial by jury for any and all disputes hereunder (whether or not
relating to the Restricted Covenants).
(b) 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 7, to the extent necessary for
the Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) to avail itself of the rights
and remedies referred to in Section 7.2) that is not resolved by the Executive
and the Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) shall be submitted to
arbitration in Salt Lake City, Utah in accordance with Utah law and the
procedures of the American Arbitration Association. The determination of the
arbitrator(s) shall be conclusive and binding on the Company (or its
affiliates, where applicable) and the Executive and judgment may be entered on
the arbitrator(s) award in any court having jurisdiction.
8.4 Notices. Any notice or other communication
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered
personally, sent by electronic mail or facsimile transmission or sent by
certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice shall
be deemed given when so delivered personally, receipt is confirmed if sent by electronic
mail or facsimile transmission or, if mailed, five days after the date of
deposit in the United States mails as follows:
(i) If to the Company, to:
Extra Space
Storage Inc.
2795 East
Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400
Salt Lake
City, Utah 84121
Attention: Sr. Vice-President, Human Resources
(ii) If to the Executive, to at the
address set forth on the signature page hereof.
Any such person may by notice given in
accordance with this Section 8.4 to the other parties hereto designate
another address or person for receipt by such person of notices hereunder.
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8.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto,
including the Prior Agreement.
8.6 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended,
superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived,
only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver,
by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such right, power
or privilege nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or
privilege, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other such right, power or privilege.
8.7 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
8.8 Assignment. This Agreement, and the Executives
rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Executive; any
purported assignment by the Executive in violation hereof shall be null and
void. In the event of any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Companys assets or business, whether by merger, consolidation
or otherwise, the Company may assign this Agreement and its rights hereunder.
8.9 Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to
withhold from any payments or deemed payments any amount of tax withholding it
determines to be required by law.
8.10 No Duty to Mitigate. The Executive shall not be
required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided for under
this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any payments
hereunder be subject to offset in the event the Executive does mitigate.
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8.11 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors,
permitted assigns, heirs, executors and legal representatives.
8.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by
the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be an original but all such counterparts together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of two
copies hereof each signed by one of the parties hereto.
8.13 Survival. Anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of Sections 7, 8.3
and 8.9, and the other provisions of this Section 8 (to the extent
necessary to effectuate the survival of Sections 7, 8.3 and 8.9), shall survive
termination of this Agreement and any termination of the Executives employment
hereunder.
8.14 Existing Agreements. The Executive represents to the
Company that he is not subject or a party to any employment or consulting
agreement, non-competition covenant or other agreement, covenant or
understanding which might prohibit him from executing this Agreement or limit
his ability to fulfill his responsibilities hereunder.
8.15 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are
for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
8.16 Parachutes. If any amount payable to or other
benefit receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement is deemed to
constitute a Parachute Payment (as defined below), alone or when added to any
other amount payable or paid to or other benefit receivable or received by the
Executive which is deemed to constitute a Parachute Payment (whether or not under
an existing plan, arrangement or other agreement), and would result in the
imposition on the Executive of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), then, in addition to
any other benefits to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement, the
Executive shall be paid by the Company an amount in cash equal to the sum of
the excise taxes payable by the Executive by reason of receiving Parachute
Payments plus the amount necessary to put the Executive in the same after-tax
position (taking into account
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any and all
applicable federal, state and local excise, income or other taxes assuming tax at
the highest applicable rates on such Parachute Payments and on any payments
under this Section 8.16) as if no excise taxes had been imposed with
respect to Parachute Payments. Parachute Payment shall mean a parachute
payment as defined in Section 280G of the Code. The amount of any payment
under this Section 8.16 shall be computed by a certified public accounting
firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive using
reasonable assumptions and good faith interpretations of the Code, subject to
the last sentence of this Section 8.16. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 8.16, if a reduction in Parachute Payments by
10% or less would cause there not to be excise taxes imposed upon the Executive
under Section 4999 of the Code (as determined by the accounting firm
referred to above, but subject to the last sentence of this Section 8.16),
then (i) no payments shall be made to the Executive under the foregoing
provisions of this Section 8.16, and (ii) the payments and benefits
provided under this Agreement shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that
no excise taxes would be imposed upon the Executive. All amounts payable to
Executive under this Section 8.16 shall be paid as soon as practicable
after the event giving rise to payment of the Excise Tax by the Executive, but
no later than the December 31 of the year next following the year in which
the Executive, or the Company on behalf of the Executive, remits the excise
taxes due. In the event that the Internal Revenue Service or a court, as
applicable, finally and in a decision that has become unappealable, decides
that the determinations by the accounting firm under this Section 8.16 are
incorrect, then the parties shall within five business days take such
corrective actions as are necessary to conform to such final decision; provided
that (i) the Executive shall not initiate any proceeding or other contests
regarding these matters, other than at the direction of the Company, and shall
provide notice to the Company of any proceeding or other contest regarding
these matters initiated by the Internal Revenue Service, and (ii) the
Company 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.
8.17 409A. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the Contrary, to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.2
or 6.2 shall be made in reliance upon Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(9) (Separation
Pay Plans) or Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (Short-Term
Deferrals). However,
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to the extent any
such payments are treated as non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A
of the Code, then if Executive is deemed
at the time of his separation from service to be a specified employee for
purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent
delayed commencement of any portion of the benefits to which Executive is
entitled under this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited
distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion of
Executives termination benefits shall not be provided to Executive prior to
the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six-month period measured from
the date of the Executives separation from service or (B) the date of
Executives death. Upon the earlier of such dates, all payments deferred
pursuant to this Section 8.17 shall be paid in a lump sum to Executive. The
determination of whether the Executive is a specified employee for purposes
of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of the time of his
separation from service shall made by the Company in accordance with the terms
of Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance thereunder (including
without limitation Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i) and any successor
provision thereto).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
signed their names as of the day and year first above written.
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EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.
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EXTRA SPACE STORAGE LP
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/s/ Kenneth M. Woolley
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Kenneth M. Woolley
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Chief Executive Officer
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Kent W. Christensen
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Exhibit 10.3
AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (the Agreement) dated as of August 28, 2008 (the Effective
Date), by and between Extra Space Storage Inc. (REIT) and Extra Space
Storage LP, with their principal place of business at 2795 East Cottonwood
Parkway, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 (the Operating Partnership),
and Karl Haas, residing at the address set forth on the signature page hereof
(the Executive).
WHEREAS, the Extra Space Management Inc. a
subsidiary of the REIT and Executive are parties to an Employment Agreement
dated July 27, 2004 (the Prior Agreement);
WHEREAS, Executive has been providing
services to both the REIT and the Operating Partnership (collectively the Company)
as an employee; and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to continue employing
the Executive, and the Executive wishes to continue to be employed, on the
terms set forth below:
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Term. The Company hereby agrees to
continue employing the Executive for an initial term (the Initial Term) commencing
as of the date hereof and continuing for a three-year period, unless sooner
terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 or Section 5;
provided, however, upon the expiration of the Initial Term, such employment will
continue for successive one-year periods in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement (subject to termination as aforesaid) unless either party notifies
the other party of non-renewal in writing prior to 90 days before the
expiration of the Initial Term and each subsequent annual renewal, as
applicable (the period during which the Executive is employed hereunder being
hereinafter referred to as the Term).
2. Duties. During the Term, the Executive
shall be employed by the Company as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice
President, and, as such, the Executive shall faithfully perform the duties of such
offices and shall perform such other duties of an executive, managerial or administrative
nature as shall be specified and designated from time to time by the
Board (including,
without limitation, the performance of duties for affiliates and subsidiaries
of the Company). Excluding any periods of vacation and or other leave to which
the Executive is entitled, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his
business time and effort to the performance of his duties hereunder; provided
that in no event shall this sentence prohibit the Executive from performing
personal and charitable activities, and any other business interests as may be
approved by the Board. It is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent
that any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the
Effective Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of
activities similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective
Date shall not thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of the
Executives responsibilities to the Company; provided that no such activity
that violates any written non-competition agreement between the parties shall
be permitted.
3. Compensation.
3.1 Salary. The
Company shall pay the Executive during the Term a salary at the rate of $315,000
per annum (the Annual Salary), in accordance with the customary payroll
practices of the Company applicable to senior executives. At least annually,
the Company shall review the Executives Annual Salary and may provide for
increases therein as it may in its discretion deem appropriate. Any increase in
Annual Salary shall not serve to limit or reduce any other obligation to the
Executive under this Agreement. The Annual Salary shall not be reduced after
any such increase and the term Annual Salary as utilized in this Agreement
shall refer to such salary as so increased.
3.2 Bonus. During the Term, in addition to
the Annual Salary, for each fiscal year of the Company ending during the Term,
the Executive shall have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus in an amount
to be determined by the Company under the Companys bonus plan or plans
applicable to senior executives (Annual Bonus). At least annually, the
Company shall review the Executives Annual Bonus and may provide for changes
therein as it may in its discretion deem appropriate; provided, however, that
the Executives total cash compensation opportunity, being the sum of the
Annual Bonus (based on target bonus opportunity and not actual performance
results) and Annual Salary shall not be reduced from the prior year.
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3.3 Benefits - In General. The Executive shall be permitted
during the Term to participate in any group life, hospitalization or disability
insurance plans, health programs, equity compensation plans, retirement plans,
fringe benefit programs and similar benefits that may be available to other
senior executives of the Company generally, on the same terms as such other
executives, in each case to the extent that the Executive is eligible under the
terms of such plans or programs.
3.4 Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse
the Executive for all ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually
incurred (and, in the case of reimbursement, paid) by the Executive during the
Term in the performance of the Executives services under this Agreement in
accordance with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company. All such
reimbursements shall be made no later than December 31 of the year
following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of reimbursements
provided in one year shall not affect the amounts provided in any subsequent
year. Such reimbursements shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for
another benefit.
4. Termination upon Death or Disability. If the Executive dies during the Term,
the Term shall terminate as of the date of death, and the obligations of the
Company to or with respect to the Executive shall terminate in their entirety
upon such date except as otherwise provided under this Section 4. If the
Executive by virtue of ill health or other disability is unable to perform
substantially and continuously the duties assigned to him for more than 180
consecutive or non-consecutive days out of any consecutive 12-month period, the
Company shall have the right, to the extent permitted by law, to terminate the
employment of the Executive upon notice in writing to the Executive. Upon
termination of employment due to death or disability, (i) the Executive
(or the Executives estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of the Executive)
shall be entitled to receive any Annual Salary and other benefits earned and
accrued under this Agreement prior to the date of termination (including any
earned but unpaid bonus and reimbursement under this Agreement for expenses
incurred prior to the date of termination) (the Accrued Obligations), and (ii) except
as otherwise required under applicable law or the Companys benefit plans Executive
(or, in the event of his death, his estate and beneficiaries) shall have no
further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the
termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.
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5. Certain Terminations of Employment.
5.1 Termination by the Company for
Cause; Termination by the Executive without Good Reason.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, Cause
shall mean the Executives:
(i) commission of and indictment for, or
formal admission to, a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, dishonesty, breach
of trust or unethical business conduct, or any crime involving the Company;
(ii) engagement in the performance of his
duties hereunder, or otherwise to the material and demonstrable detriment of
the Company, in willful misconduct, willful or gross neglect, fraud,
misappropriation or embezzlement;
(iii) repeated failure to adhere to the
directions of the Board, to adhere to the Companys policies and practices or
to devote substantially all of his business time and efforts to the Company;
(iv) willful and continued failure to substantially
perform his duties properly assigned to him (other than any such failure
resulting from his disability) after demand for substantial performance is
delivered by the Company specifically identifying the manner in which the
Company believes the Executive has not substantially performed such duties;
(v) breach of any of the provisions of Section 7;
or
(vi) breach in any material respect of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement and failure to cure such breach
within 21 days following written notice from the Company specifying such
breach;
provided that the Company shall not be
permitted to terminate the Executive for Cause except on written notice given
to the Executive at any time following the occurrence of any of the events
described in clauses (i), (ii) or (v) above and on written notice
given to the Executive at any time not more than 30 days following the
occurrence of any of the events described in clause (iii), (iv) or (vi) above
(or, if later, the Companys knowledge thereof). No termination for Cause shall
be effective unless the Board makes a Cause determination after notice to the
Executive and the Executive has been provided with the
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opportunity (with counsel of his choice) to
contest the determination at a meeting of the Board.
(b) The Company may terminate the
Executives employment hereunder for Cause, and the Executive may terminate his
employment on at least 30 days and not more than 60 days written notice given
to the Company. If the Company terminates the Executive for Cause, or the
Executive terminates his employment and the termination by the Executive is not
for Good Reason in accordance with Section 5.2, (i) the Executive
shall receive the Accrued Obligations; and (ii) except as otherwise
required under applicable law or the Companys benefit plans, the Executive
shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on
or after the termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.
5.2 Termination by the Company without
Cause; Termination by the Executive for Good Reason.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, Good
Reason shall mean, unless otherwise consented to by the Executive,
(i) the material reduction of the
Executives authority, duties and responsibilities, or the assignment to the
Executive of duties materially inconsistent with the Executives position or
positions with the Company;
(ii) a material reduction in Annual
Salary of the Executive;
(iii) the relocation of the Executives
office to more than 100 miles from Salt
Lake City, Utah; or
(iv) the Companys material and willful
breach of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) Good
Reason shall not be deemed to exist unless notice of termination on account
thereof (specifying a termination date no later than 30 days from the date of
such notice) is given no later than 30 days after the time at which the event
or condition purportedly giving rise to Good Reason first occurs or arises and (B) if
there exists (without regard to this clause (B)) an event or condition that
constitutes Good Reason, the Company shall have 30 days from the date notice of
such a termination is given to cure such
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event or condition and, if the Company does
so, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.
(b) During the Term, the Company may
terminate the Executives employment at any time without Cause and not pursuant
to Section 4, or the Executive terminates his employment with the Company
for Good Reason, then subject to Section 5.3 below, and in addition to the
Accrued Obligations, the Executive shall receive:
(i) a lump cash payment equal to two times
the sum of (A) the Executives Annual Salary (as in effect on the
effective date of such termination); and (B) an amount equal to the
greater of the Annual Bonus received by
the Executive in the preceding year or the average Annual Bonus received by the
Executive in the three years prior to the termination;
(ii) a lump sum cash payment equal to the
sum of (A) the cost of continuing health benefits (including any medical,
vision or dental benefits), under the Companys group health plans pursuant to Section 4980B
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) or similar state
law (COBRA) for a period of twenty-four months, based on the COBRA cost at
the time of termination, plus (B) an amount equal to the taxes payable by
the Executive on the amount determined under (A), so that on an after tax
basis, Executive shall receive the amount equal to the COBRA premiums for a
period of twenty-four months after Executives termination of employment based
on the COBRA rate in effect at the time of termination;
(iii) the Executive shall vest in all
outstanding unvested equity-based awards (including stock options and
restricted stock) and such unvested equity-based awards shall become
immediately exercisable and unrestricted and shall otherwise remain outstanding
in accordance with their terms;
(iv) the Executive shall become vested in
any pension or other deferred compensation other than pension or deferred
compensation under a plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code;
(v) the Company shall provide Executive
with outplacement services for a period of six months following termination of
employment; and
(vi) except as otherwise required under
applicable law or the Companys benefit plans, the Executive shall have no
further rights
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to any other
compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the termination of employment,
or any other rights hereunder.
5.3 Release and
Timing of Payment. Executives rights to receive the
payments and benefits under Section 5.2(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall
be subject to Executives execution, delivery and not revoking a release of
claims and covenant not to sue, in such form as the Company may reasonably
request (the Release), within sixty days following the Executives
termination of employment. Payment of the amount required under Section 5.2(b)(i) shall
be made in a lump-sum within fifteen days following the effective date of the
Release, but in no event later than seventy-five days following the Executives
termination of employment. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the
contrary, the post-termination payments and benefits provided to Executive
under Section 5.2 shall be paid only upon Employees separation from
service as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the timing of the severance payments under Section 5.2 are subject
to the provisions of Section 8.17, to the extent applicable.
5.4 No
Restrictions on Change. Nothing herein shall restrict the
ability of the Company to amend or terminate the plans and programs referred to
in Section 5.2(b)(ii) from time to time in its sole discretion, and
the Company shall in no event be required to provide any benefits otherwise
required by Section 5.2(b)(ii) after such time as the Executive
becomes entitled to receive benefits of the same type from another employer or
recipient of the Executives services (such entitlement being determined
without regard to any individual waivers or other similar arrangements).
6. Change in Control. In the event that during the Term,
a Change in Control (as defined in the 2004 Long Term Incentive Compensation
Plan as in effect on the date hereof) occurs then:
(a) The Company shall pay Executive a bonus
equal the Annual Bonus Executive would have received during the year of the
Change in Control based on performance results through the date of the Change
in Control annualized, and multiplied by a fraction the denominator of which is
the 365 and the numerator is the number of days in the year elapsed through the
date of the Change in Control. Such bonus shall be
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payable in a lump sum on the first business
day of the month following the Change in Control; and
(b) Executive may terminate his employment with the Company for any
reason within the six-month period following a Change in Control and such
termination will be treated as a Good Reason termination entitling Executive
to the severance and other benefits under Section 5.2(b).
7. Covenants of the Executive.
7.1 Covenant Against Competition; Other
Covenants. The
Executive acknowledges that (i) the principal business of the Company
(which expressly includes for purposes of this Section 7 (and any related
enforcement provisions hereof), its successors and assigns) is the development,
acquisition, operation, management or investment in self-storage facilities
(such businesses, and any and all other businesses that after the date hereof,
and from time to time during the Term, become material with respect to the
Companys then-overall business, herein being collectively referred to as the Business);
(ii) the Company is one of the limited number of entities which have
developed such a business; (iii) the Companys Business is, in part,
national in scope; (iv) the Executives work for the Company has given and
will continue to give him access to the confidential affairs and proprietary
information of the Company; (v) the covenants and agreements of the
Executive contained in this Section 7 are essential to the business and goodwill
of the Company; and (vi) the Company would not have entered into this
Agreement but for the covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 7.
Accordingly, the Executive covenants and agrees that:
(a) By and in consideration of the
salary and benefits to be provided by the Company hereunder, including the
severance and bonus arrangements set forth herein, and further in consideration
of the Executives exposure to the proprietary information of the Company, the
Executive covenants and agrees that during the Term and such other time as the
Executive remains employed in the service of the Company, he shall not engage
in the Restricted Activities (as defined below) (i) engage in any element
of the Business (other than for the Company or its affiliates) or otherwise
compete with the Company or its affiliates, (ii) render any services to
any person, corporation, partnership
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or other entity (other than the Company or
its affiliates) engaged in any element of the Business, or (iii) become
interested in any such person, corporation, partnership or other entity (other
than the Company or its affiliates) as a partner, shareholder, principal,
agent, employee, consultant or in any other relationship or capacity (such
activities set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above collectively
referred to as the Restricted Activities); provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may invest in securities of any entity, solely for
investment purposes and without participating in the business thereof, if (A) such
securities are traded on any national securities exchange or the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System, (B) the
Executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which
controls, such entity and (3) the Executive does not, directly or
indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such entity.
(b) At all times during the Term and
thereafter, the Executive shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence,
and shall not use for his benefit or the benefit of others, except in
connection with the business and affairs of the Company and its affiliates, all
confidential matters relating to the Companys Business and the business of any
of its affiliates and to the Company and any of its affiliates, learned by the
Executive heretofore or hereafter directly or indirectly from the Company or
any of its affiliates (the Confidential Company Information), and shall not disclose such Confidential
Company Information to anyone outside of the Company except with the Companys
express written consent and except for Confidential Company Information which
is at the time of receipt or thereafter becomes publicly known through no
wrongful act of the Executive or is received from a third party not under an
obligation to keep such information confidential and without breach of this
Agreement
(c) During the Term and for the one year
period after termination of the Executives employment, the Executive shall
not, without the Companys prior written consent, directly or indirectly,
solicit or encourage to leave the employment or other service of the Company,
or any of its affiliates, any employee or independent contractor thereof.
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(d) During the Term and except as
required by law, the Executive shall not publish any statement or make any
statement under circumstances reasonably likely to become public that is
critical of the Company or any of its affiliates, or in any way adversely
affecting or otherwise maligning the Business or reputation of the Company or
any of its affiliates.
(e) All memoranda, notes, lists,
records, property and any other tangible product and documents (and all copies
thereof), whether visually perceptible, machine-readable or otherwise, made,
produced or compiled by the Executive or made available to the Executive
concerning the business of the Company or its affiliates, (i) shall at all
times be the property of the Company (and, as applicable, any affiliates) and
shall be delivered to the Company at any time upon its request, and (ii) upon
the Executives termination of employment, shall be immediately returned to the
Company.
7.2 Rights and Remedies upon Breach.
(a) The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that any breach by him of any of the provisions of Section 7.1 (the
Restrictive Covenants) would result in irreparable injury and damage for
which money damages would not provide an adequate remedy. Therefore, if the Executive
breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the provisions of Section 7.1,
the Company and its affiliates shall have the following rights and remedies,
each of which rights and remedies shall be independent of the other and
severally enforceable, and all of which rights and remedies shall be in
addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the
Company and its affiliates under law or in equity (including, without
limitation, the recovery of damages), shall have the right and remedy to have
the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced (without posting bond and
without the need to prove damages) by any court having equity jurisdiction,
including, without limitation, the right to an entry against the Executive of
restraining orders and injunctions (preliminary, mandatory, temporary and
permanent) against violations, threatened or actual, and whether or not then
continuing, of such covenants.
(b) The Executive agrees that in any
action seeking specific performance or other equitable relief, he will not
assert or contend that any of the provisions of this
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Section 7 are unreasonable or otherwise
unenforceable. The existence of any claim or cause of action by the Executive,
whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a
defense to the enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants.
8. Other Provisions.
8.1 Severability. The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that (i) he has had an opportunity to seek advice of counsel in
connection with this Agreement and (ii) the Restrictive Covenants are
reasonable in geographical and temporal scope and in all other respects. If it
is determined that any of the provisions of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement shall not
thereby be affected and shall be given full effect, without regard to the
invalid portions.
8.2 Duration and Scope of Covenants. If any court or other
decision-maker of competent jurisdiction determines that any of the Executives
covenants contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any of
the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the
duration or geographical scope of such provision, then, after such
determination has become final and unappealable, the duration or scope of such
provision, as the case may be, shall be reduced so that such provision becomes
enforceable and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable
and shall be enforced.
8.3 Enforceability; Jurisdiction;
Arbitration.
(a) The Company and the Executive intend
to and hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the Restrictive Covenants set
forth in Section 7 upon the courts of any jurisdiction within the
geographical scope of the Restrictive Covenants. If the courts of any one or
more of such jurisdictions hold the Restrictive Covenants wholly unenforceable
by reason of breadth of scope or otherwise it is the intention of the Company
and the Executive that such determination not bar or in any way affect the
Companys right, or the right of any of its affiliates, to the relief provided
above in the courts of any other jurisdiction within the geographical scope of
such Restrictive Covenants, as to breaches of such Restrictive Covenants in
such other respective
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jurisdictions, such Restrictive Covenants as
they relate to each jurisdictions being, for this purpose, severable, diverse
and independent covenants, subject, where appropriate, to the doctrine of res
judicata. The parties hereby agree to waive any right to a trial by jury
for any and all disputes hereunder (whether or not relating to the Restricted
Covenants).
(b) 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 7, to the extent necessary for
the Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) to avail itself of the rights
and remedies referred to in Section 7.2) that is not resolved by the
Executive and the Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) shall be
submitted to arbitration in Salt Lake City, Utah in accordance with Utah law
and the procedures of the American Arbitration Association. The determination
of the arbitrator(s) shall be conclusive and binding on the Company (or
its affiliates, where applicable) and the Executive and judgment may be entered
on the arbitrator(s) award in any court having jurisdiction.
8.4 Notices. Any notice or other communication
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered
personally, sent by electronic mail or facsimile transmission or sent by certified,
registered or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice shall be deemed
given when so delivered personally, receipt is confirmed if sent by electronic
mail or facsimile transmission or, if mailed, five days after the date of
deposit in the United States mails as follows:
(i) If to the Company, to:
Extra Space
Storage Inc.
2795 East
Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400
Salt Lake
City, Utah 84121
Attention: Sr. Vice-President, Human Resources
(ii) If to the Executive, to at the
address set forth on the signature page hereof.
Any such person may by notice given in
accordance with this Section 8.4 to the other parties hereto designate
another address or person for receipt by such person of notices hereunder.
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8.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto,
including the Prior Agreement.
8.6 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended,
superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived,
only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver,
by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such right, power
or privilege nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or
privilege, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other such right, power or privilege.
8.7 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
8.8 Assignment. This Agreement, and the Executives
rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Executive; any
purported assignment by the Executive in violation hereof shall be null and
void. In the event of any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Companys assets or business, whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, the Company may assign this Agreement and its
rights hereunder.
8.9 Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to
withhold from any payments or deemed payments any amount of tax withholding it
determines to be required by law.
8.10 No Duty to Mitigate. The Executive shall not be
required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided for under
this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any payments
hereunder be subject to offset in the event the Executive does mitigate.
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8.11 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors,
permitted assigns, heirs, executors and legal representatives.
8.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by
the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be an original but all such counterparts together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of two
copies hereof each signed by one of the parties hereto.
8.13 Survival. Anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of Sections 7, 8.3
and 8.9, and the other provisions of this Section 8 (to the extent
necessary to effectuate the survival of Sections 7, 8.3 and 8.9), shall survive
termination of this Agreement and any termination of the Executives employment
hereunder.
8.14 Existing Agreements. The Executive represents to the
Company that he is not subject or a party to any employment or consulting
agreement, non-competition covenant or other agreement, covenant or
understanding which might prohibit him from executing this Agreement or limit
his ability to fulfill his responsibilities hereunder.
8.15 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are
for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
8.16 Parachutes. If any amount payable to or other
benefit receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement is deemed to
constitute a Parachute Payment (as defined below), alone or when added to any
other amount payable or paid to or other benefit receivable or received by the
Executive which is deemed to constitute a Parachute Payment (whether or not
under an existing plan, arrangement or other agreement), and would result in
the imposition on the Executive of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), then, in addition to
any other benefits to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement, the
Executive shall be paid by the Company an amount in cash equal to the sum of
the excise taxes payable by the Executive by reason of receiving Parachute
Payments plus the amount necessary to put the Executive in the same after-tax
position (taking into account
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any and all applicable
federal, state and local excise, income or other taxes assuming tax at the
highest applicable rates on such Parachute Payments and on any payments under
this Section 8.16) as if no excise taxes had been imposed with respect to
Parachute Payments. Parachute Payment shall mean a parachute payment as
defined in Section 280G of the Code. The amount of any payment under this Section 8.16
shall be computed by a certified public accounting firm selected by the Company
and reasonably acceptable to the Executive using reasonable assumptions and
good faith interpretations of the Code, subject to the last sentence of this Section 8.16.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.16, if a reduction
in Parachute Payments by 10% or less would cause there not to be excise taxes
imposed upon the Executive under Section 4999 of the Code (as determined
by the accounting firm referred to above, but subject to the last sentence of
this Section 8.16), then (i) no payments shall be made to the
Executive under the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.16, and (ii) the
payments and benefits provided under this Agreement shall be reduced to the
extent necessary so that no excise taxes would be imposed upon the Executive. All
amounts payable to Executive under this Section 8.16 shall be paid as soon
as practicable after the event giving rise to payment of the Excise Tax by the
Executive, but no later than the December 31 of the year next following
the year in which the Executive, or the Company on behalf of the Executive,
remits the excise taxes due. In the event that the Internal Revenue Service or
a court, as applicable, finally and in a decision that has become unappealable,
decides that the determinations by the accounting firm under this Section 8.16
are incorrect, then the parties shall within five business days take such
corrective actions as are necessary to conform to such final decision; provided
that (i) the Executive shall not initiate any proceeding or other contests
regarding these matters, other than at the direction of the Company, and shall
provide notice to the Company of any proceeding or other contest regarding
these matters initiated by the Internal Revenue Service, and (ii) the
Company 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.
8.17 409A. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Agreement to the Contrary, to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.2
or 6.2 shall be made in reliance upon Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(9) (Separation
Pay Plans) or Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (Short-Term
Deferrals). However,
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to the extent any
such payments are treated as non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A
of the Code, then if Executive is deemed
at the time of his separation from service to be a specified employee for
purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent
delayed commencement of any portion of the benefits to which Executive is
entitled under this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited
distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion
of Executives termination benefits shall not be provided to Executive prior to
the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six-month period measured from
the date of the Executives separation from service or (B) the date of
Executives death. Upon the earlier of such dates, all payments deferred
pursuant to this Section 8.17 shall be paid in a lump sum to Executive. The
determination of whether the Executive is a specified employee for purposes
of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of the time of his
separation from service shall made by the Company in accordance with the terms
of Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance thereunder (including
without limitation Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i) and any successor
provision thereto).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
signed their names as of the day and year first above written.
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EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.
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Exhibit 10.4
AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (the Agreement) dated as of August 28, 2008 (the Effective
Date), by and between Extra Space Storage Inc. (REIT) and Extra Space
Storage LP, with their principal place of business at 2795 East Cottonwood
Parkway, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 (the Operating Partnership),
and Charles L. Allen, residing at the address set forth on the signature page hereof
(the Executive).
WHEREAS, the REIT and Executive are parties
to an Employment Agreement dated July 27, 2004 (the Prior Agreement);
WHEREAS, Executive has been providing
services to both the REIT and the Operating Partnership (collectively the Company)
as an employee; and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to continue employing
the Executive, and the Executive wishes to continue to be employed, on the
terms set forth below:
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Term. The Company hereby agrees to
continue employing the Executive for an initial term (the Initial Term) commencing
as of the date hereof and continuing for a three-year period, unless sooner
terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 or Section 5;
provided, however, upon the expiration of the Initial Term, such employment will
continue for successive one-year periods in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement (subject to termination as aforesaid) unless either party notifies
the other party of non-renewal in writing prior to 90 days before the expiration
of the Initial Term and each subsequent annual renewal, as applicable (the
period during which the Executive is employed hereunder being hereinafter
referred to as the Term).
2. Duties. During the Term, the Executive
shall be employed by the Company as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice
President, and, as such, the Executive shall faithfully perform the duties of such
offices and shall perform such other duties of an executive, managerial or
administrative nature as shall be specified and designated from time to time by
the
Board (including,
without limitation, the performance of duties for affiliates and subsidiaries
of the Company). Excluding any periods of vacation and or other leave to which
the Executive is entitled, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his
business time and effort to the performance of his duties hereunder; provided
that in no event shall this sentence prohibit the Executive from performing
personal and charitable activities, and any other business interests as may be
approved by the Board. It is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent
that any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the
Effective Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of
activities similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective
Date shall not thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of the
Executives responsibilities to the Company; provided that no such activity
that violates any written non-competition agreement between the parties shall
be permitted.
3. Compensation.
3.1 Salary. The
Company shall pay the Executive during the Term a salary at the rate of $290,000
per annum (the Annual Salary), in accordance with the customary payroll
practices of the Company applicable to senior executives. At least annually,
the Company shall review the Executives Annual Salary and may provide for
increases therein as it may in its discretion deem appropriate. Any increase in
Annual Salary shall not serve to limit or reduce any other obligation to the
Executive under this Agreement. The Annual Salary shall not be reduced after
any such increase and the term Annual Salary as utilized in this Agreement
shall refer to such salary as so increased.
3.2 Bonus. During the Term, in addition to
the Annual Salary, for each fiscal year of the Company ending during the Term,
the Executive shall have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus in an amount
to be determined by the Company under the Companys bonus plan or plans
applicable to senior executives (Annual Bonus). At least annually, the
Company shall review the Executives Annual Bonus and may provide for changes
therein as it may in its discretion deem appropriate; provided, however, that
the Executives total cash compensation opportunity, being the sum of the
Annual Bonus (based on target bonus opportunity and not actual performance
results) and Annual Salary shall not be reduced from the prior year.
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3.3 Benefits - In General. The Executive shall be permitted
during the Term to participate in any group life, hospitalization or disability
insurance plans, health programs, equity compensation plans, retirement plans,
fringe benefit programs and similar benefits that may be available to other
senior executives of the Company generally, on the same terms as such other
executives, in each case to the extent that the Executive is eligible under the
terms of such plans or programs.
3.4 Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse
the Executive for all ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually
incurred (and, in the case of reimbursement, paid) by the Executive during the
Term in the performance of the Executives services under this Agreement in
accordance with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company. All such
reimbursements shall be made no later than December 31 of the year
following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of
reimbursements provided in one year shall not affect the amounts provided in
any subsequent year. Such reimbursements shall not be subject to liquidation or
exchange for another benefit.
4. Termination upon Death or Disability. If the Executive dies during the
Term, the Term shall terminate as of the date of death, and the obligations of
the Company to or with respect to the Executive shall terminate in their
entirety upon such date except as otherwise provided under this Section 4.
If the Executive by virtue of ill health or other disability is unable to perform
substantially and continuously the duties assigned to him for more than 180
consecutive or non-consecutive days out of any consecutive 12-month period, the
Company shall have the right, to the extent permitted by law, to terminate the
employment of the Executive upon notice in writing to the Executive. Upon
termination of employment due to death or disability, (i) the Executive
(or the Executives estate or beneficiaries in the case of the death of the
Executive) shall be entitled to receive any Annual Salary and other benefits
earned and accrued under this Agreement prior to the date of termination (including
any earned but unpaid bonus and reimbursement under this Agreement for expenses
incurred prior to the date of termination) (the Accrued Obligations), and (ii) except
as otherwise required under applicable law or the Companys benefit plans Executive
(or, in the event of his death, his estate and beneficiaries) shall have no
further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the
termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.
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5. Certain Terminations of Employment.
5.1 Termination by the Company for
Cause; Termination by the Executive without Good Reason.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, Cause
shall mean the Executives:
(i) commission of and indictment for, or
formal admission to, a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, dishonesty, breach
of trust or unethical business conduct, or any crime involving the Company;
(ii) engagement in the performance of his
duties hereunder, or otherwise to the material and demonstrable detriment of
the Company, in willful misconduct, willful or gross neglect, fraud,
misappropriation or embezzlement;
(iii) repeated failure to adhere to the
directions of the Board, to adhere to the Companys policies and practices or
to devote substantially all of his business time and efforts to the Company;
(iv) willful and continued failure to
substantially perform his duties properly assigned to him (other than any such
failure resulting from his disability) after demand for substantial performance
is delivered by the Company specifically identifying the manner in which the
Company believes the Executive has not substantially performed such duties;
(v) breach of any of the provisions of Section 7;
or
(vi) breach in any material respect of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement and failure to cure such breach
within 21 days following written notice from the Company specifying such breach;
provided that the Company shall not be
permitted to terminate the Executive for Cause except on written notice given
to the Executive at any time following the occurrence of any of the events
described in clauses (i), (ii) or (v) above and on written notice
given to the Executive at any time not more than 30 days following the
occurrence of any of the events described in clause (iii), (iv) or (vi) above
(or, if later, the Companys knowledge thereof). No termination for Cause shall
be effective unless the Board makes a Cause determination after notice to the
Executive and the Executive has been provided with the
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opportunity (with counsel of his choice) to
contest the determination at a meeting of the Board.
(b) The Company may terminate the
Executives employment hereunder for Cause, and the Executive may terminate his
employment on at least 30 days and not more than 60 days written notice given
to the Company. If the Company terminates the Executive for Cause, or the
Executive terminates his employment and the termination by the Executive is not
for Good Reason in accordance with Section 5.2, (i) the Executive
shall receive the Accrued Obligations; and (ii) except as otherwise
required under applicable law or the Companys benefit plans, the Executive
shall have no further rights to any other compensation or benefits hereunder on
or after the termination of employment, or any other rights hereunder.
5.2 Termination by the Company without
Cause; Termination by the Executive for Good Reason.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, Good
Reason shall mean, unless otherwise consented to by the Executive,
(i) the material reduction of the
Executives authority, duties and responsibilities, or the assignment to the
Executive of duties materially inconsistent with the Executives position or
positions with the Company;
(ii) a material reduction in Annual
Salary of the Executive;
(iii) the relocation of the Executives
office to more than 100 miles from Salt
Lake City, Utah; or
(iv) the Companys material and willful
breach of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) Good
Reason shall not be deemed to exist unless notice of termination on account
thereof (specifying a termination date no later than 30 days from the date of
such notice) is given no later than 30 days after the time at which the event
or condition purportedly giving rise to Good Reason first occurs or arises and (B) if
there exists (without regard to this clause (B)) an event or condition that
constitutes Good Reason, the Company shall have 30 days from the date notice of
such a termination is given to cure such
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event or condition and, if the Company does
so, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.
(b) During the Term, the Company may
terminate the Executives employment at any time without Cause and not pursuant
to Section 4, or the Executive terminates his employment with the Company
for Good Reason, then subject to Section 5.3 below, and in addition to the
Accrued Obligations, the Executive shall receive:
(i) a lump sum cash payment equal to two
times the sum of (A) the Executives Annual Salary (as in effect on the
effective date of such termination); and (B) an amount equal to the
greater of the Annual Bonus received by
the Executive in the preceding year or the average Annual Bonus received by the
Executive in the three years prior to the termination;
(ii) a lump sum cash payment equal to the
sum of (A) the cost of continuing health benefits (including any medical,
vision or dental benefits), under the Companys group health plans pursuant to Section 4980B
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) or similar state
law (COBRA) for a period of twenty-four months, based on the COBRA cost at
the time of termination, plus (B) an amount equal to the taxes payable by
the Executive on the amount determined under (A), so that on an after tax
basis, Executive shall receive the amount equal to the COBRA premiums for a
period of twenty-four months after Executives termination of employment based
on the COBRA rate in effect at the time of termination;
(iii) the Executive shall vest in all
outstanding unvested equity-based awards (including stock options and
restricted stock) and such unvested equity-based awards shall become
immediately exercisable and unrestricted and shall otherwise remain outstanding
in accordance with their terms;
(iv) the Executive shall become vested in
any pension or other deferred compensation other than pension or deferred
compensation under a plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code;
(v) the Company shall provide Executive
with outplacement services for a period of six months following termination of
employment; and
(vi) except as otherwise required under
applicable law or the Companys benefit plans, the Executive shall have no
further rights
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to any other
compensation or benefits hereunder on or after the termination of employment,
or any other rights hereunder.
5.3 Release and
Timing of Payment. Executives rights to receive the
payments and benefits under Section 5.2(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) shall
be subject to Executives execution, delivery and not revoking a release of
claims and covenant not to sue, in such form as the Company may reasonably
request (the Release), within sixty days following the Executives
termination of employment. Payment of the amount required under Section 5.2(b)(i) shall
be made in a lump-sum within fifteen days following the effective date of the
Release, but in no event later than seventy-five days following the Executives
termination of employment. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary,
the post-termination payments and benefits provided to Executive under Section 5.2
shall be paid only upon Employees separation from service as defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the timing of the severance payments under Section 5.2 are subject to the
provisions of Section 8.17, to the extent applicable.
5.4 No
Restrictions on Change. Nothing herein shall restrict the
ability of the Company to amend or terminate the plans and programs referred to
in Section 5.2(b)(ii) from time to time in its sole discretion, and
the Company shall in no event be required to provide any benefits otherwise
required by Section 5.2(b)(ii) after such time as the Executive
becomes entitled to receive benefits of the same type from another employer or
recipient of the Executives services (such entitlement being determined
without regard to any individual waivers or other similar arrangements).
6. Change in Control. In the event that during the Term,
a Change in Control (as defined in the 2004 Long Term Incentive Compensation
Plan as in effect on the date hereof) occurs then:
(a) The Company shall pay Executive a bonus
equal the Annual Bonus Executive would have received during the year of the
Change in Control based on performance results through the date of the Change
in Control annualized, and multiplied by a fraction the denominator of which is
the 365 and the numerator is the number of days in the year elapsed through the
date of the Change in Control. Such bonus shall be
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payable in a lump sum on the first business
day of the month following the Change in Control; and
(b) Executive may terminate his employment with the Company for any
reason within the six-month period following a Change in Control and such
termination will be treated as a Good Reason termination entitling Executive
to the severance and other benefits under Section 5.2(b).
7. Covenants of the Executive.
7.1 Covenant Against Competition; Other
Covenants. The
Executive acknowledges that (i) the principal business of the Company
(which expressly includes for purposes of this Section 7 (and any related
enforcement provisions hereof), its successors and assigns) is the development,
acquisition, operation, management or investment in self-storage facilities
(such businesses, and any and all other businesses that after the date hereof,
and from time to time during the Term, become material with respect to the
Companys then-overall business, herein being collectively referred to as the Business);
(ii) the Company is one of the limited number of entities which have
developed such a business; (iii) the Companys Business is, in part,
national in scope; (iv) the Executives work for the Company has given and
will continue to give him access to the confidential affairs and proprietary
information of the Company; (v) the covenants and agreements of the
Executive contained in this Section 7 are essential to the business and
goodwill of the Company; and (vi) the Company would not have entered into
this Agreement but for the covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 7.
Accordingly, the Executive covenants and agrees that:
(a) By and in consideration of the
salary and benefits to be provided by the Company hereunder, including the
severance and bonus arrangements set forth herein, and further in consideration
of the Executives exposure to the proprietary information of the Company, the
Executive covenants and agrees that during the Term and such other time as the
Executive remains employed in the service of the Company, he shall not engage
in the Restricted Activities (as defined below) (i) engage in any element
of the Business (other than for the Company or its affiliates) or otherwise
compete with the Company or its affiliates, (ii) render any services to
any person, corporation, partnership
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or other entity (other than the Company or
its affiliates) engaged in any element of the Business, or (iii) become interested
in any such person, corporation, partnership or other entity (other than the
Company or its affiliates) as a partner, shareholder, principal, agent,
employee, consultant or in any other relationship or capacity (such activities
set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above collectively referred to
as the Restricted Activities); provided, however, that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, (A) the restrictions set forth in this Section 7 shall not
limit the Executives involvement or activities with respect to Extra Space
Pico Riviera, and (B) the Executive may invest in securities of any entity, solely for
investment purposes and without participating in the business thereof, if (1) such
securities are traded on any national securities exchange or the National Association
of Securities Dealers Inc. Automated Quotation System, (2) the Executive
is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such
entity and (3) the Executive does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or
more of any class of securities of such entity.
(b) At all times during the Term and
thereafter, the Executive shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence,
and shall not use for his benefit or the benefit of others, except in
connection with the business and affairs of the Company and its affiliates, all
confidential matters relating to the Companys Business and the business of any
of its affiliates and to the Company and any of its affiliates, learned by the
Executive heretofore or hereafter directly or indirectly from the Company or
any of its affiliates (the Confidential Company Information), and shall not disclose such Confidential
Company Information to anyone outside of the Company except with the Companys
express written consent and except for Confidential Company Information which
is at the time of receipt or thereafter becomes publicly known through no
wrongful act of the Executive or is received from a third party not under an
obligation to keep such information confidential and without breach of this
Agreement
(c) During the Term and for the one year
period after termination of the Executives employment, the Executive shall
not, without the Companys prior written consent, directly or indirectly,
solicit or encourage to leave the employment or other
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service of the Company, or any of its
affiliates, any employee or independent contractor thereof.
(d) During the Term and except as
required by law, the Executive shall not publish any statement or make any
statement under circumstances reasonably likely to become public that is
critical of the Company or any of its affiliates, or in any way adversely
affecting or otherwise maligning the Business or reputation of the Company or
any of its affiliates.
(e) All memoranda, notes, lists,
records, property and any other tangible product and documents (and all copies
thereof), whether visually perceptible, machine-readable or otherwise, made,
produced or compiled by the Executive or made available to the Executive
concerning the business of the Company or its affiliates, (i) shall at all
times be the property of the Company (and, as applicable, any affiliates) and
shall be delivered to the Company at any time upon its request, and (ii) upon
the Executives termination of employment, shall be immediately returned to the
Company.
7.2 Rights and Remedies upon Breach.
(a) The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that any breach by him of any of the provisions of Section 7.1 (the
Restrictive Covenants) would result in irreparable injury and damage for
which money damages would not provide an adequate remedy. Therefore, if the
Executive breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the provisions
of Section 7.1, the Company and its affiliates shall have the following
rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies shall be independent of
the other and severally enforceable, and all of which rights and remedies shall
be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available
to the Company and its affiliates under law or in equity (including, without
limitation, the recovery of damages), shall have the right and remedy to have
the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced (without posting bond and
without the need to prove damages) by any court having equity jurisdiction,
including, without limitation, the right to an entry against the Executive of
restraining orders and injunctions (preliminary, mandatory, temporary and
permanent) against violations, threatened or actual, and whether or not then
continuing, of such covenants.
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(b) The Executive agrees that in any
action seeking specific performance or other equitable relief, he will not
assert or contend that any of the provisions of this Section 7 are
unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable. The existence of any claim or cause of
action by the Executive, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise,
shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants.
8. Other Provisions.
8.1 Severability. The Executive acknowledges and
agrees that (i) he has had an opportunity to seek advice of counsel in
connection with this Agreement and (ii) the Restrictive Covenants are
reasonable in geographical and temporal scope and in all other respects. If it
is determined that any of the provisions of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is invalid
or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement shall not
thereby be affected and shall be given full effect, without regard to the
invalid portions.
8.2 Duration and Scope of Covenants. If any court or other
decision-maker of competent jurisdiction determines that any of the Executives
covenants contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any of
the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the
duration or geographical scope of such provision, then, after such
determination has become final and unappealable, the duration or scope of such
provision, as the case may be, shall be reduced so that such provision becomes
enforceable and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable
and shall be enforced.
8.3 Enforceability; Jurisdiction; Arbitration.
(a) The Company and the Executive intend
to and hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the Restrictive Covenants set
forth in Section 7 upon the courts of any jurisdiction within the
geographical scope of the Restrictive Covenants. If the courts of any one or
more of such jurisdictions hold the Restrictive Covenants wholly unenforceable
by reason of breadth of scope or otherwise it is the intention of the Company
and the Executive that such determination not bar or in any way affect the
Companys right, or the right of any of its affiliates, to the relief provided
above in the
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courts of any other jurisdiction within the
geographical scope of such Restrictive Covenants, as to breaches of such Restrictive
Covenants in such other respective jurisdictions, such Restrictive Covenants as
they relate to each jurisdictions being, for this purpose, severable, diverse
and independent covenants, subject, where appropriate, to the doctrine of res
judicata. The parties hereby agree to waive any right to a trial by jury
for any and all disputes hereunder (whether or not relating to the Restricted
Covenants).
(b) 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 7, to the extent necessary for
the Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) to avail itself of the rights
and remedies referred to in Section 7.2) that is not resolved by the
Executive and the Company (or its affiliates, where applicable) shall be
submitted to arbitration in Salt Lake City, Utah in accordance with Utah law
and the procedures of the American Arbitration Association. The determination
of the arbitrator(s) shall be conclusive and binding on the Company (or
its affiliates, where applicable) and the Executive and judgment may be entered
on the arbitrator(s) award in any court having jurisdiction.
8.4 Notices. Any notice or other communication
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered
personally, sent by electronic mail or facsimile transmission or sent by
certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice shall
be deemed given when so delivered personally, receipt is confirmed if sent by electronic
mail or facsimile transmission or, if mailed, five days after the date of
deposit in the United States mails as follows:
(i) If to the Company, to:
Extra Space
Storage Inc.
2795 East
Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 400
Salt Lake
City, Utah 84121
Attention: Sr. Vice-President, Human Resources
(ii) If to the Executive, to at the
address set forth on the signature page hereof.
Any such person may by notice given in
accordance with this Section 8.4 to the other parties hereto designate another
address or person for receipt by such person of notices hereunder.
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8.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto,
including the Prior Agreement.
8.6 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended,
superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived,
only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver,
by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such right, power
or privilege nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or
privilege, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other such right, power or privilege.
8.7 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
8.8 Assignment. This Agreement, and the Executives
rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Executive; any
purported assignment by the Executive in violation hereof shall be null and
void. In the event of any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Companys assets or business, whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, the Company may assign this Agreement and its
rights hereunder.
8.9 Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to
withhold from any payments or deemed payments any amount of tax withholding it
determines to be required by law.
8.10 No Duty to Mitigate. The Executive shall not be
required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided for under
this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any payments
hereunder be subject to offset in the event the Executive does mitigate.
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8.11 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors,
permitted assigns, heirs, executors and legal representatives.
8.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by
the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be an original but all such counterparts together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of two
copies hereof each signed by one of the parties hereto.
8.13 Survival. Anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of Sections 7, 8.3
and 8.9, and the other provisions of this Section 8 (to the extent
necessary to effectuate the survival of Sections 7, 8.3 and 8.9), shall survive
termination of this Agreement and any termination of the Executives employment
hereunder.
8.14 Existing Agreements. The Executive represents to the
Company that he is not subject or a party to any employment or consulting
agreement, non-competition covenant or other agreement, covenant or
understanding which might prohibit him from executing this Agreement or limit
his ability to fulfill his responsibilities hereunder.
8.15 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are
for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
8.16 Parachutes. If any amount payable to or other
benefit receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement is deemed to
constitute a Parachute Payment (as defined below), alone or when added to any
other amount payable or paid to or other benefit receivable or received by the
Executive which is deemed to constitute a Parachute Payment (whether or not
under an existing plan, arrangement or other agreement), and would result in
the imposition on the Executive of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), then, in addition to
any other benefits to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement, the
Executive shall be paid by the Company an amount in cash equal to the sum of
the excise taxes payable by the Executive by reason of receiving Parachute
Payments plus the amount necessary to put the Executive in the same after-tax
position (taking into account
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any and all
applicable federal, state and local excise, income or other taxes assuming tax at
the highest applicable rates on such Parachute Payments and on any payments
under this Section 8.16) as if no excise taxes had been imposed with
respect to Parachute Payments. Parachute Payment shall mean a parachute
payment as defined in Section 280G of the Code. The amount of any payment
under this Section 8.16 shall be computed by a certified public accounting
firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive using
reasonable assumptions and good faith interpretations of the Code, subject to
the last sentence of this Section 8.16. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 8.16, if a reduction in Parachute Payments by
10% or less would cause there not to be excise taxes imposed upon the Executive
under Section 4999 of the Code (as determined by the accounting firm
referred to above, but subject to the last sentence of this Section 8.16),
then (i) no payments shall be made to the Executive under the foregoing
provisions of this Section 8.16, and (ii) the payments and benefits
provided under this Agreement shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that
no excise taxes would be imposed upon the Executive. All amounts payable to
Executive under this Section 8.16 shall be paid as soon as practicable
after the event giving rise to payment of the Excise Tax by the Executive, but
no later than the December 31 of the year next following the year in which
the Executive, or the Company on behalf of the Executive, remits the excise
taxes due. In the event that the Internal Revenue Service or a court, as
applicable, finally and in a decision that has become unappealable, decides
that the determinations by the accounting firm under this Section 8.16 are
incorrect, then the parties shall within five business days take such
corrective actions as are necessary to conform to such final decision; provided
that (i) the Executive shall not initiate any proceeding or other contests
regarding these matters, other than at the direction of the Company, and shall
provide notice to the Company of any proceeding or other contest regarding
these matters initiated by the Internal Revenue Service, and (ii) the
Company 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.
8.17 409A. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Agreement to the Contrary, to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.2
or 6.2 shall be made in reliance upon Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(9) (Separation
Pay Plans) or Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (Short-Term
Deferrals). However,
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to the extent any
such payments are treated as non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A
of the Code, then if Executive is deemed
at the time of his separation from service to be a specified employee for
purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent
delayed commencement of any portion of the benefits to which Executive is
entitled under this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited
distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion
of Executives termination benefits shall not be provided to Executive prior to
the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six-month period measured from
the date of the Executives separation from service or (B) the date of
Executives death. Upon the earlier of such dates, all payments deferred
pursuant to this Section 8.17 shall be paid in a lump sum to Executive. The
determination of whether the Executive is a specified employee for purposes
of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of the time of his
separation from service shall made by the Company in accordance with the terms
of Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance thereunder (including
without limitation Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i) and any successor
provision thereto).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
signed their names as of the day and year first above written.
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EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.
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EXTRA SPACE STORAGE LP
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/s/ Kenneth M. Woolley
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Name:
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Kenneth M. Woolley
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Chief Executive Officer
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Executive:
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/s/ Charles L. Allen
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Charles L. Allen
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