Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Inventions Agreement [Addendum A] - Capella Education Co. and Michael Offerman
Addendum A to Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Inventions
Agreement dated April 16, 2001, By and Between Capella Education
Company ("Capella") and Michael Offerman ("Employee")
WHEREAS, Capella and Employee entered into a Confidentiality,
Non-Competition and Inventions Agreement dated April 16, 2001 (the "Agreement"),
and
WHEREAS, Employee has requested that Capella amend the Agreement to provide
more flexibility to Employee with respect to the covenant not to compete
contained in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Capella has agreed to amend the Agreement, on the terms contained
below.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Capella and Employee hereby agree as
follows:
1) Section 1.c. of the Agreement shall be modified by adding the following as a
second and third paragraphs:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, an On-Line Unit of a
not-for-profit organization shall not be considered a "Competing
Organization" unless that entity is defined by Capella as a "major
competitor," which major competitors are listed below:
- Western Governors University
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Maryland University College
- New York University
- University of Indiana
Capella may, at its discretion, amend the list of "major competitors"
effective on any annual anniversary of the effective date of this Addendum
A by notifying Employee in writing within thirty days of such anniversary
date of additions and/or deletions to the list; provided, however, that in
no event shall the total number of organizations named as "major
competitors" exceed five.
2) Section 9 of the Agreement shall be modified by adding the following as a
second paragraph:
In the event that the modification to Section 1.c. of the Agreement made
pursuant to Addendum A is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any
reason, such modification shall be deemed null and void and Section 1.c. of
the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its original terms.
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There parties hereto have agreed to this Addendum A as of this 16th day of June,
2005. This Addendum A shall become effective on the 1st day of September, 2005.
EMPLOYEE CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY
/s/ Michael J. Offerman By /s/ Stephen Shank
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Michael Offerman Its Chair and CEO