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Severance Payable
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Severance Payable  
Severance Payable

10. Severance Payable

 

The Company is a party to a Separation and Severance Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with Mr. Yashpal Singh, its President and Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, upon Mr. Singh’s (i) termination of employment for Good Reason (as defined in the Separation Agreement), (ii) termination of employment at the end of the employment term, (iii) death, (iv) disability or (v) termination by the Company without Cause (as defined in the Separation Agreement), he shall be entitled to certain severance benefits and payments. The severance payment shall equal the product of 2.5 times his average monthly base salary (calculated over the twelve (12) month period preceding the termination event), multiplied by the number of years (on a pro-rated basis) he had been employed by the Company at the Termination Date (as defined in the Separation Agreement); provided, however, that the severance payment may not exceed thirty (30) months of Mr. Singh’s average monthly base salary (calculated over the twelve (12) months preceding his termination date). Payments due to Mr. Singh under the Separation Agreement shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the Company over a 20 month period. Mr. Singh’s current employment contract ends on December 31, 2016. The receipt of payments is contingent on Mr. Singh executing a release of claims for the benefit of the Company. As of September 30, 2016, the Company has accrued $898,800 against this obligation.

 

Pursuant to a resolution adopted on September 10, 2013 by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company entered into a Separation and Severance Agreement with Mr. Mahadevan Narayanan, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Secretary on April 12, 2016. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, upon Mr. Narayanan’s (i) termination of employment for Good Reason (as defined in the agreement), (ii) death, (iii) disability or (iv) termination by the Company without Cause (as defined in the agreement), he shall be entitled to certain severance benefits and payments. The severance payment shall equal the product of 2.5 times his average monthly base salary (calculated over the twelve (12) month period preceding the termination event), multiplied by the number of years (on a pro-rated basis) he had been employed by the Company at the Termination Date (as defined in the agreement); provided, however, that the severance payment may not exceed thirty (30) months of Mr. Narayanan’s average monthly base salary (calculated over the twelve (12) months preceding his termination date). If Mr. Narayanan’s employment is terminated without Cause, in addition to the severance payment described above, he shall also receive either (i) 365 days prior written notice or (ii) a lump sum payment equal to twelve (12) months of his base salary at the rate in place at the Termination Date (the “Notice Payment”). Payments due to Mr. Narayanan under the Separation Agreement shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the Company over a 20 month period. The receipt of payments is contingent on Mr. Narayanan executing a release of claims for the benefit of the Company. As of September 30, 2016, the Company has not accrued any amount against this contingency. As of September 30, 2016, the Company estimated the obligation to be $486,800 excluding any Notice Payment.