Employment of Executive Employer hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby agrees to be and remain in the employ of Employer, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Indemnification of Executive The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Executive to the full extent authorized or permitted by law with respect to any claim, liability, action, or proceeding instituted or threatened against or incurred by Executive or his legal representatives and arising in connection with Executive’s conduct or position at any time as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company or any subsidiary thereof. The Company shall not change, modify, alter, or in any way limit the existing indemnification and reimbursement provisions relating to and for the benefit of its directors and officers without the prior written consent of the Executive, including any modification or limitation of any directors and officers’ liability insurance policy.
Disability of Executive The Company may terminate this Agreement without liability if Executive shall be permanently prevented from properly performing his essential duties hereunder with reasonable accommodation by reason of illness or other physical or mental incapacity for a period of more than one hundred twenty 120 consecutive days. Upon such termination, Executive shall be entitled to all accrued but unpaid Base Salary and vacation.
Duties of Executive During the Employment Term (as defined in Section 1), the Executive shall hold the title of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, shall act as the portfolio manager to the Company and, as such, shall formulate and implement a continuing program for the investment of the assets of the Company consistent with the Company’s investment objectives, policies and limitations as set forth in the Company’s registration statement, investment policies and procedures, Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, each as may be updated or amended from time to time; the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as applicable to the Company; the applicable rules, regulations and orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other applicable federal and state laws; and such other guidelines as the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof (collectively, the “Board”) may establish or approve. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive will: (a) obtain and evaluate such information relating to the economy, industries, businesses, securities markets and securities as he may deem necessary or useful in discharging his responsibilities hereunder; (b) determine from time to time securities to be purchased, sold or retained or otherwise disposed of by the Company and what portion of such assets should be invested or held uninvested as cash; (c) implement investment decisions, including the selection of entities with or through which such purchases, sales or loans are to be effected; and (d) perform and hold such other executive duties, offices and positions with the Company as may be reasonably assigned to him by the Board. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be the most senior executive officer of the Company, and shall have those powers and duties normally associated with the position and such other powers and duties consistent with such position as may be prescribed by the Board. The Executive shall report directly to the Board in carrying out his responsibilities under this Agreement. The Executive will comply with and be bound by the Company’s policies, procedures and practices as communicated to the Executive from time to time and in effect during the Employment Term.
Death of Executive In the event of the death of Executive during the Employment Period, the Company’s obligations hereunder shall automatically cease and terminate; provided, however, that within 15 days the Company shall pay to Executive’s heirs or personal representatives Executive’s Base Salary and accrued vacation accrued to the date of death.